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A few clouds cover the sky here at Hampden Park where Queens Park play host to Stenhousemuir. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Queens Park and Stenhousemuir are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alex McStay.


0.00
The whistle blows and Queens Park get the match underway!
3.47
Claudio Alonso flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Morrison collects the pass. Duncan Morrison lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Ritchie. Gavin Ritchie whips the ball goalwards with his head. Steffen Ahrens easily picks it out of the air!
6.44
Edoardo Passoni flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Ritchie controls it well on his chest. Gavin Ritchie surges forward with the ball. Gavin Ritchie knocks the ball forward, putting Dominic Niven through on goal. Tiago Faria hacks Dominic Niven from behind! Penalty not given!!
9.57
David Sullivan hoofs the ball up the pitch. Callum Burley knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stephen Burley.
20.47
Adrian Ljungberg flicks a high ball forward to Matt Matteo who takes it down. Matt Matteo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edoardo Passoni.
21.38
Eoin Smithe makes a probing pass to Greg Venus. Greg Venus plays the ball forward to Colin Young. Colin Young advances inside the box! Colin Young strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
22.28
David Sullivan makes a simple pass to Duncan Morrison. Duncan Morrison makes a simple pass to Callum Burley. Callum Burley kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Ritchie but the referee indicates it's offside!
28.02
Greg Venus brings the ball forward. Greg Venus tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
33.15
Eoin Smithe passes the ball forward to Colin Young. Colin Young hits a low pass to Greg Venus. Greg Venus knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gianluigi Negro who gathers it comfortably.
36.30
Tiago Faria flicks a high pass forward. Adrian Ljungberg holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Seeing a gap ahead, Adrian Ljungberg plays the ball forward to Colin Young. Colin Young lofts in a cross ball towards Claus Flo. Claus Flo heads the ball goalwards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
38.49
Paolo Aglietti threads the ball through to Gavin Ritchie. Gavin Ritchie hits a low pass to Dominic Niven. Dominic Niven edges inside the box! Dominic Niven muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.38
Edoardo Passoni flicks a high ball forward to Claudio Alonso who takes it down. Claudio Alonso sees Callum Burley in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Callum Burley controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
44.40
Richard James makes a simple pass to Callum Burley. Callum Burley whips in a cross ball towards Richard James. Richard James connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Queens Park appear unchanged since the first half. Stenhousemuir have changed their lineup with Andy Inglis replacing Edoardo Passoni, Arnauld Valois replacing Pier Giovanni Sarti and Miguel Castro replacing Richard James.

45.00
Stenhousemuir kick off!
47.50
Claudio Alonso barges into Colin Craddock. Claudio Alonso is shown the yellow card! Colin Craddock gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
51.56
Paolo Aglietti clumsily knocks into Claus Flo. Paolo Aglietti is shown the yellow card! Claus Flo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.59
Stephen Burley runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Stephen Burley shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.21
Queens Park have made a substitution with Kevin Elliott replacing Eoin Smithe .
61.27
Greg Venus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
63.21
Claudio Alonso flicks a high ball forward to Callum Burley who takes it down. Callum Burley shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
65.07
Greg Venus makes a beautiful solo run. Greg Venus whips in a cross ball towards Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
67.23
Gavin Ritchie plays the ball forward to Callum Burley. Callum Burley knocks the ball forward to Dominic Niven but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
75.01
Duncan Morrison controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Miguel Castro. Miguel Castro shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
77.15
Queens Park have made 2 substitutions with Alex Souness replacing Stephen Burley and Pape Plante replacing Matt Matteo .
83.25
Tiago Faria kicks a strong pass forward to Greg Venus. Greg Venus deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Claus Flo. Claus Flo tries a spectacular long range effort but Gianluigi Negro is on top of it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.8%
45.2%
Play Area
27.4%
43.8%
28.8%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dominic Niven of Stenhousemuir

Match Ratings
1.Steffen Ahrens (GK)
6
2.Eoin Smithe (DEF)
6
3.Colin Craddock (DEF)
6
4.Tiago Faria (DEF)
6
5.Stephen Burley (MID)
6
6.Adrian Ljungberg (MID)
7
7.Greg Venus (MID)
8
8.Colin Young (MID)
7
9.Dominic Rae (ATT)
7
10.Matt Matteo (ATT)
6
11.Claus Flo (ATT)
6
 
12.Alex Souness (DEF)
6
13.Kevin Elliott (DEF)
6
14.Pape Plante (ATT)
6

1.Gianluigi Negro (GK)
7
2.Edoardo Passoni (DEF)
6
3.David Sullivan (DEF)
6
4.Paolo Aglietti (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Gavin Ritchie (MID)
8
6.Duncan Morrison (MID)
7
7.Claudio Alonso (MID)yellow card
6
8.Pier Giovanni Sarti (MID)
6
9.Richard James (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Dominic Niven (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Callum Burley (ATT)
7
 
12.Andy Inglis (DEF)
6
13.Arnauld Valois (DEF)
6
14.Miguel Castro (DEF)
6