Match Report


Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle     Queen of the SouthQueen of the South
Computer Player Computer Player Steve Little Steve Little
Callum SullivanC. Sullivan67
G
1
G
66John HopkinJ. Hopkin
Duncan GoughD. Gough78
D
captain2
D
69Eduardo HelgueraE. Helguera
Antonio GomezA. Gomez72
D
3
D
70Francisco SotoF. Soto
Tommaso BaldiniT. Baldini71
D
4captain
D
65Gijs DavidsG. Davids
Neil BremnerN. Bremner77
M
5
D
68Romero P. CastilloR. Castillo
Richard InglisR. Inglis76
M
6
M
69Julian SuarezJ. Suarez
Simon LjungbergS. Ljungberg75
M
7
M
70Gavin CampbellG. Campbell
Callum BurleyC. Burley75
M
8
M
71Roberto TavaresR. Tavares
Tomás JiménezT. Jiménez74
A
9
A
71Nunzio TentoniN. Tentoni
Ernest van der HoekE. van der Hoek72
A
10
A
67Romarin SongR. Song
Tommy HuntT. Hunt71
A
11
A
66Rafael MonteroR. Montero
 
Gary HendersonG. Henderson66
G
12
M
65Matjaz RussoM. Russo
Dominic MasonD. Mason63
G
13
D
45Stuart McGroryS. McGrory
John CooperJ. Cooper61
A
14
A
73Jorge FernandesJ. Fernandes

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Caledonian Stadium where Inverness Caledonian Thistle play host to Queen of the South. A crowd of 18,380 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Queen of the South appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Telfer.


0.00
Queen of the South kick off the first half!
6.38
Callum Burley flicks a high pass forward. Tomás Jiménez controls it well on his chest. Tomás Jiménez shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
8.34
Without breaking stride, Roberto Tavares plays the ball forward to Julian Suarez. Julian Suarez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Callum Sullivan manages to keep it out.
12.14
Roberto Tavares sees space and advances. Roberto Tavares knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duncan Gough.
16.24
Gijs Davids pushes mid-way up the pitch. Gijs Davids sees Rafael Montero in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rafael Montero puts a great ball through. Roberto Tavares runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
20.19
Simon Ljungberg controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Inglis. Richard Inglis lofts in a cross ball towards Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Ernest van der Hoek scores for Inverness Caledonian Thistle!!
24.55
Roberto Tavares makes a simple pass to Gavin Campbell. Gavin Campbell shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
26.34
Duncan Gough kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Inglis. Richard Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Tomás Jiménez controls it well on his chest. Tomás Jiménez tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
30.39
Julian Suarez knocks the ball forward to Roberto Tavares. Roberto Tavares shoots from long range. Roberto Tavares scores for Queen of the South!!
33.58
Neil Bremner hits a low pass to Simon Ljungberg. Simon Ljungberg sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
39.51
Francisco Soto knocks the ball forward to Rafael Montero. Rafael Montero advances with the ball. Rafael Montero lofts in a cross ball towards Romarin Song. Romarin Song directs the ball goalwards with his head but it slams into the crowd!
44.08
Simon Ljungberg catches Eduardo Helguera on the ankles. Simon Ljungberg is shown the yellow card! Eduardo Helguera runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Inverness Caledonian Thistle appear unchanged since the first half. Queen of the South also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Inverness Caledonian Thistle kick off!
47.35
Gijs Davids knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Campbell. Gavin Campbell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Callum Sullivan. Excellent save.
51.24
Tommaso Baldini flicks a high ball forward to Richard Inglis who takes it down. With some swift thinking, Richard Inglis plays the ball forward to Tomás Jiménez. Tomás Jiménez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
53.51
Gavin Campbell makes a beautiful solo run. Gavin Campbell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Antonio Gomez.
54.54
Rafael Montero catches Antonio Gomez on the ankles. The referee calls over Rafael Montero and shows him a yellow card! Antonio Gomez runs off the knock.
60.12
Romarin Song comes in with a late challenge on Duncan Gough. Romarin Song is warned by the referee! Duncan Gough runs off the knock.
65.02
Eduardo Helguera deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Campbell. Gavin Campbell shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
66.29
Roberto Tavares flicks a high ball forward to Rafael Montero who takes it down. Rafael Montero knocks in a cross ball towards Nunzio Tentoni. Nunzio Tentoni powers a header at goal. Callum Sullivan picks it out of the air!
73.08
Richard Inglis makes a simple pass to Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.13
Romero P. Castillo flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Tavares comfortably collects the pass. Roberto Tavares makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rafael Montero. Rafael Montero shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
79.27
Gavin Campbell threads a neat ball through to Julian Suarez. Julian Suarez chips the ball to his team mate, Roberto Tavares. Roberto Tavares side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Roberto Tavares!
85.22
Roberto Tavares picks a pass forward to Julian Suarez. Julian Suarez whips in a cross ball towards Nunzio Tentoni. Nunzio Tentoni shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball comes off Tommaso Baldini and the loose ball is cleared up field.
89.46
Callum Burley makes a beautiful solo run. Callum Burley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
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 but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Queen of the South
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
1
7
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
34.9%
65.1%
Play Area
31.7%
42.9%
25.4%

Scorers
Ernest van der Hoek 20
Roberto Tavares 30, 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Roberto Tavares of Queen of the South

Match Ratings
1.Callum Sullivan (GK)
7
2.Duncan Gough (DEF)
6
3.Antonio Gomez (DEF)
6
4.Tommaso Baldini (DEF)
6
5.Neil Bremner (MID)
6
6.Richard Inglis (MID)
7
7.Simon Ljungberg (MID)yellow card
5
8.Callum Burley (MID)
6
9.Tomás Jiménez (ATT)
6
10.Ernest van der Hoek (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Tommy Hunt (ATT)
6
 
12.Gary Henderson (GK)
0
13.Dominic Mason (GK)
0
14.John Cooper (ATT)
0

1.John Hopkin (GK)
6
2.Eduardo Helguera (DEF)
6
3.Francisco Soto (DEF)
6
4.Gijs Davids (DEF)
6
5.Romero P. Castillo (DEF)
6
6.Julian Suarez (MID)
7
7.Gavin Campbell (MID)
6
8.Roberto Tavares (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
9.Nunzio Tentoni (ATT)
6
10.Romarin Song (ATT)
5
11.Rafael Montero (ATT)yellow card
6
 
12.Matjaz Russo (MID)
0
13.Stuart McGrory (DEF)
0
14.Jorge Fernandes (ATT)
0