Match Report
| Rangers | Rangers |  |  | Hamilton Academical | Hamilton Academical | ||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Dominey | Matthew Dominey | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eben Gargo | E. Gargo |  | 76 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 |  | Serge Nogueira | S. Nogueira | |||||||||
| Luigi Marcolin | L. Marcolin |  | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 |  | Don Matteo | D. Matteo | |||||||||
| Garry Elliott | G. Elliott | | 70 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Andy Burley | A. Burley | |||||||||
| Jason Burgess | J. Burgess |  | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 | | Gary Souness | G. Souness | |||||||||
| Colin Niven | C. Niven | | 54 | M | | 5 | | D | 60 | | Dominic Souness | D. Souness | |||||||||
| Rigobert Job | R. Job |  | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 | | Craig Liddell | C. Liddell | |||||||||
| Nuno Pinheiro | N. Pinheiro |  | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Graham Henry | G. Henry | |||||||||
| Juan Fuentes | J. Fuentes |  | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Ralph Lineker | R. Lineker | |||||||||
| Mohamed Bedrossian | M. Bedrossian | | 57 | A | | 9 | | M | 62 | | Stefan Melis | S. Melis | |||||||||
| Tomas Breda | T. Breda | | 70 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Billy Liddell | B. Liddell | |||||||||
| Sergio Faria | S. Faria | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 65 | | Colin Hendry | C. Hendry | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to Hamilton Academical. A crowd of 18,691 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Rangers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hamilton Academical appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Rangers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Hamilton Academical appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Hamilton Academical start the match!
2.19
0-0Rigobert Job knocks the ball forward to Mohamed Bedrossian. Mohamed Bedrossian chips the ball to his team mate, Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda shoots from just inside the box but it curls horrendously wide!
3.15
Colin Niven controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
9.14
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
10.59
Stefan Melis makes a simple pass to Billy Liddell. Billy Liddell whips in a cross ball towards Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's miles wide!
20.36
Rigobert Job knocks the ball forward to Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda lofts in a cross ball towards Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
24.18
0-0Graham Henry knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jason Burgess.
36.54
Dominic Souness makes a probing pass to Graham Henry. Graham Henry knocks the ball forward to Billy Liddell. Billy Liddell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jason Burgess.
42.32
Colin Niven makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda plays a perfect one-two with Sergio Faria and rushes in on goal... Tomas Breda makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.41
Colin Niven makes a simple pass to Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda plays a perfect one-two with Sergio Faria and rushes in on goal... Tomas Breda shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Rangers get the second half underway!
53.09
Juan Fuentes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mohamed Bedrossian. Mohamed Bedrossian knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Serge Nogueira who gathers it comfortably.
54.30
Ralph Lineker chips the ball to his team mate, Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.57
Luigi Marcolin makes a probing pass to Rigobert Job. Rigobert Job knocks the ball forward to Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda goes all the way! Tomas Breda makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
60.17
Nuno Pinheiro sees space and advances. Nuno Pinheiro shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
61.55
Ralph Lineker makes a beautiful solo run. Ralph Lineker knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Liddell. Billy Liddell heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
63.32
Rigobert Job makes a simple pass to Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda knocks in a cross ball towards Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
65.10
0-0Rigobert Job barges into Stefan Melis. The referee calls over Rigobert Job and warns him to calm down! Stefan Melis runs off the knock.
66.15
0-0Jason Burgess makes a probing pass to Colin Niven. Colin Niven controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda goes all the way! Tomas Breda tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Serge Nogueira easily smothers it!
67.18
Hamilton Academical are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
79.24
Nuno Pinheiro clumsily knocks into Graham Henry. Nuno Pinheiro is given a warning by the referee! Graham Henry stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.02
Don Matteo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ralph Lineker. Ralph Lineker flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.54
0-0Billy Liddell clumsily knocks into Jason Burgess. Billy Liddell is given a warning by the referee! Jason Burgess grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
0
Shots off Target
8
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
65.5%
34.5%
Play Area
21.8%
46%
32.2%