Match Report
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Palmerston Park where Queen of the South play Hamilton Academical in this league cup game. A crowd of 15,426 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 Hamilton Academical appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Duncan Davidson.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Queen of the South are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hamilton Academical appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Duncan Davidson.
0.00
0-0Queen of the South kick off the first half!
4.39
0-0Eddie Blake flicks a high pass forward. Gavin White holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gavin White knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary Cleland. Gary Cleland looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
6.25
0-0Miguel Delgado chips the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Loureiro. Ricardo Loureiro chips the ball to his team mate, Jason Scholes. Jason Scholes whips in a cross ball towards Scott Caldwell. Scott Caldwell finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Alec Glass comfortably punches it away to safety.
9.30
Stephen Sullivan kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Meiklejohn. Gavin Meiklejohn tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
10.50
0-0John Young hacks Stephen Campbell from behind! The referee brings John Young to one side and gives him a warning! Stephen Campbell stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.44
Ricardo Loureiro chips the ball to his team mate, Jason Scholes. Jason Scholes runs straight at the defence! Jason Scholes comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
15.13
1-0Erwin Van Barneveld flicks a high pass forward to Craig Young who brings the ball under control. Craig Young knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Meiklejohn. Gavin Meiklejohn runs straight at the defence! Gavin Meiklejohn makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Alec Glass had no chance!! Goal for Queen of the South!
27.03
Miguel Delgado flicks a high pass forward. Craig Young holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Craig Young flicks a high pass forward. Adrian Caldwell collects the pass. Adrian Caldwell whips in a cross ball towards Ricardo Loureiro. Ricardo Loureiro makes a convincing header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Queen of the South!
36.49
2-0Eddie Blake flicks a high ball forward to Gavin White who takes it down. Gavin White knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.40
John Young sees Duncan Ferguson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Duncan Ferguson knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Cleland. Gary Cleland beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
44.32
Eddie Blake sees Gary Cleland in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gary Cleland shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Fabio Debaets. Excellent save.
45.00
Gavin White knocks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Blake. Eddie Blake flicks a high pass forward. Billy Glass collects the pass. Billy Glass lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Cleland. Gary Cleland makes a looping header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Queen of the South appear unchanged since the first half. Hamilton Academical also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Hamilton Academical start the second half!
47.17
Duncan Ferguson sees space and advances. Duncan Ferguson whips in a cross ball towards Gary Cleland. Gary Cleland whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
49.29
Ricardo Loureiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Sullivan. Stephen Sullivan lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Meiklejohn. Gavin Meiklejohn rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is tipped over by Alec Glass.
50.07
2-1Stephen Sullivan takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Gavin White reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
54.38
With imagination, Erwin Van Barneveld laces a through ball forward to Scott Caldwell. Scott Caldwell brings the ball forward. Scott Caldwell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.14
Miguel Delgado hits a long diagonal ball forward. Ricardo Loureiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.17
Gavin Meiklejohn runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Gavin Meiklejohn whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Sullivan. Stephen Sullivan rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
66.50
Ricardo Loureiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jason Scholes. Jason Scholes shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
69.58
Erwin Van Barneveld knocks the ball forward to Stephen Sullivan. Stephen Sullivan flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Meiklejohn collects the pass. Gavin Meiklejohn knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Scott Naysmith.
71.42
Stephen Campbell threads a neat ball through to Adrian Caldwell. Adrian Caldwell controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Scott Caldwell through on goal. Scott Caldwell comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
75.19
Miguel Delgado receives the ball from a throw-in from Stephen Campbell. Miguel Delgado knocks the ball forward to Stephen Campbell. Stephen Campbell controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
81.29
John Young flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Cleland. Gary Cleland finds some space and shoots from distance. Good keeping from Fabio Debaets as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
83.19
Miguel Delgado kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Meiklejohn. Gavin Meiklejohn deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stephen Campbell. Stephen Campbell finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
84.37
Gavin Meiklejohn flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Campbell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stephen Campbell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alec Glass who gathers it comfortably.
87.50
4-1John Young catches Stephen Sullivan on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stephen Sullivan stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Gavin Meiklejohn of Queen of the South |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Fabio Debaets (GK)
7
2. Miguel Delgado (DEF)
7
3. Erwin Van Barneveld (DEF)
6
4. Craig Young (DEF)
7
5. Stephen Campbell (MID)
6
6. Stephen Sullivan (MID)
9
7. Gavin Meiklejohn (MID)
9
8. Ricardo Loureiro (MID)
8
9. Scott Caldwell (ATT)
8
10. Jason Scholes (ATT)
6
11. Adrian Caldwell (ATT)
7
12. Victor Perez (GK)
0
13. Vasco Postiga (DEF)
0
14. Ulrich Goussé (MID)
0
1. Alec Glass (GK)
7
2. Billy Hendry (DEF)
6
3. Scott Naysmith (DEF)
6
4. Egbert van Beek (DEF)
6
5. Antoine Masson (DEF)
6
6. Duncan Ferguson (MID)
7
7. Eddie Blake (MID)
6
8. John Young (MID)
6
9. Gavin White (MID)
6
10. Billy Glass (ATT)
6
11. Gary Cleland (ATT)
7
12. Paul Cleland (ATT)
0
13. Stuart Meiklejohn (ATT)
0
14. Adolfo Gil (DEF)
0