Match Report


St MirrenSt Mirren     RangersRangers
Sean Clayton Sean Clayton Elwyn Cope Elwyn Cope
Garry GraavenG. Graaven60
G
1captain
G
76David MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn
Mario MonteiroM. Monteiro53
D
2
D
65Matt BoothM. Booth
Arthur MersonA. Merson56
D
3
D
63Edgar VarelaE. Varela
Frederico MarquitosF. Marquitos52
D
4
D
65Callum NivenC. Niven
Ivan MarcosI. Marcos63
D
5
D
65Tomˆs de KoningT. de Koning
Dave HoekstraD. Hoekstra71
M
6
M
63Scott LawS. Law
John GallacherJ. Gallacher60
M
captain7
M
57Billy GoughB. Gough
Matt LiddellM. Liddell64
M
8
A
55Gary LawG. Law
Jose Fortes ReyJ. Rey63
A
9
A
67Walter MicilloW. Micillo
Richard GallacherR. Gallacher66
A
10
A
57Pedro VieiraP. Vieira
Ralph DublinR. Dublin51
A
11
A
74Jason MowbrayJ. Mowbray
 
Alex GemmillA. Gemmill62
G
12
D
52Alje QuansahA. Quansah
Neil DuberryN. Duberry44
D
13
M
57Billy ThomsonB. Thomson
Gavin JamesG. James53
D
14
A
54Don NivenD. Niven

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at St Mirren Park where St Mirren play host to Rangers. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
St Mirren are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Rangers appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Glass.


0.00
The first half starts with St Mirren kicking off!
2.20
Matt Liddell sees Ralph Dublin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ralph Dublin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
3.29
Billy Gough flicks a high pass forward to Jason Mowbray who brings the ball under control. Jason Mowbray whips in a cross ball towards Pedro Vieira. Pedro Vieira knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
10.47
Ralph Dublin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Gallacher. Richard Gallacher threads the ball through into the box. Dave Hoekstra rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by David Meiklejohn!
12.21
John Gallacher knocks the ball forward to Ralph Dublin. Ralph Dublin whips in a cross ball towards Jose Fortes Rey. Jose Fortes Rey makes a convincing header. The ball strikes Callum Niven's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
13.09
Jose Fortes Rey takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Pedro Vieira chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
14.45
Edgar Varela makes a probing pass to Billy Gough. Billy Gough runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Billy Gough tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
15.46
Dave Hoekstra flicks a high pass forward. Matt Liddell collects the pass. Matt Liddell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but David Meiklejohn reads it well. Good keeping!
16.54
Callum Niven controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Law. Gary Law lofts in a cross ball towards Jason Mowbray. Jason Mowbray jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Garry Graaven picks it out of the air!
20.19
Frederico Marquitos threads a neat ball through to Arthur Merson. Arthur Merson passes the ball forward to Ralph Dublin. Ralph Dublin shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
24.13
Matt Liddell makes a probing pass to Jose Fortes Rey. Jose Fortes Rey shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
26.52
Arthur Merson flicks a high pass forward. Dave Hoekstra collects the pass. Dave Hoekstra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Gallacher. John Gallacher plays a one-two with Ralph Dublin and rushes in on goal... John Gallacher strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
27.19
Tomˆs de Koning sees Scott Law in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Scott Law knocks the ball to his team mate, Jason Mowbray. Jason Mowbray knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Frederico Marquitos.
36.07
Frederico Marquitos sees a break and surges forward. Frederico Marquitos flicks a high pass forward. John Gallacher collects the pass. John Gallacher controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
38.18
Mario Monteiro plays the ball forward to Dave Hoekstra. Dave Hoekstra knocks the ball forward to Jose Fortes Rey. Jose Fortes Rey whips in a cross ball towards John Gallacher. John Gallacher knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
40.42
Dave Hoekstra hits a low pass to Matt Liddell. Matt Liddell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.55
Billy Gough flicks a high pass forward. Jason Mowbray controls it well on his chest. Jason Mowbray shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
44.15
Scott Law sees a break and surges forward. Scott Law knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Walter Micillo hits a low pass to Pedro Vieira. Pedro Vieira knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Gough. Billy Gough gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Garry Graaven is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. St Mirren appear unchanged since the first half. Rangers appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.

