Match Report


Hamilton AcademicalHamilton Academical     RangersRangers
Chris FrostChris Frost Josh Davies Josh Davies
Victor RuizV. Ruiz73
G
1
G
83Ali ChippoA. Chippo
Craig GallagherC. Gallagher76
D
2
D
76Samuel VarelaS. Varela
Oleg OakesO. Oakes75
D
3
D
77Pierre-Emmanuel GilletP. Gillet
Richard NaysmithR. Naysmith71
D
4
D
73Urvin Van Der GaagU. Van Der Gaag
Steve BoltonS. Bolton82
M
5
D
78Stuart JohnstoneS. Johnstone
Tomˆs SmitT. Smit85
M
6
M
79Hugo MorenoH. Moreno
Gaspar VarelaG. Varela89
M
captain7
M
80Neil McGroryN. McGrory
Carlos DijkstraC. Dijkstra78
M
8captain
M
89Neil McallisterN. Mcallister
Eduardo SernaE. Serna90
A
9
A
80Rafael MolownyR. Molowny
Greg ParkerG. Parker79
A
10
A
80Andy FergusonA. Ferguson
Paquito Pires VieraP. Pires Viera77
A
11
A
82Paul BeutlerP. Beutler
 
Ricardo CarvalhoR. Carvalho69
D
12
D
73Lars NahrstedtL. Nahrstedt
Sven BuchwaldS. Buchwald86
M
13
D
70Paul ThomsonP. Thomson
Stuart PeckhamS. Peckham75
A
14
M
79Yassine HammadouY. Hammadou

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Hope CBD Stadium where Hamilton Academical play host to Rangers. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Hamilton Academical are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rangers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by David White.


