Scottish Premier League: St. Johnstone 0 Celtic 1

Celtic moved five points clear atop the Scottish Premier League table after a hard-fought 1-0 win over St. Johnstone on Tuesday.

A goal on the stroke of half-time from Israeli Baram Kayal – his first for the club – was enough to send the Hoops further clear of rivals Rangers.

Just when it looked like the hosts at McDiarmid Park would make it to the break on level terms, Kayal got on the end of some scrappy play to place home what proved to be the winner.

Scott Brown also struck the crossbar late on for Celtic while substitute Shaun Moloney was denied by a late save from Graeme Smith.

St. Johnstone finished the clash with 10 men when 51st minute substitute Chris Millar limped off with an injury after his side had exhausted their three substitutions.

Celtic have won four on the trot in the league while St. Johnstone are winless in the competition since February 2.

Tue 12 April, 2011

Scottish Premier League: St. Johnstone 0 Celtic 1

Celtic moved five points clear atop the Scottish Premier League table after a hard-fought 1-0 win over St. Johnstone on Tuesday.

A goal on the stroke of half-time from Israeli Baram Kayal – his first for the club – was enough to send the Hoops further clear of rivals Rangers.

Just when it looked like the hosts at McDiarmid Park would make it to the break on level terms, Kayal got on the end of some scrappy play to place home what proved to be the winner.

Scott Brown also struck the crossbar late on for Celtic while substitute Shaun Moloney was denied by a late save from Graeme Smith.

St. Johnstone finished the clash with 10 men when 51st minute substitute Chris Millar limped off with an injury after his side had exhausted their three substitutions.

Celtic have won four on the trot in the league while St. Johnstone are winless in the competition since February 2.

Tue 12 April, 2011

SPL: St Johnstone 0 Aberdeen 0

St Johnstone and Aberdeen fought out an entertaining 0-0 draw at McDiarmid Park in Wednesday’s lone Scottish Premier League fixture.

Both sides will take a measure of satisfaction from the stalemate, with St Johnstone notching their sixth straight clean sheet at home and Aberdeen their fourth in a row.

Nick Blackman and Rob Milson came closest for Aberdeen with attempts that were brilliantly denied by Saints goalkeeper Peter Enckelman, while Dons counterpart Jamie Langfield was called into action in the second half with several terrific saves.

The draw sees both teams draw level with Hibernian on 31 points, still three points shy of the top half of the table.

St Johnstone will look to make it seven shut-outs when Hibernian visit on Saturday in the midst of a five-game winning streak, while Aberdeen travel to Dundee United on Monday.

Wed 2 March, 2011

SPL: St Johnstone 0 Aberdeen 0

St Johnstone and Aberdeen fought out an entertaining 0-0 draw at McDiarmid Park in Wednesday’s lone Scottish Premier League fixture.

Both sides will take a measure of satisfaction from the stalemate, with St Johnstone notching their sixth straight clean sheet at home and Aberdeen their fourth in a row.

Nick Blackman and Rob Milson came closest for Aberdeen with attempts that were brilliantly denied by Saints goalkeeper Peter Enckelman, while Dons counterpart Jamie Langfield was called into action in the second half with several terrific saves.

The draw sees both teams draw level with Hibernian on 31 points, still three points shy of the top half of the table.

St Johnstone will look to make it seven shut-outs when Hibernian visit on Saturday in the midst of a five-game winning streak, while Aberdeen travel to Dundee United on Monday.

Wed 2 March, 2011

Rangers´ visit to St Johnstone postponed

Wednesday’s Scottish Premier League fixture between St Johnstone and Rangers has been postponed due to wintry weather.

The match is the first of Wednesday’s complement of SPL fixtures to be delayed, with pitch inspections set to decide the fates of the other five scheduled matches.

The SPL suffered two fixture postponements on Sunday because of weather conditions.

A new date for Rangers’ trip to McDiarmid Park is yet to be confirmed.

Tue 28 December, 2010

Rangers´ visit to St Johnstone postponed

Wednesday’s Scottish Premier League fixture between St Johnstone and Rangers has been postponed due to wintry weather.

The match is the first of Wednesday’s complement of SPL fixtures to be delayed, with pitch inspections set to decide the fates of the other five scheduled matches.

The SPL suffered two fixture postponements on Sunday because of weather conditions.

A new date for Rangers’ trip to McDiarmid Park is yet to be confirmed.

Tue 28 December, 2010