Match Report
| St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone |  |  | Greenock Morton | Greenock Morton | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Abdeliah Marchal | A. Marchal |  | 51 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 |  | Reinder Van Eijk | R. Van Eijk | |||||||||
| Callum Dickov | C. Dickov |  | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Dominic Caldwell | D. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Craig Matteo | C. Matteo | | 54 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 |  | Julian Marquez | J. Marquez | |||||||||
| Sander Overmars | S. Overmars | | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 |  | Ian Wright | I. Wright | |||||||||
| Stuart Booth | S. Booth | | 48 | D | | 5 | | M | 66 | | Bert Van Der Vegt | B. Van Der Vegt | |||||||||
| Nuno Moutinho | N. Moutinho |  | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Callum Telfer | C. Telfer | |||||||||
| Richard Meiklejohn | R. Meiklejohn | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Matt Glass | M. Glass | |||||||||
| Garry Henderson | G. Henderson | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 | | Jermaine Mike | J. Mike | |||||||||
| Gavin Mccall | G. Mccall | | 54 | M | | 9 | | A | 70 | | Pedro Moya | P. Moya | |||||||||
| Don Hendry | D. Hendry | | 52 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Edgar Varela | E. Varela | |||||||||
| Neil Hutchison | N. Hutchison | | 46 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Craig Naysmith | C. Naysmith | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to Greenock Morton. A crowd of 9,196 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Greenock Morton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
St. Johnstone are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Greenock Morton appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0St. Johnstone start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.36
0-0Richard Meiklejohn threads the ball through to Neil Hutchison. Neil Hutchison knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dominic Caldwell.
6.44
Ian Wright makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jermaine Mike. Jermaine Mike passes the ball forward to Edgar Varela. Edgar Varela knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.15
0-1Bert Van Der Vegt controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pedro Moya. Pedro Moya lofts in a cross ball towards Edgar Varela. Edgar Varela is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
14.55
0-1Sander Overmars threads the ball through to Gavin Mccall. Gavin Mccall flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Hutchison. Neil Hutchison shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
21.47
0-1Matt Glass clumsily knocks into Richard Meiklejohn. The referee calls over Matt Glass and shows him a yellow card! Richard Meiklejohn stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.52
Ian Wright deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Callum Telfer. Callum Telfer passes the ball forward to Pedro Moya. Pedro Moya knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.37
0-1Julian Marquez makes a probing pass to Bert Van Der Vegt. Bert Van Der Vegt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edgar Varela. Edgar Varela goes all the way! Edgar Varela tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Abdeliah Marchal easily smothers it!
32.46
Nuno Moutinho advances with the ball. Nuno Moutinho knocks the ball to his team mate, Don Hendry. Don Hendry cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Don Hendry scores for St. Johnstone!!
36.04
Callum Telfer catches Richard Meiklejohn on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Richard Meiklejohn runs off the knock.
40.41
Bert Van Der Vegt clumsily knocks into Gavin Mccall. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gavin Mccall runs off the knock.
44.13
1-1Jermaine Mike knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Naysmith. Craig Naysmith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edgar Varela but he's offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Greenock Morton get the second half underway!
47.39
Nuno Moutinho sees space and advances. Nuno Moutinho knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Reinder Van Eijk who gathers it comfortably.
53.41
Jermaine Mike decides to run forward with the ball. Jermaine Mike knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Moya. Pedro Moya is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Abdeliah Marchal is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
59.13
Richard Meiklejohn makes a simple pass to Don Hendry. Don Hendry controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
63.25
Richard Meiklejohn makes a probing pass to Don Hendry. Don Hendry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Reinder Van Eijk is on top of it.
65.05
Julian Marquez knocks the ball to his team mate, Jermaine Mike. Jermaine Mike knocks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Moya. Pedro Moya knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.02
Ian Wright makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jermaine Mike. Jermaine Mike deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edgar Varela. Edgar Varela knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Moya. Pedro Moya directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
72.04
Dominic Caldwell knocks the ball to his team mate, Bert Van Der Vegt. Bert Van Der Vegt chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Naysmith. Craig Naysmith shoots from long range. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
77.55
1-4Callum Telfer catches Garry Henderson on the ankles. The referee calls over Callum Telfer and warns him to calm down! Garry Henderson runs off the knock.
77.55
1-4The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
79.06
Bert Van Der Vegt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pedro Moya. Pedro Moya whips in a cross ball towards Craig Naysmith. Craig Naysmith is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Abdeliah Marchal manages to keep it out.
85.36
Greenock Morton are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
87.56
Nuno Moutinho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Don Hendry. Don Hendry shoots from 25 yards. Reinder Van Eijk easily smothers it.
90.00
Callum Telfer surges forward with the ball. Callum Telfer whips in a cross ball towards Craig Naysmith. Craig Naysmith is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
5
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44.9%
55.1%
Play Area
26.1%
52.2%
21.7%
Scorers
| Don Hendry 32 | Edgar Varela 8 Pedro Moya 53, 69 Craig Naysmith 72, 90 |