Date:13 Aug 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Palmerston Park
Attendance:1,602

Smith - pen (45)
Baird (66)
Baird (76) Graham (87)

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins Stephen Reynolds joins the action as a substitute, replacing Brian Graham.

91mins Brian Graham is cautioned.

89mins Daniel Carmichael is given a yellow card.

89mins The official flags Tom Brighton offside.

87mins A goal is scored by Brian Graham from the edge of the area low into the middle of the goal. Queen of South 1-3 Raith.Assist on the goal came from Joe Hamill.

86mins The referee shows Kevin Smith a red card for violent conduct.

83mins John Baird fouled by Mark Campbell, the ref awards a free kick. Allan Walker takes the direct free kick.

80mins Ian McShane on for Nicky Clark.

79mins Corner taken by Joe Hamill, Brian Graham has a headed effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the left of the goal.

78mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Allan Walker from the right by-line.

78mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Grant Murray by Kevin Smith. Danny Thomson takes the free kick.

76mins A goal is scored by John Baird from outside the area high into the middle of the goal. Queen of South 1-2 Raith.Danny Thomson provided the assist for the goal.

75mins Allan Walker gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Alan Reid. Free kick taken by Alan Reid.

75mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Allan Walker from the left by-line to the near post, Ryan McGuffie manages to make a clearance.

74mins Nicky Clark gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Iain Williamson. Direct free kick taken by Allan Walker.

72mins Brian Graham challenges Kevin Smith unfairly and gives away a free kick. Nicky Clark shoots direct from the free kick.

72mins Brian Graham concedes a free kick for a foul on Stephen Simmons.

71mins Allan Walker concedes a free kick for a foul on Kevin Smith. Nicky Clark takes the free kick.

70mins Unfair challenge on Reece Donaldson by Kevin Smith results in a free kick. Reece Donaldson takes the direct free kick.

68mins Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Nicky Clark, clearance made by Danny Thomson.

68mins Foul by Stephen Simmons on Allan Walker, free kick awarded. Allan Walker restarts play with the free kick.

66mins Goal scored by John Baird from close range to the bottom left corner of the goal. Queen of South 1-1 Raith.Iain Williamson provided the assist for the goal.

66mins Inswinging corner taken by Allan Walker.

66mins Laurence Ellis fouled by Daniel Carmichael, the ref awards a free kick. Laurence Ellis restarts play with the free kick.

62mins Willie Dyer joins the action as a substitute, replacing Douglas Hill.

59mins Unfair challenge on Stephen Simmons by Laurence Ellis results in a free kick. Roderick McKenzie restarts play with the free kick.

58mins Danny Thomson produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the area which goes wide of the left-hand post.

54mins The referee books Tom Brighton for unsporting behaviour.

53mins Corner taken left-footed by Scott McLaughlin from the left by-line, Allan Walker makes a clearance.

53mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Scott McLaughlin, Reece Donaldson manages to make a clearance.

52mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Ryan McGuffie by Brian Graham. Roderick McKenzie restarts play with the free kick.

50mins Allan Walker has shot on goal from just outside the area which goes wide of the right-hand upright.

45mins Chris Higgins fouled by Brian Graham, the ref awards a free kick. Roderick McKenzie restarts play with the free kick.

44mins Foul by Douglas Hill on Ryan McGuffie, Penalty awarded. Penalty taken left-footed by Kevin Smith and scored. Queen of South 1-0 Raith.

44mins Corner taken left-footed by Scott McLaughlin.

43mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Joe Hamill from the right by-line to the near post, Ryan McGuffie makes a clearance.

43mins Kevin Smith takes a shot. Allan Walker gets a block in.

42mins Corner taken by Joe Hamill from the right by-line, Alan Reid manages to make a clearance.

39mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Allan Walker on Kevin Smith. Scott McLaughlin delivers the ball, Ryan McGuffie takes a shot.

38mins Shot from inside the area by Iain Williamson clears the bar.

38mins Unfair challenge on Danny Thomson by Nicky Clark results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Grant Murray.

37mins Daniel Carmichael takes a shot. Joe Hamill gets a block in.

37mins Iain Williamson challenges Nicky Clark unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Roderick McKenzie.

36mins Corner from the right by-line taken by Nicky Clark, free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Laurence Ellis by Ryan McGuffie. David McGurn restarts play with the free kick.

34mins Douglas Hill gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Kevin Smith. Stephen Simmons delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from right channel, clearance made by Grant Murray.

32mins Kevin Smith takes a shot. Save by David McGurn.

26mins Joe Hamill gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Daniel Carmichael. Free kick crossed right-footed by Nicky Clark, Grant Murray makes a clearance.

27mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Reece Donaldson on Kevin Smith. Free kick taken by Chris Higgins.

26mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Chris Higgins on Danny Thomson. Allan Walker takes the free kick.

24mins Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Kevin Smith goes harmlessly over the crossbar.

