Match Report


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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Hampden Park where Queens Park play host to East Fife. A crowd of 4,934 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Queens Park are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while East Fife appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Callum Henderson.


0.00
The first half starts with Queens Park kicking off!
2.36
Duncan Hulme flicks a high pass forward. Matt Matteo collects the pass. Matt Matteo shoots from 25 yards but Don Caldwell reads it well. Nice keeping!
6.02
Duncan Bremner picks a pass forward to Matt Collins. Matt Collins shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
9.37
Dominic White knocks the ball forward to Alexander Andrews. Alexander Andrews kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison chips the ball to his team mate, Duncan Bremner. Duncan Bremner muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
14.33
Zoltan Valois flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Bremner collects the pass. Without breaking stride, Duncan Bremner plays the ball forward to Marco Scalzo. Marco Scalzo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steffen Ahrens who gathers it comfortably.
15.53
Greg Venus makes a probing pass to Pape Plante. Pape Plante tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
16.16
Duncan Hulme passes the ball forward to Greg Venus. Greg Venus flicks a high pass forward. Pape Plante controls it well on his chest. Pape Plante knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alexander Andrews.
24.47
Colin Young barges into Gavin Morrison. Colin Young is shown the yellow card! Gavin Morrison hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.15
Colin Young threads a neat ball through to Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae knocks in a cross ball towards Matt Matteo. Matt Matteo directs the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
30.39
Duncan Bremner flicks the ball to his team mate, Paolo Machlas. With imagination, Paolo Machlas picks a pass forward to Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison tries a spectacular long range effort. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gavin Morrison!
34.30
Tiago Faria passes the ball forward to Colin Craddock. Colin Craddock knocks the ball to his team mate, Pape Plante. Pape Plante rushes past Dominic White! Pape Plante makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Don Caldwell has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
40.26
Without breaking stride, Colin Young plays the ball forward to Pape Plante. Pape Plante makes a probing pass to Matt Matteo but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Queens Park appear unchanged since the first half. East Fife also appear unchanged since the first half. The Queens Park players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and East Fife get the second half underway!
47.21
Neil Souness clumsily knocks into Colin Young. Neil Souness is given a warning by the referee! Colin Young stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.12
Pape Plante hacks Kewullay Rizzitelli from behind! The referee brings Pape Plante to one side and gives him a warning! Kewullay Rizzitelli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
49.56
Tiago Faria makes a probing pass to Eoin Smithe. Eoin Smithe plays the ball forward to Matt Matteo. Matt Matteo cuts inside the box! Matt Matteo looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
54.02
Eoin Smithe kicks a strong pass forward to Colin Craddock. Colin Craddock passes the ball forward to Matt Matteo. Matt Matteo tries a spectacular long range effort but slams it into the crowd!
55.34
Neil Souness kicks a strong pass forward to Matt Collins. Matt Collins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.59
With a delightful solo run, Gavin Morrison stretches the opposition's defence. Gavin Morrison knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Colin Craddock.
60.42
Queens Park have made a substitution with Alex Souness replacing Adrian Ljungberg .
65.02
Colin Young comes in with a late challenge on Gavin Morrison. Colin Young is warned by the referee! Gavin Morrison hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.53
Eoin Smithe makes a probing pass to Greg Venus. Greg Venus hits a low pass to Duncan Hulme. Duncan Hulme kicks a strong pass forward to Pape Plante but the referee indicates it's offside!
71.41
Duncan Hulme flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Matteo. Matt Matteo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.39
Queens Park have made a substitution with Francisco Sousa replacing Steffen Ahrens .East Fife have made 2 substitutions with Fabrizio Fusco replacing Gavin Morrison and Colin Elliott replacing Marco Scalzo .
78.48
Colin Craddock passes the ball forward to Greg Venus. Greg Venus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pape Plante. Pape Plante skips past Alexander Andrews! Pape Plante comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but he balloons it over the crossbar!
79.08
Alex Souness makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pape Plante. Pape Plante plays a scrappy one-two with Matt Matteo and stumbles forward towards the goal... Pape Plante comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
85.26
Eoin Smithe knocks the ball forward to Duncan Hulme. Duncan Hulme deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
29.9%
42.9%
27.3%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pape Plante of Queens Park

Match Ratings
1.Steffen Ahrens (GK)
6
2.Eoin Smithe (DEF)
7
3.Colin Craddock (DEF)
7
4.Tiago Faria (DEF)
6
5.Adrian Ljungberg (MID)
6
6.Colin Young (MID)yellow card
5
7.Greg Venus (MID)
6
8.Duncan Hulme (MID)
6
9.Dominic Rae (ATT)
6
10.Pape Plante (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Matt Matteo (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Francisco Sousa (GK)
6
13.Alex Souness (DEF)
6
14.Kevin Elliott (DEF)
0

1.Don Caldwell (GK)
6
2.Kewullay Rizzitelli (DEF)
6
3.Alexander Andrews (DEF)
6
4.Dominic White (DEF)
6
5.Zoltan Valois (DEF)
6
6.Marco Scalzo (MID)
6
7.Duncan Bremner (MID)
7
8.Paolo Machlas (MID)
6
9.Neil Souness (MID)
6
10.Gavin Morrison (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Matt Collins (ATT)
6
 
12.Fabrizio Fusco (MID)
6
13.Colin Elliott (DEF)
6
14.Garcia Duque Urso (ATT)
0