Match Report


RangersRangers     MotherwellMotherwell
James DunlopJames Dunlop James Clayton James Clayton
Don HendryD. Hendry80
G
1
G
66Dominic GemmillD. Gemmill
Petre SipercoP. Siperco81
D
2
D
67Stanley GallagherS. Gallagher
Dion PalmerD. Palmer82
D
captain3
D
69Matt LawM. Law
Charles-Edward GhanhouanC. Ghanhouan79
D
4
D
69Colin InglisC. Inglis
Armin TurekA. Turek84
D
5
D
72Andy StrachanA. Strachan
Paul MoelikerP. Moeliker94
M
6
M
71Garry MeiklejohnG. Meiklejohn
Hugo Guerrero LopezH. Guerrero Lopez82
M
7captain
M
70Kevin AelbrechtK. Aelbrecht
Pascal PolheimP. Polheim82
M
8
M
72Fernando RibeiroF. Ribeiro
Fouzi ElkhatabiF. Elkhatabi88
A
9
A
76Alec LawA. Law
Danny CoppingerD. Coppinger83
A
10
A
75Colin FergusonC. Ferguson
George NoicaG. Noica81
A
11
A
75Wim Van HimstW. Van Himst
 
Marcos HernandezM. Hernandez78
D
12
D
64Don GemmellD. Gemmell
Ricardo MarquezR. Marquez89
M
13
M
66Don HendersonD. Henderson
Jose NevesJ. Neves76
A
14
A
70Don HendryD. Hendry

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to Motherwell. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Rangers and Motherwell are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Richard White.


0.00
The whistle blows and Rangers get the match underway!
2.47
Charles-Edward Ghanhouan flicks a high pass forward. Paul Moeliker controls it well on his chest. Paul Moeliker surges forward with the ball. Paul Moeliker knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dominic Gemmill who gathers it comfortably.
3.09
Paul Moeliker hits a low pass to Fouzi Elkhatabi. Fouzi Elkhatabi plays a scrappy one-two with Danny Coppinger and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some world-class footwork from Fouzi Elkhatabi provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It's there!! Dominic Gemmill has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
6.04
Matt Law kicks a strong pass forward to Stanley Gallagher. Stanley Gallagher passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Wim Van Himst. Wim Van Himst shoots from distance but Don Hendry is on top of his game. Quality keeping!
14.34
Garry Meiklejohn chips the ball to his team mate, Fernando Ribeiro. Fernando Ribeiro whips in a cross ball towards Wim Van Himst. Wim Van Himst connects with a diving header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
16.34
Colin Inglis hacks George Noica from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! George Noica carries on, but is struggling a bit.
20.47
Hugo Guerrero Lopez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fouzi Elkhatabi. Fouzi Elkhatabi threads the ball through into the box. Some good footwork from Danny Coppinger provides some space. He shoots at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
26.09
Garry Meiklejohn makes a probing pass to Alec Law. Alec Law knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Hendry who gathers it comfortably.
30.29
Charles-Edward Ghanhouan sees space and advances. Charles-Edward Ghanhouan threads the ball through to Hugo Guerrero Lopez. Hugo Guerrero Lopez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fouzi Elkhatabi but the linesman indicates offside!
33.52
Charles-Edward Ghanhouan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Petre Siperco. Petre Siperco flicks a high pass forward. Danny Coppinger easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Danny Coppinger sees George Noica just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. George Noica makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
40.16
Colin Inglis flicks a high pass forward. Colin Ferguson collects the pass. Colin Ferguson knocks in a cross ball towards Wim Van Himst. Wim Van Himst makes a looping header on goal but Don Hendry is on top of it.
42.20
George Noica advances with the ball. George Noica shoots from 20 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rangers appear unchanged since the first half. Motherwell also appear unchanged since the first half. The Motherwell players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Motherwell kick off and get the second half underway!
49.11
Kevin Aelbrecht catches Charles-Edward Ghanhouan on the ankles. Kevin Aelbrecht is shown the yellow card! Charles-Edward Ghanhouan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.54
Pascal Polheim advances with the ball. Pascal Polheim finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
53.06
Kevin Aelbrecht flicks the ball to his team mate, Garry Meiklejohn. Garry Meiklejohn lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Aelbrecht. Kevin Aelbrecht connects with a diving header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.13
Motherwell have made a substitution with Don Henderson replacing Garry Meiklejohn .
61.16
Pascal Polheim flicks a high pass forward. Danny Coppinger controls it well on his chest. Danny Coppinger knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dominic Gemmill who gathers it comfortably.
63.23
Matt Law threads a neat ball through to Wim Van Himst. Wim Van Himst knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Petre Siperco.
65.53
Petre Siperco threads the ball through to Danny Coppinger. Danny Coppinger finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Dominic Gemmill!
67.14
Armin Turek chips the ball to his team mate, Pascal Polheim. With vision, Pascal Polheim laces a through ball forward to Fouzi Elkhatabi. Fouzi Elkhatabi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
77.23
Motherwell have made a substitution with Don Gemmell replacing Stanley Gallagher .
78.29
Andy Strachan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fernando Ribeiro. Fernando Ribeiro threads the ball through to Alec Law. Alec Law controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Don Hendry manages to gather it easily.
79.55
Fernando Ribeiro barges into Paul Moeliker. The referee calls over Fernando Ribeiro and warns him to calm down! Paul Moeliker runs off the knock.
84.58
Armin Turek sees Danny Coppinger in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Danny Coppinger skips past Matt Law! Danny Coppinger muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Dominic Gemmill is on top of it.
87.58
Kevin Aelbrecht makes a beautiful solo run. Kevin Aelbrecht knocks in a cross ball towards Wim Van Himst. Wim Van Himst is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Don Hendry reads it well. Good save!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Rangers

Motherwell
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
6
6
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.9%
41.1%
Play Area
28.8%
45.2%
26%

Scorers
Fouzi Elkhatabi 3
George Noica 34, 42
Kevin Aelbrecht 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to George Noica of Rangers

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

1.Dominic Gemmill (GK)
7
2.Stanley Gallagher (DEF)
6
3.Matt Law (DEF)
6
4.Colin Inglis (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Andy Strachan (DEF)
6
6.Garry Meiklejohn (MID)
7
7.Kevin Aelbrecht (MID)goal scoredyellow card
7
8.Fernando Ribeiro (MID)
6
9.Alec Law (ATT)
6
10.Colin Ferguson (ATT)
6
11.Wim Van Himst (ATT)
6
 
12.Don Gemmell (DEF)
6
13.Don Henderson (MID)
6
14.Don Hendry (ATT)
0