Match Report


RangersRangers     MotherwellMotherwell
Elwyn CopeElwyn Cope Noel Henry Noel Henry
David MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn76
G
captain1
G
73Adam EadieA. Eadie
Matt BoothM. Booth65
D
2
D
76Jose PerezJ. Perez
Edgar VarelaE. Varela63
D
3captain
D
72Alec HendersonA. Henderson
Callum NivenC. Niven65
D
4
D
57Alexandre FariaA. Faria
Tomˆs de KoningT. de Koning65
D
5
D
68Billy ThompsonB. Thompson
Scott LawS. Law63
M
6
M
63Gianni AdamiG. Adami
Billy ThomsonB. Thomson57
M
7
M
60David McStayD. McStay
Don NivenD. Niven54
A
8
A
63Joao AlmeidaJ. Almeida
Walter MicilloW. Micillo67
A
9
A
57Andy GreigA. Greig
Pedro VieiraP. Vieira57
A
10
A
60David GreigD. Greig
Jason MowbrayJ. Mowbray74
A
11
A
73Gabriele BianchiniG. Bianchini
 
Alje QuansahA. Quansah52
D
12
M
60Nabil GeerinckxN. Geerinckx
Billy GoughB. Gough57
M
13
A
55Albrecht BreitnerA. Breitner
Gary LawG. Law55
A
14
D
69Martin CanoM. Cano

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to Motherwell. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rangers are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Motherwell appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Don Greig.


0.00
Motherwell kick off!
4.33
Gianni Adami flicks a high pass forward to Joao Almeida who brings the ball under control. Joao Almeida shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
10.46
Jose Perez barges into Walter Micillo. The referee calls over Jose Perez and warns him to calm down! Walter Micillo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.55
Callum Niven chips the ball to his team mate, Matt Booth. Matt Booth passes the ball forward to Pedro Vieira. Pedro Vieira plays a quick one-two with Don Niven and rushes in on goal... Pedro Vieira shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
15.20
David McStay threads the ball through to Gianni Adami. Gianni Adami tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.30
David McStay makes a probing pass to Gianni Adami. Gianni Adami plays a one-two with Joao Almeida and rushes in on goal... Edgar Varela barges into Gianni Adami. Gianni Adami appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
18.51
David McStay clumsily knocks into Billy Thomson. David McStay is warned by the referee! Billy Thomson grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
21.41
Matt Booth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jason Mowbray. Jason Mowbray shoots from 25 yards but somehow Adam Eadie manages to keep it out.
22.51
Scott Law threads a neat ball through to Jason Mowbray. Jason Mowbray shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
24.44
Billy Thomson flicks a high ball forward to Jason Mowbray who takes it down. Jason Mowbray lofts in a cross ball towards Don Niven. Don Niven beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
26.43
Gianni Adami runs straight at the opposition's defence. Gianni Adami knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.56
Billy Thompson clumsily knocks into Scott Law. Billy Thompson is given a warning by the referee! Scott Law hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.29
Edgar Varela hacks Gabriele Bianchini from behind! Edgar Varela is given a warning by the referee! Gabriele Bianchini stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.40
Gianni Adami flicks a high pass forward to Joao Almeida who brings the ball under control. Joao Almeida controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from David Meiklejohn.
34.10
Callum Niven kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Vieira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pedro Vieira knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Billy Thomson is offside!
36.27
Gianni Adami knocks the ball forward to Andy Greig. Andy Greig shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
40.03
David McStay changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. David McStay plays a scrappy one-two with Andy Greig and advances towards the goal... David McStay cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
42.57
From the throw-in, Billy Thomson picks out Scott Law. Scott Law controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pedro Vieira. Pedro Vieira whips in a cross ball towards Jason Mowbray. Jason Mowbray jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
Callum Niven makes a beautiful solo run. Callum Niven threads a neat ball through to Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson plays a scrappy one-two with Jason Mowbray and advances towards the goal... Billy Thomson rockets a shot on goal. Good keeping from Adam Eadie as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
45.00
It's a corner kick. Billy Thomson loops the ball over to the far post. Jason Mowbray makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rangers appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation. Motherwell appear unchanged since the first half. Rangers switch their midfield play to Support Defence and their attack play to Shoot From Distance. The Rangers players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Rangers get the second half underway!
47.36
Matt Booth threads a neat ball through to Billy Thomson. Billy Thomson makes a simple pass to Scott Law. Scott Law knocks in a cross ball towards Walter Micillo. Walter Micillo connects with a diving header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
48.37
Billy Thomson barges into David McStay. The referee calls over Billy Thomson and warns him to calm down! David McStay runs off the knock.
49.07
David McStay knocks the ball forward to Gianni Adami. Gianni Adami skips past Edgar Varela! Some silky footwork from Gianni Adami provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
51.25
Billy Thomson plays the ball forward to Pedro Vieira. Pedro Vieira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Thompson.
60.14
Rangers have made a substitution with Billy Gough replacing Billy Thomson .
61.19
Gianni Adami passes the ball forward to Gabriele Bianchini. Gabriele Bianchini knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edgar Varela.
66.31
David McStay threads a neat ball through to David Greig. David Greig shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
67.01
Matt Booth brings the ball forward. Matt Booth knocks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Vieira. Pedro Vieira plays a scrappy one-two with Jason Mowbray and stumbles forward towards the goal... Pedro Vieira shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Adam Eadie reads it well. Well saved!
72.24
With vision, David McStay plays the ball forward to Gabriele Bianchini. Gabriele Bianchini lofts in a cross ball towards Gianni Adami. Gianni Adami makes a convincing header. Solid save from David Meiklejohn.
75.45
Rangers are playing deep, stifling the play and making it hard for their opposition to score.
79.20
Seeing a gap ahead, Edgar Varela plays the ball forward to Billy Gough. Billy Gough flicks the ball to his team mate, Walter Micillo. Walter Micillo plays a one-two with Jason Mowbray and advances towards the goal... Walter Micillo side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
84.41
Alec Henderson hacks Scott Law from behind! The referee brings Alec Henderson to one side and gives him a warning! Scott Law runs off the knock.
87.09
Billy Gough passes the ball forward to Pedro Vieira. Pedro Vieira knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adam Eadie who gathers it comfortably.
89.57
David McStay makes an attacking run forward. David McStay whips in a cross ball towards Gianni Adami. Gianni Adami heads the ball goalwards but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Rangers

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

Possession
61.4%
38.6%
Play Area
28.9%
48.2%
22.9%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gianni Adami of Motherwell

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

1.Adam Eadie (GK)
8
2.Jose Perez (DEF)
6
3.Alec Henderson (DEF)
5
4.Alexandre Faria (DEF)
6
5.Billy Thompson (DEF)
5
6.Gianni Adami (MID)
9
7.David McStay (MID)
8
8.Joao Almeida (ATT)
6
9.Andy Greig (ATT)
6
10.David Greig (ATT)
6
11.Gabriele Bianchini (ATT)
6
 
12.Nabil Geerinckx (MID)
0
13.Albrecht Breitner (ATT)
0
14.Martin Cano (DEF)
0