Match Report
| Stranraer | Stranraer |  |  | Queens Park | Queens Park | ||||||||||||||||
| Clyde Wootton | Clyde Wootton | Jonathan Julian Pitt | Jonathan Julian Pitt | ||||||||||||||||||
| Neil Caldwell | N. Caldwell |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 51 |  | Steve Southgate | S. Southgate | |||||||||
| Craig Davidson | C. Davidson | | 73 | D |  |  | 2 |  | D | 55 |  | Martin Tomic | M. Tomic | ||||||||
| David Liddell | D. Liddell | | 39 | D | | 3 | | | D | 57 | | Kevin Elliott | K. Elliott | ||||||||
| Ernesto Ferrer | E. Ferrer |  | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 | | Colin Craddock | C. Craddock | |||||||||
| Marcus Le Tissier | M. Le Tissier | | 51 | D | | 5 | | D | 56 | | Alun Adams | A. Adams | |||||||||
| Nicola Sesia | N. Sesia |  | 44 | M | | 6 | | M | 45 | | Colin Young | C. Young | |||||||||
| Duncan Strachan | D. Strachan | | 50 | M | | 7 | | M | 50 | | Greg Venus | G. Venus | |||||||||
| Jeroen Tobiassen | J. Tobiassen |  | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Adrian Ljungberg | A. Ljungberg | |||||||||
| Paul Backes | P. Backes |  | 49 | M | | 9 | | A | 52 | | Dominic Rae | D. Rae | |||||||||
| Francis Quintero | F. Quintero |  | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 | | Stephen Liddell | S. Liddell | |||||||||
| Erwin Bouma | E. Bouma | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 |  | Claus Flo | C. Flo | |||||||||
| Simon Lange | S. Lange | | 52 | A | | 12 | | D | 43 | | Luuk Van Der Schaaf | L. Van Der Schaaf | |||||||||
| Nuno Pinheiro | N. Pinheiro |  | 52 | G | | 13 | | A | 54 | | Matt Matteo | M. Matteo | |||||||||
| Don Liddell | D. Liddell | | 51 | D | | 14 | | M | 65 | | Nigel Marsden | N. Marsden | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stair Park where Stranraer play host to Queens Park. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Stranraer are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Queens Park appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alex McStay.
The pitch is in good condition.
Stranraer are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Queens Park appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alex McStay.
0.00
0-0Stranraer kick off!
8.48
0-0Martin Tomic threads a neat ball through to Greg Venus. Greg Venus threads a neat ball through to Stephen Liddell. Stephen Liddell knocks the ball forward to Claus Flo but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
12.18
0-0Adrian Ljungberg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae cuts inside the box! Dominic Rae cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
15.41
0-0Paul Backes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Erwin Bouma. Erwin Bouma knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.00
0-0Duncan Strachan clumsily knocks into Alun Adams. Duncan Strachan is given a warning by the referee! Alun Adams carries on, but is struggling a bit.
20.09
1-0Paul Backes darts forward. Paul Backes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
28.42
1-0Duncan Strachan flicks a high pass forward. Erwin Bouma collects the pass. Erwin Bouma shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
30.04
Ernesto Ferrer takes it forward alone. Ernesto Ferrer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steve Southgate who gathers it comfortably.
33.43
1-0Colin Craddock kicks a strong pass forward to Greg Venus. Greg Venus runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Greg Venus flicks the ball to his team mate, Adrian Ljungberg. Adrian Ljungberg muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but somehow Ernesto Ferrer happens to be in the right place to block it.
36.02
Adrian Ljungberg flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Rae collects the pass. Dominic Rae skips past Marcus Le Tissier! Dominic Rae rockets a shot on goal but Neil Caldwell is on top of it.
44.02
Francis Quintero passes the ball forward to Duncan Strachan. Duncan Strachan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Marcus Le Tissier kicks a strong pass forward to David Liddell. With great vision, David Liddell plays the ball forward to Jeroen Tobiassen. Jeroen Tobiassen knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Stranraer appear unchanged since the first half. Queens Park have changed their lineup with Nigel Marsden replacing Colin Young. The Queens Park players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
Queens Park start the second half!
49.33
David Liddell threads the ball through to Duncan Strachan. Duncan Strachan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.45
1-0Stephen Liddell barges into Ernesto Ferrer. The referee calls over Stephen Liddell and warns him to calm down! Ernesto Ferrer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.32
1-0Queens Park have made a substitution with Matt Matteo replacing Claus Flo .
61.42
David Liddell makes a probing pass to Duncan Strachan. Duncan Strachan plays the ball forward to Francis Quintero. Francis Quintero knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.46
1-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
67.24
Jeroen Tobiassen flicks a high pass forward. Francis Quintero collects the pass. Francis Quintero knocks in a cross ball towards Nicola Sesia. Nicola Sesia whips the ball goalwards with his head but Steve Southgate is on top of it.
69.39
David Liddell makes a run forward as Duncan Strachan takes the throw-in. David Liddell skillfully chests the ball down. David Liddell brings the ball forward. David Liddell shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
71.07
Greg Venus knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Marsden. Nigel Marsden controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen Liddell. Stephen Liddell lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.02
Queens Park have made a substitution with Luuk Van Der Schaaf replacing Kevin Elliott .
78.07
David Liddell clumsily knocks into Matt Matteo. David Liddell is given a warning by the referee! Matt Matteo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.23
Jeroen Tobiassen surges forward with the ball. Jeroen Tobiassen knocks the ball forward to Duncan Strachan. Duncan Strachan tries a spectacular long range effort. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Duncan Strachan!
89.03
Nigel Marsden makes a beautiful solo run. Nigel Marsden makes a probing pass to Dominic Rae but he's offside!
90.00
Nicola Sesia surges forward with the ball. Nicola Sesia shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Steve Southgate smothers it!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
64.9%
35.1%
Play Area
23.4%
48.1%
28.6%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Duncan Strachan of Stranraer |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Neil Caldwell (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Craig Davidson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | David Liddell (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | Ernesto Ferrer (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Marcus Le Tissier (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Nicola Sesia (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Duncan Strachan (MID) |  | 9 |
| 8. | Jeroen Tobiassen (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Paul Backes (MID) | | 9 |
| 10. | Francis Quintero (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Erwin Bouma (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Simon Lange (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Nuno Pinheiro (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Don Liddell (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Steve Southgate (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Martin Tomic (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Kevin Elliott (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Colin Craddock (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Alun Adams (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Colin Young (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Greg Venus (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Adrian Ljungberg (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Dominic Rae (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Stephen Liddell (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Claus Flo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Luuk Van Der Schaaf (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Matt Matteo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Nigel Marsden (MID) | 6 | |