Match Report


RangersRangers     Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Emiliano FerraresiE. Ferraresi72
G
captain1
G
69Gary HutchisonG. Hutchison
Colin CollinsC. Collins68
D
2
D
64Kevin SounessK. Souness
Leon KirschnerL. Kirschner64
D
3
D
63Dominic BremnerD. Bremner
Richard LawR. Law59
D
4
D
63Scott GallacherS. Gallacher
Jermaine GreavesJ. Greaves59
M
5
M
54Artur AndradeA. Andrade
Craig GemmillC. Gemmill55
M
6
M
51Paulo ValenteP. Valente
David MorrisonD. Morrison52
M
7
M
46Brian DeaneB. Deane
Garry MatteoG. Matteo48
M
8captain
M
45Don TelferD. Telfer
Milan Berck Van LoenhoutM. Van Loenhout59
A
9
A
55Jean Francois PeyrladeJ. Peyrlade
Richard LockleyR. Lockley54
A
10
A
54Alec MorrisonA. Morrison
Gavin MccallG. Mccall53
A
11
A
53Cataldo ArdigòC. Ardigò
 
Garry MeiklejohnG. Meiklejohn53
A
12
D
60Andy McNeillA. McNeill
Alex BoothA. Booth53
G
13
G
55Craig ThomsonC. Thomson
Stan FroggattS. Froggatt52
A
14
D
55Neil NivenN. Niven

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to Inverness Caledonian Thistle. A crowd of 4,702 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Rangers and Inverness Caledonian Thistle are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Dickov.


