Match Report
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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 St Mirren. A crowd of 20,466 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Queen of the South and St Mirren are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Meiklejohn.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Queen of the South and St Mirren are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Meiklejohn.
0.00
0-0St Mirren get the match underway!
2.33
0-0Vicente Aguirre comes in with a late challenge on Arturo Velasco. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Arturo Velasco stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.58
0-0Sergio C. Alves barges into Simon Weber. Sergio C. Alves is given a warning by the referee! Simon Weber hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.48
0-0Seyni Moustaïd flicks the ball to his team mate, Vicente Aguirre. Vicente Aguirre sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
14.40
Seyni Moustaïd clumsily knocks into Sergio C. Alves. Seyni Moustaïd is shown the yellow card! Sergio C. Alves runs off the knock.
15.54
1-0Lee Adams flicks a high pass forward to Liam Bazzani who brings the ball under control. Without breaking stride, Liam Bazzani plays the ball forward to Henning Bratseth. Henning Bratseth controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. What a cracker!! Spencer Ince had no chance!! Goal for Queen of the South!
20.56
1-0Kristoffer Matinpoika makes a simple pass to Seyni Moustaïd. Seyni Moustaïd flicks a high pass forward. Ciro Colacone controls it well on his chest. Ciro Colacone skips past Lee Adams! Ciro Colacone makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Godwin Afolabi gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
33.38
Kristoffer Matinpoika sees Simon Weber in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Simon Weber makes a beautiful solo run. Simon Weber chips the ball to his team mate, Vicente Aguirre. Vicente Aguirre tries a spectacular strike. Solid save from Godwin Afolabi. What a great pair of hands!
34.10
Simon Weber makes a probing pass to Ciro Colacone. Ciro Colacone edges inside the box! Ciro Colacone muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
36.51
Lee Adams flicks a high pass forward. Liam Bazzani collects the pass. Liam Bazzani knocks the ball forward to Henning Bratseth. Henning Bratseth passes the ball forward to Wes Hulme. Some silky footwork from Wes Hulme provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
44.04
Anton Bartsch sees a break and surges forward. Anton Bartsch skips past Arturo Velasco! Anton Bartsch shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Godwin Afolabi gets down and covers it.
45.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Peter Valakari plays the ball forward to Liam Bazzani. Liam Bazzani flicks a high ball forward to Henning Bratseth who takes it down. Henning Bratseth finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Spencer Ince effortlessly smothers it!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Queen of the South have changed their lineup with Godwin Ikpeba replacing Arturo Velasco, Marcel Emmerlich replacing Tonci Stimac and Artur Vieira replacing Rui Matthijs. St Mirren appear unchanged since the first half. The St Mirren players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Queen of the South kick off and get the second half underway!
51.32
2-0Seyni Moustaïd plays the ball forward to Eric Edusei. Eric Edusei knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Godwin Afolabi who gathers it comfortably.
53.18
Tonton Nordqvist comes in with a late challenge on Marcel Emmerlich. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Marcel Emmerlich stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.18
Seyni Moustaïd knocks the ball to his team mate, Vicente Aguirre. Vicente Aguirre knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lee Adams.
60.22
2-0St Mirren have made a substitution with Darren Fletcher replacing Vicente Aguirre .
71.52
Darren Fletcher catches Godwin Ikpeba on the ankles. The referee calls over Darren Fletcher and warns him to calm down! Godwin Ikpeba runs off the knock.
75.19
Peter Valakari catches Eric Edusei on the ankles. Peter Valakari is warned by the referee! Eric Edusei hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.25
St Mirren have made a substitution with Kevin Davidson replacing Simon Weber .
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
0
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48.4%
51.6%
Play Area
29.7%
46.9%
23.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Henning Bratseth of Queen of the South |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Godwin Afolabi (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Lee Adams (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Arturo Velasco (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Peter Valakari (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ger Gerritsen (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Sergio C. Alves (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Liam Bazzani (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Tonci Stimac (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Rui Matthijs (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Henning Bratseth (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Wes Hulme (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Godwin Ikpeba (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Marcel Emmerlich (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Artur Vieira (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Spencer Ince (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Kristoffer Matinpoika (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Tonton Nordqvist (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Eddy Albieri (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Anton Bartsch (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Simon Weber (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Seyni Moustaïd (MID) | | 7 |
| 8. | Gavin Upson (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Ciro Colacone (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Vicente Aguirre (ATT) | | 5 |
| 11. | Eric Edusei (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Julian Walter (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Kevin Davidson (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Darren Fletcher (ATT) | 5 | |