Match Report


RangersRangers     St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Alec GoughA. Gough58
G
1
G
69Paul HopkinP. Hopkin
Yuri BaronioY. Baronio71
D
2
D
68Gavin BoothG. Booth
Ben HarleyB. Harley65
D
3
D
57Kevin CollinsK. Collins
Paul MortonP. Morton63
D
4captain
D
55Don McCoistD. McCoist
Jose Fortes DiezJ. Diez62
M
5
M
67Hannes DittmannH. Dittmann
Gary NivenG. Niven59
M
captain6
M
66Neil HendryN. Hendry
Duncan SullivanD. Sullivan58
M
7
M
58Garry MatteoG. Matteo
Duncan DalglishD. Dalglish54
M
8
M
56Kevin LawK. Law
Daniel VelosoD. Veloso69
A
9
A
62Gavin ClelandG. Cleland
Moritz MüllerM. Müller66
A
10
A
58Alex GreigA. Greig
Dean OwenD. Owen63
A
11
A
54Neil DickovN. Dickov
 
Scott LisbieS. Lisbie61
D
12
G
64Kevin SullivanK. Sullivan
Paul LawP. Law60
A
13
M
56Kevin GlassK. Glass
Billy NaysmithB. Naysmith55
D
14
M
55Callum BoothC. Booth

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to St. Johnstone. A crowd of 8,768 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Rangers and St. Johnstone are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Strachan.


0.00
Rangers get the match underway!
4.58
Duncan Sullivan threads the ball through to Dean Owen. Dean Owen skips past Kevin Collins! Dean Owen cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
12.02
Duncan Dalglish darts forward. Duncan Dalglish hits a low pass to Daniel Veloso. Daniel Veloso shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
16.45
Kevin Collins flicks a high ball forward to Garry Matteo who takes it down. With imagination, Garry Matteo plays the ball forward to Neil Dickov. Neil Dickov knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Cleland. Gavin Cleland connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Alec Gough!
20.47
Gavin Cleland clumsily knocks into Yuri Baronio. Gavin Cleland is warned by the referee! Yuri Baronio hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.17
Don McCoist surges forward with the ball. Don McCoist hits a low pass to Gavin Cleland. Gavin Cleland shoots from distance. Alec Gough easily gets down and covers it.
24.42
Gary Niven comes in with a late challenge on Don McCoist. The referee warns Gary Niven to calm down! Don McCoist stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.18
Garry Matteo threads the ball through to Alex Greig. Alex Greig sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
30.57
Duncan Sullivan kicks a strong pass forward to Moritz Müller. Moritz Müller makes a probing pass to Dean Owen but he's offside!
33.58
Don McCoist passes the ball forward to Garry Matteo. Showing composure, Garry Matteo picks a pass forward to Alex Greig. Alex Greig knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paul Morton.
34.03
Gary Niven threads a neat ball through to Moritz Müller. Moritz Müller puts a great ball through. Daniel Veloso runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
36.13
Alex Greig hacks Ben Harley from behind! The referee calls over Alex Greig and warns him to calm down! Ben Harley hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.50
Neil Hendry threads the ball through to Gavin Cleland. Gavin Cleland knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Dickov. Neil Dickov is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies just wide!
40.59
Don McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Garry Matteo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Garry Matteo takes it forward alone. Garry Matteo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.32
With some swift thinking, Don McCoist plays the ball forward to Hannes Dittmann. Hannes Dittmann makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Cleland. Gavin Cleland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.36
Neil Hendry knocks the ball forward to Neil Dickov. Neil Dickov tries a spectacular long range effort but Alec Gough is on top of it.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rangers appear unchanged since the first half. St. Johnstone also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and St. Johnstone get the second half underway!
47.16
Duncan Sullivan sees Daniel Veloso in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Daniel Veloso shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
51.38
Don McCoist makes a probing pass to Garry Matteo. Garry Matteo chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Dickov. Neil Dickov whips in a cross ball towards Alex Greig. Alex Greig powers a header at goal. Magnificent block by Paul Morton!
60.55
Rangers have made 2 substitutions with Paul Law replacing Duncan Dalglish and Billy Naysmith replacing Moritz Müller .St. Johnstone have made a substitution with Kevin Sullivan replacing Neil Dickov .
66.33
Neil Hendry passes the ball forward to Alex Greig. Alex Greig knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Cleland. Gavin Cleland knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just wide!
77.18
Rangers have made a substitution with Scott Lisbie replacing Ben Harley .St. Johnstone have made 2 substitutions with Callum Booth replacing Don McCoist and Kevin Glass replacing Alex Greig .
78.23
Yuri Baronio surges forward with the ball. Yuri Baronio deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dean Owen. Dean Owen shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
79.06
Gavin Booth knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Hendry. Neil Hendry kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Sullivan. Kevin Sullivan tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
81.01
Hannes Dittmann flicks a high pass forward. Kevin Glass controls it well on his chest. Kevin Glass knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Yuri Baronio.
84.32
Jose Fortes Diez threads a neat ball through to Daniel Veloso. Daniel Veloso lofts in a cross ball towards Dean Owen. Dean Owen directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Dean Owen!
89.20
Paul Morton chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Niven. Gary Niven decides to run forward with the ball. Gary Niven plays a one-two with Dean Owen and rushes in on goal... Gary Niven takes a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
90.00
Yuri Baronio sees space and advances. Yuri Baronio flicks a high ball forward to Daniel Veloso who takes it down. Daniel Veloso knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paul Hopkin who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Rangers

St. Johnstone
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.9%
56.1%
Play Area
23.2%
43.9%
32.9%

Scorers
Dean Owen 5, 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dean Owen of Rangers

Match Ratings
1.Alec Gough (GK)
7
2.Yuri Baronio (DEF)
7
3.Ben Harley (DEF)
6
4.Paul Morton (DEF)
6
5.Jose Fortes Diez (MID)
6
6.Gary Niven (MID)
6
7.Duncan Sullivan (MID)
7
8.Duncan Dalglish (MID)
6
9.Daniel Veloso (ATT)
6
10.Moritz Müller (ATT)
6
11.Dean Owen (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Scott Lisbie (DEF)
6
13.Paul Law (ATT)
6
14.Billy Naysmith (DEF)
6

1.Paul Hopkin (GK)
6
2.Gavin Booth (DEF)
6
3.Kevin Collins (DEF)
6
4.Don McCoist (DEF)
8
5.Hannes Dittmann (MID)
6
6.Neil Hendry (MID)
6
7.Garry Matteo (MID)
7
8.Kevin Law (MID)
6
9.Gavin Cleland (ATT)
6
10.Alex Greig (ATT)
6
11.Neil Dickov (ATT)
6
 
12.Kevin Sullivan (GK)
6
13.Kevin Glass (MID)
6
14.Callum Booth (MID)
6