0.00
Inverness Caledonian Thistle start the match!
9.50
Craig Gemmill flicks a high pass forward. Richard Lockley holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Richard Lockley shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Gary Hutchison manages to gather it easily.
14.33
Gavin Mccall catches Dominic Bremner on the ankles. The referee calls over Gavin Mccall and warns him to calm down! Dominic Bremner stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.24
Richard Law controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Gemmill. Craig Gemmill makes a simple pass to Milan Berck Van Loenhout. Milan Berck Van Loenhout tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
16.03
Artur Andrade makes a probing pass to Cataldo Ardigò. Cataldo Ardigò tries a spectacular long range effort. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
20.11
Jermaine Greaves knocks the ball to his team mate, Milan Berck Van Loenhout. Milan Berck Van Loenhout shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
21.46
David Morrison makes an attacking run forward. David Morrison plays a one-two with Richard Lockley and rushes in on goal... David Morrison cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
22.45
Jermaine Greaves clumsily knocks into Brian Deane. The referee warns Jermaine Greaves to calm down! Brian Deane stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.59
Paulo Valente makes a probing pass to Alec Morrison. Alec Morrison knocks in a cross ball towards Jean Francois Peyrlade. Jean Francois Peyrlade rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it rises well off target!
26.34
Jermaine Greaves makes a simple pass to Gavin Mccall. Gavin Mccall controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
33.52
Scott Gallacher hits a low pass to Don Telfer. Don Telfer passes the ball forward to Jean Francois Peyrlade. Jean Francois Peyrlade plays a one-two with Alec Morrison and rushes in on goal... Jean Francois Peyrlade muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Leon Kirschner.
34.53
Paulo Valente knocks the ball to his team mate, Cataldo Ardigò. Cataldo Ardigò shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great save!
38.35
Leon Kirschner threads a neat ball through to David Morrison. David Morrison hits a low pass to Milan Berck Van Loenhout. Milan Berck Van Loenhout shoots from 20 yards but is denied by Gary Hutchison. Excellent save.
39.45
Craig Gemmill flicks a high pass forward. Richard Lockley controls it well on his chest. Richard Lockley lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Mccall. Gavin Mccall rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
40.37
Dominic Bremner clumsily knocks into Milan Berck Van Loenhout. The referee warns Dominic Bremner to calm down! Milan Berck Van Loenhout runs off the knock.
42.18
Dominic Bremner kicks a strong pass forward to Brian Deane. Brian Deane threads the ball through to Cataldo Ardigò. Cataldo Ardigò threads the ball through into the box. Some silky footwork from Alec Morrison provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
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. Inverness Caledonian Thistle also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
Rangers start the second half!
48.15
Jermaine Greaves threads a neat ball through to Milan Berck Van Loenhout. Milan Berck Van Loenhout shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
54.46
Leon Kirschner flicks a high pass forward. Craig Gemmill collects the pass. Seeing a gap ahead, Craig Gemmill plays the ball forward to Milan Berck Van Loenhout. Milan Berck Van Loenhout whips in a cross ball towards Richard Lockley. Richard Lockley beats his man to it with a header. Gary Hutchison comfortably picks it out of the air!
55.33
Craig Gemmill threads a neat ball through to Richard Lockley. Richard Lockley shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Gary Hutchison.
56.29
Jermaine Greaves takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Brian Deane reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
57.14
David Morrison makes a simple pass to Richard Lockley. Richard Lockley lofts in a cross ball towards Milan Berck Van Loenhout. Milan Berck Van Loenhout heads the ball goalwards. Gary Hutchison picks it out of the air!
59.28
With some swift thinking, Don Telfer plays the ball forward to Jean Francois Peyrlade. Jean Francois Peyrlade lofts in a cross ball towards Cataldo Ardigò. Cataldo Ardigò rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's there!! Emiliano Ferraresi has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
61.28
Inverness Caledonian Thistle have made a substitution with Neil Niven replacing Alec Morrison .
63.22
Garry Matteo makes an attacking run forward. Garry Matteo whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Mccall. Gavin Mccall whips the ball goalwards with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
71.16
Kevin Souness darts forward. Kevin Souness passes the ball forward to Cataldo Ardigò. Cataldo Ardigò shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
73.36
Craig Gemmill barges into Paulo Valente. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Paulo Valente stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.10
With great vision, Scott Gallacher plays the ball forward to Paulo Valente. Paulo Valente passes the ball forward to Neil Niven. Neil Niven edges inside the box! Neil Niven comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies just wide!
77.01
Kevin Souness barges into Garry Matteo. Kevin Souness is warned by the referee! Garry Matteo runs off the knock.
83.49
With intelligent vision, Scott Gallacher laces a through ball forward to Paulo Valente. Paulo Valente makes a simple pass to Neil Niven. Neil Niven chips the ball to his team mate, Jean Francois Peyrlade. Jean Francois Peyrlade comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. What a cracker!! Emiliano Ferraresi had no chance!! Goal for Inverness Caledonian Thistle!
89.25
With a delightful solo run, Craig Gemmill stretches the opposition's defence. Craig Gemmill shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
90.00
David Morrison chips the ball to his team mate, Milan Berck Van Loenhout. Milan Berck Van Loenhout controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Rangers

Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
7
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.6%
55.4%
Play Area
25%
46.7%
28.3%

Scorers
Cataldo Ardigò 59
Jean Francois Peyrlade 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jean Francois Peyrlade of Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Match Ratings
1.Emiliano Ferraresi (GK)
6
2.Colin Collins (DEF)
6
3.Leon Kirschner (DEF)
6
4.Richard Law (DEF)
6
5.Jermaine Greaves (MID)
6
6.Craig Gemmill (MID)yellow card
7
7.David Morrison (MID)
7
8.Garry Matteo (MID)
7
9.Milan Berck Van Loenhout (ATT)
6
10.Richard Lockley (ATT)
7
11.Gavin Mccall (ATT)
5
 
12.Garry Meiklejohn (ATT)
0
13.Alex Booth (GK)
0
14.Stan Froggatt (ATT)
0

1.Gary Hutchison (GK)
9
2.Kevin Souness (DEF)
6
3.Dominic Bremner (DEF)
6
4.Scott Gallacher (DEF)
7
5.Artur Andrade (MID)
6
6.Paulo Valente (MID)
7
7.Brian Deane (MID)
7
8.Don Telfer (MID)
6
9.Jean Francois Peyrlade (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Alec Morrison (ATT)
6
11.Cataldo Ardigò (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Andy McNeill (DEF)
0
13.Craig Thomson (GK)
0
14.Neil Niven (DEF)
7