Match Report
| Queens Park | Queens Park |  |  | East Fife | East Fife | ||||||||||||||||
| Jonathan Julian Pitt | Jonathan Julian Pitt | Dan Rodwell | Dan Rodwell | ||||||||||||||||||
| Steffen Ahrens | S. Ahrens |  | 56 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 |  | Don Caldwell | D. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Martin Tomic | M. Tomic |  | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 51 |  | Kewullay Rizzitelli | K. Rizzitelli | |||||||||
| Kevin Elliott | K. Elliott | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 49 | | John Morton | J. Morton | |||||||||
| Colin Craddock | C. Craddock |  | 48 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 | | Garry Rae | G. Rae | |||||||||
| Alun Adams | A. Adams | | 55 | D |  | | 5 | | D | 49 | | Colin Elliott | C. Elliott | ||||||||
| Duncan Hulme | D. Hulme | | 43 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Marco Scalzo | M. Scalzo | |||||||||
| Komian Marquet | K. Marquet |  | 55 | M | | 7 | | | M | 74 | | Jakob Wendel | J. Wendel | ||||||||
| Adrian Ljungberg | A. Ljungberg | | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Duncan Bremner | D. Bremner | |||||||||
| Dominic Rae | D. Rae | | 51 | A | | 9 | | A | 68 | | Ben Hurst | B. Hurst | |||||||||
| Matt Matteo | M. Matteo | | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 |  | Menno van Beek | M. van Beek | |||||||||
| Claus Flo | C. Flo |  | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Jody Greaves | J. Greaves | |||||||||
| Greg Venus | G. Venus | | 49 | M | | 12 | | D | 49 | | Kevin Hopkin | K. Hopkin | |||||||||
| Tiago Faria | T. Faria |  | 48 | D | | 13 | | M | 56 | | Paolo Machlas | P. Machlas | |||||||||
| Pape Plante | P. Plante | | 37 | A | | 14 | | A | 62 |  | Elena Hidalgo | E. Hidalgo | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Hampden Park where Queens Park play host to East Fife. Its a sell-out today with the 5,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Queens Park and East Fife are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Rae.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Queens Park and East Fife are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Rae.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with East Fife kicking off!
10.01
0-0Kevin Elliott flicks a high ball forward to Adrian Ljungberg who takes it down. Adrian Ljungberg controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Komian Marquet. Komian Marquet shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Don Caldwell!
14.53
Duncan Hulme threads a neat ball through to Komian Marquet. Komian Marquet skips past John Morton! Komian Marquet shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
16.57
Colin Craddock passes the ball forward to Duncan Hulme. Duncan Hulme deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Claus Flo. Claus Flo shoots from 25 yards. Don Caldwell gets down and covers it.
30.00
0-0Garry Rae punts the ball hopefully upfield. Marco Scalzo knocks the ball forward to Menno van Beek but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
32.01
Garry Rae flicks the ball to his team mate, Jody Greaves. Jody Greaves lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Bremner. Duncan Bremner gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but somehow Steffen Ahrens manages to keep it out.
33.28
John Morton threads the ball through to Marco Scalzo. Marco Scalzo sees space and advances. Marco Scalzo shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
39.14
Kevin Elliott deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Komian Marquet. Komian Marquet passes the ball forward to Claus Flo. Claus Flo plays a scrappy one-two with Dominic Rae and advances towards the goal... Claus Flo makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
42.32
Garry Rae knocks the ball forward to Marco Scalzo. Marco Scalzo knocks the ball forward to Ben Hurst. Ben Hurst sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Steffen Ahrens manages to gather it easily.
44.57
Duncan Bremner makes a simple pass to Menno van Beek. Menno van Beek shoots from 20 yards. Steffen Ahrens gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
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 relaxed than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and Queens Park kick off!
49.54
0-0Duncan Bremner passes the ball forward to Menno van Beek. Menno van Beek knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Steffen Ahrens who gathers it comfortably.
53.04
0-0Martin Tomic catches Duncan Bremner on the ankles. Martin Tomic is given a warning by the referee! Duncan Bremner stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.14
With great vision, Menno van Beek plays the ball forward to Ben Hurst. Ben Hurst flicks the ball to his team mate, Jody Greaves. Some silky footwork from Jody Greaves provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
57.33
0-0Alun Adams deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adrian Ljungberg. Adrian Ljungberg controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Claus Flo. Claus Flo shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
60.17
0-0Queens Park have made a substitution with Greg Venus replacing Duncan Hulme and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
61.25
Adrian Ljungberg takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Greg Venus. Greg Venus flicks a high ball forward to Matt Matteo who takes it down. Matt Matteo makes a simple pass, allowing Claus Flo to run into the box. Claus Flo shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it rises well off target!
63.42
Kevin Elliott sees Dominic Rae in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dominic Rae deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matt Matteo. Matt Matteo shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
67.23
0-0Duncan Bremner makes a probing pass to Marco Scalzo. Marco Scalzo plays a one-two with Menno van Beek and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Marco Scalzo provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Martin Tomic.
68.11
0-0It's a corner kick. Jakob Wendel kicks a low ball out wide. Garry Rae muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
71.27
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
73.42
0-1Jakob Wendel threads a neat ball through to Ben Hurst. Ben Hurst knocks in a cross ball towards Menno van Beek. Menno van Beek beats his man to it with a header. What a cracker!! Steffen Ahrens had no chance!! Goal for East Fife!
77.15
Queens Park have made 2 substitutions with Pape Plante replacing Matt Matteo and Tiago Faria replacing Alun Adams .
79.12
Pape Plante hacks Colin Elliott from behind! Pape Plante is given a warning by the referee! Colin Elliott stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.20
Adrian Ljungberg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae skips past Colin Elliott! Dominic Rae muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
84.41
Komian Marquet threads a neat ball through to Dominic Rae. Dominic Rae plays a one-two with Claus Flo and advances towards the goal... Dominic Rae cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
89.48
Colin Craddock controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Greg Venus. Greg Venus flicks a high pass forward. Claus Flo collects the pass. Claus Flo threads the ball through to Pape Plante but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.2%
47.8%
Play Area
31.1%
45.6%
23.3%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Dominic Rae of Queens Park |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Steffen Ahrens (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Martin Tomic (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Kevin Elliott (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Colin Craddock (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Alun Adams (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Duncan Hulme (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Komian Marquet (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Adrian Ljungberg (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Dominic Rae (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Matt Matteo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Claus Flo (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Greg Venus (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Tiago Faria (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Pape Plante (ATT) | 5 | |
| 1. | Don Caldwell (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Kewullay Rizzitelli (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | John Morton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Garry Rae (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Colin Elliott (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Marco Scalzo (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Jakob Wendel (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Duncan Bremner (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Ben Hurst (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Menno van Beek (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Jody Greaves (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Kevin Hopkin (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Paolo Machlas (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Elena Hidalgo (ATT) | 0 | |