Match Report


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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Palmerston Park where Queen of the South play host to Livingston. A crowd of 17,887 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Queen of the South and Livingston are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by John Hendry.


0.00
Queen of the South kick off and get the first half underway!
6.32
Julian Suarez flicks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Tavares. Roberto Tavares shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
10.39
Julian Suarez flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Gallacher. Gavin Gallacher plays a quick one-two with David Strachan and rushes in on goal... Gavin Gallacher makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Danny Jobson.
11.47
It's a corner kick. Roberto Tavares loops the ball over to the far post. Danny Jobson gets down and smothers the ball with his body.
12.29
Kevin Hansen comes in with a late challenge on Gavin Gallacher. Kevin Hansen is warned by the referee! Gavin Gallacher hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.42
Kevin Hansen pushes up the pitch. Kevin Hansen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Glass. Gavin Glass shoots from distance. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
36.50
Carl Powell threads a neat ball through to Vincenzo Lindemann. Vincenzo Lindemann knocks the ball to his team mate, Davide Evangelisti. Davide Evangelisti plays a one-two with Gavin Glass and advances towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Davide Evangelisti provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball swerves in the air but Romero P. Castillo blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
39.16
Gavin Glass decides to run forward with the ball. Gavin Glass rushes past Romero P. Castillo! Gavin Glass cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
40.32
Kevin Hansen breaks forward. Kevin Hansen sees Ruby Delaroche in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ruby Delaroche plays a scrappy one-two with Davide Evangelisti and stumbles forward towards the goal... Ruby Delaroche rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Queen of the South appear unchanged since the first half. Livingston 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
Livingston kick off the second half!
48.44
Romero P. Castillo darts forward. Romero P. Castillo shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
51.05
Julian Suarez sees Roberto Tavares in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Roberto Tavares sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
53.09
Garry Van Der Doelen takes it forward alone. Garry Van Der Doelen flicks a high pass forward. David Strachan holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. David Strachan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carl Powell.
61.47
Mark Froggatt flicks a high pass forward to Davide Evangelisti who brings the ball under control. Without breaking stride, Davide Evangelisti plays the ball forward to Jason Howells. With some swift thinking, Jason Howells plays the ball forward to Ruby Delaroche who has made a great run into the box. Some silky footwork from Ruby Delaroche provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving John Hopkin with no chance!! Goal for Livingston!
65.25
Paulo Mendes threads a neat ball through to Gavin Glass. Gavin Glass plays a scrappy one-two with Davide Evangelisti and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Gavin Glass provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
69.03
Vincenzo Lindemann changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Vincenzo Lindemann skips past Ruby Larrieu! Some good footwork from Vincenzo Lindemann provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
75.58
Garry Van Der Doelen kicks a strong pass forward to Roberto Tavares. Roberto Tavares controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Danny Jobson. Excellent save.
78.11
Garry Van Der Doelen threads a neat ball through to Gavin Campbell. Gavin Campbell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nunzio Tentoni. Nunzio Tentoni shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.41
Carl Powell threads a neat ball through to Davide Evangelisti. Davide Evangelisti threads a neat ball through to Jason Howells. Jason Howells lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Glass. Gavin Glass beats his man to it with a header. Julian Thomson steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
2
8
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.7%
54.3%
Play Area
24.3%
48.6%
27.1%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ruby Delaroche of Livingston

Match Ratings
1.Danny Jobson (GK)
6
2.Mark Froggatt (DEF)
6
3.Kevin Hansen (DEF)
7
4.Carl Powell (DEF)
6
5.Paulo Mendes (DEF)
6
6.Gavin Glass (MID)goal scored
9
7.Davide Evangelisti (MID)
7
8.Vincenzo Lindemann (MID)goal scored
8
9.Adam Benjamin (ATT)
6
10.Ruby Delaroche (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Jason Howells (ATT)
6
 
12.Radu Popescu (MID)
0
13.Oscar Jimenez (GK)
0
14.Louis Dreef (MID)
0