Match Report


Queen of the SouthQueen of the South     CelticCeltic
Steve LittleSteve Little Computer Player Computer Player
John HopkinJ. Hopkin66
G
1
G
77Jeison ValadezJ. Valadez
Eduardo HelgueraE. Helguera69
D
2
D
74Adolfo BravoA. Bravo
Francisco SotoF. Soto70
D
3
D
72John NivenJ. Niven
Gijs DavidsG. Davids65
D
captain4
D
71Brutil MachlasB. Machlas
Ugo MossU. Moss68
D
5
M
75Miguel CarvalhoM. Carvalho
Julian SuarezJ. Suarez70
M
6
M
72Carl TaylorC. Taylor
Roberto TavaresR. Tavares72
M
7captain
M
70Dries ZuidamD. Zuidam
Gavin CampbellG. Campbell70
M
8
M
68Miguel HerreraM. Herrera
Joe CaluwéJ. Caluwé70
M
9
A
74Wayne DublinW. Dublin
Nunzio TentoniN. Tentoni71
A
10
A
70Roberto Guerrero LopezR. Guerrero Lopez
Romarin SongR. Song67
A
11
A
67Garcia Duque DaniG. Dani
 
Matjaz RussoM. Russo65
M
12
D
71Houssin ElkhatabiH. Elkhatabi
Romero P. CastilloR. Castillo68
D
13
D
69Dominique PavonD. Pavon
Rafael MonteroR. Montero66
A
14
M
67Filipe MonteiroF. Monteiro

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Palmerston Park where Queen of the South play host to Celtic. A crowd of 15,610 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Queen of the South are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by David White.


0.00
Celtic kick off and get the match underway!
3.04
Adolfo Bravo makes a probing pass to Carl Taylor. Carl Taylor runs straight at the opposition's defence. Carl Taylor puts a great ball through but Wayne Dublin is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
4.10
Brutil Machlas sees a break and surges forward. Without breaking stride, Brutil Machlas plays the ball forward to Roberto Guerrero Lopez. Roberto Guerrero Lopez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
8.54
Roberto Tavares threads a neat ball through to Nunzio Tentoni. Nunzio Tentoni controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
9.33
Julian Suarez passes the ball forward to Joe Caluwé. Joe Caluwé whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Campbell. Gavin Campbell heads the ball goalwards. Jeison Valadez gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
20.58
Carl Taylor comes in with a late challenge on Gavin Campbell. Carl Taylor is warned by the referee! Gavin Campbell runs off the knock.
32.20
Carl Taylor makes a probing pass to Miguel Herrera. Miguel Herrera knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Francisco Soto.
34.33
Dries Zuidam pushes mid-way up the pitch. Dries Zuidam makes a simple pass to Garcia Duque Dani. Garcia Duque Dani whips in a cross ball towards Dries Zuidam. Dries Zuidam whips the ball goalwards with his head. John Hopkin gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
36.44
Gavin Campbell makes an attacking run forward. Gavin Campbell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.07
Adolfo Bravo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carl Taylor. Carl Taylor puts a great ball through. Roberto Guerrero Lopez runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Queen of the South appear unchanged since the first half. Celtic appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.

45.00
Queen of the South start the second half!
53.58
Romarin Song threads a neat ball through to Julian Suarez. Julian Suarez shoots from 20 yards but Jeison Valadez reads it well. Great save!
57.50
Carl Taylor barges into Gavin Campbell. The referee calls over Carl Taylor and shows him a yellow card! Gavin Campbell gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
65.13
Gavin Campbell decides to run forward with the ball. Gavin Campbell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
73.53
Gijs Davids chips the ball to his team mate, Nunzio Tentoni. Nunzio Tentoni shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
77.55
Celtic have made 3 substitutions with Houssin Elkhatabi replacing Roberto Guerrero Lopez, Dominique Pavon replacing Dries Zuidam and Filipe Monteiro replacing Garcia Duque Dani .
78.63
Carl Taylor flicks a high pass forward. Filipe Monteiro collects the pass. Filipe Monteiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.42
Ugo Moss clumsily knocks into Wayne Dublin. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Wayne Dublin runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Queen of the South

Celtic
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.3%
45.7%
Play Area
24.3%
51.4%
24.3%

Scorers
Gavin Campbell 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gavin Campbell of Queen of the South

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

1.Jeison Valadez (GK)
7
2.Adolfo Bravo (DEF)
6
3.John Niven (DEF)
6
4.Brutil Machlas (DEF)
7
5.Miguel Carvalho (MID)
6
6.Carl Taylor (MID)yellow card
6
7.Dries Zuidam (MID)
7
8.Miguel Herrera (MID)
6
9.Wayne Dublin (ATT)
6
10.Roberto Guerrero Lopez (ATT)
6
11.Garcia Duque Dani (ATT)
6
 
12.Houssin Elkhatabi (DEF)
6
13.Dominique Pavon (DEF)
6
14.Filipe Monteiro (MID)
6