Ross County                               Saint Johnstone
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Bradley Foster            26 10  n     GK Leep The keep             10 10  n
SW Ben Crompton              19 10  n     SW Anika Nilles              22  7  n
DF Akil Wright               27  9  n     DF Centa Bach                22  6  n
DF Kasper Lopata             27  6  n     DF Aaron Essel               21  4  n
DF Declan Gallagher          17  5  n     DF Stevie Nicol               8 10  n
MF Ryan Duncan               23  3  n     MF Geddy Lee                  9  4  n
MF Scott McTominay           22  6  n     MF Tonton Zola Moukoko        8 10  n
MF Jay Henderson             21  6  n     FW Makenzie Kirk             33  6  n
MF Jayden Carbon             19  8  n     FW Djeidi Gassama            33  6  n
FW Noah Chilvers             30  4  n     FW Ally McCoist              30  6  n
FW Scott Fraser              28  6  n     FW Milo                      15  8  n

Min 0: Ross County opens up with a 4-4-2 N while the Perth Saints will play a 4-2-4 L.
Min 0: Today's referee is Steve Turner (STRONG/STRICT).
Min 0: Mark Creasey (STJ) - A little low on EL going into the Sesl cup.
Min 2: Djeidi Gassama (STJ) spins and plays the ball to the right of the box...
        ...for the on-rushing Aaron Essel...
        ...Aaron Essel shoots at Bradley Foster who makes the save.
Min 3: Noah Chilvers (ROS) hits a thunderbolt strike...
        ...which gives Leep The keep no chance GOAL!!!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Staggies...
        ...score now: ROS 1 - STJ 0
Min 6: Centa Bach (STJ) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Ben Crompton (ROS).
Min 10: Jayden Carbon (ROS) finds Jay Henderson  steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...and strikes the ball just wide of Leep The keep's net.
Min 10: Ally McCoist (STJ) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Makenzie Kirk but it evades him...
        ...Akil Wright (ROS) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 13: Great tackle by Aaron Essel (STJ)...
        ...to prevent Scott Fraser (ROS) from latching onto Scott McTominay's pass. 
Min 16: Leep The keep blocks but the ball is played back into the area...
        ...and Scott McTominay (ROS) smashes a volley past Leep The keep from an angle GOAL!...
        ...terrible defending by St. Johnstone...
        ...Ross County are looking strong now...
        ...score now: ROS 2 - STJ 0
Min 21: Leep The keep rushes out to block the Jay Henderson 's (ROS) route to goal...
        ...but Jay Henderson  drifts to the left and clips the ball into the box...
        ...Centa Bach covers for the keeper and heads the ball out of the goal mouth...
        ...Noah Chilvers pounces on the clearance and slams it home!  GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for Ross County; Coach Mark Creasey is furious...
        ...score now: ROS 3 - STJ 0
Min 23: Ryan Duncan (ROS) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Jayden Carbon but it evades him...
        ...Aaron Essel (STJ) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 31: Jay Henderson  (ROS) passes a great ball to Scott McTominay...
        ...whose low shot across goal is parried by Perth Saints keeper Leep The keep...
        ...who then falls on it for the save.
Min 33: Ryan Duncan (ROS) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Stevie Nicol (STJ) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 35: Ally McCoist (STJ) tries a wildly ambitious effort from distance...
        ...which trundles back to Bradley Foster in a restful Sunday type of way.
Min 45: Dwain Rock on for Milo(FW)...
        ...Dwain Rock will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: Ross County 3 - St. Johnstone 0

Min 48: Jayden Carbon (ROS) reads Scott Fraser's intentions perfectly...
        ...as he beats the offside trap...
        ...and races onto the ball...
        ...firing an unstoppable effort that arcs inches over the crossbar.
Min 50: Jay Henderson 's (ROS) cross from the right...
        ...finds the feet of Scott McTominay...
        ...he jinks and turns and fires well wide from 12 yards.
Min 52: Dwain Rock (STJ) hits a sweet half-volley...
        ...caught by Bradley Foster!
Min 54: Ryan Duncan is freed 30 yards out...
        ...takes a few steps forward...
        ...and hammers a shot that is comfortably saved by Leep The keep.
Min 56: Jayden Carbon (ROS) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Anika Nilles (STJ).
Min 58: With Ross County so far forward a rare St. Johnstone break sees Ally McCoist play a long diagonal pass for Makenzie Kirk...
        ...he has acres of space but has wandered off-side. 
Min 63: A superb strike from Noah Chilvers (ROS)...
        ...who smashes one with power from 20 yards out...
        ...and into the bottom left-hand corner GOAL!...
        ...Mark Creasey suggests to Leep The keep that he might want to dust off his resume...
        ...score now: ROS 4 - STJ 0
Min 76: Geddy Lee (STJ) down the wing...
        ...he plays it across to Dwain Rock...
        ...and the American knocks it in GOAL!!...
        ...St. Johnstone pull one back but can they add more?...
        ...score now: ROS 4 - STJ 1
Min 82: Ally McCoist (STJ) and Makenzie Kirk break for St. Johnstone...
        ...Makenzie Kirk looks to have found space into which to recieve Ally McCoist's through ball...
        ...but some fantastic defending from Kasper Lopata (ROS) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 83: Dwain Rock (STJ) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Ally McCoist but it evades him...
        ...Declan Gallagher  (ROS) is there to collect the ball and turn it back upfield.
Min 85: Ross County break quickly with Jayden Carbon...
        ...he only has Leep The keep to beat...
        ...great save by Leep The keep but the ball falls to Noah Chilvers...
        ...who slots the ball into the vacant net. GOAL!!!!!...
        ...Mark Creasey suggests to Leep The keep that he might want to dust off his resume...
        ...score now: ROS 5 - STJ 1
Min 87: Period of head tennis in the middle of the pitch...
        ...finally a ball is played along the ground towards Dwain Rock (STJ)...
        ...but the impressive Declan Gallagher  (ROS) is able to get the ball back to Bradley Foster.


FINAL SCORE: Ross County 5 - St. Johnstone 1


Man Of The Match: Noah Chilvers (ROS)

Ross County
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Bradley Foster            26 26 26 11  4  n  0  3  0  0 90  7
SW Ben Crompton              19 19 19 13  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Akil Wright               27 27 27 21  3  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Declan Gallagher          17 17 17 13 -1  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Kasper Lopata             27 27 27 21  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Ryan Duncan               23 23 23 20 -3  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
MF Jay Henderson             21 21 21 18  0  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
MF Scott McTominay           22 22 22 19  0  n  0  0  1  2 90  6
MF Jayden Carbon             19 19 19 17  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Scott Fraser              28 28 28 28  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Noah Chilvers             30 30 30 30 -2  n  0  0  4  4 90  8

Saint Johnstone
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Leep The keep             10 10 10  4  4  n  0  2  0  0 90  6
SW Anika Nilles              22 22 22 15  1  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Stevie Nicol               8  8  8  6  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Aaron Essel               21 16 16 18 -2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Centa Bach                22 22 22 17  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Geddy Lee                  9  9  9  9 -2  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Tonton Zola Moukoko        8  8  8  7  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
FW Milo                      15 15 15 15  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
FW Ally McCoist              30 30 30 30  0  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Makenzie Kirk             33 33 33 33  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Djeidi Gassama            33 33 33 33  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Dwain Rock                33 33 33 33  0  n  0  0  1  2 45  6

Statistics       ROS STJ
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Halftime           3   0
Fulltime           5   1
Shots On Target    7   4
Shots             10   4
Saves              3   2
Offsides           0   1
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      71  59
Revenue           72  72

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  ROS  N  54.50 150.13 147.63 
  1  STJ  L  45.00  80.75 139.25 

 Trainer's Report
Scott McTominay (ROS) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Centa Bach (STJ) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.