Match Report


Dundee UnitedDundee United     Queen of the SouthQueen of the South
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Garry WhiteG. White60
G
1
G
53Alec FergusonA. Ferguson
Manuele SignoriM. Signori67
D
2
D
66John StrachanJ. Strachan
Steve GrayS. Gray64
D
3
D
64Paul NaysmithP. Naysmith
Leon HoenessL. Hoeness59
D
4
D
51John GemmillJ. Gemmill
Paul HutchisonP. Hutchison55
D
5
D
49Dominic McallisterD. Mcallister
Youl Alidor DebecY. Debec73
M
6captain
D
48Kevin RaeK. Rae
Callum ThomsonC. Thomson66
M
7
M
63Neil HopkinN. Hopkin
Stephen McCoistS. McCoist59
M
8
M
59Jose GarciaJ. Garcia
Kevin McallisterK. Mcallister50
M
captain9
M
57Alec JohnstoneA. Johnstone
Don NaysmithD. Naysmith73
A
10
A
74Andy ThomsonA. Thomson
Gavin StrachanG. Strachan72
A
11
A
50Richard MorrisonR. Morrison
 
David NivenD. Niven57
A
12
M
52Gavin GoughG. Gough
Bruno AntunesB. Antunes56
A
13
G
51Billy MeiklejohnB. Meiklejohn
Alex GlassA. Glass55
A
14
A
46Dominic DalglishD. Dalglish

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Tannadice Park where Dundee United play host to Queen of the South. A crowd of 4,466 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Dundee United are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Queen of the South appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Alex Gallacher.


0.00
Queen of the South kick off and get the first half underway!
4.10
Steve Gray flicks a high pass forward. Callum Thomson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Callum Thomson passes the ball forward to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Alec Ferguson.
5.42
Manuele Signori takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Dominic Mcallister chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
10.20
Youl Alidor Debec makes a simple pass to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith plays a one-two with Gavin Strachan and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Don Naysmith provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Don Naysmith!
20.30
Youl Alidor Debec threads a neat ball through to Gavin Strachan. Gavin Strachan tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
22.50
Callum Thomson flicks a high pass forward. Don Naysmith collects the pass. Don Naysmith sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
38.06
Manuele Signori threads a neat ball through to Youl Alidor Debec. Youl Alidor Debec makes a probing pass to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
39.44
Stephen McCoist flicks the ball to his team mate, Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
40.32
Kevin Mcallister flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Strachan. Gavin Strachan plays a scrappy one-two with Don Naysmith and stumbles forward towards the goal... Gavin Strachan takes a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
44.42
Steve Gray deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Mcallister. Kevin Mcallister threads a neat ball through to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Rae.
45.00
Richard Morrison clumsily knocks into Paul Hutchison. Richard Morrison is given a warning by the referee! Paul Hutchison hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Dundee United appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation. Queen of the South have changed their lineup with Billy Meiklejohn replacing Jose Garcia. The Queen of the South players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Dundee United get the second half underway!
47.40
Neil Hopkin kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Thomson. Andy Thomson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.35
Alec Johnstone takes it forward alone. Alec Johnstone lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Thomson. Manuele Signori comes in with a late challenge on Andy Thomson. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
49.36
Alec Johnstone flicks a high pass forward. Richard Morrison collects the pass. Richard Morrison knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.42
Callum Thomson advances with the ball. Callum Thomson shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
54.47
Neil Hopkin sees a break and surges forward. Neil Hopkin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Garry White who gathers it comfortably.
57.53
Kevin Mcallister passes the ball forward to Don Naysmith. Don Naysmith shoots from long range but it is shockingly off target!
59.33
Dundee United are in full control of this game.
60.32
Dundee United have made 2 substitutions with David Niven replacing Don Naysmith and Alex Glass replacing Paul Hutchison .Queen of the South have made a substitution with Dominic Dalglish replacing Richard Morrison .
65.11
Showing composure, Neil Hopkin laces a through ball forward to Andy Thomson. Andy Thomson plays a scrappy one-two with Dominic Dalglish and advances towards the goal... Andy Thomson muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
72.25
Steve Gray hits a low pass to Stephen McCoist. Stephen McCoist knocks the ball forward to Gavin Strachan. Gavin Strachan shoots from 25 yards. Alec Ferguson easily gets down and covers it.
79.00
Gavin Strachan catches Kevin Rae on the ankles. Gavin Strachan is shown the yellow card! Kevin Rae hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.57
Leon Hoeness makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Callum Thomson. Callum Thomson changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Callum Thomson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.07
Alec Johnstone catches Youl Alidor Debec on the ankles. The referee calls over Alec Johnstone and shows him a yellow card! Youl Alidor Debec hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Dundee United

Queen of the South
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
6
0
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
68.6%
31.4%
Play Area
27.1%
47.1%
25.7%

Scorers
Don Naysmith 10, 23

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Don Naysmith of Dundee United

Match Ratings
1.Garry White (GK)
6
2.Manuele Signori (DEF)
6
3.Steve Gray (DEF)
7
4.Leon Hoeness (DEF)
6
5.Paul Hutchison (DEF)
6
6.Youl Alidor Debec (MID)
6
7.Callum Thomson (MID)
8
8.Stephen McCoist (MID)
6
9.Kevin Mcallister (MID)
6
10.Don Naysmith (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Gavin Strachan (ATT)yellow card
7
 
12.David Niven (ATT)
6
13.Bruno Antunes (ATT)
0
14.Alex Glass (ATT)
6

1.Alec Ferguson (GK)
6
2.John Strachan (DEF)
6
3.Paul Naysmith (DEF)
6
4.John Gemmill (DEF)
6
5.Dominic Mcallister (DEF)
6
6.Kevin Rae (DEF)
6
7.Neil Hopkin (MID)
6
8.Jose Garcia (MID)
6
9.Alec Johnstone (MID)yellow card
6
10.Andy Thomson (ATT)
6
11.Richard Morrison (ATT)
5
 
12.Gavin Gough (MID)
0
13.Billy Meiklejohn (GK)
6
14.Dominic Dalglish (ATT)
6