Match Report


Queen of the SouthQueen of the South     MotherwellMotherwell
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Alexander CastiglioniA. Castiglioni73
G
1
G
68Pedro CarmonaP. Carmona
Francisco SotoF. Soto71
D
2
D
74Jose FerrerJ. Ferrer
Ugo MossU. Moss69
D
3
D
71Gregorio Guerrero LopezG. Guerrero Lopez
Eduardo HelgueraE. Helguera69
D
captain4
D
68Moussa TomczykM. Tomczyk
Julian ThomsonJ. Thomson69
D
5
D
67Garry McinnesG. Mcinnes
Julian SuarezJ. Suarez70
M
6
D
66Andy WhiteA. White
Joachim BernardiJ. Bernardi68
M
7
M
78Callum BurleyC. Burley
Nunzio TentoniN. Tentoni72
A
8
M
73Arnauld SirotiA. Siroti
Romarin SongR. Song67
A
9
A
75James MacleanJ. Maclean
David StrachanD. Strachan46
A
10captain
A
73Lars StiepermannL. Stiepermann
Gavin GallacherG. Gallacher46
A
11
A
68Des SherwoodD. Sherwood
 
Romero P. CastilloR. Castillo68
D
12
A
68Winston WiekensW. Wiekens
John HopkinJ. Hopkin66
G
13
A
68Adolfo GaladamesA. Galadames
Gijs DavidsG. Davids66
D
14
D
64Marin NeguraM. Negura

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Palmerston Park where Queen of the South play host to Motherwell. A crowd of 17,642 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Queen of the South are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Motherwell appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ricardo Rubio.


0.00
The first half starts with Queen of the South kicking off!
6.03
Ugo Moss deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joachim Bernardi. Joachim Bernardi plays the ball forward to Gavin Gallacher. Gavin Gallacher makes a probing pass to Joachim Bernardi but he's offside!
9.32
Andy White flicks a high pass forward to Callum Burley who brings the ball under control. Callum Burley hits a low pass to Des Sherwood. Des Sherwood knocks in a cross ball towards Lars Stiepermann. Lars Stiepermann makes a looping header on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
12.05
Callum Burley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, James Maclean. James Maclean knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alexander Castiglioni who gathers it comfortably.
14.45
Francisco Soto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nunzio Tentoni. Nunzio Tentoni brings the ball forward. Nunzio Tentoni controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
15.15
With wonderful vision, Romarin Song picks a pass forward to Julian Suarez. Julian Suarez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.57
Francisco Soto flicks the ball to his team mate, Nunzio Tentoni. Nunzio Tentoni knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry Mcinnes.
20.16
Julian Suarez flicks a high pass forward. Joachim Bernardi controls it well on his chest. Joachim Bernardi shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
21.18
Julian Thomson flicks a high pass forward to Julian Suarez who brings the ball under control. Julian Suarez advances with the ball. Julian Suarez shoots from distance. It's there!! Pedro Carmona has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
24.05
Gregorio Guerrero Lopez flicks a high pass forward. James Maclean collects the pass. James Maclean makes a pass forward but Des Sherwood makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
26.13
Arnauld Siroti makes a probing pass to Callum Burley. Callum Burley passes the ball forward but Des Sherwood is offside!
27.54
Callum Burley receives the ball from a throw-in from Arnauld Siroti. Callum Burley passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Des Sherwood. Des Sherwood passes the ball forward but Lars Stiepermann is offside!
39.41
Moussa Tomczyk advances with the ball. Moussa Tomczyk advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Moussa Tomczyk provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
40.39
Arnauld Siroti passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of James Maclean. James Maclean knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alexander Castiglioni who gathers it comfortably.
42.23
Julian Thomson flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Helguera controls it well on his chest. Eduardo Helguera threads a neat ball through to David Strachan. David Strachan lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Suarez. Julian Suarez powers a header at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
44.27
Arnauld Siroti makes a probing pass to Des Sherwood. Des Sherwood threads a neat ball through to Arnauld Siroti. Arnauld Siroti looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but somehow Ugo Moss happens to be in the right place to block it.
45.00
Joachim Bernardi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nunzio Tentoni. Nunzio Tentoni finds some space and shoots from distance which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Queen of the South appear unchanged since the first half. Motherwell have changed their lineup with Adolfo Galadames replacing Lars Stiepermann.

45.00
Motherwell kick off and get the second half underway!
47.59
Joachim Bernardi knocks the ball forward to Romarin Song. Romarin Song finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
49.53
Eduardo Helguera kicks a strong pass forward to Romarin Song. Romarin Song controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joachim Bernardi. Joachim Bernardi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Callum Burley.
53.29
Garry Mcinnes flicks a high pass forward. Adolfo Galadames collects the pass. Adolfo Galadames plays a scrappy one-two with Des Sherwood and advances towards the goal... Adolfo Galadames muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
55.04
Queen of the South are in full control of this game.
63.44
Francisco Soto flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Gallacher controls it well on his chest. Gavin Gallacher flicks a high pass forward to Nunzio Tentoni who brings the ball under control. Nunzio Tentoni knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.52
Des Sherwood hacks Francisco Soto from behind! The referee calls over Des Sherwood and warns him to calm down! Francisco Soto stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.25
Des Sherwood hacks Julian Thomson from behind! Des Sherwood is given another warning by the referee! Julian Thomson stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.13
James Maclean catches Ugo Moss on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ugo Moss runs off the knock.
73.53
Joachim Bernardi chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Gallacher. Gavin Gallacher shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
75.12
Garry Mcinnes flicks a high ball forward to Callum Burley who takes it down. Callum Burley flicks a high pass forward. Adolfo Galadames holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adolfo Galadames sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Alexander Castiglioni.
77.51
Motherwell have made a substitution with Marin Negura replacing Garry Mcinnes .
78.56
Des Sherwood hacks Francisco Soto from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Francisco Soto runs off the knock.
79.08
Joachim Bernardi darts forward. Joachim Bernardi shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Joachim Bernardi flicks a high pass forward to Romarin Song who brings the ball under control. Romarin Song shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Queen of the South

Motherwell
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.6%
42.4%
Play Area
30.4%
43.5%
26.1%

Scorers
Julian Suarez 21
Nunzio Tentoni 45
Lars Stiepermann 9

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Joachim Bernardi of Queen of the South

Match Ratings
1.Alexander Castiglioni (GK)
7
2.Francisco Soto (DEF)
7
3.Ugo Moss (DEF)
6
4.Eduardo Helguera (DEF)
7
5.Julian Thomson (DEF)
7
6.Julian Suarez (MID)goal scored
9
7.Joachim Bernardi (MID)
9
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.John Hopkin (GK)
0
14.Gijs Davids (DEF)
0

1.Pedro Carmona (GK)
6
2.Jose Ferrer (DEF)
6
3.Gregorio Guerrero Lopez (DEF)
6
4.Moussa Tomczyk (DEF)
7
5.Garry Mcinnes (DEF)
6
6.Andy White (DEF)
6
7.Callum Burley (MID)
6
8.Arnauld Siroti (MID)
8
9.James Maclean (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Lars Stiepermann (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Des Sherwood (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Winston Wiekens (ATT)
0
13.Adolfo Galadames (ATT)
6
14.Marin Negura (DEF)
6