Match Report


Inverness Caledonian ThistleInverness Caledonian Thistle     RangersRangers
Computer Player Computer Player Josh Davies Josh Davies
Callum SullivanC. Sullivan67
G
1
G
81Doru DobosD. Dobos
Duncan GoughD. Gough78
D
captain2
D
76Jurek LubanskiJ. Lubanski
Antonio GomezA. Gomez72
D
3
D
77Pierre-Emmanuel GilletP. Gillet
Tommaso BaldiniT. Baldini71
D
4
D
79Stuart JohnstoneS. Johnstone
Neil BremnerN. Bremner77
M
5
D
76Miguel MartinsM. Martins
Richard InglisR. Inglis76
M
6
M
82Yassine HammadouY. Hammadou
Simon LjungbergS. Ljungberg75
M
7
M
82Filipe CuevasF. Cuevas
Callum BurleyC. Burley75
M
8captain
M
81Neil McGroryN. McGrory
Tomás JiménezT. Jiménez74
A
9
A
77Nicolas PichichiN. Pichichi
Ernest van der HoekE. van der Hoek72
A
10
A
81Carlos Dario RamosC. Ramos
Tommy HuntT. Hunt71
A
11
A
81Andy FergusonA. Ferguson
 
Gary HendersonG. Henderson66
G
12
G
29Sylvain SalakoS. Salako
Diaw RamoraD. Ramora64
D
13
D
81Daisuke SaitoD. Saito
Dominic MasonD. Mason63
G
14
A
71J-Clau LecourJ. Lecour

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Caledonian Stadium where Inverness Caledonian Thistle play host to Rangers. A crowd of 19,871 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 Stuart Davidson.


0.00
Inverness Caledonian Thistle start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.08
Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet hacks Callum Burley from behind! The referee warns Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet to calm down! Callum Burley stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.29
Jurek Lubanski flicks a high ball forward to Yassine Hammadou who takes it down. Yassine Hammadou knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Dario Ramos. Carlos Dario Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
9.09
Filipe Cuevas catches Richard Inglis on the ankles. The referee calls over Filipe Cuevas and shows him a yellow card! Richard Inglis stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.45
Neil Bremner hits a low pass to Callum Burley. Callum Burley shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
18.59
Stuart Johnstone chips the ball to his team mate, Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory shoots from 25 yards. Good keeping from Callum Sullivan as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
20.44
Yassine Hammadou takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it slams into the crowd!
22.36
Neil McGrory deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Pichichi. Nicolas Pichichi makes a defence splitting pass to Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but somehow Callum Sullivan manages to keep it out.
27.01
Antonio Gomez barges into Nicolas Pichichi. The referee warns Antonio Gomez to calm down! Nicolas Pichichi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.41
Neil Bremner kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Inglis. Richard Inglis runs straight at the defence! Richard Inglis comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but is denied by Doru Dobos. Excellent save.
30.22
Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet chips the ball to his team mate, Yassine Hammadou. Yassine Hammadou takes it forward alone. Yassine Hammadou knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.10
Neil McGrory chips the ball to his team mate, Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Dario Ramos. Carlos Dario Ramos fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Callum Sullivan. Excellent save.
33.01
Antonio Gomez kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Inglis. Richard Inglis makes a simple pass to Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
38.56
Stuart Johnstone flicks a high pass forward. Neil McGrory collects the pass. Neil McGrory knocks the ball to his team mate, Filipe Cuevas. Filipe Cuevas whips in a cross ball towards Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
39.32
Yassine Hammadou darts forward. Yassine Hammadou shoots from outside the area but Callum Sullivan is on top of his game. Great save!
44.51
Duncan Gough catches Stuart Johnstone on the ankles. Duncan Gough is shown the yellow card! Stuart Johnstone hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Inverness Caledonian Thistle appear unchanged since the first half. Rangers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Rangers start the second half!
48.07
Filipe Cuevas deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlos Dario Ramos. Carlos Dario Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Nicolas Pichichi. Nicolas Pichichi rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
49.05
Yassine Hammadou surges forward with the ball. Yassine Hammadou knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Dario Ramos. Carlos Dario Ramos finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
55.14
Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Martins. Miguel Martins flicks a high pass forward to Carlos Dario Ramos who brings the ball under control. Carlos Dario Ramos knocks the ball forward to Nicolas Pichichi but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
57.08
Duncan Gough flicks a high ball forward to Richard Inglis who takes it down. Richard Inglis threads the ball through to Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.47
Miguel Martins breaks forward. Miguel Martins deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Pichichi. Nicolas Pichichi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Antonio Gomez.
60.43
Rangers have made 3 substitutions with Sylvain Salako replacing Doru Dobos, Daisuke Saito replacing Jurek Lubanski and J-Clau Lecour replacing Carlos Dario Ramos .
61.44
Callum Burley chips the ball to his team mate, Tomás Jiménez. Tomás Jiménez finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
63.55
Neil McGrory knocks the ball to his team mate, J-Clau Lecour. J-Clau Lecour runs straight at the defence! J-Clau Lecour cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
69.08
Neil Bremner threads a neat ball through to Richard Inglis. Richard Inglis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Miguel Martins.
71.22
With some swift thinking, Duncan Gough plays the ball forward to Tomás Jiménez. Tomás Jiménez shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
73.47
Pierre-Emmanuel Gillet threads a neat ball through to Yassine Hammadou. Yassine Hammadou deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Filipe Cuevas. Filipe Cuevas shoots from outside the area but Callum Sullivan is on top of it.
77.45
Duncan Gough changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Duncan Gough plays a quick one-two with Tommy Hunt and rushes in on goal... Duncan Gough tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
83.32
Callum Burley knocks the ball to his team mate, Ernest van der Hoek. Ernest van der Hoek knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.28
Simon Ljungberg surges forward with the ball. Simon Ljungberg finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
87.51
Stuart Johnstone takes it forward alone. Stuart Johnstone threads a neat ball through to Andy Ferguson. Andy Ferguson knocks in a cross ball towards Nicolas Pichichi. Nicolas Pichichi connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Rangers
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
10
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.3%
57.7%
Play Area
28.2%
44.9%
26.9%

Scorers
Duncan Gough 77
Neil McGrory 6
Carlos Dario Ramos 49
J-Clau Lecour 64

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil McGrory of Rangers

Match Ratings