Ross County conquers St. Johnstone 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

PERTH. Ross County overcomes St. Johnstone with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Murray (45') and a goal from D. Cancola (49').

By
John Ross
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Ross County conquers St. Johnstone 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

PERTH. Ross County conquers St. Johnstone with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Murray (45′) and a goal from D. Cancola (49′).

The match was played at the McDiarmid Park stadium in Perth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Alan James Muir assisted by Alastair Mather and Gordon McCabe. The 4th official was Peter Stuart. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.8 degrees Celsius or 62.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

St. Johnstone

0 - 2

Team 1

Ross County

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 16 Total 13
  • 2 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 7
  • 8 Shots blocked 2
  • 93 Attack 90
  • 50 Dangerous attack 54
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 5
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 16 Total 17
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

St. Johnstone was in firm control of the ball 55% while Ross County was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ross County was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ross County won the contest.​

St. Johnstone shot 15 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Ross County shot 13 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

St. Johnstone received 2 yellow cards (Cammy MacPherson and Daniel Phillips). On the opposite side, Ross County received 3 yellow cards (Nohan Kenneh, Alex Iacovitti and Josh Stones).

Match Timeline

20'
Simon Murray- sub ->E. Brophy
45'
Simon Murray(goal)Jordan White
49'
54'
54'
54'
56'
74'
Cammy MacPherson - sub ->David Wotherspoon
74'
Cammy MacPherson - Yellow
77'
79'
79'
Daniel Phillips- Yellow
79'
83'
83'
83'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
92
33
Rangers
79
33
Aberdeen
53
33
Hearts
48
33
Hibernian
44
33
St. Mirren
44
33
Livingston
42
33
Motherwell
37
33
St. Johnstone
33
33
Dundee United
31
33
Kilmarnock
31
33
Ross County
27
33

After this contest, St. Johnstone will stay with 32 points to sit in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Ross County will have 27 points to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premiership, St. Johnstone will host Hibernian on the 22nd of April with a 12-12 head to head record.

Ross County will play away agasint Hearts on the 22nd of April with a 10-2 head to head record in favor of Hearts (13 draws).

St. Johnstone – Formation

St. Johnstone
G
Remi Matthews 1.England
6.2
D
Ryan McGowan 13.Australia
7.4
D
Liam Gordon  6.Scotland
6.1
54'
D
James Brown 2.Malta
6.2
54'
M
Daniel Phillips 34.England
7.5
79'
M
Drey Wright  14.England
6.6
M
David Wotherspoon 10.Canada
7.3
74'
M
M. Hallberg 22.Sweden
6.1
79'
M
Adam Montgomery  19.Scotland
6.4
F
Stevie May 7.Scotland
6.8
F
Zak Rudden 16.Scotland
6.1
54'
Substitutes
G
Ross Sinclair  20.Scotland
D
Tony Gallacher 3.Scotland
D
Alex Mitchell 5.England
6.3
54'
M
Cammy MacPherson  18.Scotland
6.5
74' 77'
M
J. Moreland 31.Scotland
M
Graham Carey 23.Republic of Ireland
F
Jamie Murphy 29.Scotland
6.4
54'
F
T. Bair 17.Canada
6.7
79'
F
Connor McLennan 26.Scotland
6.7
54'

St. Johnstone started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

The manager Callum Davidson decided to play with the following team: Remi Matthews (6.2), Ryan McGowan (7.4), Liam Gordon (6.1), James Brown (6.2), Daniel Phillips (7.5), Drey Wright (6.6), David Wotherspoon (7.3), Melker Hallberg (6.1), Adam Montgomery (6.4), Stevie May (6.8) and Zak Rudden (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Ross Sinclair, Tony Gallacher, Alex Mitchell (6.3), Cameron MacPherson (6.5), Jamie Murphy (6.4), John Moreland, Graham Carey, Thelonius Bair (6.7) and Connor McLennan (6.7).

St. Johnstone could not rely on the presence of Jamie Murphy (injured) and T. Bair (injured).

Substitutions

St. Johnstone made 5 changes: James Brown for Connor McLennan (54′), L. Gordon for Alex Mitchell (54′), Zak Rudden for Jamie Murphy (54′), David Wotherspoon for Cameron MacPherson (74′) and Melker Hallberg for Thelonius Bair (79′).

Best player: Daniel Phillips​

The most impressive player for St. Johnstone was Daniel Phillips.

His rating is (7.5) with 35 passes (60% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Ross County – Formation

Ross County
G
Ross Laidlaw 1.Scotland
7.6
D
Connor Randall 2.England
7.4
D
Dylan Smith 30.Scotland
7.2
D
Alex Iacovitti 6.Scotland
7.4
79'
M
George Harmon 16.England
7.2
M
David Cancola 4.Austria
7.6
83' Goals49'
M
Victor Loturi 14.Canada
7.1
M
Nohan Kenneh 42.Liberia
6.8
56'
M
Josh Sims 11.England
7.6
74'
F
Jordan White 26.Scotland
7.4
F
Eamonn Brophy 27.Scotland
20'
Substitutes
G
Ross Munro 21.Scotland
D
Keith Watson 15.Scotland
6.6
83'
F
O. Edwards 7.England
6.3
74'
F
Jordy Hiwula 19.England
F
Josh Stones 49.England
6.2
83' 83'
F
D. Samuel 9.England
F
Simon Murray 17.Scotland
6.5
20' Goals45'

Ross County started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Malky Mackay played with: Ross Laidlaw (7.6), Connor Randall (7.4), Dylan Smith (7.2), Alex Iacovitti (7.4), Josh Sims (7.6), Victor Loturi (7.1), David Cancola (7.6), Nohan Kenneh (6.8), George Harmon (7.2), Jordan White (7.4) and Eamonn Brophy.

These were the players on the bench: Ross Munro, Keith Watson (6.6), Owura Edwards (6.3), Jordy Hiwula, Josh Stones (6.2), Dominic Samuel, Simon Murray (6.5), Zach MacPhee, and .

Ross County could not rely on the presence of Keith Watson (injured).

Substitutions

Ross County made 4 changes: E. Brophy for Simon Murray (20′), Josh Sims for Owura Edwards (74′), David Cancola for Keith Watson (83′) and S. Murray for Josh Stones (83′).

Best player: David Cancola​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ross County was David Cancola.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 20 passes (55% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​