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27/10/2026, Palmerston Park, Dumfries, Scotland
League Cup, G3

Queen of the South Vs Forres Mechanics FC

Queen of the South play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: S Leonards (GK) , R MacBain (CB) , G McAleer (CB) , G McChesney (CB) , P McFarland (RB) , E Buchan (LB) , E McIntosh (CDM) , E McQuilkin (CAM) , C Lowe (RM) , G Shank (LM) , M McCauley (ST) And the subs are: D McCathern (CB) , C Kane (CB) , T MacKinney (CM) , P Stirling (CM) , I Begg (ST)

Forres Mechanics FC play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: S Hannigan (GK) , T Dolan (CB) , T Rees (CB) , G Craig (CB) , F Brady (RB) , A MacIntosh (LB) , C Maddox (CDM) , R Gibbs (CAM) , D Buckley (RM) , G McPhail (LM) , R Nicholson (ST) And the subs are: C Quinn (CB) , A Cameron (CB) , B MacLeod (CM) , S Heriot (CM) , F McRaney (ST)

Welcome to Palmerston Park in Dumfries, Scotland where Queen of the South will face Forres Mechanics FC.  This is a group stage match of the League Cup.  The attendance is 6239.

1' - Queen of the South kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

6' - Chris Maddox passes the ball to Frank Brady.  Frank Brady sees Ron Nicholson making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, but Ron Nicholson is caught offside!  

14' - Thomas Rees slides the ball to Robert Gibbs.  Gordon McChesney dispossesses Robert Gibbs and takes possession.  Robert Gibbs successfully tackles Gordon McChesney and the ball goes loose.  Gavin McAleer finds Eric McQuilkin with a short pass.  Eric McQuilkin hits the ball long to Eddie McIntosh.  Thomas Rees dispossesses Eddie McIntosh and gains possession for his team.  Thomas Rees finds Robert Gibbs with a long pass.  Robert Gibbs spots a run from Ron Nicholson.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Ron Nicholson is able to control the ball.  Ron Nicholson tries to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is offtarget!

16' - Steven Leonards hits the ball long to Eric McQuilkin.  Eric McQuilkin curves the ball into the box, but Chris Maddox intercepts the ball.  

20' - Chris Maddox crosses the ball and finds Ron Nicholson.  Robert MacBain fouls Ron Nicholson...and the referee immediately blows his whistle - its a penalty!  Robert Gibbs steps up to take the penalty.  He attempts  to hit the ball into the top corner...but the keeper manages to tip the shot over the crossbar!  That will be a corner for  Forres Mechanics FC.  Gavin McAleer tackles Dale Buckley and takes possession.  

26' - Forres Mechanics FC attempt a quick counter attack.  Robert Gibbs passes a long ball to Thomas Rees.  Thomas Rees passes the ball to Robert Gibbs.  Robert Gibbs fires a shot from long range...but the shot hits the upright!  Eddie McIntosh manages to clear the ball for the defending team.

27' - Glynn Shank passes to Mark McCauley.  Mark McCauley tries to use ball skills to beat Alan MacIntosh, and manages to skip past his opponent!  

28' - Mark McCauley looks to shoot from distance into the top of the net...but the keeper manages to stop the shot!  

31' - Stuart Hannigan hits the ball long to Ron Nicholson.  Ron Nicholson finds Robert Gibbs with a short pass.  Robert Gibbs fires a shot from distance...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

39' - Eddie McIntosh successfully tackles Gavin Craig and the ball goes loose.  Charles Lowe spots a run from Eric McQuilkin.  He tries to release him with a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Forres Mechanics FC kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

52' - Frank Brady tries to use ball skills to beat Eddie McIntosh and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Tom Dolan will come off.  Adam Cameron is going to be brought on.  

53' - Frank Brady looks to shoot from distance into the top of the net...and Frank Brady scores!  That's an excellent goal from the Forres Mechanics FC player!  The ball went in off the underside of the crossbar!

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Mark McCauley is going to be taken off.  Iain Begg is brought on from the bench.  

54' - Queen of the South kick the ball off for the restart.  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Gordon McChesney is going to be taken off.  Douglas McCathern joins the game from the bench.  

55' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Robert Gibbs will come off.  Stuart Heriot joins the game from the bench.  

58' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Chris Maddox will come off.  Bruce MacLeod is going to be brought on.  

59' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Eddie McIntosh is going to be taken off.  Peter Stirling joins the game from the bench.  

63' - Adam Cameron plays a short pass to Thomas Rees.  Eric McQuilkin successfully tackles Thomas Rees and takes the ball.  With a turn of pace, Eric McQuilkin beats Bruce MacLeod.  

64' - Eric McQuilkin spots a run from Iain Begg.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Iain Begg takes the ball.  Iain Begg tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

75' - Robert MacBain passes to Gavin McAleer.  Gavin McAleer finds Peter Stirling with a short pass.  Peter Stirling spots a run from Glynn Shank.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Glynn Shank runs on to the ball.  Glynn Shank attempts to place the ball past the keeper...but Stuart Hannigan deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman signals its a corner for Queen of the South.  Glynn Shank places the ball to take the corner.  He sends the ball into the box, but Adam Cameron intercepts and takes possession.  

87' - Ethan Buchan finds Paul McFarland with a long ball.  Paul McFarland hits the ball long to Robert MacBain.  Robert MacBain finds Glynn Shank with a short pass.  Glynn Shank finds Iain Begg with a short pass.  Iain Begg tries to beat Alan MacIntosh using his ball skills.  The opposing player is sent the wrong way and Iain Begg runs with the ball!  

88' - Iain Begg sees Eric McQuilkin making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

90' - Alan MacIntosh tackles Ethan Buchan and takes possession.  Alan MacIntosh runs with the ball, beating Iain Begg.  

91' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Queen of the South 0 - 1 Forres Mechanics FC.