Match Report
| Queen of the South | Queen of the South |  |  | Ross County | Ross County | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Giacomo Sanna | G. Sanna |  | 52 | G |  | 1 | | G | 45 |  | Kevin Gemmill | K. Gemmill | |||||||||
| Alec McGrory | A. McGrory | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 52 | | Matt Johnstone | M. Johnstone | |||||||||
| Matt James | M. James | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 51 | | Alex Meiklejohn | A. Meiklejohn | |||||||||
| Matt Mckinlay | M. Mckinlay | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 44 |  | Khalid Bouchiba | K. Bouchiba | |||||||||
| Neil Gough | N. Gough | | 66 | M | | 5 | | D | 43 | | Billy Naysmith | B. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Gary McCoist | G. McCoist | | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 54 | | Yuri Minopoli | Y. Minopoli | |||||||||
| Alec Ritchie | A. Ritchie | | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 49 | | Neil Hendry | N. Hendry | |||||||||
| David Elliott | D. Elliott | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Garry James | G. James | |||||||||
| Billy White | B. White | | 40 | M | | 9 | | M | 46 | | Craig Souness | C. Souness | |||||||||
| Luis Mendes | L. Mendes |  | 76 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Richard Davidson | R. Davidson | |||||||||
| Andy Young | A. Young | | 70 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Paul James | P. James | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Palmerston Park where Queen of the South play host to Ross County. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Queen of the South are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Ross County appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Queen of the South are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Ross County appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Ross County kick off and get the first half underway!
2.22
0-0Neil Hendry surges forward with the ball. Neil Hendry shoots from long range but it flies wide!
3.58
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
4.13
0-0Alex Meiklejohn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garry James. Garry James makes a simple pass to Paul James. Paul James shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
9.47
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
12.41
Alec McGrory knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary McCoist. Gary McCoist chips the ball to his team mate, Luis Mendes. Luis Mendes shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
15.53
Neil Gough makes a beautiful solo run. Neil Gough whips in a cross ball towards Andy Young. Andy Young heads the ball goalwards. Kevin Gemmill easily picks it out of the air!
16.02
0-0Matt Johnstone controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Souness. Craig Souness threads the ball through to Richard Davidson. Richard Davidson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matt Mckinlay.
18.15
Gary McCoist makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Young. Andy Young knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Khalid Bouchiba.
21.31
1-0Alec Ritchie surges forward with the ball. Alec Ritchie plays a perfect one-two with Andy Young and rushes in on goal... Alec Ritchie shoots from just inside the box. Alec Ritchie scores for Queen of the South!!
24.05
1-0Gary McCoist brings the ball forward. Gary McCoist deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Young but the linesman indicates offside!
28.38
Gary McCoist passes the ball forward to Andy Young. Andy Young whips in a cross ball towards Luis Mendes. Luis Mendes flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Kevin Gemmill has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
32.46
Neil Hendry passes the ball forward to Richard Davidson. Richard Davidson shoots from 25 yards. Giacomo Sanna is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
38.55
Alec Ritchie makes a simple pass to Luis Mendes. Luis Mendes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kevin Gemmill who gathers it comfortably.
39.21
Alec McGrory chips the ball to his team mate, Billy White. Billy White kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Young. Andy Young tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.40
Neil Gough controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luis Mendes. Luis Mendes shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
42.05
Billy White passes the ball forward to Andy Young. Andy Young controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.34
Matt Mckinlay passes the ball forward to Gary McCoist. Gary McCoist advances with the ball. Gary McCoist shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Queen of the South get the second half underway!
48.01
David Elliott kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Young. Andy Young knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Khalid Bouchiba.
51.07
Gary McCoist makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luis Mendes. Luis Mendes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.12
Matt Mckinlay makes a probing pass to Billy White. Billy White makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luis Mendes. Luis Mendes shoots from long range. Kevin Gemmill is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
57.20
Matt James makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy White. Billy White deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luis Mendes. Luis Mendes knocks the ball forward to Andy Young but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
65.23
Matt Mckinlay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary McCoist. Gary McCoist makes a beautiful solo run. Gary McCoist shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Kevin Gemmill easily smothers it!
75.19
Khalid Bouchiba flicks the ball to his team mate, Yuri Minopoli. Yuri Minopoli sees space and advances. Yuri Minopoli shoots from long range but it flies wide!
81.19
Craig Souness passes the ball forward to Paul James. Paul James shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
83.43
Matt James makes a simple pass to Alec Ritchie. Alec Ritchie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Young. Andy Young tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
68.4%
31.6%
Play Area
21.5%
43%
35.4%
Scorers
| Alec Ritchie 21 Luis Mendes 28, 54 | Richard Davidson 32 |