Match Report


RangersRangers     CelticCeltic
James DunlopJames Dunlop darren Nicholls darren Nicholls
Don HendryD. Hendry80
G
1
G
73Neil BenaliN. Benali
Petre SipercoP. Siperco81
D
2
D
72Ebi IwanE. Iwan
Dion PalmerD. Palmer82
D
captain3captain
D
77Tomas NordqvistT. Nordqvist
Charles-Edward GhanhouanC. Ghanhouan79
D
4
D
76Stjepan BoksicS. Boksic
Armin TurekA. Turek84
D
5
M
84Stephen NaysmithS. Naysmith
Paul MoelikerP. Moeliker94
M
6
M
92Matt BradyM. Brady
Hugo Guerrero LopezH. Guerrero Lopez82
M
7
M
86Craig McallisterC. Mcallister
Pascal PolheimP. Polheim82
M
8
M
87Matt GemmillM. Gemmill
Fouzi ElkhatabiF. Elkhatabi88
A
9
A
85Tony CarrickT. Carrick
Danny CoppingerD. Coppinger83
A
10
A
86Neil SounessN. Souness
George NoicaG. Noica81
A
11
A
82Robin FavreR. Favre
 
Marcos HernandezM. Hernandez78
D
12
A
82Dominic CampbellD. Campbell
Ricardo MarquezR. Marquez89
M
13
A
77Colin HendryC. Hendry
Jose NevesJ. Neves76
A
14
D
70Lucian PungaL. Punga

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to Celtic in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Rangers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Billy Sullivan.


0.00
Celtic kick off!
8.45
Paul Moeliker chips the ball to his team mate, Pascal Polheim. Pascal Polheim knocks the ball forward to Danny Coppinger but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
9.09
Dion Palmer passes the ball forward to Paul Moeliker. Paul Moeliker picks a pass forward to Hugo Guerrero Lopez. Hugo Guerrero Lopez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
10.36
Hugo Guerrero Lopez makes a simple pass to George Noica. George Noica lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Moeliker. Paul Moeliker jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Neil Benali picks it out of the air!
12.16
Paul Moeliker clumsily knocks into Craig Mcallister. The referee brings Paul Moeliker to one side and gives him a warning! Craig Mcallister hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.48
Paul Moeliker flicks a high ball forward to Pascal Polheim who takes it down. Pascal Polheim advances inside the box! Pascal Polheim shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Neil Benali easily smothers it!
21.34
Craig Mcallister flicks a high ball forward to Robin Favre who takes it down. Robin Favre knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Souness. Neil Souness finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Don Hendry has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
26.05
Hugo Guerrero Lopez flicks the ball to his team mate, Danny Coppinger. Danny Coppinger knocks in a cross ball towards Fouzi Elkhatabi. Fouzi Elkhatabi outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Magnificent save by Neil Benali!
36.39
Tomas Nordqvist flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Brady. Matt Brady makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tony Carrick. Tony Carrick knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.10
Hugo Guerrero Lopez passes the ball forward to Fouzi Elkhatabi. Fouzi Elkhatabi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.41
Matt Brady threads a neat ball through to Robin Favre. Robin Favre lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Gemmill. Matt Gemmill connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Charles-Edward Ghanhouan sticks out a leg. His wonderful reaction block keeps it out!
45.00
Matt Brady hits a low pass to Stephen Naysmith. Stephen Naysmith tries a spectacular long range effort but Don Hendry reads it well. Nice save!
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. Celtic also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Rangers kick off and get the second half underway!
48.09
Ebi Iwan flicks the ball to his team mate, Matt Gemmill. Matt Gemmill hits a low pass to Tony Carrick. Tony Carrick shoots from long range but is denied by Don Hendry. Excellent save.
49.15
Matt Gemmill threads the ball through to Tony Carrick. Tony Carrick plays a one-two with Robin Favre and advances towards the goal... Tony Carrick makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
51.53
Matt Gemmill hacks Paul Moeliker from behind! The referee brings Matt Gemmill to one side and gives him a warning! Paul Moeliker carries on, but is struggling a bit.
60.04
Rangers have made a substitution with Jose Neves replacing Fouzi Elkhatabi .
67.00
Matt Brady makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Robin Favre. Robin Favre whips in a cross ball towards Tony Carrick. Tony Carrick flicks the ball with his head but somehow Armin Turek happens to be in the right place to block it.
69.38
Craig Mcallister passes the ball forward to Tony Carrick. Tony Carrick lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Brady. Matt Brady rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Solid save from Don Hendry.
71.42
Stephen Naysmith chips the ball to his team mate, Tony Carrick. Tony Carrick knocks the ball to his team mate, Craig Mcallister. Some awkward footwork from Craig Mcallister provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Don Hendry gets down and covers it.
73.55
Petre Siperco kicks a strong pass forward to Hugo Guerrero Lopez. Hugo Guerrero Lopez threads a neat ball through to Danny Coppinger. Danny Coppinger shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
75.22
Craig Mcallister threads a neat ball through to Matt Brady. Matt Brady shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Don Hendry easily smothers it!
81.11
Tomas Nordqvist brings the ball forward. Tomas Nordqvist controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tony Carrick. Tony Carrick shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
83.31
Craig Mcallister threads the ball through to Matt Brady. Matt Brady finds some space and shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Matt Brady!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Rangers

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

Possession
38.2%
61.8%
Play Area
31.6%
47.4%
21.1%

Scorers
Neil Souness 21
Matt Brady 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Matt Brady of Celtic

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

1.Neil Benali (GK)
7
2.Ebi Iwan (DEF)
6
3.Tomas Nordqvist (DEF)
7
4.Stjepan Boksic (DEF)
6
5.Stephen Naysmith (MID)
6
6.Matt Brady (MID)goal scored
9
7.Craig Mcallister (MID)
8
8.Matt Gemmill (MID)
6
9.Tony Carrick (ATT)
7
10.Neil Souness (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Robin Favre (ATT)
7
 
12.Dominic Campbell (ATT)
0
13.Colin Hendry (ATT)
0
14.Lucian Punga (DEF)
0