East Fife Saint Johnstone
Pos Name SL EL Ag Pos Name SL EL Ag
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GK Reece Beveridge 30 8 n GK Ross Sinclair 25 10 n
SW Scott Mercer 12 10 n SW Tuguy 29 8 n
DF Pat Slattery 30 6 n DF Adrian Newey 29 6 n
DF Jacob Comerford 30 5 n DF Scott McTominay 19 7 n
DF Jonathan Bain 20 8 n MF Hal Grimsby 34 10 n
MF Trevor Brooking 30 9 n MF Tonton Zola Moukoko 33 6 n
MF Kieran Millar 26 7 n MF Cammy MacPherson 29 8 n
WG Alan Trouten 26 6 n FW Geddy Lee 34 10 n
WG Mikey Cunningham 21 9 n FW Ally McCoist 32 6 n
FW Scott Shepherd 35 8 n FW Milo 30 10 n
FW Connor McManus 18 10 n FW Cammy Ballantyne 24 7 n
Min 0: East Fife opens up with a 4-2-4 N while the Perth Saints will play a 3-3-4 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is David Blair (STRONG/FAIR).
Min 0: Cameron Archibald (ARB) - Semi final for Paul at EF is
tremendous effort 👌
Min 0: David Blair (HIB) - Mark will want a 2nd SESL Cup win in 3 seasons and it could come down to Beveridge in goal for
E
Min 0: David Blair (HIB) - East Fife
Min 1: Scott McTominay (STJ) starts marking Scott Shepherd (EF).
Min 2: Hal Grimsby opts to attack the goal on his own...
...Scott Mercer greets the intruder at the gate and strips him of the ball.?
Min 5: Here comes Jonathan Bain (EF)...
...getting onto Trevor Brooking's ball behind the defense...
...he slots it coolly towards Ross Sinclair who just deflects it out of bounds.
Min 5: Ally McCoist (STJ) hits a thunderbolt strike...
...luckily for East Fife Reece Beveridge is in the right spot to make the save.
Min 12: Jacob Comerford (EF) now gets a chance to cross...
...he looks for Mikey Cunningham but it evades him...
...Ross Sinclair missed it too but luckily for St. Johnstone it drifts wide.
Min 12: Adrian Newey (STJ) passes a great ball to Tonton Zola Moukoko...
...whose low shot across goal is only parried by Fifers keeper Reece Beveridge...
...and who else but Adrian Newey is there to slot it in...
...Manager moaning to ref but all too easy...
...a superb play and the early lead for the Perth Saints...
...score now: EF 0 - STJ 1
Min 19: Kieran Millar (EF) seizes on a horrible clearance from the Scotsman keeper...
...finds Alan Trouten busting into the box...
...who shoots...
...saved by Ross Sinclair!
Min 21: One pass too many from St. Johnstone and East Fife soon get a cross in...
...Trevor Brooking (EF) gets his head to it...
...and knocks it past Ross Sinclair. GOAL!...
...East Fife draw level....
...score now: EF 1 - STJ 1
Min 24: The referee books Milo (STJ) for a challenge on Kieran Millar...
...the ball had gone when the tackle went in, correct decision.
Min 26: Milo (STJ) finds Cammy Ballantyne steaming through the middle...
...he gets into the area...
...but Jonathan Bain (EF) is there to make a key tackle.
Min 28: Cammy Ballantyne (STJ) does well to turn on the edge of the box...
...only to see his shot blocked by Pat Slattery (EF).
Min 33: Connor McManus (EF) and Jacob Comerford break for East Fife...
...Jacob Comerford looks to have found space into which to recieve Connor McManus's through ball...
...but some fantastic defending from Tuguy (STJ) sees the danger snuffed out.
Min 37: Trevor Brooking (EF) knocks the ball in from the left wing...
...an emphatic finish for Alan Trouten with a half volley in the penalty area...
... finished just like Torres at his peak...
...GOAL!!!...
...the East Fife side are up...
...score now: EF 2 - STJ 1
Min 44: The Fifers sit back and absorb pressure...
...before Cammy Ballantyne's (STJ) ball into the box is cut out by Scott Mercer (EF).
Min 45: Stewart Murdoch on for Jacob Comerford(DF)...
