|
Inverness CT
|
St. Johnstone
|
|
None. |
Uchechukwu Ikpeazu (90)
|
|
None. |
Reece McAlear (73)
Matthew Foulds (74) |
Appearances & Goals To Date
Starting Lineup
| Youngest Player: | Alfie Stewart (18 years 358 days) |
| Oldest Player: | Billy Mckay (36 years 279 days) |
| Average Player Age: | 26 years 249 days |
| Domestic Players: | 7 (63.64 % of starting eleven) |
Matchday Squad
| Youngest Player: | Archie Kerr (17 years 155 days) |
| Oldest Player: | Billy Mckay (36 years 279 days) |
| Average Player Age: | 24 years 15 days |
| Domestic Players: | 14 (70.00 % of matchday squad) |
First Team Debuts
Milestones
Last gasp Saints
Built like a heavyweight boxer, Uche Ikpeazu used his strength to turn and poke his shot behind Ross Munro to win this tie that was on a knife edge as we approached full time, just when we were all getting ready for a penalty kick shoot-out. St Johnstone had dominated possession in the opening 45' without threatening to run away with the game. Billy Mckay, looking suspiciously offside spurned an early chance for the hosts as the flag stayed down with keeper Toby Steward blocking the strikers effort from inside the box as he bore down on goal after slack defensive work by the visitors. Thereafter, the first half mainly belonged to St Johnstone's possession game but clear cut chances were at a premium. Best moment was Ross Munro acrobatically clawing away a header from Adama Sibideh and Jamie Gullan might have done better than blasting an effort over the bar as Saint's enjoyed the majority of the ball.
HALF TIME: 0-0
After the break we looked more positive going forward, especially after the hour when Jordan Alonge and Liam Sole replaced Wotherspoon and Billy Mckay. Liam Sole is a bag of tricks with plenty of pace and he troubled the Perth defence, something we were unable to do often enough in the first half. Alfie Stewart saw his free kick from 25 yards tipped over the bar as we pressed for the opener. Desperate defending kept Sole at bay and just when penalties looked inevitable came the sucker punch from the big man. Sickener after we looked in control of the second half. Joe Chalmers almost sprung a surprise direct from the subsequent restart, the keeper back tracking to tip his on target shot from the halfway spot over the bar and Sole produced another dazzling run past dozens of players before his shot was deflected just wide. Alas, we just came up short in what turned into an entertaining game after a drab first half.
FULL TIME: 0-1
Match report written by tm4tj
