Match Report


Queen of the SouthQueen of the South     Partick ThistlePartick Thistle
Kieran RufusKieran Rufus Ben Couch Ben Couch
Simon EdwardsS. Edwards69
G
1
G
79Kent ClarkK. Clark
Neil MatteoN. Matteo66
D
2
D
78Igor SimonianI. Simonian
Nigel KahnN. Kahn79
D
captain3
D
77Mario NevesM. Neves
Richard LawR. Law80
D
4
D
85Yurtcan SükürY. Sükür
Moussa JonquetM. Jonquet71
D
5
D
80Valeriy KostiukV. Kostiuk
Garry TelferG. Telfer72
M
6
M
75Billy BradyB. Brady
Garry RaeG. Rae71
M
7captain
M
77Sergio OliveiraS. Oliveira
Rafael GarciaR. Garcia76
M
8
A
77Anatoliy YevstratenkoA. Yevstratenko
Gary SullivanG. Sullivan81
A
9
A
76Darren TaylorD. Taylor
Oliver ReimersO. Reimers76
A
10
A
84Saidu A. AmunikeS. Amunike
Igor KarpinI. Karpin77
A
11
A
76Pier Giovanni SoglianoP. Sogliano
 
Gian Paolo MoraG. Mora75
A
12
D
77Bernard BeyeB. Beye
Stuart HutchisonS. Hutchison68
M
13
M
80Lee NichollsL. Nicholls
Felipe GonzalezF. Gonzalez69
D
14
M
76Marc BridgesM. Bridges

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Palmerston Park where Queen of the South play host to Partick Thistle. A crowd of 18,320 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Queen of the South are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Partick Thistle appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Mason.


0.00
Partick Thistle start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.44
Mario Neves flicks a high ball forward to Sergio Oliveira who takes it down. Sergio Oliveira flicks a high pass forward to Pier Giovanni Sogliano who brings the ball under control. Pier Giovanni Sogliano sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Simon Edwards gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
12.01
Billy Brady kicks a strong pass forward to Darren Taylor. Darren Taylor makes a probing pass to Anatoliy Yevstratenko but he's offside!
14.21
Rafael Garcia threads a neat ball through to Igor Karpin. Igor Karpin tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Kent Clark effortlessly smothers it!
26.15
Rafael Garcia threads a neat ball through to Igor Karpin. Igor Karpin shoots from 20 yards. Kent Clark comfortably gets down and covers it.
27.08
Sergio Oliveira makes a simple pass to Pier Giovanni Sogliano. Pier Giovanni Sogliano sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Simon Edwards gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
30.05
With some swift thinking, Garry Telfer plays the ball forward to Gary Sullivan. Gary Sullivan finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
32.53
Richard Law deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garry Rae. Garry Rae surges forward with the ball. Garry Rae shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
40.16
Saidu A. Amunike comes in with a late challenge on Richard Law. The referee warns Saidu A. Amunike to calm down! Richard Law hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.12
Sergio Oliveira threads the ball through to Saidu A. Amunike. Saidu A. Amunike knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Igor Simonian launches a long ball forward into the other half. Pier Giovanni Sogliano knocks in a cross ball towards Anatoliy Yevstratenko. Anatoliy Yevstratenko beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Queen of the South appear unchanged since the first half. Partick Thistle also appear unchanged since the first half. The Queen of the South players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Queen of the South kick off the second half!
48.17
Neil Matteo threads a neat ball through to Garry Telfer. With imagination, Garry Telfer laces a weighted ball forward to Gary Sullivan. Gary Sullivan makes a defence splitting pass to Oliver Reimers. Yurtcan Sükür hacks Oliver Reimers from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
53.03
With some swift thinking, Moussa Jonquet plays the ball forward to Rafael Garcia. Rafael Garcia flicks a high pass forward. Oliver Reimers collects the pass. Oliver Reimers shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
57.12
Billy Brady flicks a high ball forward to Anatoliy Yevstratenko who takes it down. Anatoliy Yevstratenko knocks in a cross ball towards Saidu A. Amunike. Saidu A. Amunike finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Simon Edwards had no chance!! Goal for Partick Thistle!
60.45
Queen of the South have made a substitution with Stuart Hutchison replacing Garry Telfer .
69.31
Stuart Hutchison comes in with a late challenge on Sergio Oliveira. The referee calls over Stuart Hutchison and warns him to calm down! Sergio Oliveira gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
71.36
Mario Neves threads a neat ball through to Billy Brady. Billy Brady hits a low pass to Darren Taylor. Darren Taylor finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
72.51
Gary Sullivan barges into Igor Simonian. The referee calls over Gary Sullivan and shows him a yellow card! Igor Simonian hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.02
Queen of the South have made a substitution with Gian Paolo Mora replacing Oliver Reimers .
79.52
Richard Law sweeps the ball up the wings. Igor Karpin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mario Neves.
81.05
Rafael Garcia flicks a high ball forward to Igor Karpin who takes it down. Igor Karpin shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
83.43
Stuart Hutchison makes a simple pass to Igor Karpin. Igor Karpin shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Kent Clark!
85.37
Sergio Oliveira threads a neat ball through to Saidu A. Amunike. Saidu A. Amunike sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
87.56
Rafael Garcia threads the ball through to Gary Sullivan. Gary Sullivan knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kent Clark who gathers it comfortably.
89.06
Nigel Kahn decides to run forward with the ball. Nigel Kahn chips the ball to his team mate, Igor Karpin. Igor Karpin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
90.00
Nigel Kahn launches a long ball forward. Gary Sullivan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Queen of the South

Partick Thistle
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.4%
44.6%
Play Area
27%
41.9%
31.1%

Scorers
Anatoliy Yevstratenko 45
Saidu A. Amunike 57

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Anatoliy Yevstratenko of Partick Thistle

Match Ratings
1.Simon Edwards (GK)
7
2.Neil Matteo (DEF)
6
3.Nigel Kahn (DEF)
7
4.Richard Law (DEF)
6
5.Moussa Jonquet (DEF)
6
6.Garry Telfer (MID)
6
7.Garry Rae (MID)
6
8.Rafael Garcia (MID)
8
9.Gary Sullivan (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Oliver Reimers (ATT)
6
11.Igor Karpin (ATT)
6
 
12.Gian Paolo Mora (ATT)
6
13.Stuart Hutchison (MID)
6
14.Felipe Gonzalez (DEF)
0

1.Kent Clark (GK)
7
2.Igor Simonian (DEF)
6
3.Mario Neves (DEF)
6
4.Yurtcan Sükür (DEF)
6
5.Valeriy Kostiuk (DEF)
6
6.Billy Brady (MID)
7
7.Sergio Oliveira (MID)
7
8.Anatoliy Yevstratenko (ATT)goal scored
9
9.Darren Taylor (ATT)
6
10.Saidu A. Amunike (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Pier Giovanni Sogliano (ATT)
7
 
12.Bernard Beye (DEF)
0
13.Lee Nicholls (MID)
0
14.Marc Bridges (MID)
0