Match Report
| Queen of the South | Queen of the South |  |  | Stranraer | Stranraer | ||||||||||||||||
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| Gary Gough | G. Gough |  | 60 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 69 | | Billy Greig | B. Greig | ||||||||
| Kevin Gallacher | K. Gallacher | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Billy Gemmill | B. Gemmill | |||||||||
| Neil Brady | N. Brady | | 65 | D | | 3 | | | D | 59 | | Kevin McGrory | K. McGrory | ||||||||
| Kevin Greig | K. Greig | | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Andy Collins | A. Collins | |||||||||
| Evans Doni | E. Doni |  | 62 | M | | 5 | | M | 61 | | John Campbell | J. Campbell | |||||||||
| Alex Collins | A. Collins | | 51 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 | | John Gallacher | J. Gallacher | |||||||||
| Scott Niven | S. Niven | | 41 | M | | 7 | | M | 53 |  | Nelson Hellemons | N. Hellemons | |||||||||
| Duncan McCoist | D. McCoist | | 40 | M | | 8 | | M | 52 | | Matt Naysmith | M. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Nigel Thompson | N. Thompson |  | 73 | A | | 9 | | A | 57 | | Paul McNeill | P. McNeill | |||||||||
| Duncan Inglis | D. Inglis | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Colin Hutchison | C. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Carl Patterson | C. Patterson | | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 45 | | Richard Niven | R. Niven | |||||||||
| Scott James | S. James | | 61 | D | | 12 | | D | 56 | | Craig Hendry | C. Hendry | |||||||||
| Gavin Ritchie | G. Ritchie | | 55 | A | | 13 | | G | 55 |  | Eric Busse | E. Busse | |||||||||
| Kevin Dickov | K. Dickov | | 52 | D | | 14 | | D | 52 | | Martin Engels | M. Engels | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Palmerston Park where Queen of the South play host to Stranraer in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Queen of the South and Stranraer are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Gallacher.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Queen of the South and Stranraer are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Gallacher.
0.00
0-0Stranraer kick off and get the match underway!
3.24
0-0Andy Collins flicks a high pass forward. John Gallacher collects the pass. John Gallacher makes a probing pass to Colin Hutchison. Colin Hutchison flicks a high pass forward. Richard Niven controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Richard Niven shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies well off target!
8.22
0-0Kevin Gallacher brings the ball forward. Kevin Gallacher threads a neat ball through to Carl Patterson. Carl Patterson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Gemmill.
10.13
0-0Nelson Hellemons makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Niven. Richard Niven shoots from outside the area. Gary Gough gets down and covers it.
12.06
Billy Gemmill flicks a high pass forward. John Gallacher controls it well on his chest. John Gallacher plays the ball forward to Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
21.40
John Campbell threads the ball through to Richard Niven. Richard Niven sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
28.32
John Gallacher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
30.01
John Campbell threads a neat ball through to Richard Niven. Richard Niven tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
39.32
0-0John Campbell clumsily knocks into Scott Niven. The referee calls over John Campbell and shows him a yellow card! Scott Niven carries on, but is struggling a bit.
40.53
Duncan McCoist makes a probing pass to Carl Patterson. Carl Patterson shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Billy Greig.
42.57
0-0Scott Niven takes a quick corner, playing it short to Duncan McCoist. Duncan McCoist side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball strikes Kevin McGrory's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
44.41
0-0Scott Niven takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Evans Doni tries a spectacular strike but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Queen of the South appear unchanged since the first half. Stranraer also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.
45.00
The whistle blows and Queen of the South get the second half underway!
47.18
Neil Brady flicks a high pass forward. Alex Collins controls it well on his chest. Alex Collins makes a simple pass to Duncan Inglis. Duncan Inglis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andy Collins.
53.07
Nelson Hellemons flicks a high pass forward. Richard Niven controls it well on his chest. Richard Niven controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
55.05
Scott Niven makes a probing pass to Nigel Thompson. Nigel Thompson whips in a cross ball towards Duncan Inglis. Duncan Inglis rises majestically and gets a header on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
59.37
Seeing a gap ahead, John Gallacher laces a through ball forward to Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
61.25
Seeing Scott Niven's attacking run, Alex Collins quickly throws the ball into his path. Scott Niven flicks a high pass forward to Duncan Inglis who brings the ball under control. Duncan Inglis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andy Collins.
63.14
John Gallacher deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Hutchison. Colin Hutchison shoots from outside the area. Gary Gough easily gets down and covers it.
65.17
Nelson Hellemons passes the ball forward to Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
67.12
Billy Gemmill sees a break and surges forward. Billy Gemmill flicks a high pass forward to Colin Hutchison who brings the ball under control. Colin Hutchison knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Gallacher.
72.53
Scott Niven flicks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Thompson. Nigel Thompson knocks in a cross ball towards Duncan Inglis. Duncan Inglis is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Billy Greig!
75.18
Neil Brady flicks a high pass forward to Evans Doni who brings the ball under control. Evans Doni knocks the ball forward to Duncan Inglis. Duncan Inglis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Gemmill.
81.23
Andy Collins plays the ball forward to John Gallacher. John Gallacher flicks a high pass forward. Richard Niven holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Richard Niven controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
83.51
Alex Collins flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Inglis collects the pass. Duncan Inglis shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
84.14
Duncan McCoist knocks the ball forward to Carl Patterson. Carl Patterson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.18
Scott Niven hits a low pass to Carl Patterson. Carl Patterson lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Inglis. Duncan Inglis heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
90.00
1-0Duncan McCoist threads a neat ball through to Duncan Inglis. Duncan Inglis lofts in a cross ball towards Nigel Thompson. Nigel Thompson powers a header at goal. Billy Greig is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
25.6%
44.2%
30.2%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Nigel Thompson of Queen of the South |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Gary Gough (GK) | 9 | |
| 2. | Kevin Gallacher (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Neil Brady (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Kevin Greig (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Evans Doni (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Alex Collins (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Scott Niven (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Duncan McCoist (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Nigel Thompson (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Duncan Inglis (ATT) | 8 | |
| 11. | Carl Patterson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Scott James (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gavin Ritchie (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Kevin Dickov (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Billy Greig (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Billy Gemmill (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Kevin McGrory (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Andy Collins (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | John Campbell (MID) |  | 5 |
| 6. | John Gallacher (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Nelson Hellemons (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Matt Naysmith (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Paul McNeill (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Colin Hutchison (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Richard Niven (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Craig Hendry (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Eric Busse (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Martin Engels (DEF) | 0 | |