Match Report
| Queen of the South | Queen of the South |  |  | Partick Thistle | Partick Thistle | ||||||||||||||||
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| Harald Willems | H. Willems |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Marcel Hamann | M. Hamann | |||||||||
| John Strachan | J. Strachan |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 76 | | Don Campbell | D. Campbell | |||||||||
| Paul Naysmith | P. Naysmith | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | John Davidson | J. Davidson | |||||||||
| Dominic Rae | D. Rae | | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 | | Dominic Law | D. Law | |||||||||
| John Gemmill | J. Gemmill | | 51 | D | | 5 | | M | 60 | | Andy Hendry | A. Hendry | |||||||||
| Dominic Mcallister | D. Mcallister | | 48 | D |  | | 6 | | M | 57 |  | Flavio Tosto | F. Tosto | ||||||||
| Neil Hopkin | N. Hopkin | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 | | Matt Niven | M. Niven | |||||||||
| Garry Henderson | G. Henderson | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Matt Mcinnes | M. Mcinnes | |||||||||
| Jose Garcia | J. Garcia |  | 58 | M | | 9 | | A | 60 | | Craig Greig | C. Greig | |||||||||
| Kubilay Kayis | K. Kayis |  | 74 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Stephen Gemmell | S. Gemmell | |||||||||
| Andy Thomson | A. Thomson | | 74 | A | | 11 | | | A | 50 | | Kevin Collins | K. Collins | ||||||||
| Noah Will | N. Will | | 68 | A | | 12 | | D | 58 | | Duncan Brady | D. Brady | |||||||||
| Gary Morton | G. Morton | | 58 | A | | 13 | | M | 56 | | Gary Greig | G. Greig | |||||||||
| Paul Mason | P. Mason | | 58 | G | | 14 | | D | 51 |  | Cesar Fonseca | C. Fonseca | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Palmerston Park where Queen of the South play host to Partick Thistle. A crowd of 4,697 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Queen of the South are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Partick Thistle appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Colin Law.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Queen of the South are playing in a 5-3-2 formation while Partick Thistle appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Colin Law.
0.00
0-0Partick Thistle start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.18
0-0Flavio Tosto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Greig. Craig Greig knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.14
0-0Garry Henderson makes an attacking run forward. Garry Henderson makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Andy Thomson. Andy Thomson tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
8.06
Don Campbell threads the ball through to Andy Hendry. Andy Hendry chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Greig. Craig Greig sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.34
0-1Andy Hendry hits a low pass to Stephen Gemmell. Stephen Gemmell plays a perfect one-two with Craig Greig and rushes in on goal... Stephen Gemmell takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
15.38
Garry Henderson threads the ball through to Andy Thomson. Andy Thomson shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.22
0-1Kubilay Kayis comes in with a late challenge on Dominic Law. The referee calls over Kubilay Kayis and warns him to calm down! Dominic Law carries on, but is struggling a bit.
27.46
Dominic Mcallister flicks a high pass forward. Garry Henderson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Garry Henderson sees space and advances. Garry Henderson rushes past John Davidson! Some silky footwork from Garry Henderson provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Garry Henderson scores for Queen of the South!!
30.46
Jose Garcia flicks a high pass forward to Kubilay Kayis who brings the ball under control. Kubilay Kayis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.07
1-1Flavio Tosto kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Collins. Kevin Collins deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Greig but the linesman indicates offside!
38.44
Matt Niven decides to run forward with the ball. Matt Niven shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
39.12
John Gemmill passes the ball forward to Garry Henderson. Garry Henderson takes it forward alone. Garry Henderson plays a scrappy one-two with Kubilay Kayis and stumbles forward towards the goal... Garry Henderson shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
40.37
John Gemmill chips the ball to his team mate, Garry Henderson. Garry Henderson makes a simple pass to Andy Thomson. Andy Thomson finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
42.10
Flavio Tosto makes a beautiful solo run. Flavio Tosto shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
44.08
Dominic Law knocks the ball to his team mate, Matt Niven. Matt Niven surges forward with the ball. Matt Niven shoots from 20 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
45.00
Garry Henderson chips the ball to his team mate, Kubilay Kayis. Kubilay Kayis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Queen of the South have changed their lineup with Gary Morton replacing Garry Henderson. Partick Thistle appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.
45.00
Queen of the South kick off and get the second half underway!
47.30
Paul Naysmith chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Morton. Gary Morton flicks a high ball forward to Andy Thomson who takes it down. Andy Thomson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marcel Hamann who gathers it comfortably.
60.42
1-1Queen of the South have made a substitution with Paul Mason replacing Andy Thomson .Partick Thistle appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
61.44
Flavio Tosto takes a long throw-in. Matt Niven flicks a high ball forward to Craig Greig who takes it down. Craig Greig shoots from outside the area. The ball takes a deflection leaving Harald Willems with no chance!! Goal for Partick Thistle!
66.35
Matt Niven flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Collins comfortably collects the pass. Kevin Collins flicks a high pass forward. Matt Mcinnes controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Matt Mcinnes shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Partick Thistle!
71.37
Paul Naysmith sees a break and surges forward. Paul Naysmith runs straight at the opposition's defence. Paul Naysmith knocks in a cross ball towards Kubilay Kayis. Kubilay Kayis powers a header at goal but it flies well off target!
77.23
With imagination, John Davidson plays the ball forward to Matt Niven. Matt Niven brings the ball forward. Matt Niven plays a scrappy one-two with Matt Mcinnes and advances towards the goal... Some superb footwork from Matt Niven provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Partick Thistle!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50.7%
49.3%
Play Area
33.8%
40.8%
25.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Matt Niven of Partick Thistle |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Harald Willems (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | John Strachan (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Paul Naysmith (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dominic Rae (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | John Gemmill (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Dominic Mcallister (DEF) | 6 | |
| 7. | Neil Hopkin (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Garry Henderson (MID) |  | 9 |
| 9. | Jose Garcia (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Kubilay Kayis (ATT) | 5 | |
| 11. | Andy Thomson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Noah Will (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gary Morton (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Paul Mason (GK) | 6 | |
| 1. | Marcel Hamann (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Don Campbell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | John Davidson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dominic Law (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Andy Hendry (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Flavio Tosto (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Matt Niven (MID) | | 9 |
| 8. | Matt Mcinnes (MID) | | 7 |
| 9. | Craig Greig (ATT) | | 7 |
| 10. | Stephen Gemmell (ATT) | | 7 |
| 11. | Kevin Collins (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Duncan Brady (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gary Greig (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Cesar Fonseca (DEF) | 0 | |