Dunfermline 2 St Johnstone 2

Saturday, 30th Aug 1997

Bells Scottish Premier League
Andy Tod (7) 1-0:
Attila Sekerlioglu (68) 1-1:
Andy Tod (77) 2-1:
George O`Boyle (80) 2-2:

PANTOMIME AS O’BOYLE SPOILS THE SHOW

Having been booed at every touch from very start of the game ex Par George O’Boyle completed his villain’s role by slotting away the equaliser with ten minutes remaining.

Dunfermline started the first half as they had finished their last league match against Hearts.

Unfortunately they forgot their lines after twenty minutes By this time Andy TOD had headed in the opener with 7 minutes on the clock and good chances had been missed by Smith, Bingham and Moore

St Johnstone were allowed to get into the game They had the ball in the net after 58 minutes but the referee ruled offside within the 6 yard box despite the fact his linesman did not flag Ten minutes later Barnett allowed a cross from the left that Attila SEKERLIOGLU turned into the net

Andy TOD headed the Pars back ahead in the 77th minute but after a double substitution, that the announcer hadn’t completed explaining, O’BOYLE had the ball in the net

Sad having been ahead to have lost the two points Dunfermline looked good then fell apart with the St Johnstone midfield looking sharp

Colin Miller
Coiln Miller will miss both the Hearts Coca Cola Cup tie and the Premier League match against Hibs at Easter Road because of international team duties with Canada He is expected to make his 52 international appearance on 7th September against Jamaica in Kingston Should he go on and make it 53 caps against El Salvador he will replace Istvan Kosma as Pars most capped player (while at East End) with 13 caps

DUNFERMLINE: Ian Westwater, Greg Shields, Colin Miller, Andy Tod, Dave Barnett, Harry Curran, Allan Moore, David Bingham (Ivo Den Bieman 83), Andy Smith, Hamish French, Stewart Petrie
SUBS NOT USED:
SCORERS: Tod (7, 77)
YELLOW CARD: Tod

ST JOHNSTONE: Alan Main: Callum Davidson, Danny Griffin, Stuart McCluskey, John McQuillan, Allan Preston, John O`Neil (Steven Tosh 79) Philip Scott, Paul Kane (Roddy Grant 79), George O`Boyle, Attila Sekerlioglu
SUBS NOT USED: Keith O`Halloran
SCORERS: Sekerlioglu (68), O`Boyle (80)
YELLOW CARD: Davidson, Griffin, Preston

REFEREE: George Simpson (Westhill)
WEATHER:
ATTENDANCE 6523

NEXT MATCH: Coca Cola League Cup (home) v Hearts, Tuesday 9th September 1997, kick off 7.45pm at East End Park

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