Match Report


MotherwellMotherwell     Queen of the SouthQueen of the South
Computer Player Computer Player Steve Little Steve Little
Julian GerlachJ. Gerlach79
G
1
G
65John HopkinJ. Hopkin
Jose FerrerJ. Ferrer74
D
2
D
69Eduardo HelgueraE. Helguera
Gregorio Guerrero LopezG. Guerrero Lopez70
D
3
D
62Paul RitchieP. Ritchie
Alfredo MarquitosA. Marquitos70
D
4captain
D
68Garry Van Der DoelenG. Van Der Doelen
Garry McinnesG. Mcinnes67
D
5
D
44Stuart McGroryS. McGrory
Arnauld ArcadioA. Arcadio78
M
6
M
68Roberto TavaresR. Tavares
Jaouad BaldeJ. Balde77
M
captain7
M
67Gavin CampbellG. Campbell
Callum BurleyC. Burley76
M
8
M
70Joe CaluwéJ. Caluwé
Martin Guerrero LopezM. Guerrero Lopez78
A
9
A
67Vincenzo De SanzoV. De Sanzo
ƒtienne Marisƒ. Maris75
A
10
A
66Romarin SongR. Song
James MacleanJ. Maclean75
A
11
A
65Rafael MonteroR. Montero
 
Mustapha KarelseM. Karelse73
M
12
M
69Julian SuarezJ. Suarez
Lars StiepermannL. Stiepermann72
A
13
A
71Nunzio TentoniN. Tentoni
Fernando Mario DebaetsF. Debaets66
D
14
D
68Julian ThomsonJ. Thomson

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Fir Park where Motherwell play host to Queen of the South. A crowd of 19,267 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Motherwell and Queen of the South are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Ritchie.


0.00
Motherwell kick off and get the first half underway!
2.40
Alfredo Marquitos hacks Roberto Tavares from behind! The referee warns Alfredo Marquitos to calm down! Roberto Tavares stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.33
Gavin Campbell kicks a strong pass forward to Vincenzo De Sanzo. Vincenzo De Sanzo shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
12.28
Gavin Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Joe Caluwé controls it well on his chest. Joe Caluwé sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Fantastic reaction save from Julian Gerlach!
14.13
Roberto Tavares makes a probing pass to Romarin Song. Romarin Song shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
15.04
Joe Caluwé brings the ball forward. Joe Caluwé knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gregorio Guerrero Lopez.
20.05
Stuart McGrory chips the ball to his team mate, Roberto Tavares. Roberto Tavares knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.46
Gavin Campbell darts forward. Gavin Campbell finds some space and shoots from distance. Julian Gerlach gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
27.33
Jaouad Balde knocks the ball forward to ƒtienne Maris. ƒtienne Maris shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
30.11
Alfredo Marquitos knocks the ball forward to Callum Burley. Callum Burley threads the ball through to James Maclean. James Maclean shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
32.27
Callum Burley threads a neat ball through to Jaouad Balde. Jaouad Balde shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
36.20
Roberto Tavares catches Garry Mcinnes on the ankles. Roberto Tavares is shown the yellow card! Garry Mcinnes stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.18
Arnauld Arcadio comes in with a late challenge on Joe Caluwé. The referee calls over Arnauld Arcadio and shows him a yellow card! Joe Caluwé gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
40.42
Eduardo Helguera darts forward. Eduardo Helguera shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
42.24
Jaouad Balde clumsily knocks into Vincenzo De Sanzo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Vincenzo De Sanzo runs off the knock.
44.56
Jaouad Balde knocks the ball to his team mate, ƒtienne Maris. ƒtienne Maris knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Arnauld Arcadio decides to run forward with the ball. Arnauld Arcadio advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Arnauld Arcadio provides some space. He shoots at goal. Arnauld Arcadio scores for Motherwell!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Motherwell appear unchanged since the first half. Queen of the South also appear unchanged since the first half. The Queen of the South players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Queen of the South kick off!
49.27
Arnauld Arcadio flicks a high pass forward. Callum Burley collects the pass. Callum Burley plays a scrappy one-two with Jaouad Balde and stumbles forward towards the goal... Callum Burley cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. John Hopkin gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
60.05
Garry Mcinnes takes it forward alone. Garry Mcinnes passes the ball forward to James Maclean. James Maclean lofts in a cross ball towards ƒtienne Maris. ƒtienne Maris shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Good keeping from John Hopkin as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
72.20
Roberto Tavares brings the ball forward. Roberto Tavares knocks in a cross ball towards Romarin Song. Romarin Song is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Julian Gerlach is on top of it.
79.12
Callum Burley knocks the ball forward to Martin Guerrero Lopez. Martin Guerrero Lopez shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
85.07
Garry Van Der Doelen threads the ball through to Eduardo Helguera. Eduardo Helguera makes a simple pass to Vincenzo De Sanzo. Vincenzo De Sanzo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Julian Gerlach manages to gather it comfortably.
87.10
Joe Caluwé chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Campbell. Gavin Campbell finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Motherwell

Queen of the South
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.1%
56.9%
Play Area
24.6%
52.3%
23.1%

Scorers
Arnauld Arcadio 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Arnauld Arcadio of Motherwell

Match Ratings