Match Report
| Rangers | Rangers |  |  | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Hopkin | J. Hopkin |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 |  | Pedro Viana | P. Viana | |||||||||
| Don Morton | D. Morton | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 |  | Muller Echouafni | M. Echouafni | |||||||||
| Billy Gough | B. Gough | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Manuel Barbosa | M. Barbosa | |||||||||
| Ernest Reed | E. Reed |  | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 | | Matt Thomson | M. Thomson | |||||||||
| Stuart Hendry | S. Hendry | | 61 | D | | 5 | | D | 55 | | John Mcinnes | J. Mcinnes | |||||||||
| Celestine Enyinnaya | C. Enyinnaya |  | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 |  | Tommy Lee | T. Lee | |||||||||
| Billy Morton | B. Morton | | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 | | Rui Faria | R. Faria | |||||||||
| Matt Telfer | M. Telfer | | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 65 | | Scott Rae | S. Rae | |||||||||
| Andy Hutchison | A. Hutchison | | 66 | M | | 9 | | A | 71 | | Rodrigo Tavares | R. Tavares | |||||||||
| Scott McGrory | S. McGrory | | 74 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Richard McCoist | R. McCoist | |||||||||
| Colin McNeill | C. McNeill | | 73 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Alec Dickov | A. Dickov | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to Aberdeen. A crowd of 16,686 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Rangers are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Aberdeen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Rangers are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Aberdeen appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Rangers start the match!
2.08
1-0Don Morton kicks a strong pass forward to Billy Morton. Billy Morton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory shoots from 20 yards. Scott McGrory scores for Rangers!!
14.33
1-0Scott Rae passes the ball forward to Alec Dickov. Alec Dickov whips in a cross ball towards Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
15.23
1-0Matt Telfer knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.57
Rui Faria knocks the ball forward to Alec Dickov. Alec Dickov flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
26.56
Andy Hutchison kicks a strong pass forward to Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory knocks in a cross ball towards Colin McNeill. Colin McNeill is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
27.42
1-0Don Morton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Morton. Billy Morton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Colin McNeill. Colin McNeill shoots from 20 yards. Pedro Viana easily smothers it.
28.38
1-0Muller Echouafni makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rui Faria. Rui Faria deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Tavares but the linesman indicates offside!
32.58
Matt Telfer kicks a strong pass forward to Colin McNeill. Colin McNeill knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Viana who gathers it comfortably.
33.17
Tommy Lee deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Tavares. Rodrigo Tavares shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
44.07
1-0Rui Faria hacks Billy Morton from behind! The referee calls over Rui Faria and shows him a yellow card! Billy Morton stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Aberdeen kick off!
55.42
Rui Faria threads the ball through to Alec Dickov. Alec Dickov plays a perfect one-two with Rodrigo Tavares and rushes in on goal... Alec Dickov shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
60.19
Don Morton makes a probing pass to Celestine Enyinnaya. Celestine Enyinnaya controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Manuel Barbosa.
63.55
Scott Rae sees space and advances. Scott Rae lofts in a cross ball towards Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by John Hopkin!
66.19
Billy Gough flicks the ball to his team mate, Celestine Enyinnaya. Celestine Enyinnaya advances with the ball. Celestine Enyinnaya shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
78.38
Matt Telfer makes a probing pass to Colin McNeill. Colin McNeill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.11
Manuel Barbosa chips the ball to his team mate, Rui Faria. Rui Faria deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec Dickov. Alec Dickov plays a perfect one-two with Rodrigo Tavares and rushes in on goal... Alec Dickov makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
85.21
Tommy Lee kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Dickov. Alec Dickov knocks in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Tavares. Rodrigo Tavares flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Scott Rae flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard McCoist. Richard McCoist knocks in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Tavares. Rodrigo Tavares heads the ball goalwards but somehow John Hopkin manages to keep it out.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.4%
56.6%
Play Area
30.3%
44.7%
25%
Scorers