Match Report


Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle     RangersRangers
Computer Player Computer Player James Dunlop James Dunlop
Guillermo MorenoG. Moreno67
G
1
G
80Don HendryD. Hendry
Scott BoothS. Booth72
D
2
D
81Petre SipercoP. Siperco
Matt HopkinM. Hopkin68
D
3captain
D
82Dion PalmerD. Palmer
Stuart JohnstoneS. Johnstone67
D
4
D
79Charles-Edward GhanhouanC. Ghanhouan
Garry McallisterG. Mcallister63
M
5
D
84Armin TurekA. Turek
Matt BradyM. Brady61
M
captain6
M
94Paul MoelikerP. Moeliker
David BurleyD. Burley60
M
7
M
89Ricardo MarquezR. Marquez
Gavin RaeG. Rae60
M
8
M
82Pascal PolheimP. Polheim
John MasonJ. Mason68
A
9
A
88Fouzi ElkhatabiF. Elkhatabi
Neil MatteoN. Matteo65
A
10
A
83Danny CoppingerD. Coppinger
Felice BiagioniF. Biagioni60
A
11
A
76Jose NevesJ. Neves
 
Billy DavidsonB. Davidson65
G
12
D
78Marcos HernandezM. Hernandez
Gavin NivenG. Niven65
D
13
M
82Hugo Guerrero LopezH. Guerrero Lopez
Guido AmbrosinoG. Ambrosino64
D
14
A
81George NoicaG. Noica

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Caledonian Stadium where Inverness Caledonian Thistle play host to Rangers. A crowd of 17,998 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rangers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Scott White.


0.00
Rangers get the match underway!
6.31
Ricardo Marquez sees Fouzi Elkhatabi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fouzi Elkhatabi rushes past Stuart Johnstone! Fouzi Elkhatabi tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! Guillermo Moreno had no chance!! Goal for Rangers!
9.04
Neil Matteo barges into Dion Palmer. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dion Palmer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.50
Ricardo Marquez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fouzi Elkhatabi. Fouzi Elkhatabi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
22.18
Paul Moeliker threads a neat ball through to Jose Neves. Jose Neves whips in a cross ball towards Danny Coppinger. Danny Coppinger powers a header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
26.06
Matt Brady sees David Burley in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Burley plays a one-two with Matt Brady and rushes in on goal... David Burley looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
27.57
With great vision, Ricardo Marquez plays the ball forward to Danny Coppinger. Danny Coppinger plays a one-two with Paul Moeliker and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Danny Coppinger provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
34.39
Matt Brady knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Matteo. Neil Matteo knocks the ball forward, putting Gavin Rae through on goal. Gavin Rae shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
38.41
Neil Matteo chips the ball to his team mate, Garry Mcallister. Garry Mcallister shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
39.13
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
40.08
Dion Palmer flicks a high ball forward to Fouzi Elkhatabi who takes it down. Fouzi Elkhatabi makes a probing pass to Ricardo Marquez. Ricardo Marquez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matt Hopkin.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Inverness Caledonian Thistle appear unchanged since the first half. Rangers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Inverness Caledonian Thistle kick off!
47.15
Pascal Polheim chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Moeliker. Paul Moeliker runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Paul Moeliker provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Paul Moeliker scores for Rangers!!
51.31
Petre Siperco flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Moeliker. Paul Moeliker sees space and advances. Paul Moeliker knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Guillermo Moreno who gathers it comfortably.
57.02
Charles-Edward Ghanhouan knocks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Marquez. Ricardo Marquez flicks a high pass forward to Fouzi Elkhatabi who brings the ball under control. Fouzi Elkhatabi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stuart Johnstone.
59.01
Ricardo Marquez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pascal Polheim. Pascal Polheim sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.42
Paul Moeliker controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fouzi Elkhatabi. Fouzi Elkhatabi edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Fouzi Elkhatabi provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Fouzi Elkhatabi!
63.57
Matt Brady flicks a high ball forward to John Mason who gracefully takes it down. John Mason deftly passes the ball to Felice Biagioni, releasing him through on goal. Felice Biagioni comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but he balloons it over the crossbar!
65.55
Stuart Johnstone threads a neat ball through to John Mason. John Mason plays a one-two with Felice Biagioni and rushes in on goal... John Mason strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Don Hendry effortlessly smothers it!
71.45
Dion Palmer runs forward with the ball. Dion Palmer surges forward with the ball. Dion Palmer edges inside the box! Some world-class footwork from Dion Palmer provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
75.30
Dion Palmer knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Neves. Jose Neves brings the ball forward. Jose Neves shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
85.50
Scott Booth hacks Paul Moeliker from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Paul Moeliker hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Paul Moeliker threads the ball through to Ricardo Marquez. Ricardo Marquez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Rangers
Goals
0
7
Shots on Target
1
8
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.8%
59.2%
Play Area
36.6%
40.8%
22.5%

Scorers
Fouzi Elkhatabi 6, 60
Danny Coppinger 22, 28
Paul Moeliker 47
Dion Palmer 71
Ricardo Marquez 90

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul Moeliker of Rangers

Match Ratings
1.Guillermo Moreno (GK)
6
2.Scott Booth (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Matt Hopkin (DEF)
6
4.Stuart Johnstone (DEF)
6
5.Garry Mcallister (MID)
6
6.Matt Brady (MID)
6
7.David Burley (MID)
6
8.Gavin Rae (MID)
6
9.John Mason (ATT)
6
10.Neil Matteo (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Felice Biagioni (ATT)
6
 
12.Billy Davidson (GK)
0
13.Gavin Niven (DEF)
0
14.Guido Ambrosino (DEF)
0

1.Don Hendry (GK)
6
2.Petre Siperco (DEF)
6
3.Dion Palmer (DEF)goal scored
8
4.Charles-Edward Ghanhouan (DEF)
6
5.Armin Turek (DEF)
6
6.Paul Moeliker (MID)goal scored
8
7.Ricardo Marquez (MID)goal scored
8
8.Pascal Polheim (MID)
6
9.Fouzi Elkhatabi (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
10.Danny Coppinger (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
11.Jose Neves (ATT)
6
 
12.Marcos Hernandez (DEF)
0
13.Hugo Guerrero Lopez (MID)
0
14.George Noica (ATT)
0