Match Report


AirdrieoniansAirdrieonians     Queen of the SouthQueen of the South
David JacobsDavid Jacobs Adrian Brown Adrian Brown
Mathew SippolaM. Sippola76
G
1
G
84Elkin MaldonadoE. Maldonado
Gary GemmellG. Gemmell71
D
2
D
79Bruno MoreiraB. Moreira
Niccolo BoltonN. Bolton73
D
3
D
85Billy BradyB. Brady
Richard StrachanR. Strachan76
D
4
D
86Aziz GuillouA. Guillou
Morten NielsenM. Nielsen78
M
5
D
84Andrés YanezA. Yanez
Stephen HendryS. Hendry77
M
6
M
88Andy GoughA. Gough
Dominic BradyD. Brady80
M
captain7captain
M
89Kevin RizaK. Riza
Simon MooreS. Moore78
M
8
M
83Matt JamesM. James
Don BurleyD. Burley82
A
9
A
85Scott DalglishS. Dalglish
Yaroslav SobolyevY. Sobolyev83
A
10
A
78Jakob LangeJ. Lange
Marino LobontM. Lobont70
A
11
A
88Duncan LiddellD. Liddell
 
Stephan EmeryS. Emery74
D
12
D
78Malte AhrensM. Ahrens
David LindnerD. Lindner76
M
13
M
81Steve DefoeS. Defoe
Jeroen KnopperJ. Knopper73
A
14
A
76Rainer KühnR. Kühn

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Excelsior Stadium where Airdrieonians play host to Queen of the South. A crowd of 18,674 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Airdrieonians are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Queen of the South appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Alex Davidson.


0.00
Airdrieonians kick off and get the match underway!
2.01
Niccolo Bolton pushes mid-way up the pitch. Niccolo Bolton hits a low pass to Morten Nielsen. Morten Nielsen lofts in a cross ball towards Marino Lobont. Marino Lobont powers a header at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
3.20
Aziz Guillou kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Riza. Kevin Riza flicks a high ball forward to Scott Dalglish who takes it down. Scott Dalglish knocks in a cross ball towards Jakob Lange. Jakob Lange powers a header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
18.11
Dominic Brady hits a low pass to Don Burley. Don Burley plays a perfect one-two with Marino Lobont and rushes in on goal... Don Burley comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
26.49
Billy Brady pushes mid-way up the pitch. Billy Brady flicks a high ball forward to Scott Dalglish who takes it down. Scott Dalglish knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Liddell. Duncan Liddell connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
27.49
Bruno Moreira hits a low pass to Jakob Lange. Jakob Lange tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
30.00
Niccolo Bolton clumsily knocks into Matt James. The referee calls over Niccolo Bolton and warns him to calm down! Matt James hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.39
Matt James makes a probing pass to Duncan Liddell. Duncan Liddell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.05
Andy Gough runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Andy Gough knocks in a cross ball towards Jakob Lange. Jakob Lange powers a header at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Mathew Sippola!
38.56
Billy Brady flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Riza holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kevin Riza flicks a high pass forward. Jakob Lange collects the pass. Jakob Lange finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
39.45
Dominic Brady chips the ball to his team mate, Simon Moore. Simon Moore passes the ball forward to Don Burley. Bruno Moreira catches Don Burley on the ankles. Don Burley appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
45.00
Dominic Brady comes in with a late challenge on Duncan Liddell. Dominic Brady is shown the yellow card! Duncan Liddell runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Airdrieonians appear unchanged since the first half. Queen of the South also appear unchanged since the first half. The Airdrieonians players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Queen of the South start the second half!
51.10
Queen of the South are dictating the run of play here today.
55.21
Stephen Hendry runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Stephen Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Marino Lobont. Marino Lobont outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but is denied by Aziz Guillou. Excellent block.
60.17
Airdrieonians have made a substitution with David Lindner replacing Stephen Hendry .
61.22
Gary Gemmell threads the ball through to Yaroslav Sobolyev. Yaroslav Sobolyev shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
63.46
Niccolo Bolton picks a pass forward to Dominic Brady. Dominic Brady knocks the ball to his team mate, Marino Lobont. Marino Lobont finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
66.07
Kevin Riza flicks a high pass forward to Andy Gough who brings the ball under control. Andy Gough lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Mathew Sippola comfortably picks it out of the air!
72.55
Bruno Moreira plays the ball forward to Kevin Riza. Kevin Riza threads a neat ball through to Duncan Liddell. Duncan Liddell whips in a cross ball towards Jakob Lange. Jakob Lange flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
75.41
Richard Strachan runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Richard Strachan finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
78.27
Aziz Guillou surges forward with the ball. Aziz Guillou flicks a high ball forward to Duncan Liddell who takes it down. Duncan Liddell lofts in a cross ball towards Jakob Lange. Jakob Lange beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
81.31
Bruno Moreira threads a neat ball through to Jakob Lange. Jakob Lange whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Liddell. Duncan Liddell beats his man to it with a header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
87.01
Aziz Guillou chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Gough. Andy Gough sees Jakob Lange in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jakob Lange knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Richard Strachan.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Airdrieonians

Queen of the South
Goals
2
5
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.6%
58.4%
Play Area
27.3%
44.2%
28.6%

Scorers
Don Burley 18
Richard Strachan 75
Jakob Lange 3, 27, 73, 78
Duncan Liddell 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jakob Lange of Queen of the South

Match Ratings
1.Mathew Sippola (GK)
6
2.Gary Gemmell (DEF)
6
3.Niccolo Bolton (DEF)
6
4.Richard Strachan (DEF)goal scored
7
5.Morten Nielsen (MID)
6
6.Stephen Hendry (MID)
6
7.Dominic Brady (MID)yellow card
6
8.Simon Moore (MID)
6
9.Don Burley (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Yaroslav Sobolyev (ATT)
6
11.Marino Lobont (ATT)
6
 
12.Stephan Emery (DEF)
0
13.David Lindner (MID)
6
14.Jeroen Knopper (ATT)
0

1.Elkin Maldonado (GK)
6
2.Bruno Moreira (DEF)
6
3.Billy Brady (DEF)
6
4.Aziz Guillou (DEF)
7
5.Andrés Yanez (DEF)
6
6.Andy Gough (MID)
6
7.Kevin Riza (MID)
6
8.Matt James (MID)
6
9.Scott Dalglish (ATT)
6
10.Jakob Lange (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Duncan Liddell (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Malte Ahrens (DEF)
0
13.Steve Defoe (MID)
0
14.Rainer Kühn (ATT)
0