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Match Report

Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Almondvale Stadium where Livingston play host to Queens Park. A crowd of 9,452 fill this 10,500 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Livingston are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Queens Park appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Callum McCoist.


0.00
Queens Park kick off and get the match underway!
4.51
Manuel Fernandes flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Bremner comfortably collects the pass. Duncan Bremner whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Lopes. Eduardo Lopes jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
12.15
Neil Dalglish flicks a high pass forward to Garry Morton who brings the ball under control. Garry Morton whips in a cross ball towards Ahmed Koning. Ahmed Koning directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
15.23
Mauricio Andres makes a beautiful solo run. Mauricio Andres finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.42
With some swift thinking, Colin Gemmell plays the ball forward to Kevin Dalglish. Kevin Dalglish chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Lopes. Eduardo Lopes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Marcello Zamboni!
26.01
Leonardo Ghirardello pushes up the pitch. Leonardo Ghirardello flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Lopes controls it well on his chest. Eduardo Lopes lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Davidson. Neil Davidson outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but somehow Marcello Zamboni manages to keep it out.
27.27
Leonardo Ghirardello flicks a high pass forward. Mauricio Andres collects the pass. Mauricio Andres chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Lopes. Eduardo Lopes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.36
Helder Fonseca chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Thomson. Neil Thomson whips in a cross ball towards Lennart Beck. Lennart Beck directs the ball goalwards with his head. David Dalglish picks it out of the air!
30.57
Manuel Fernandes makes a probing pass to Kevin Dalglish. Kevin Dalglish knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Davidson. Neil Davidson knocks the ball forward into space. Manuel Fernandes bursts forward onto the loose ball. The linesmans flag is up! A very close offside call!
32.54
Colin Gemmell sees space and advances. Colin Gemmell decides to run forward with the ball. Colin Gemmell lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Davidson. Neil Davidson powers a header at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
34.38
Stuart Meiklejohn takes it forward alone. Stuart Meiklejohn knocks the ball forward to Neil Davidson. Neil Davidson knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Manuel Fernandes is offside!
38.31
Garry Morton knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Thomson. Neil Thomson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Dalglish who gathers it comfortably.
40.22
Victor Jimenez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ahmed Koning. Ahmed Koning knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Victor Jimenez runs straight at the opposition's defence. Victor Jimenez shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Livingston appear unchanged since the first half. Queens Park have changed their lineup with Gary Henderson replacing Alec Gemmell.

45.00
The whistle blows and Livingston get the second half underway!
48.57
Jimmy Marazzina powers a long ball forward. Neil Thomson finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Queens Park are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
51.19
From the throw-in, Colin Gemmell picks out Stuart Meiklejohn. Stuart Meiklejohn hits a low pass to Colin Gemmell. With great vision, Colin Gemmell plays the ball forward to Eduardo Lopes. Eduardo Lopes lofts in a cross ball towards Duncan Bremner. Duncan Bremner whips the ball goalwards with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
55.09
Duncan Bremner flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Lopes controls it well on his chest. Eduardo Lopes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Neil Dalglish.
57.44
Manuel Fernandes sees Eduardo Lopes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eduardo Lopes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.26
Victor Jimenez hits a low pass to Ahmed Koning. Ahmed Koning whips in a cross ball towards Helder Fonseca. Helder Fonseca connects with a diving header but somehow David Dalglish manages to keep it out.
60.20
Queens Park have made a substitution with Nikolas Raff replacing Garry Morton .
69.19
Colin Gemmell makes a probing pass to Duncan Bremner. With vision, Duncan Bremner laces a weighted ball forward to Eduardo Lopes. Eduardo Lopes whips in a cross ball towards Neil Davidson. Neil Davidson flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
71.21
Leonardo Ghirardello surges forward with the ball. Leonardo Ghirardello flicks a high pass forward. Neil Davidson collects the pass. Neil Davidson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Marcello Zamboni.
72.15
Mauricio Andres takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Manuel Fernandes tries a spectacular strike. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
73.27
Duncan Bremner makes a simple pass to Eduardo Lopes. Eduardo Lopes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marcello Zamboni who gathers it comfortably.
75.09
Nikolas Raff clumsily knocks into Manuel Fernandes. The referee warns Nikolas Raff to calm down! Manuel Fernandes runs off the knock.
78.11
Kevin Dalglish clumsily knocks into Neil Thomson. The referee calls over Kevin Dalglish and warns him to calm down! Neil Thomson carries on, but is struggling a bit.
81.21
Kevin Dalglish flicks a high ball forward to Eduardo Lopes who takes it down. Eduardo Lopes runs straight at the defence! Eduardo Lopes comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it goes wide for a goal kick.
83.07
Simon Todd knocks the ball forward to Nikolas Raff. Nikolas Raff flicks a high pass forward. Helder Fonseca controls it well on his chest. Helder Fonseca knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stuart Meiklejohn.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 3 vs 3
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 7 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 2 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 63.4146341463415 vs 36.5853658536585
Play Area
Home team third: 26.83%, Midfield: 45.12%, Away team third: 28.05%

Scorers

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ahmed Koning of Queens Park

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
4. Colin Gemmell (DEF)
8
5. Alex Dickov (DEF)
6
6
7
6
10. Eduardo Lopes (ATT)
7
11. Neil Davidson (ATT)
6

12. Scott Hopkin (GK)
0
13. Isaiah Blake (ATT)
0
14. Andy Dalglish (ATT)
0

2. Neil Dalglish (DEF)
6
3. Simon Todd (DEF)
7
6
5. Alec Gemmell (DEF)
6
7
7. Garry Morton (MID)
7
8. Neil Thomson (MID)
6
9. Lennart Beck (ATT)
6
10. Helder Fonseca (ATT)
7
11. Ahmed Koning (ATT)
9

12. Gary Henderson (DEF)
6
13. Nikolas Raff (ATT)
6
14. Alex Dickov (ATT)
0