Match Report


Alloa AthleticAlloa Athletic     RangersRangers
Thomas SmithThomas Smith Josh Davies Josh Davies
Pedro VelosoP. Veloso68
G
1
G
82Doru DobosD. Dobos
Colin JohnstoneC. Johnstone64
D
2
D
76Jurek LubanskiJ. Lubanski
Gary MccallG. Mccall68
D
3
D
78Pierre-Emmanuel GilletP. Gillet
Gavin HendryG. Hendry69
D
4
D
81Stuart JohnstoneS. Johnstone
Ralph OwenR. Owen69
M
5
D
78Miguel MartinsM. Martins
Flavio MazziF. Mazzi71
M
6captain
M
81Neil McGroryN. McGrory
Andy ThomsonA. Thomson69
M
7
M
85Filipe CuevasF. Cuevas
Callum MccallC. Mccall55
M
8
M
80Roy RedekerR. Redeker
Matt DickovM. Dickov75
A
captain9
A
79John MckinlayJ. Mckinlay
Scott YoungS. Young71
A
10
A
78Mauricio MartinM. Martin
Alec ElliottA. Elliott62
A
11
A
81Andy FergusonA. Ferguson
 
David GreigD. Greig57
D
12
M
79Gavin JamesG. James
Stuart HansenS. Hansen54
D
13
M
71Danny PriorD. Prior
Neil ClelandN. Cleland55
A
14
A
75Stephen DalglishS. Dalglish

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Recreation Park where Alloa Athletic play host to Rangers. A crowd of 20,135 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Alloa Athletic are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rangers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Lennart Dörner.


