Saints tame the Lions!

After a great run before the international break St Johnstone were looking to make it 13 out of 15 points on the trot in a tough battle at top of the league leaders Livingston.

The Last result against the Livi Lions didn’t go to plan after being knocked out the Co-Op cp 2-1 after extra time. With a solid defensive partnership starting to bond with McCaffrey and Rutkiewick and Gary Irvine celebrating the birth of his new baby daughter and Liam Craig starting to become more farmilliar in the left back role it seemed certain for a good day in Alan Mains goals especially with the loss of Livi’s two goal scoring threats.

A healthy sized away support had come through to see St Johnstone pick up 3 points at Almond Vale and it was the on-form Stevie ‘Savo’ Milne that came up not only with the goods but an absolutly outstanding world class piece of finshing worthy to win any game. A great ball was played up the left wing from Craig to Holmes who done well to control under preasure and cross the ball to Milne who made an approach to the edge of the ‘D’ section in Livi’s box, controled on the knee and lobbed the keeper from a good 20 yards out.

Although the game finished 1-0 to saints it should probably have finished 3-1 with both sides missing close range headers and one from Hardie who was unlucky not to have directed the ball to wither side of their keeper.

Easy clean sheet for Alan Main, great defensive work from all, excellent fitness showed by the midfield and great decision making from the forwards.

All 3 subs were used by Mcinnes and the only person in the stadium not knowing who they were was the tannoy man and achiving 100% to get every name wrong as saints players came on. MacDonald was the last of the subs to appear and is looking a lot more fitter and thinner but should have scored when running goal wards from the right but opting to pass instead of shoot.

All heads down now for the Partick game and the team are hoping they will have a great vocal backing by the supporters and keep them going for another 90 minutes!