Match Report


StranraerStranraer     Queen of the SouthQueen of the South
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Paul McCoistP. McCoist62
G
1
G
69Simon EdwardsS. Edwards
Billy CollinsB. Collins73
D
2
D
68Daniel FuentesD. Fuentes
Craig StrachanC. Strachan70
D
3captain
D
66Leonardo ZironelliL. Zironelli
Callum MckinlayC. Mckinlay69
D
4
D
66Neil MatteoN. Matteo
Alec BoothA. Booth63
D
5
D
65Hocine BouzamaH. Bouzama
Scott GlassS. Glass64
M
6
M
71Garry RaeG. Rae
Cesar LoureiroC. Loureiro62
M
7
M
70Neil BremnerN. Bremner
Julian BoydJ. Boyd59
M
captain8
A
81Gary SullivanG. Sullivan
Sebastiao VarelaS. Varela56
M
9
A
80Stuart BoothS. Booth
John BoothJ. Booth81
A
10
A
76Elena RuizE. Ruiz
Stephen NivenS. Niven81
A
11
A
75Oliver ReimersO. Reimers
 
Duncan JamesD. James65
A
12
M
68David SullivanD. Sullivan
Matt McallisterM. Mcallister65
A
13
M
68Edmundo SaezE. Saez
Alec MeiklejohnA. Meiklejohn64
A
14
M
67Stuart HutchisonS. Hutchison

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Stair Park where Stranraer play host to Queen of the South in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Stranraer are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Queen of the South appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Gough.


0.00
Stranraer kick off and get the first half underway!
2.41
Neil Bremner flicks a high pass forward. Elena Ruiz collects the pass. Elena Ruiz shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
3.36
Seeing a gap ahead, Garry Rae plays the ball forward to Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.12
Daniel Fuentes chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner flicks a high pass forward. Gary Sullivan comfortably collects the pass. Gary Sullivan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Strachan.
8.15
Cesar Loureiro runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Cesar Loureiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Hocine Bouzama.
12.04
With great vision, Garry Rae plays the ball forward to Stuart Booth. Stuart Booth knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Sullivan. Gary Sullivan gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Alec Booth is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
20.29
Neil Bremner makes a probing pass to Oliver Reimers. Oliver Reimers plays a one-two with Stuart Booth and advances towards the goal... Oliver Reimers cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Paul McCoist had no chance!! Goal for Queen of the South!
26.18
Neil Bremner kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Booth. Stuart Booth lofts in a cross ball towards Oliver Reimers. Oliver Reimers shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Paul McCoist with no chance!! Goal for Queen of the South!
36.09
Billy Collins passes the ball forward to Cesar Loureiro. Cesar Loureiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Booth. John Booth whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Niven. Stephen Niven whips the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Simon Edwards. Excellent save.
39.00
Neil Bremner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz knocks in a cross ball towards Oliver Reimers. Oliver Reimers is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
45.00
Neil Bremner flicks a high pass forward to Gary Sullivan who brings the ball under control. Gary Sullivan knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Elena Ruiz is offside!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Stranraer appear unchanged since the first half. Queen of the South also appear unchanged since the first half. The Queen of the South players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Queen of the South kick off and get the second half underway!
51.33
Cesar Loureiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Booth. John Booth knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hocine Bouzama.
57.29
Without breaking stride, Neil Bremner plays the ball forward to Gary Sullivan. Gary Sullivan whips in a cross ball towards Oliver Reimers. Oliver Reimers gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.54
Stranraer have made a substitution with Alec Meiklejohn replacing Billy Collins and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
65.01
Daniel Fuentes flicks a high pass forward to Neil Bremner who brings the ball under control. Neil Bremner threads the ball through to Stuart Booth. Stuart Booth knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alec Meiklejohn.
66.00
Callum Mckinlay chips the ball to his team mate, Cesar Loureiro. With a delightful solo run, Cesar Loureiro stretches the opposition's defence. Cesar Loureiro knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastiao Varela. Sebastiao Varela powers a header at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
69.15
Alec Meiklejohn knocks the ball forward to Scott Glass. Scott Glass darts forward. Scott Glass lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen Niven. Stephen Niven directs the ball goalwards with his head but it's drastically wayward!
72.15
Hocine Bouzama flicks a high pass forward to Neil Bremner who brings the ball under control. Neil Bremner controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Sullivan. Gary Sullivan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.45
Daniel Fuentes threads the ball through to Neil Bremner. Neil Bremner flicks the ball to his team mate, Oliver Reimers. Oliver Reimers whips in a cross ball towards Elena Ruiz. Elena Ruiz flicks the ball with his head but it rises well off target!
79.02
Callum Mckinlay barges into Stuart Booth. Callum Mckinlay is shown the yellow card! Stuart Booth runs off the knock.
81.19
Daniel Fuentes brings the ball forward. Daniel Fuentes kicks a strong pass forward to Oliver Reimers. Oliver Reimers lofts in a cross ball towards Elena Ruiz. Callum Mckinlay catches Elena Ruiz on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
85.55
With a delightful solo run, Scott Glass stretches the opposition's defence. Scott Glass knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Neil Matteo.
89.24
Oliver Reimers comes in with a late challenge on Craig Strachan. The referee calls over Oliver Reimers and warns him to calm down! Craig Strachan runs off the knock.
90.00
Scott Glass makes a simple pass to John Booth. John Booth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Stranraer

Queen of the South
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.4%
63.6%
Play Area
29.9%
42.9%
27.3%

Scorers
Oliver Reimers 20, 26, 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Oliver Reimers of Queen of the South

Match Ratings
1.Paul McCoist (GK)
6
2.Billy Collins (DEF)
6
3.Craig Strachan (DEF)
6
4.Callum Mckinlay (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Alec Booth (DEF)
6
6.Scott Glass (MID)
6
7.Cesar Loureiro (MID)
7
8.Julian Boyd (MID)
6
9.Sebastiao Varela (MID)
6
10.John Booth (ATT)
6
11.Stephen Niven (ATT)
6
 
12.Duncan James (ATT)
0
13.Matt Mcallister (ATT)
0
14.Alec Meiklejohn (ATT)
6

1.Simon Edwards (GK)
6
2.Daniel Fuentes (DEF)
6
3.Leonardo Zironelli (DEF)
6
4.Neil Matteo (DEF)
6
5.Hocine Bouzama (DEF)
6
6.Garry Rae (MID)
6
7.Neil Bremner (MID)
8
8.Gary Sullivan (ATT)
6
9.Stuart Booth (ATT)
7
10.Elena Ruiz (ATT)
6
11.Oliver Reimers (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.David Sullivan (MID)
0
13.Edmundo Saez (MID)
0
14.Stuart Hutchison (MID)
0