Match Report


Alloa AthleticAlloa Athletic     Queen of the SouthQueen of the South
Thomas SmithThomas Smith Computer Player Computer Player
Pedro VelosoP. Veloso68
G
1
G
73Alexander CastiglioniA. Castiglioni
Gavin HendryG. Hendry69
D
2
D
71Francisco SotoF. Soto
Gary MccallG. Mccall68
D
3
D
69Ugo MossU. Moss
David GreigD. Greig57
D
4captain
D
69Eduardo HelgueraE. Helguera
Ralph OwenR. Owen70
M
5
D
69Julian ThomsonJ. Thomson
Flavio MazziF. Mazzi71
M
6
M
73Roberto TavaresR. Tavares
Gary McNeillG. McNeill68
M
7
M
70Julian SuarezJ. Suarez
Andy ThomsonA. Thomson69
M
8
A
72Nunzio TentoniN. Tentoni
Matt DickovM. Dickov75
A
captain9
A
67Romarin SongR. Song
Scott YoungS. Young71
A
10
A
46David StrachanD. Strachan
Alec ElliottA. Elliott63
A
11
A
46Gavin GallacherG. Gallacher
 
Paul McCoistP. McCoist65
A
12
D
68Romero P. CastilloR. Castillo
Callum MccallC. Mccall55
M
13
M
68Joachim BernardiJ. Bernardi
Neil ClelandN. Cleland55
A
14
D
66Gijs DavidsG. Davids

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Recreation Park where Alloa Athletic play host to Queen of the South. A crowd of 20,118 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Alloa Athletic 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 Dominic Souness.


0.00
Alloa Athletic start the match!
14.12
Roberto Tavares chips the ball to his team mate, Nunzio Tentoni. Nunzio Tentoni tries a spectacular long range effort. Pedro Veloso gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
16.03
Gary McNeill knocks the ball to his team mate, Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Young. Scott Young whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Alexander Castiglioni with no chance!! Goal for Alloa Athletic!
21.22
Scott Young sees space and advances. Scott Young whips in a cross ball towards Matt Dickov. Matt Dickov rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Alexander Castiglioni manages to gather it effortlessly.
22.29
Julian Suarez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Romarin Song. Romarin Song tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
27.51
Flavio Mazzi clumsily knocks into Julian Thomson. The referee calls over Flavio Mazzi and shows him a yellow card! Julian Thomson carries on, but is struggling a bit.
36.12
Gavin Hendry barges into Nunzio Tentoni. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nunzio Tentoni hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.12
Flavio Mazzi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec Elliott. Alec Elliott rushes past Ugo Moss! Some good footwork from Alec Elliott provides some space. He shoots at goal but Alexander Castiglioni is on top of it.
42.23
Roberto Tavares threads the ball through to Romarin Song. Romarin Song shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Pedro Veloso.
43.35
Nunzio Tentoni takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Some silky footwork from Julian Suarez provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. Magnificent block by David Greig!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Alloa Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Queen of the South also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Queen of the South kick off and get the second half underway!
48.45
Francisco Soto makes a simple pass to Eduardo Helguera. Eduardo Helguera threads a neat ball through to Gavin Gallacher. Gavin Gallacher finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
49.56
Julian Suarez makes an attacking run forward. Julian Suarez plays a scrappy one-two with Romarin Song and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Julian Suarez provides some space. He shoots at goal. The keeper, Pedro Veloso, sees it late!! Goal for Queen of the South!
53.44
Gavin Hendry chips the ball to his team mate, Gary McNeill. Gary McNeill chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Young. Scott Young sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
54.34
Francisco Soto flicks a high pass forward. Julian Suarez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Julian Suarez threads a neat ball through to David Strachan. David Strachan knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Suarez. Julian Suarez takes a shot at goal but somehow Pedro Veloso manages to keep it out.
61.40
Gary Mccall knocks the ball forward to Ralph Owen. Ralph Owen takes it forward alone. Ralph Owen knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Elliott. Alec Elliott gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. What a cracker!! Alexander Castiglioni had no chance!! Goal for Alloa Athletic!
69.10
Alloa Athletic are in full control of this game.
73.17
Ugo Moss sees Julian Suarez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Julian Suarez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Gallacher. Gavin Gallacher sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
75.54
Flavio Mazzi flicks a high pass forward. Scott Young holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Scott Young puts a great ball through. Matt Dickov runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
77.36
Gavin Gallacher flicks a high pass forward. Romarin Song holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Romarin Song finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
84.49
Julian Suarez decides to run forward with the ball. Julian Suarez shoots from long range. Pedro Veloso gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
87.48
Roberto Tavares makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nunzio Tentoni. Nunzio Tentoni knocks in a cross ball towards David Strachan. David Strachan makes a looping header on goal but it's a woeful effort!
90.00
Julian Suarez barges into Gary McNeill. Julian Suarez is warned by the referee! Gary McNeill gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Alloa Athletic

Queen of the South
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
7
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
28%
46.7%
25.3%

Scorers
Scott Young 16
Alec Elliott 61
Julian Suarez 50

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Julian Suarez of Queen of the South

Match Ratings
1.Pedro Veloso (GK)
8
2.Gavin Hendry (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Gary Mccall (DEF)
6
4.David Greig (DEF)
7
5.Ralph Owen (MID)
7
6.Flavio Mazzi (MID)yellow card
5
7.Gary McNeill (MID)
6
8.Andy Thomson (MID)
6
9.Matt Dickov (ATT)
7
10.Scott Young (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Alec Elliott (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Paul McCoist (ATT)
0
13.Callum Mccall (MID)
0
14.Neil Cleland (ATT)
0

1.Alexander Castiglioni (GK)
6
2.Francisco Soto (DEF)
6
3.Ugo Moss (DEF)
6
4.Eduardo Helguera (DEF)
6
5.Julian Thomson (DEF)
6
6.Roberto Tavares (MID)
6
7.Julian Suarez (MID)goal scored
9
8.Nunzio Tentoni (ATT)
6
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