Sub sinks County with crashing strike at the death
Joe Shaughnessy was solid on Saturday afternoon and was fully focused on thwarting County attacker Alex Schalk, who entered the action in the second half Ross County .................. 1 St Johnstone ................. 2 Hero in the Highlands Chris Kane sent Perth fans home with smiles on their faces after stunningly snatching all three points against Ross County.
It’s a journey up the A9 which, although visually appealing, can be a monotonous one. But the return trip is all the sweeter if three points have been banked.
Even sweeter when the winner comes in the 90th minute – and even sweeter again when the winner is a powerful drive into the top corner.
There were a number of solid displays from the Saints camp on Saturday afternoon but Blair Alston was rightly deserving of his man of the match plaudits.
He has made a consistent start to his Perth career, a solid performer who rarely puts a foot wrong. The 24-year-old displayed his class and provided evidence as to how important a player he could become for the club.
And it was the former Falkirk star who almost opened the scoring in spectacular fashion when his audacious flick crashed back off the post.
In all honesty, it was a piece of rare quality in a first half which failed to have both sets of supporters on the edge of their seats. It was a scrappy encounter with a midfield battle the order of the day.
Perhaps a contest suited for Perth midfielder Murray Davidson, then. But the influential No.8 was down on the turf after 12 minutes and signalling to be replaced. The issue was a thigh problem. It led to Keith