Match Report


RangersRangers     LivingstonLivingston
Josh DaviesJosh Davies Computer Player Computer Player
Doru DobosD. Dobos81
G
1captain
G
70Jan Vennegoor PrommayonJ. Prommayon
Jurek LubanskiJ. Lubanski76
D
2
D
71Kevin HansenK. Hansen
Pierre-Emmanuel GilletP. Gillet77
D
3
D
68Paulo MendesP. Mendes
Stuart JohnstoneS. Johnstone79
D
4
D
67Carl PowellC. Powell
Miguel MartinsM. Martins76
D
5
D
66Arturo CarmonaA. Carmona
Yassine HammadouY. Hammadou82
M
6
M
67Louis DreefL. Dreef
Filipe CuevasF. Cuevas82
M
7
M
65Scott JamesS. James
Neil McGroryN. McGrory81
M
captain8
M
63Henry BlindH. Blind
Nicolas PichichiN. Pichichi77
A
9
A
67Scott LawrenceS. Lawrence
Carlos Dario RamosC. Ramos81
A
10
A
65Silvio FerreiraS. Ferreira
Mauricio MartinM. Martin76
A
11
A
65Antonio FernandezA. Fernandez
 
Carlos IzquierdoC. Izquierdo72
D
12
G
66Ashley BrambleA. Bramble
John MckinlayJ. Mckinlay76
A
13
A
63Stan WiseS. Wise
Stephen DalglishS. Dalglish73
A
14
A
62Alexander KöpkeA. Köpke

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to Livingston. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Rangers and Livingston are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Lennart Dörner.


0.00
Rangers kick off and get the match underway!
6.45
Yassine Hammadou kicks a strong pass forward to Nicolas Pichichi. Nicolas Pichichi flicks a high pass forward. Mauricio Martin controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Mauricio Martin muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Jan Vennegoor Prommayon is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
10.26
Arturo Carmona threads a neat ball through to Henry Blind. Henry Blind makes a simple pass to Silvio Ferreira. Silvio Ferreira knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Doru Dobos who gathers it comfortably.
12.13
Scott Lawrence hacks Stuart Johnstone from behind! Scott Lawrence is shown the yellow card! Stuart Johnstone stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.37
Filipe Cuevas deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Martin. Mauricio Martin passes the ball forward but Filipe Cuevas is offside!
20.27
Neil McGrory controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yassine Hammadou. Yassine Hammadou makes a great pass forward. Nicolas Pichichi runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
21.07
Silvio Ferreira threads a neat ball through to Antonio Fernandez. Antonio Fernandez shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
22.05
Yassine Hammadou barges into Henry Blind. The referee brings Yassine Hammadou to one side and gives him a warning! Henry Blind stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.32
Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Pichichi. Nicolas Pichichi makes a probing pass to Mauricio Martin but he's offside!
36.07
Antonio Fernandez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott Lawrence. Scott Lawrence puts a great ball through. Silvio Ferreira runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
39.32
Jurek Lubanski decides to run forward with the ball. Jurek Lubanski makes a simple pass to Carlos Dario Ramos. Carlos Dario Ramos shoots from long range. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
42.16
Kevin Hansen threads the ball through to Scott James. Scott James kicks a strong pass forward to Antonio Fernandez. Antonio Fernandez plays a one-two with Silvio Ferreira and rushes in on goal... Antonio Fernandez comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Livingston!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rangers appear unchanged since the first half. Livingston also appear unchanged since the first half. The Livingston players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Livingston start the second half!
51.44
Henry Blind catches Jurek Lubanski on the ankles. The referee calls over Henry Blind and warns him to calm down! Jurek Lubanski stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.52
Paulo Mendes flicks the ball to his team mate, Silvio Ferreira. Silvio Ferreira flicks a high ball forward to Antonio Fernandez who gracefully takes it down. Antonio Fernandez shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
57.49
Neil McGrory flicks a high pass forward to Mauricio Martin who brings the ball under control. Mauricio Martin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.19
Rangers have made 3 substitutions with Carlos Izquierdo replacing Jurek Lubanski, John Mckinlay replacing Nicolas Pichichi and Stephen Dalglish replacing Carlos Dario Ramos .Livingston have made a substitution with Ashley Bramble replacing Silvio Ferreira .
72.31
Henry Blind catches Yassine Hammadou on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Yassine Hammadou grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
73.44
Stuart Johnstone flicks a high pass forward. Filipe Cuevas controls it well on his chest. Filipe Cuevas threads a neat ball through to Yassine Hammadou. Yassine Hammadou runs straight at the defence! Yassine Hammadou shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
78.16
Arturo Carmona clumsily knocks into Yassine Hammadou. Arturo Carmona is shown the yellow card! Yassine Hammadou runs off the knock.
81.43
Rangers are in full control of this game.
84.09
Ashley Bramble barges into Stuart Johnstone. The referee calls over Ashley Bramble and shows him a yellow card! Stuart Johnstone stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Stuart Johnstone controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet. Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Dalglish. Stephen Dalglish shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Rangers

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

Possession
67.2%
32.8%
Play Area
26.2%
50.8%
23%

Scorers
Mauricio Martin 6
Carlos Dario Ramos 39
Yassine Hammadou 73
Antonio Fernandez 42

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Yassine Hammadou of Rangers

Match Ratings