Match Report


RangersRangers     MotherwellMotherwell
Josh DaviesJosh Davies Adam Tweed Adam Tweed
Doru DobosD. Dobos81
G
1captain
G
79Julian GerlachJ. Gerlach
Jurek LubanskiJ. Lubanski76
D
2
D
74Jose FerrerJ. Ferrer
Pierre-Emmanuel GilletP. Gillet77
D
3
D
71Alfredo MarquitosA. Marquitos
Stuart JohnstoneS. Johnstone79
D
4
D
66Andy WhiteA. White
Miguel MartinsM. Martins74
D
5
D
71Gregorio Guerrero LopezG. Guerrero Lopez
Yassine HammadouY. Hammadou82
M
6
M
79Arnauld ArcadioA. Arcadio
Filipe CuevasF. Cuevas82
M
7
M
72Arnauld SirotiA. Siroti
Neil McGroryN. McGrory81
M
captain8
M
70Giancarlo BianchessiG. Bianchessi
Nicolas PichichiN. Pichichi77
A
9
A
75James MacleanJ. Maclean
Carlos Dario RamosC. Ramos81
A
10
A
73Lars StiepermannL. Stiepermann
Andy FergusonA. Ferguson80
A
11
A
68Des SherwoodD. Sherwood
 
Urvin Van Der GaagU. Van Der Gaag74
D
12
D
68Moussa TomczykM. Tomczyk
John MckinlayJ. Mckinlay76
A
13
D
67Garry McinnesG. Mcinnes
Mauricio MartinM. Martin75
A
14
M
67Jean-Pierre GarciaJ. Garcia

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to Motherwell. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Rangers and Motherwell are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Alec Ritchie.


0.00
The whistle blows and Motherwell get the match underway!
2.07
Arnauld Siroti barges into Filipe Cuevas. Arnauld Siroti is shown the yellow card! Filipe Cuevas carries on, but is struggling a bit.
3.08
Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet sees a break and surges forward. Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet lofts in a cross ball towards Yassine Hammadou. Gregorio Guerrero Lopez comes in with a late challenge on Yassine Hammadou. Yassine Hammadou appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
4.26
Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet threads the ball through to Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory plays a one-two with Nicolas Pichichi and advances towards the goal... Neil McGrory comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. The ball cannons off Alfredo Marquitos, going wide.
5.09
Yassine Hammadou takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Jose Ferrer reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
9.30
Neil McGrory makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicolas Pichichi. Nicolas Pichichi knocks in a cross ball towards Filipe Cuevas. Filipe Cuevas rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
12.09
Miguel Martins passes the ball forward to Nicolas Pichichi. Nicolas Pichichi flicks a high pass forward. Andy Ferguson controls it well on his chest. Andy Ferguson advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Andy Ferguson provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
18.22
Filipe Cuevas clumsily knocks into Arnauld Siroti. Filipe Cuevas is shown the yellow card! Arnauld Siroti runs off the knock.
20.45
Jurek Lubanski controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicolas Pichichi. Nicolas Pichichi edges inside the box! Nicolas Pichichi strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
22.33
Filipe Cuevas flicks a high ball forward to Carlos Dario Ramos who takes it down. Carlos Dario Ramos shoots from outside the area but Julian Gerlach reads it well. Nice keeping!
26.39
Arnauld Siroti controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Des Sherwood. Des Sherwood cuts inside the box! Des Sherwood comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it curls horrendously wide!
27.06
Alfredo Marquitos knocks the ball to his team mate, Lars Stiepermann. Lars Stiepermann threads a neat, attacking ball through to James Maclean. James Maclean shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
30.57
Yassine Hammadou takes it forward alone. Yassine Hammadou knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Julian Gerlach who gathers it comfortably.
32.51
Arnauld Siroti hits a low pass to Des Sherwood. Des Sherwood passes the ball forward but James Maclean is offside!
42.48
Stuart Johnstone makes a simple pass to Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Julian Gerlach 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. Motherwell also appear unchanged since the first half. The Motherwell players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Rangers kick off the second half!
48.48
Arnauld Siroti sees James Maclean in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. James Maclean sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
49.11
Yassine Hammadou flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Dario Ramos. Carlos Dario Ramos knocks the ball forward, putting Yassine Hammadou through on goal. Some good footwork from Yassine Hammadou provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
53.34
Filipe Cuevas chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson advances inside the box! Andy Ferguson muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
59.30
Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet sees Filipe Cuevas in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Filipe Cuevas hits a low pass to Yassine Hammadou. Yassine Hammadou passes the ball forward but Andy Ferguson is offside!
60.14
Rangers have made 3 substitutions with Urvin Van Der Gaag replacing Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet, John Mckinlay replacing Nicolas Pichichi and Mauricio Martin replacing Carlos Dario Ramos .Motherwell have made a substitution with Moussa Tomczyk replacing Jose Ferrer .
61.19
Filipe Cuevas makes a probing pass to John Mckinlay. John Mckinlay shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Julian Gerlach smothers it!
69.52
Jurek Lubanski advances with the ball. Jurek Lubanski makes a probing pass to Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson knocks in a cross ball towards John Mckinlay. John Mckinlay connects with a diving header. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
72.27
Giancarlo Bianchessi barges into Stuart Johnstone. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stuart Johnstone hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.14
Neil McGrory makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mauricio Martin. Mauricio Martin lofts in a cross ball towards John Mckinlay. John Mckinlay flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Nice keeping!
78.57
Gregorio Guerrero Lopez flicks a high ball forward to Arnauld Arcadio who takes it down. Arnauld Arcadio passes the ball forward to Arnauld Siroti. Arnauld Siroti makes a simple pass, allowing Arnauld Arcadio to run into the box. Arnauld Arcadio tries a spectacular strike. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
79.14
Neil McGrory brings the ball forward. Neil McGrory shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
87.42
Seeing a gap ahead, Arnauld Arcadio plays the ball forward to James Maclean. James Maclean controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
90.00
Filipe Cuevas clumsily knocks into Arnauld Siroti. Filipe Cuevas is shown his second yellow card!! He leaves the field in disgrace!! Arnauld Siroti stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Rangers

Motherwell
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
10
2
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
59.8%
40.2%
Play Area
20.7%
47.6%
31.7%

Scorers
Filipe Cuevas 9
Andy Ferguson 12
Yassine Hammadou 49
James Maclean 27

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Andy Ferguson of Rangers

Match Ratings