Match Report


St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone     Dundee UnitedDundee United
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Andy HutchisonA. Hutchison71
G
1
G
66Billy GemmellB. Gemmell
Don McinnesD. Mcinnes74
D
2
D
74Gavin HendryG. Hendry
Craig MckinlayC. Mckinlay71
D
3
D
72Alex HansenA. Hansen
Paul MatteoP. Matteo70
D
4
D
63Stephen NivenS. Niven
David GemmellD. Gemmell66
D
5
D
61Billy McNeillB. McNeill
Billy CampbellB. Campbell74
M
6
M
75Noah SchrammN. Schramm
Neil GlassN. Glass70
M
captain7
M
75Djezon MonterrubioD. Monterrubio
Dominic GallacherD. Gallacher69
M
8
M
74David DickovD. Dickov
Colin HendryC. Hendry71
A
9
A
74Colin DickovC. Dickov
Marc SpenglerM. Spengler71
A
10captain
A
72Damir MalmD. Malm
Kevin CampbellK. Campbell69
A
11
A
54Albrecht StiepermannA. Stiepermann
 
John JamesJ. James70
G
12
G
62Francois SuarezF. Suarez
Dominic FergusonD. Ferguson66
M
13
M
53Alex DickovA. Dickov
Andy MasonA. Mason63
A
14
A
53Dominic McStayD. McStay

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Dundee United. A crowd of 18,764 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both St. Johnstone and Dundee United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Andy Ferguson.


