Queen of the South 4 - 1 Inverness CT

League - League 1
Saturday, March 29th, 2025, 3:00 PM at Palmerston Park, Dumfries
Attendance: 1,006
Referee: Duncan Williams
Queen of the South Inverness CT

Goalscorers
Jack Hannah (29)
Jordan Allan (57)
Adam Brooks (68)
Adam Brooks (89)
Alfie Stewart (24)

Team Managers
Peter Murphy

Starting Eleven
Ross Stewart
Oscar MacIntyre
Reece Lyon
Jack Hannah
Taylor Charters
Kai Kennedy
Benjamin Luissint
Harry Cochrane
Liam Smith
Adam Brooks
Jordan Allan
Musa Dibaga
Connall Ewan
Ben Brannan
Daniel Devine
Alfie Stewart
Paul Allan
Charlie Gilmour
Adam Mackinnon
Keith Bray
James Nolan
Billy Mckay

Bench
Murray Johnson GK
Fraser Bryden
Matt Douglas
Stevie Harkness
Lewis O'Donnell
Jack Thomson
Josh Walker
Szymon Rebilas
Ben Gardiner
Matthew Strachan
Robbie Thompson
Calum MacLeod

Substitutions
Lewis O'Donnell -> Kai Kennedy (88)
Fraser Bryden -> Jordan Allan (92)
Josh Walker -> Liam Smith (93)
Matthew Strachan for James Nolan (59)
Calum MacLeod for Paul Allan (74)
Robbie Thompson for Billy Mckay (74)
Ben Gardiner for Adam Mackinnon (75)

Bookings
Reece Lyon (63) Ben Brannan (72)

Red Cards
none None.
Appearances & Goals To Date
Musa Dibaga (GK) 30 apps -
Connall Ewan 7 apps -
Ben Brannan 6 apps1 goal
Daniel Devine 249 apps10 goals
Alfie Stewart 13 apps3 goals
Paul Allan 29 apps4 goals
Charlie Gilmour 67 apps7 goals
Adam Mackinnon 34 apps3 goals
Keith Bray 42 apps7 goals
James Nolan 29 apps1 goal
Billy Mckay 331 apps114 goals
Matthew Strachan (sub) 22 apps -
Ben Gardiner (sub) 2 apps -
Calum MacLeod (sub) 24 apps1 goal
Robbie Thompson (sub) 34 apps -

Starting Lineup
Youngest Player:Ben Brannan (18 years 63 days)
Oldest Player:Billy Mckay (36 years 167 days)
Average Player Age:23 years 153 days
Domestic Players:7 (63.64 % of starting eleven)

Matchday Squad
Youngest Player:Ben Brannan (18 years 63 days)
Oldest Player:Ben Gardiner (2026 years 246 days)
Average Player Age:22 years 249 days
Domestic Players:11 (68.75 % of matchday squad)

First Team Debuts

Milestones

Doonhamers hammer Jags



It was back to the scene of one of the more entertaining games of the season as we faced Queen of the South at Palmerston with just six games left of the Admin season. Both sides were desperate for the points for different reasons, Queens looking to get involved in the promotion play-offs and the Caley Jags looking to avoid the relegation play-offs at the other end. A few players missing since we last locked horns in Dumfries, notably Luis Longstaff and Alfie Bavidge for us although Calum MacLeod returned to a depleted bench and the Doonhamers were minus a few defenders in an unchanged side from the one that drew at Dumbarton.

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Things took a more positive turn off the park yesterday with Alan Savage making a bid for the club, could we add to that with three points at a difficult venue on a windy afternoon? The short answer was no as the Doonhamers hammered us doon 4-1! We opened the scoring through Alfie Stewart but Jack Hannah headed in an equaliser five minutes later. Jordan Allan slotted in Queens second after the interval and ten minutes later Admin Brooks added a third before completing the rout with a minute remaining to end our miserable afternoon. It's a long way home with no points in the bag.

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It was a miserable afternoon down South as the game kicked off and after the posturing was over, Ben Brannan put the first effort of the afternoon wide in the tenth minute. Alfie Stewart went even closer from distance. It had been a good opening twenty minutes from the visitors and after Keith Bray had a header saved Alfie Stewart scored into the bottom corner from inside the box. Perfect start from the Caley Jags but we were quickly pulled level when Jack Hannah headed high into the net from a Kai Kennedy ball into the box. That was Hannah's first goal for QotS. Bray had one chalked off for offside as Inverness responded to that setback but it was the hosts who were starting to look more threatening as half-time approached and Harry Cochrane went close after he latched onto a cross from the left but shot inches wide.
HALF TIME: 1-1
Shortly after the break Connal Ewan blocked a shot from Kennedy as the hosts went on the front foot. Cochrane went close again and a minute later Jordan Allan put Queens in front, slotting into the bottom corner after an assist from Admin Brooks. Alfie Stewart tried his luck from outside the box but his namesake in goal saved easily. Musa Dibaga saved from Taylor Charters after a quick counter attack with Kennedy providing the opportunity. With around twenty minutes left Admin Brooks stuck the knife in lashing home from a tight angle into the top corner. Game over, but not the scoring. Kennedy was chief tormentor winning a free kick from which Luissint went close to a fourth but for Dibaga keeping the ball out. It was a bit of backs to the wall in the final moments but Admin Brooks finished his vendetta against us with a fourth in the last minute, smashing in a powerful strike to end our day of pain in the rain.
FULL TIME: 4-1

Jack Hannah scored the equaliser five minutes after Alfie Stewart had opened the scoring for the visitors. Queens eventually routed the Caley Jags 4-1 with further goals from Jordan Allan and a brace from Admin Books. He really has it in for us and was a pain in the rain.

Match report written by tm4tj



Pld W D L F A +/- Pts
1. Arbroath 31 17 6 8 51 33 18 57
2. Cove Rangers 31 14 7 10 52 35 17 49
3. Stenhousemuir 31 14 7 10 44 33 11 49
4. Queen of the South 31 12 6 13 36 38 -2 42
5. Alloa Athletic 31 10 11 10 46 42 4 41
6. Montrose 31 9 12 10 36 40 -4 39
7. Kelty Hearts 31 9 10 12 33 34 -1 37
8. Inverness CT 31 13 9 9 36 35 1 33
9. Annan Athletic 31 9 6 16 33 57 -24 33
10. Dumbarton 31 6 10 15 38 58 -20 13