Match Report


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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Palmerston Park where Queen of the South play host to Clyde. A crowd of 7,815 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Queen of the South and Clyde are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Ferguson.


0.00
The first half starts with Queen of the South kicking off!
4.21
Kevin Gough kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Henderson. Stuart Henderson makes a simple pass to Markus Busse. Markus Busse knocks in a cross ball towards Sidney Gautier. Sidney Gautier beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
6.32
Sidney Gautier catches Kevin Greig on the ankles. The referee brings Sidney Gautier to one side and gives him a warning! Kevin Greig runs off the knock.
9.02
Neil Brady flicks a high ball forward to Evans Doni who takes it down. Evans Doni knocks the ball to his team mate, Carl Patterson. Carl Patterson plays a one-two with Nigel Thompson and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Carl Patterson provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Callum Cleland!
12.56
Alex Collins decides to run forward with the ball. Alex Collins lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Inglis. Duncan Inglis beats his man to it with a header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
15.06
Kevin Gallacher flicks the ball to his team mate, Evans Doni. Evans Doni makes a beautiful solo run. Evans Doni knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Thompson. Nigel Thompson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nigel Thompson!
22.56
Stuart Henderson runs straight at the opposition's defence. Stuart Henderson lofts in a cross ball towards Sidney Gautier. Sidney Gautier gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it is tipped over by Gary Gough.
24.20
Stuart Henderson takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Gary Mason takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
28.17
Callum Rae passes the ball forward to Sidney Gautier. Sidney Gautier cuts inside the box! Sidney Gautier makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
32.07
Duncan McCoist hits a low pass to Duncan Inglis. Duncan Inglis knocks in a cross ball towards Carl Patterson. Carl Patterson outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
34.46
Evans Doni makes a run forward as Alex Collins takes the throw-in. Evans Doni skillfully chests the ball down. Evans Doni kicks a strong pass forward to Duncan Inglis. Duncan Inglis whips in a cross ball towards Carl Patterson. Carl Patterson whips the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Gary Sullivan. Excellent block.
36.16
Stuart Henderson flicks a high ball forward to Sidney Gautier who takes it down. Sidney Gautier knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gary Gough who gathers it comfortably.
39.01
Kevin Greig threads a neat ball through to Scott Niven. Scott Niven knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Thompson. Nigel Thompson knocks in a cross ball towards Carl Patterson. Carl Patterson finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Callum Cleland gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
40.25
Kevin Gough threads a neat ball through to Stuart Henderson. Stuart Henderson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sidney Gautier. Sidney Gautier shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
45.00
Kevin Greig catches Sidney Gautier on the ankles. The referee warns Kevin Greig to calm down! Sidney Gautier stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Queen of the South appear unchanged since the first half. Clyde also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Clyde get the second half underway!
54.17
Neil Brady flicks the ball to his team mate, Alex Collins. Alex Collins threads a neat ball through to Carl Patterson. Carl Patterson plays a quick one-two with Duncan Inglis and rushes in on goal... Carl Patterson comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it's drastically wayward!
55.55
Alex Collins flicks a high ball forward to Carl Patterson who takes it down. Carl Patterson knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Thompson. Gary Sullivan hacks Nigel Thompson from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
59.08
Stuart Henderson makes a simple pass to Markus Busse. Markus Busse knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.15
Kevin Greig controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Niven. Scott Niven brings the ball forward. Scott Niven shoots from 20 yards but somehow Callum Cleland manages to keep it out.
65.20
Scott Niven passes the ball forward to Duncan Inglis. Duncan Inglis shoots from distance. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
66.15
Alex Collins runs straight at the opposition's defence. Alex Collins knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Inglis. Duncan Inglis connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Callum Cleland didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
67.05
Neil Brady flicks a high ball forward to Alex Collins who takes it down. Alex Collins passes the ball forward to Carl Patterson. Carl Patterson cuts inside the box! Carl Patterson shoots from just inside the box. It's there!! Callum Cleland has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
71.57
Neil White chips the ball to his team mate, Sidney Gautier. Sidney Gautier rushes past Kevin Greig! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Sidney Gautier provides some space. He curls a shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
78.49
Duncan McCoist surges forward with the ball. Duncan McCoist lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Inglis. Duncan Inglis finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
83.11
Stuart Henderson sees space and advances. Stuart Henderson makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Dominic Souness. Dominic Souness tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
84.33
Samuel Rego threads a neat ball through to Dominic Souness. Dominic Souness sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Gary Gough. What a great pair of hands!
87.38
Evans Doni barges into Stuart Henderson. Evans Doni is shown the yellow card! Stuart Henderson runs off the knock.
89.33
Duncan McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Inglis controls it well on his chest. Duncan Inglis rushes past Gary Sullivan! Duncan Inglis shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Kevin Greig threads a neat ball through to Evans Doni. Evans Doni surges forward with the ball. Evans Doni shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
29.5%
43.6%
26.9%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Carl Patterson of Queen of the South

Match Ratings
1.Gary Gough (GK)
7
2.Kevin Gallacher (DEF)
6
3.Neil Brady (DEF)
6
4.Kevin Greig (DEF)
6
5.Evans Doni (MID)yellow card
7
6.Alex Collins (MID)
8
7.Scott Niven (MID)
7
8.Duncan McCoist (MID)
7
9.Nigel Thompson (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Duncan Inglis (ATT)
7
11.Carl Patterson (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Scott James (DEF)
0
13.Gavin Ritchie (ATT)
0
14.Kevin Dickov (DEF)
0

1.Callum Cleland (GK)
8
2.Kevin Gough (DEF)
6
3.Gary Mason (DEF)
6
4.Gary Sullivan (DEF)
6
5.Callum Rae (MID)
6
6.Neil White (MID)
6
7.Stuart Henderson (MID)
8
8.Samuel Rego (MID)
6
9.Dominic Souness (ATT)
6
10.Sidney Gautier (ATT)
7
11.Markus Busse (ATT)
6
 
12.Frank Gascoigne (GK)
0
13.Simon Todd (DEF)
0
14.Matt Law (DEF)
0