St Johnstone boss Derek McInnes would have been dismayed to lose Kevin Moon, who was stretchered off in 54 minutes after a challenge by Mark Kerr, to be replaced by Filipe Morais.
It was a night for the debutants as St Johnstone manager Derek McInnes gave Lithuanian winger Arvydas Novikovas his first start, but the loan player from Hearts was replaced by Alan Maybury at the beginning of the second half.
Jennison Myrie-Williams made his St Johnstone debut as Derek McInnes made six changes in a bid to register the Perth side's first league win of the season.
The instruction to the St Johnstone players from manager Derek McInnes must surely have been to play the match at a high tempo and deny the hosts time on the ball.