Player Ratings
JAK ALNWICK 6.5 Blameless as the Perth men raced into a twogoal lead. Astonishing save to keep Rooney out. MARCUS Troubled FRASER by the 5.5 movement front line. Constantly of opposition dragged out of position. CONOR McCARTHY 6.0 Late header gave his side hope. Did his best to keep Perth side’s route-one approach at bay. JOE SHAUGHNESSY 6.0 Booked for taking out Middleton and could only watch as the substitute fired a free-kick home. RICHARD TAIT 6.0 Always a willing outlet on the right but unable to find the killer pass that would open the game up. JAKE DOYLE-HAYES 5.5 Capable of much more. Didn’t impose himself in the match in the way we’ve seen this season. ETHAN ERHAHON 5.5 Has all the attributes but on periphery. Not the best way to celebrate his 20th birthday. JAMIE McGRATH 6.5 Star man for Goodwin’s side this season but looked a little weary. Assist for McCarthy’s goal. ILKAY DURMUS 6.5 Great header to deny Rooney, thwarted at other end. Started superbly but faded. LEE ERWIN 6.0 Connected with Dennis’s cross but couldn’t beat Clark. No chance of redemption. KRISTIAN DENNIS 6.0 Selfless display alongside Erwin. Kept moves alive and linked the play before being subbed. SUBSTITUTES Quaner (Dennis 57),
Connolly (Tait 68), Brophy (Erhahon 77).
Not used: Lyness, Finlayson, Flynn, McAllister, Henderson, Obika. JIM GOODWIN 6.0 Display was improvement on League Cup semi v Livi but still not enough. ZANDER CLARK 7.0 Instinctive saves to keep Erwin and Durmus at bay. No chance as McCarthy’s header flew into the net. JASON KERR 7.0 Epitomised standards his side are setting. Nerves of steel as St Mirren pressed for equaliser. LIAM GORDON 7.0 Edged the contest with Erwin. Yet again was the glue that holds the defence together. JAMIE McCART 7.0 Escaped early penalty claim but put in another mature and measured performance. SHAUN ROONEY 7.0 League Cup final hero denied from distance, then close range, by Alnwick. Constant threat. ALI McCANN 7.5 Recycled the ball so well. Aggressive and industrious but always in total control. CRAIG BRYSON 7.5 Early strike saved. Showed kind of class that everyone always knew he was capable of. DAVID WOTHERSPOON 8.0 Passing, tackling and reading of the game were exemplary. CALLUM BOOTH 7.5 Pace and boundless energy on flank constantly asked questions. GUY MELAMED 6.5 Didn’t make most of Rooney’s cutback. Some nice exchanges without bringing his A game. CHRIS KANE 7.5 Fizzed over twice before finding slightest of touches to score biggest goal of his career. SUBSTITUTES Middleton (Melamed 65), O’Halloran (Kane 86). Not used: Zlamal, Brown, Gilmour, Conway, Ferguson, Robertson. CALLUM DAVIDSON 8.0 Denied four players through Covid yet still prevailed.