St Johnstone v Motherwell
26th July 2016
FULL TIME - St Johnstone 0-2 Motherwell - Crowd 3254
90+2 - Milne finds himself with only Randolph to beat, but the ball gets tangled in his feet. The whistle goes for full time.
90 - There are two minutes of injury time.
90 - SUB - Motherwell replace Nicholas Blackman with Alan Gow.
88 - Saints throw everyone forward for a free kick, Davidson wins the ball, but his knockdown is cleared.
85 - Free kick to Motherwell 30 yards out. They only put four up for it as they look to protect their advantage.
83 - SUB - Motherwell replace Jamie Murphy with Robert McHugh.
82 - Two corners in 30 seconds fail to bring a chance, it's one of those days I'm afraid, nothing is going Saints way.
80 - Milne goes down in the box, but the penalty claims are waived away. Looks harsh from here.
79 - SUB - Motherwell's Steven Jennings is replaced by Ross Forbes
76 - SUB - Dave Mackay is replaced by Andy Jackson
73 - The game is missing a midfield General, someone to take control.
72 - Motherwell are sitting back on their lead, and counter attacking when possible. Frustrating times for Derek and his players.
68 - Saints counter with a long high ball, but the move breaks down again. The home fans are not happy!
67 - Dave Mackay finds himself in a decent position just inside the Motherwell box, but his shot goes well over the bar.
64 - Chris Humphrey runs past Grainger and gets the ball into the box, but Duberry manages to clear the danger just in time.
61 SUB - Steven Milne is introduced to action, he replaces Marcus Haber.
60 - Saints win a corner on the right, Grainger finds Haber and his knock down lands in front of Taylor, but the wingers shot flies past the post.
58 - Motherwell are still counter attacking, they manage to get numbers forward very quickly, but their final ball remains disappointing.
55 - The small band of Motherwell supporters are disgruntled when referee Iain Brines awards a free kick to Saints instead of Motherwell.
52 - Motherwell so far are able to snuff out any St Johnstone attack, new ideas required!
49 - Switch of play from left to right gives Parkin a chance in the Motherwell box, but he is tackled and the danger is cleared.
48 - Saints start the half brightly enough, and win a corner when Taylor is dispossessed in the box.
45 - Saints have made a change st half time, Alan Maybury replaces Liam Caddis.
45 - HALF TIME
43 - A decent cross from Grainger finds Sam Parkin, but his header is not good enough to cause Randolph any problem.
41 - Motherwell threaten again, but this time Smith gets down to save Jennings shot.
38 - GOAL - Motherwell go 2 up, Rutkiewicz gets in the way of a Jamie Murphy cross and deflects the ball past his own keeper.
37 - Motherwell's keeper Darren Randolph is having an easy game of it.
35 - It's a poor game so far, there is no shortage of effort, but play keeps breaking down with missed passes and needles fouls.
32 - Humphrey is causing all sorts of problems on the right, but thankfully for Saints fans, his final efforts have been poor.
31 - A disappointing cross from Miller when Saints have men up in numbers.
29 - Humphrey balloons a shot well over Smith's bar
27 - Free kick Motherwell, Saints handle the threat well though and go straight on the attack.
25 - Motherwell should have gone 2 up, Chris Humphrey finds Blackman, but with only Smith to beat, he fired the ball straight at the home keeper.
23 - A Dubbery free kick finds Tayor, but he can't control the ball and the opportunity is lost.
20 - The game is getting caught up in midfield, conditions overhead are perfect, but the pitch is very wet and cutting up.
18 - Saints win a corner on the left, Granger's cross is met by Duberry, but he can't find the target.
15 - Motherwell are quick on the break and are testing the saints defence to the full.
13 - Good work from Taylor down the left, but he is eventually tackled when about to cross.
10 - A soft free kick awarded against Mackay, just outside Saints box. Tom Hateley's effort goes just past the post
08 - Motherwell are up for it, and are taking the game to Saints.
05 - Saints win a free kick 15 yards outside the Motherwell box, but Grainger's effort goes wide
02 - GOAL - Motherwell take the lead, a speculative cross from Keith Lasley fell to Nicholas Blackman who beat Smith all ends up from 25 yards.
01 - Game kicks off, and saints immediately go on the attack. They should have taken the lead with both Murray Davidson and Cleveland Taylor missing from close range.
Derek McInnes makes four changes from the the defeat at Ibrox, In come Dave Mackay, Liam Caddis, Sam Parkin and Cleveland Taylor. Jody Morris and Collin Samuel are injured, while Steven Anderson and Alan Maybury are on the bench.