TIME LINE V FORFAR ATHLETIC
26th July 2016
90 minutes - The game is just playing itself out now and the final whistle comes with no additional time added on. A comfortable win for Saints. Match report to follow
86 minutes - Reynolds finds Jody Morris down the right and the captain provides a great cross but iut beyond the reach of Kenny Deuchar.
83 minutes - a double change for Saints with Steven Milne and Liam Craig being replaced by Steven Reynolds and Murray Davidson respectively.
78 minutes - Gavin Swankie needs treatment after a Forfar defender lands on his head as they challange for a ball in the penalty area but he recovers after a couple of minutes.
73 minutes - The game seems to be over as a contest now with Saints comfortable on their three goal lead.
65 minutes - Gavin Swankie replaces Peter MacDonald for Saints.
64 minutes - Peter MacDonald is booked for a daft tackle in the middle of the park - he had been warned previously.
60 minutes - Forfar replace former Saint Martyn Fotheringham with Brian Deasley.
56 minutes - GOAL ST JOHNSTONE! Liam Craig provides a neat lobbed finish after being put through by Chris Millar. Forfar's Ross Campbell is yellow carded for taking Craig out after he had scored. Forfar Athletic 0 Saints 3
55 minutes - Brown denies Peter MacDonald with a great block after being set up by Chris Millar - the Saints midfielder might have been better drilling a shot in on goal.
47 minutes - Deuchar should have his second goal of the game but he fires across the goal and wide after a Grainger cross is knocked onto him at the back post.
The second half is underway and the attendance is given as 1,449.
45 minutes - It's half-time and Saints are well worth their half time two goal lead.
43 minutes - GOAL ST JOHNSTONE! Kenny Deuchar is the provider this time and although his low cross from the right wing isn't the best it reaches Liam Criag who first-times it past Brown with his left foot from just inside the penalty box. Forfar Athletic 0 Saints 2
34 minutes - Brown denies Peter MacDonald as they race for a through ball and referee Calum Murray is not interested in the striker's appeals for a penalty kick.
33 minutes - A chance for Forfar but templeman blasts his effort from a Campbell lay-off just wide.
31 minutes - Nearly another goal for Deuchar but Brown makes a great save down at his left hand post.
30 minutes - A chance for Forfar but Andy Tod blasts wide when well placed after a miscued defensive header.
22 minutes - GOAL ST JOHNSTONE!! A route one goal with Danny Grainger bursting down the left and lofting it into the box where KENNY DEUCHAR rises to nod it beyond the diving Brown. Forfar Athletic 0 Saints 1
20 minutes - A corner to Saints after a Liam Craig shot is deflected wide. The corner comes to nothing
Saints are dominating the game but will need to make one of the chances count.
17 minutes - A chance for Danny Grainger who is released by Chris Millar but he fails to get his shot in and the ball is cleared away.
13 minutes - An unmarked Peter MacDonald gets his head to a long ball from Graham Gartland but it goes straight to keeper Brown who would have been stranded had Peaso got any height on the effort.
8 minutes - A chance for Peter MacDonald but he can't control a lovely pass from Chriss Millar and the ball goes for a fruitless corner kick.
6 minutes - A great chance for Forfar following a corner kick - Tod and Campbell both get a shot in on goal but the efforts are blocked by the Perth defence.
5 minutes - A Danny Grainger cross is plucked out of the air by Forfar keeper Brown.
1 minute - A great chance in the opening minute but Steven Milne heads across goal and just inches wide from a ball swung in from the left.
Welcome to Station Park - it's not the strongest of signals for internet but we'll do our best to keep you updated! Saints are in their maroon change strip and shooting towards the end where the home fans are gathered.
For tonight’s Scottish Cup tie at Station Park, Forfar, Saints make two changes from the starting line-up that last played a game – away back on Boxing Day at Motherwell.
Liam Craig and Steven Milne are into the side at the expense of Kevin Moon and Murray Davidson, the latter dropping onto the bench and one of the two required Under 21 players.
Loan striker Cillian Sheridan is unavailable, having been signed after the date of the original tie.
Saints: Smith, Irvine, Grainger, Mackay, Gartland, Morris, Millar, Craig, Milne, Deuchar, MacDonald. Subs: Anderson, Davidson, Swankie, Reynolds, Main.
Forfar: Brown, McCulloch, I Campbell, M Fotheringham, Todd, Tulloch, Gordon, Mowatt, Templeman, R Campbell, Gibson. Subs: K Fotheringham, N Smith, Deasley, C Smith, Curtis