Match Report


MotherwellMotherwell     Queen of the SouthQueen of the South
Noel HenryNoel Henry Adrian Brown Adrian Brown
Julian LaCroneJ. LaCrone77
G
1
G
84Elkin MaldonadoE. Maldonado
Luis RenierL. Renier76
D
2
D
80Bruno MoreiraB. Moreira
Mateus PassoM. Passo75
D
3
D
87Billy BradyB. Brady
Jorge VelosoJ. Veloso76
D
4
D
86Aziz GuillouA. Guillou
Benedetto TacchiB. Tacchi72
D
5
D
89Eddie MurrayE. Murray
Alen CvitanovicA. Cvitanovic78
M
6
M
90Kevin RizaK. Riza
Gianmatteo GinestraG. Ginestra79
M
captain7captain
M
85Del BeattieD. Beattie
Alec LawA. Law76
A
8
M
90Andy GoughA. Gough
Francis LestinF. Lestin74
A
9
A
82Luigi LéonardL. Léonard
Colin FergusonC. Ferguson75
A
10
A
82Martin ParkerM. Parker
Manuel QuintanaM. Quintana77
A
11
A
89Duncan LiddellD. Liddell
 
Yassine AbdellaouiY. Abdellaoui71
D
12
D
80Malte AhrensM. Ahrens
Ben BishopB. Bishop77
M
13
M
83Matt JamesM. James
Guy SabinG. Sabin78
M
14
A
88Scott DalglishS. Dalglish

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Fir Park where Motherwell play host to Queen of the South. A crowd of 20,846 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Motherwell are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Queen of the South appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Mccall.


0.00
The first half starts with Motherwell kicking off!
2.40
Del Beattie sees Luigi Léonard in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Luigi Léonard knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Parker. Martin Parker outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball takes a deflection leaving Julian LaCrone with no chance!! Goal for Queen of the South!
14.08
Billy Brady surges forward with the ball. Billy Brady flicks a high pass forward to Del Beattie who brings the ball under control. Del Beattie threads the ball through to Andy Gough but he's offside!
18.35
Andy Gough makes a simple pass to Luigi Léonard. Luigi Léonard sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
32.59
Alec Law controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Manuel Quintana. Manuel Quintana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.28
Billy Brady plays the ball forward to Kevin Riza. Kevin Riza lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Parker. Martin Parker is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Julian LaCrone!
38.55
Del Beattie hits a low pass to Martin Parker. Martin Parker whips in a cross ball towards Kevin Riza. Kevin Riza makes a looping header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
44.11
Manuel Quintana runs straight at the opposition's defence. Manuel Quintana finds some space and shoots from distance but Elkin Maldonado reads it well. Well saved!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Queen of the South kick off!
48.48
Jorge Veloso flicks a high pass forward to Colin Ferguson who brings the ball under control. Colin Ferguson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Billy Brady.
49.16
Del Beattie passes the ball forward to Andy Gough. Andy Gough finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
54.41
Kevin Riza decides to run forward with the ball. Kevin Riza lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Liddell. Duncan Liddell makes a convincing header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
59.34
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
60.21
Bruno Moreira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Del Beattie. Del Beattie tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
63.03
Duncan Liddell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luigi Léonard. Luigi Léonard shoots from 25 yards but it's drastically wayward!
66.38
Benedetto Tacchi flicks a high ball forward to Gianmatteo Ginestra who takes it down. Gianmatteo Ginestra flicks a high pass forward to Colin Ferguson who brings the ball under control. Colin Ferguson lofts in a cross ball towards Manuel Quintana. Manuel Quintana finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
67.56
Kevin Riza makes a probing pass to Duncan Liddell. Duncan Liddell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.57
Andy Gough threads the ball through to Kevin Riza. Kevin Riza whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Liddell. Duncan Liddell heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
77.29
With great vision, Jorge Veloso plays the ball forward to Gianmatteo Ginestra. Gianmatteo Ginestra flicks a high pass forward. Alec Law holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alec Law knocks in a cross ball towards Francis Lestin. Francis Lestin outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
79.34
Gianmatteo Ginestra runs up as Alen Cvitanovic takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Gianmatteo Ginestra passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Francis Lestin. Francis Lestin knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Law. Alec Law connects with a diving header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
83.27
Alen Cvitanovic flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Ferguson. Colin Ferguson lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Law. Alec Law connects with a diving header but is denied by Elkin Maldonado. Excellent save.
87.07
Andy Gough deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duncan Liddell. Duncan Liddell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.25
Francis Lestin flicks a high ball forward to Alec Law who takes it down. Alec Law knocks in a cross ball towards Gianmatteo Ginestra. Gianmatteo Ginestra makes a convincing header. Elkin Maldonado didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
90.00
Gianmatteo Ginestra sees a break and surges forward. Gianmatteo Ginestra shoots from distance. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Motherwell are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Motherwell

Queen of the South
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
5
6
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41%
59%
Play Area
29.5%
45.9%
24.6%

Scorers
Alec Law 79
Martin Parker 2
Kevin Riza 39
Duncan Liddell 54, 70

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kevin Riza of Queen of the South

Match Ratings
1.Julian LaCrone (GK)
6
2.Luis Renier (DEF)
6
3.Mateus Passo (DEF)
6
4.Jorge Veloso (DEF)
6
5.Benedetto Tacchi (DEF)
6
6.Alen Cvitanovic (MID)
6
7.Gianmatteo Ginestra (MID)
7
8.Alec Law (ATT)goal scored
7
9.Francis Lestin (ATT)
6
10.Colin Ferguson (ATT)
6
11.Manuel Quintana (ATT)
6
 
12.Yassine Abdellaoui (DEF)
0
13.Ben Bishop (MID)
0
14.Guy Sabin (MID)
0

1.Elkin Maldonado (GK)
7
2.Bruno Moreira (DEF)
6
3.Billy Brady (DEF)
6
4.Aziz Guillou (DEF)
6
5.Eddie Murray (DEF)
6
6.Kevin Riza (MID)goal scored
9
7.Del Beattie (MID)
6
8.Andy Gough (MID)
6
9.Luigi Léonard (ATT)
6
10.Martin Parker (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Duncan Liddell (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Malte Ahrens (DEF)
0
13.Matt James (MID)
0
14.Scott Dalglish (ATT)
0