Match Report


Ayr UnitedAyr United     RangersRangers
Scott TubbrittScott Tubbritt James Dunlop James Dunlop
Andy McStayA. McStay83
G
1
G
80Don HendryD. Hendry
Pierre MbambaP. Mbamba72
D
2
D
81Petre SipercoP. Siperco
Craig CollinsC. Collins70
D
3captain
D
82Dion PalmerD. Palmer
Emilio BustamanteE. Bustamante80
D
4
D
79Charles-Edward GhanhouanC. Ghanhouan
Alpay AbdullahA. Abdullah76
D
captain5
D
84Armin TurekA. Turek
Marcus CharltonM. Charlton73
M
6
M
94Paul MoelikerP. Moeliker
Craig MccallC. Mccall79
M
7
M
89Ricardo MarquezR. Marquez
Emmanuel NwakireE. Nwakire73
M
8
A
88Fouzi ElkhatabiF. Elkhatabi
Gianfranco ZanettiG. Zanetti72
A
9
A
76Jose NevesJ. Neves
Hubert PlanteH. Plante71
A
10
A
83Danny CoppingerD. Coppinger
Carlton BrandC. Brand72
A
11
A
81George NoicaG. Noica
 
Alex CampbellA. Campbell52
G
12
D
78Marcos HernandezM. Hernandez
Magnus MoukokoM. Moukoko71
M
13
M
82Pascal PolheimP. Polheim
Pablo PonceP. Ponce72
A
14
A
75Nico BuchwaldN. Buchwald

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Somerset Park where Ayr United play host to Rangers. A crowd of 18,310 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Ayr United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Rangers appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Richard White.


0.00
Rangers start the match!
4.57
Alpay Abdullah controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Emmanuel Nwakire. Emmanuel Nwakire flicks a high pass forward. Craig Mccall collects the pass. Craig Mccall passes the ball forward but Hubert Plante is offside!
8.46
Ricardo Marquez threads a neat ball through to Paul Moeliker. Paul Moeliker sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
14.25
Charles-Edward Ghanhouan knocks the ball forward to Jose Neves. Jose Neves makes a probing pass to Ricardo Marquez but he's offside!
15.16
Jose Neves hacks Emilio Bustamante from behind! The referee calls over Jose Neves and warns him to calm down! Emilio Bustamante hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.47
Emmanuel Nwakire flicks the ball to his team mate, Gianfranco Zanetti. Gianfranco Zanetti whips in a cross ball towards Carlton Brand. Carlton Brand makes a convincing header. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
24.31
Craig Mccall flicks the ball to his team mate, Hubert Plante. Hubert Plante sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
26.48
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
30.57
Emmanuel Nwakire flicks a high ball forward to Hubert Plante who takes it down. Hubert Plante knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Hendry who gathers it comfortably.
33.55
Ricardo Marquez threads a neat ball through to Danny Coppinger. Danny Coppinger threads the ball through to Ricardo Marquez but he's offside!
34.46
Ricardo Marquez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Neves. Jose Neves knocks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Marquez. Ricardo Marquez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
Marcus Charlton sees a break and surges forward. Marcus Charlton lofts in a cross ball towards Gianfranco Zanetti. Gianfranco Zanetti is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's there!! Don Hendry has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Ayr United appear unchanged since the first half. Rangers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Ayr United start the second half!
51.14
Dion Palmer clumsily knocks into Craig Mccall. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Craig Mccall hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.38
Alpay Abdullah clumsily knocks into Jose Neves. The referee calls over Alpay Abdullah and shows him a yellow card! Jose Neves runs off the knock.
54.54
Dion Palmer threads a neat ball through to Ricardo Marquez. Ricardo Marquez decides to run forward with the ball. Ricardo Marquez shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
57.22
Paul Moeliker makes a simple pass to Danny Coppinger. Danny Coppinger shoots from distance. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Rangers!
66.15
Dion Palmer makes a beautiful solo run. Dion Palmer flicks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Marquez. Ricardo Marquez knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Neves. Jose Neves makes a convincing header but it is deflected wide by Pierre Mbamba.
67.18
It's a corner kick. Paul Moeliker loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Craig Collins reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
71.56
Emilio Bustamante flicks a high pass forward to Hubert Plante who brings the ball under control. Hubert Plante flicks a high pass forward to Carlton Brand who brings the ball under control. Carlton Brand controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Don Hendry is on top of it.
72.51
Craig Collins takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Emilio Bustamante. Emilio Bustamante plays the ball forward to Craig Mccall. Craig Mccall flicks a high pass forward. Hubert Plante holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hubert Plante knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Petre Siperco.
77.46
Pierre Mbamba flicks a high pass forward to Carlton Brand who brings the ball under control. Carlton Brand shoots from long range but is denied by Don Hendry. Excellent save.
85.38
Charles-Edward Ghanhouan knocks the ball forward to Ricardo Marquez. Ricardo Marquez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of George Noica. George Noica advances inside the box! George Noica makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Andy McStay is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
89.22
Craig Collins hacks Fouzi Elkhatabi from behind! The referee calls over Craig Collins and warns him to calm down! Fouzi Elkhatabi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Emilio Bustamante sees Marcus Charlton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marcus Charlton flicks a high pass forward to Hubert Plante who brings the ball under control. Hubert Plante plays a one-two with Craig Mccall and advances towards the goal... Hubert Plante comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies well off target!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Ayr United

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

Possession
56.6%
43.4%
Play Area
27.6%
50%
22.4%

Scorers
Gianfranco Zanetti 45
Ricardo Marquez 34
Danny Coppinger 57

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ricardo Marquez of Rangers

Match Ratings
1.Andy McStay (GK)
6
2.Pierre Mbamba (DEF)
6
3.Craig Collins (DEF)
6
4.Emilio Bustamante (DEF)
6
5.Alpay Abdullah (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Marcus Charlton (MID)
7
7.Craig Mccall (MID)
6
8.Emmanuel Nwakire (MID)
6
9.Gianfranco Zanetti (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Hubert Plante (ATT)
6
11.Carlton Brand (ATT)
6
 
12.Alex Campbell (GK)
0
13.Magnus Moukoko (MID)
0
14.Pablo Ponce (ATT)
0

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