Late minute goal denies Saints

Apr 20 2009 By Katy Gordon

AN injury time strike by Queen of the South's Stewart Kean denied St Johnstone a point that would have widen the gap at the top of the league.

It was the visitors who dealt the first blow in the clash yesterday, getting their first goal in the 11th minute thanks to ex-Saints player Stephen Dobbie.

It was Dobbie who doubled Queens' lead in the 55th minute, and it looked like St Johnstone were done.

But Derek Holmes kickstarted confidence with a goal from a free header in the box. Chris Millar's deflected shot brought the Perth side back level with QOTS.

It looked like the game was going to finish 2-2 when Kean's strike hit the back of the net, stealing all three points for the seventh-place side.

* For a full report on yesterday's game, see tomorrow's Perthshire Advertiser.

St Johnstone : Main, Irvine, Anderson, Craig, Rutkiewicz, Gartland (Moon 46), Swankie (Millar 61), Hardie (Holmes 61), Milne, Samuel, Sheerin.
Subs Not Used: Barrett, McLean.

Booked : Hardie.

Goals : Holmes 83, Millar 88.

Queen of South : Robinson, Reid, McQuilken, MacFarlane (Tosh 84), Lancaster (Barr 74), Thomson, Wilson, Scally, O'Connor (Kean 36), Dobbie, Burns.
Subs Not Used: Aitken, Halliwell.

Goals : Dobbie 11, 55, Kean 90.

Att : 3,294

Ref : C Richmond

(Information courtesy of BBC Sport - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/8005179.stm