Match Report


RangersRangers     Greenock MortonGreenock Morton
Elwyn CopeElwyn Cope Ranald Mitchell Ranald Mitchell
Don HendryD. Hendry83
G
captain1
G
70Alex SounessA. Souness
Charles-Edward GhanhouanC. Ghanhouan79
D
2
D
73Gustavo GallegosG. Gallegos
Dion PalmerD. Palmer83
D
3
D
74Ruud SluiterR. Sluiter
Armin TurekA. Turek85
D
4
D
74Tryggvi SigthorssonT. Sigthorsson
Marcos HernandezM. Hernandez79
D
5
D
72Roberto CarmonaR. Carmona
Paul MoelikerP. Moeliker97
M
6captain
M
84Quim BarbosaQ. Barbosa
Ricardo MarquezR. Marquez91
M
7
M
77Fabio BoksicF. Boksic
Fouzi ElkhatabiF. Elkhatabi89
A
8
A
76Garry MckinlayG. Mckinlay
Danny CoppingerD. Coppinger85
A
9
A
78Guillermo VicenteG. Vicente
Jose NevesJ. Neves77
A
10
A
83Mauricio KikoM. Kiko
Nico BuchwaldN. Buchwald80
A
11
A
77Billy MasonB. Mason
 
J-David RubilJ. Rubil74
D
12
A
75Billy CampbellB. Campbell
Hugo Guerrero LopezH. Guerrero Lopez87
M
13
M
75Richard WhiteR. White
George NoicaG. Noica81
A
14
D
67Ivan SotoI. Soto

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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to Greenock Morton. A crowd of 20,401 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rangers are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Greenock Morton appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Paul McStay.


0.00
Greenock Morton kick off!
8.50
Roberto Carmona takes it forward alone. Roberto Carmona runs straight at the opposition's defence. Roberto Carmona whips in a cross ball towards Garry Mckinlay. Garry Mckinlay powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
14.28
Ricardo Marquez flicks a high pass forward. Paul Moeliker collects the pass. Paul Moeliker knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alex Souness who gathers it comfortably.
15.01
Paul Moeliker makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Neves. Jose Neves whips in a cross ball towards Paul Moeliker. Paul Moeliker makes a deft header but it is shockingly off target!
20.21
With a delightful solo run, Fabio Boksic stretches the opposition's defence. Fabio Boksic lofts in a cross ball towards Quim Barbosa. Quim Barbosa makes a looping header on goal. Don Hendry manages to gather it comfortably.
21.44
Fabio Boksic makes a simple pass to Mauricio Kiko. Mauricio Kiko flicks a high pass forward. Guillermo Vicente controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Marcos Hernandez comes in with a late challenge on Guillermo Vicente. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
27.37
Fabio Boksic comes in with a late challenge on Fouzi Elkhatabi. Fabio Boksic is given a warning by the referee! Fouzi Elkhatabi carries on, but is struggling a bit.
27.37
Free kick to Rangers just outside the area...
28.10
Danny Coppinger takes a stuttering run up but the ball clips the wall and is cleared by the defence.
30.45
Tryggvi Sigthorsson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guillermo Vicente. Guillermo Vicente runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Guillermo Vicente shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Don Hendry. Excellent save.
34.42
Fabio Boksic knocks the ball forward to Billy Mason. Billy Mason finds some space and shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
40.55
With imagination, Charles-Edward Ghanhouan laces a weighted ball forward to Paul Moeliker. Paul Moeliker sees Nico Buchwald in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nico Buchwald lofts in a cross ball towards Paul Moeliker. Paul Moeliker makes a looping header on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rangers have changed their lineup with George Noica replacing Nico Buchwald and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. Greenock Morton appear unchanged since the first half. The Rangers players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Rangers kick off!
47.33
Quim Barbosa clumsily knocks into Ricardo Marquez. The referee calls over Quim Barbosa and warns him to calm down! Ricardo Marquez stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.58
Charles-Edward Ghanhouan makes a probing pass to Paul Moeliker. Paul Moeliker flicks a high pass forward. George Noica controls it well on his chest. George Noica whips in a cross ball towards Fouzi Elkhatabi. Fouzi Elkhatabi knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
51.15
Quim Barbosa sees a break and surges forward. Quim Barbosa shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
54.53
Roberto Carmona pushes mid-way up the pitch. Roberto Carmona knocks the ball forward to Fabio Boksic. Fabio Boksic tries a spectacular long range effort but Don Hendry reads it well. Superb keeping!
57.49
Ricardo Marquez chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Moeliker. Paul Moeliker lofts in a cross ball towards Danny Coppinger. Danny Coppinger fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Alex Souness gathers the ball up comfortably. Well saved!
60.37
Paul Moeliker makes a run forward as Dion Palmer takes the throw-in. Paul Moeliker skillfully chests the ball down. Paul Moeliker controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ricardo Marquez. Ricardo Marquez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tryggvi Sigthorsson.
61.51
Charles-Edward Ghanhouan flicks a high ball forward to Paul Moeliker who takes it down. Paul Moeliker changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Paul Moeliker knocks in a cross ball towards Fouzi Elkhatabi. Fouzi Elkhatabi jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Alex Souness.
63.35
It's a corner kick which Ricardo Marquez takes quickly, playing the ball short to Fouzi Elkhatabi. Fabio Boksic comes in with a tackle and wins the ball, clearing it upfield.
65.16
Ricardo Marquez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Danny Coppinger. Danny Coppinger knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alex Souness who gathers it comfortably.
66.24
Fabio Boksic controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mauricio Kiko. With great vision, Mauricio Kiko plays the ball forward to Guillermo Vicente who has made a great run into the box. Guillermo Vicente shoots from just inside the box. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
71.55
Quim Barbosa comes in with a late challenge on Paul Moeliker. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Paul Moeliker hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.03
Marcos Hernandez comes in with a late challenge on Mauricio Kiko. The referee calls over Marcos Hernandez and shows him a yellow card! Mauricio Kiko gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
73.01
Fabio Boksic controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Garry Mckinlay. Garry Mckinlay knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Mason. Billy Mason makes a deft header. Don Hendry effortlessly picks it out of the air!
79.27
Fabio Boksic comes in with a late challenge on Armin Turek. Fabio Boksic is shown the yellow card! Armin Turek runs off the knock.
81.16
Ruud Sluiter clumsily knocks into Danny Coppinger. The referee calls over Ruud Sluiter and shows him a yellow card! Danny Coppinger stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.47
Tryggvi Sigthorsson knocks the ball forward to Quim Barbosa. Quim Barbosa flicks a high pass forward. Garry Mckinlay collects the pass. Garry Mckinlay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Mason but the linesman indicates offside!
84.23
Without breaking stride, Ricardo Marquez plays the ball forward to Paul Moeliker. Paul Moeliker lofts in a cross ball towards Fouzi Elkhatabi. Fouzi Elkhatabi powers a header at goal. Good keeping from Alex Souness as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
85.21
Paul Moeliker takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Some silky footwork from Charles-Edward Ghanhouan provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
87.42
Quim Barbosa flicks a high ball forward to Billy Mason who takes it down. Billy Mason controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
90.00
Fabio Boksic clumsily knocks into Marcos Hernandez. The referee brings Fabio Boksic to one side and gives him another warning! Marcos Hernandez stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Rangers

Greenock Morton
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
6
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
6
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.9%
54.1%
Play Area
28.2%
44.7%
27.1%

Scorers
Paul Moeliker 41
Fouzi Elkhatabi 49
Garry Mckinlay 8

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

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

1.Alex Souness (GK)
7
2.Gustavo Gallegos (DEF)
6
3.Ruud Sluiter (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Tryggvi Sigthorsson (DEF)
6
5.Roberto Carmona (DEF)
8
6.Quim Barbosa (MID)yellow card
6
7.Fabio Boksic (MID)yellow card
7
8.Garry Mckinlay (ATT)goal scored
7
9.Guillermo Vicente (ATT)
6
10.Mauricio Kiko (ATT)
6
11.Billy Mason (ATT)
6
 
12.Billy Campbell (ATT)
0
13.Richard White (MID)
0
14.Ivan Soto (DEF)
0