0.00
Hamilton Academical kick off the first half!
6.04
Stuart Johnstone picks a pass forward to Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory threads the ball through to Neil Mcallister. Neil Mcallister knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.28
Eduardo Serna flicks a high ball forward to Paquito Pires Viera who takes it down. Paquito Pires Viera skips past Urvin Van Der Gaag! Paquito Pires Viera muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Paquito Pires Viera scores for Hamilton Academical!!
12.19
Richard Naysmith pushes up the pitch. Richard Naysmith kicks a strong pass forward to Paquito Pires Viera. Paquito Pires Viera knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Urvin Van Der Gaag.
14.03
Steve Bolton surges forward with the ball. Steve Bolton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Urvin Van Der Gaag.
18.36
Hugo Moreno catches Carlos Dijkstra on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Carlos Dijkstra hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.37
Richard Naysmith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Oleg Oakes. Oleg Oakes threads the ball through to Paquito Pires Viera. Paquito Pires Viera threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Serna. Some world-class footwork from Eduardo Serna provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
24.02
Urvin Van Der Gaag knocks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Molowny. Rafael Molowny makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Neil Mcallister. Neil Mcallister cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Victor Ruiz is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
27.31
Tomˆs Smit clumsily knocks into Urvin Van Der Gaag. The referee warns Tomˆs Smit to calm down! Urvin Van Der Gaag hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.23
Tomˆs Smit makes a probing pass to Paquito Pires Viera. Paquito Pires Viera plays a one-two with Greg Parker and advances towards the goal... Paquito Pires Viera tries a spectacular strike. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
32.56
Craig Gallagher sees Steve Bolton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Steve Bolton makes a simple pass to Tomˆs Smit. Tomˆs Smit whips in a cross ball towards Gaspar Varela. Gaspar Varela knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Ali Chippo punches it away to safety.
36.50
Carlos Dijkstra catches Hugo Moreno on the ankles. The referee warns Carlos Dijkstra to calm down! Hugo Moreno grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
38.46
Hugo Moreno flicks a high ball forward to Neil Mcallister who gracefully takes it down. Neil Mcallister makes a probing pass to Paul Beutler but he's offside!
39.52
Neil McGrory passes the ball forward to Hugo Moreno. Hugo Moreno makes a probing pass between the defence to Neil McGrory. Oleg Oakes catches Neil McGrory on the ankles. Neil McGrory appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
42.47
Oleg Oakes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Gallagher. Craig Gallagher flicks a high pass forward to Greg Parker who brings the ball under control. Greg Parker knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet.
44.58
Carlos Dijkstra flicks a high pass forward. Tomˆs Smit controls it well on his chest. Tomˆs Smit knocks in a cross ball towards Paquito Pires Viera. Paquito Pires Viera is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Paquito Pires Viera!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Hamilton Academical have changed their lineup with Sven Buchwald replacing Tomˆs Smit. Rangers appear unchanged since the first half. The Hamilton Academical players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Rangers start the second half!
47.02
Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet flicks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Molowny. Rafael Molowny flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Moreno holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Hugo Moreno controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
49.41
Neil Mcallister flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Molowny collects the pass. Rafael Molowny shoots from 20 yards but it is shockingly off target!
51.17
Eduardo Serna catches Stuart Johnstone on the ankles. Eduardo Serna is given a warning by the referee! Stuart Johnstone stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.06
Stuart Johnstone hacks Steve Bolton from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Steve Bolton grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
54.55
Urvin Van Der Gaag deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hugo Moreno. Hugo Moreno sees Paul Beutler in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Beutler knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Craig Gallagher.
55.19
Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet surges forward with the ball. Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet knocks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Molowny. Rafael Molowny tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
60.31
Hamilton Academical have made 2 substitutions with Ricardo Carvalho replacing Richard Naysmith and Stuart Peckham replacing Paquito Pires Viera .Rangers have made 3 substitutions with Lars Nahrstedt replacing Urvin Van Der Gaag, Paul Thomson replacing Stuart Johnstone and Yassine Hammadou replacing Neil McGrory .
67.58
Oleg Oakes pushes mid-way up the pitch. Oleg Oakes plays the ball forward to Greg Parker. Greg Parker lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Serna. Eduardo Serna heads the ball goalwards. Ali Chippo picks it out of the air!
71.06
Ricardo Carvalho flicks a high pass forward to Gaspar Varela who brings the ball under control. Gaspar Varela hits a low pass to Greg Parker. Greg Parker knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet.
72.16
Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet flicks a high pass forward to Yassine Hammadou who brings the ball under control. Yassine Hammadou plays a scrappy one-two with Andy Ferguson and advances towards the goal... Yassine Hammadou shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Victor Ruiz.
73.15
Neil Mcallister takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Some silky footwork from Paul Thomson provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it flies just off target!
81.10
Oleg Oakes makes a probing pass to Greg Parker. Greg Parker whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Serna. Eduardo Serna directs the ball goalwards with his head but Ali Chippo is on top of it.
83.04
Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet threads a neat ball through to Yassine Hammadou. Yassine Hammadou runs straight at the opposition's defence. Yassine Hammadou threads the ball through to Rafael Molowny but he's offside!
89.40
Carlos Dijkstra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gaspar Varela. Gaspar Varela makes a simple pass to Stuart Peckham. Stuart Peckham knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Hamilton Academical

Rangers
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
0
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.6%
44.4%
Play Area
27.2%
44.4%
28.4%

Scorers
Paquito Pires Viera 9, 45
Eduardo Serna 20
Neil Mcallister 24

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paquito Pires Viera of Hamilton Academical

Match Ratings
1.Victor Ruiz (GK)
6
2.Craig Gallagher (DEF)
6
3.Oleg Oakes (DEF)
7
4.Richard Naysmith (DEF)
6
5.Steve Bolton (MID)
6
6.Tomˆs Smit (MID)
6
7.Gaspar Varela (MID)
6
8.Carlos Dijkstra (MID)
6
9.Eduardo Serna (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Greg Parker (ATT)
6
11.Paquito Pires Viera (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Ricardo Carvalho (DEF)
6
13.Sven Buchwald (MID)
6
14.Stuart Peckham (ATT)
6

1.Ali Chippo (GK)
7
2.Samuel Varela (DEF)
6
3.Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet (DEF)
6
4.Urvin Van Der Gaag (DEF)
6
5.Stuart Johnstone (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Hugo Moreno (MID)yellow card
6
7.Neil McGrory (MID)
6
8.Neil Mcallister (MID)goal scored
7
9.Rafael Molowny (ATT)
6
10.Andy Ferguson (ATT)
6
11.Paul Beutler (ATT)
6
 
12.Lars Nahrstedt (DEF)
6
13.Paul Thomson (DEF)
6
14.Yassine Hammadou (MID)
6