Match Report
| Queen of the South | Queen of the South |  |  | Motherwell | Motherwell | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gary Gough | G. Gough |  | 60 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 61 | | Gary Dickov | G. Dickov | ||||||||
| Kevin Gallacher | K. Gallacher | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 |  | Ulrich Avenet | U. Avenet | |||||||||
| Neil Brady | N. Brady | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Don Strachan | D. Strachan | |||||||||
| Kevin Greig | K. Greig | | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 |  | Morgan Gottardi | M. Gottardi | |||||||||
| Evans Doni | E. Doni | | 62 | M | | 5 | | D | 51 | | Don Collins | D. Collins | |||||||||
| Alex Collins | A. Collins | | 51 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 |  | Pedro Molina | P. Molina | |||||||||
| Scott Niven | S. Niven | | 41 | M | | 7 | | | M | 71 | | Andy Naysmith | A. Naysmith | ||||||||
| Duncan McCoist | D. McCoist | | 40 | M | | 8 | | M | 70 | | Duncan Gemmell | D. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Nigel Thompson | N. Thompson |  | 73 | A | | 9 | | M | 68 |  | Christian Lindemann | C. Lindemann | |||||||||
| Duncan Inglis | D. Inglis | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 73 | | Tommy Burbage | T. Burbage | |||||||||
| Carl Patterson | C. Patterson | | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 | | Chris Dyer | C. Dyer | |||||||||
| Scott James | S. James | | 61 | D | | 12 | | A | 67 | | Simon Herzog | S. Herzog | |||||||||
| Gavin Ritchie | G. Ritchie | | 55 | A | | 13 | | M | 64 |  | Tieme Boateng | T. Boateng | |||||||||
| Kevin Dickov | K. Dickov | | 52 | D | | 14 | | A | 60 | | Dominic Booth | D. Booth | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Palmerston Park where Queen of the South play host to Motherwell. A crowd of 8,631 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Queen of the South are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Motherwell appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Dickov.
The pitch is in good condition.
Queen of the South are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Motherwell appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Dickov.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Motherwell kick off!
2.11
0-0Evans Doni flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Thompson collects the pass. Nigel Thompson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
10.52
0-0Duncan Gemmell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tommy Burbage. Tommy Burbage plays a scrappy one-two with Chris Dyer and stumbles forward towards the goal... Tommy Burbage cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Gary Gough manages to gather it comfortably.
12.25
Kevin Gallacher hits a low pass to Alex Collins. Alex Collins controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carl Patterson. Carl Patterson knocks the ball forward, putting Nigel Thompson through on goal. Some silky footwork from Nigel Thompson provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
14.36
Andy Naysmith takes it forward alone. Andy Naysmith whips in a cross ball towards Chris Dyer. Chris Dyer connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
16.20
0-1Andy Naysmith flicks a high pass forward to Chris Dyer who brings the ball under control. Chris Dyer shoots from outside the area. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
22.42
Kevin Gallacher breaks forward. Kevin Gallacher hits a low pass to Carl Patterson. Carl Patterson knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Inglis. Duncan Inglis is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
24.35
Kevin Greig passes the ball forward to Duncan McCoist. Duncan McCoist deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carl Patterson. Carl Patterson knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Thompson. Nigel Thompson gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
26.24
Ulrich Avenet pushes up the pitch. Ulrich Avenet flicks a high ball forward to Chris Dyer who takes it down. Chris Dyer lofts in a cross ball towards Tommy Burbage. Tommy Burbage is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but is denied by Gary Gough. Excellent save.
27.08
With a delightful solo run, Scott Niven stretches the opposition's defence. Scott Niven advances inside the box! Scott Niven cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
32.10
Scott Niven knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Thompson. Nigel Thompson lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Inglis. Duncan Inglis connects with a diving header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
38.35
0-1Duncan Gemmell threads the ball through to Chris Dyer. Chris Dyer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gary Gough who gathers it comfortably.
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. Motherwell also appear unchanged since the first half. The Queen of the South players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Queen of the South start the second half!
49.46
Duncan McCoist flicks a high pass forward to Carl Patterson who brings the ball under control. Carl Patterson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.30
Alex Collins controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duncan Inglis. Duncan Inglis shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Gary Dickov smothers it!
53.19
0-1There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
54.09
Kevin Greig threads the ball through to Alex Collins. Alex Collins threads a neat ball through to Carl Patterson. Carl Patterson whips in a cross ball towards Nigel Thompson. Nigel Thompson finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.41
0-1Motherwell appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
65.55
With great vision, Duncan Gemmell plays the ball forward to Chris Dyer. Chris Dyer knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Gallacher.
71.36
0-1Duncan McCoist catches Andy Naysmith on the ankles. Duncan McCoist is shown the yellow card! Andy Naysmith runs off the knock.
77.42
Scott Niven makes a probing pass to Duncan Inglis. Duncan Inglis knocks in a cross ball towards Carl Patterson. Carl Patterson shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies wide!
79.25
Don Strachan threads a neat ball through to Christian Lindemann. Christian Lindemann flicks a high ball forward to Tommy Burbage who takes it down. Tommy Burbage shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
81.39
Ulrich Avenet hits a low pass to Andy Naysmith. Andy Naysmith chips the ball to his team mate, Tommy Burbage. Tommy Burbage tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
83.09
Alex Collins flicks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Thompson. Nigel Thompson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.45
Duncan Gemmell hacks Scott Niven from behind! The referee calls over Duncan Gemmell and shows him a yellow card! Scott Niven stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.23
Duncan Gemmell brings the ball forward. Duncan Gemmell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
47.4%
52.6%
Play Area
25%
47.4%
27.6%
Scorers
| Chris Dyer 16 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Chris Dyer of Motherwell |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Gary Gough (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Kevin Gallacher (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Neil Brady (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Kevin Greig (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Evans Doni (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Alex Collins (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Scott Niven (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Duncan McCoist (MID) |  | 5 |
| 9. | Nigel Thompson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Duncan Inglis (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Carl Patterson (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Scott James (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gavin Ritchie (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Kevin Dickov (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Gary Dickov (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Ulrich Avenet (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Don Strachan (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Morgan Gottardi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Don Collins (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Pedro Molina (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Andy Naysmith (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Duncan Gemmell (MID) | | 7 |
| 9. | Christian Lindemann (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Tommy Burbage (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Chris Dyer (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Simon Herzog (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Tieme Boateng (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Dominic Booth (ATT) | 0 | |