Match Report


Queen of the SouthQueen of the South     CelticCeltic
Steve LittleSteve Little Richard Ketland Richard Ketland
John HopkinJ. Hopkin65
G
1
G
76Jeison ValadezJ. Valadez
Julian ThomsonJ. Thomson68
D
2
D
71Houssin ElkhatabiH. Elkhatabi
Ruby LarrieuR. Larrieu68
D
3captain
D
71Andy SounessA. Souness
Paul RitchieP. Ritchie62
D
captain4
D
69Brutil MachlasB. Machlas
Romero P. CastilloR. Castillo68
D
5
D
69Dominique PavonD. Pavon
Joe CaluwéJ. Caluwé70
M
6
M
68Miguel HerreraM. Herrera
Gavin GascoigneG. Gascoigne60
M
7
M
65Filipe MonteiroF. Monteiro
Gavin CampbellG. Campbell67
M
8
M
74Miguel CarvalhoM. Carvalho
Vincenzo De SanzoV. De Sanzo67
A
9
A
73Arturo GomezA. Gomez
David StrachanD. Strachan46
A
10
A
73Wayne DublinW. Dublin
Gavin GallacherG. Gallacher45
A
11
A
74Paul WeversP. Wevers
 
Julian SuarezJ. Suarez69
M
12
M
73Diego Ten HagD. Ten Hag
Nunzio TentoniN. Tentoni71
A
13
A
69Roberto Guerrero LopezR. Guerrero Lopez
Eduardo HelgueraE. Helguera69
D
14
A
65Garcia Duque DaniG. Dani

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Palmerston Park where Queen of the South play host to Celtic. A crowd of 19,071 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Queen of the South and Celtic are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Craig Young.


0.00
Celtic start the match!
3.54
Houssin Elkhatabi catches Gavin Campbell on the ankles. Houssin Elkhatabi is given a warning by the referee! Gavin Campbell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.22
Ruby Larrieu flicks a high pass forward. Paul Ritchie controls it well on his chest. Paul Ritchie passes the ball forward to David Strachan. David Strachan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.40
Miguel Herrera deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Filipe Monteiro. Filipe Monteiro plays a quick one-two with Wayne Dublin and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Filipe Monteiro provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but John Hopkin reads it well. Excellent save!
16.04
Miguel Herrera threads the ball through to Arturo Gomez. Arturo Gomez lofts in a cross ball towards Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. John Hopkin gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
21.30
Joe Caluwé sees David Strachan in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Strachan shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Jeison Valadez.
22.30
Corner kick to Queen of the South. Gavin Campbell chips it to the near post. Joe Caluwé cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes off Filipe Monteiro and the loose ball is cleared up field.
26.54
Filipe Monteiro flicks a high ball forward to Arturo Gomez who takes it down. Arturo Gomez cuts inside the box! Paul Ritchie barges into Arturo Gomez. Arturo Gomez appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
27.53
Gavin Campbell flicks a high ball forward to Gavin Gascoigne who takes it down. Gavin Gascoigne finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Jeison Valadez manages to keep it out.
30.44
Filipe Monteiro sees Arturo Gomez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Arturo Gomez whips in a cross ball towards Filipe Monteiro. Filipe Monteiro gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he balloons it over the crossbar!
39.39
Joe Caluwé makes a run forward as Vincenzo De Sanzo takes the throw-in. Joe Caluwé skillfully chests the ball down. Joe Caluwé changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Joe Caluwé sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Fantastic reaction save from Jeison Valadez!
40.23
Miguel Herrera catches Paul Ritchie on the ankles. Miguel Herrera is shown the yellow card! Paul Ritchie hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.38
Gavin Gascoigne flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Campbell controls it well on his chest. Gavin Campbell shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
Miguel Carvalho threads a neat ball through to Arturo Gomez. Arturo Gomez whips in a cross ball towards Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin heads the ball goalwards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Queen of the South appear unchanged since the first half. Celtic 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
The second half starts with Queen of the South kicking off!
48.16
Dominique Pavon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Miguel Carvalho. Miguel Carvalho threads a neat ball through to Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin knocks in a cross ball towards Paul Wevers. With a superhuman jump, Paul Wevers connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
54.33
Julian Thomson volleys a long ball forward. Vincenzo De Sanzo knocks in a cross ball towards David Strachan. David Strachan directs the ball goalwards with his head. Jeison Valadez manages to gather it easily.
55.38
Ruby Larrieu passes the ball forward to Joe Caluwé. Joe Caluwé flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Campbell collects the pass. Gavin Campbell cuts inside the box! Gavin Campbell makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
57.46
Gavin Gascoigne clumsily knocks into Filipe Monteiro. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Filipe Monteiro runs off the knock.
59.32
Gavin Gascoigne flicks a high pass forward. David Strachan controls it well on his chest. David Strachan edges inside the box! Some superb footwork from David Strachan provides some space. He curls a shot at goal but it flies wide!
60.07
Celtic have made 2 substitutions with Diego Ten Hag replacing Filipe Monteiro and Roberto Guerrero Lopez replacing Arturo Gomez .
67.30
Andy Souness threads a neat ball through to Miguel Carvalho. Miguel Carvalho flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Guerrero Lopez collects the pass. Roberto Guerrero Lopez knocks in a cross ball towards Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but is denied by John Hopkin. Excellent save.
69.14
Paul Ritchie comes in with a late challenge on Wayne Dublin. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Wayne Dublin grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
73.33
Miguel Carvalho flicks the ball to his team mate, Wayne Dublin. Wayne Dublin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.28
Joe Caluwé sees space and advances. Joe Caluwé finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
81.57
Miguel Carvalho chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Wevers. Paul Wevers knocks the ball forward into space. Diego Ten Hag bursts forward onto the loose ball. The linesmans flag is up! A very close offside call!
83.01
Joe Caluwé threads a neat ball through to Gavin Campbell. Gavin Campbell shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
89.55
Miguel Herrera threads a neat ball through to Diego Ten Hag. Diego Ten Hag advances inside the box! Diego Ten Hag rockets a shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Queen of the South

Celtic
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.4%
53.6%
Play Area
29.8%
45.2%
25%

Scorers
Wayne Dublin 45
Diego Ten Hag 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Wayne Dublin of Celtic

Match Ratings