The home side continued to press forward and from a Pedersen corner Santa Cruz peeled away from his marker for a header which came back off the bar.

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From a corner soon afterwards, Luisao climed above his marker Yakubu with a well-timed leap, only to put his header over the bar.

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He made a good save five minutes later when he stopped Craig's low angled drive after the St Johnstone midfielder lost his marker to put himself clear on goal, then his luck held out as as Sandaza hit the bar from 10 yards from the rebound.

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