Match Report


RangersRangers     St. JohnstoneSt. Johnstone
James DunlopJames Dunlop Computer Player Computer Player
Garry GlassG. Glass72
G
1
G
78Don HendryD. Hendry
Warren LisbieW. Lisbie69
D
2
D
64Paul BurleyP. Burley
Dion PalmerD. Palmer80
D
captain3
D
62Alec DavidsonA. Davidson
Paul GemmellP. Gemmell80
D
4
D
61John HendryJ. Hendry
Armin TurekA. Turek79
D
5
D
61Darius WiltordD. Wiltord
Simão GalindoS. Galindo78
M
6
M
62Callum YoungC. Young
Ricardo MarquezR. Marquez80
M
7
M
56Richard JamesR. James
Miguel JesusM. Jesus76
M
8
A
65Colin McGroryC. McGrory
Alec BoothA. Booth67
A
9
A
63Tommaso PoggiT. Poggi
Richard TelferR. Telfer73
A
10captain
A
62Fabian N. GuerraF. Guerra
Jose NevesJ. Neves76
A
11
A
53Rafael QuaresmaR. Quaresma
 
Marcos HernandezM. Hernandez76
D
12
G
68Matt JohnstoneM. Johnstone
Hugo Guerrero LopezH. Guerrero Lopez75
M
13
D
58Colin HopkinC. Hopkin
Edgar Kroupi-ZahiE. Kroupi-Zahi78
A
14
D
56Kevin LawK. Law

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to St. Johnstone. A crowd of 17,232 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Rangers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while St. Johnstone appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Stephen Gemmell.


0.00
Rangers get the match underway!
2.21
Ricardo Marquez flicks a high ball forward to Jose Neves who gracefully takes it down. Jose Neves plays a quick one-two with Richard Telfer and rushes in on goal... Some world-class footwork from Jose Neves provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. It's there!! Don Hendry has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
8.08
Simão Galindo threads a neat ball through to Alec Booth. Alec Booth controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
14.52
Richard James passes the ball forward to Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Warren Lisbie.
15.15
Richard James flicks a high ball forward to Rafael Quaresma who takes it down. Rafael Quaresma runs straight at the defence! Rafael Quaresma cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
18.25
Simão Galindo flicks a high pass forward to Richard Telfer who brings the ball under control. Richard Telfer knocks the ball forward, putting Ricardo Marquez through on goal. Ricardo Marquez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
24.28
Miguel Jesus threads a neat ball through to Richard Telfer. Richard Telfer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
26.56
Callum Young deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
27.26
Miguel Jesus sees Jose Neves in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jose Neves threads a neat ball through to Richard Telfer. Richard Telfer looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Don Hendry is on top of his game. Fabulous save!
34.42
Armin Turek threads a neat ball through to Simão Galindo. Simão Galindo makes a simple pass to Ricardo Marquez. Ricardo Marquez lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Booth. Alec Booth knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
39.07
Alec Davidson threads a neat ball through to Rafael Quaresma. Rafael Quaresma sees space and advances. Rafael Quaresma sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
With a delightful solo run, Simão Galindo stretches the opposition's defence. Simão Galindo plays a one-two with Miguel Jesus and rushes in on goal... Simão Galindo shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Paul Burley is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rangers appear unchanged since the first half. St. Johnstone also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
St. Johnstone kick off and get the second half underway!
48.29
Simão Galindo makes a probing pass to Richard Telfer. Richard Telfer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.09
Alec Davidson plays the ball forward to Richard James. Richard James flicks a high ball forward to Callum Young who takes it down. Callum Young whips in a cross ball towards Fabian N. Guerra. Fabian N. Guerra knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
57.35
Richard James clumsily knocks into Paul Gemmell. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Paul Gemmell stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.30
Rangers have made a substitution with Edgar Kroupi-Zahi replacing Alec Booth .
63.35
Ricardo Marquez kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Neves. Jose Neves knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alec Davidson.
65.12
Ricardo Marquez threads a neat ball through to Miguel Jesus. Miguel Jesus finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
75.04
Seeing a gap ahead, Dion Palmer plays the ball forward to Miguel Jesus. Miguel Jesus flicks a high pass forward to Jose Neves who brings the ball under control. Jose Neves deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Telfer but the linesman indicates offside!
77.54
Richard James knocks the ball to his team mate, Tommaso Poggi. Tommaso Poggi makes a simple pass, allowing Colin McGrory to run into the box. Colin McGrory cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Garry Glass had no chance!! Goal for St. Johnstone! That brings them back into the game!
81.10
Richard James flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin McGrory. Colin McGrory knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Garry Glass who gathers it comfortably.
85.05
Alec Davidson makes a beautiful solo run. Alec Davidson flicks a high pass forward to Callum Young who brings the ball under control. Callum Young shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
90.00
Ricardo Marquez clumsily knocks into Callum Young. Ricardo Marquez is given a warning by the referee! Callum Young hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Rangers

St. Johnstone
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.3%
45.7%
Play Area
22.9%
45.7%
31.4%

Scorers
Jose Neves 2
Ricardo Marquez 18
Rafael Quaresma 15
Colin McGrory 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rafael Quaresma of St. Johnstone

Match Ratings
1.Garry Glass (GK)
6
2.Warren Lisbie (DEF)
6
3.Dion Palmer (DEF)
6
4.Paul Gemmell (DEF)
6
5.Armin Turek (DEF)
6
6.Simão Galindo (MID)
8
7.Ricardo Marquez (MID)goal scored
8
8.Miguel Jesus (MID)
6
9.Alec Booth (ATT)
6
10.Richard Telfer (ATT)
7
11.Jose Neves (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Marcos Hernandez (DEF)
0
13.Hugo Guerrero Lopez (MID)
0
14.Edgar Kroupi-Zahi (ATT)
6

1.Don Hendry (GK)
6
2.Paul Burley (DEF)
6
3.Alec Davidson (DEF)
7
4.John Hendry (DEF)
6
5.Darius Wiltord (DEF)
6
6.Callum Young (MID)
6
7.Richard James (MID)yellow card
7
8.Colin McGrory (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Tommaso Poggi (ATT)
6
10.Fabian N. Guerra (ATT)
6
11.Rafael Quaresma (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Matt Johnstone (GK)
0
13.Colin Hopkin (DEF)
0
14.Kevin Law (DEF)
0