Date:26 Mar 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Hampden Park
Attendance:561

Sloan (15)

Goal!

Live Commentary

91mins David Anderson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on David Cox. David Cox restarts play with the free kick.

89mins Foul by Bryan Gilfillan on David Murray, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Martin McBride.

84mins Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by David Cox, clearance by Michael Daly.

82mins Richard Little takes a shot. Save by Craig Summersgill.

81mins Andy Millen crosses the ball.

78mins Bryan Felvus joins the action as a substitute, replacing Aaron Muirhead.

76mins Gavin Lauchlan has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the goal.

75mins Booking for Jack Steele for unsporting behaviour. David Murray fouled by Jack Steele, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Martin McBride.

74mins Gavin Lauchlan joins the action as a substitute, replacing Ian Watt.

73mins The ball is swung over by David Cox, Daryll Meggatt makes a clearance.

70mins The referee shows Ian Harty a yellow card for dissent.

69mins Jamie Longworth is brought on as a substitute for Giuseppe Capuano.

69mins John MacBeth joins the action as a substitute, replacing Chris Jardine.

66mins Shot by Ian Harty. Save by Adam Strain.

64mins Ian Watt is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Free kick taken by Kevin Neilson.

64mins Steven Sloan concedes a free kick for a foul on Paul McGinn. Direct free kick taken by Richard Little.

63mins The referee shows Steven Sloan a yellow card.

61mins Martin McBride takes a outswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, Header from close in by Daryll Meggatt misses to the left of the target.

60mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Martin McBride, Daryll Meggatt takes a shot. Save by Craig Summersgill.

60mins Corner taken right-footed by Michael Daly.

60mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Martin McBride from the left by-line.

60mins The ball is crossed by Ian Watt.

58mins Jack Steele comes on in place of Peter Watson.

58mins Aaron Muirhead goes into the book. Unfair challenge on Giuseppe Capuano by Aaron Muirhead results in a free kick. Daryll Meggatt takes the direct free kick.

53mins Martin McBride takes a inswinging corner.

52mins David Murray fouled by Peter Watson, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Martin McBride.

49mins Corner taken right-footed by Martin McBride from the left by-line, Close range header by Richard Little goes over the bar.

46mins The ball is crossed by Ian Watt, clearance made by Peter Watson.

45mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Martin McBride by Ian Harty. Free kick taken by Andy Millen.

45mins The ball is crossed by Daryll Meggatt, clearance by Kevin Neilson.

43mins The ball is crossed by David Anderson, clearance made by Peter Watson.

40mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Chris Jardine, Adam Strain manages to make a clearance.

40mins Bryan Gilfillan takes a shot. Giuseppe Capuano gets a block in.

38mins David Cox goes into the referee's book.

36mins Bryan Gilfillan handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Martin McBride delivers the ball, Ian Watt takes a shot. Andrew Aitken makes a clearance.

33mins Ian Watt crosses the ball.

32mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Martin McBride.

28mins Kevin Neilson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Michael Daly. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Martin McBride.

26mins Unfair challenge on Daryll Meggatt by Ian Harty results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Daryll Meggatt.

25mins David Murray is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Craig Summersgill.

24mins Inswinging corner taken by Martin McBride, Chris Jardine makes a clearance.

23mins Andy Millen concedes a free kick for a foul on Ian Harty. Chris Jardine takes the indirect free kick.

23mins Andy Millen goes into the book for unsporting behaviour.

22mins Foul by Richard Little on Andrew Aitken, free kick awarded. Craig Summersgill takes the direct free kick.

21mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Martin McBride from the right by-line, clearance made by Andrew Aitken.

21mins Ian Watt crosses the ball, Kevin Neilson manages to make a clearance.

21mins Steven Sloan is penalised for a handball. Free kick taken by Adam Strain.

18mins Mark Docherty delivers the ball, Aaron Muirhead takes a shot.

15mins Steven Sloan fires in a goal from inside the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Queens Park 0-1 Annan Athletic.

11mins The ball is delivered by Daryll Meggatt.

11mins Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Martin McBride, Andrew Aitken makes a clearance.

9mins Ian Harty takes a shot.

8mins Aaron Muirhead takes a shot. Save by Adam Strain.

