Match Report


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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Gayfield where Arbroath play host to Queens Park. A crowd of 8,299 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Arbroath and Queens Park are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Ritchie.


0.00
The first half starts with Queens Park kicking off!
2.47
Colin Gemmill barges into Filipe Tavares. The referee calls over Colin Gemmill and shows him a yellow card! Filipe Tavares gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
8.04
Richard Mcallister barges into Paolo Peruzzi. The referee calls over Richard Mcallister and warns him to calm down! Paolo Peruzzi carries on, but is struggling a bit.
21.42
Stefan Ferrante clumsily knocks into Duncan Liddell. The referee calls over Stefan Ferrante and shows him a yellow card! Duncan Liddell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.35
Richard Mcallister flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Naysmith. Craig Naysmith shoots from long range. Scott Dalglish is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
26.18
Carlton Allman sees a break and surges forward. Carlton Allman controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
30.51
Colin Gemmill passes the ball forward to Craig Naysmith. Craig Naysmith knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Urvin Vonk.
39.12
Dominic Dalglish flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Naysmith. Craig Naysmith makes a great pass forward. John Davidson runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
44.35
John Strachan plays the ball forward to Stuart Hopkin. Stuart Hopkin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Arbroath appear unchanged since the first half. Queens Park appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. The Queens Park players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Arbroath kick off!
48.41
Colin Gemmill threads the ball through to Sebastiao Tavares. Sebastiao Tavares shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
53.31
Garry Ferguson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Davidson. John Davidson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.09
Stefan Ferrante threads the ball through to Richard Mcallister. Richard Mcallister darts forward. Richard Mcallister knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastiao Tavares. Sebastiao Tavares is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
60.37
Queens Park have made 2 substitutions with Gavin Sullivan replacing Carlton Allman and Massimo Franceschini replacing Stuart Hopkin .
61.40
John Strachan hits a low pass to Jean-Sebastien Mboma. Jean-Sebastien Mboma knocks in a cross ball towards Paolo Peruzzi. Paolo Peruzzi jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
71.54
John Strachan sees Jean-Sebastien Mboma in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jean-Sebastien Mboma whips in a cross ball towards Paolo Peruzzi. Paolo Peruzzi rises majestically and gets a header on goal. John Hutchison effortlessly punches it away to safety.
77.37
Queens Park have made a substitution with Callum Naysmith replacing Callum Brady .
78.47
Nuno Quaresma threads the ball through to Garry Ferguson. Garry Ferguson flicks a high pass forward. Sebastiao Tavares controls it well on his chest. Sebastiao Tavares knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.35
John Strachan barges into Colin Gemmill. The referee calls over John Strachan and shows him a yellow card! Colin Gemmill stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.37
John Strachan sees Jean-Sebastien Mboma in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jean-Sebastien Mboma controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.6%
46.4%
Play Area
21.4%
51.8%
26.8%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Craig Naysmith of Arbroath

Match Ratings