Match Report


St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone     DundeeDundee
Computer Player Computer Player DARREN Nicholls DARREN Nicholls
Andy HutchisonA. Hutchison71
G
1captain
G
82Pascal Dah ZadiP. Dah Zadi
Don McinnesD. Mcinnes74
D
2
D
82Yurtcan TürkyilmazY. Türkyilmaz
Craig MckinlayC. Mckinlay71
D
3
D
83Valgeir SigfússonV. Sigfússon
Paul MatteoP. Matteo70
D
4
D
75Trond Egil FavoT. Favo
David GemmellD. Gemmell66
D
5
M
92Axel SosaA. Sosa
Billy CampbellB. Campbell74
M
6
M
90Danny EmertonD. Emerton
Dominic GallacherD. Gallacher69
M
captain7
M
98Dmitri NettoD. Netto
Dominic FergusonD. Ferguson66
M
8
M
85Augustine AkinbiyiA. Akinbiyi
Colin HendryC. Hendry71
A
9
A
77Tomas NordqvistT. Nordqvist
Marc SpenglerM. Spengler71
A
10
A
79Lars MyhreL. Myhre
Kevin CampbellK. Campbell69
A
11
A
83Davor AsanovicD. Asanovic
 
John JamesJ. James70
G
12
D
75Tracy WingertT. Wingert
Andy MasonA. Mason64
A
13
M
83Daichi FujitaD. Fujita
Frits KromkampF. Kromkamp63
D
14
M
91Pablo SepúlvedaP. Sepúlveda

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Dundee. A crowd of 20,511 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Dundee appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Gough.


0.00
The first half starts with Dundee kicking off!
3.27
Craig Mckinlay makes a strong solo run forward. Craig Mckinlay knocks the ball forward to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Campbell. Kevin Campbell heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Pascal Dah Zadi!
6.32
Don Mcinnes flicks a high pass forward. Billy Campbell controls it well on his chest. Billy Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Marc Spengler collects the pass. Marc Spengler knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
10.07
Dmitri Netto flicks a high pass forward. Lars Myhre collects the pass. Lars Myhre lofts in a cross ball towards Tomas Nordqvist. Tomas Nordqvist makes a looping header on goal. The shot is on target but blocked by Craig Mckinlay. That should have been a goal!
12.01
Valgeir Sigfússon flicks the ball to his team mate, Dmitri Netto. Dmitri Netto threads the ball through to Davor Asanovic. Davor Asanovic knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Gemmell.
15.09
Paul Matteo runs forward with the ball. Paul Matteo makes a probing pass to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Campbell. Kevin Campbell heads the ball goalwards but it whistles just wide of the post!
16.04
Augustine Akinbiyi makes a probing pass to Tomas Nordqvist. Tomas Nordqvist knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andy Hutchison who gathers it comfortably.
18.54
Billy Campbell takes a long throw-in. Dominic Gallacher knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Campbell. Kevin Campbell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Trond Egil Favo.
21.11
Trond Egil Favo flicks a high pass forward. Augustine Akinbiyi collects the pass. Augustine Akinbiyi chips the ball to his team mate, Lars Myhre. Lars Myhre whips in a cross ball towards Davor Asanovic. Davor Asanovic connects with a diving header but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
22.01
Danny Emerton flicks a high pass forward. Davor Asanovic holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Davor Asanovic whips in a cross ball towards Lars Myhre. Lars Myhre makes a looping header on goal but somehow Andy Hutchison manages to keep it out.
26.38
Axel Sosa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lars Myhre. Lars Myhre knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Matteo.
27.14
Dmitri Netto flicks a high ball forward to Tomas Nordqvist who takes it down. Tomas Nordqvist knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Craig Mckinlay.
28.04
Dominic Gallacher makes a simple pass to Kevin Campbell. Kevin Campbell cuts inside the box! Kevin Campbell makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
30.49
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
32.08
Billy Campbell hits a low pass to Marc Spengler. Marc Spengler lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
33.33
Dmitri Netto chips the ball to his team mate, Lars Myhre. Lars Myhre knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.54
Trond Egil Favo flicks a high pass forward. Dmitri Netto holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dmitri Netto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Davor Asanovic. Davor Asanovic plays the ball forward to Tomas Nordqvist who has made a great run into the box. Tomas Nordqvist makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Tomas Nordqvist scores for Dundee!!
38.44
Danny Emerton threads the ball through to Lars Myhre. Lars Myhre knocks in a cross ball towards Davor Asanovic. Davor Asanovic is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
42.02
David Gemmell comes in with a late challenge on Davor Asanovic. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Davor Asanovic grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
44.59
Don Mcinnes threads a neat ball through to Billy Campbell. Billy Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Marc Spengler controls it well on his chest. Marc Spengler makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Pascal Dah Zadi had no chance!! Goal for St. Johnstone!
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 have changed their lineup with Tracy Wingert replacing Trond Egil Favo and Pablo Sepúlveda replacing Dmitri Netto.

