INFO
QUEEN OF THE SOUTH 0-0 AIRDRIE UNITED
LEAGUE GAME 1
VENUE � PALMERSTON PARK
KICK OFF TIME � 3:00PM
DATE - 02 AUGUST 2008
STARTING 11
1 � STEPHEN ROBERTSON, 2 � MARC SMYTH (CAPTAIN), 3 � MATTHEW HAZLEY, 4 � KEVIN MCDONALD,
5 � BOBBY DONNELLY � MAN OF THE MATCH, 6 � DAVID NIXON, 7 � STEVEN MCDOUGALL, 8 � STEPHEN MCKENNA,
9 � PAUL DI GIACOMO, 10 � SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN, 11 � JOE CARDLE
SUBS
USED
12 � DARREN SMITH FOR 2 � MARC SMYTH , 14 � SIMON LYNCH FOR 9 � PAUL DI GIACOMO
NOT USED
15 � STUART NOBLE, 16 � CHRIS MCMENAMIN, 17 � LEE HOLLIS
MAN OF THE MATCH
5) BOBBY DONNELLY
MATCH REPORT
AIRDRIE UNITED BEGAN THE LEAGUE CAMPAIGN AT PALMERSTON PARK AGAINST QUEEN OF THE SOUTH AND DREW 0-0.
FIRST HALF
THE GAME GOT OFF TO A SLOW START AS THE FIRST CHANCE OF IT WASN�T UNTIL THE 9TH MINUTE WHEN STEWART KEAN HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 30 YARDS OUT FOR QUEENS BUT IT WENT WIDE. A MINUTE LATER QUEENS HAD ANOTHER CHANCE AS SEAN O�CONNER HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WAS SAVED BY STEPHEN ROBERTSON. SIX MINUTES LATER STEPHEN DOBBIE CREATED QUEENS NEXT CHANCE AS HE SENT A LOW CROSS INTO THE BOX WHICH EVADED EVERYONE AND FELL TO SEAN O�CONNER AND HE HIT A SHOT DESPITE BEEN UNDER PRESSURE FROM BOBBY DONNELLY BUT IT WENT WIDE.
THE NEXT CHANCE OF GAME WAS THE DIAMONDS FIRST ONE ON THE 30TH MINUTE AS FROM ABOUT 30 YARDS OUT A FREE KICK WAS WON AND FROM IT JOE CARDLE HIT A SHOT BUT IT WENT WIDE. THREE MINUTES LATER QUEENS HAD A CHANCE AS NEIL MACFARLANE HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE HALF NO MORE CHANCES WERE CREATED AND THE TEAMS WENT INTO HALF TIME LEVEL.
SECOND HALF
THE DIAMONDS GOT THIS HALF OFF TO A QUICK START AS DURING THE OPENING MINUTE OF IT PAUL DI GIACOMO CHASED DOWN A LONG BALL AND HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT IT WENT WIDE. THEN ON THE 53RD MINUTE QUEENS HAD A GREAT CHANCE AS SEAN O�CONNER ROUNDED STEPHEN ROBERTSON AND HIT A SHOT BUT THE DIAMONDS DEFENCE WERE ABLE TO BLOCK THE BALL ON THE LINE AND TURN IT OUT FOR A CORNER AND FROM THIS THE BALL WAS CLEARED. THREE MINUTES LATER QUEENS HAD ANOTHER CHANCE AS STEVIE TOSH HIT A SHOT FROM THE EDGE OF THE BOX BUT IT TOOK A DEFLECTION AND WENT WIDE AND FROM THE RESULTING CORNER THE BALL WAS CROSSED INTO THE SIX YARD BOX BUT STEPHEN ROBERTSON WAS ABLE TO DIVE DOWN AND CLAIM THE BALL. SHORTLY AFTER THIS QUEENS HAD ANOTHER CHANCE AS FROM A STEVIE TOSH INTO THE BOX CRAIG BARR SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT WIDE.
ON THE 63RD MINUTE THE DIAMONDS WERE DEALT A BLOW AS CAPTAIN MARC SMYTH HAD TO GO OFF INJURED AND DARREN SMITH CAME ON FOR HIM. A MINUTE LATER KEVIN MCDONALD HAD A GO FROM ABOUT 25 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT OVER THE BAR. THREE MINUTES AFTER THIS PAUL DI GIACOMO OUTMUSCLED HIS MARKER IN THE BOX AND HIT A SHOT BUT BRYN HALLIWELL MADE A GOOD SAVE. THEN ON THE 71ST MINUTE WE MADE OUR FINAL SUBSTITUTION OF THE GAME AS SIMON LYNCH CAME ON TO MAKE HIS DEBUT FOR THE DIAMONDS TO REPLACE PAUL DI GIACOMO.
THE NEXT CHANCE OF THE GAME WAS FOR THE DIAMONDS ON THE 83RD MINUTE AS MATTHEW HAZLEY HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 30 YARDS OUT BUT THE BALL WENT FLYING OVER THE BAR. A MINUTE LATER DAVID NIXON BECAME THE FIRST AIRDRIE PLAYER TO BE YELLOW CARDED AND FROM A FREE KICK ABOUT 25 YARDS QUEENS CROSSED THE BALL INTO THE BOX AND A HEADER WAS SENT GOALWARDS BUT IT WAS SAVED BY STEPHEN ROBERTSON. SHORTLY AFTER THIS SIMON LYNCH BROKE THROUGH ONE ON ONE WITH BRYN HALLIWELL BUT QUEENS CENTRE HALF JIM THOMSEN TOOK HIM OUT ABOUT 20 YARDS FROM GOAL AND WAS RED CARDED FOR THE CHALLENGE AND FROM THE RESULTING FREE KICK STEPHEN MCKENNA HIT A SHOT BUT IT WAS BLOCKED BY THE WALL. WITH ONLY TWO MINUTES OF THE GAME REMAINING THE DIAMONDS HAD THERE LAST CHANCE OF THE GAME AS FROM A KEVIN MCDONALD CROSS INTO THE BOX JOE CARDLE SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS BUT IT WENT WIDE. DURING THE LAST MINUTE OF THE GAME KEVIN MCDONALD WAS TOOK OUT FROM BEHIND BY STEVIE TOSH AND THIS SAW BOTH PLAYERS RECEIVE A YELLOW CARD AS KEVIN GOT UP AND HAD A GO AT TOSH FOR THIS BAD TACKLE. THEN THREE MINUTES INTO INJURY TIME QUEENS HAD THE LAST CHANCE OF THE GAME WHEN THEY HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT THE BALL WENT FLYING OVER THE BAR AND THE GAME FINISHED 0-0.