Makenzie Kirk again discovered her scoring contact with the winner of the second half to make the St. Johnstone awarded a mass incentive with a 1-0 victory over Ross district.
After the 66th minute, Kirk collected a jump, while the saints closed the gap at Dundee at the bottom of the William Hill Premiership in just three points.
The 1-0 victory limit would be greater if it was not three excellent savings by Jordan Assissah.
But the saints will be delighted to take the momentum in a huge showdown in Dundee on Saturday.
Sainta Valakari’s leader has caused a huge blow before the match with an influential mid-half of Bozo Mikulic excluded for the season with ACL injury suffered in training.
A Croat, set in nine months, replaced Zach Mitchell.
Butroom associate Stephen Duke-Mckenna also started his first start after attractive replacement trips.
Both signatures on the deadline of the deadline were top -notch at any end of the terrain, while the county failed to show the form that had previously put them in the superior claim.
The county arrived in Perth with a unchanged team for the third game in a row.
They could settle for too long as the saints dominated the ball and bosses in the first half.
In 11 minutes, Duke-Mckenna was first deprived of the excellence of the amisah guard.
McKenna’s free kick from 25 meters sailed into the top of the net before Assessah pulled Clear off his line.
Vel-shaffild United then surpassed it with amazing savings from current borrowers Blades Sam Curtis, a minute before halftime.
The teenage defender looked like a round -end movement of Saints with a diving header from Jonathan Svedberg’s delivery.
Curtis, who denied the Craig Gordon’s genius on Sunday in a defeat of the heart, once again suffered from six meters while Assahs rejected the right to force.
In the light of the second half of the visitors, Connor Randall came close and Elijah Campbell headed straight for Andy Fisher.
However, the saints quickly continued control and earned a breakthrough with a move started by veteran Sub Graham Carey.
Kirk took over and tried to play in Duke-Mckenna. Akil Wright put his effort to intercept and donate Duke-Mckenna aisle to the goal.
Harrogate lender saw that his shot saved, but Kirk’s reactions were fast and buried his eighth goal of the season, ending in five games without scoring.
Duke-Mckenna and Nicky Clark approached the doubling of the leadership, and the county was a serious threat in 89 minutes.
Nohan Kenneh hit a strong low ride from a Tika box and there was a great relief for home fans because Fisher managed to save well.
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