Match Report


Queen of the SouthQueen of the South     HibernianHibernian
Steve LittleSteve Little Computer Player Computer Player
John HopkinJ. Hopkin65
G
1
G
69Eduardo GomesE. Gomes
Julian ThomsonJ. Thomson68
D
2
D
74Fabian Van BeukeringF. Van Beukering
Paul RitchieP. Ritchie62
D
3captain
D
70Kevin GemmillK. Gemmill
Eduardo HelgueraE. Helguera69
D
captain4
D
63Dominic LawD. Law
Stuart McGroryS. McGrory44
D
5
M
67Alejandro CastroA. Castro
Julian SuarezJ. Suarez69
M
6
M
63Anselmo SarliA. Sarli
Scott GlassS. Glass52
M
7
M
60Scott CampbellS. Campbell
Gavin GascoigneG. Gascoigne60
M
8
M
57Matt FergusonM. Ferguson
Nunzio TentoniN. Tentoni71
A
9
A
64Andy LiddellA. Liddell
Gavin GallacherG. Gallacher45
A
10
A
62Scott MccallS. Mccall
David StrachanD. Strachan45
A
11
A
57Tim DublinT. Dublin
 
Roberto TavaresR. Tavares68
M
12
D
63Luis GimenezL. Gimenez
Romarin SongR. Song66
A
13
D
60Kevin SullivanK. Sullivan
Garry Van Der DoelenG. Van Der Doelen68
D
14
D
56Eduardo VegaE. Vega

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Palmerston Park where Queen of the South play host to Hibernian. A crowd of 15,393 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Queen of the South are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Hibernian appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Andy Young.


0.00
Hibernian kick off!
2.55
Scott Mccall hacks Stuart McGrory from behind! Scott Mccall is warned by the referee! Stuart McGrory hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.06
Scott Campbell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Liddell. Andy Liddell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from John Hopkin.
9.52
Andy Liddell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anselmo Sarli. Anselmo Sarli deftly passes the ball to Tim Dublin, releasing him through on goal. Tim Dublin comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it's a woeful effort!
14.31
Nunzio Tentoni catches Scott Campbell on the ankles. Nunzio Tentoni is shown the yellow card! Scott Campbell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.17
Gavin Gascoigne passes the ball forward to Nunzio Tentoni. Nunzio Tentoni knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Gascoigne. Gavin Gascoigne powers a header at goal but Eduardo Gomes is on top of it.
21.40
Julian Suarez catches Matt Ferguson on the ankles. The referee calls over Julian Suarez and warns him to calm down! Matt Ferguson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.03
Gavin Gascoigne threads a neat ball through to Nunzio Tentoni. Nunzio Tentoni controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
27.05
Dominic Law hits a low pass to Scott Campbell. Scott Campbell flicks a high ball forward to Tim Dublin who takes it down. Tim Dublin shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
33.27
Paul Ritchie kicks a strong pass forward to Eduardo Helguera. Eduardo Helguera passes the ball forward to David Strachan. David Strachan sees Nunzio Tentoni just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Nunzio Tentoni rockets a shot on goal. Eduardo Gomes gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
36.20
Julian Thomson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Gascoigne. Gavin Gascoigne whips in a cross ball towards David Strachan. David Strachan is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it slams into the crowd!
40.18
Scott Glass makes a simple pass to David Strachan. David Strachan knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Suarez. Julian Suarez powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Eduardo Gomes had no chance!! Goal for Queen of the South!
45.00
Julian Thomson flicks a high ball forward to Paul Ritchie who takes it down. With some swift thinking, Paul Ritchie plays the ball forward to David Strachan. David Strachan lofts in a cross ball towards Nunzio Tentoni. Dominic Law hacks Nunzio Tentoni from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
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. Hibernian also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Queen of the South kick off!
48.57
Julian Suarez catches Dominic Law on the ankles. The referee calls over Julian Suarez and shows him a yellow card! Dominic Law grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
49.33
Anselmo Sarli flicks a high pass forward. Scott Campbell holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Scott Campbell knocks the ball forward to Tim Dublin. Tim Dublin shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
53.24
Paul Ritchie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Gascoigne. Gavin Gascoigne threads a neat ball through to Julian Suarez. Julian Suarez lofts in a cross ball towards David Strachan. David Strachan flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.01
Julian Thomson flicks a high pass forward to Julian Suarez who brings the ball under control. Seeing a gap ahead, Julian Suarez picks a pass forward to Scott Glass. Scott Glass whips in a cross ball towards David Strachan. David Strachan makes a looping header on goal. Eduardo Gomes comfortably picks it out of the air!
60.01
Scott Campbell threads the ball through to Tim Dublin. Tim Dublin shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but John Hopkin effortlessly smothers it!
61.20
Dominic Law makes a probing pass to Alejandro Castro. Alejandro Castro darts forward. Alejandro Castro tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by John Hopkin!
72.34
Julian Suarez sees space and advances. Julian Suarez tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Eduardo Gomes. Excellent save.
75.20
Scott Mccall threads the ball through to Tim Dublin. Tim Dublin shoots from outside the area but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
79.44
Kevin Gemmill hacks Scott Glass from behind! The referee calls over Kevin Gemmill and shows him a yellow card! Scott Glass hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.39
Julian Suarez takes it forward alone. Julian Suarez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dominic Law.
89.18
With vision, Anselmo Sarli plays the ball forward to Andy Liddell. Andy Liddell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Queen of the South

Hibernian
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.9%
42.1%
Play Area
23.7%
47.4%
28.9%

Scorers
Nunzio Tentoni 22
Julian Suarez 40

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Julian Suarez of Queen of the South

Match Ratings
1.John Hopkin (GK)
7
2.Julian Thomson (DEF)
6
3.Paul Ritchie (DEF)
7
4.Eduardo Helguera (DEF)
7
5.Stuart McGrory (DEF)
6
6.Julian Suarez (MID)goal scoredyellow card
9
7.Scott Glass (MID)
6
8.Gavin Gascoigne (MID)
8
9.Nunzio Tentoni (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
10.Gavin Gallacher (ATT)
6
11.David Strachan (ATT)
7
 
12.Roberto Tavares (MID)
0
13.Romarin Song (ATT)
0
14.Garry Van Der Doelen (DEF)
0

1.Eduardo Gomes (GK)
8
2.Fabian Van Beukering (DEF)
6
3.Kevin Gemmill (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Dominic Law (DEF)
6
5.Alejandro Castro (MID)
6
6.Anselmo Sarli (MID)
7
7.Scott Campbell (MID)
7
8.Matt Ferguson (MID)
6
9.Andy Liddell (ATT)
6
10.Scott Mccall (ATT)
6
11.Tim Dublin (ATT)
6
 
12.Luis Gimenez (DEF)
0
13.Kevin Sullivan (DEF)
0
14.Eduardo Vega (DEF)
0