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Heart Of Midlothian defeated ST Johnstone 2-1 in a thrilling match at McDiarmid Park in Perth, Scotland. The game, part of round 27 of the Scottish Premiership and refereed by C. Scott, was a back-and-forth affair.
Hearts took the lead in the 36th minute with a goal from E. Kabangu, assisted by L. Shankland. However, ST Johnstone equalized in the 53rd minute through A. Sidibeh, assisted by G. Carey. The drama continued when Kabangu scored again for Hearts in the 57th minute, securing the victory for his team. Heart of Midlothian had a significant advantage in shots (12 to 6), although ST Johnstone controlled possession (58% to 42%). The final minutes were tense, with two yellow cards for Heart of Midlothian (Penrice and Kabangu) and one for G. G. Taylor Dosman (in added time). Despite the cards and the possession advantage for ST Johnstone, Heart of Midlothian emerged victorious.
Substitutions st johnstone: at minute 46 S. Duke-McKenna came in and E. Watt went out., at minute 71 Z. Mitchell came in and J. Svedberg went out., at minute 71 M. Kirk came in and S. Curtis went out., at minute 77 T. Steven came in and A. Sidibeh went out.
Substitutions heart of midlothian: at minute 65 S. Kartum came in and J. Grant went out., at minute 65 G. G. Taylor Dosman came in and A. Forrester went out., at minute 73 M. Drammeh came in and B. Spittal went out., at minute 73 C. Nieuwenhof came in and J. Wilson went out., at minute 89 A. Forrest came in and L. Shankland went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
ST Johnstone
Heart Of Midlothian
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