In a scintillating Scottish Premiership encounter on 28th May 2023, St. Johnstone FC displayed superior performance and beat Livingston FC 2-0. The home team exhibited excellent offense and defense, which was evident from the goals scored and the yellow cards drawn.

St. Johnstone opened the scoring in the 17th minute of the first half. Their proactive approach put them in a vantage point early in the game, and they played with more vigour thereon. The second goal arrived in the 68th minute of the second half, taking the wind out of Livingston's sails.

Livingston FC couldn't mount a successful counter-attack, further hampered by numerous infringements as suggested by the three yellow cards they collected, one in the first half (40th minute) and two in the second (70th and 89th minutes). Interestingly, this was a contrast to St. Johnstone who managed to keep their conduct clean with no yellow cards.

Whilst looking at set-pieces, St. Johnstone edged out Livingston FC with 4 corner kicks compared to just 2 from the away team. This advantage in set plays gave them more opportunities to score and thus helped to stamp their dominance on the game. It also implied their attacking play was more threatening, forcing Livingston FC to concede corners.

On the foul count, Livingston FC was more culpished, committing 6 fouls, double to what St. Johnstone registed. This pointed out to the pressure they faced, ending up making more mistakes as the game wore on. These fouls coupled with more yellow cards indicate that Livingston FC's discipline deteriorated under St. Johnstone's aggressive playstyle, which provided the home team an ideal platform to secure the win.

To sum up, St. Johnstone's better ball possession, strategic and disciplined gameplay led them to victory. The dynamic offensive play with the effective utilization of corner kicks and controlled defensive play with fewer fouls compared to Livingston FC were the standout factors that crafted this victory for St. Johnstone FC. Livingston FC will need to work on their temperament and discipline to fare better in future fixtures.

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