7mins Martin McBride takes a shot. Craig Summersgill makes a save.

4mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Steven Sloan on Giuseppe Capuano. Richard Little takes the free kick.

4mins Unfair challenge on Daryll Meggatt by Aaron Muirhead results in a free kick. Daryll Meggatt takes the free kick.

2mins Martin McBride has a shot on goal from outside the box which misses left.

Match Preview

Watt makes welcome return Queen`s Park welcome back striker Ian Watt after illness as third-placed Annan come calling at Hampden Park. Yet Jamie Brough, Steven Baillie, Paul Harkins and Michael O'Hara continue to be ruled out with injury and have been joined on the sidelines by Tony Quinn. Striker Jamie Longworth is a doubt through illness and Craig Smith falls into that category through a thigh knock with head coach Gardner Speirs out to make up for a disappointing performance at Berwick last Saturday. Speirs said: "We simply did not perform last week and we will be out to make amends for that. I am looking for us to repeat the success we have had over Annan recently and go on another good run of results." In-form Annan are without the injured pair of Neil MacFarlane and Graeme Bell. Harry Cairney`s men are looking to create a club record of five successive wins by triumphing at the National Stadium for the first time. A win for the Galabankies would also create an eight-point gap over the Spiders in the race for a play-off place. And Cairney is determined that his men make up for a dismal performance at Hampden last month. He said: "This is a really big game and one where we must perform considerably better than we did last time when we gave away shocking goals in a 3-0 defeat. "Our recent run has given us confidence so there is no reason we cannot win this time."

Formation:433Manager: Kenny Brannigan

Queens Park

Formation: 442Manager: Harry Cairney

Annan Athletic

Adam Strain
Paul McGinn
Richard Little
Andy Millen
Daryll Meggatt
Martin McBride
Giuseppe Capuano
David Anderson
Ian Watt
Michael Daly
David Murray
SUBS
Peter Hamilton
Paul Gallagher
Gavin Lauchlan
Graeme Eagleshan
Jamie Longworth

Home

Away

Craig Summersgill
Peter Watson
Kevin Neilson
Andrew Aitken
Mark Docherty
Aaron Muirhead
Bryan Gilfillan
Chris Jardine
Steven Sloan
David Cox
Ian Harty
SUBS
Jonny Jamieson
John MacBeth
Neil Macfarlane
Jack Steele
Bryan Felvus

Match Report

Sloan goal enough for Annan Annan boosted their automatic promotion hopes with a 1-0 win against Queens Park. Steven Sloan scored the only goal of the game for the visitors, drilling the ball home from 12 yards after 16 minutes to maintain their winning run. Despite slightly edging the game, the home side could not get back into it. Martin McBride and Gavin Lauchlan both missed good opportunities for the Spiders. Lauchlan's beautifully-placed shot whistled past the post in the 76th minute before Richard Little's audacious 30-yard drive was well-held by Craig Summersgill to keep the score at 1-0.

Form Guide

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Last Meetings

Queens Park 3 - 0 Annan Athletic 22/02/2011 Annan Athletic 1 - 2 Queens Park 01/02/2011 Annan Athletic 2 - 1 Queens Park 25/09/2010 Annan Athletic 0 - 2 Queens Park 20/03/2010 Queens Park 3 - 2 Annan Athletic 23/01/2010 Annan Athletic 3 - 1 Queens Park 05/12/2009

Top Scorers

Queens Park M Daly 6 J Longworth 6 C Smith 5 A Quinn 4 D Murray 4 M McBride 3 J Brough 2 I Watt 2 R Little 1 P Harkins 1 P McGinn 1 M O'Hara 1 P Gallagher 1 D Meggatt 1 Annan Athletic I Harty 10 BJ Gilfillan 6 S O'Connor 5 K Neilson 5 D Cox 4 S Sloan 3 A Muirhead 2 G Bell 1 B Felvus 1 M Docherty 1 M Jack 1 J Steele 1 C Jardine 1 N Macfarlane 1

Goals

Queens Park Total goals 78 Goals per game 43 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 8 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 10 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 10 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Annan Athletic Total goals 85 Goals per game 50 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 6 (For) 6 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 7 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 4 (For) 7 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 6 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 7 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins