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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Palmerston Park where Queen of the South play host to Celtic. A crowd of 19,779 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Queen of the South are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Mccall.


0.00
The whistle blows and Queen of the South kick off!
2.57
Naoko Takahashi threads the ball through to Duncan Elliott. Duncan Elliott controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Moustapha El-Khalej. Moustapha El-Khalej knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.30
Neil Matteo decides to run forward with the ball. Neil Matteo darts forward. Neil Matteo plays a one-two with Elena Ruiz and rushes in on goal... Neil Matteo makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
12.08
Ciro Iorio makes a probing pass to Kristoffer Lidstrom. Kristoffer Lidstrom knocks the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Gerrard. Nwankwo Gerrard knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leonardo Zironelli.
14.26
David Sullivan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Orlando Arts.
18.21
Kristoffer Lidstrom flicks a high pass forward. Moustapha El-Khalej collects the pass. Moustapha El-Khalej advances inside the box! Neil Matteo catches Moustapha El-Khalej on the ankles. Moustapha El-Khalej appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
24.06
Kristoffer Lidstrom deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Gerrard. Nwankwo Gerrard shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Simon Edwards easily smothers it!
27.28
David Sullivan plays the ball forward to Stuart Booth. Stuart Booth lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Sullivan. Abassi Zerdoux clumsily knocks into Gary Sullivan. Gary Sullivan appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
28.50
Leonardo Zironelli catches Nwankwo Gerrard on the ankles. The referee brings Leonardo Zironelli to one side and gives him a warning! Nwankwo Gerrard stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.50
Kristoffer Lidstrom threads the ball through to Moustapha El-Khalej. Moustapha El-Khalej whips in a cross ball towards Nwankwo Gerrard. Nwankwo Gerrard directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Daniel Fuentes happens to be in the right place to block it.
39.25
Naoko Takahashi kicks a strong pass forward to Kristoffer Lidstrom. Kristoffer Lidstrom hits a low pass to Moustapha El-Khalej. Moustapha El-Khalej shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.12
Garry Rae knocks the ball to his team mate, Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Sullivan. Gary Sullivan connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Queen of the South appear unchanged since the first half. Celtic have changed their lineup with David Hendry replacing Duncan Elliott and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 5-2-3 formation. The Queen of the South players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Celtic kick off and get the second half underway!
47.42
David Sullivan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Booth. Stuart Booth knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Malcolm Goodwin.
48.12
Oliver Reimers catches Naoko Takahashi on the ankles. The referee brings Oliver Reimers to one side and gives him a warning! Naoko Takahashi gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
54.57
David Sullivan makes a simple pass to Gary Sullivan. Gary Sullivan shoots from long range but is denied by Orlando Arts. Excellent save.
55.01
David Sullivan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Sullivan. Gary Sullivan finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
57.04
Kristoffer Lidstrom knocks the ball forward to Moustapha El-Khalej. Moustapha El-Khalej knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.44
David Hendry kicks a strong pass forward to Matt Nicholls. Matt Nicholls sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Simon Edwards. Excellent save.
65.05
Naoko Takahashi knocks the ball forward to Kristoffer Lidstrom. Kristoffer Lidstrom picks a pass forward to Nwankwo Gerrard. Nwankwo Gerrard passes the ball forward but Matt Nicholls is offside!
67.40
David Hendry flicks the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Gerrard. Nwankwo Gerrard controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies well off target!
73.48
David Sullivan hacks David Hendry from behind! The referee calls over David Sullivan and shows him a yellow card! David Hendry stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.50
Ciro Iorio boots it upfield. Matt Nicholls tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.38
Kristoffer Lidstrom flicks a high pass forward. Matt Nicholls controls it well on his chest. Matt Nicholls sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.57
Kristoffer Lidstrom threads a neat ball through to Matt Nicholls. Matt Nicholls knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leonardo Zironelli.
83.55
Kristoffer Lidstrom makes a simple pass to Moustapha El-Khalej. Moustapha El-Khalej shoots from long range. Simon Edwards gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
87.15
Neil Matteo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garry Rae. Garry Rae makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Sullivan. Gary Sullivan knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Booth. Stuart Booth jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
David Sullivan flicks a high pass forward to Elena Ruiz who brings the ball under control. Elena Ruiz knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Callum Morrison.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics

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

Possession
Possession: 37.6623376623377 vs 62.3376623376623
Play Area
Home team third: 24.68%, Midfield: 45.45%, Away team third: 29.87%

Scorers

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil Matteo of Queen of the South

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
7
6
4. Neil Matteo (DEF)
9
6
6. Garry Rae (MID)
6
7
8. Gary Sullivan (ATT)
6
9. Stuart Booth (ATT)
6
10. Elena Ruiz (ATT)
8
11. Oliver Reimers (ATT)
5

12. Edmundo Saez (MID)
0
13. Andy Hutchison (MID)
0
0

1. Orlando Arts (GK)
7
6
6
4. Ciro Iorio (DEF)
6
6
7
6
10. Matt Nicholls (ATT)
6
11. Nwankwo Gerrard (ATT)
6

12. David Hendry (MID)
6
13. Adam Youds (MID)
0
14. Kevin Matteo (ATT)
0