Match Report


RangersRangers     MotherwellMotherwell
Elwyn CopeElwyn Cope Noel Henry Noel Henry
Don HendryD. Hendry83
G
captain1
G
77Julian LaCroneJ. LaCrone
Charles-Edward GhanhouanC. Ghanhouan79
D
2
D
76Luis RenierL. Renier
Dion PalmerD. Palmer83
D
3
D
75Mateus PassoM. Passo
Armin TurekA. Turek85
D
4
D
71Yassine AbdellaouiY. Abdellaoui
Marcos HernandezM. Hernandez79
D
5
D
72Benedetto TacchiB. Tacchi
Ricardo MarquezR. Marquez91
M
6
M
78Alen CvitanovicA. Cvitanovic
Paul MoelikerP. Moeliker97
M
7captain
M
79Gianmatteo GinestraG. Ginestra
Fouzi ElkhatabiF. Elkhatabi89
A
8
A
76Alec LawA. Law
Jose NevesJ. Neves77
A
9
A
74Francis LestinF. Lestin
Nico BuchwaldN. Buchwald80
A
10
A
75Colin FergusonC. Ferguson
Danny CoppingerD. Coppinger85
A
11
A
77Manuel QuintanaM. Quintana
 
J-David RubilJ. Rubil74
D
12
A
74Gabriel GainzaG. Gainza
Hugo Guerrero LopezH. Guerrero Lopez87
M
13
G
49David MckinlayD. Mckinlay
George NoicaG. Noica81
A
14
D
76Jorge VelosoJ. Veloso

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to Motherwell. A crowd of 19,543 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Rangers and Motherwell are lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Hutchison.


