Match Report
| Rangers | Rangers |  |  | Stirling Albion | Stirling Albion | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Callum Ferguson | C. Ferguson |  | 52 | G |  | 1 | | G | 48 | | Gary Niven | G. Niven | |||||||||
| Stephen Caldwell | S. Caldwell | | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 | | Callum Gemmill | C. Gemmill | |||||||||
| Duncan Inglis | D. Inglis | | 51 | D | | 3 | | D | 47 | | Andy Sullivan | A. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Matt Young | M. Young | | 44 | D | | 4 | | D | 39 | | Garry Gough | G. Gough | |||||||||
| John Morton | J. Morton | | 55 | M | | 5 | | D | 39 | | Craig Telfer | C. Telfer | |||||||||
| David Ritchie | D. Ritchie | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 50 | | Richard McStay | R. McStay | |||||||||
| Duncan Sullivan | D. Sullivan | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 46 | | Andy Glass | A. Glass | |||||||||
| John Cleland | J. Cleland | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 39 | | Stuart Thomson | S. Thomson | |||||||||
| Garry Thomson | G. Thomson | | 50 | A | | 9 | | M | 39 | | Kevin Thomson | K. Thomson | |||||||||
| Colin James | C. James | | 48 | A | | 10 | | A | 37 | | Gavin Mason | G. Mason | |||||||||
| Neil Caldwell | N. Caldwell | | 43 | A | | 11 | | A | 37 | | Duncan Booth | D. Booth | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to Stirling Albion. A crowd of 2,576 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Rangers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Stirling Albion appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Rangers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Stirling Albion appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Rangers kick off the first half!
2.55
0-0Andy Glass clumsily knocks into Duncan Sullivan. Andy Glass is given a warning by the referee! Duncan Sullivan stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.04
0-0David Ritchie sees space and advances. David Ritchie controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
10.22
0-0Rangers are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
12.37
0-0Stuart Thomson kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Mason. Gavin Mason knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duncan Inglis.
15.27
John Cleland makes a probing pass to Colin James. Colin James plays a perfect one-two with Neil Caldwell and rushes in on goal... Colin James takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
16.43
John Cleland passes the ball forward to Garry Thomson. Garry Thomson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
22.26
Stephen Caldwell chips the ball to his team mate, John Cleland. John Cleland threads the ball through to Garry Thomson. Garry Thomson knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Telfer.
24.45
0-0John Cleland comes in with a late challenge on Andy Glass. John Cleland is warned by the referee! Andy Glass gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
34.50
Duncan Sullivan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Garry Thomson. Garry Thomson lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Caldwell. Neil Caldwell is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
38.55
Garry Gough deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard McStay. Richard McStay flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Mason. Gavin Mason shoots from long range but it flies wide!
39.10
Duncan Inglis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Ritchie. David Ritchie makes a probing pass to Garry Thomson. Garry Thomson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.09
David Ritchie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garry Thomson. Garry Thomson finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
42.08
0-0Duncan Sullivan chips the ball to his team mate, Garry Thomson. Garry Thomson knocks the ball forward to Neil Caldwell but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
44.29
Stirling Albion are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Rangers's defence.
45.00
Duncan Sullivan barges into Stuart Thomson. The referee calls over Duncan Sullivan and warns him to calm down! Stuart Thomson runs off the knock.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Stirling Albion kick off the second half!
49.31
Andy Glass hacks John Cleland from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! John Cleland grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
55.43
1-0David Ritchie threads the ball through to Colin James. Colin James goes all the way! Colin James shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
59.40
Duncan Inglis decides to run forward with the ball. Duncan Inglis knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Caldwell. Neil Caldwell shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.28
Duncan Sullivan chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Caldwell. Neil Caldwell goes all the way! Neil Caldwell tries a spectacular strike but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.54
Duncan Inglis makes a simple pass to Duncan Sullivan. Duncan Sullivan decides to run forward with the ball. Duncan Sullivan goes all the way! Duncan Sullivan shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
83.09
Callum Gemmill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Glass. Andy Glass knocks the ball forward to Gavin Mason. Gavin Mason goes all the way! Gavin Mason cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
85.42
Stephen Caldwell threads the ball through to David Ritchie. David Ritchie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Colin James. Colin James goes all the way! Colin James makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
0
Shots off Target
9
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
70.9%
29.1%
Play Area
20.3%
53.2%
26.6%
Scorers
| Colin James 55 |