Match Report


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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Palmerston Park where Queen of the South play host to Dundee. A crowd of 19,731 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Queen of the South are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Dundee appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Ferguson.


0.00
The first half starts with Queen of the South kicking off!
2.04
Samuel Marques makes a probing pass to Marcello Martinelli. Marcello Martinelli flicks a high pass forward. Billy Henderson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Billy Henderson shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
3.28
Edoardo Maniero flicks a high pass forward. Callum Hansen easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Callum Hansen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patricio Pascual. Patricio Pascual plays a one-two with David Davies and rushes in on goal... Patricio Pascual rockets a shot on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
9.37
Marcello Martinelli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Davies. David Davies knocks in a cross ball towards Patricio Pascual. Patricio Pascual is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Simon Edwards is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
14.45
Neil Bremner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen Cleland. Stephen Cleland shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
15.47
Felipe Gonzalez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Sullivan. David Sullivan knocks the ball to his team mate, Gian Paolo Mora. Gian Paolo Mora makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Oliver Reimers. Oliver Reimers rockets a shot on goal. Jon Nicholls is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
21.58
Garry Rae passes the ball forward to Gian Paolo Mora. Gian Paolo Mora cuts inside the box! Some world-class footwork from Gian Paolo Mora provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but somehow Jon Nicholls manages to keep it out.
22.56
Marcello Martinelli threads the ball through to Billy Henderson. Billy Henderson lofts in a cross ball towards David Davies. David Davies connects with a diving header. Solid save from Simon Edwards. What a great pair of hands!
24.59
Iwan Willems kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Henderson. Billy Henderson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Moussa Jonquet.
26.36
Garry Rae sees Gian Paolo Mora in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gian Paolo Mora shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
27.01
David Davies clumsily knocks into Nigel Kahn. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nigel Kahn stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.10
Moussa Jonquet flicks a high ball forward to Garry Telfer who takes it down. Garry Telfer knocks the ball to his team mate, Gian Paolo Mora. Gian Paolo Mora shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
30.40
Neil Bremner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gian Paolo Mora. Gian Paolo Mora tries a spectacular long range effort his aim is horrendously poor!
36.49
Moussa Jonquet flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner knocks the ball forward to Stephen Cleland. Stephen Cleland knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jon Nicholls who gathers it comfortably.
38.20
Adolfo Guardiola deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcello Martinelli. Marcello Martinelli knocks the ball forward to Patricio Pascual. Patricio Pascual knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Simon Edwards who gathers it comfortably.
39.07
Oliver Reimers comes in with a late challenge on Adolfo Guardiola. Oliver Reimers is given a warning by the referee! Adolfo Guardiola runs off the knock.
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. Dundee 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
The whistle blows and Dundee kick off!
47.36
Nigel Kahn plays the ball forward to Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Cleland. Stephen Cleland shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
48.27
With vision, Garry Telfer plays the ball forward to Gian Paolo Mora. Gian Paolo Mora shoots from outside the area. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jon Nicholls with no chance!! Goal for Queen of the South!
54.30
David Sullivan flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Cleland. Stephen Cleland tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
55.48
Neil Bremner threads a neat ball through to Stephen Cleland. Stephen Cleland whips in a cross ball towards Oliver Reimers. Oliver Reimers connects with a diving header. It's there!! Jon Nicholls has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
63.46
Iwan Willems flicks a high pass forward. David Davies collects the pass. David Davies knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Henderson. Billy Henderson makes a convincing header but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
65.43
Marcello Martinelli knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Henderson. Billy Henderson lofts in a cross ball towards Patricio Pascual. Patricio Pascual rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
66.25
Iwan Willems sees a break and surges forward. Iwan Willems passes the ball forward to Patricio Pascual. Patricio Pascual shoots from just inside the box. Solid save from Simon Edwards.
71.33
Garry Rae deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oliver Reimers. Oliver Reimers shoots from outside the area but somehow Jon Nicholls manages to keep it out.
72.57
Callum Hansen runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Callum Hansen whips in a cross ball towards David Davies. David Davies gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it slams into the crowd!
77.50
Queen of the South have made 3 substitutions with Edmundo Saez replacing Neil Bremner, Stuart Hutchison replacing David Sullivan and Andy Hutchison replacing Garry Rae .
78.52
Felipe Hidalgo sees space and advances. Felipe Hidalgo knocks the ball forward to David Davies. David Davies knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Henderson. With a superhuman jump, Billy Henderson connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's drastically wayward!
79.44
David Davies hacks Felipe Gonzalez from behind! The referee calls over David Davies and shows him his second yellow card! He's sending him off!! Felipe Gonzalez runs off the knock.
81.47
With a delightful solo run, Andy Hutchison stretches the opposition's defence. Andy Hutchison lofts in a cross ball towards Gian Paolo Mora. Gian Paolo Mora rises majestically and gets a header on goal but Jon Nicholls reads it well. He makes it look easy!
84.33
Andy Hutchison knocks the ball forward to Stephen Cleland. Stephen Cleland edges inside the box! Stephen Cleland side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Felipe Hidalgo steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
8
5
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
53.2%
46.8%
Play Area
26%
46.8%
27.3%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Patricio Pascual of Dundee

Match Ratings
1.Simon Edwards (GK)
6
2.Felipe Gonzalez (DEF)
6
3.Nigel Kahn (DEF)
6
4.Moussa Jonquet (DEF)
6
5.Garry Telfer (MID)
6
6.Garry Rae (MID)
6
7.David Sullivan (MID)
6
8.Neil Bremner (MID)
6
9.Stephen Cleland (ATT)
7
10.Oliver Reimers (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
11.Gian Paolo Mora (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Edmundo Saez (MID)
6
13.Stuart Hutchison (MID)
6
14.Andy Hutchison (MID)
6

1.Jon Nicholls (GK)
7
2.Felipe Hidalgo (DEF)
6
3.Edoardo Maniero (DEF)
6
4.Adolfo Guardiola (DEF)
6
5.Samuel Marques (DEF)
6
6.Iwan Willems (MID)
6
7.Marcello Martinelli (MID)
7
8.Callum Hansen (MID)
6
9.David Davies (ATT)red card
4
10.Patricio Pascual (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Billy Henderson (ATT)
6
 
12.Andy Brady (ATT)
0
13.Jack Van Ede (ATT)
0
14.Pius Beukenkamp (DEF)
0