45.00
Rangers kick off and get the second half underway!
48.29
Matt Liddell surges forward with the ball. Matt Liddell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
51.26
Matt Booth kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Gough. Billy Gough shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Garry Graaven manages to gather it.
53.24
Arthur Merson knocks the ball forward to John Gallacher. John Gallacher makes a beautiful solo run. John Gallacher shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
59.06
Tomˆs de Koning threads a neat ball through to Walter Micillo. Walter Micillo whips in a cross ball towards Billy Gough. Billy Gough jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.41
Rangers have made a substitution with Don Niven replacing Gary Law .
61.48
Frederico Marquitos threads a neat ball through to Dave Hoekstra. With some swift thinking, Dave Hoekstra plays the ball forward to Jose Fortes Rey. Jose Fortes Rey finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow David Meiklejohn manages to keep it out.
65.54
Billy Gough threads a neat ball through to Scott Law. Scott Law whips in a cross ball towards Walter Micillo. Ivan Marcos hacks Walter Micillo from behind! Walter Micillo appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
67.57
Edgar Varela chips the ball to his team mate, Callum Niven. Callum Niven flicks the ball to his team mate, Walter Micillo. Walter Micillo knocks in a cross ball towards Scott Law. Scott Law knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Garry Graaven with no chance!! Goal for Rangers!
72.33
Billy Gough makes an attacking run forward. Billy Gough kicks a strong pass forward to Scott Law but the referee indicates it's offside!
77.47
Rangers have made a substitution with Alje Quansah replacing Matt Booth .
78.51
Dave Hoekstra controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Richard Gallacher. Richard Gallacher lofts in a cross ball towards Dave Hoekstra. Dave Hoekstra heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
81.22
Arthur Merson makes a simple pass to Mario Monteiro. Mario Monteiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Gallacher. Richard Gallacher whips in a cross ball towards John Gallacher. John Gallacher connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's there!! David Meiklejohn has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
84.32
Alje Quansah clumsily knocks into Ralph Dublin. Alje Quansah is given a warning by the referee! Ralph Dublin runs off the knock.
87.32
Callum Niven deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Gough. Billy Gough darts forward. Billy Gough lofts in a cross ball towards Don Niven. Don Niven powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Billy Gough takes it forward alone. Billy Gough rushes past Frederico Marquitos! Ivan Marcos clumsily knocks into Billy Gough. Penalty not given!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

St Mirren

Rangers
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
8
5
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.1%
41.9%
Play Area
25.6%
44.2%
30.2%

Scorers
Dave Hoekstra 79
John Gallacher 81
Pedro Vieira 3
Billy Gough 45
Scott Law 68

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Billy Gough of Rangers

Match Ratings
1.Garry Graaven (GK)
6
2.Mario Monteiro (DEF)
6
3.Arthur Merson (DEF)
6
4.Frederico Marquitos (DEF)
6
5.Ivan Marcos (DEF)
6
6.Dave Hoekstra (MID)goal scored
8
7.John Gallacher (MID)goal scored
8
8.Matt Liddell (MID)
7
9.Jose Fortes Rey (ATT)
6
10.Richard Gallacher (ATT)
7
11.Ralph Dublin (ATT)
6
 
12.Alex Gemmill (GK)
0
13.Neil Duberry (DEF)
0
14.Gavin James (DEF)
0

1.David Meiklejohn (GK)
7
2.Matt Booth (DEF)
6
3.Edgar Varela (DEF)
6
4.Callum Niven (DEF)
6
5.Tomˆs de Koning (DEF)
6
6.Scott Law (MID)goal scored
8
7.Billy Gough (MID)goal scored
9
8.Gary Law (ATT)
6
9.Walter Micillo (ATT)
6
10.Pedro Vieira (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Jason Mowbray (ATT)
6
 
12.Alje Quansah (DEF)
5
13.Billy Thomson (MID)
0
14.Don Niven (ATT)
6