Report for CECIL Cup, Match 18: STJ Vs. COW | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saint Johnstone Cowdenbeath Pos Name SL EL Ag Pos Name SL EL Ag ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GK Ross Sinclair 29 6 n GK Bobby Baccalieri 30 4 n SW Tuguy 28 10 n DF Frankie Boyle 25 4 n DF Hal Grimsby 31 5 n DF Sandy Lyle 20 8 n DF Adrian Newey 27 8 n DF Lee Hamilton 16 4 n MF Tonton Zola Moukoko 36 6 n DF Brian Barnes 15 7 n MF Cammy Ballantyne 23 10 n MF Sam Torrance 27 10 n MF Hal Cruttenden 22 8 n MF Pike Bishop 21 8 n WG Maksym Kucheryavyi 26 6 n WG Bernard Langer 28 5 n FW Geddy Lee 38 4 n WG Zozo Bishop 22 10 a FW Ally McCoist 36 5 n FW Tiger Woods 35 4 n FW Milo 29 8 n FW Eric Brown 17 10 a Min 0: St. Johnstone opens up with a 3-3-4 N while the Mad Cows will play a 4-2-4 O. Min 0: Today's referee is Stewart Miller (STRONG/STRICT). Min 10: Cammy Ballantyne (STJ) finds Geddy Lee steaming through the middle... ...he gets into the area... ...but Sandy Lyle (COW) is there to make a key tackle. Min 11: Cammy Ballantyne (STJ) passes a great ball to Ally McCoist... ...whose low shot across goal is only parried by Mad Cows keeper Bobby Baccalieri... ...and who else but Cammy Ballantyne is there to slot it in... ...Manager moaning to ref but all too easy... ...a superb play and the early lead for the Perth Saints... ...score now: STJ 1 - COW 0 Min 20: St. Johnstone's on the attack after Geddy Lee robs Brian Barnes... ...and he rolls a low cross to Tonton Zola Moukoko... ...and Tonton Zola Moukoko sidefoots low into the net GOAL!... ...St. Johnstone are looking strong now... ...score now: STJ 2 - COW 0 Min 24: (STJ) push on the ball is passed forward... ...The whistle goes for offside!... ...Geddy Lee looks incensed and makes an interesting gesture to the assistant ref.... ...Bobby Baccalieri looks relieved at the decision... ...the Cowdenbeath defence were all over the place. Min 26: Hal Grimsby heads away... ...Lee Hamilton (COW) knocks it back in with a header... ...and Bernard Langer drills it on goal but its saved by Ross Sinclair. Min 29: Cammy Ballantyne (STJ) pumps the ball back into a crowded box... ...Geddy Lee rises at the back post... ...and powerfully heads the ball down and past a sprawling Bobby Baccalieri. GOAL!!!!!!... ...yet another one for St. Johnstone; Coach Alan Bishop is furious... ...score now: STJ 3 - COW 0 Min 32: Ally McCoist finds some space in the middle of the pitch... ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot... ...Bobby Baccalieri palms the shot onto the bar... ...it spins back to Hal Cruttenden who heads the ball... ...but Frankie Boyle (COW) is there to knock it out of danger. Min 33: Brian Barnes makes a hash in defense... ...under pressure form Geddy Lee (STJ)... ...and Ally McCoist collects the ball on the edge of the box... ...the Scotsman smashes the ball past Bobby Baccalieri... ...and into the billowing net. GOAL!... ...Alan Bishop suggests to Bobby Baccalieri that he might want to dust off his resume... ...score now: STJ 4 - COW 0 Min 37: Milo (STJ) bends his shot towards the goal... ...but Bobby Baccalieri just gets a touch on it... ...excellent save! Min 45: The Ref pulls Lee Hamilton (COW) up for going down easier than the Titanic!... ...A clear dive to try cheat the strict ref... ...Yellow card for a shameful simulation ala Morelos & Kyogo! Min 45: Connor McMillan on for Tiger Woods(FW)... ...Connor McMillan will play FW. HALFTIME SCORE: St. Johnstone 4 - Cowdenbeath 0 Min 46: Great tackle by Frankie Boyle (COW)... ...to prevent Geddy Lee (STJ) from latching onto Tonton Zola Moukoko's pass. Min 46: Eric Brown (COW) does well to turn on the edge of the box... ...only to see his shot blocked by Hal Grimsby (STJ). Min 49: Cammy Ballantyne (STJ) sidesteps to make space for himself... ...before unleashing an effort from 25 yards... ...which Bobby Baccalieri is able to keep out on the stretch and then grasps. Min 51: Here comes Eric Brown (COW)... ...getting onto Frankie Boyle's ball behind the defense... ...he slots it coolly towards Ross Sinclair who just deflects it out of bounds. Min 53: Superb sliding block by Brian Barnes (COW) denies Maksym Kucheryavyi a sure goal... ...after great work from Cammy Ballantyne in the Cowdenbeath box. Min 55: Cowdenbeath break quickly with Eric Brown... ...he only has Ross Sinclair to beat... ...great save