0.00
Alloa Athletic get the match underway!
3.47
Gary Mccall hacks Filipe Cuevas from behind! The referee motions to Gary Mccall to come over. It's a red card!! Filipe Cuevas hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.38
Mauricio Martin knocks the ball forward to Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory cuts inside the box! Neil McGrory looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
9.16
Stuart Johnstone deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roy Redeker. Roy Redeker threads a neat ball through to Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Andy Ferguson through on goal. Andy Ferguson tries a spectacular strike. It's there!! Pedro Veloso has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
12.25
Andy Thomson sees Scott Young in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Scott Young kicks a strong pass forward to Matt Dickov but the referee indicates it's offside!
15.48
Seeing a gap ahead, Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet plays the ball forward to Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson plays the ball forward to Mauricio Martin. Mauricio Martin runs straight at the defence! Mauricio Martin cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. Pedro Veloso is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
18.41
Gavin Hendry sees a break and surges forward. With a delightful solo run, Gavin Hendry stretches the opposition's defence. Gavin Hendry shoots from outside the area but Doru Dobos is on top of it.
20.30
Ralph Owen changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Ralph Owen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Doru Dobos who gathers it comfortably.
21.30
Miguel Martins flicks the ball to his team mate, Filipe Cuevas. Filipe Cuevas flicks a high ball forward to John Mckinlay who takes it down. John Mckinlay tries a spectacular long range effort but Pedro Veloso is on top of it.
22.55
Andy Thomson barges into Filipe Cuevas. The referee warns Andy Thomson to calm down! Filipe Cuevas runs off the knock.
27.06
Stuart Johnstone flicks a high pass forward. Neil McGrory controls it well on his chest. Neil McGrory flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson lofts in a cross ball towards Mauricio Martin. Mauricio Martin makes a deft header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
30.20
Andy Thomson barges into Neil McGrory. The referee calls over Andy Thomson again and warns him to calm down! Neil McGrory hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.22
Stuart Johnstone flicks a high pass forward. Filipe Cuevas controls it well on his chest. Filipe Cuevas makes a simple pass to Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson makes a probing pass to Neil McGrory but he's offside!
39.12
With a delightful solo run, Andy Thomson stretches the opposition's defence. Andy Thomson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
40.29
Andy Thomson makes a simple pass to Scott Young. Scott Young tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
44.10
Neil McGrory threads a neat ball through to Filipe Cuevas. Filipe Cuevas advances inside the box! Filipe Cuevas makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
45.00
Neil McGrory sees space and advances. Neil McGrory knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gavin Hendry.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Alloa Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Rangers also appear unchanged since the first half. The Alloa Athletic players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Rangers kick off the second half!
47.48
John Mckinlay knocks the ball forward to Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson makes a probing pass between the defence to Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
51.17
Jurek Lubanski flicks a high pass forward to Neil McGrory who brings the ball under control. Neil McGrory decides to run forward with the ball. Neil McGrory lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Ferguson. With a superhuman jump, Andy Ferguson connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
54.26
Roy Redeker makes a simple pass to Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory hits a low pass to Roy Redeker. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Roy Redeker provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Rangers!
59.22
Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet threads the ball through to Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory flicks a high ball forward to Filipe Cuevas who takes it down. Filipe Cuevas sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
60.05
Alloa Athletic have made a substitution with Stuart Hansen replacing Colin Johnstone .Rangers have made 3 substitutions with Gavin James replacing Neil McGrory, Danny Prior replacing Filipe Cuevas and Stephen Dalglish replacing Andy Ferguson .
61.12
Flavio Mazzi comes in with a late challenge on Stuart Johnstone. The referee calls over Flavio Mazzi and warns him to calm down! Stuart Johnstone carries on, but is struggling a bit.
63.44
Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet makes a probing pass to Danny Prior. Danny Prior controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
66.12
Miguel Martins makes a simple pass to Mauricio Martin. Mauricio Martin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Fantastic reaction save from Pedro Veloso!
67.37
With a delightful solo run, Andy Thomson stretches the opposition's defence. Andy Thomson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.06
Danny Prior clumsily knocks into Alec Elliott. Danny Prior is given a warning by the referee! Alec Elliott stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.31
Stephen Dalglish knocks the ball forward to Mauricio Martin. Mauricio Martin hits a low pass to Stephen Dalglish. Some silky footwork from Stephen Dalglish provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Pedro Veloso is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
78.18
Roy Redeker makes a probing pass to John Mckinlay. John Mckinlay shoots from distance. Pedro Veloso comfortably gets down and covers it.
83.41
John Mckinlay flicks a high pass forward. Roy Redeker controls it well on his chest. Roy Redeker plays a scrappy one-two with John Mckinlay and stumbles forward towards the goal... Roy Redeker looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
84.53
Stuart Hansen sees space and advances. Stuart Hansen threads a neat ball through to Flavio Mazzi. Flavio Mazzi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott Young but he's offside!
87.42
Stuart Hansen makes a strong solo run forward. Stuart Hansen takes it forward alone. Stuart Hansen plays a one-two with Matt Dickov and rushes in on goal... Miguel Martins barges into Stuart Hansen. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
89.28
Gavin James flicks the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Martin. Mauricio Martin plays a one-two with Stephen Dalglish and advances towards the goal... Mauricio Martin muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Alloa Athletic

Rangers
Goals
0
6
Shots on Target
1
14
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
41.6%
58.4%
Play Area
32.6%
44.9%
22.5%

Scorers
Neil McGrory 6, 47
Andy Ferguson 9
Mauricio Martin 15
Roy Redeker 54
Stephen Dalglish 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil McGrory of Rangers

Match Ratings
1.Pedro Veloso (GK)
7
2.Colin Johnstone (DEF)
6
3.Gary Mccall (DEF)red card
4
4.Gavin Hendry (DEF)
6
5.Ralph Owen (MID)
6
6.Flavio Mazzi (MID)
5
7.Andy Thomson (MID)
6
8.Callum Mccall (MID)
6
9.Matt Dickov (ATT)
6
10.Scott Young (ATT)
6
11.Alec Elliott (ATT)
6
 
12.David Greig (DEF)
0
13.Stuart Hansen (DEF)
6
14.Neil Cleland (ATT)
0

1.Doru Dobos (GK)
6
2.Jurek Lubanski (DEF)
6
3.Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet (DEF)
6
4.Stuart Johnstone (DEF)
6
5.Miguel Martins (DEF)
6
6.Neil McGrory (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
7.Filipe Cuevas (MID)
6
8.Roy Redeker (MID)goal scored
7
9.John Mckinlay (ATT)
6
10.Mauricio Martin (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Andy Ferguson (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Gavin James (MID)
6
13.Danny Prior (MID)
5
14.Stephen Dalglish (ATT)goal scored
7