Queens 17s welcomed St Johnstone to NWCC looking to improve on a 5-0 defeat to Inverness last week. The visitors started better and were comfortable in possession, missing a couple of chances inside the opening 20 minutes. But Queens upped their work rate and finished the half the stronger side.

After a goal-less first half, it was a chaotic start to the second half and five goals in the opening eight minutes saw Queens lead by three goals to two. 

St Johnstone opened the scoring after 90 seconds of the restart, with Lewis White equalising 60 seconds later. Within a minute and a half, the hosts took the lead through William Salfenmoser, however, they were thwarted within the same playing minute, when St Johnstone equalised. 

Two minutes of "calm" followed before a cross from Dylan Craig was somehow knocked into the net by the visiting keeper, although Craig was accredited with the goal. 

Queens kept up the pressure looking to put the game to bed, however, they were hit with a sucker punch in the 90th minute. The visiting attacker latching onto a through ball and lofting it over Isaac Scott to share the points.

Full Time: Queens 3 St Johnstone 3

With the play-offs secured there was still something to play for when we travelled to Alloa for our final scheduled match of the league one campaign. The Wasps held a two-point advantage and were favourites to finish third in the table, but we knew that a win would see us leapfrog them in the table. Jack Stott and Taylor Charters hadn?t recovered from the heavy knocks they?d suffered against Montrose and weren?t available for the game, they were two of three changes made by manager, Peter Murphy. The other player to drop out of the starting line-up was Nicky Clark. With them missing, there ...
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Tomorrow, we head to Alloa for our final scheduled game of the league one campaign.

The hosts currently sit third in the division, with a two-point advantage over ourselves so we know that a win at the Indodrill would see us leapfrog our hosts going into the play-offs next week when we would face either Inverness or Stenhousemuir who will finish second. Anything else will see us take on whoever occupies 9th place in the Championship after tonight’s matches.

In the three games so far, Mikey Hewitt scored the only goal of the game at Palmerston in October, while on our last visit to Clackmannanshire, goals from Kurtis Guthrie and Liam Smith earned us another three points but in our game at Palmerston in February it was Andy Graham’s men that claimed the win as Kurtis Roberts scored late on after Reece Lyon had cancelled out Luke Donnelly’s opener.

Ahead of the game manager Peter Murphy said “With third place to play for and the league one top four placings to be decided on the final day of the scheduled season, it’s going to be an exciting afternoon. We weren’t happy with the first half performance against Montrose last week but the boys did well after the break and we managed to get the point to make tomorrow’s game meaningful. We want to finish as high in the table as possible and have the momentum going into the play-off matches.”

Supporters Information

For those travelling to support the team tomorrow, tickets can be purchased in advance via:

https://www.alloaathletic.co.uk/product/e-ticket-alloa-vs-queen-of-the-south-away-support/

Prices are:

Adults: £20
Concessions (65+ / disabled/ carers): £12

U18s: £6

On completion you will receive an order confirmation and a ticket email. Please check your spam/junk folders.

You should take either an electronic copy of your ticket or print the Ticket QR code to scan at the turnstile. Each ticket is valid for a single use. Proof of age/disability may be required for discounted tickets at the turnstile. Access may be denied without valid proof.

Entrance is via the Away turnstiles on Hilton Road at the KFC side of the Indodrill Stadium.

There is a disabled area underneath the main stand for both sets of supporters for inclement weather.

For those using satnav – the postcode is FK10 1RY.

Parking, including supporter’s buses is at Morrisons car park free of charge or those travelling by car can also make use of the town centre parking.

Kick off – 3pm

In our latest U19 CAS League match we lost by the odd goal in seven at Airdrie.

Making the step up from the 17s William Salfenmoser continued his goalscoring run with a goal after eleven minutes but the home side scored twice to hold a half-time lead.

They added a third two minutes after the restart before extending their lead in the 66th minute.

Five minutes later Salfenmoser scored his second of the night to reduce the deficit and Callum Hill found the net with a free-kick from 25-yards with just under fifteen minutes remaining. 

The boys pushed in the final ten minutes but couldn’t manage an equaliser and the hosts held out to win 4-3. 

Coach Neil Sturrock said “It was another very young team on the field as we bolstered the side with some trialists and a few of the under 17s. The boys did very well at times scoring good goals. They never gave up and worked really hard as they went toe to toe with an older more experienced Airdrie side. 

We are obviously disappointed in the goals that we lost but we have to take lots of positives from the performance of the players who have stepped up a level which is what we are looking for as we continue to progress.”

This weekend’s final round of scheduled fixtures will determine the final league placings in both the championship and league one and only then will be know who we will face in the promotion play-off semi-final.

What we do know is that our first game will be at home on Tuesday evening, the 5th of May.

Tickets are now on sale via our online portal www.qosfc.com/buytickets

Please note season tickets are not valid for these matches.

As those who were there for our game against Montrose on Saturday could see the backing from the crowd does really make a difference. So, lets get a bumper crowd inside the ground, get behind the team, pull together and give one final push to get back into the Championship.

Queens welcomed Montrose to Palmerston for their final scheduled home game of the league one campaign. With the play-offs already secured manager Peter Murphy made five changes to the starting eleven some due to illness others to give some players more game time ahead of the final push. Kai Kennedy, Callum Penman, Ben Johnstone, Matty Douglas and Benji Luissint were the players to drop out with Taylor Charters, Liam Smith, Jordan Allan, Niall Rogerson and Zander Mackenzie all coming in. Reece Lyon got the game underway in the sunshine but it was called to a halt after just nine seconds when ...
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The club’s annual end of season awards took place this evening as Directors, Management, Staff and Players joined supporters and sponsors at the event in the new 1919 Suite within the Arena.

