Match Report


Queen of the SouthQueen of the South     RangersRangers
Adrian BrownAdrian Brown Elwyn Cope Elwyn Cope
Elkin MaldonadoE. Maldonado84
G
1captain
G
83Don HendryD. Hendry
Bruno MoreiraB. Moreira80
D
2
D
79Charles-Edward GhanhouanC. Ghanhouan
Malte AhrensM. Ahrens80
D
3
D
83Dion PalmerD. Palmer
Aziz GuillouA. Guillou86
D
4
D
85Armin TurekA. Turek
Andrés YanezA. Yanez84
D
5
D
79Marcos HernandezM. Hernandez
Kevin RizaK. Riza90
M
6
M
87Hugo Guerrero LopezH. Guerrero Lopez
Matt JamesM. James83
M
captain7
M
97Paul MoelikerP. Moeliker
Steve DefoeS. Defoe82
M
8
A
89Fouzi ElkhatabiF. Elkhatabi
Luigi LéonardL. Léonard82
A
9
A
81George NoicaG. Noica
Scott DalglishS. Dalglish89
A
10
A
80Nico BuchwaldN. Buchwald
Martin ParkerM. Parker82
A
11
A
85Danny CoppingerD. Coppinger
 
Del BeattieD. Beattie85
M
12
D
74J-David RubilJ. Rubil
Duncan LiddellD. Liddell89
A
13
M
91Ricardo MarquezR. Marquez
Eddie MurrayE. Murray89
D
14
A
77Jose NevesJ. Neves

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Palmerston Park where Queen of the South play host to Rangers. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Queen of the South are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Rangers appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Alex Davidson.


