Match Report


Queen of the SouthQueen of the South     AirdrieoniansAirdrieonians
Adrian BrownAdrian Brown David Jacobs David Jacobs
Elkin MaldonadoE. Maldonado84
G
1
G
76Mathew SippolaM. Sippola
Bruno MoreiraB. Moreira79
D
2
D
71Gary GemmellG. Gemmell
Malte AhrensM. Ahrens78
D
3
D
74Stephan EmeryS. Emery
Jorge VelosoJ. Veloso76
D
4
D
73Niccolo BoltonN. Bolton
Andrés YanezA. Yanez84
D
captain5
M
70Alex NivenA. Niven
Del BeattieD. Beattie82
M
6captain
M
78Stephen HendryS. Hendry
Andy GoughA. Gough88
M
7
M
76David LindnerD. Lindner
Kevin RizaK. Riza89
M
8
M
78Simon MooreS. Moore
Scott DalglishS. Dalglish85
A
9
A
82Don BurleyD. Burley
Martin ParkerM. Parker79
A
10
A
73Jeroen KnopperJ. Knopper
Gary YoungG. Young72
A
11
A
70Marino LobontM. Lobont
 
Billy BradyB. Brady85
D
12
M
78Morten NielsenM. Nielsen
Steve DefoeS. Defoe81
M
13
M
80Dominic BradyD. Brady
Jakob LangeJ. Lange78
A
14
A
83Yaroslav SobolyevY. Sobolyev

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Palmerston Park where Queen of the South play host to Airdrieonians. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Queen of the South are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Airdrieonians appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paul McNeill.


0.00
Queen of the South start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.21
Andrés Yanez flicks a high pass forward to Gary Young who brings the ball under control. Gary Young whips in a cross ball towards Del Beattie. Del Beattie directs the ball goalwards with his head. Del Beattie scores for Queen of the South!!
8.41
Simon Moore hacks Bruno Moreira from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Bruno Moreira stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.42
Stephen Hendry threads a neat ball through to Don Burley. Don Burley shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
18.43
Stephen Hendry clumsily knocks into Andy Gough. Stephen Hendry is warned by the referee! Andy Gough carries on, but is struggling a bit.
21.10
Malte Ahrens controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bruno Moreira. Bruno Moreira flicks a high pass forward to Martin Parker who brings the ball under control. Martin Parker shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
22.39
Andy Gough flicks a high pass forward. Scott Dalglish collects the pass. Scott Dalglish knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Young. With a superhuman jump, Gary Young connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Queen of the South!
27.47
Gary Gemmell flicks a high pass forward. Simon Moore controls it well on his chest. Simon Moore passes the ball forward to Marino Lobont. Marino Lobont edges inside the box! Marino Lobont takes a shot at goal. Solid save from Elkin Maldonado. What a great pair of hands!
32.44
Simon Moore deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marino Lobont. Marino Lobont knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.50
Stephan Emery knocks the ball to his team mate, Jeroen Knopper. Jeroen Knopper cuts inside the box! Jeroen Knopper looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
40.33
Del Beattie runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Del Beattie knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.33
Bruno Moreira passes the ball forward to Martin Parker. Martin Parker flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Young. Gary Young whips in a cross ball towards Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
44.18
Malte Ahrens threads the ball through to Andy Gough. Andy Gough flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Riza. Kevin Riza knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Airdrieonians kick off and get the second half underway!
47.40
Gary Gemmell catches Scott Dalglish on the ankles. The referee calls over Gary Gemmell and warns him to calm down! Scott Dalglish runs off the knock.
54.00
Gary Gemmell sees David Lindner in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Lindner flicks a high pass forward. Jeroen Knopper holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jeroen Knopper makes a defence splitting pass to Simon Moore. Bruno Moreira barges into Simon Moore. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
55.43
Niccolo Bolton knocks the ball forward to Jeroen Knopper. Jeroen Knopper kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Hendry. Stephen Hendry makes a great pass forward. Simon Moore runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
59.33
Bruno Moreira runs forward with the ball. Bruno Moreira hits a low pass to Martin Parker. Martin Parker controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
60.29
Airdrieonians have made 2 substitutions with Morten Nielsen replacing Simon Moore and Yaroslav Sobolyev replacing Don Burley .
65.05
Stephan Emery darts forward. Stephan Emery flicks a high pass forward. Marino Lobont holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marino Lobont plays a quick one-two with Stephen Hendry and rushes in on goal... Marino Lobont strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but Elkin Maldonado is on top of it.
67.14
Jeroen Knopper clumsily knocks into Andrés Yanez. The referee calls over Jeroen Knopper and warns him to calm down! Andrés Yanez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
71.22
Andy Gough threads a neat ball through to Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish knocks in a cross ball towards Del Beattie. Del Beattie makes a deft header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.01
Airdrieonians have made a substitution with Dominic Brady replacing Stephen Hendry .
79.58
Alex Niven controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jeroen Knopper. Jeroen Knopper controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
84.04
Del Beattie makes a simple pass to Gary Young. Gary Young knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephan Emery.
89.18
With imagination, David Lindner plays the ball forward to Dominic Brady. Dominic Brady passes the ball forward but Marino Lobont is offside!
90.00
Niccolo Bolton hacks Gary Young from behind! The referee calls over Niccolo Bolton and shows him a yellow card! Gary Young stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Queen of the South

Airdrieonians
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
0
5
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.1%
43.9%
Play Area
31.8%
39.4%
28.8%

Scorers
Del Beattie 2, 71
Gary Young 22

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Del Beattie of Queen of the South

Match Ratings
1.Elkin Maldonado (GK)
7
2.Bruno Moreira (DEF)
6
3.Malte Ahrens (DEF)
6
4.Jorge Veloso (DEF)
6
5.Andrés Yanez (DEF)
6
6.Del Beattie (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
7.Andy Gough (MID)
6
8.Kevin Riza (MID)
6
9.Scott Dalglish (ATT)
7
10.Martin Parker (ATT)
6
11.Gary Young (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Billy Brady (DEF)
0
13.Steve Defoe (MID)
0
14.Jakob Lange (ATT)
0

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