Match Report


Queen of the SouthQueen of the South     St MirrenSt Mirren
Adrian BrownAdrian Brown Sean Clayton Sean Clayton
Elkin MaldonadoE. Maldonado84
G
1
G
75Neil McallisterN. Mcallister
Bruno MoreiraB. Moreira80
D
2
D
64Paul NaysmithP. Naysmith
Malte AhrensM. Ahrens80
D
3captain
D
76Andy SounessA. Souness
Aziz GuillouA. Guillou86
D
4
D
71Daniel SaucedoD. Saucedo
Andrés YanezA. Yanez84
D
5
D
67Jonathan McgrealJ. Mcgreal
Kevin RizaK. Riza90
M
6
M
74Jacob GascoigneJ. Gascoigne
Matt JamesM. James83
M
captain7
M
77Pedro BlancoP. Blanco
Steve DefoeS. Defoe82
M
8
M
78Alan FentonA. Fenton
Luigi LéonardL. Léonard82
A
9
A
73Martin HallM. Hall
Scott DalglishS. Dalglish89
A
10
A
79Gavin DavidsonG. Davidson
Martin ParkerM. Parker82
A
11
A
78Dale SimonsenD. Simonsen
 
Del BeattieD. Beattie85
M
12
D
76Carl CroftC. Croft
Duncan LiddellD. Liddell89
A
13
M
71Pierpaolo CerioniP. Cerioni
Eddie MurrayE. Murray89
D
14
A
71Paolo SchwochP. Schwoch

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Palmerston Park where Queen of the South play host to St Mirren. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Queen of the South and St Mirren are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Antonio Alves.


0.00
St Mirren kick off and get the match underway!
3.58
Andy Souness knocks the ball forward to Jacob Gascoigne. Jacob Gascoigne flicks a high pass forward. Alan Fenton holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alan Fenton whips in a cross ball towards Martin Hall. Martin Hall rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Andrés Yanez steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
6.20
Paul Naysmith flicks a high pass forward. Dale Simonsen holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dale Simonsen threads a neat ball through to Gavin Davidson. Gavin Davidson lofts in a cross ball towards Alan Fenton. Alan Fenton gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
15.55
Kevin Riza knocks the ball to his team mate, Steve Defoe. Steve Defoe knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish rises majestically and gets a header on goal. What a cracker!! Neil Mcallister had no chance!! Goal for Queen of the South!
18.38
Steve Defoe kicks a strong pass forward to Luigi Léonard. Luigi Léonard knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Riza. Kevin Riza outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it rises well off target!
20.57
Aziz Guillou darts forward. Aziz Guillou makes a simple pass to Kevin Riza. Kevin Riza whips in a cross ball towards Luigi Léonard. Luigi Léonard directs the ball goalwards with his head. Luigi Léonard scores for Queen of the South!!
27.54
Malte Ahrens kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Riza. Kevin Riza plays a sublime one-two with Steve Defoe and races in on goal... Kevin Riza tries a spectacular strike. Neil Mcallister easily gets down and covers it.
32.35
Paul Naysmith knocks the ball forward to Daniel Saucedo. Daniel Saucedo sees Dale Simonsen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dale Simonsen lofts in a cross ball towards Alan Fenton. Alan Fenton jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The shot is on target but blocked by Aziz Guillou. That should have been a goal!
39.37
Aziz Guillou knocks the ball to his team mate, Malte Ahrens. Malte Ahrens makes a probing pass to Luigi Léonard. Luigi Léonard lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Parker. Martin Parker is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.58
Paul Naysmith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Davidson. Gavin Davidson whips in a cross ball towards Martin Hall. With a superhuman jump, Martin Hall connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's miles wide!
42.14
Alan Fenton hits a low pass to Pedro Blanco. Pedro Blanco shoots from 20 yards but Elkin Maldonado is on top of it.
44.00
Alan Fenton kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Hall. Martin Hall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Queen of the South get the second half underway!
48.17
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
51.19
Kevin Riza threads a neat ball through to Matt James. Matt James whips in a cross ball towards Luigi Léonard. Luigi Léonard flicks the ball with his head. Solid save from Neil Mcallister.
60.17
Steve Defoe flicks a high pass forward. Matt James holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matt James knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Daniel Saucedo.
61.30
Steve Defoe knocks the ball to his team mate, Matt James. Matt James knocks in a cross ball towards Luigi Léonard. Luigi Léonard beats his man to it with a header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
66.34
Dale Simonsen flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Davidson controls it well on his chest. Gavin Davidson shoots from outside the area but somehow Elkin Maldonado manages to keep it out.
71.13
Andrés Yanez catches Dale Simonsen on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dale Simonsen runs off the knock.
72.43
Matt James threads the ball through to Martin Parker. Martin Parker sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.44
Aziz Guillou flicks a high ball forward to Matt James who takes it down. Matt James shoots from 25 yards. Neil Mcallister easily gets down and covers it.
75.22
Dale Simonsen clumsily knocks into Malte Ahrens. The referee warns Dale Simonsen to calm down! Malte Ahrens stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.12
Martin Parker makes a probing pass to Luigi Léonard. Luigi Léonard knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.38
Matt James receives the ball from a throw-in from Steve Defoe. Matt James sees Steve Defoe in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Steve Defoe lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Parker. Martin Parker finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Queen of the South!
90.00
Pedro Blanco makes a probing pass to Gavin Davidson. Gavin Davidson knocks in a cross ball towards Jacob Gascoigne. Jacob Gascoigne shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Elkin Maldonado.
90.00
Martin Hall takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Kevin Riza reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Queen of the South

St Mirren
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.2%
40.8%
Play Area
23.9%
49.3%
26.8%

Scorers
Scott Dalglish 16
Luigi Léonard 21, 61
Martin Parker 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Luigi Léonard of Queen of the South

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)yellow card
6
6.Kevin Riza (MID)
7
7.Matt James (MID)
7
8.Steve Defoe (MID)
8
9.Luigi Léonard (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Scott Dalglish (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Martin Parker (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Del Beattie (MID)
0
13.Duncan Liddell (ATT)
0
14.Eddie Murray (DEF)
0

1.Neil Mcallister (GK)
7
2.Paul Naysmith (DEF)
6
3.Andy Souness (DEF)
6
4.Daniel Saucedo (DEF)
6
5.Jonathan Mcgreal (DEF)
6
6.Jacob Gascoigne (MID)
6
7.Pedro Blanco (MID)
6
8.Alan Fenton (MID)
6
9.Martin Hall (ATT)
6
10.Gavin Davidson (ATT)
6
11.Dale Simonsen (ATT)
6
 
12.Carl Croft (DEF)
0
13.Pierpaolo Cerioni (MID)
0
14.Paolo Schwoch (ATT)
0