0.00
Queen of the South kick off and get the first half underway!
6.23
Paul Moeliker sees space and advances. Paul Moeliker knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Aziz Guillou.
8.17
Matt James flicks a high pass forward. Martin Parker easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martin Parker lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies just wide!
10.15
Aziz Guillou takes it forward alone. Aziz Guillou hits a low pass to Kevin Riza. Kevin Riza knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Armin Turek.
14.47
Paul Moeliker threads the ball through to Nico Buchwald. Nico Buchwald whips in a cross ball towards Paul Moeliker. Paul Moeliker flicks the ball with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Elkin Maldonado with no chance!! Goal for Rangers!
24.26
Matt James threads a neat ball through to Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Riza. Kevin Riza gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Queen of the South!
28.23
Aziz Guillou makes a probing pass to Steve Defoe. Steve Defoe kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Parker. Martin Parker knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Hendry who gathers it comfortably.
30.45
Steve Defoe hacks Hugo Guerrero Lopez from behind! Steve Defoe is warned by the referee! Hugo Guerrero Lopez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.06
Aziz Guillou flicks a high pass forward. Malte Ahrens holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Malte Ahrens deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steve Defoe. Steve Defoe knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Hendry who gathers it comfortably.
34.05
Paul Moeliker knocks the ball forward to Hugo Guerrero Lopez. Hugo Guerrero Lopez shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
39.19
Fouzi Elkhatabi barges into Malte Ahrens. The referee warns Fouzi Elkhatabi to calm down! Malte Ahrens stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.43
Kevin Riza takes it forward alone. Kevin Riza knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.50
Malte Ahrens hits a low pass to Steve Defoe. Steve Defoe threads the ball through to Luigi Léonard. Luigi Léonard whips in a cross ball towards Martin Parker. Martin Parker gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is miles over!
45.00
Danny Coppinger controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hugo Guerrero Lopez. Hugo Guerrero Lopez finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Queen of the South appear unchanged since the first half. Rangers have changed their lineup with Jose Neves replacing George Noica. The Rangers players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Rangers kick off and get the second half underway!
48.44
Paul Moeliker clumsily knocks into Kevin Riza. The referee calls over Paul Moeliker and shows him a yellow card! Kevin Riza gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
49.16
Armin Turek clumsily knocks into Luigi Léonard. Armin Turek is shown the yellow card! Luigi Léonard stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.44
Dion Palmer hits a low pass to Paul Moeliker. Paul Moeliker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Danny Coppinger. Danny Coppinger whips in a cross ball towards Paul Moeliker. Paul Moeliker finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but Bruno Moreira blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
53.41
Malte Ahrens chips the ball to his team mate, Matt James. Matt James knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Hendry who gathers it comfortably.
55.33
Paul Moeliker flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Guerrero Lopez collects the pass. Hugo Guerrero Lopez lofts in a cross ball towards Nico Buchwald. Nico Buchwald is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but somehow Elkin Maldonado manages to keep it out.
57.04
Armin Turek flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Neves. Jose Neves flicks the ball to his team mate, Danny Coppinger. Danny Coppinger lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Guerrero Lopez. Hugo Guerrero Lopez directs the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Elkin Maldonado had no chance!! Goal for Rangers!
60.50
With vision, Bruno Moreira picks a pass forward to Kevin Riza. Kevin Riza makes a simple pass to Martin Parker. Martin Parker makes a pass forward but Luigi Léonard is yards offside!
61.55
Charles-Edward Ghanhouan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul Moeliker. Paul Moeliker makes a beautiful solo run. Paul Moeliker sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
63.16
Fouzi Elkhatabi threads a neat ball through to Jose Neves. Jose Neves plays the ball forward to Nico Buchwald who has made a great run into the box. Nico Buchwald strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but Elkin Maldonado reads it well. Excellent save!
66.48
Dion Palmer kicks a strong pass forward to Armin Turek. Armin Turek flicks a high pass forward. Jose Neves collects the pass. Jose Neves whips in a cross ball towards Nico Buchwald. Nico Buchwald heads the ball goalwards. 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.
67.16
Paul Moeliker passes the ball forward to Danny Coppinger. Danny Coppinger whips in a cross ball towards Fouzi Elkhatabi. Fouzi Elkhatabi is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Elkin Maldonado reads it well. Fabulous stop!
72.12
Aziz Guillou knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
75.25
With vision, Hugo Guerrero Lopez picks a pass forward to Paul Moeliker. Paul Moeliker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.29
Armin Turek hacks Martin Parker from behind! Armin Turek is warned by the referee! Martin Parker stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.10
Steve Defoe makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Riza. Kevin Riza knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.26
Dion Palmer comes in with a high challenge, catching Scott Dalglish with his studs. Dion Palmer is shown the red card!! Scott Dalglish runs off the knock.
90.00
Matt James catches Paul Moeliker on the ankles. Matt James is shown the yellow card! Paul Moeliker runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Queen of the South

Rangers
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
1
7
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
5
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
53%
47%
Play Area
24.1%
47%
28.9%

Scorers
Kevin Riza 24
Paul Moeliker 14
Hugo Guerrero Lopez 57

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul Moeliker of Rangers

Match Ratings
1.Elkin Maldonado (GK)
7
2.Bruno Moreira (DEF)
6
3.Malte Ahrens (DEF)
6
4.Aziz Guillou (DEF)
7
5.Andrés Yanez (DEF)
6
6.Kevin Riza (MID)goal scored
7
7.Matt James (MID)yellow card
5
8.Steve Defoe (MID)
6
9.Luigi Léonard (ATT)
6
10.Scott Dalglish (ATT)
6
11.Martin Parker (ATT)
6
 
12.Del Beattie (MID)
0
13.Duncan Liddell (ATT)
0
14.Eddie Murray (DEF)
0

1.Don Hendry (GK)
6
2.Charles-Edward Ghanhouan (DEF)
6
3.Dion Palmer (DEF)red card
3
4.Armin Turek (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Marcos Hernandez (DEF)
6
6.Hugo Guerrero Lopez (MID)goal scored
7
7.Paul Moeliker (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
8.Fouzi Elkhatabi (ATT)
6
9.George Noica (ATT)
6
10.Nico Buchwald (ATT)
7
11.Danny Coppinger (ATT)
7
 
12.J-David Rubil (DEF)
0
13.Ricardo Marquez (MID)
0
14.Jose Neves (ATT)
6