Match Report
| Rangers | Rangers |  |  | Stranraer | Stranraer | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Craig Campbell | C. Campbell |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 | | Paul McCoist | P. McCoist | |||||||||
| Ledley Keegan | L. Keegan |  | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 | | Billy Collins | B. Collins | |||||||||
| Garry White | G. White | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Alec Booth | A. Booth | |||||||||
| Dmitri Korneev | D. Korneev |  | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Stephen Dickov | S. Dickov | |||||||||
| Elena Barkero | E. Barkero |  | 63 | M | | 5 | | D | 57 | | Richard McNeill | R. McNeill | |||||||||
| Richard Thomson | R. Thomson | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 | | Scott Inglis | S. Inglis | |||||||||
| Peter Young | P. Young | | 61 | M |  | | 7 | | M | 65 | | Scott Glass | S. Glass | ||||||||
| Richard Matteo | R. Matteo | | 59 | M | | 8 | | | M | 59 | | Julian Boyd | J. Boyd | ||||||||
| Juan Suarez | J. Suarez | | 69 | A | | 9 | | M | 57 |  | Sebastiao Varela | S. Varela | |||||||||
| Callum Naysmith | C. Naysmith | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 81 | | John Booth | J. Booth | |||||||||
| Gary Burley | G. Burley | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 81 | | Stephen Niven | S. Niven | |||||||||
| Alec Ritchie | A. Ritchie | | 63 | D | | 12 | | A | 66 | | Duncan James | D. James | |||||||||
| Stuart Caldwell | S. Caldwell | | 62 | G | | 13 | | A | 65 | | Matt Mcallister | M. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Rainer Streich | R. Streich |  | 62 | D | | 14 | | G | 61 | | Alex Telfer | A. Telfer | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by ALAC |
Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to Stranraer. A crowd of 9,162 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Rangers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Stranraer appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Burley.
The pitch is in good condition.
Rangers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Stranraer appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Kevin Burley.
0.00
0-0Stranraer start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.38
0-0Stephen Niven barges into Ledley Keegan. The referee warns Stephen Niven to calm down! Ledley Keegan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.49
0-1Julian Boyd flicks a high pass forward. John Booth collects the pass. John Booth shoots from outside the area. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
14.14
0-1Elena Barkero flicks a high pass forward to Gary Burley who brings the ball under control. Gary Burley threads the ball through to Juan Suarez but he's offside!
16.52
Scott Glass flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Niven collects the pass. Stephen Niven sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Stranraer!
21.43
0-2Richard Thomson flicks a high pass forward. Callum Naysmith collects the pass. Callum Naysmith sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
26.24
0-2Sebastiao Varela catches Elena Barkero on the ankles. Sebastiao Varela is shown the yellow card! Elena Barkero runs off the knock.
27.43
Julian Boyd chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Niven. Stephen Niven shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
33.21
0-2Peter Young plays the ball forward to Gary Burley. Gary Burley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.01
Sebastiao Varela makes a probing pass to John Booth. John Booth knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen Niven. Stephen Niven makes a looping header on goal. Stephen Niven scores for Stranraer!!
44.05
Ledley Keegan threads the ball through to Elena Barkero. Elena Barkero knocks the ball forward to Gary Burley. Gary Burley knocks the ball forward to Callum Naysmith but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
Richard Thomson barges into Sebastiao Varela. The referee warns Richard Thomson to calm down! Sebastiao Varela hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Rangers appear unchanged since the first half. Stranraer also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Rangers start the second half!
47.20
Sebastiao Varela clumsily knocks into Elena Barkero. The referee warns Sebastiao Varela to calm down! Elena Barkero hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.17
0-3Scott Glass clumsily knocks into Richard Thomson. The referee calls over Scott Glass and shows him a yellow card! Richard Thomson carries on, but is struggling a bit.
54.34
Dmitri Korneev threads the ball through to Richard Matteo. Richard Matteo makes a simple pass to Gary Burley. Gary Burley shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
57.41
Peter Young makes a probing pass to Juan Suarez. Juan Suarez advances inside the box! Juan Suarez cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Rangers!
60.02
Ledley Keegan knocks the ball forward to Elena Barkero. Elena Barkero flicks a high pass forward to Callum Naysmith who brings the ball under control. Callum Naysmith knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paul McCoist who gathers it comfortably.
61.36
Scott Inglis makes a beautiful solo run. Scott Inglis shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
66.56
Elena Barkero flicks a high ball forward to Callum Naysmith who takes it down. Callum Naysmith knocks the ball forward to Gary Burley but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
67.05
Julian Boyd surges forward with the ball. With great vision, Julian Boyd plays the ball forward to John Booth who has made a great run into the box. Some silky footwork from John Booth provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
69.26
Scott Glass flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Niven. Stephen Niven knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.57
Ledley Keegan passes the ball forward to Richard Thomson. Richard Thomson makes a beautiful solo run. Richard Thomson shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
84.12
Billy Collins threads the ball through to Scott Glass. Scott Glass knocks the ball forward to Stephen Niven. Stephen Niven puts a great ball through. John Booth runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
87.52
Elena Barkero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Burley. Gary Burley knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
67.9%
32.1%
Play Area
29.5%
50%
20.5%
Scorers
| Juan Suarez 57 | John Booth 6 Stephen Niven 17, 34 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Stephen Niven of Stranraer |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Craig Campbell (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Ledley Keegan (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Garry White (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Dmitri Korneev (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Elena Barkero (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Richard Thomson (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Peter Young (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Richard Matteo (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Juan Suarez (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Callum Naysmith (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gary Burley (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Alec Ritchie (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Stuart Caldwell (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Rainer Streich (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Paul McCoist (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Billy Collins (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Alec Booth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Stephen Dickov (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Richard McNeill (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Scott Inglis (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Scott Glass (MID) |  | 6 |
| 8. | Julian Boyd (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Sebastiao Varela (MID) | | 5 |
| 10. | John Booth (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Stephen Niven (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Duncan James (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Matt Mcallister (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Alex Telfer (GK) | 0 | |