Match Report


Queen of the SouthQueen of the South     Ayr UnitedAyr United
Adrian BrownAdrian Brown Scott Tubbritt Scott Tubbritt
Fabio DebaetsF. Debaets60
G
1
G
63Cosimo ChiesaC. Chiesa
Miguel DelgadoM. Delgado68
D
2
D
62Fabio Ait AtmaneF. Ait Atmane
Erwin Van BarneveldE. Van Barneveld64
D
3
D
54John BradyJ. Brady
Craig YoungC. Young54
D
4
D
72Craig CampbellC. Campbell
Stephen CampbellS. Campbell68
M
5
D
68Andres MoralesA. Morales
Stephen SullivanS. Sullivan79
M
captain6
M
52Craig MeiklejohnC. Meiklejohn
Gavin MeiklejohnG. Meiklejohn57
M
7
M
62Tobias PalumboT. Palumbo
Ulrich GousséU. Goussé55
M
8
M
57Neil LiddellN. Liddell
Scott CaldwellS. Caldwell60
A
9
A
64Billy GemmellB. Gemmell
Jason ScholesJ. Scholes63
A
10
A
55Albert CortesA. Cortes
Adrian CaldwellA. Caldwell57
A
11captain
A
69Jody EvansJ. Evans
 
Victor PerezV. Perez59
G
12
G
54Callum ElliottC. Elliott
Vasco PostigaV. Postiga54
D
13
M
51Alec HendersonA. Henderson
Ricardo LoureiroR. Loureiro57
M
14
A
50Colin HendryC. Hendry

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Palmerston Park where Queen of the South play host to Ayr United. A crowd of 16,929 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Queen of the South are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Ayr United appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Callum Mccall.


0.00
The first half starts with Queen of the South kicking off!
4.02
Ulrich Goussé makes a simple pass to Gavin Meiklejohn. Gavin Meiklejohn shoots from outside the area but Cosimo Chiesa is on top of it.
6.01
Adrian Caldwell comes in with a late challenge on Neil Liddell. Adrian Caldwell is given a warning by the referee! Neil Liddell stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.32
Neil Liddell flicks a high pass forward. Albert Cortes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Albert Cortes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Miguel Delgado.
15.47
Craig Campbell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Liddell. Neil Liddell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Albert Cortes. Albert Cortes chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Gemmell. Some silky footwork from Billy Gemmell provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Good keeping from Fabio Debaets as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
16.12
Craig Meiklejohn takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Albert Cortes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
27.14
Craig Young clumsily knocks into Billy Gemmell. Craig Young is warned by the referee! Billy Gemmell runs off the knock.
36.36
Seeing a gap ahead, Erwin Van Barneveld plays the ball forward to Scott Caldwell. Scott Caldwell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jason Scholes. Jason Scholes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Cosimo Chiesa who gathers it comfortably.
40.28
Gavin Meiklejohn catches Craig Meiklejohn on the ankles. The referee calls over Gavin Meiklejohn and warns him to calm down! Craig Meiklejohn gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
Craig Campbell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Albert Cortes. Albert Cortes flicks a high pass forward. Billy Gemmell collects the pass. Billy Gemmell runs straight at the defence! Billy Gemmell shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Superb reactions from Fabio Debaets. What a save!
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. Ayr United also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Ayr United kick off the second half!
55.40
Scott Caldwell hacks Andres Morales from behind! The referee calls over Scott Caldwell and shows him a yellow card! Andres Morales stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.22
Gavin Meiklejohn flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Sullivan collects the pass. Stephen Sullivan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Campbell.
60.27
Miguel Delgado controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Erwin Van Barneveld. Erwin Van Barneveld passes the ball forward to Scott Caldwell. Scott Caldwell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adrian Caldwell but the linesman indicates offside!
61.08
Erwin Van Barneveld makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adrian Caldwell. Adrian Caldwell darts forward. Adrian Caldwell whips in a cross ball towards Scott Caldwell. Scott Caldwell gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but somehow Cosimo Chiesa manages to keep it out.
66.19
Ulrich Goussé kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Campbell. Stephen Campbell knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen Sullivan. With a superhuman jump, Stephen Sullivan connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
75.34
Craig Young chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Sullivan. Stephen Sullivan makes a simple pass to Gavin Meiklejohn. Gavin Meiklejohn plays a one-two with Jason Scholes and advances towards the goal... Gavin Meiklejohn cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
79.26
Tobias Palumbo chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Gemmell. Billy Gemmell kicks a strong pass forward to Jody Evans but the referee indicates it's offside!
81.28
Tobias Palumbo threads a neat ball through to Billy Gemmell. Billy Gemmell tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
83.28
Scott Caldwell catches Craig Campbell on the ankles. Scott Caldwell is given a warning by the referee! Craig Campbell runs off the knock.
85.41
Gavin Meiklejohn threads a neat ball through to Adrian Caldwell. Adrian Caldwell whips in a cross ball towards Scott Caldwell. Scott Caldwell makes a looping header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
89.53
Ulrich Goussé sees space and advances. Ulrich Goussé knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Cosimo Chiesa who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Craig Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albert Cortes. Albert Cortes knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Gemmell. Billy Gemmell makes a looping header on goal. It's there!! Fabio Debaets has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Queen of the South

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

Possession
49.2%
50.8%
Play Area
24.6%
42.6%
32.8%

Scorers
Stephen Sullivan 66
Scott Caldwell 85
Billy Gemmell 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Billy Gemmell of Ayr United

Match Ratings
1.Fabio Debaets (GK)
7
2.Miguel Delgado (DEF)
6
3.Erwin Van Barneveld (DEF)
7
4.Craig Young (DEF)
6
5.Stephen Campbell (MID)
7
6.Stephen Sullivan (MID)goal scored
8
7.Gavin Meiklejohn (MID)
6
8.Ulrich Goussé (MID)
7
9.Scott Caldwell (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
10.Jason Scholes (ATT)
6
11.Adrian Caldwell (ATT)
7
 
12.Victor Perez (GK)
0
13.Vasco Postiga (DEF)
0
14.Ricardo Loureiro (MID)
0

1.Cosimo Chiesa (GK)
7
2.Fabio Ait Atmane (DEF)
6
3.John Brady (DEF)
6
4.Craig Campbell (DEF)
6
5.Andres Morales (DEF)
6
6.Craig Meiklejohn (MID)
6
7.Tobias Palumbo (MID)
6
8.Neil Liddell (MID)
6
9.Billy Gemmell (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Albert Cortes (ATT)
7
11.Jody Evans (ATT)
6
 
12.Callum Elliott (GK)
0
13.Alec Henderson (MID)
0
14.Colin Hendry (ATT)
0