Match Report


MotherwellMotherwell     Queen of the SouthQueen of the South
Adam TweedAdam Tweed Steve Little Steve Little
Julian GerlachJ. Gerlach79
G
captain1
G
66John HopkinJ. Hopkin
Jose FerrerJ. Ferrer74
D
2
D
69Eduardo HelgueraE. Helguera
Gregorio Guerrero LopezG. Guerrero Lopez71
D
3
D
70Francisco SotoF. Soto
Alfredo MarquitosA. Marquitos71
D
4captain
D
68Ugo MossU. Moss
Callum BurleyC. Burley78
M
5
D
68Romero P. CastilloR. Castillo
Arnauld SirotiA. Siroti72
M
6
M
70Julian SuarezJ. Suarez
Giancarlo BianchessiG. Bianchessi71
M
7
M
72Roberto TavaresR. Tavares
Pierpaolo LiveraniP. Liverani52
M
8
M
70Gavin CampbellG. Campbell
Martin Guerrero LopezM. Guerrero Lopez79
A
9
M
65Matjaz RussoM. Russo
James MacleanJ. Maclean75
A
10
A
71Nunzio TentoniN. Tentoni
Lars StiepermannL. Stiepermann73
A
11
A
73Jorge FernandesJ. Fernandes
 
Des SherwoodD. Sherwood68
A
12
M
37Andy ThomsonA. Thomson
Moussa TomczykM. Tomczyk68
D
13
D
65Gijs DavidsG. Davids
Garry McinnesG. Mcinnes67
D
14
A
66Rafael MonteroR. Montero
Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Fir Park where Motherwell play host to Queen of the South. A crowd of 17,892 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Motherwell are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Queen of the South appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Hendry.


0.00
Motherwell kick off!
2.48
Matjaz Russo threads a neat ball through to Nunzio Tentoni. Nunzio Tentoni shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
3.52
Roberto Tavares flicks a high pass forward. Jorge Fernandes collects the pass. Jorge Fernandes knocks in a cross ball towards Roberto Tavares. Roberto Tavares makes a deft header but it's a woeful effort!
4.00
Arnauld Siroti passes the ball forward to Martin Guerrero Lopez. Martin Guerrero Lopez runs straight at the defence! Martin Guerrero Lopez shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
8.01
Eduardo Helguera chips the ball to his team mate, Roberto Tavares. Roberto Tavares chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Suarez. Julian Suarez lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Tavares. Roberto Tavares jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Julian Gerlach is on top of it.
9.50
Jorge Fernandes flicks the ball to his team mate, Nunzio Tentoni. Nunzio Tentoni tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Julian Gerlach.
10.02
It's a corner kick. Gavin Campbell kicks a low ball in to towards the near post. Julian Gerlach drops low and scoops up the ball.
20.01
Alfredo Marquitos makes a probing pass to Giancarlo Bianchessi. Giancarlo Bianchessi flicks the ball to his team mate, James Maclean. James Maclean tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
22.34
Arnauld Siroti barges into Romero P. Castillo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Romero P. Castillo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.08
James Maclean sees space and advances. James Maclean plays a quick one-two with Martin Guerrero Lopez and rushes in on goal... James Maclean takes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving John Hopkin with no chance!! Goal for Motherwell!
27.50
Roberto Tavares takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Gavin Campbell. Gavin Campbell flicks a high ball forward to Nunzio Tentoni who takes it down. Nunzio Tentoni shoots from outside the area. Wonderful reactions from Julian Gerlach keeps it out!
38.13
Romero P. Castillo knocks the ball forward to Roberto Tavares. Roberto Tavares flicks a high pass forward. Jorge Fernandes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jorge Fernandes finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.52
Jose Ferrer knocks the ball forward to Alfredo Marquitos. Alfredo Marquitos threads a neat ball through to James Maclean. James Maclean plays a quick one-two with Arnauld Siroti and rushes in on goal... James Maclean rockets a shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

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!
48.15
Roberto Tavares deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Campbell. Gavin Campbell shoots from long range. Julian Gerlach gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
49.59
Romero P. Castillo hits a low pass to Matjaz Russo. Matjaz Russo threads the ball through to Gavin Campbell. Gavin Campbell finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
51.20
Julian Suarez makes a probing pass to Jorge Fernandes. Jorge Fernandes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Ferrer.
54.44
Pierpaolo Liverani comes in with a late challenge on Julian Suarez. Pierpaolo Liverani is warned by the referee! Julian Suarez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.47
Jose Ferrer boots it upfield. Martin Guerrero Lopez threads the ball through to James Maclean but he's offside!
60.39
Motherwell have made a substitution with Des Sherwood replacing Alfredo Marquitos .
63.01
Eduardo Helguera deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matjaz Russo. Matjaz Russo threads the ball through to Nunzio Tentoni. Nunzio Tentoni sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
65.42
Arnauld Siroti kicks a strong pass forward to Pierpaolo Liverani. Pierpaolo Liverani plays a one-two with Martin Guerrero Lopez and advances towards the goal... Pierpaolo Liverani tries a spectacular strike but it's a lousy effort!
67.04
With some swift thinking, Ugo Moss plays the ball forward to Julian Suarez. Julian Suarez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nunzio Tentoni. Nunzio Tentoni shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
78.00
Julian Suarez threads the ball through to Nunzio Tentoni. Nunzio Tentoni plays a one-two with Roberto Tavares and rushes in on goal... Nunzio Tentoni takes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
81.20
Ugo Moss chips the ball to his team mate, Roberto Tavares. Roberto Tavares knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Campbell. Gavin Campbell edges inside the box! Gavin Campbell muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but somehow Julian Gerlach manages to keep it out.
83.50
Gregorio Guerrero Lopez flicks a high pass forward. Giancarlo Bianchessi collects the pass. Giancarlo Bianchessi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pierpaolo Liverani. Pierpaolo Liverani shoots from long range. It curls slightly but John Hopkin manages to gather it effortlessly.
85.48
Giancarlo Bianchessi catches Julian Suarez on the ankles. Giancarlo Bianchessi is warned by the referee! Julian Suarez runs off the knock.
87.28
Lars Stiepermann surges forward with the ball. Lars Stiepermann flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Guerrero Lopez. Martin Guerrero Lopez rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.07
Roberto Tavares flicks a high pass forward. Matjaz Russo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Matjaz Russo shoots from distance. Julian Gerlach gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Motherwell

Queen of the South
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
33.7%
66.3%
Play Area
29.2%
43.8%
27%

Scorers
James Maclean 24

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to James Maclean of Motherwell

Match Ratings