45.00
The whistle blows and St. Johnstone kick off!
49.11
Billy Campbell passes the ball forward to Kevin Campbell. Kevin Campbell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.28
Kevin Campbell barges into Yurtcan Türkyilmaz. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Yurtcan Türkyilmaz runs off the knock.
53.19
With great vision, Pablo Sepúlveda plays the ball forward to Davor Asanovic. Davor Asanovic knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.32
Craig Mckinlay hits a low pass to Dominic Gallacher. Dominic Gallacher makes a probing pass to Kevin Campbell. Kevin Campbell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.35
Billy Campbell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry shoots from distance but is denied by Pascal Dah Zadi. Excellent save.
71.57
Axel Sosa threads a neat ball through to Davor Asanovic. Davor Asanovic plays a scrappy one-two with Tomas Nordqvist and advances towards the goal... Davor Asanovic rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
77.18
Augustine Akinbiyi brings the ball forward. Augustine Akinbiyi lofts in a cross ball towards Tomas Nordqvist. Tomas Nordqvist directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
81.40
Pablo Sepúlveda flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Nordqvist. Tomas Nordqvist lofts in a cross ball towards Davor Asanovic. Davor Asanovic makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
83.52
With a delightful solo run, Danny Emerton stretches the opposition's defence. Danny Emerton whips in a cross ball towards Davor Asanovic. Davor Asanovic is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty! That's his third!
87.23
Pablo Sepúlveda makes a beautiful solo run. Pablo Sepúlveda lofts in a cross ball towards Lars Myhre. Lars Myhre makes a looping header on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
89.15
Craig Mckinlay makes a beautiful solo run. Craig Mckinlay knocks the ball forward to Kevin Campbell. Kevin Campbell knocks in a cross ball towards Marc Spengler. Marc Spengler knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
90.00
Danny Emerton knocks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Nordqvist. Tomas Nordqvist whips in a cross ball towards Davor Asanovic. Davor Asanovic makes a looping header on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

St. Johnstone

Dundee
Goals
1
5
Shots on Target
4
9
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.8%
56.2%
Play Area
31.2%
45%
23.8%

Scorers
Colin Hendry 45
Tomas Nordqvist 35, 77
Davor Asanovic 38, 72, 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Davor Asanovic of Dundee

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

1.Pascal Dah Zadi (GK)
6
2.Yurtcan Türkyilmaz (DEF)
6
3.Valgeir Sigfússon (DEF)
6
4.Trond Egil Favo (DEF)
6
5.Axel Sosa (MID)
6
6.Danny Emerton (MID)
7
7.Dmitri Netto (MID)
6
8.Augustine Akinbiyi (MID)
7
9.Tomas Nordqvist (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
10.Lars Myhre (ATT)
7
11.Davor Asanovic (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Tracy Wingert (DEF)
6
13.Daichi Fujita (MID)
0
14.Pablo Sepúlveda (MID)
6