Match Report


St MirrenSt Mirren     Queen of the SouthQueen of the South
Elwyn CopeElwyn Cope Steve Little Steve Little
Stuart BradyS. Brady66
G
1
G
66John HopkinJ. Hopkin
Fadel KossogonovF. Kossogonov69
D
2
D
68Julian ThomsonJ. Thomson
Simon GranvilleS. Granville72
D
3
D
65Gijs DavidsG. Davids
Yazid BolivardY. Bolivard72
D
4captain
D
66Christian DörnerC. Dörner
Rafael NavarroR. Navarro69
D
5
D
68Ugo MossU. Moss
Francisco ReyesF. Reyes72
M
6
M
70Joe CaluwéJ. Caluwé
Scott DalglishS. Dalglish76
M
captain7
M
70Gavin CampbellG. Campbell
Pedro TorresP. Torres65
A
8
M
65Matjaz RussoM. Russo
Jose Javier HernandezJ. Hernandez73
A
9
A
66Rafael MonteroR. Montero
Kevin HendryK. Hendry68
A
10
A
46David StrachanD. Strachan
Don MatteoD. Matteo62
A
11
A
73Jorge FernandesJ. Fernandes
 
Enrique GarciaE. Garcia69
D
12
M
69Julian SuarezJ. Suarez
Jonas ScholzJ. Scholz71
M
13
D
68Romero P. CastilloR. Castillo
Daniel KingD. King69
M
14
A
46Gavin GallacherG. Gallacher

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at St Mirren Park where St Mirren play host to Queen of the South. A crowd of 20,243 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
St Mirren are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Queen of the South appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Rae.


0.00
St Mirren kick off!
2.34
Simon Granville passes the ball forward to Francisco Reyes. Francisco Reyes threads a neat ball through to Kevin Hendry. Kevin Hendry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.44
Rafael Navarro knocks the ball forward to Francisco Reyes. Francisco Reyes threads a neat ball through to Kevin Hendry. Kevin Hendry whips in a cross ball towards Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish makes a convincing header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
9.10
Scott Dalglish flicks a high ball forward to Francisco Reyes who takes it down. Francisco Reyes whips in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Hernandez. Jose Javier Hernandez is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. St Mirren are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
10.19
With vision, David Strachan plays the ball forward to Jorge Fernandes. Jorge Fernandes finds some space and shoots from distance but Stuart Brady reads it well. Good keeping!
12.40
Francisco Reyes catches David Strachan on the ankles. The referee warns Francisco Reyes to calm down! David Strachan stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.34
With vision, Francisco Reyes laces a through ball forward to Pedro Torres. Pedro Torres whips in a cross ball towards Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish makes a convincing header but it misses the target by a large margin!
16.46
Joe Caluwé threads the ball through to Rafael Montero. Rafael Montero shoots from long range but Stuart Brady is on top of it.
24.27
Scott Dalglish threads a neat ball through to Francisco Reyes. Francisco Reyes lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Hernandez. Jose Javier Hernandez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
28.25
Yazid Bolivard threads a neat ball through to Kevin Hendry. Kevin Hendry shoots from 25 yards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. St Mirren are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
30.33
Francisco Reyes hits a low pass to Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow John Hopkin manages to keep it out.
39.58
St Mirren are in full control of this game.
40.54
Gijs Davids chips the ball to his team mate, Matjaz Russo. Matjaz Russo flicks the ball to his team mate, Joe Caluwé. Joe Caluwé sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Stuart Brady with no chance!! Goal for Queen of the South!
44.36
Matjaz Russo barges into Francisco Reyes. The referee brings Matjaz Russo to one side and gives him a warning! Francisco Reyes runs off the knock.
45.00
Scott Dalglish flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Hernandez. Jose Javier Hernandez knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Hendry. Kevin Hendry makes a deft header. John Hopkin punches it away to safety.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. St Mirren appear unchanged since the first half. Queen of the South also appear unchanged since the first half. The St Mirren players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Queen of the South kick off the second half!
47.57
Gijs Davids flicks a high ball forward to Ugo Moss who takes it down. Ugo Moss knocks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Montero. Rafael Montero lofts in a cross ball towards David Strachan. David Strachan flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
57.51
Gijs Davids plays the ball forward to Joe Caluwé. Joe Caluwé takes it forward alone. Joe Caluwé knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rafael Navarro.
59.13
David Strachan catches Yazid Bolivard on the ankles. The referee warns David Strachan to calm down! Yazid Bolivard hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.43
St Mirren have made a substitution with Daniel King replacing Jose Javier Hernandez .
63.23
Francisco Reyes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Don Matteo. Don Matteo shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
66.38
Gijs Davids sweeps the ball up the wings. Rafael Montero sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
69.26
Julian Thomson flicks a high pass forward. Matjaz Russo controls it well on his chest. Matjaz Russo flicks a high ball forward to Joe Caluwé who takes it down. Joe Caluwé finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
72.36
Scott Dalglish clumsily knocks into David Strachan. The referee calls over Scott Dalglish and shows him a yellow card! David Strachan stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.14
Joe Caluwé barges into Scott Dalglish. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Scott Dalglish stretches but gets up unharmed.
84.54
Scott Dalglish threads a neat ball through to Kevin Hendry. Kevin Hendry knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gijs Davids.
85.06
Scott Dalglish slams into Gijs Davids with his studs up. Scott Dalglish is shown the red card!! Gijs Davids grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
87.21
Francisco Reyes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel King. Daniel King knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Christian Dörner.
90.00
Gavin Campbell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Strachan. David Strachan tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

St Mirren

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

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
24.7%
45.7%
29.6%

Scorers
Joe Caluwé 41

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Joe Caluwé of Queen of the South

Match Ratings
1.Stuart Brady (GK)
7
2.Fadel Kossogonov (DEF)
6
3.Simon Granville (DEF)
6
4.Yazid Bolivard (DEF)
6
5.Rafael Navarro (DEF)
6
6.Francisco Reyes (MID)
7
7.Scott Dalglish (MID)yellow cardred card
3
8.Pedro Torres (ATT)
6
9.Jose Javier Hernandez (ATT)
6
10.Kevin Hendry (ATT)
6
11.Don Matteo (ATT)
6
 
12.Enrique Garcia (DEF)
0
13.Jonas Scholz (MID)
0
14.Daniel King (MID)
6

1.John Hopkin (GK)
7
2.Julian Thomson (DEF)
6
3.Gijs Davids (DEF)
7
4.Christian Dörner (DEF)
6
5.Ugo Moss (DEF)
6
6.Joe Caluwé (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
7.Gavin Campbell (MID)
6
8.Matjaz Russo (MID)
7
9.Rafael Montero (ATT)
6
10.David Strachan (ATT)
6
11.Jorge Fernandes (ATT)
6
 
12.Julian Suarez (MID)
0
13.Romero P. Castillo (DEF)
0
14.Gavin Gallacher (ATT)
0