Match Report


Queen of the SouthQueen of the South     Hamilton AcademicalHamilton Academical
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Colin HendersonC. Henderson57
G
1
G
55Gabriele SavinoG. Savino
Hennie ReuserH. Reuser71
D
2
D
69Craig McGroryC. McGrory
Colin StrachanC. Strachan69
D
3
D
68Dominic RitchieD. Ritchie
Gary SounessG. Souness57
D
4
D
64David GemmillD. Gemmill
Vincenzo EberleV. Eberle57
D
5
D
63Matthias MetzlerM. Metzler
Matt HutchisonM. Hutchison67
M
6
M
65Duncan GallacherD. Gallacher
Carlos SousaC. Sousa63
M
captain7
M
59Alec MccallA. Mccall
Billy HutchisonB. Hutchison56
M
8
M
52Neil BurleyN. Burley
Barry BogardeB. Bogarde73
A
9
M
52Dennis BurbageD. Burbage
Vasco PostigaV. Postiga64
A
10
A
55David BremnerD. Bremner
Scott MccallS. Mccall49
A
11captain
A
54Stephen DalglishS. Dalglish
 
Richard InglisR. Inglis56
D
12
D
57Tomas AntunesT. Antunes
Andy HopkinA. Hopkin54
D
13
G
54Rodrigo RegoR. Rego
Don JamesD. James51
M
14
A
54John CollinsJ. Collins

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Palmerston Park where Queen of the South play host to Hamilton Academical. A crowd of 8,957 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Queen of the South are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hamilton Academical appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by John Ritchie.


0.00
The whistle blows and Hamilton Academical kick off!
2.56
Billy Hutchison flicks a high pass forward. Scott Mccall controls it well on his chest. Scott Mccall controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
10.23
David Gemmill flicks a high pass forward. Dennis Burbage controls it well on his chest. With a delightful solo run, Dennis Burbage stretches the opposition's defence. Dennis Burbage finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
15.16
Hennie Reuser sees Barry Bogarde in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Barry Bogarde hits a low pass to Scott Mccall. Scott Mccall shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
16.20
Matthias Metzler kicks a strong pass forward to David Bremner. David Bremner plays a scrappy one-two with Stephen Dalglish and advances towards the goal... David Bremner looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Colin Henderson reads it well. Great keeping!
21.31
Billy Hutchison barges into Craig McGrory. The referee brings Billy Hutchison to one side and gives him a warning! Craig McGrory stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.20
Neil Burley catches Matt Hutchison on the ankles. Neil Burley is warned by the referee! Matt Hutchison stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.22
Dominic Ritchie threads the ball through to Duncan Gallacher. Duncan Gallacher plays the ball forward to Stephen Dalglish. Stephen Dalglish knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vincenzo Eberle.
30.36
Vincenzo Eberle deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Strachan. Colin Strachan flicks a high ball forward to Vasco Postiga who takes it down. Vasco Postiga shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
32.17
Seeing a gap ahead, Gary Souness plays the ball forward to Matt Hutchison. Matt Hutchison flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Mccall. Scott Mccall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.42
Neil Burley makes a simple pass to David Bremner. David Bremner puts a great ball through. Stephen Dalglish runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
34.06
Alec Mccall plays the ball forward to David Bremner. David Bremner skips past Colin Strachan! Colin Strachan hacks David Bremner from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
39.17
Colin Strachan comes in with a late challenge on David Bremner. The referee brings Colin Strachan to one side and gives him a warning! David Bremner stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Seeing a gap ahead, Neil Burley plays the ball forward to Stephen Dalglish. Stephen Dalglish plays a one-two with Dennis Burbage and rushes in on goal... Stephen Dalglish tries a spectacular strike but it flies just wide!
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. Hamilton Academical 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
Queen of the South kick off!
47.49
Hennie Reuser threads the ball through to Matt Hutchison. Matt Hutchison shoots from outside the area but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
48.15
With imagination, Gary Souness laces a through ball forward to Matt Hutchison. Matt Hutchison passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Vasco Postiga. Vasco Postiga knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Matthias Metzler.
49.53
Billy Hutchison flicks the ball to his team mate, Scott Mccall. Scott Mccall lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Hutchison. Billy Hutchison gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
51.10
Billy Hutchison clumsily knocks into David Bremner. The referee calls over Billy Hutchison again and warns him to calm down! David Bremner stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.24
Billy Hutchison kicks a strong pass forward to Barry Bogarde. Barry Bogarde knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.14
Carlos Sousa barges into Alec Mccall. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alec Mccall runs off the knock.
69.32
Alec Mccall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dennis Burbage. Dennis Burbage finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
71.53
Colin Strachan flicks a high pass forward. Vincenzo Eberle holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vincenzo Eberle knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Mccall. Scott Mccall shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
81.50
Matt Hutchison catches Neil Burley on the ankles. The referee calls over Matt Hutchison and warns him to calm down! Neil Burley runs off the knock.
84.24
David Gemmill takes the throw-in. Craig McGrory makes a simple pass to Alec Mccall. Showing composure, Alec Mccall plays the ball forward to Stephen Dalglish. Stephen Dalglish sees Alec Mccall just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Alec Mccall takes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
85.39
Neil Burley catches Hennie Reuser on the ankles. The referee brings Neil Burley to one side and gives him another warning! Hennie Reuser gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
87.48
Carlos Sousa sees Scott Mccall in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Scott Mccall shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
89.15
Neil Burley plays the ball forward to David Bremner. David Bremner kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Mccall but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Queen of the South

Hamilton Academical
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
2
Shots off Target
7
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.2%
57.8%
Play Area
30.1%
47%
22.9%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dominic Ritchie of Hamilton Academical

Match Ratings
1.Colin Henderson (GK)
7
2.Hennie Reuser (DEF)
7
3.Colin Strachan (DEF)
6
4.Gary Souness (DEF)
7
5.Vincenzo Eberle (DEF)
6
6.Matt Hutchison (MID)
6
7.Carlos Sousa (MID)yellow card
6
8.Billy Hutchison (MID)
6
9.Barry Bogarde (ATT)
6
10.Vasco Postiga (ATT)
6
11.Scott Mccall (ATT)
6
 
12.Richard Inglis (DEF)
0
13.Andy Hopkin (DEF)
0
14.Don James (MID)
0

1.Gabriele Savino (GK)
6
2.Craig McGrory (DEF)
6
3.Dominic Ritchie (DEF)
9
4.David Gemmill (DEF)
6
5.Matthias Metzler (DEF)
6
6.Duncan Gallacher (MID)
8
7.Alec Mccall (MID)
7
8.Neil Burley (MID)
9
9.Dennis Burbage (MID)
7
10.David Bremner (ATT)
8
11.Stephen Dalglish (ATT)
6
 
12.Tomas Antunes (DEF)
0
13.Rodrigo Rego (GK)
0
14.John Collins (ATT)
0