Sat 9 Aug 2025
William Hill League One

Queens

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Hamilton Academical

Lyon (46')
C.Smith (28')
Trialist (39')
C.Smith (53')
Bradley (61')

Hamilton Accies were the visitors to Palmerston for our first home game in the league. With Jack Hannah still recovering from a rib injury he picked up last week and unavailable, manager Peter Murphy brought Mikey Hewitt back into the side in the one change from the team that started at Cove Rangers.

After a terrific performance in Aberdeen hopes were high going into the game. There wasn?t much between the sides for the opening spell and although there was a lot of decent play goal-mouth chances were limited. The first of the game fell to Kevin O?Hara who had a right foot effort that flew over the bar.

At the other end, Liam Smith played a good ball into to the box that was hooked away. It fell to Kai Kennedy who played a one ? two with Ben Johnstone, they still couldn?t get the ball in until Callum Penman found Reece Lyon only for the attack to fizzle out.

As the visitors started to take a grip of the game, they looked stronger and faster and midway through the half, O?Hara found himself in space, this time his right foot effort was collected by Ross Stewart.

Stewart was beaten a minute later though when Connor Smith hit a wonder strike past him from 35-yards to open the scoring.

It was one way traffic now and on the half hour mark, as Matty Douglas slipped, Stewart made a great save to deny Oli Shaw. A minute later the striker held the line but fired a right foot shot high over the bar.

The keeper was having a busy time of it and again held as Steven Bradley tried to find a second. The Accies attack was relentless and the Queens number one hardly had time to catch a breath before he made a block from Shaw. As the ball fell inside the six-yard box, Penman cleared the shot before Shaw had a second chance that Stewart blocked with his feet at the post to put it out for corner.

With ten minutes of the first half remaining, a quick ball in to the near post was hit first time by Smith but again, Stewart saved his side.

There was nothing he could do five minutes later when a trialist for Hamilton hit a stunning right foot shot from 25-yards that sailed into the net. The keeper did try to get a hand to it but it was so close to the underside of the crossbar that he didn?t have a chance.

HALF TIME: Queens 0 Hamilton Accies 2

Queens had Stewart to thank for it only being two at the break but they made storming start to the second half and Taylor Charters burst through the middle before finding Smith out on the right, his delivery to the back post found Lyon who headed home just 22 seconds after the restart.

The goal gave the team and the fans a lift and minutes later Kennedy and Lyon combined to win a corner but the visitors managed to clear any danger.

On top and causing problems, Queens had Accies worried, Charters hit a free-kick from the side of the box that looked to be curling into the top corner but Jamie Smith got a touch on it to push it out.

However, the comeback faded a minute later, eight minutes after the break when Smith grabbed his second, Accies third with another shot from distance that curled past Stewart from 20-yards to restore their two-goal advantage.

The home side huffed and puffed and Johnstone had a half chance before Kurtis Guthrie who had been isolated for much of the game got his head on the end of a Lyons cross but he was underneath it and couldn?t direct it past the keeper.

Just after the hour mark, things got worse for Queens when Bradley got the better of Charters and Stewart to slot the ball into the net to make it four.

Midway through the half, Queens latest signing, Freddie O?Donoghue looked lively after coming off the bench and on the six-yard line he tried to force a way through but Lee Kilday made the challenge giving Smith the chance to retrieve the ball.

The rest of the game passed with a mixture of substitutions and bookings to round off a disappointing afternoon.

FULL TIME: Queens 1 Hamilton Accies 4

  • 1
    Stewart
  • 12
    Penman
    (Sub2)
  • 2
    Hewitt
  • 5
    Douglas
  • 3
    Charters
  • 8
    Luissint
  • 14
    Johnstone

    (Sub1)
  • 7
    Smith
  • 4
    Lyon
    1
  • 10
    Kennedy
  • 28
    Guthrie
    (Sub3)

Subs

26
Thomson
18
Stott
Sub1-64
21
Ross
Sub3-84
22
O`Donoghue
Sub2-64
15
Rogerson
27
Gray
25
Hall
Additional Subs : 24. McLinden
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Pre-match Queens: 1.Stewart 2.Hewitt 3.Charters 4.Lyon 5.Douglas 7.Smith 8.Luissint 10.Kennedy 12.Penman 14.Johnstone 28.Guthrie
Pre-match Queens Subs: 26.Thomson 15.Rogerson 18.Stott 21.Ross 22.O`Donoghue 24.McLinden 25.Hall 27.Gray
Pre-match Hamilton: 31.Smith 4.Kilday 7.O`Hara 8.Smith 9.Shaw 10.Bradley 16.MacDonald 17.Robinson 21.Trialist 22.Loughrey 33.Hendry
Pre-match Hamilton Academical Subs: 18.Maguire 18.Morgan 23.Stone 27.McKinstrey 30.Gallagher 32.Edgar 52.Marks
First half begins |0-0
1%27 After a minutes silence in remembrance in memory of Charlie Watson who sadly lost his battle with cancer recently, we are underway at Palmerston! |0-0
4%27 Johnstone intercepts and finds Smith who is brought down by Kilday. Johnstone takes the free kick short to Charters who`s cross is well defended. |0-0
11%27 Close from O`Hara whose curling shot goes just over the top |0-0
17%27 Good defending from Penman to prevent Hendrie from getting a shot across. |0-0
19%27 Too much on the cross for Smith to find Kennedy charging down the right |0-0
23%27 Stewart finds Penman who charges down the park and finds Smith but there`s too much on the final cross to find the head of Lyon. |0-0
29%27 Goal Hamilton. Smith the scorer |0-1
30%27 Oli Shaw has a go but it`s straight into the hands of Stewart. |0-1
32%27 Oli Shaw once again, with a driving run but sends his shot well over the top. |0-1
34%27 Brilliant double save from Stewart to deny Hamilton from close range. |0-1
40%27 Goal Hamilton. Trialist the scorer |0-2
First half ends |0-2
Second half begins |0-2
46%27 GOAL QUEENS! Lyon the scorer |1-2
47%27 A fast start to the second half for the Doonhamers, as Lyon fires home from close range to have one back for the Doonhamers! |1-2
53%27 Goal Hamilton. Smith the scorer |1-3
59%27 Johnstone floats in a free kick and finds the head of Douglas who`s effort is well over. |1-3
62%27 Goal Hamilton. Bradley the scorer |1-4
65%27 SUBSTITUTION QOS: Penman OFF REPLACED BY O`Donoghue |1-4
65%27 SUBSTITUTION QOS: Johnstone OFF REPLACED BY Stott |1-4
70%27 So close to a debut goal for Freddie O`Donoghue. The ball falls to O`Donaghue in box but the forward can`t quite steer past Smith. |1-4
71%27 SUBSTITUTION Hamilton: Hendry OFF REPLACED BY Gallagher |1-4
72%27 Oli Shaw is flagged for offside. |1-4
78%27 Mikey Hewitt sends a cross into the box but it`s into the hands of Smith before it can reach a Queens body. |1-4
78%27 SUBSTITUTION Hamilton: Shaw OFF REPLACED BY McKinstrey |1-4
79%27 SUBSTITUTION Hamilton: Robinson OFF REPLACED BY Maguire |1-4
84%27 SUBSTITUTION QOS: Guthrie OFF REPLACED BY Ross |1-4
84%27 SUBSTITUTION Hamilton: Smith OFF REPLACED BY Morgan |1-4
84%27 SUBSTITUTION Hamilton: Bradley OFF REPLACED BY Stone |1-4
91%27 multiple chances blocked for Hamilton until Trialist sends it well over. |1-4
The game ends |1-4