
LIVE ST JOHNSTONE V ROSS COUNTY
26th July 2016
90 + 4 mins, it's all over - a frustrating afternoon for Saints who had chances to win this one.
88 mins, Sub for County, coming off is Sam Morrow, his replacement is Gary Glen.
85 mins, Hasselbaink with the blocked shot, the ball rolls out to Craig who takes a bad touch. The ball is dealt with by Scott Boyd.
83 mins, Grant Munro is shown the yellow card after bringing down Steve MacLean outside the County box. MacKay crosses and it misses everyone inside the box and goes out for a throw in to County.
81 mins, Dave MacKay's free kick is easily caught by Michael Fraser.
80 mins, Rowan Vine hits the deck with a head injury, he goes off to receive treatment.
78 mins, After Chris Millar holds the ball up well, he picks out MacLean who has a weak effort on goal saved.
75 mins, Strong shouts for a penalty as Davidson's powerful shot looked to have come off the hand of a County player, the ref waves away appeals.
74 mins, Sub for Saints, Gregory Tade leaves the field and his replacement comes in the form of Rowan Vine.
73 mins, Great combination from Tade and Hasselbaink. Hasselabink plays the through ball to Tade whos shot is fired wide of the goal.
72 mins, Free kick to County, Craig fuming at the decision. The ball is whipped in but Mannus catches easily.
68 mins, GOAL SAINTS 1-1 COUNTY Iain Vigurs with the goal as Saints switch off from a quick free kick, Tade sticks out a leg to try and intercept the pass but the ball reaches Vigurs who's shot takes a slight deflection confusing Mannus and into the back of the net.
67 mins, Craig does well to cross but not a single Saints jersey in the box to meet it.
65 mins, Subs for County, Marc Fitzpatrick off for Ross Tokely and Steven Ross leaves the field for Colin McMenamin.
64 mins, Chris Millar attempts a cheeky chip from outside the box, easy catch for Fraser.
62 mins, Great work again from MacKay, bearing down on the County goal he passes to his right and MacLean attempts to cut back, the resulting cut back is cleared away for a corner.
59 mins, Anderson clears after MacKay and Wright fail to under the pressure of the County attackers.
56 mins, Fitzpatrick and Craig shown the yellow card after a fight breaks out in the corner flag after Tade went to ground under the challenges of two County players, no free kick given.
55 mins, Great passing move involving Murray Davidson, Liam Craig and Dave MacKay sees Hasselbaink just inches offside.
53 mins, Amazing chance to make it two, Tade beating the County defense with ease, cuts back to MacLean who shoots at an empty goal but Scott Boyd launches himself at the ball and out for a corner.
50 mins, GOAL SAINTS 1-0 COUNTY And its the captain that gives Saints the lead. MacKay coming down the wing and cuts inside the County box. MacKay with plenty of time and space to unleash at shot low and hard into the bottom right hand corner of Fraser's goal, beating the keeper at his near post.
49 mins, Steve MacLean earns a free kick after a nudge in the back, 30 yards from goal. The ball is knocked away by Grant Munro.
47 mins, After a long spell, the ball is finally put out of play after Farzer Wright goes down with a head injury.
45 mins, County corner thanks to a header from Dave MacKay, foul in the box and a free kick is awarded to Saints.
Saints get the second half underway attacking towards the Ormond stand.
Half time, St Johnstone 0-0 Ross County
46 mins, Great effort from MacLean, his shot from distance is tipped over by Michael Fraser and out for a corner. The resulting corner leads to nothing.
45 mins, The fourth official had indicated there will be a minimum of 1 minute added time.
43 mins, Quick free kick taken by Saints as Chris Millar runs at the County defense unleashing a shot from distance which takes a nick off Murray Davdison and out for a goal kick.
41 mins, Tade judged to have brought down Scott Boyd, free kick Ross County.
39 mins, Best chance of the game for Saints, Steve MacLean rounds the County defense, all he had to do was shoot. Instead MacLean picks out Tade who didn't expect a pass as the ball trickles out for a goal kick.
38 mins, Good chance for Saints after Callum Davidson crosses low for Liam Craig who spins and passes to Steve MacLean, MacLean has his shot just blocked.
37 mins, Grant Munro lucky to escape the refs book after a very late challenge leaves Gregory Tade on the deck.
35 mins, Great play out on the wing by Michael kovacevic. He skips past Callum Davidson and cross into the box, Frazer Wright had to be alert as there were County players lurking.
33 mins, Corner to Saints, Grant Munro heading away a Dave MacKay cross. The resulting corner leads to Steven Anderson getting a shot away but its high and wide.
31 mins, The resulting corner leads to Frazer Wright climbing highest to head away but goes inches wide of Fraser's goal.
30 mins, Corner to Saints, Chris Millar with the edge of the box shot blocked away for another corner.
29 mins, Frazer Wright with an amazing cross field pass deep inside the County half towards Dave MacKay. MacKay crosses but the ball is seen away from danger by Brittain.
28 mins, Free kick to Saints out by the half way line, Hasselbaink skipping away from Mark Fotheringham who trips the young Dutchman.
24 mins, Best chance of the game so far for Ross County, Steven Ross with a cross into the box from the wing. The cross is met by a congested penalty box, bodies hurtling towards the ball trying to make connection. Richard Brittain has enough time to chest down and fire at Mannus from close range, but the shot goes wide of its target.
23 mins, Alan Mannus with the punt down the park towards Tade, Tade wins the ball but his touch is left to be desired as it trickles away from him towards County keeper Michael Fraser.
22 mins, MacLean gets a warning from the referee after a late tackle on Richard Brittain.
20 mins, Ross County drilling balls into the box but no one on the end of the crosses for them.
19 mins, Brittain returns to the field after receiving treatment.
17 mins, The ball is put out of play by Liam Craig as Richard Brittain goes down injured.
14 mins, Dave MacKay going on a great solo run down the wing passes to Tade who crosses in, blocked by Grant Munro. The blocked cross falls to MacKay who goes for the shot but it too is blocked away.
12 mins, Great chance for County, Fotheringham with an effort from distance, the curling shot had Mannus on the back foot. Just wide for a goal kick.
11 mins, Stuart Kettlewell with the shot from distance sails over Mannus's goal for a goal kick.
10 mins, Saints knocking the ball about well trying to carve open the County defence.
7 mins, Frazer Wright concedes a corner after a high ball into the box.
5 mins, Sam Morrow with the cross for County, low into the box easily caught by Alan Mannus.
4 mins, Free kick to Saints, Hasselbaink being pulled back, free kick comes in, the ball bouncing off the back of Anderson.
2 mins, Hasselbaink cutting inside the County box and getting a cross in low, Tade was inches away from making connection.
Ross County get the game underway attacking towards the Ormond stand.
Team Line Ups
St Johnstone: Mannus, MacKay, C.Davidson, Wright, Anderson, Millar, M.Davidson, Tade, Craig, Hasselbaink, MacLean. Subs: Tuffey, Robertson, Miller, Vine, Caddis, Kane, Thomson.
Ross County: Fraser, Fitzpatrick, Munro, Boyd, Kettlewell, Brittain, Vigurs, Morrow, Kovacevic, Ross, Fotheringham. Subs: Brown, Tokley, Lawson, McMenamin, Glen, Cooper, MacPhee.
Good afternoon live from McDiarmid Park for today's match between Saints and Ross County.