Match Report


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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Palmerston Park where Queen of the South play host to Brechin. A crowd of 4,407 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Queen of the South are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Brechin appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
The first half starts with Brechin kicking off!
6.40
Gary Greig catches Richard Sullivan on the ankles. Gary Greig is warned by the referee! Richard Sullivan runs off the knock.
8.46
Matt Law chips the ball to his team mate, John Law. John Law decides to run forward with the ball. John Law goes all the way! John Law shows great control and tries a shot on goal. John Law scores for Queen of the South!!
12.26
Darren Craddock knocks the ball forward to Dominic Niven. Dominic Niven goes all the way! Dominic Niven makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Dominic Thomson had no chance!! Goal for Brechin!
16.23
Talal Chippo knocks the ball forward to Garry Greig. Garry Greig kicks a strong pass forward to Claudio Gonzalez. Claudio Gonzalez shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
21.36
Brechin are easily keeping Queen of the South at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
22.27
Craig Caldwell makes a probing pass to Darren Craddock. Darren Craddock makes a probing pass to Dominic Niven. Dominic Niven plays a perfect one-two with Andres Pardo and rushes in on goal... Dominic Niven makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
26.18
Garry Greig makes a simple pass to John Liddell. John Liddell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Garry Strachan who gathers it comfortably.
36.04
Enrique Mendez threads the ball through to Garry Greig. Garry Greig makes a probing pass to Claudio Gonzalez. Claudio Gonzalez threads the ball through to John Liddell but he's offside!
38.23
Darren Craddock makes a simple pass to Dominic Niven. Dominic Niven knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
David Meiklejohn knocks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Niven. Dominic Niven makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Travis Adu. Travis Adu takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
Queen of the South kick off the second half!
48.21
David Meiklejohn decides to run forward with the ball. David Meiklejohn goes all the way! David Meiklejohn rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
49.36
Darren Craddock threads the ball through to Dominic Niven. Dominic Niven knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.04
Callum Young brings the ball forward. Callum Young takes it forward alone. Callum Young knocks the ball forward to John Liddell. John Liddell tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
59.19
Callum Davidson knocks the ball to his team mate, Claudio Gonzalez. Claudio Gonzalez threads the ball through to John Liddell but he's offside!
61.50
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
72.57
Callum Davidson flicks the ball to his team mate, John Liddell. John Liddell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.27
Callum Davidson decides to run forward with the ball. Callum Davidson lofts in a cross ball towards John Liddell. John Liddell is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.56
Talal Chippo makes a probing pass to Callum Davidson. Callum Davidson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Liddell. John Liddell shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
84.05
Matt Law chips the ball to his team mate, John Law. John Law decides to run forward with the ball. John Law goes all the way! John Law shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
87.56
Gary Greig threads the ball through to Travis Adu. Travis Adu shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
Garry Greig makes a simple pass to John Liddell. John Liddell finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Garry Strachan easily smothers it!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Dominic Niven of Brechin
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
69.7%
30.3%
Play Area
31.5%
46.1%
22.5%

Scorers