Date:10 Mar 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Palmerston Park
Attendance:1,561

Reilly (81)

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Sam Parkin by Allan Walker. Ryan McGuffie restarts play with the free kick.

90mins The ball is delivered by Stephen Simmons.

89mins Outswinging corner taken by Allan Johnston from the right by-line.

89mins Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Allan Johnston.

87mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Allan Walker on Stephen Simmons. Direct free kick taken by Ryan McGuffie.

85mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Pat Clarke on Stephen Simmons. Alan Reid takes the direct free kick.

84mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Kevin Smith on Jason Thomson. Direct free kick taken by Ross Laidlaw.

84mins Douglas Hill challenges Sam Parkin unfairly and gives away a free kick. Ryan McGuffie takes the free kick.

83mins Free kick awarded for a foul by John Potter on Jamie Walker. John Potter goes into the book for unsporting behaviour. Allan Walker crosses the ball in from the free kick, Ryan McGuffie manages to make a clearance. Corner taken by Allan Walker from the left by-line to the near post, Jamie Walker has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the right of the target.

82mins Iain Williamson is brought on as a substitute for Joe Hamill.

81mins Gavin Reilly gets on the score sheet with a goal from the edge of the penalty box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Queen of South 1-0 Raith.Assist by Kevin Smith.

79mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Kevin Smith by Jason Thomson. Stephen Simmons crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing, save by Ross Laidlaw.

78mins Kevin Smith challenges Jason Thomson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Ross Laidlaw.

77mins Laurence Ellis gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Kevin Smith. Stephen McKenna takes the direct free kick.

75mins Jamie Walker is brought on as a substitute for John Baird. Scott McLaughlin leaves the field to be replaced by Stephen Simmons. Gavin Reilly is brought on as a substitute for Daniel Carmichael.

73mins Douglas Hill fouled by Ryan McGuffie, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Ross Laidlaw.

71mins The ball is swung over by Daniel Carmichael.

70mins Allan Walker takes a shot. Save by Lee Robinson.

69mins Tom Brighton leaves the field to be replaced by Kevin Smith.

68mins Grant Murray takes a shot. Lee Robinson makes a comfortable save.

68mins Grant Murray fouled by Sam Parkin, the ref awards a free kick. Allan Walker takes the direct free kick.

65mins Corner taken right-footed by Allan Johnston to the near post, Sam Parkin has a headed effort at goal from close in which goes wide left of the target. Pat Clarke comes on in place of Damian Casalinuovo.

63mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Tom Brighton by Iain Davidson. The ball is delivered by Allan Johnston, Chris Higgins takes a shot. Ross Laidlaw makes a comfortable save.

62mins The ball is delivered by Daniel Carmichael, Willie Dyer manages to make a clearance.

61mins Unfair challenge on Jason Thomson by Daniel Carmichael results in a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Willie Dyer, Lee Robinson makes a comfortable save.

60mins Shot from just outside the box by Daniel Carmichael goes over the bar.

59mins Jason Thomson has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand post.

59mins Inswinging corner taken by Allan Walker from the left by-line, clearance made by Chris Higgins. Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Allan Walker played to the near post, Stephen McKenna makes a clearance.

58mins John Baird takes a shot. Ryan McGuffie gets a block in.

58mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Douglas Hill by Sam Parkin. Free kick taken by Ross Laidlaw.

56mins A cross is delivered by Daniel Carmichael, Allan Johnston takes a shot. Ross Laidlaw makes a save.

53mins Foul by Grant Murray on Stephen McKenna, free kick awarded. Lee Robinson restarts play with the free kick.

51mins Free kick awarded for a foul by John Baird on John Potter. Free kick taken by Lee Robinson.

48mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Joe Hamill on Stephen McKenna. Joe Hamill receives a yellow card. Free kick taken by Chris Higgins.

47mins Willie Dyer sends in a cross, Alan Reid makes a clearance.

42mins Scott McLaughlin concedes a free kick for a foul on Iain Davidson. Free kick taken by Ross Laidlaw.

38mins The ball is swung over by Allan Walker, save made by Lee Robinson.

36mins Douglas Hill concedes a free kick for a foul on Daniel Carmichael. Direct free kick taken by Ryan McGuffie.

36mins Unfair challenge on Douglas Hill by Tom Brighton results in a free kick. Ross Laidlaw takes the direct free kick.

35mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Damian Casalinuovo on Ryan McGuffie. John Potter takes the direct free kick.

33mins Foul by Jason Thomson on Allan Johnston, free kick awarded. Allan Johnston crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing, Douglas Hill makes a clearance.

32mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jason Thomson by Sam Parkin. Direct free kick taken by Jason Thomson.

30mins The ball is delivered by Willie Dyer, Lee Robinson makes a save.

