Kilmarnock beats St. Johnstone 2-1 with D. Armstrong scoring a double
KILMARNOCK. Kilmarnock overcame St. Johnstone to win 2-1. D. Armstrong was the key to score 2 goals.
KILMARNOCK. Kilmarnock beat St. Johnstone to win 2-1. D. Armstrong was the key to score 2 goals. It was Kilmarnock to strike first with a goal of D. Armstrong at the 11′. Then D. Armstrong scored again for Kilmarnock in the 47′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Eventually, T. Bair reduced the distance for St. Johnstone with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. St. Johnstone lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the BBSP Stadium Rugby Park stadium in Kilmarnock on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Alan James Muir who was helped by Drew Kirkland and John McCrossan. The 4th official was Calum Scott. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 10.3 degrees Celsius or 50.5 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 88%.
Match Statistics
St. Johnstone was in firm control of the ball 59% while Kilmarnock was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
St. Johnstone was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Kilmarnock was able to find the solution to win this match.
Kilmarnock shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, St. Johnstone shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Kilmarnock. On the other side, St. Johnstone received 3 yellow cards (L. Gordon, A. Mitchell and R. McGowan).
After playing this match, Kilmarnock will have 4 points to stay in the 11th place. On the other side, St. Johnstone will stay with 10 points to stay in the 9th place.
Match Events
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11'11'
D. Armstrong
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34'34'
L. Gordon
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47'47'
D. Armstrong
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52'52'
A. Mitchell
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57'57'
T. Gallacher
A. Mitchell
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57'57'
J. Murphy
S. May
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63'63'
R. McGowan
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65'65'
B. Lyons
B. Alston
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65'65'
C. Doidge
K. Lafferty
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72'72'
T. Bair
D. Wright
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72'72'
M. Kucheriavyi
A. Crawford
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77'77'
O. Shaw
J. Jones
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80'80'
M. O\'Halloran
R. McGowan
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89'89'
J. Wright
D. Armstrong
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90'90'
T. Bair
Next match
In the upcoming Premiership match, Kilmarnock will host Hearts on the 9th of October with a 23-17 head to head record in favor of Kilmarnock (10 draws).
St. Johnstone will host Celtic on the 8th of October with a 34-4 head to head in favor of Celtic (7 draws).
Kilmarnock: Formation and Lineups
Kilmarnock started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Derek McInnes chose to play with the following team: Zachary Hemming , Lewis Mayo , Ash Taylor , Christopher Stokes , Ben Chrisene , Alan Power , Blair Alston , Danny Armstrong , Rory McKenzie , Jordan Jones and Kyle Lafferty .
Substitutes
Kilmarnock made 4 changes: B. Alston for B. Lyons (65′), K. Lafferty for C. Doidge (65′), J. Jones for O. Shaw (77′) and D. Armstrong for J. Wright (89′).
Top player: Danny Armstrong
The player who no doubt impressed Kilmarnock the most was Danny Armstrong.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 24 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 6 crosses.St. Johnstone: Formation and Lineups
St. Johnstone started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
On the opposite side, Callum Davidson played with: Remi Matthews , Drey Wright , Alex Mitchell , Liam Gordon , Andy Considine , James Brown , Melker Hallberg , Ryan McGowan , Ali Crawford , Stevie May and Nicky Clark .
Substitutes
St. Johnstone made 5 changes: A. Mitchell for T. Gallacher (57′), S. May for J. Murphy (57′), D. Wright for T. Bair (72′), A. Crawford for M. Kucheriavyi (72′) and R. McGowan for M. O’Halloran (80′).
Top player: Thelonius Bair
The player who no doubt impressed St. Johnstone the most was Thelonius Bair.
His rating is
with 2 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3.His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 72′.
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