Date:26 Feb 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Palmerston Park
Attendance:2,052

McMenamin (67)
Hardie (50) Robert Harris - og (54)
Cardle (87)
Buchanan (50)

Goal!

Live Commentary

90mins Ryan Thomson challenges Ian McShane unfairly and gives away a free kick. Robert Harris takes the indirect free kick.

89mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Steven McDougall. Indirect free kick taken by Robert Harris.

87mins Joe Cardle fires in a goal from close in to the bottom left corner of the goal. Queen of South 1-3 Dunfermline.

84mins Foul by Ryan McGuffie on Martin Hardie, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Alex Keddie.

83mins The referee blows for offside against Steven McDougall. David Hutton restarts play with the free kick.

82mins Ryan Thomson on for Andy Kirk. William McLaren gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on David Graham. Gary Mason takes the free kick.

80mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Steven McDougall.

78mins Austin McCann challenges David Lilley unfairly and gives away a free kick. David Lilley takes the free kick.

75mins Headed effort from inside the area by Derek Holmes misses to the right of the target.

74mins Liam Buchanan leaves the field to be replaced by Joe Cardle.

73mins Derek Holmes produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide left of the goal.

69mins Corner from left by-line taken by Steven McDougall.

67mins Colin McMenamin grabs a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Queen of South 1-2 Dunfermline.Corner taken by William McLaren, William McLaren provided the assist for the goal.

66mins Ryan McGuffie challenges David Graham unfairly and gives away a free kick. Martin Hardie takes the direct free kick.

62mins Daniel Orsi goes into the book for unsporting behaviour. Daniel Orsi gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on David Graham. Austin McCann restarts play with the free kick.

56mins Booking for Colin McMenamin. Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Steven McDougall by Colin McMenamin. Indirect free kick taken by Calum Woods.

56mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by William McLaren.

54mins An own goal is scored by Robert Harris. Queen of South 0-2 Dunfermline.

53mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Steven McDougall.

52mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Colin McMenamin on Liam Buchanan. Calum Woods restarts play with the free kick.

50mins Liam Buchanan finds the back of the net with a goal from deep inside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Queen of South 0-1 Dunfermline.Inswinging corner taken by Steven McDougall from the left by-line, the assist for the goal came from Steven McDougall.

49mins Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Steven McDougall.

47mins David Lilley is cautioned. Foul by David Lilley on David Graham, free kick awarded. Steven McDougall takes the free kick.

41mins David Graham takes a shot. Blocked by David Lilley.

41mins Corner taken by Steven McDougall, David Lilley makes a clearance.

39mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Steven McDougall by Derek Holmes. Chris Higgins takes the indirect free kick.

39mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Ryan McGuffie by Martin Hardie. Free kick taken by David Hutton.

38mins Colin McMenamin challenges Steven McDougall unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Gary Mason.

35mins Ryan McGuffie challenges Martin Hardie unfairly and gives away a free kick. Martin Hardie produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick, save made by David Hutton.

32mins Unfair challenge on Martin Hardie by Ryan McGuffie results in a free kick. Austin McCann takes the indirect free kick.

31mins Inswinging corner taken by Steven McDougall, Unfair challenge on Robert Harris by Martin Hardie results in a free kick. David Hutton takes the free kick.

27mins Derek Holmes produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty area which goes wide of the left-hand post.

27mins Andy Kirk is caught offside. David Hutton takes the free kick.

26mins Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Steven McDougall, clearance made by David Weatherston.

25mins Steven McDougall takes a outswinging corner.

25mins The ball is swung over by Calum Woods, comfortable save by David Hutton.

16mins Foul by Ryan McGuffie on Andy Kirk, free kick awarded. Indirect free kick taken by Chris Higgins.

13mins Booking for Robert Harris for unsporting behaviour. Robert Harris gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Steven McDougall. Shot comes in from Martin Hardie from the free kick, save by David Hutton.

11mins Martin Hardie concedes a free kick for a foul on Rocco Quinn. David Hutton restarts play with the free kick.

9mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Steven McDougall, Robert Harris manages to make a clearance.

7mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by William McLaren from the left by-line, Shot from deep inside the area by William McLaren clears the crossbar.

2mins Foul by Steven McDougall on David Weatherston, free kick awarded. Ryan McGuffie restarts play with the free kick.

1mins The referee blows for offside against Andy Kirk. David Hutton restarts play with the free kick.

William McLaren gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Steven McDougall. Calum Woods takes the free kick.

Alex Keddie gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Derek Holmes. Robert Harris delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from left channel, clearance made by Alex Keddie.

Match Preview

Brannigan scraping barrel Queen of the South are down to only nine recognised outfield players for the visit of Dunfermline. Midfielder Stephen McKenna is suspended and Allan Johnstone has joined Daniel Carmichael and Paul Burns on the sidelines due to injury. Last weekend's hat-trick hero against Morton, David Weatherston, is doubtful with a hamstring problem. Manager Kenny Brannigan said: "We played really well down at Morton last weekend and David was clinical in his finishing and that was missed against Stirling Albion in midweek. "If David makes it he'll be playing in his favoured position of through the middle and hopefully he'll grab some more goals in this game." Dunfermline will be without on-loan St Johnstone defender Kevin Rutkiewicz. Rutkiewicz sustained an ankle knock in training and joins Andy Dowie and Steven Bell on the sidelines. Defender Neil McGregor is also a doubt, but he will be given until the last minute to prove his fitness for a game that Dunfermline manager Jim McIntyre expects to see goals in. McIntyre said: "Both teams have creative players and goalscorers in their ranks, so it should be an exciting contest. "We lost bad goals in the game there earlier in the season, so we want to put that right. As long as we score at least one more than them I will be happy."

Formation:352Manager: Gordon Chisholm

Queen of South

Formation: 442Manager:

Dunfermline

David Hutton
David Lilley
Craig Reid
Robert Harris
Daniel Orsi
Colin McMenamin
Rocco Quinn
Ryan McGuffie
William McLaren
David Weatherston
Derek Holmes
SUBS
Roderick McKenzie
Ian McShane
Ryan Smylie
Kevin Holt
Kieran O'Hear

Home

Away

Chris Smith
Calum Woods
Chris Higgins
Alex Keddie
Austin McCann
David Graham
Martin Hardie
Gary Mason
Steven McDougall
Liam Buchanan
Andy Kirk
SUBS
Kyle Allison
Ryan Thomson
Alex Burke
Joe Cardle
Jordan White

Match Report

Dunfermline keep up the pressure Dunfermline remain three points behind First Division leaders Raith after a comfortable 3-1 win over Queen of the South at Palmerston Park. Liam Buchanan opened the scoring for second-placed Dunfermline in the 51st minute when he drilled a low effort into the bottom corner from 12 yards. Queen of the South defender Robert Harris turned the ball into his own net four minutes later to make it 2-0. Colin McMenamin pulled a goal back for the home side with a 68th-minute tap-in, but Dunfermline substitute Joe Cardle wrapped up the points in the 88th minute when he fired home after Calum Woods' throw-in found its way into the six-yard box.

Form Guide

LWLDWD Queen of South VS Dunfermline LDLWDD

Last Meetings

Dunfermline 1 - 0 Queen of South 11/12/2010 Queen of South 2 - 0 Dunfermline 02/10/2010 Queen of South 2 - 0 Dunfermline 27/03/2010 Dunfermline 3 - 1 Queen of South 13/03/2010 Queen of South 1 - 2 Dunfermline 01/12/2009 Dunfermline 1 - 4 Queen of South 26/09/2009

Top Scorers

Queen of South W McLaren 5 A Johnston 4 P Burns 4 R McGuffie 3 C McMenamin 3 D Weatherston 3 R Conroy 3 R Quinn 2 D Holmes 1 D Carmichael 1 Dunfermline A Kirk 10 P Clarke 7 S Bell 3 J Cardle 3 D Graham 2 C Woods 2 N Phinn 2 L Buchanan 1 S McDougall 1

Goals

Queen of South Total goals 56 Goals per game 31 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 5 (For) 8 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Dunfermline Total goals 63 Goals per game 38 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 6 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 5 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 10 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins