Match Report


St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone     DundeeDundee
Computer Player Computer Player DARREN Nicholls DARREN Nicholls
John JamesJ. James70
G
1captain
G
82Pascal Dah ZadiP. Dah Zadi
Don McinnesD. Mcinnes74
D
2
D
82Yurtcan TürkyilmazY. Türkyilmaz
Paul MatteoP. Matteo70
D
3
D
83Valgeir SigfússonV. Sigfússon
David GemmellD. Gemmell67
D
4
D
75Trond Egil FavoT. Favo
Frits KromkampF. Kromkamp63
D
5
M
93Axel SosaA. Sosa
Colin GallacherC. Gallacher76
M
6
M
98Dmitri NettoD. Netto
Billy CampbellB. Campbell74
M
captain7
M
91Pablo SepúlvedaP. Sepúlveda
Duncan McStayD. McStay73
M
8
M
79Johannes KienastJ. Kienast
Marc SpenglerM. Spengler72
A
9
A
77Tomas NordqvistT. Nordqvist
Colin HendryC. Hendry71
A
10
A
79Lars MyhreL. Myhre
Andy MasonA. Mason65
A
11
A
87Wallace CoxW. Cox
 
Dominic FergusonD. Ferguson66
M
12
M
90Jan KochJ. Koch
Billy HopkinB. Hopkin65
M
13
M
86Augustine AkinbiyiA. Akinbiyi
Yuri FerraresiY. Ferraresi63
D
14
M
84Daichi FujitaD. Fujita

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Dundee. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
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 Craig Campbell.


0.00
Dundee kick off and get the match underway!
2.26
Pablo Sepúlveda flicks the ball to his team mate, Lars Myhre. Lars Myhre knocks in a cross ball towards Tomas Nordqvist. Tomas Nordqvist makes a looping header on goal. Magnificent block by David Gemmell!
8.26
Duncan McStay threads a neat ball through to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry whips in a cross ball towards Marc Spengler. Marc Spengler connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. St. Johnstone are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
9.10
David Gemmell hits a low pass to Billy Campbell. Billy Campbell knocks the ball forward to Marc Spengler. Marc Spengler knocks in a cross ball towards Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry makes a deft header. Magnificent save by Pascal Dah Zadi!
14.30
Seeing a gap ahead, Billy Campbell plays the ball forward to Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Yurtcan Türkyilmaz.
15.35
Paul Matteo passes the ball forward to Colin Gallacher. Colin Gallacher flicks a high pass forward. Marc Spengler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marc Spengler lofts in a cross ball towards Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
16.19
Duncan McStay flicks a high ball forward to Andy Mason who takes it down. Andy Mason knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pascal Dah Zadi who gathers it comfortably.
24.13
Johannes Kienast knocks the ball to his team mate, Wallace Cox. Wallace Cox runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Wallace Cox provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but John James reads it well. Fabulous save!
28.14
Billy Campbell hits a low pass to Andy Mason. Andy Mason tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
30.08
Johannes Kienast flicks a high ball forward to Wallace Cox who takes it down. Wallace Cox knocks in a cross ball towards Tomas Nordqvist. Tomas Nordqvist connects with a diving header but it curls horrendously wide!
32.26
Billy Campbell flicks a high ball forward to Colin Hendry who takes it down. Colin Hendry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.19
Colin Gallacher hacks Pablo Sepúlveda from behind! Colin Gallacher is shown the yellow card! Pablo Sepúlveda stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.14
David Gemmell hits a low pass to Colin Gallacher. Colin Gallacher threads a neat ball through to Marc Spengler. Marc Spengler finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Pascal Dah Zadi.
40.55
Billy Campbell takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Paul Matteo side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
44.36
Dmitri Netto flicks a high ball forward to Wallace Cox who gracefully takes it down. Wallace Cox knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Frits Kromkamp.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
The second half starts with St. Johnstone kicking off!
47.49
Valgeir Sigfússon clumsily knocks into Colin Hendry. The referee calls over Valgeir Sigfússon and shows him a yellow card! Colin Hendry runs off the knock.
48.49
Johannes Kienast makes a probing pass to Lars Myhre. Lars Myhre finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
49.20
Axel Sosa flicks a high pass forward. Tomas Nordqvist comfortably collects the pass. Tomas Nordqvist finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
57.55
Johannes Kienast knocks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Nordqvist. Tomas Nordqvist lofts in a cross ball towards Lars Myhre. Lars Myhre gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
60.24
Paul Matteo comes in with a late challenge on Tomas Nordqvist. Paul Matteo is given a warning by the referee! Tomas Nordqvist runs off the knock.
65.38
David Gemmell threads a neat ball through to Colin Gallacher. Colin Gallacher advances with the ball. Colin Gallacher shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.04
Pablo Sepúlveda makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Lars Myhre. Lars Myhre sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. John James gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
69.46
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
72.43
Yurtcan Türkyilmaz pushes mid-way up the pitch. Yurtcan Türkyilmaz passes the ball forward to Wallace Cox. Wallace Cox shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
73.48
Yurtcan Türkyilmaz threads a neat ball through to Dmitri Netto. Dmitri Netto flicks a high ball forward to Tomas Nordqvist who takes it down. Tomas Nordqvist shoots from long range but John James is on top of it.
75.12
Yurtcan Türkyilmaz knocks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Sepúlveda. Pablo Sepúlveda makes a probing pass to Tomas Nordqvist. Tomas Nordqvist rushes past Paul Matteo! Tomas Nordqvist shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
78.21
Paul Matteo runs forward with the ball. Paul Matteo chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
81.57
Valgeir Sigfússon flicks a high pass forward. Johannes Kienast controls it well on his chest. Johannes Kienast passes the ball forward to Lars Myhre. Lars Myhre knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John James who gathers it comfortably.
83.17
Yurtcan Türkyilmaz flicks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Sepúlveda. Pablo Sepúlveda flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Nordqvist. Tomas Nordqvist whips in a cross ball towards Lars Myhre. Lars Myhre finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but somehow John James manages to keep it out.
84.41
Pablo Sepúlveda passes the ball forward to Tomas Nordqvist. Tomas Nordqvist knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.34
Duncan McStay flicks a high pass forward. Colin Hendry controls it well on his chest. Colin Hendry knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Trond Egil Favo.
87.50
Valgeir Sigfússon flicks the ball to his team mate, Axel Sosa. Axel Sosa flicks a high pass forward. Lars Myhre collects the pass. Lars Myhre knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Gemmell.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

St. Johnstone

Dundee
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
8
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.9%
55.1%
Play Area
31.5%
43.8%
24.7%

Scorers
Tomas Nordqvist 75

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tomas Nordqvist of Dundee

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

1.Pascal Dah Zadi (GK)
7
2.Yurtcan Türkyilmaz (DEF)
7
3.Valgeir Sigfússon (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Trond Egil Favo (DEF)
6
5.Axel Sosa (MID)
6
6.Dmitri Netto (MID)
6
7.Pablo Sepúlveda (MID)
9
8.Johannes Kienast (MID)
7
9.Tomas Nordqvist (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Lars Myhre (ATT)
7
11.Wallace Cox (ATT)
7
 
12.Jan Koch (MID)
0
13.Augustine Akinbiyi (MID)
0
14.Daichi Fujita (MID)
0