Match Report


Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle     Queen of the SouthQueen of the South
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Stuart StrachanS. Strachan72
G
1
G
73Alexander CastiglioniA. Castiglioni
Tommaso BaldiniT. Baldini72
D
captain2
D
71Francisco SotoF. Soto
Garry HansenG. Hansen65
D
3
D
69Ugo MossU. Moss
John McNeillJ. McNeill63
D
4captain
D
69Eduardo HelgueraE. Helguera
Hugo CabreraH. Cabrera64
M
5
D
69Julian ThomsonJ. Thomson
Richard MorrisonR. Morrison56
M
6
M
73Roberto TavaresR. Tavares
Danny MccannD. Mccann50
M
7
M
70Julian SuarezJ. Suarez
Anton ThieleA. Thiele43
M
8
A
72Nunzio TentoniN. Tentoni
Neil MortonN. Morton73
A
9
A
67Romarin SongR. Song
Dale HallD. Hall64
A
10
A
46David StrachanD. Strachan
John CooperJ. Cooper62
A
11
A
46Gavin GallacherG. Gallacher
 
Callum SullivanC. Sullivan67
G
12
D
68Romero P. CastilloR. Castillo
Nigel ClemenceN. Clemence62
D
13
M
68Joachim BernardiJ. Bernardi
Paul WhiteP. White59
A
14
D
66Gijs DavidsG. Davids

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Caledonian Stadium where Inverness Caledonian Thistle play host to Queen of the South. A crowd of 17,687 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Queen of the South appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by David White.


0.00
Queen of the South get the match underway!
2.37
Julian Suarez flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Tavares holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Roberto Tavares makes a great pass forward. Nunzio Tentoni runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
6.29
Tommaso Baldini flicks a high ball forward to Richard Morrison who takes it down. Richard Morrison takes it forward alone. Richard Morrison sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
9.02
Danny Mccann threads the ball through to Anton Thiele. Anton Thiele whips in a cross ball towards John Cooper. John Cooper connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
12.43
John McNeill pushes up the pitch. John McNeill decides to run forward with the ball. John McNeill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dale Hall but the linesman indicates offside!
18.01
Richard Morrison makes an attacking run forward. Richard Morrison shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.53
Julian Thomson decides to run forward with the ball. Julian Thomson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Gallacher. Gavin Gallacher shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
21.57
Ugo Moss flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Tavares controls it well on his chest. Roberto Tavares advances with the ball. Roberto Tavares shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
22.14
Anton Thiele flicks a high pass forward. Richard Morrison holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Richard Morrison lofts in a cross ball towards Dale Hall. Dale Hall beats his man to it with a header. Alexander Castiglioni manages to gather it.
28.56
Garry Hansen flicks a high ball forward to Richard Morrison who takes it down. Richard Morrison makes a probing pass to Anton Thiele. Anton Thiele knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alexander Castiglioni who gathers it comfortably.
33.03
Ugo Moss threads a neat ball through to Roberto Tavares. Roberto Tavares knocks the ball to his team mate, Nunzio Tentoni. Nunzio Tentoni lofts in a cross ball towards Romarin Song. Romarin Song heads the ball goalwards his aim is horrendously poor!
36.37
Anton Thiele clumsily knocks into Roberto Tavares. Anton Thiele is given a warning by the referee! Roberto Tavares stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.31
John McNeill knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Cabrera. Hugo Cabrera deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dale Hall. Dale Hall shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
44.54
John McNeill knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Morrison. Richard Morrison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Danny Mccann. Danny Mccann passes the ball forward but John Cooper is offside!
45.00
Eduardo Helguera comes in with a late challenge on Neil Morton. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Neil Morton runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Inverness Caledonian Thistle appear unchanged since the first half. Queen of the South also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Inverness Caledonian Thistle kick off!
48.19
Francisco Soto makes a probing pass to Julian Suarez. Julian Suarez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Romarin Song. Romarin Song shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
53.21
Seeing a gap ahead, John McNeill plays the ball forward to Richard Morrison. Richard Morrison chips the ball to his team mate, Hugo Cabrera. Hugo Cabrera shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
54.47
Ugo Moss threads a neat ball through to Julian Suarez. Julian Suarez makes a simple pass to Romarin Song. Romarin Song shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
55.40
Julian Suarez flicks a high pass forward. David Strachan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Strachan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.33
Roberto Tavares sees space and advances. Roberto Tavares knocks in a cross ball towards Nunzio Tentoni. Nunzio Tentoni is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nunzio Tentoni!
66.56
Francisco Soto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Suarez. Julian Suarez knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Tavares. Roberto Tavares controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
71.46
Ugo Moss threads the ball through to Nunzio Tentoni. Nunzio Tentoni flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Tavares collects the pass. Roberto Tavares tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
73.54
Garry Hansen knocks the ball to his team mate, Danny Mccann. Danny Mccann knocks the ball forward to Richard Morrison. Richard Morrison knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ugo Moss.
77.11
Richard Morrison makes a simple pass to Danny Mccann. Danny Mccann knocks in a cross ball towards Dale Hall. Dale Hall beats his man to it with a header. What a cracker!! Alexander Castiglioni had no chance!! Goal for Inverness Caledonian Thistle!
81.21
Julian Suarez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Tavares. Roberto Tavares whips in a cross ball towards Julian Suarez. Julian Suarez flicks the ball with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
83.52
John McNeill barges into Nunzio Tentoni. The referee calls over John McNeill and shows him a yellow card! Nunzio Tentoni runs off the knock.
84.37
Roberto Tavares makes a probing pass to Romarin Song. Romarin Song finds some space and shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
85.08
Garry Hansen flicks a high pass forward to Danny Mccann who brings the ball under control. Danny Mccann knocks the ball forward to Neil Morton. Neil Morton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
87.08
John McNeill clumsily knocks into Gavin Gallacher. John McNeill is given a warning by the referee! Gavin Gallacher stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Julian Suarez threads a neat ball through to Roberto Tavares. Roberto Tavares sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Superb reactions from Stuart Strachan. What a save!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Queen of the South
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
4
7
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.5%
45.5%
Play Area
31.3%
43.4%
25.3%

Scorers
Dale Hall 77
Nunzio Tentoni 57

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Roberto Tavares of Queen of the South

Match Ratings
1.Stuart Strachan (GK)
7
2.Tommaso Baldini (DEF)
6
3.Garry Hansen (DEF)
7
4.John McNeill (DEF)yellow card
7
5.Hugo Cabrera (MID)
6
6.Richard Morrison (MID)
8
7.Danny Mccann (MID)
7
8.Anton Thiele (MID)
6
9.Neil Morton (ATT)
6
10.Dale Hall (ATT)goal scored
8
11.John Cooper (ATT)
6
 
12.Callum Sullivan (GK)
0
13.Nigel Clemence (DEF)
0
14.Paul White (ATT)
0

1.Alexander Castiglioni (GK)
7
2.Francisco Soto (DEF)
6
3.Ugo Moss (DEF)
6
4.Eduardo Helguera (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Julian Thomson (DEF)
6
6.Roberto Tavares (MID)
9
7.Julian Suarez (MID)
7
8.Nunzio Tentoni (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Romarin Song (ATT)
6
10.David Strachan (ATT)
6
11.Gavin Gallacher (ATT)
6
 
12.Romero P. Castillo (DEF)
0
13.Joachim Bernardi (MID)
0
14.Gijs Davids (DEF)
0