Match Report
| Rangers | Rangers |  |  | Heart of Midlothian | Heart of Midlothian | ||||||||||||||||
| Mitchell Green | Mitchell Green | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eben Gargo | E. Gargo |  | 79 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 |  | Manuel Fernandes | M. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Callum Dalglish | C. Dalglish |  | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 | | David Mcallister | D. Mcallister | |||||||||
| Garry Elliott | G. Elliott | | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Gary Hendry | G. Hendry | |||||||||
| Guy Grun | G. Grun |  | 80 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Don Campbell | D. Campbell | |||||||||
| Sebastian Cuellar | S. Cuellar |  | 77 | M | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Alex Dickov | A. Dickov | |||||||||
| Alex Glass | A. Glass | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 77 | | Callum Rae | C. Rae | |||||||||
| Claudiu Mutu | C. Mutu |  | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 74 | | Sergio Ribeiro | S. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Ruuben Hyypia | R. Hyypia |  | 75 | M | | 8 | | M | 73 | | Stuart Greig | S. Greig | |||||||||
| Stavros Vellidis | S. Vellidis |  | 77 | A | | 9 | | M | 69 | | Alex Thomson | A. Thomson | |||||||||
| Luigi Coppens | L. Coppens | | 75 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Gavin Collins | G. Collins | |||||||||
| Jin Kobayashi | J. Kobayashi |  | 73 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Kevin Booth | K. Booth | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to Heart of Midlothian. A crowd of 20,813 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Rangers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Heart of Midlothian appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Rangers are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Heart of Midlothian appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Rangers kick off the first half!
2.36
0-0Gavin Collins barges into Garry Elliott. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Garry Elliott runs off the knock.
8.08
0-0Sergio Ribeiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Booth. Kevin Booth knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Callum Dalglish.
10.51
0-0Guy Grun makes a simple pass to Claudiu Mutu. Claudiu Mutu threads the ball through to Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luigi Coppens but he's offside!
12.48
0-0Stuart Greig chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Collins. Gavin Collins shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
15.23
0-0Guy Grun chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Cuellar. Sebastian Cuellar passes the ball forward to Luigi Coppens. Luigi Coppens lofts in a cross ball towards Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis heads the ball goalwards. Manuel Fernandes easily picks it out of the air!
16.54
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
18.29
Alex Thomson makes a simple pass to Kevin Booth. Kevin Booth sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
20.22
Garry Elliott chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Glass. Alex Glass makes a probing pass to Luigi Coppens. Luigi Coppens whips in a cross ball towards Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Manuel Fernandes manages to gather it comfortably.
22.44
0-0Gavin Collins comes in with a late challenge on Callum Dalglish. Gavin Collins is given a warning by the referee! Callum Dalglish runs off the knock.
26.18
Alex Glass deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jin Kobayashi. Jin Kobayashi shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
28.43
Garry Elliott barges into Gavin Collins. Garry Elliott is warned by the referee! Gavin Collins stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.37
Alex Glass makes a probing pass to Luigi Coppens. Luigi Coppens whips in a cross ball towards Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis directs the ball goalwards with his head. Manuel Fernandes easily smothers it.
39.27
1-0Callum Dalglish makes a simple pass to Alex Glass. Alex Glass kicks a strong pass forward to Jin Kobayashi. Jin Kobayashi plays a perfect one-two with Luigi Coppens and rushes in on goal... Jin Kobayashi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Manuel Fernandes had no chance!! Goal for Rangers!
42.16
Luigi Coppens barges into Don Campbell. The referee calls over Luigi Coppens and warns him to calm down! Don Campbell hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Heart of Midlothian kick off!
59.23
Alex Thomson flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Collins. Gavin Collins shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.47
Claudiu Mutu deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jin Kobayashi. Jin Kobayashi shoots from outside the area but somehow Manuel Fernandes manages to keep it out.
66.16
Sergio Ribeiro kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Booth. Kevin Booth finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.23
Stuart Greig flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Booth. Kevin Booth plays a perfect one-two with Gavin Collins and rushes in on goal... Kevin Booth makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Eben Gargo.
75.30
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
78.16
Guy Grun makes a probing pass to Claudiu Mutu. Claudiu Mutu sees space and advances. Claudiu Mutu whips in a cross ball towards Luigi Coppens. Luigi Coppens directs the ball goalwards with his head but Manuel Fernandes is on top of it.
79.34
Callum Dalglish passes the ball forward to Alex Glass. Alex Glass controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Mcallister.
87.26
Sergio Ribeiro decides to run forward with the ball. Sergio Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eben Gargo who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.6%
54.4%
Play Area
30.4%
46.8%
22.8%
Scorers