Match Report
| Rangers | Rangers |  |  | Celtic | Celtic | ||||||||||||||||
| Mitchell Green | Mitchell Green | Kenzie Mcquiston | Kenzie Mcquiston | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eben Gargo | E. Gargo |  | 79 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | Vítor Hugo Ribeiro | V. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Khalid Sinouh | K. Sinouh |  | 80 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 |  | Jose Javier Pascual | J. Pascual | |||||||||
| Garry Elliott | G. Elliott |  | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 78 |  | Vasyl Korkishko | V. Korkishko | |||||||||
| Guy Grun | G. Grun |  | 80 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 |  | Fotis Moissidis | F. Moissidis | |||||||||
| Sebastian Cuellar | S. Cuellar |  | 77 | M | | 5 | | D | 71 |  | Jurek Joswiak | J. Joswiak | |||||||||
| Claudiu Mutu | C. Mutu |  | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 |  | Pablo Parra | P. Parra | |||||||||
| Leandro Avalos | L. Avalos |  | 71 | M | | 7 | | M | 79 |  | Stephen Kewell | S. Kewell | |||||||||
| Ruuben Hyypia | R. Hyypia |  | 75 | M | | 8 | | M | 69 |  | Jan Raff | J. Raff | |||||||||
| Stavros Vellidis | S. Vellidis | | 77 | A | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Julian Velasco | J. Velasco | |||||||||
| Jin Kobayashi | J. Kobayashi |  | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 74 | | Yoshimitsu Ono | Y. Ono | |||||||||
| Marc Hyldgaard | M. Hyldgaard |  | 81 | A | | 11 | | D | 59 | | Billy Niven | B. Niven | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by AdvancedClean |
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to Celtic. A crowd of 19,978 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Rangers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Rangers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Celtic appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Celtic get the match underway!
4.25
0-0Ruuben Hyypia controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis shoots from distance but it flies wide!
6.07
Stephen Kewell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
8.51
0-0Stephen Kewell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco powers a header at goal. Eben Gargo manages to gather it comfortably.
10.43
0-0Claudiu Mutu threads the ball through to Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Vasyl Korkishko.
16.22
Pablo Parra makes a simple pass to Billy Niven. Billy Niven knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Garry Elliott.
18.51
0-0Fotis Moissidis barges into Jin Kobayashi. Fotis Moissidis is shown the yellow card! Jin Kobayashi stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.42
Garry Elliott flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruuben Hyypia. Ruuben Hyypia makes a probing pass to Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jurek Joswiak.
22.52
0-0Stephen Kewell catches Leandro Avalos on the ankles. Stephen Kewell is shown the yellow card! Leandro Avalos grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
24.45
Yoshimitsu Ono catches Khalid Sinouh on the ankles. Yoshimitsu Ono is warned by the referee! Khalid Sinouh grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
26.14
Stephen Kewell sees space and advances. Stephen Kewell shoots from 25 yards but Eben Gargo is on top of it.
38.11
Pablo Parra knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Niven. Billy Niven tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Eben Gargo!
40.12
Jan Raff knocks the ball forward to Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Stephen Kewell knocks the ball forward to Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Eben Gargo.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Rangers kick off!
48.36
Jan Raff deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Eben Gargo manages to keep it out.
53.57
Stephen Kewell deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Niven. Billy Niven knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Khalid Sinouh.
54.03
Jurek Joswiak kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Kewell. Stephen Kewell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Velasco. Julian Velasco knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Guy Grun.
55.58
Ruuben Hyypia chips the ball to his team mate, Marc Hyldgaard. Marc Hyldgaard flicks the ball to his team mate, Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
57.41
Claudiu Mutu makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis knocks in a cross ball towards Marc Hyldgaard. Marc Hyldgaard heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
59.50
Khalid Sinouh catches Yoshimitsu Ono on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Yoshimitsu Ono stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.20
Vasyl Korkishko flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Kewell. Stephen Kewell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Niven. Billy Niven kicks a strong pass forward to Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
65.13
0-0Khalid Sinouh knocks the ball to his team mate, Leandro Avalos. Leandro Avalos sees space and advances. Leandro Avalos knocks the ball forward to Jin Kobayashi but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
69.53
Fotis Moissidis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pablo Parra. Pablo Parra passes the ball forward to Billy Niven. Billy Niven lofts in a cross ball towards Yoshimitsu Ono. Yoshimitsu Ono flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
73.00
Stephen Kewell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Niven. Billy Niven makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yoshimitsu Ono but he's offside!
75.09
Stephen Kewell flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Niven. Billy Niven tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Eben Gargo manages to gather it comfortably.
77.07
Leandro Avalos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marc Hyldgaard. Marc Hyldgaard shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Vítor Hugo Ribeiro!
78.59
0-0Stephen Kewell catches Claudiu Mutu on the ankles. The referee calls over Stephen Kewell and warns him to calm down! Claudiu Mutu stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.28
Stephen Kewell passes the ball forward to Billy Niven. Billy Niven kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Velasco but the referee indicates it's offside!
81.19
Guy Grun makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastian Cuellar. Sebastian Cuellar controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Vítor Hugo Ribeiro easily smothers it!
89.36
1-0Guy Grun plays a long ball forward. Jin Kobayashi shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48.2%
51.8%
Play Area
31.3%
45.8%
22.9%
Scorers