Match Report


Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle     RangersRangers
Computer Player Computer Player Josh Davies Josh Davies
Dominic MasonD. Mason63
G
1
G
83Ali ChippoA. Chippo
Antonio GomezA. Gomez71
D
2
D
76Samuel VarelaS. Varela
Tommaso BaldiniT. Baldini71
D
3
D
77Pierre-Emmanuel GilletP. Gillet
Luis FariaL. Faria68
D
4
D
73Urvin Van Der GaagU. Van Der Gaag
Callum BurleyC. Burley74
M
5
D
78Stuart JohnstoneS. Johnstone
Elena SuarezE. Suarez73
M
6
M
79Hugo MorenoH. Moreno
Guido TagliaferriG. Tagliaferri72
M
7
M
79Neil McGroryN. McGrory
Kevin DavidsonK. Davidson53
M
captain8captain
M
89Neil McallisterN. Mcallister
Tomás JiménezT. Jiménez72
A
9
A
80Rafael MolownyR. Molowny
Ernest van der HoekE. van der Hoek71
A
10
A
80Andy FergusonA. Ferguson
Stephen DalglishS. Dalglish69
A
11
A
82Paul BeutlerP. Beutler
 
Lennart SchumacherL. Schumacher66
D
12
D
70Paul ThomsonP. Thomson
Alfredo GaladamesA. Galadames65
A
13
M
76Gavin JamesG. James
Richard JamesR. James65
A
14
A
70Mike HoogstrateM. Hoogstrate

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Caledonian Stadium where Inverness Caledonian Thistle play host to Rangers. A crowd of 19,315 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Inverness Caledonian Thistle are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rangers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Hendry.


0.00
The whistle blows and Rangers get the match underway!
3.11
Antonio Gomez picks a pass forward to Elena Suarez. Elena Suarez flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomás Jiménez. Tomás Jiménez shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
4.16
Urvin Van Der Gaag sees Neil Mcallister in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Neil Mcallister threads a neat ball through to Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson plays a one-two with Neil McGrory and advances towards the goal... Andy Ferguson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Dominic Mason reads it well. Great keeping!
16.02
Hugo Moreno deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Molowny. Rafael Molowny plays a quick one-two with Neil McGrory and rushes in on goal... Rafael Molowny side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
24.32
Hugo Moreno darts forward. Hugo Moreno shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
26.16
Guido Tagliaferri sees Ernest van der Hoek in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ernest van der Hoek lofts in a cross ball towards Tomás Jiménez. Tomás Jiménez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
32.29
Urvin Van Der Gaag sees a break and surges forward. Urvin Van Der Gaag advances with the ball. Urvin Van Der Gaag deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Molowny but the linesman indicates offside!
34.25
Guido Tagliaferri threads the ball through to Tomás Jiménez. Tomás Jiménez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Urvin Van Der Gaag.
38.59
Hugo Moreno makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Beutler. Paul Beutler makes a pass forward but Rafael Molowny makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
40.52
Paul Beutler clumsily knocks into Tommaso Baldini. Paul Beutler is given a warning by the referee! Tommaso Baldini stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.26
Kevin Davidson knocks the ball forward to Tomás Jiménez. Tomás Jiménez finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Ali Chippo!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Inverness Caledonian Thistle appear unchanged since the first half. Rangers also appear unchanged since the first half. The Inverness Caledonian Thistle players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Inverness Caledonian Thistle kick off!
47.42
Neil McGrory controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Mcallister. Neil Mcallister threads the ball through to Rafael Molowny but he's offside!
51.45
Antonio Gomez sees Guido Tagliaferri in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Seeing a gap ahead, Guido Tagliaferri plays the ball forward to Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Ali Chippo smothers it!
53.35
Stuart Johnstone flicks a high pass forward to Hugo Moreno who brings the ball under control. Hugo Moreno runs straight at the opposition's defence. Hugo Moreno knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.07
Antonio Gomez flicks a high pass forward. Callum Burley collects the pass. Callum Burley makes a simple pass to Tomás Jiménez. Tomás Jiménez shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
57.18
Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet knocks the ball forward to Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory threads a neat ball through to Rafael Molowny. Rafael Molowny runs straight at the defence! Rafael Molowny looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Dominic Mason is on top of it.
60.09
Inverness Caledonian Thistle have made a substitution with Richard James replacing Stephen Dalglish .Rangers have made 3 substitutions with Paul Thomson replacing Urvin Van Der Gaag, Gavin James replacing Hugo Moreno and Mike Hoogstrate replacing Paul Beutler .
66.35
Tommaso Baldini barges into Andy Ferguson. The referee calls over Tommaso Baldini and shows him a yellow card! Andy Ferguson carries on, but is struggling a bit.
73.02
Guido Tagliaferri knocks the ball forward to Richard James. Richard James controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Richard James scores for Inverness Caledonian Thistle!!
77.45
Elena Suarez comes in with a late challenge on Paul Thomson. The referee calls over Elena Suarez and warns him to calm down! Paul Thomson runs off the knock.
81.52
Elena Suarez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guido Tagliaferri. Guido Tagliaferri skips past Paul Thomson! Guido Tagliaferri shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Ali Chippo.
83.25
Kevin Davidson takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Tommaso Baldini. Tommaso Baldini deftly flicks the ball on. Mike Hoogstrate jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
85.38
Neil McGrory chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Mcallister. Neil Mcallister plays a scrappy one-two with Mike Hoogstrate and advances towards the goal... Neil Mcallister 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!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Rangers
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
1
0
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.5%
51.5%
Play Area
30.3%
45.5%
24.2%

Scorers
Tomás Jiménez 26
Richard James 73
Rafael Molowny 16
Neil Mcallister 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rafael Molowny of Rangers

Match Ratings