Match Report
| Rangers | Rangers |  |  | Celtic | Celtic | ||||||||||||||||
| Mitchell Green | Mitchell Green | Steven Barnes | Steven Barnes | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eben Gargo | E. Gargo |  | 77 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | Vítor Hugo Ribeiro | V. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Zbigniew Malkowski | Z. Malkowski |  | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 78 |  | Vasyl Korkishko | V. Korkishko | |||||||||
| Khalid Sinouh | K. Sinouh |  | 80 | D | | 3 | | D | 72 |  | Jose Javier Pascual | J. Pascual | |||||||||
| Garry Elliott | G. Elliott |  | 71 | D | | 4 | | D | 70 | | Jurek Joswiak | J. Joswiak | |||||||||
| Guy Grun | G. Grun |  | 79 | D | | 5 | | D | 67 | | Rinar Udovenko | R. Udovenko | |||||||||
| Claudiu Mutu | C. Mutu |  | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 79 |  | Stephen Kewell | S. Kewell | |||||||||
| Sebastian Cuellar | S. Cuellar |  | 77 | M | | 7 | | M | 73 |  | Pablo Parra | P. Parra | |||||||||
| Rigobert Job | R. Job |  | 69 | M | | 8 | | M | 68 |  | Jan Raff | J. Raff | |||||||||
| Stavros Vellidis | S. Vellidis |  | 77 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Gavin Mcallister | G. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Jin Kobayashi | J. Kobayashi |  | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 74 | | Yoshimitsu Ono | Y. Ono | |||||||||
| Marc Hyldgaard | M. Hyldgaard |  | 78 | A | | 11 | | A | 69 | | Julian Velasco | J. Velasco | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to Celtic. A crowd of 20,603 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Rangers and Celtic are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Rangers and Celtic are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Celtic kick off!
3.30
0-0Khalid Sinouh comes in with a late challenge on Yoshimitsu Ono. Khalid Sinouh is given a warning by the referee! Yoshimitsu Ono gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
8.03
0-0Sebastian Cuellar brings the ball forward. Sebastian Cuellar passes the ball forward but Marc Hyldgaard is offside!
10.58
0-0Khalid Sinouh makes a simple pass to Rigobert Job. Rigobert Job flicks the ball to his team mate, Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
12.32
0-0Rinar Udovenko clumsily knocks into Marc Hyldgaard. Rinar Udovenko is shown the yellow card! Marc Hyldgaard stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.16
Zbigniew Malkowski makes a simple pass to Rigobert Job. Rigobert Job makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jin Kobayashi. Jin Kobayashi kicks a strong pass forward to Marc Hyldgaard but the referee indicates it's offside!
21.46
Jurek Joswiak controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen Kewell. Stephen Kewell sees space and advances. Stephen Kewell lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
22.56
0-0Rigobert Job barges into Stephen Kewell. Rigobert Job is warned by the referee! Stephen Kewell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.01
0-0Pablo Parra sees space and advances. Pablo Parra controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
30.08
Sebastian Cuellar sees a break and surges forward. Sebastian Cuellar shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Vítor Hugo Ribeiro manages to gather it comfortably.
34.28
0-0Jan Raff threads the ball through to Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Guy Grun.
44.23
1-0Claudiu Mutu knocks the ball to his team mate, Jin Kobayashi. Jin Kobayashi shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Rangers kick off the second half!
49.29
Claudiu Mutu knocks the ball forward to Jin Kobayashi. Jin Kobayashi plays a perfect one-two with Stavros Vellidis and rushes in on goal... Jin Kobayashi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
53.13
Pablo Parra knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.28
Zbigniew Malkowski hacks Yoshimitsu Ono from behind! Zbigniew Malkowski is given a warning by the referee! Yoshimitsu Ono is really getting knocked about but he carries on with a struggle.
61.45
Stephen Kewell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
63.16
Guy Grun sees a break and surges forward. Guy Grun kicks a strong pass forward to Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.26
Pablo Parra kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Mcallister. Gavin Mcallister knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.24
Khalid Sinouh deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Claudiu Mutu. Claudiu Mutu threads the ball through to Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Javier Pascual.
81.37
Khalid Sinouh knocks the ball forward to Sebastian Cuellar. Sebastian Cuellar controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jin Kobayashi. Jin Kobayashi shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
83.33
Stephen Kewell kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Garry Elliott.
87.42
Pablo Parra surges forward with the ball. Pablo Parra shoots from long range. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
Garry Elliott passes the ball forward to Sebastian Cuellar. Sebastian Cuellar flicks the ball to his team mate, Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis whips in a cross ball towards Marc Hyldgaard. Marc Hyldgaard directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Vítor Hugo Ribeiro.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
31.4%
47.7%
20.9%
Scorers
| Jin Kobayashi 44 | Pablo Parra 87 |