Match Report
| St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone |  |  | East Fife | East Fife | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Abdeliah Marchal | A. Marchal |  | 51 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Stephen Naysmith | S. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Callum Dickov | C. Dickov | | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Gavin Hutchison | G. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Craig Matteo | C. Matteo | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Don McCoist | D. McCoist | |||||||||
| Sander Overmars | S. Overmars |  | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 | | Gavin Mcallister | G. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Stuart Booth | S. Booth | | 48 | D | | 5 | | M | 73 | | Gary Naysmith | G. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Nuno Moutinho | N. Moutinho |  | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Antoine Maas | A. Maas | |||||||||
| Richard Meiklejohn | R. Meiklejohn | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 |  | Malte Hamann | M. Hamann | |||||||||
| Garry Henderson | G. Henderson | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 | | Ga‘l Mate | G. Mate | |||||||||
| Gavin Mccall | G. Mccall | | 54 | M | | 9 | | A | 68 | | Alec White | A. White | |||||||||
| Don Hendry | D. Hendry | | 52 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Gavin Telfer | G. Telfer | |||||||||
| Neil Hutchison | N. Hutchison | | 46 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 |  | Ricardo Prieto | R. Prieto | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Blood Arena |
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to East Fife. A crowd of 8,719 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while East Fife appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while East Fife appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and St. Johnstone get the match underway!
2.18
0-0Richard Meiklejohn sees space and advances. Richard Meiklejohn shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.38
0-0Gavin Hutchison makes a simple pass to Gary Naysmith. Gary Naysmith sees a break and surges forward. Gary Naysmith sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Abdeliah Marchal manages to keep it out.
20.46
0-0Gavin Mcallister controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Malte Hamann. Malte Hamann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec White. Alec White knocks the ball forward to Ricardo Prieto but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
21.05
0-0Sander Overmars makes a probing pass to Richard Meiklejohn. Richard Meiklejohn surges forward with the ball. Richard Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.44
0-1Antoine Maas threads the ball through to Alec White. Alec White goes all the way! Alec White shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
28.26
Malte Hamann knocks the ball forward to Ricardo Prieto. Ricardo Prieto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.37
Don McCoist flicks the ball to his team mate, Malte Hamann. Malte Hamann knocks the ball forward to Ricardo Prieto. Ricardo Prieto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.46
Antoine Maas chips the ball to his team mate, Alec White. Alec White knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Craig Matteo.
33.54
Nuno Moutinho kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Hutchison. Neil Hutchison lofts in a cross ball towards Don Hendry. Don Hendry is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
34.14
0-1Malte Hamann catches Garry Henderson on the ankles. The referee calls over Malte Hamann and shows him a yellow card! Garry Henderson runs off the knock.
38.49
Don Hendry comes in with a late challenge on Gavin Mcallister. The referee calls over Don Hendry and shows him a yellow card! Gavin Mcallister stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.04
Gavin Mcallister makes a simple pass to Antoine Maas. Antoine Maas passes the ball forward to Ricardo Prieto. Ricardo Prieto goes all the way! Ricardo Prieto tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
42.41
Richard Meiklejohn threads the ball through to Don Hendry. Don Hendry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Hutchison.
45.00
Richard Meiklejohn chips the ball to his team mate, Don Hendry. Don Hendry tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The second half starts with East Fife kicking off!
47.31
Richard Meiklejohn makes a simple pass to Don Hendry. Don Hendry controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
49.15
0-1East Fife are easily keeping St. Johnstone at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
54.57
Gavin Hutchison flicks the ball to his team mate, Malte Hamann. Malte Hamann surges forward with the ball. Malte Hamann shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
59.47
Malte Hamann knocks the ball to his team mate, Alec White. Alec White knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Abdeliah Marchal who gathers it comfortably.
65.09
0-1Richard Meiklejohn catches Malte Hamann on the ankles. The referee calls over Richard Meiklejohn and warns him to calm down! Malte Hamann stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.15
Gavin Hutchison makes a probing pass to Antoine Maas. Antoine Maas chips the ball to his team mate, Alec White. Alec White controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
67.37
Richard Meiklejohn knocks the ball forward to Don Hendry. Don Hendry knocks the ball forward to Neil Hutchison. Neil Hutchison rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
69.58
Malte Hamann chips the ball to his team mate, Alec White. Alec White shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Abdeliah Marchal.
72.57
East Fife are easily keeping St. Johnstone at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
77.27
Craig Matteo makes a beautiful solo run. Craig Matteo makes a beautiful solo run. Craig Matteo finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.08
Craig Matteo makes a probing pass to Garry Henderson. Garry Henderson brings the ball forward. Garry Henderson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Stephen Naysmith is on top of it.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.7%
52.3%
Play Area
33%
44.3%
22.7%
Scorers
| Alec White 22 |