Match Report


Dundee UnitedDundee United     RangersRangers
Computer Player Computer Player Josh Davies Josh Davies
Alex HendryA. Hendry75
G
1
G
81Doru DobosD. Dobos
Damian DevineauD. Devineau70
D
2
D
76Jurek LubanskiJ. Lubanski
David GemmellD. Gemmell68
D
3
D
77Pierre-Emmanuel GilletP. Gillet
Darius RodgersD. Rodgers60
D
4
D
79Stuart JohnstoneS. Johnstone
Daniele MooreD. Moore75
M
5
D
76Miguel MartinsM. Martins
Scott PowerS. Power73
M
6
M
82Yassine HammadouY. Hammadou
Jurgen GoossenJ. Goossen69
M
captain7
M
82Filipe CuevasF. Cuevas
Craig DickovC. Dickov68
M
8captain
M
81Neil McGroryN. McGrory
Callum HendryC. Hendry75
A
9
A
77Nicolas PichichiN. Pichichi
Jean-Philippe JeunechampJ. Jeunechamp71
A
10
A
81Carlos Dario RamosC. Ramos
Rodrigo PintoR. Pinto70
A
11
A
80Andy FergusonA. Ferguson
 
Victor LemassonV. Lemasson66
G
12
D
74Paul ThomsonP. Thomson
Pierre PetitP. Petit63
A
13
A
76John MckinlayJ. Mckinlay
Sebastian BartschS. Bartsch63
M
14
A
76Mauricio MartinM. Martin

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Tannadice Park where Dundee United play host to Rangers. A crowd of 20,127 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Dundee United are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rangers appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Garry Rae.


0.00
Rangers kick off and get the match underway!
3.27
With vision, Darius Rodgers picks a pass forward to Scott Power. With great vision, Scott Power plays the ball forward to Callum Hendry. Callum Hendry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Doru Dobos!
12.55
Filipe Cuevas changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Filipe Cuevas shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Alex Hendry!
18.43
Damian Devineau kicks a strong pass forward to Callum Hendry. Callum Hendry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
20.18
David Gemmell kicks a strong pass forward to Rodrigo Pinto. Rodrigo Pinto finds some space and shoots from distance. Rodrigo Pinto scores for Dundee United!!
27.24
Daniele Moore knocks the ball to his team mate, Jurgen Goossen. Jurgen Goossen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stuart Johnstone.
28.03
Damian Devineau clumsily knocks into Neil McGrory. The referee brings Damian Devineau to one side and gives him a warning! Neil McGrory stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.39
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
38.47
Seeing a gap ahead, Filipe Cuevas plays the ball forward to Carlos Dario Ramos. Carlos Dario Ramos controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Andy Ferguson through on goal. Andy Ferguson shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Andy Ferguson scores for Rangers!!
42.06
Callum Hendry hacks Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet from behind! The referee brings Callum Hendry to one side and gives him a warning! Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.25
Damian Devineau flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Dickov. Craig Dickov threads a neat ball through to Callum Hendry. Callum Hendry runs straight at the defence! Callum Hendry muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Dundee United appear unchanged since the first half. Rangers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Dundee United get the second half underway!
53.38
With some swift thinking, Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet plays the ball forward to Nicolas Pichichi. Nicolas Pichichi makes a defence splitting pass to Andy Ferguson. Some good footwork from Andy Ferguson provides some space. He shoots at goal but is denied by Alex Hendry. Excellent save.
60.02
Rangers have made 3 substitutions with Paul Thomson replacing Miguel Martins, John Mckinlay replacing Nicolas Pichichi and Mauricio Martin replacing Andy Ferguson .
65.26
Craig Dickov deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Power. Scott Power flicks a high pass forward. Rodrigo Pinto collects the pass. Rodrigo Pinto sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
73.23
Filipe Cuevas flicks a high pass forward to John Mckinlay who brings the ball under control. John Mckinlay runs straight at the defence! John Mckinlay looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
77.52
David Gemmell punts the ball hopefully upfield. Callum Hendry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.54
Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp clumsily knocks into Paul Thomson. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Paul Thomson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.18
David Gemmell threads a neat ball through to Craig Dickov. Craig Dickov advances with the ball. Craig Dickov whips in a cross ball towards Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp. Jean-Philippe Jeunechamp connects with a diving header but somehow Doru Dobos manages to keep it out.
84.54
Jurgen Goossen knocks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Pinto. Rodrigo Pinto shoots from distance but Doru Dobos is on top of it.
89.11
Scott Power passes the ball forward to Callum Hendry. Callum Hendry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Dundee United

Rangers
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.3%
37.7%
Play Area
31.1%
41%
27.9%

Scorers
Rodrigo Pinto 20
Callum Hendry 44
Andy Ferguson 38
John Mckinlay 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Callum Hendry of Dundee United

Match Ratings