Inverness Caledonian Thistle vs St Johnstone, 2021-22 Scottish Premiership Promotion/Relegation Playoffs, Finals

· 1st Leg
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
  • 73': Reece McAlear
  • 80': Reece McAlear
FT
2 - 2
1st Leg
St Johnstone
  • 18': Shaun Rooney
  • 24': Melker Hallberg

About

Inverness Caledonian Thistle are hosting St Johnstone at Sarens PSG Stadium, Inverness, Scotland, starting on . The match is a part of the Scottish Premiership Promotion/Relegation Playoffs.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Melker Hallberg (St. Johnstone).
  • 2': Sean Welsh (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Offside, Inverness CT. Reece McAlear tries a through ball, but Aaron Doran is caught offside.
  • 4': Daniel Cleary (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Billy Mckay (Inverness CT).
  • 5': Attempt saved. Glenn Middleton (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Shaun Rooney.
  • 5': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Mark Ridgers.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Melker Hallberg (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cameron MacPherson.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Glenn Middleton.
  • 14': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Cameron Harper.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Shaun Rooney (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cameron MacPherson.
  • 18': Goal! Inverness CT 0, St. Johnstone 1. Shaun Rooney (St. Johnstone) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Melker Hallberg with a cross.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Glenn Middleton (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Melker Hallberg.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Callum Hendry (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Glenn Middleton.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Melker Hallberg (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
  • 24': Goal! Inverness CT 0, St. Johnstone 2. Melker Hallberg (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 27': Foul by David Carson (Inverness CT).
  • 27': James Brown (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Callum Hendry (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Foul by David Carson (Inverness CT).
  • 28': Offside, St. Johnstone. Jamie McCart tries a through ball, but Murray Davidson is caught offside.
  • 31': Billy Mckay (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Foul by Daniel Cleary (St. Johnstone).
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Aaron Doran (Inverness CT) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Sean Welsh (Inverness CT) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 35': Daniel Cleary (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Foul by Billy Mckay (Inverness CT).
  • 38': Attempt missed. Glenn Middleton (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Melker Hallberg.
  • 39': Billy Mckay (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone).
  • 44': Offside, St. Johnstone. Liam Gordon tries a through ball, but Melker Hallberg is caught offside.
  • 44': Foul by Glenn Middleton (St. Johnstone).
  • 44': Sean Welsh (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Cameron MacPherson (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Murray Davidson.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Melker Hallberg (St. Johnstone).
  • 45'+1': Robbie Deas (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Inverness CT 0, St. Johnstone 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Inverness CT 0, St. Johnstone 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Inverness CT. Austin Samuels replaces Joseph Hardy.
  • 45': Substitution, Inverness CT. Logan Chalmers replaces Aaron Doran.
  • 46': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Mark Ridgers.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Daniel Cleary (St. Johnstone) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Melker Hallberg with a cross following a corner.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Callum Hendry (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by James Brown.
  • 48': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Mark Ridgers.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jamie McCart with a headed pass.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Jamie McCart (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Shaun Rooney (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Glenn Middleton (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Hendry.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Cameron MacPherson (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Glenn Middleton.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Callum Hendry (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Murray Davidson.
  • 52': Offside, St. Johnstone. Callum Hendry tries a through ball, but Glenn Middleton is caught offside.
  • 52': Glenn Middleton (St. Johnstone) is shown the yellow card.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Daniel Cleary (St. Johnstone) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Melker Hallberg with a cross.
  • 54': Offside, Inverness CT. Logan Chalmers tries a through ball, but Austin Samuels is caught offside.
  • 55': Foul by Logan Chalmers (Inverness CT).
  • 55': Jamie McCart (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Substitution, Inverness CT. Scott Allardice replaces Lewis Hyde.
  • 57': Billy Mckay (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 57': Foul by Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone).
  • 63': Attempt missed. Glenn Middleton (St. Johnstone) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Gordon.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Melker Hallberg (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Hendry.
  • 66': Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Jamie McCart.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Sean Welsh (Inverness CT) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 68': Attempt missed. James Brown (St. Johnstone) right footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Melker Hallberg.
  • 69': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Stevie May replaces Glenn Middleton.
  • 69': Substitution, St. Johnstone. Jacob Butterfield replaces Melker Hallberg.
  • 73': Goal! Inverness CT 1, St. Johnstone 2. Reece McAlear (Inverness CT) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Austin Samuels.
  • 76': Corner, St. Johnstone. Conceded by Cameron Harper.
  • 78': Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Jamie McCart.
  • 79': Foul by Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone).
  • 79': Reece McAlear (Inverness CT) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Goal! Inverness CT 2, St. Johnstone 2. Reece McAlear (Inverness CT) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 85': Foul by Robbie Deas (Inverness CT).
  • 85': Stevie May (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Billy Mckay (Inverness CT) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Austin Samuels.
  • 86': Corner, Inverness CT. Conceded by Liam Gordon.
  • 87': Offside, Inverness CT. Reece McAlear tries a through ball, but Kirk Broadfoot is caught offside.
  • 90': Foul by Logan Chalmers (Inverness CT).
  • 90': Shaun Rooney (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Billy Mckay (Inverness CT).
  • 90'+2': Murray Davidson (St. Johnstone) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Inverness CT 2, St. Johnstone 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Inverness CT 2, St. Johnstone 2.

Game Information

Competition: Scottish Premiership Promotion/Relegation Playoffs

Venue: Sarens PSG Stadium
Location: Inverness, Scotland
Attendance: 4,811

Line-Ups

ICT Inverness Caledonian Thistle (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Marc Ridgers (GK)
4 Sean Welsh
5 Robbie Deas
15 Kirk Broadfoot
23 Reece McAlear
28 Lewis Hyde
10 Aaron Doran
3 Cameron Harper
8 David Carson
9 Billy McKay
20 Joseph Hardy
Inverness Caledonian Thistle Substitutes:
Matthew Strachan, Logan Chalmers, Austin Samuels, Calum Mackay, Cameron Mackay, Scott Allardice.

STJ St Johnstone (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 Zander Clark (GK)
6 Liam Gordon
4 Jamie McCart
5 Daniel Cleary
18 Cameron Macpherson
29 Melker Hallberg
8 Murray Davidson
2 James Brown
19 Shaun Rooney
22 Callum Hendry
14 Glenn Middleton Yellow Card
St Johnstone Substitutes:
Michael O'Halloran, Nadir Ciftci, Stevie May, John Mahon, Charlie Gilmour, Liam Craig, Thomas Sang, Jacob Butterfield, Elliot Parish.

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