0.00
Motherwell start the match!
6.24
Dion Palmer passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Paul Moeliker. Paul Moeliker hits a low pass to Danny Coppinger. Danny Coppinger shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
12.41
Manuel Quintana darts forward. Manuel Quintana sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
14.21
Paul Moeliker flicks a high ball forward to Ricardo Marquez who takes it down. Ricardo Marquez knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Benedetto Tacchi.
15.38
Ricardo Marquez sees Nico Buchwald in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nico Buchwald shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Julian LaCrone smothers it!
18.07
Dion Palmer threads a neat ball through to Paul Moeliker. Paul Moeliker knocks in a cross ball towards Fouzi Elkhatabi. Fouzi Elkhatabi jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Julian LaCrone!
20.52
Rangers are in full control of this game.
22.38
Armin Turek makes a probing pass to Charles-Edward Ghanhouan. Charles-Edward Ghanhouan threads the ball through to Fouzi Elkhatabi. Fouzi Elkhatabi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
24.18
Ricardo Marquez flicks a high ball forward to Danny Coppinger who takes it down. Danny Coppinger whips in a cross ball towards Paul Moeliker. Paul Moeliker rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Benedetto Tacchi clears it off the line with his head!
30.12
Armin Turek flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Marquez controls it well on his chest. Ricardo Marquez threads a neat ball through to Jose Neves. Jose Neves tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
32.32
Armin Turek kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Moeliker. Paul Moeliker plays the ball forward to Ricardo Marquez. Ricardo Marquez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.23
Alen Cvitanovic flicks a high pass forward. Gianmatteo Ginestra collects the pass. Gianmatteo Ginestra knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Don Hendry who gathers it comfortably.
39.31
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
40.30
Marcos Hernandez flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Marquez collects the pass. Ricardo Marquez kicks a strong pass forward to Danny Coppinger. Danny Coppinger shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
Fouzi Elkhatabi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Danny Coppinger. Danny Coppinger whips in a cross ball towards Ricardo Marquez. Ricardo Marquez shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rangers have changed their lineup with George Noica replacing Jose Neves. Motherwell appear unchanged since the first half. The Rangers players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Rangers kicking off!
47.29
Alen Cvitanovic threads a neat ball through to Manuel Quintana. Manuel Quintana controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Don Hendry comfortably smothers it!
48.05
Benedetto Tacchi flicks a high pass forward. Yassine Abdellaoui collects the pass. Yassine Abdellaoui threads the ball through to Colin Ferguson. Colin Ferguson whips in a cross ball towards Francis Lestin. Francis Lestin connects with a diving header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
51.24
Mateus Passo threads a neat ball through to Gianmatteo Ginestra. Gianmatteo Ginestra decides to run forward with the ball. Gianmatteo Ginestra shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Don Hendry smothers it!
54.09
Armin Turek barges into Colin Ferguson. Armin Turek is shown the yellow card! Colin Ferguson runs off the knock.
57.36
Dion Palmer knocks the ball forward to Ricardo Marquez. Ricardo Marquez lofts in a cross ball towards Fouzi Elkhatabi. Yassine Abdellaoui hacks Fouzi Elkhatabi from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
59.52
Gianmatteo Ginestra passes the ball forward to Manuel Quintana. Manuel Quintana deftly passes the ball to Gianmatteo Ginestra, releasing him through on goal. Gianmatteo Ginestra strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. Superb reactions from Don Hendry. What a save!
60.08
Rangers have made a substitution with Hugo Guerrero Lopez replacing Paul Moeliker .
61.09
Mateus Passo darts forward. Mateus Passo passes the ball forward to Colin Ferguson. Colin Ferguson plays a one-two with Francis Lestin and advances towards the goal... Some world-class footwork from Colin Ferguson provides some space. He shoots at goal. Don Hendry is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
66.43
Alen Cvitanovic hits a low pass to Manuel Quintana. Manuel Quintana knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dion Palmer.
69.10
Gianmatteo Ginestra flicks a high pass forward. Alen Cvitanovic controls it well on his chest. Alen Cvitanovic lofts in a cross ball towards Francis Lestin. Francis Lestin heads the ball goalwards but it's a lousy effort!
71.37
Armin Turek sees Danny Coppinger in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Danny Coppinger sees Hugo Guerrero Lopez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hugo Guerrero Lopez shoots from long range. Julian LaCrone gathers the ball up comfortably. Great keeping!
72.09
Hugo Guerrero Lopez barges into Gianmatteo Ginestra. The referee calls over Hugo Guerrero Lopez and warns him to calm down! Gianmatteo Ginestra hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.38
George Noica flicks the ball to his team mate, Fouzi Elkhatabi. Fouzi Elkhatabi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hugo Guerrero Lopez but he's offside!
75.18
Francis Lestin catches Dion Palmer on the ankles. Francis Lestin is given a warning by the referee! Dion Palmer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.48
Dion Palmer flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Marquez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ricardo Marquez flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Guerrero Lopez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hugo Guerrero Lopez knocks in a cross ball towards Nico Buchwald. Nico Buchwald knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
81.09
Mateus Passo flicks a high pass forward. Gianmatteo Ginestra controls it well on his chest. Gianmatteo Ginestra chips the ball to his team mate, Alen Cvitanovic. Alen Cvitanovic knocks in a cross ball towards Manuel Quintana. Manuel Quintana connects with a diving header. It's miles wide!
83.05
Ricardo Marquez hits a low pass to Danny Coppinger. Danny Coppinger finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Rangers!
87.18
Marcos Hernandez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Guerrero Lopez. Hugo Guerrero Lopez threads the ball through to Nico Buchwald. Nico Buchwald finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
Ricardo Marquez makes a simple pass to Hugo Guerrero Lopez. Hugo Guerrero Lopez shoots from 25 yards but Julian LaCrone is on top of his game. Good keeping!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Rangers

Motherwell
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
9
5
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.8%
40.2%
Play Area
27.6%
42.5%
29.9%

Scorers
Nico Buchwald 78
Danny Coppinger 83
Colin Ferguson 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Danny Coppinger of Rangers

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

1.Julian LaCrone (GK)
8
2.Luis Renier (DEF)
6
3.Mateus Passo (DEF)
7
4.Yassine Abdellaoui (DEF)
6
5.Benedetto Tacchi (DEF)
6
6.Alen Cvitanovic (MID)
7
7.Gianmatteo Ginestra (MID)
7
8.Alec Law (ATT)
6
9.Francis Lestin (ATT)
6
10.Colin Ferguson (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Manuel Quintana (ATT)
6
 
12.Gabriel Gainza (ATT)
0
13.David Mckinlay (GK)
0
14.Jorge Veloso (DEF)
0