23mins Danny Thomson has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the target.

21mins Corner taken by Allan Walker.

21mins Joe Hamill takes a shot. Blocked by Alan Reid.

20mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Kevin Smith on Reece Donaldson. Free kick taken by David McGurn.

19mins Unfair challenge on Nicky Clark by Allan Walker results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Ryan McGuffie.

18mins Shot from deep inside the area by John Baird goes over the bar.

14mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Douglas Hill by Tom Brighton. Grant Murray restarts play with the free kick.

14mins Kevin Smith takes a shot. Douglas Hill gets a block in.

12mins Kevin Smith challenges Allan Walker unfairly and gives away a free kick. Danny Thomson takes the direct free kick.

11mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mark Campbell by Brian Graham. Free kick taken by Roderick McKenzie.

10mins Foul by Kevin Smith on Grant Murray, free kick awarded. Douglas Hill restarts play with the free kick.

10mins Scott McLaughlin produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand upright.

9mins Corner from the left by-line taken by Scott McLaughlin, Iain Williamson makes a clearance.

8mins Tom Brighton takes a shot. Save by David McGurn.

8mins The ball is sent over by Chris Higgins, clearance made by Laurence Ellis.

5mins Allan Walker takes the inswinging corner, comfortable save by Roderick McKenzie.

4mins Kevin Smith challenges Allan Walker unfairly and gives away a free kick. Allan Walker takes the free kick.

John Baird concedes a free kick for a foul on Mark Campbell. Roderick McKenzie takes the direct free kick.

Match Preview

Duo out for Gus' debut Queen of the South have defender Craig Reid and midfielder Stephen McKenna missing for the visit of Raith Rovers for what will be manager Gus McPherson's first league game in charge. Striker Marc McCusker remains out with a groin problem. McPherson has told his side they will need to work hard to mark his debut with a win. McPherson said: "John McGlynn is a very clever coach and while he has a tighter squad this season numbers wise he will get the best out of them. "Raith are always well organised and they attack you with pace when they have the ball and work really hard to get it off you when they lose possession so will have to play well to take anything." Raith are sweating on the fitness of striker John Baird, who was forced to sit out training on Thursday after picking up a knock. Captain Iain Davidson has already been ruled out for the next two months and boss John McGlynn does not want to be without another influential player. McGlynn said: "John is very important to us and it was more of a precautionary move for him to miss training, so we are hoping he will make it. "This will be a big game for Queen's as it is Gus McPherson's first home league match but we have to look after ourselves. We achieved a good result over Falkirk last week and need to build on that."

Formation:433Manager: Gordon Chisholm

Queen of South

Formation: 442Manager: John McGlynn

Raith

Roderick McKenzie
Alan Reid
Ryan McGuffie
Mark Campbell
Chris Higgins
Nicky Clark
Stephen Simmons
Scott McLaughlin
Daniel Carmichael
Kevin Smith
Tom Brighton
SUBS
Lee Robinson
Ryan Smylie
Ian McShane
Stephen Black
Gavin Reilly

Home

Away

David McGurn
Reece Donaldson
Grant Murray
Douglas Hill
Laurence Ellis
Iain Williamson
Allan Walker
Danny Thomson
Joe Hamill
John Baird
Brian Graham
SUBS
Ross Laidlaw
Stephen Reynolds
Willie Dyer
Scott McBride
Colin Wilson

Match Report

Raith riposte secures victory A fantastic second-half fightback from Raith gave them a 3-1 victory over Queen of the South. John Baird grabbed a brace and Brian Graham also netted to make it two league wins out of two for Rovers. Kevin Smith gave Queen of the South the lead from the penalty spot on the stroke of half-time after Douglas Hill was adjudged to have fouled Ryan McGuffie. The Doonhamers threw away a two-goal lead last week against Livingston and wasted their advantage again here. Baird got himself on the end of Iain Williamson's cross to level proceedings in the 67th minute before giving Raith the lead 10 minutes later with a 25-yard lob. Smith went from hero to villain for Queen of the South as he was dismissed for violent conduct after 86 minutes. One minute later, Graham completed Rovers' comeback, with his own lob from just inside the penalty box.

Form Guide

D Queen of South VS Raith W

Last Meetings

Raith 0 - 1 Queen of South 30/04/2011 Queen of South 0 - 2 Raith 05/03/2011 Raith 0 - 1 Queen of South 06/11/2010 Queen of South 1 - 3 Raith 14/08/2010 Raith 0 - 0 Queen of South 28/04/2010 Queen of South 3 - 0 Raith 17/04/2010

Top Scorers

Queen of South S McLaughlin 1 T Brighton 1 Raith J Hamill 1

Goals

Queen of South Total goals 4 Goals per game 2 1 (For) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) Period 31-40 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Raith Total goals 3 Goals per game 1 1 (For) Period 41-50 mins