Match Report
| St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone |  |  | East Fife | East Fife | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Inglis | K. Inglis |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 | | Stuart Law | S. Law | |||||||||
| Stan Edghill | S. Edghill |  | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Andy Hutchison | A. Hutchison | |||||||||
| John James | J. James | | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 51 | | Kevin Henderson | K. Henderson | |||||||||
| Scott Gemmell | S. Gemmell | | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Gary Meiklejohn | G. Meiklejohn | |||||||||
| Colin Ritchie | C. Ritchie | | 56 | D | | 5 | | D | 43 | | Stuart Brady | S. Brady | |||||||||
| Neil McGrory | N. McGrory | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 | | Alec Dickov | A. Dickov | |||||||||
| Garry Greig | G. Greig | | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Gavin Hansen | G. Hansen | |||||||||
| David Morton | D. Morton | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | David Inglis | D. Inglis | |||||||||
| Colin Meiklejohn | C. Meiklejohn | | 54 | A | | 9 | | A | 53 |  | Said Van Der Meyde | S. Van Der Meyde | |||||||||
| Shota Heerkens | S. Heerkens | | 49 | A | | 10 | | A | 52 | | John McGrory | J. McGrory | |||||||||
| Kevin McNeill | K. McNeill | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Richard Gough | R. Gough | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at McDiarmid Park where St. Johnstone play host to East Fife. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both St. Johnstone and East Fife are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both St. Johnstone and East Fife are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0St. Johnstone kick off and get the first half underway!
3.38
0-0Garry Greig comes in with a late challenge on Gavin Hansen. Garry Greig is warned by the referee! Gavin Hansen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.47
0-0Garry Greig deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin McNeill. Kevin McNeill tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Stuart Law.
6.52
0-0Andy Hutchison controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Inglis. David Inglis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Gough. Richard Gough lofts in a cross ball towards Said Van Der Meyde. Said Van Der Meyde flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
14.03
Gavin Hansen deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Said Van Der Meyde. Said Van Der Meyde shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.46
0-0Alec Dickov flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Gough. Richard Gough threads the ball through to John McGrory but he's offside!
22.06
Alec Dickov controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John McGrory. John McGrory shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
28.40
Stuart Brady catches Colin Meiklejohn on the ankles. Stuart Brady is given a warning by the referee! Colin Meiklejohn runs off the knock.
34.08
Garry Greig makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin McNeill. Kevin McNeill makes a probing pass to Shota Heerkens. Shota Heerkens cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.52
Gary Meiklejohn makes a beautiful solo run. Gary Meiklejohn passes the ball forward to Said Van Der Meyde. Said Van Der Meyde shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
38.22
Gavin Hansen passes the ball forward to Said Van Der Meyde. Said Van Der Meyde lofts in a cross ball towards Richard Gough. Richard Gough connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
42.19
Scott Gemmell knocks the ball to his team mate, Garry Greig. Garry Greig deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin McNeill. Kevin McNeill lofts in a cross ball towards Shota Heerkens. Shota Heerkens is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Stuart Law manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with East Fife kicking off!
47.32
David Morton takes it forward alone. David Morton knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin McNeill. Kevin McNeill directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
53.52
Alec Dickov hacks David Morton from behind! Alec Dickov is given a warning by the referee! David Morton stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.58
0-0John McGrory barges into Colin Ritchie. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Colin Ritchie hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.25
David Morton knocks the ball forward to Colin Meiklejohn. Colin Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball towards Shota Heerkens. Shota Heerkens connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
60.27
Garry Greig comes in with a late challenge on Gavin Hansen. Garry Greig is given another warning by the referee! Gavin Hansen stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.27
Gary Meiklejohn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec Dickov. Alec Dickov surges forward with the ball. Alec Dickov plays a perfect one-two with Said Van Der Meyde and rushes in on goal... Alec Dickov rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
69.43
Alec Dickov kicks a strong pass forward to John McGrory. John McGrory shoots from long range but it flies wide!
71.53
0-0Scott Gemmell chips the ball to his team mate, Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin Meiklejohn. Colin Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kevin Henderson.
73.13
Garry Greig makes a simple pass to Colin Meiklejohn. Colin Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andy Hutchison.
79.45
Neil McGrory flicks the ball to his team mate, Shota Heerkens. Shota Heerkens knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andy Hutchison.
83.57
Gavin Hansen passes the ball forward to Richard Gough. Richard Gough controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Kevin Inglis easily smothers it!
84.35
Scott Gemmell kicks a strong pass forward to Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Meiklejohn. Colin Meiklejohn knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin McNeill. Kevin McNeill is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
85.14
David Morton makes a beautiful solo run. David Morton knocks in a cross ball towards Shota Heerkens. Shota Heerkens powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.17
David Inglis passes the ball forward to John McGrory. John McGrory deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Gough but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
Alec Dickov controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Gough. Richard Gough makes a probing pass to Said Van Der Meyde but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
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