Match Report
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Airdrieonians. A crowd of 19,674 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both St. Johnstone and Airdrieonians are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both St. Johnstone and Airdrieonians are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0St. Johnstone kick off the first half!
2.01
1-0Moustapha Amzine flicks the ball to his team mate, Sergio Lima. Sergio Lima makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rinar Kopolovets. Rinar Kopolovets makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bob Renard. Bob Renard shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
8.34
1-0Ivan Seric threads the ball through to Gabriel Ortega. Gabriel Ortega shoots from 25 yards but somehow Stuart Caldwell manages to keep it out.
9.13
Romarin Ndiefi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patricio Merino. Patricio Merino lofts in a cross ball towards Gabriel Ortega. Gabriel Ortega is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Stuart Caldwell manages to gather it comfortably.
10.16
1-0Justin Cox kicks a strong pass forward to Romarin Ndiefi. Romarin Ndiefi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gabriel Ortega. Gabriel Ortega knocks in a cross ball towards Halim Boumedienne. Halim Boumedienne connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
16.31
Hugo Garba makes a probing pass to Romarin Ndiefi. Romarin Ndiefi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Halim Boumedienne. Halim Boumedienne knocks in a cross ball towards Patricio Merino. Patricio Merino powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
20.02
1-1Hakan Özalan clumsily knocks into Ivan Seric. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ivan Seric gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
24.23
1-1Hakan Özalan knocks the ball forward to Bob Renard. Bob Renard knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hugo Garba.
26.43
Hakan Özalan makes a simple pass to Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ivan Luna who gathers it comfortably.
27.34
Sergio Lima makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.26
Hakan Özalan passes the ball forward to Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory whips in a cross ball towards Rinar Kopolovets. Rinar Kopolovets heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Ivan Luna.
32.16
Moustapha Amzine threads the ball through to Hakan Özalan. Hakan Özalan decides to run forward with the ball. Hakan Özalan tries a spectacular long range effort but Ivan Luna is on top of it.
34.10
Aabraham Forssell kicks a strong pass forward to Gabriel Ortega. Gabriel Ortega sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Stuart Caldwell manages to gather it comfortably.
39.59
Aabraham Forssell makes a probing pass to Patricio Merino. Patricio Merino whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Ortega. Gabriel Ortega connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
42.04
Ivan Seric sees space and advances. Ivan Seric knocks in a cross ball towards Halim Boumedienne. Halim Boumedienne is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Stuart Caldwell easily picks it out of the air!
44.45
Hakan Özalan knocks the ball to his team mate, Bob Renard. Bob Renard whips in a cross ball towards Rinar Kopolovets. Rinar Kopolovets is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Ivan Luna easily picks it out of the air!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Airdrieonians kick off and get the second half underway!
48.22
Romarin Ndiefi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gabriel Ortega. Gabriel Ortega lofts in a cross ball towards Patricio Merino. Patricio Merino directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
51.40
Fabio Alves Jairzinho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hakan Özalan. Hakan Özalan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rinar Kopolovets. Rinar Kopolovets knocks in a cross ball towards Bob Renard. Bob Renard is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
54.01
Ivan Seric decides to run forward with the ball. Ivan Seric lofts in a cross ball towards Halim Boumedienne. Halim Boumedienne powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Stuart Caldwell!
57.07
Hakan Özalan makes a probing pass to Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory lofts in a cross ball towards Rinar Kopolovets. Rinar Kopolovets directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Ivan Luna has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
60.04
Hakan Özalan makes a probing pass to Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory knocks in a cross ball towards Rinar Kopolovets. Rinar Kopolovets is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Ivan Luna is on top of it.
65.38
Johan Ceulemans knocks the ball forward to Ivan Seric. Ivan Seric passes the ball forward to Patricio Merino. Patricio Merino makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gabriel Ortega. Gabriel Ortega rockets a shot on goal but somehow Stuart Caldwell manages to keep it out.
66.22
Thomas Bakke decides to run forward with the ball. Thomas Bakke passes the ball forward to Gabriel Ortega. Gabriel Ortega knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Young.
67.27
Christos Kyriakidis passes the ball forward to Sergio Lima. Sergio Lima knocks the ball forward to Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory whips in a cross ball towards Rinar Kopolovets. Rinar Kopolovets flicks the ball with his head. What a cracker!! Ivan Luna had no chance!! Goal for St. Johnstone!
71.06
Romarin Ndiefi makes a beautiful solo run. Romarin Ndiefi knocks in a cross ball towards Gabriel Ortega. Gabriel Ortega heads the ball goalwards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
78.53
Hakan Özalan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory whips in a cross ball towards Bob Renard. Bob Renard is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
83.21
4-3Scott Young knocks the ball forward to Sergio Lima. Sergio Lima knocks the ball forward to Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory makes a probing pass to Rinar Kopolovets but he's offside!
84.25
Christos Kyriakidis makes a simple pass to George Belodedici. George Belodedici knocks the ball forward to Bob Renard. Bob Renard lofts in a cross ball towards Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
87.47
Christos Kyriakidis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, George Belodedici. George Belodedici flicks the ball to his team mate, Rinar Kopolovets. Rinar Kopolovets shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
4
3
Shots on Target
8
9
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53%
47%
Play Area
26.5%
43.4%
30.1%
Scorers
| Bob Renard 2, 51 Rinar Kopolovets 57, 67 | Patricio Merino 16 Gabriel Ortega 40, 71 |