Hosted by Neil Sturrock the following trophies were handed over by the various supporter’s groups.

New Bazar Doonhamers Golden Rattle: Ross Stewart

Queens Trust Junior Blues Player of the Year: Benji Luissint

Travel Club Away Day POY: Ross Stewart

Travel Club Goal of the Season: Brennan Dickenson v East Fife

Travel Club Young POY: Kai Kennedy

Travel Club POY: Ross Stewart

Once the supporter’s awards were presented, Queens Community Trust announced their Player of the Year, that went to Benji Luissint

As they enjoyed a buffet, those attending the event watched a number of goals from throughout the season and were asked to vote for their Goal of the Season – the winner was a late contender from Benji Luissint for his strike against Montrose from earlier in the day.

The final award of the evening was the Players Player of the Year and this year the award went to Reece Lyon

Congratulations to all tonight's winners.

Click here for the gallery of the award winners.

With the play-offs still to come there will still be more home action to come but tomorrow, we welcome Montrose to Palmerston for our final scheduled home league one game, the penultimate fixture.

In the games so far this season, the visitors have won two of the three games by two goals to one at Links Park in September and by the odd goal in five at the same venue the last time the two sides met in February. Goals from Kurtis Guthrie and Kai Kennedy had pulled us back level but a wonder strike by Craig Brown secured them three points. In between, Mikey Hewitt scored the only goal of the game in our 1-0 win at Palmerston in December.

The visitors who were in the hunt for play-offs until a few weeks ago currently sit sixth in the table, nine points behind ourselves.

Ahead of the match Manager Peter Murphy said. “We secured the play-off place last weekend but we need to be better and will use these next two games to work on a few things before we go into the play-off matches. We’ve got Montrose tomorrow and we are looking forward to getting back on our own patch, but as the full-time team we need to be passing the ball better than we did at Peterhead. The club have been promoting the game this week visiting schools so hopefully we will have a good backing to spur on the players.”

Supporters Information

HOME supports will be located within The Thompson Solicitors stand, along with the West section of the BDS and the Oakbank Terracing. While for thatch, section 7 in the East side of the BDS has been allocated to AWAY fans.

To gain entry to the BDS stand – ALL supporters should use turnstiles 1 & 2. Entry to the Oakbank Terrace will be via turnstiles 16 & 17 only. While fans should use turnstiles 4 & 22 for entry to the Thompson Solicitors stand. Please note that there will be no general entry to the BDS Stand via the terracing so please make sure you enter the ground via the correct turnstiles.

Disabled facilities are located in the BDS stand, access for these are via Gate H on the south side. Anyone wishing to make use of the area should email [email protected] in advance.

Turnstiles will be open for spectator entry at approximately 1345.

Entry is by ticket. Tickets are now on sale for both home and away fans online via our ticket partner TicketCo, using the link below:

www.qosfc.com/buytickets

Season Tickets are valid for this game and barcodes will be scanned at the turnstile.

On the day ticket prices are:

Adults: £20
Concessions (OAP): £12

16–21-year-olds/Students: £10

Accessible Tickets: £8 (includes a free carer)

Accessible Concession: £6 (includes a free carer)
U16s: £5

Accessible U16s: £3

Tickets will be available online until kick off or at the ground on the day of the game from the ticket office located within the QOS Arena which will open approximately 1230. There will be no ticket office at the BDS stand for this match.

The only way to buy tickets in advance will be online.

Tickets purchased are non-transferable or refundable.

Car parking will be available to all spectators within the Queen of the South Arena car park on a first come first served basis.

Supporters’ buses/minibuses should drop off their passengers in Terregles St/King Street and thereafter park on College Mains Road just off the roundabout with the A76 on the town bypass (adjacent to Curry’s/PC World, as the other side at Aldi is the access road to the ambulance depot and is extremely busy). Pick up should be the same location as drop off.

Supporters’ buses including minibuses will not be allowed to park in the Arena car park.

Those travelling to the game should check Traffic Scotland website at http://trafficscotland.org/index.aspx for confirmation of any road closures or delays.

The catering outlets within the supporter’s areas of the ground will be open for use. There will be shared catering for both sets of supporters within the BDS Stand. Fans should note that these kiosks are cash only. If you are looking for catering before entering the ground, The Snaq café within the Arena will be open and will have a range of food/snacks on offer and will accept card. The lounge bar under the Main stand will also be open to both sets of supporters’ pre-match.

For safety reasons, QOS have adopted a robust and thorough search policy for spectators entering the ground to ensure that ground rules and regulations are strictly adhered to, especially in relation to pyrotechnic devices and controlled containers. We would like to remind supporters that letting off smoke devices/ pyrotechnics is a criminal offence, and anyone found doing so will be referred to Police Scotland. Not only is it against the law, it is also extremely dangerous and a health hazard to other spectators. All bags will be searched and spectators presenting themselves for entry may also be subject to search. Spectators who refuse to be searched by stewards will be denied entry to the ground.

Palmerston Park is a non-smoking venue; this includes e cigarettes and other such devices. Stewards are empowered to eject spectators who disobey these rules. No persons will be admitted to the ground who are deemed to be under the influence of alcohol.

Parents are advised to bring cartons of juice for the kids as no bottles or cans will be permitted through the gates.

The club shop located in the Arena will be open until kick off where you can purchase club merchandise, magazine and half-time draw tickets. There will also be vendors outside the two stands.

Tomorrow’s match kicks off at 3 pm.