Saint Johnstone                           Arbroath
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Elliot Parish             10 10  n     GK Angus Gunn                 8 10  n
SW Tuguy                     18  8  n     DF Francesco Somatta         29  5  p
DF Grendel                   28  8  n     DF Pat McClements            27  8  n
DF Ryan McGowan              23  8  n     DF Scott Stewart             16 10  n
DF Franz Beckenbauer         19  8  n     MF Innes Murray              26  8  n
MF Cammy MacPherson          28  9  n     MF Jess Norey                23  6  n
MF Graeme Souness            23 10  n     MF Jay Bird                  12 10  n
MF Milo                      11  9  n     MF Mo Sangare                10 10  n
WG Maksym Kucheryavyi        36 10  n     MF Ali Crawford               4 10  n
FW Stevie May                27  8  n     WG Distinctly Minty          22 10  n
FW Nicky Clark               27  9  n     FW Ryan Dow                  26  7  n

Min 0: St. Johnstone opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the Lichties will play a 3-5-2 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Bill Nichol (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 4: Scott Stewart gets overlapped by Cammy MacPherson (STJ)...
        ...who threads it to Nicky Clark...
        ...who slips it into the back of the net! GOAL!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Perth Saints...
        ...score now: STJ 1 - ARB 0
Min 6: A woeful back-pass by Grendel...
        ...Ryan Dow (ARB) races onto the ball...
        ...and slots it under Elliot Parish...
        ...and into the back of the net.  GOAL!...
        ...Arbroath draw level....
        ...score now: STJ 1 - ARB 1
Min 14: (STJ) push on the ball is passed forward...
        ...The whistle goes for offside!...
        ...Nicky Clark looks incensed and makes an interesting gesture to the assistant ref....
        ...Angus Gunn looks relieved at the decision...
        ...the Arbroath defence were all over the place.
Min 21: Jess Norey (ARB) dinks the ball over the top of the onrushing Elliot Parish...
        ...and into the corner of the net. A sublime finish to a brilliantly worked move GOAL!!...
        ...the Arbroath side are up...
        ...score now: STJ 1 - ARB 2
Min 21: Ross Sinclair on for Elliot Parish(GK)...
        ...Ross Sinclair will play GK.
Min 21: Geddy Lee on for Milo(MF)...
        ...Geddy Lee will play MF.
Min 24: Maksym Kucheryavyi (STJ) escapes the offside flag...
        ...as a ball is played up to him...
        ...but Pat McClements (ARB) muscles out the big striker before he can control.
Min 25: Nicky Clark (STJ) now gets a chance to cross...
        ...he looks for Stevie May but it evades him...
        ...sadly Angus Gunn missed it too and it drifts into the back of the net GOAL!...
        ...St. Johnstone draw level....
        ...score now: STJ 2 - ARB 2
Min 26: Graeme Souness (STJ) hits a long-ranger...
        ...Angus Gunn can't hold it...
        ...and Nicky Clark taps the loose ball home GOAL!!...
        ...and St. Johnstone have the lead...
        ...score now: STJ 3 - ARB 2
Min 35: Ross Sinclair (STJ) has a bite at Mo Sangare as the Moroccan dribbles away...
        ...but it's a yellow card for the Scotsman.
Min 45: Ally McCoist on for Tuguy(SW)...
        ...Ally McCoist will play FW.


