Match Report


RangersRangers     St MirrenSt Mirren
Josh DaviesJosh Davies Computer Player Computer Player
Doru DobosD. Dobos82
G
1
G
75Zbigniew KozminskiZ. Kozminski
Jurek LubanskiJ. Lubanski76
D
2
D
72Simon GranvilleS. Granville
Pierre-Emmanuel GilletP. Gillet78
D
3
D
70Enrique GarciaE. Garcia
Stuart JohnstoneS. Johnstone81
D
4
D
69Rafael NavarroR. Navarro
Miguel MartinsM. Martins78
D
5
D
69Fadel KossogonovF. Kossogonov
Neil McGroryN. McGrory81
M
captain6
M
76Scott DalglishS. Dalglish
Filipe CuevasF. Cuevas85
M
7captain
M
72Francisco ReyesF. Reyes
Roy RedekerR. Redeker81
M
8
M
71Jonas ScholzJ. Scholz
John MckinlayJ. Mckinlay80
A
9
A
74Jose Javier HernandezJ. Hernandez
Mauricio MartinM. Martin78
A
10
A
69Kevin HendryK. Hendry
Andy FergusonA. Ferguson81
A
11
A
65Pedro TorresP. Torres
 
Urvin Van Der GaagU. Van Der Gaag75
D
12
M
70Daniel KingD. King
Lars NahrstedtL. Nahrstedt76
D
13
D
67Alessandro GiacchettaA. Giacchetta
Gavin JamesG. James79
M
14
D
67Neil YoungN. Young

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to St Mirren. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Rangers and St Mirren are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by John Hendry.


0.00
Rangers kick off!
2.40
Francisco Reyes clumsily knocks into Stuart Johnstone. Francisco Reyes is given a warning by the referee! Stuart Johnstone hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
3.53
Jonas Scholz flicks a high ball forward to Kevin Hendry who gracefully takes it down. Kevin Hendry shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
4.05
Miguel Martins makes a probing pass to Roy Redeker. Roy Redeker finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Zbigniew Kozminski. Excellent save.
6.28
John Mckinlay knocks the ball forward to Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson skips past Rafael Navarro! Andy Ferguson rockets a shot on goal. Andy Ferguson scores for Rangers!!
10.47
Neil McGrory sees a break and surges forward. Neil McGrory shoots from long range but Zbigniew Kozminski is on top of his game. Quality keeping!
14.26
Francisco Reyes knocks the ball to his team mate, Jonas Scholz. Jonas Scholz kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Dalglish but the referee indicates it's offside!
16.46
Stuart Johnstone knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory threads the ball through to Roy Redeker. Roy Redeker shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
21.02
Filipe Cuevas threads the ball through to Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Zbigniew Kozminski comfortably smothers it!
27.01
Jonas Scholz receives the ball from a throw-in from Kevin Hendry. Jonas Scholz makes a simple pass to Jose Javier Hernandez. Jose Javier Hernandez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Doru Dobos who gathers it comfortably.
32.49
Jonas Scholz flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Reyes collects the pass. Francisco Reyes shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Doru Dobos smothers it!
36.36
Rafael Navarro hacks Filipe Cuevas from behind! The referee calls over Rafael Navarro and warns him to calm down! Filipe Cuevas gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
38.55
Stuart Johnstone chips the ball to his team mate, Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet. Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet makes a probing pass to Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory plays a quick one-two with Andy Ferguson and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Neil McGrory provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
40.01
Scott Dalglish comes in with a late challenge on Roy Redeker. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Roy Redeker runs off the knock.
45.00
Jurek Lubanski threads the ball through to Filipe Cuevas. Filipe Cuevas passes the ball forward to Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Zbigniew Kozminski manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rangers appear unchanged since the first half. St Mirren also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
St Mirren kick off and get the second half underway!
47.46
Francisco Reyes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Hendry. Kevin Hendry knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Doru Dobos who gathers it comfortably.
48.06
Filipe Cuevas hits a low pass to Mauricio Martin. Mauricio Martin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Filipe Cuevas but the linesman indicates offside!
49.37
Francisco Reyes threads a neat ball through to Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish shoots from outside the area but is denied by Doru Dobos. Excellent save.
55.55
Stuart Johnstone sees a break and surges forward. Stuart Johnstone hits a low pass to Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory skips past Simon Granville! Neil McGrory tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Zbigniew Kozminski easily smothers it!
57.49
Stuart Johnstone makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roy Redeker. Roy Redeker controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Mckinlay. John Mckinlay shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Zbigniew Kozminski manages to gather it.
59.24
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
60.57
Rangers have made 3 substitutions with Urvin Van Der Gaag replacing Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet, Lars Nahrstedt replacing Stuart Johnstone and Gavin James replacing Neil McGrory .St Mirren have made a substitution with Neil Young replacing Jose Javier Hernandez .
65.36
Urvin Van Der Gaag makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin James. With great vision, Gavin James plays the ball forward to Roy Redeker. Roy Redeker makes a probing pass between the defence to Gavin James. Gavin James strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
77.02
Miguel Martins kicks a strong pass forward to Roy Redeker. Roy Redeker threads a neat ball through to Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson whips in a cross ball towards John Mckinlay. John Mckinlay knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it is deflected wide by Fadel Kossogonov.
78.56
It's a corner kick. Urvin Van Der Gaag loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Enrique Garcia chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
81.32
Scott Dalglish brings the ball forward. Scott Dalglish sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Doru Dobos.
84.08
Fadel Kossogonov receives the ball from a throw-in from Rafael Navarro. Fadel Kossogonov flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Reyes. Francisco Reyes flicks a high pass forward to Scott Dalglish who brings the ball under control. Scott Dalglish knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.10
Urvin Van Der Gaag flicks a high ball forward to Gavin James who takes it down. Gavin James makes a simple pass to Roy Redeker. Roy Redeker passes the ball forward but Filipe Cuevas is offside!
89.54
Enrique Garcia makes a simple pass to Scott Dalglish. Scott Dalglish sees Pedro Torres in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pedro Torres knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Rangers

St Mirren
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
10
3
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.9%
36.1%
Play Area
28.9%
44.6%
26.5%

Scorers
Andy Ferguson 6

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Andy Ferguson of Rangers

Match Ratings