0.00
St. Johnstone start the match!
2.19
Don Mcinnes passes the ball forward to Billy Campbell. Billy Campbell flicks a high ball forward to Kevin Campbell who takes it down. Kevin Campbell whips in a cross ball towards Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
6.33
David Gemmell passes the ball forward to Neil Glass. Neil Glass flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Campbell controls it well on his chest. Kevin Campbell knocks in a cross ball towards Marc Spengler. Marc Spengler beats his man to it with a header but it is shockingly off target!
10.32
Noah Schramm threads the ball through to Albrecht Stiepermann. Albrecht Stiepermann knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Dickov. Colin Dickov powers a header at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
16.07
Dominic Gallacher knocks the ball to his team mate, Marc Spengler. Marc Spengler shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
20.44
Djezon Monterrubio flicks a high pass forward. Colin Dickov holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Colin Dickov plays a scrappy one-two with Albrecht Stiepermann and advances towards the goal... Colin Dickov muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Good keeping from Andy Hutchison as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
21.29
Damir Malm takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Djezon Monterrubio strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
22.38
Djezon Monterrubio makes an attacking run forward. Djezon Monterrubio makes a probing pass to Albrecht Stiepermann but he's offside!
24.28
Noah Schramm flicks the ball to his team mate, Damir Malm. Damir Malm advances inside the box! Damir Malm makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Andy Hutchison is on top of it.
26.19
Dominic Gallacher kicks a strong pass forward to Marc Spengler. Marc Spengler lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry makes a looping header on goal. Solid save from Billy Gemmell. What a great pair of hands!
30.22
Craig Mckinlay passes the ball forward to Billy Campbell. Billy Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Campbell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kevin Campbell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.32
Alex Hansen takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Billy McNeill. Billy McNeill flicks a high pass forward to Djezon Monterrubio who brings the ball under control. Djezon Monterrubio makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin Dickov. Colin Dickov plays a one-two with Albrecht Stiepermann and advances towards the goal... Colin Dickov tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
38.11
David Dickov darts forward. David Dickov knocks the ball forward to Albrecht Stiepermann but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
39.02
Noah Schramm flicks a high pass forward. Damir Malm collects the pass. Damir Malm sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Andy Hutchison reads it well. Nice keeping!
40.47
Djezon Monterrubio flicks the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Stiepermann. Albrecht Stiepermann plays a one-two with Colin Dickov and advances towards the goal... Albrecht Stiepermann makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. St. Johnstone appear unchanged since the first half. Dundee United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Dundee United kick off the second half!
48.34
With some swift thinking, Billy McNeill plays the ball forward to David Dickov. David Dickov changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. David Dickov plays a one-two with Colin Dickov and rushes in on goal... David Dickov rockets a shot on goal. Solid save from Andy Hutchison. What a great pair of hands!
51.24
Dominic Gallacher threads a neat ball through to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Marc Spengler. Marc Spengler connects with a diving header but somehow Billy Gemmell manages to keep it out.
54.25
Alex Hansen hacks Kevin Campbell from behind! Alex Hansen is given a warning by the referee! Kevin Campbell carries on, but is struggling a bit.
55.27
Dominic Gallacher threads a neat ball through to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Campbell. Kevin Campbell makes a deft header. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
57.29
Djezon Monterrubio makes a simple pass to Damir Malm. Damir Malm finds some space and shoots from distance. Andy Hutchison gets down and covers it.
60.21
Dundee United have made a substitution with Francois Suarez replacing Albrecht Stiepermann .
63.55
Alex Hansen flicks a high pass forward. David Dickov controls it well on his chest. David Dickov threads a neat ball through to Damir Malm. Damir Malm edges inside the box! Craig Mckinlay comes in with a late challenge on Damir Malm. Damir Malm appeals for a penalty! Given!!
63.55
The referee points to the spot..
65.26
Damir Malm calmly steps up. It's in!! Andy Hutchison had no chance!!
66.22
Djezon Monterrubio threads the ball through to Damir Malm. Damir Malm shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
69.49
Paul Matteo flicks a high pass forward. Neil Glass controls it well on his chest. Neil Glass threads a neat ball through to Kevin Campbell. Kevin Campbell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy McNeill.
71.32
David Dickov knocks the ball forward to Damir Malm. Damir Malm knocks the ball forward to Francois Suarez but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
77.13
Dundee United have made 2 substitutions with Alex Dickov replacing Noah Schramm and Dominic McStay replacing Damir Malm .
78.16
Billy Campbell makes a probing pass to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry shoots from long range. Billy Gemmell gets down and covers it.
83.58
Dominic Gallacher knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Campbell. Kevin Campbell threads the ball through to Colin Hendry but he's offside!
84.00
Gavin Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Djezon Monterrubio controls it well on his chest. Djezon Monterrubio knocks the ball forward to Francois Suarez. Francois Suarez tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
85.37
David Dickov flicks a high pass forward to Dominic McStay who brings the ball under control. Dominic McStay knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andy Hutchison who gathers it comfortably.
87.22
Craig Mckinlay flicks a high pass forward. Billy Campbell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. With some swift thinking, Billy Campbell plays the ball forward to Kevin Campbell. Kevin Campbell knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry directs the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
89.43
Stephen Niven knocks the ball to his team mate, David Dickov. David Dickov changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. David Dickov knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Craig Mckinlay.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

St. Johnstone

Dundee United
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.9%
58.1%
Play Area
30.1%
41.9%
28%

Scorers
Colin Hendry 2
Damir Malm 65 (p)

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Colin Hendry of St. Johnstone

Match Ratings
1.Andy Hutchison (GK)
9
2.Don Mcinnes (DEF)
6
3.Craig Mckinlay (DEF)
6
4.Paul Matteo (DEF)
7
5.David Gemmell (DEF)
6
6.Billy Campbell (MID)
7
7.Neil Glass (MID)
7
8.Dominic Gallacher (MID)
7
9.Colin Hendry (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Marc Spengler (ATT)
6
11.Kevin Campbell (ATT)
8
 
12.John James (GK)
0
13.Dominic Ferguson (MID)
0
14.Andy Mason (ATT)
0

1.Billy Gemmell (GK)
8
2.Gavin Hendry (DEF)
6
3.Alex Hansen (DEF)
7
4.Stephen Niven (DEF)
6
5.Billy McNeill (DEF)
6
6.Noah Schramm (MID)
6
7.Djezon Monterrubio (MID)
8
8.David Dickov (MID)
8
9.Colin Dickov (ATT)
7
10.Damir Malm (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Albrecht Stiepermann (ATT)
6
 
12.Francois Suarez (GK)
6
13.Alex Dickov (MID)
6
14.Dominic McStay (ATT)
6