HALFTIME SCORE: St. Johnstone 3 - Arbroath 2

Min 48: Cheeky back heel from Grendel to release Geddy Lee in the box...
        ...but the Canadian is flagged to have been off-side.  Calls for VAR in SESL? 
Min 48: Pat McClements (ARB) foolishly trips Nicky Clark for a yellow card and ref says haud yer weesht and get oan wae the game ya numpty.
Min 51: Stevie May (STJ) takes off down the left...
        ...he outpaces the defense picks out Geddy Lee...
        ...and St. Johnstone have a goal!...
        ...St. Johnstone are looking strong now...
        ...score now: STJ 4 - ARB 2
Min 51: Max Boruc on for Angus Gunn(GK)...
        ...Max Boruc will play GK.
Min 52: Terrible Lichties defending as Scott Stewart gave it away to Ally McCoist (STJ)...
        ...his poor shot was parried by Max Boruc...
        ...but it came back to Stevie May who shoots and Max Boruc fists it away!
Min 53: Geddy Lee (STJ) finds Maksym Kucheryavyi...
        ...but he hesitates and Francesco Somatta (ARB) is able to make the tackle.
Min 55: Great tackle by Ryan McGowan (STJ)...
        ...to prevent Francesco Somatta (ARB) from latching onto Jay Bird's pass. 
Min 56: Stevie May (STJ) finds space on the left...
        ...he skirts the edge of the box...
        ...and hits a right foot shot...
        ...Nicky Clark sticks a leg out and deflects the ball past Max Boruc...
        ...who had already started to dive the other way. GOAL!!!!!!...
        ...yet another one for St. Johnstone; Coach Cameron Archibald is furious...
        ...score now: STJ 5 - ARB 2
Min 56: Winston Churchill on for Jay Bird(MF)...
        ...Winston Churchill will play MF.
Min 59: Maksym Kucheryavyi finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Max Boruc palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Graeme Souness who heads the ball...
        ...but Scott Stewart (ARB) is there to knock it out of danger.
Geddy Lee changed position from MF... to DF
Min 60: Franco Baresi on for Ali Crawford(MF)...
        ...Franco Baresi will play DF.
Min 62: Franco Baresi (ARB) is on the left and looks to cross...
        ...the ball floats over Ross Sinclair...
        ...and into the top corner via the woodwork GOAL!...
        ...Arbroath pull one back but can they add more?...
        ...score now: STJ 5 - ARB 3
Min 63: Nicky Clark (STJ) down the wing...
        ...he plays it across to Franz Beckenbauer...
        ...and the American knocks it straight at Max Boruc who calmly collects it.
Min 74: Geddy Lee (STJ) finds Stevie May steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...but Francesco Somatta (ARB) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 77: Superb sliding block by Grendel (STJ) denies Distinctly Minty a sure goal...
        ...after great work from Jess Norey in the St. Johnstone box.
Min 78: Cammy MacPherson (STJ) fouls Franco Baresi as he tries to win the ball back...
        ...and he's entered the referees book.
Min 82: Ross Sinclair blocks but the ball is played back into the area...
        ...and Distinctly Minty (ARB) smashes a volley past Ross Sinclair from an angle GOAL!...
        ...terrible defending by St. Johnstone...
        ...Arbroath pull one back but they need more...
        ...score now: STJ 5 - ARB 4
Min 88: Maksym Kucheryavyi (STJ) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
        ...only to see his shot blocked by Franco Baresi (ARB).


FINAL SCORE: St. Johnstone 5 - Arbroath 4


Man Of The Match: Nicky Clark (STJ)

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 Elliot Parish             10 10 10  4  8  n  0  0  0  0 21  6
GK Ross Sinclair             28 28 28 12  1  n  4  0  0  0 69  6
SW Tuguy                     18 18 18 12  5  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
DF Ryan McGowan              23 23 23 18  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Franz Beckenbauer         19 19 19 15  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
DF Grendel                   28 28 28 22  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Geddy Lee                 35 35 35 35  1  n  0  0  1  1 69  6
MF Milo                      11 11 11 11  7  n  0  0  0  0 21  6
MF Cammy MacPherson          28 28 28 25  3  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
MF Graeme Souness            23 23 23 20  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
WG Maksym Kucheryavyi        36 36 36 32  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Nicky Clark               27 27 27 27  3  n  0  0  4  4 90  8
FW Stevie May                27 27 27 27  2  n  0  0  0  1 90  6
FW Ally McCoist              33 33 33 33  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  6

Arbroath
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Angus Gunn                 8  8  8  3  6  n  0  0  0  0 51  5
GK Max Boruc                 22 22 22  9  2  n  0  2  0  0 39  6
DF Pat McClements            27 27 27 21  2  n  4  0  0  0 90  6
DF Francesco Somatta         29 21 21 23  0  p  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Scott Stewart             16 16 16 12  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Franco Baresi             34 34 34 27  0  n  0  0  1  1 30  6
MF Mo Sangare                10 10 10  9  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Jay Bird                  12 12 12 10  6  n  0  0  0  0 56  6
MF Innes Murray              26 26 26 23  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Ali Crawford               4  4  4  3  6  n  0  0  0  0 60  6
MF Jess Norey                23 23 23 23  0  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
MF Winston Churchill         25 25 25 22  5  n  0  0  0  0 34  6
WG Distinctly Minty          22 22 22 19  4  n  0  0  1  1 90  6
FW Ryan Dow                  26 26 26 26  1  n  0  0  1  1 90  6

Statistics       STJ ARB
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Halftime           3   2
Fulltime           5   4
Shots On Target    7   4
Shots              7   4
Saves              0   2
Offsides           2   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       2   1
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      62  50
Revenue          140 140

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  STJ  N  53.00 140.90 190.30 
  1  ARB  N  38.40 111.05 134.30 
 22  STJ  N  53.00 152.90 208.30 
 46  STJ  N  42.00 134.90 239.60 
 57  ARB  N  38.40 117.55 144.05 
 61  STJ  N  63.00 152.40 220.35 
 61  ARB  N  58.80 149.55 147.85 

 Trainer's Report
Ross Sinclair (STJ) played 69 minutes and earned a CP.
Geddy Lee (STJ) played 69 minutes and earned a CP.
Tuguy (STJ) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.
Milo (STJ) only played 21 minutes and could not be trained.
Jess Norey (ARB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Adam Richman (ARB) did not appear in the match and could not be coached.
Angus Gunn (ARB) played 51 minutes and earned a TP.
Distinctly Minty (ARB) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.