11-03-2025
Stunning strike 'right up there' in Carey collection
"It's think it's right up there."The words of a modest Graham Carey after his 30-yard screamer secured St Johnstone's spot in the last four of the Scottish Cup with victory over also telling of the frequency the midfielder scores such magnificent manager, Simo Valakari, and team-mates noted post-match they see the 35-year-old do that on a regular basis in training, but even the man himself couldn't understate the importance of doing it on a Scottish Cup quarter-final stage."I think this is right up there just because of the meaning of the goal as well," Carey told BBC Scotland."Obviously it was 0-0 and at a crucial time in the game, so to put us on the front foot to go and win the game and get into the semi-final, I think it's right up there."It was still goalless because of the heroics, particularly in the first half, from Saints goalkeeper Andy Fisher, who denied Andrew Shinnie and Danny Wilson with superb saves."I've just stood and saw the ball come at me and I've reacted well to it," Fisher said."I got a good dive off but yeah, that's what I'm there to do."Few folks in the stadium had a better view of Carey's cracker than Fisher, and given he's faced a few in training, he knows opposite number Jerome Prior was left helpless."Unfortunately I do face them in training," he said. "I was right behind it, I saw the movement on the ball and I think the keeper had no chance."
