Match Report


Queen of the SouthQueen of the South     Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian
Adrian BrownAdrian Brown John Mackay John Mackay
Fabio DebaetsF. Debaets60
G
1
G
58Malcolm LightfootM. Lightfoot
Craig YoungC. Young54
D
2
D
57Stuart MatteoS. Matteo
Miguel DelgadoM. Delgado68
D
3captain
D
65Alex DavidsonA. Davidson
Erwin Van BarneveldE. Van Barneveld65
D
4
D
54Jose PardoJ. Pardo
Stephen CampbellS. Campbell68
M
5
D
76Richard HendryR. Hendry
Stephen SullivanS. Sullivan80
M
captain6
M
56Hugo VianaH. Viana
Gavin MeiklejohnG. Meiklejohn57
M
7
M
58Joao TeixeiraJ. Teixeira
Ricardo LoureiroR. Loureiro58
M
8
M
60Billy RitchieB. Ritchie
Jason ScholesJ. Scholes63
A
9
M
60Alun PetersA. Peters
Scott CaldwellS. Caldwell60
A
10
A
62Matt McNeillM. McNeill
Adrian CaldwellA. Caldwell58
A
11
A
60Moreno CastiglioneM. Castiglione
 
Scott ClelandS. Cleland52
D
12
D
53John McCoistJ. McCoist
Ulrich GousséU. Goussé55
M
13
M
57Colin McGroryC. McGrory
Victor PerezV. Perez59
G
14
A
54Christian PisanuC. Pisanu

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Palmerston Park where Queen of the South play host to Heart of Midlothian. A crowd of 15,995 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 Heart of Midlothian appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Gemmell.


0.00
The whistle blows and Queen of the South get the match underway!
3.49
Stephen Campbell threads the ball through to Scott Caldwell. Scott Caldwell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alun Peters.
10.06
Hugo Viana makes a probing pass to Matt McNeill. Matt McNeill advances inside the box! Some superb footwork from Matt McNeill provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
12.02
Hugo Viana chips the ball to his team mate, Matt McNeill. Matt McNeill cuts inside the box! Matt McNeill looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Fabio Debaets easily gets down and covers it.
20.40
Stephen Campbell knocks the ball forward to Adrian Caldwell. Adrian Caldwell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Malcolm Lightfoot who gathers it comfortably.
21.30
Gavin Meiklejohn flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Sullivan controls it well on his chest. Stephen Sullivan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alex Davidson.
33.28
Joao Teixeira makes a simple pass to Alun Peters. Alun Peters changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Alun Peters knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Young.
34.58
Jose Pardo clumsily knocks into Gavin Meiklejohn. The referee calls over Jose Pardo and shows him a yellow card! Gavin Meiklejohn hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.30
Joao Teixeira hacks Stephen Sullivan from behind! The referee calls over Joao Teixeira and warns him to calm down! Stephen Sullivan runs off the knock.
42.17
Stephen Campbell catches Billy Ritchie on the ankles. Stephen Campbell is shown the yellow card! Billy Ritchie hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
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. Heart of Midlothian also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Heart of Midlothian start the second half!
51.21
Stephen Sullivan sees Jason Scholes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jason Scholes lofts in a cross ball towards Ricardo Loureiro. Ricardo Loureiro is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
54.25
Craig Young threads a neat ball through to Stephen Sullivan. Stephen Sullivan plays the ball forward to Jason Scholes. Jason Scholes lofts in a cross ball towards Adrian Caldwell. Adrian Caldwell flicks the ball with his head. The shot is on target but blocked by Billy Ritchie. That should have been a goal!
55.44
Queen of the South are in full control of this game.
60.08
Scott Caldwell hits a low pass to Jason Scholes. Jason Scholes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hugo Viana.
65.03
Hugo Viana comes in with a very late challenge on Gavin Meiklejohn. Hugo Viana is shown the red card!! Gavin Meiklejohn carries on, but is struggling a bit.
81.29
Erwin Van Barneveld chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Sullivan. Showing composure, Stephen Sullivan laces a weighted ball forward to Gavin Meiklejohn. Gavin Meiklejohn controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
83.21
Matt McNeill catches Miguel Delgado on the ankles. The referee calls over Matt McNeill and shows him a yellow card! Miguel Delgado runs off the knock.
84.13
Stephen Sullivan darts forward. Stephen Sullivan knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Pardo.
87.48
Stephen Sullivan hits a low pass to Ricardo Loureiro. Ricardo Loureiro shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Queen of the South

Heart of Midlothian
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
66.1%
33.9%
Play Area
21%
46.8%
32.3%

Scorers
Ricardo Loureiro 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ricardo Loureiro of Queen of the South

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

1.Malcolm Lightfoot (GK)
6
2.Stuart Matteo (DEF)
6
3.Alex Davidson (DEF)
6
4.Jose Pardo (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Richard Hendry (DEF)
6
6.Hugo Viana (MID)red card
3
7.Joao Teixeira (MID)
6
8.Billy Ritchie (MID)
6
9.Alun Peters (MID)
6
10.Matt McNeill (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Moreno Castiglione (ATT)
6
 
12.John McCoist (DEF)
0
13.Colin McGrory (MID)
0
14.Christian Pisanu (ATT)
0