INFO
AIRDRIE UNITED 2-0 QUEEN OF THE SOUTH
LEAGUE GAME 10
VENUE � EXCELSIOR
KICK OFF TIME � 3:00PM
DATE � SATURDAY 18 OCTOBER 2008
STARTING 11
1 � STEPHEN ROBERTSON, 2 � MARC SMYTH � MAN OF THE MATCH, 3 � PAUL LOVERING (CAPTAIN), 4 � STEPHEN MCKENNA,
5 � BOBBY DONNELLY, 6 � DAVID NIXON, 7 � SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN, 8 � DARREN SMITH, 9 - PAUL DI GIACOMO,
10 � SIMON LYNCH � 1 GOAL, 11 � JOE CARDLE � 1 GOAL
SUBS
USED
12 � MATTHEW HAZLEY FOR 11 � JOE CARDLE, 14 � KEVIN MCDONALD FOR 8 � DARREN SMITH,
15 � STUART NOBLE FOR 10 � SIMON LYNCH
NOT USED
16 � KEVIN WATT, 17 � LEE HOLLIS
MAN OF THE MATCH
2 - MARC SMYTH
MATCH REPORT
AIRDRIE UNITED PRODUCED ANOTHER GOOD PERFORMANCE TO MAKE IT TWO WINS IN A ROW AS THEY WON 2-0 AGAINST LEAGUE LEADERS QUEEN OF THE SOUTH AT HOME THANKS TO GOALS FROM JOE CARDLE AND SIMON LYNCH
FIRST HALF
SIMILAR TO LAST WEEK AIRDRIE GOT THE GAME OFF TO A QUICK START AS ON THE 6TH MINUTE DARREN SMITH SENT A DANGEROUS CROSS INTO THE BOX WHICH JOE CARDLE CONTROLLED ABOUT SIX YARDS OUT AND PLACED INTO THE NET TO GIVE AIRDRIE THE LEAD. QUEENS RESPONDED TO GOING A GOAL DOWN BY HAVING THE NEXT TWO CHANCES. FIRSTLY ON THE 8TH MINUTE STEWART KEAN HIT A SHOT FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT WIDE. SEVEN MINUTES LATER FORMER AIRDRIE UNITED RESERVES TRIALIST MICHAEL MCGOWAN HIT A SHOT FROM A TIGHT ANGLE BUT STEPHEN ROBERTSON TIPPED THE BALL AROUND THE POST AND FROM THE CORNER THE BALL WAS CLEARED.
SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN HAD A GREAT CHANCE TO DOUBLE AIRDRIE�S LEAD WITH THE NEXT CHANCE ON THE 17TH MINUTE AS HE BROKE ONE ON ONE WITH CAMMY BELL IN THE QUEENS GOAL AND HIT A SHOT BUT CAMMY TURNED THE BALL AROUND THE POST AND FROM THE RESULTING CORNER THE BALL WAS CLEARED. SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN HAD ANOTHER CHANCE FIVE MINUTES LATER WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT THIS TIME IT WENT WIDE. ON THE 32ND MINUTE STEVIE TOSH HAD A CHANCE FOR QUEENS WHEN HE HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT STEPHEN ROBERTSON MADE AN EASY SAVE. SHORTLY AFTER THIS AIRDRIE HAD ANOTHER CHANCE AS FROM A JOE CARDLE CROSS INTO THE BOX CAPTAIN PAUL LOVERING SENT A HEADER GOALWARDS FROM ABOUT TEN YARDS OUT BUT IT WENT WIDE.
QUEENS WAS TO HAVE THE NEXT CHANCE ON THE 35TH MINUTE WHEN STEPHEN DOBBIE HIT A SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT STEPHEN ROBERTSON MADE THE SAVE. SIX MINUTES LATER QUEENS HAD THEIR FINAL AND BEST CHANCE OF THE HALF WHEN STEVIE TOSH WENT BY TWO MEN AND HIT A CURLING SHOT FROM INSIDE THE BOX BUT STEPHEN ROBERTSON EXCELLENTLY TIPPED THE BALL AROUND THE POST AND FROM THE CORNER THE BALL WAS CROSSED BUT IT WENT OUT THE PARK AT THE OPPOSITE SIDE. WITH ONLY ONE MINUTE OF THE HALF REMAINING AIRDRIE HAD THE FINAL CHANCE OF IT WHEN PAUL DI GIACOMO SENT A FANTASTIC CROSS INTO THE BOX TO AN UNMARKED SIMON LYNCH AND SIMON TOOK A TOUCH AND EXCELLENTLY CURLED THE BALL BY CAMMY BELL AND INTO THE NET TO SEND AIRDRIE INTO HALF TIME WITH THE TWO GOAL LEAD.
SECOND HALF
BEFORE THE SECOND HALF BEGAN QUEEN OF THE SOUTH MADE A SUBSTITUTION AS SEAN O�CONNOR CAME ON FOR STEWART KEAN.
IT WAS AIRDRIE WHO STARTED THE HALF BETTER THOUGH AS ON THE 53RD MINUTE JOE CARDLE SENT A CROSS INTO THE BOX WHICH PAUL DI GIACOMO HEADED GOALWARDS FROM ABOUT TEN YARDS OUT BUT IT HIT THE CROSSBAR AND WENT OVER. SEVEN MINUTES LATER QUEENS HAD THEIR FIRST CHANCE OF THE HALF AS FROM A JIM THOMSON CROSS INTO THE BOX STEPHEN DOBBIE FLICKED THE BALL ON AND CRAIG SIVES TURNED THE BALL GOALWARDS BUT STEPHEN ROBERTSON AGAIN MADE THE SAVE. THEN ON THE 69TH MINUTE STEVIE TOSH HAD A GO FOR QUEENS FROM ABOUT 35 YARDS OUT BUT STEPHEN ROBERTSON MADE THE SAVE. STEPHEN DOBBIE HAD THE NEXT CHANCES WITH SHOTS FROM ABOUT 20 YARDS OUT BUT STEPHEN ROBERTSON SAVED ONE AND THE OTHER WENT WIDE.
ON THE 77TH MINUTE QUEENS MADE ANOTHER SUBSTITUTION AS JAMIE MCQUILKEN CAME ON FOR BOB HARRIS. DURING THE NEXT TWO MINUTES AIRDRIE MADE TWO SUBSTITUTIONS AS KEVIN MCDONALD AND MATTHEW HAZLEY CAME ON FOR DARREN SMITH AND JOE CARDLE. HOWEVER ON THE 81ST MINUTE QUEENS WON A FREE KICK ABOUT 25 YARDS FROM GOAL AND FROM IT SUBSTITUTE JAMIE MCQUILKEN HIT A SHOT BUT STEPHEN ROBERTSON AGAIN MADE THE SAVE. ON THE 86TH MINUTE AIRDRIE MADE THEIR FINAL SUBSTITUTION AS STUART NOBLE CAME ON FOR SIMON LYNCH BUT LITTLE ELSE OF NOTE HAPPENED ON THE FIELD AND IT FINISHED 2-0 TO AIRDRIE.