28mins John Baird takes a shot. Save made by Lee Robinson.

28mins Allan Johnston produces a cross, Tom Brighton takes a shot. Lee Robinson makes a save.

27mins Douglas Hill gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Tom Brighton. Ryan McGuffie takes the free kick.

27mins Tom Brighton takes a shot. Save made by Lee Robinson.

25mins Shot by Joe Hamill from a long way out goes over the target.

19mins Willie Dyer delivers the ball, clearance by Alan Reid.

17mins Tom Brighton is caught offside. Ross Laidlaw takes the free kick.

17mins Allan Johnston takes a shot. Ross Laidlaw makes a comfortable save.

14mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Allan Johnston from the left by-line, Iain Davidson manages to make a clearance.

11mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Ryan McGuffie on Damian Casalinuovo. Free kick taken by Allan Walker.

10mins Unfair challenge on Damian Casalinuovo by John Potter results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Joe Hamill.

8mins Joe Hamill takes the outswinging corner, clearance made by Stephen McKenna. Unfair challenge on Daniel Carmichael by John Baird results in a free kick. Lee Robinson restarts play with the free kick.

5mins Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Allan Walker, Chris Higgins makes a clearance.

2mins Allan Johnston delivers the ball, Allan Walker manages to make a clearance.

1mins Douglas Hill challenges Sam Parkin unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by John Potter.

1mins The official flags Damian Casalinuovo offside. Free kick taken by Lee Robinson.

Match Preview

Simmons back for Queen's Queen of the South welcome back midfielder Stephen Simmons from a ban for their must-win game against Raith Rovers at Palmerston. Former Scotland international Allan Johnston is rated as having only a 50-50 chance to play and striking duo Kevin Smith and Marc McCusker remain out with injury. Manager Gus McPherson said: "We are at the stage where we cannot wait for things to happen to get off the bottom we have to make them happen. "Raith are the team immediately above us so we have to look upon this as an opportunity to get ourselves closer to them. "We will go out and be positive as this is a game we simply cannot afford to lose." Raith Rovers have Brain Graham suspended. Goalkeeper David McGurn is expected to miss out again due to a shoulder injury, but striker Pat Clarke could feature despite suffering from tonsillitis earlier in the week. The Kirkcaldy men have won their last two games to open up a five-point gap on their hosts at the foot of the table and manager John McGlynn is determined that his men do not stop now. McGlynn said: "We have not won three games consecutively all season and this would be a great game to do that in. "Queen's will see this as a must-win game but we want to win it to get closer to the teams above us."

Formation:442Manager: Angus MacPherson

Queen of South

Formation: 442Manager: John McGlynn

Raith

Lee Robinson
Alan Reid
Ryan McGuffie
John Potter
Chris Higgins
Daniel Carmichael
Stephen McKenna
Allan Johnston
Scott McLaughlin
Sam Parkin
Tom Brighton
SUBS
Jim Atkinson
Stephen Simmons
Craig Reid
Gavin Reilly
Kevin Smith

Home

Away

Ross Laidlaw
Jason Thomson
Douglas Hill
Laurence Ellis
Willie Dyer
Allan Walker
Iain Davidson
Grant Murray
Joe Hamill
John Baird
Damian Casalinuovo
SUBS
A Trialist
Pat Clarke
Iain Williamson
Jamie Walker
Jonathan Stewart

Match Report

Reilly good result for Queen's Substitute Gavin Reilly scored a late winner as Queen of the South closed the gap on Raith with a 1-0 win in their Scottish First Division relegation clash. Both sides had a number of chances in an open and entertaining first half, with Tom Brighton twice going closest for the home side, but he was thwarted both times by Ross Laidlaw. Rovers' best chance fell to top scorer John Baird in the 29th minute who unleashed a shot from the edge of the area which was well held by Lee Robinson. But the winner came in the 82nd minute when fellow substitute Kevin Smith picked out Reilly to fire into the bottom corner from 20 yards to give the Doonhammers their first win in six games.

Form Guide

DWDDLL Queen of South VS Raith DDLLWW

Last Meetings

Raith 0 - 2 Queen of South 22/10/2011 Queen of South 1 - 3 Raith 13/08/2011 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

Top Scorers

Queen of South S McLaughlin 4 T Brighton 4 K Smith 4 S Parkin 3 R McGuffie 2 S Simmons 2 S McKenna 2 A Johnston 1 M Campbell 1 C Higgins 1 D Carmichael 1 Raith J Baird 9 B Graham 6 J Hamill 3 G Murray 2 A Walker 2 J Walker 2 I Williamson 1 L Ellis 1 S Reynolds 1

Goals

Queen of South Total goals 68 Goals per game 28 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 7 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 3 (For) 15 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Raith Total goals 70 Goals per game 30 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 5 (For) 8 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins