Match Report


Ayr UnitedAyr United     RangersRangers
Scott TubbrittScott Tubbritt Elwyn Cope Elwyn Cope
Andy McStayA. McStay85
G
1captain
G
83Don HendryD. Hendry
David CurtoloD. Curtolo74
D
2
D
79Charles-Edward GhanhouanC. Ghanhouan
Stephan EduseiS. Edusei75
D
3
D
83Dion PalmerD. Palmer
Emilio BustamanteE. Bustamante81
D
4
D
85Armin TurekA. Turek
Alpay AbdullahA. Abdullah77
D
captain5
D
79Marcos HernandezM. Hernandez
Jaime SantosJ. Santos76
M
6
M
97Paul MoelikerP. Moeliker
Craig MccallC. Mccall80
M
7
M
91Ricardo MarquezR. Marquez
Rodolfo MenendezR. Menendez78
M
8
A
89Fouzi ElkhatabiF. Elkhatabi
Pablo PonceP. Ponce73
A
9
A
85Danny CoppingerD. Coppinger
Bradley CooneyB. Cooney74
A
10
A
77Jose NevesJ. Neves
Carlton BrandC. Brand74
A
11
A
80Nico BuchwaldN. Buchwald
 
Alex CampbellA. Campbell52
G
12
D
74J-David RubilJ. Rubil
Franco GuzmánF. Guzmán73
M
13
M
87Hugo Guerrero LopezH. Guerrero Lopez
Hubert PlanteH. Plante71
A
14
A
81George NoicaG. Noica

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Somerset Park where Ayr United play host to Rangers. A crowd of 19,646 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 Matt Hutchison.


0.00
Rangers kick off!
3.42
Seeing a gap ahead, Stephan Edusei plays the ball forward to Jaime Santos. Jaime Santos flicks a high pass forward. Craig Mccall collects the pass. Craig Mccall knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marcos Hernandez.
10.05
Craig Mccall flicks a high pass forward. Jaime Santos collects the pass. Jaime Santos knocks in a cross ball towards Pablo Ponce. Pablo Ponce rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Ayr United!
21.42
Ricardo Marquez decides to run forward with the ball. Ricardo Marquez tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
26.36
Fouzi Elkhatabi takes a quick throw-in. Paul Moeliker threads a neat ball through to Ricardo Marquez. Ricardo Marquez knocks in a cross ball towards Fouzi Elkhatabi. Fouzi Elkhatabi powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but David Curtolo is on the line. He jumps and heads the ball over the bar!
27.55
Paul Moeliker takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Carlton Brand reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
28.10
Charles-Edward Ghanhouan catches Stephan Edusei on the ankles. The referee warns Charles-Edward Ghanhouan to calm down! Stephan Edusei runs off the knock.
32.37
Ricardo Marquez knocks the ball forward to Danny Coppinger. Danny Coppinger shoots from long range. Andy McStay gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
39.58
Ricardo Marquez knocks the ball to his team mate, Nico Buchwald. Nico Buchwald lofts in a cross ball towards Ricardo Marquez. Ricardo Marquez connects with a diving header. The ball strikes David Curtolo's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
41.22
Ricardo Marquez takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Paul Moeliker comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out but somehow Stephan Edusei happens to be in the right place to block it.
44.40
Alpay Abdullah barges into Danny Coppinger. Alpay Abdullah is shown the yellow card! Danny Coppinger hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Ayr United appear unchanged since the first half. Rangers have changed their lineup with George Noica replacing Nico Buchwald and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. The Rangers players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Ayr United kick off and get the second half underway!
48.26
Stephan Edusei hacks Ricardo Marquez from behind! The referee warns Stephan Edusei to calm down! Ricardo Marquez stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.40
Paul Moeliker flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Marquez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ricardo Marquez makes a probing pass to Paul Moeliker but he's offside!
53.43
Rodolfo Menendez flicks a high ball forward to Bradley Cooney who takes it down. Bradley Cooney plays a one-two with Pablo Ponce and rushes in on goal... Bradley Cooney takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
54.33
Craig Mccall threads the ball through to Bradley Cooney. Bradley Cooney plays a scrappy one-two with Rodolfo Menendez and stumbles forward towards the goal... Bradley Cooney makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Don Hendry reads it well. Good save!
60.30
Rangers have made a substitution with Hugo Guerrero Lopez replacing Ricardo Marquez .
63.07
Armin Turek flicks a high ball forward to Hugo Guerrero Lopez who takes it down. Hugo Guerrero Lopez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Emilio Bustamante.
65.17
Paul Moeliker knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Guerrero Lopez. Hugo Guerrero Lopez knocks in a cross ball towards George Noica. George Noica beats his man to it with a header. Andy McStay manages to gather it.
66.51
With intelligent vision, Armin Turek plays the ball forward to Paul Moeliker. With imagination, Paul Moeliker laces a through ball forward to Danny Coppinger. Danny Coppinger makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Hugo Guerrero Lopez. Hugo Guerrero Lopez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Andy McStay comfortably gets down and covers it.
67.06
Stephan Edusei kicks a strong pass forward to Rodolfo Menendez. Rodolfo Menendez knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Brand. Carlton Brand shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
71.41
Jaime Santos flicks a high pass forward to Bradley Cooney who brings the ball under control. Bradley Cooney knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Marcos Hernandez.
72.58
Armin Turek hits a low pass to Dion Palmer. Dion Palmer takes it forward alone. Dion Palmer whips in a cross ball towards Fouzi Elkhatabi. Fouzi Elkhatabi is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but is denied by Andy McStay. Excellent save.
75.03
Rodolfo Menendez threads a neat ball through to Pablo Ponce. Pablo Ponce threads the ball through to Rodolfo Menendez but he's offside!
77.31
Stephan Edusei clumsily knocks into Paul Moeliker. The referee calls over Stephan Edusei again and warns him to calm down! Paul Moeliker stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.01
Paul Moeliker flicks a high ball forward to Danny Coppinger who gracefully takes it down. Danny Coppinger lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Guerrero Lopez. Hugo Guerrero Lopez is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Rangers!
84.29
Hugo Guerrero Lopez makes an attacking run forward. Hugo Guerrero Lopez whips in a cross ball towards Danny Coppinger. Danny Coppinger jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Good keeping from Andy McStay as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
85.00
Paul Moeliker takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Craig Mccall reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
90.00
Emilio Bustamante deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jaime Santos. With great imagination, Jaime Santos picks a pass forward to Carlton Brand. Carlton Brand lofts in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Menendez. Rodolfo Menendez powers a header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Ayr United

Rangers
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
10
Shots off Target
1
0
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
31.2%
46.2%
22.5%

Scorers
Pablo Ponce 10
Rodolfo Menendez 90
Hugo Guerrero Lopez 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Hugo Guerrero Lopez of Rangers

Match Ratings
1.Andy McStay (GK)
8
2.David Curtolo (DEF)
6
3.Stephan Edusei (DEF)
6
4.Emilio Bustamante (DEF)
7
5.Alpay Abdullah (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Jaime Santos (MID)
8
7.Craig Mccall (MID)
7
8.Rodolfo Menendez (MID)goal scored
8
9.Pablo Ponce (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Bradley Cooney (ATT)
7
11.Carlton Brand (ATT)
7
 
12.Alex Campbell (GK)
0
13.Franco Guzmán (MID)
0
14.Hubert Plante (ATT)
0

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