SAINTS V DUNDEE LIVE

SAINTS V DUNDEE LIVE

26th July 2016

90+4 - Full Time - St Johnstone 1-0 Dundee - Crowd 5055

90+3 - Corner Dundee, Keeper saves!

90+3 - More time waisting allows Dundee to regain possession.

90+2 - Hasselbaink is criticised for trying to keep the ball at the corner flag.

90+1 - Corner Saints - they try the short one but fail miserably!

90 - There will be 4 mins of added time.

88 - Mark Stewart is keen to get possession from Dave Mackay, but the reliable Saints defender deals easily with his attempt.

87 - Saints try again, but this time Hasselbaink can't get onto the end of a Craig through ball.

86 - Corner Saints - it's decent, but missed by three Saints players in the box.

84 - Free kick Saints, ten yards outside of the Dundee penalty box. Craig's cross is met easily by Rab Douglas.

82 - Dundee replace Steve Milne with John Baird and Saints replace Rowan Vine with Nigel Hasselbaink.

80 - Saints continue to battle in midfield and are still seeing most of the ball, but it is hard going.

78 - Free kick awarded to Dundee, much to the disgust of the Saints dugout!

76 - A good one-two between Vine and Pawlett, leads to the latter putting over a tempting cross, but there are no takers.

74 - Saints win a corner on the right, Craig's kick finds Fraser Wright unmarked at the back post, but his header skims the cross-bar.

72 - Dundee win a corner, it's defended well by Murray Davidson. As the ball comes back, the Dundee fans are up off their seats appealing for a penalty, but referee John McKendrick is having none of it.

70 - Free kick to Saint's, which sets up an attack, Pawlett goes down and is immediately booked for diving.

68 - Steven MacLean comes on for Tade.

67 - Dundee's Brian Easton sends a long ball looking for sub Mark Stewart, but Mackay is on hand to head the ball back to Mannus.

65 - Colin Nish is replaced by Mark Stewart.

63 - Tam Scobbie is called upon to block a Colin Nish shot, the ball goes out for a corner.

62 - A needless free kick given away by Tade, allows Dundee to get a decent cross into saints box.

60 - Saints are starting to keep good possession of the ball again, but are lacking the cutting edge.

58 - There is a delay to the free kick as Dundee's Kevin McBride. When taken, it's a clever ball to Vine, but his shot goes just wide.

57 - Brian Easton is booked for a late tackle on Murray Davidson.

55 - Big claim for a Saints penalty, Tade thrown off the ball by Gallagher in the Dundee box, the referee however, waived away the appeals.

53 - Stephen O'Donnell is stretchered off after a clash with Murray Davidson, looks like an ankle injury. He is replaced by Kevin McBride.

51 - Dundee have their tails up, and are on the attack again to the delight of their 1250 traveling fans.

50 - Dundee's Steve Milne beats the offside trap with a pass from Colin Nish, but he can't control the ball and the danger is cleared.

48 - Saints get the ball forward through Liam Craig, but the midfielders pass is knocked out for a throw in.

46 - Dundee attack straight away, but Mackay clears

Half Time - St Johnstone 1-0 Dundee.

45 - Dundee set up an attack down the right, but Craig is on hand to clear the danger.

44 - Saints continue to press at pace, Craig and Tade combine without luck, and then Vine sends in a cross deflected to Douglas.

41 - Corner Saints, well taken by Craig, right onto Tade's head, but the striker is wide of the mark with his effort.

39 - Free kick Dundee, a long high ball into the box from Gary Irvine is headed clear by Mackay.

37 - The goal has opened the game up a bit, Saints are keen to add to their tally.

35 - Tam Scobbie comes on to replace Callum Davidson who has failed to run off a knock.

32 - GOAL - SAINTS - Liam Craig gets onto the end of a spilled ball from Douglas, who had come out to try and parry it away from Pawlett. He blasts into the empty net.

30 - A decent move from Saints, Rowan Vine gets into the box and after beating his marker, blasts a tempting ball across the face of the goal, but there are no takers and Easton clears.

28 - Offside Dundee, Saints still have plenty of the ball, but are lacking in ideas.

26 - Free kick Saints, taken quickly and possession lost!

24 - A faint shout for a Dundee Penalty when there is a clash in the Saints box is waived away by the referee

22 - Dundee come forward, but lack of help allows Davidson to clear.

20 - It's all a bit tardy, lots of unpunished mistakes from both sides.

18 - Saints are playing the better football in midfield, but have yet to really test the Dundee defence.

16 - Free kick Saints - played too high and the ball sails out of play.

15 - Free kick Dundee, Callum Davidson brings down Nish. Saints clear the danger.

13 - Davidson sets up Dave Mackay with a good through ball, but the final cross is poor and it goes out of play.

11 - A poor clearance from Mannus is lost by Millar and picked up by Milne, but his effort from 30 yards sails well wide of the mark.

09 - Another long range shot from Millar is deflected away for a goal kick.

08 - Free kick Saints, just outside the Dundee Penalty box. Nothing comes of it.

07 - Dundee break through Nicky Riley, but Callum Davidson clears the danger.

05 - Ex Saint Steven Milne is judges to be offside when running on to a Toshney through ball.

03 - Rab Douglas needs to look sharp to clear the ball from an on-running Liam Craig.

01 - Saints kick off towards the away stand which is holding approximately 1,000 Dundee fans.

Manager Steve Lomas makes two changes to the starting line up, Chris Millar and Rowan Vine start, while Steven Maclean is on the bench.

St. Johnstone - Mannus, Mackay, C.Davidson, Wright, M.Davidson, Tade, Craig, McCracken, Pawlett, Vine - Subs (Tuffey, Hasselbaink, Moon, MacLean, Caddis, Scobbie, Steeves)

Dundee - Douglas, Irvine, Davidson, Gallagher, Toshney, Easton, Riley, O'Donnell, McAllister, Nish, Milne - Subs (Baird, McGregor, Conroy, Baird, Boyle, Stewart, McBride)

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