by Ross Sinclair but the ball falls to Connor McMillan... ...whose shot is smothered by the recovering Ross Sinclair. Min 56: Hal Grimsby (STJ) surges forward with a weaving run... ...but Frankie Boyle (COW) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box. Min 58: Geddy Lee (STJ) collects the ball from Cammy Ballantyne on the corner of the penalty area... ...shrugs off a challenge... ...and fires in a bending shot that is barely collected by Bobby Baccalieri for a big save! Geddy Lee changed position from FW... to DF Min 60: Stevie May on for Maksym Kucheryavyi(WG)... ...Stevie May will play MF. Min 73: Incommunicado the ref said earlier but the wee scunner wouldn't STFU Lee Hamilton (COW)... ...two yellow cards equals a RED CARD!!... ...Don't be a wee clipe ref says to Lee Hamilton (COW) who has the walk of shame but at least is first in the shower! Min 77: Bobby Baccalieri rushes out to block Ally McCoist's (STJ) route to goal... ...but Ally McCoist drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box... ...Brian Barnes covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth... ...and Bobby Baccalieri scrambles to it. Min 82: Sam Torrance (COW) finds Bernard Langer steaming through the middle... ...he gets into the area... ...but Geddy Lee (STJ) is there to make a key tackle. Min 87: Connor McMillan (COW) and Zozo Bishop break for Cowdenbeath... ...Zozo Bishop looks to have found space into which to recieve Connor McMillan's through ball... ...but some fantastic defending from Hal Grimsby (STJ) sees the danger snuffed out. Min 88: Bernard Langer's (COW) goal-bound effort is blocked brilliantly by Geddy Lee (STJ)... ...and it loops up and into the hands of Ross Sinclair. FINAL SCORE: St. Johnstone 4 - Cowdenbeath 0 Man Of The Match: Geddy Lee (STJ) Saint Johnstone Nm Ef Mk Sh Ps Name SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt ---------------------------------------------------------------- GK Ross Sinclair 29 29 29 13 0 n 0 3 0 0 90 7 SW Tuguy 28 28 28 19 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 6 DF Geddy Lee 38 38 38 38 -2 n 0 0 1 2 90 7 DF Adrian Newey 27 27 27 21 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 6 DF Hal Grimsby 31 31 31 27 -1 n 0 0 0 0 90 6 MF Cammy Ballantyne 23 23 23 23 4 n 0 0 1 2 90 7 MF Hal Cruttenden 22 22 22 19 2 n 0 0 0 1 90 6 MF Tonton Zola Moukoko 36 36 36 32 0 n 0 0 1 1 90 6 MF Stevie May 18 14 14 18 8 n 0 0 0 0 30 6 WG Maksym Kucheryavyi 26 26 26 23 2 n 0 0 0 0 60 6 FW Milo 29 29 29 29 2 n 0 0 0 1 90 6 FW Ally McCoist 36 36 36 36 -1 n 0 0 1 1 90 6 Cowdenbeath Nm Ef Mk Sh Ps Name SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt ---------------------------------------------------------------- GK Bobby Baccalieri 30 30 30 13 -2 n 0 4 0 0 90 6 DF Frankie Boyle 25 25 25 20 -2 n 0 0 0 0 90 6 DF Lee Hamilton 16 16 16 12 -1 n 10 0 0 0 73 4 DF Sandy Lyle 20 16 16 18 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 5 DF Brian Barnes 15 15 15 12 1 n 0 0 0 0 90 5 MF Pike Bishop 21 21 21 18 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 6 MF Sam Torrance 27 27 27 24 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 6 WG Zozo Bishop 22 27 27 19 2 a 0 0 0 0 90 6 WG Bernard Langer 28 28 28 25 -1 n 0 0 0 1 90 6 FW Tiger Woods 35 35 35 35 1 n 0 0 0 0 45 6 FW Eric Brown 17 21 21 17 2 a 0 0 0 1 90 6 FW Connor McMillan 35 35 35 35 1 n 0 0 0 1 45 6 Statistics STJ COW ------------------------ Halftime 4 0 Fulltime 4 0 Shots On Target 8 3 Shots 8 3 Saves 3 4 Offsides 1 0 Penalty Kicks 0 0 Yellow Cards 0 2 Red Cards 0 1 Avg SL% Used 69 58 Revenue 87 87 MIN TEAM MT GP DEF OFF ------------------------------- 1 STJ N 57.00 146.23 235.68 1 COW O 43.20 124.18 179.83 61 STJ N 76.00 191.23 179.98 74 COW O 33.60 108.18 176.63 Trainer's Report Cammy Ballantyne (STJ) was awarded a Captain's Bonus. Hal Grimsby (STJ) played 90 minutes and earned a CP. Adrian Newey (STJ) played 90 minutes and earned a TP. Bobby Baccalieri (COW) played 90 minutes and earned a CP. Lee Hamilton (COW) was sent off today, and now has 10 DP. He'll miss 1 game (starting next session). |
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Post Game Comment | |
harsh? Min 33: ...Alan Bishop
suggests to Bobby Baccalieri that he
might want to dust off his resume... |
Post Game Comment | |
Saints hit hard and early - sending off didn't alter anything! ---David Blair (Hibs) |