...Stewart Murdoch will play DF.
HALFTIME SCORE: East Fife 2 - St. Johnstone 1
Min 46: Reece Beveridge blocks but the ball is played back into the area...
...and Cammy Ballantyne (STJ) smashes a volley over Reece Beveridge and over the bar from an angle...
...Cammy Ballantyne was unlucky there...
...terrible defending by the Fifers.
Min 53: Hal Grimsby breaks up the play in the middle of the park...
...and puts Geddy Lee on the attack down the right...
...the Canadian cuts inside, evades Pat Slattery's challenge...
...and flights the ball towards the goal but Reece Beveridge is there to punch the ball out of danger.
Min 61: Mikey Cunningham picks the ball up deep in his own half and hits a long-ball for Alan Trouten to chase...
...it drops over Adrian Newey's shoulder and right into Alan Trouten's path...
...the Scotsman hits an early shot from just outside the box...
...that thunders past Ross Sinclair's outstretched arm...
...and just wide of the goal.
Min 62: Now the ball comes to Ally McCoist (STJ)...
...Geddy Lee has space on the left and Ally McCoist tries to play him in...
...only for Jonathan Bain (EF) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 72: Pat Slattery loses the ball to Cammy MacPherson (STJ) on the right-hand side of the area...
...he takes it on and steers the coolest of shots at Reece Beveridge%who makes a superb save.
Min 80: Adrian Newey loses the ball to Mikey Cunningham (EF) on the right-hand side of the area...
...he takes it on and steers the coolest of shots past Ross Sinclair GOAL!...
...East Fife are looking strong now...
...score now: EF 3 - STJ 1
Min 89: Hal Grimsby (STJ) finds Geddy Lee steaming through the middle...
...he gets into the area...
...but Jonathan Bain (EF) is there to make a key tackle.
FINAL SCORE: East Fife 3 - St. Johnstone 1
Man Of The Match: Alan Trouten (EF)
East Fife
Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Reece Beveridge 30 30 30 13 2 n 0 3 0 0 90 6
SW Scott Mercer 12 12 12 8 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Jonathan Bain 20 20 20 16 2 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
DF Jacob Comerford 30 30 30 24 2 n 0 0 0 1 45 6
DF Pat Slattery 30 30 30 24 0 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Stewart Murdoch 21 21 21 16 2 n 0 0 0 0 45 6
MF Kieran Millar 26 26 26 23 1 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
MF Trevor Brooking 30 30 30 27 3 n 0 0 1 1 90 6
WG Mikey Cunningham 21 21 21 18 3 n 0 0 1 1 90 6
WG Alan Trouten 26 26 26 23 0 n 0 0 1 3 90 6
FW Scott Shepherd 35 35 16 35 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
FW Connor McManus 18 18 18 18 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
Saint Johnstone
Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Ross Sinclair 25 25 25 11 4 n 0 2 0 0 90 6
SW Tuguy 29 29 29 20 2 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Scott McTominay 19 19 0 15 1 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
DF Adrian Newey 29 29 29 23 0 n 0 0 1 1 90 6
MF Cammy MacPherson 29 29 29 26 2 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
MF Hal Grimsby 34 34 34 30 4 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
MF Tonton Zola Moukoko 33 33 33 29 0 n 0 0 0 0 90 6
FW Cammy Ballantyne 24 24 24 24 1 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
FW Milo 30 30 30 30 4 n 4 0 0 0 90 6
FW Geddy Lee 34 34 34 34 4 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
FW Ally McCoist 32 32 32 32 0 n 0 0 0 1 90 6
Statistics EF STJ
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Halftime 2 1
Fulltime 3 1
Shots On Target 5 4
Shots 7 5
Saves 3 2
Offsides 0 0
Penalty Kicks 0 0
Yellow Cards 0 1
Red Cards 0 0
Avg SL% Used 69 70
Revenue 108 108
MIN TEAM MT GP DEF OFF
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1 EF N 52.00 136.33 180.48
1 STJ N 43.50 121.15 214.40
46 EF N 47.50 127.33 178.23
Trainer's Report
Maksym Kucheryavyi (STJ) did not appear in the match and could not be coached.
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