Match Report
| Rangers | Rangers |  |  | East Fife | East Fife | ||||||||||||||||
| Mitchell Green | Mitchell Green | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marc Hyldgaard | M. Hyldgaard |  | 82 | A |  | 1 | | G | 58 |  | John James | J. James | |||||||||
| Guy Grun | G. Grun |  | 80 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Don Souness | D. Souness | |||||||||
| Khalid Sinouh | K. Sinouh |  | 80 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Colin Rae | C. Rae | |||||||||
| Garry Elliott | G. Elliott | | 71 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 | | Billy Young | B. Young | |||||||||
| Callum Dalglish | C. Dalglish | | 67 | D | | 5 | | D | 59 |  | Anthony May | A. May | |||||||||
| Sebastian Cuellar | S. Cuellar |  | 77 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Andy Inglis | A. Inglis | |||||||||
| Alex Glass | A. Glass | | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 |  | Amedeo Fanesi | A. Fanesi | |||||||||
| Leandro Avalos | L. Avalos |  | 71 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Alex Mcinnes | A. Mcinnes | |||||||||
| Stavros Vellidis | S. Vellidis |  | 77 | A | | 9 | | M | 60 | | Scott Ferguson | S. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Luigi Coppens | L. Coppens | | 75 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | Stuart McCoist | S. McCoist | |||||||||
| Jin Kobayashi | J. Kobayashi |  | 73 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | David White | D. White | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to East Fife. A crowd of 20,151 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Rangers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while East Fife appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Rangers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while East Fife appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with East Fife kicking off!
2.33
0-0Amedeo Fanesi takes it forward alone. Amedeo Fanesi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.15
0-0Sebastian Cuellar makes a simple pass to Luigi Coppens. Luigi Coppens sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. John James easily smothers it.
14.57
Amedeo Fanesi chips the ball to his team mate, David White. David White knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marc Hyldgaard who gathers it comfortably.
15.56
0-1Alex Mcinnes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist knocks in a cross ball towards David White. David White is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
18.23
0-1Callum Dalglish chips the ball to his team mate, Leandro Avalos. Leandro Avalos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jin Kobayashi. Jin Kobayashi shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
20.41
Amedeo Fanesi passes the ball forward to Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Khalid Sinouh.
21.54
Sebastian Cuellar flicks the ball to his team mate, Luigi Coppens. Luigi Coppens shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
24.49
Billy Young makes a simple pass to Alex Mcinnes. Alex Mcinnes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marc Hyldgaard who gathers it comfortably.
26.46
0-1The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
27.37
Guy Grun passes the ball forward to Leandro Avalos. Leandro Avalos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Colin Rae.
32.32
Scott Ferguson knocks the ball forward to David White. David White knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marc Hyldgaard who gathers it comfortably.
36.10
Khalid Sinouh passes the ball forward to Sebastian Cuellar. Sebastian Cuellar controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis goes all the way! Stavros Vellidis tries a spectacular strike. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Stavros Vellidis!
39.58
Leandro Avalos takes it forward alone. Leandro Avalos whips in a cross ball towards Jin Kobayashi. Jin Kobayashi flicks the ball with his head. What a cracker!! John James had no chance!! Goal for Rangers!
44.26
Alex Mcinnes chips the ball to his team mate, David White. David White finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
Leandro Avalos makes a probing pass to Jin Kobayashi. Jin Kobayashi finds some space and shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jin Kobayashi!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Rangers kick off and get the second half underway!
49.49
Garry Elliott makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastian Cuellar. Sebastian Cuellar knocks the ball to his team mate, Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
51.07
Khalid Sinouh makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leandro Avalos. Leandro Avalos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but John James manages to gather it comfortably.
55.28
Guy Grun plays a long ball forward. Luigi Coppens lofts in a cross ball towards Jin Kobayashi. Jin Kobayashi flicks the ball with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
57.47
Alex Glass kicks a strong pass forward to Jin Kobayashi. Jin Kobayashi shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
61.55
Khalid Sinouh makes a probing pass to Leandro Avalos. Leandro Avalos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Luigi Coppens. Luigi Coppens shoots from outside the area but John James is on top of it.
63.01
Sebastian Cuellar passes the ball forward to Luigi Coppens. Luigi Coppens knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Billy Young.
69.01
East Fife are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
73.34
Alex Mcinnes passes the ball forward to Stuart McCoist. Stuart McCoist plays a perfect one-two with David White and rushes in on goal... Stuart McCoist shows great control and tries a shot on goal but somehow Marc Hyldgaard manages to keep it out.
77.13
Alex Glass chips the ball to his team mate, Jin Kobayashi. Jin Kobayashi shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.41
East Fife are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
81.48
Leandro Avalos makes a probing pass to Jin Kobayashi. Jin Kobayashi tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
85.41
Alex Glass flicks the ball to his team mate, Luigi Coppens. Luigi Coppens knocks in a cross ball towards Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
89.20
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
90.00
Garry Elliott threads the ball through to Sebastian Cuellar. Sebastian Cuellar decides to run forward with the ball. Sebastian Cuellar shoots from 25 yards. John James easily smothers it.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
8
2
Shots off Target
7
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
63%
37%
Play Area
23.5%
49.4%
27.2%
Scorers
| Stavros Vellidis 36 Jin Kobayashi 40, 45 | David White 16 |