Match Report
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Recreation Park where Alloa Athletic play host to Rangers. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
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 Paul Telfer.
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 Paul Telfer.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Alloa Athletic kicking off!
2.21
0-0Filipe Cuevas flicks a high pass forward. Roy Redeker collects the pass. Roy Redeker lofts in a cross ball towards Mauricio Martin. Mauricio Martin gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but Colin Johnstone is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
3.52
0-1Stuart Johnstone knocks the ball to his team mate, Filipe Cuevas. Filipe Cuevas hits a low pass to Roy Redeker. Roy Redeker cuts inside the box! Roy Redeker looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
12.46
0-1Neil McGrory makes a simple pass to Mauricio Martin. Mauricio Martin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Pedro Veloso manages to gather it comfortably.
15.52
0-1Jurek Lubanski receives the ball from a throw-in from Neil McGrory. Jurek Lubanski flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.11
With imagination, Stuart Johnstone laces a weighted ball forward to Filipe Cuevas. Filipe Cuevas flicks a high pass forward. Andy Ferguson collects the pass. Andy Ferguson plays a scrappy one-two with Roy Redeker and advances towards the goal... Andy Ferguson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Andy Ferguson scores for Rangers!!
24.28
Roy Redeker knocks the ball forward to Mauricio Martin. Mauricio Martin edges inside the box! Mauricio Martin rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Pedro Veloso manages to gather it easily.
28.34
Filipe Cuevas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson advances inside the box! Andy Ferguson comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Pedro Veloso gets down and covers it.
30.53
Filipe Cuevas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory flicks a high pass forward. Filipe Cuevas controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Filipe Cuevas looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
33.10
0-3Filipe Cuevas comes in with a late challenge on Flavio Mazzi. The referee brings Filipe Cuevas to one side and gives him a warning! Flavio Mazzi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.45
0-3Colin Johnstone comes in with a late challenge on John Mckinlay. Colin Johnstone is given a warning by the referee! John Mckinlay carries on, but is struggling a bit.
38.05
0-3Gary Mccall threads the ball through to Gary McNeill. Gary McNeill passes the ball forward to Paul McCoist. Paul McCoist knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Matt Dickov is offside!
39.07
Stuart Johnstone knocks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Martins. Miguel Martins kicks a strong pass forward to Roy Redeker. Roy Redeker advances inside the box! Roy Redeker strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
44.40
0-3Ralph Owen catches Roy Redeker on the ankles. The referee calls over Ralph Owen and shows him a yellow card! Roy Redeker hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Flavio Mazzi makes a probing pass to Paul McCoist. Paul McCoist knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
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!
48.24
Neil McGrory makes a probing pass to John Mckinlay. John Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andy Thomson.
49.51
Paul McCoist catches Miguel Martins on the ankles. The referee calls over Paul McCoist and warns him to calm down! Miguel Martins stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.14
Filipe Cuevas knocks the ball to his team mate, John Mckinlay. John Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball towards Filipe Cuevas. With a superhuman jump, Filipe Cuevas connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Pedro Veloso reads it well. Great save!
60.19
0-3Rangers have made 3 substitutions with Carlos Izquierdo replacing Jurek Lubanski, Paul Thomson replacing Miguel Martins and Stephen Dalglish replacing Mauricio Martin .
63.43
Stuart Johnstone surges forward with the ball. Stuart Johnstone makes a simple pass to Stephen Dalglish. Stephen Dalglish cuts inside the box! Stephen Dalglish shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
66.25
Gary Mccall comes in with a late challenge on John Mckinlay. Gary Mccall is shown the yellow card! John Mckinlay runs off the knock.
72.32
0-4Roy Redeker flicks a high pass forward. Andy Ferguson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Andy Ferguson skips past Gavin Hendry! Gavin Hendry clumsily knocks into Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
77.01
Flavio Mazzi catches Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet on the ankles. Flavio Mazzi is given a warning by the referee! Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.22
Paul Thomson threads the ball through to Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson knocks the ball forward, putting Roy Redeker through on goal. Roy Redeker comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but Pedro Veloso is on top of it.
87.27
Carlos Izquierdo makes a simple pass to Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory plays the ball forward to Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson knocks in a cross ball towards Filipe Cuevas. Filipe Cuevas powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
5
Shots on Target
0
12
Shots off Target
0
0
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
23.2%
76.8%
Play Area
34.8%
44.9%
20.3%
Scorers
| Roy Redeker 4 Andy Ferguson 16 Filipe Cuevas 31, 87 Stephen Dalglish 63 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Filipe Cuevas of Rangers |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Pedro Veloso (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Gavin Hendry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gary Mccall (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Colin Johnstone (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ralph Owen (MID) | | 5 |
| 6. | Flavio Mazzi (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Gary McNeill (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Andy Thomson (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Matt Dickov (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Scott Young (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Paul McCoist (ATT) | 5 | |
| 12. | Alec Elliott (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Colin Matteo (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Callum Mccall (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Doru Dobos (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Jurek Lubanski (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Stuart Johnstone (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Miguel Martins (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Neil McGrory (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Filipe Cuevas (MID) |  | 9 |
| 8. | Roy Redeker (MID) | | 8 |
| 9. | John Mckinlay (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Mauricio Martin (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Andy Ferguson (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Carlos Izquierdo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Paul Thomson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Stephen Dalglish (ATT) | | 7 |