Match Report
| Rangers | Rangers |  |  | Airdrieonians | Airdrieonians | ||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Ikenna Nnamdi | Daniel Ikenna Nnamdi | Kieran Rufus | Kieran Rufus | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Dickov | A. Dickov |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 |  | Victor Soler | V. Soler | |||||||||
| Damien Fabiano | D. Fabiano |  | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Billy Hopkin | B. Hopkin | |||||||||
| Andy Booth | A. Booth | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Kevin Bremner | K. Bremner | |||||||||
| Regi Van Westerop | R. Van Westerop |  | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 66 |  | Luke Plowright | L. Plowright | |||||||||
| Miguel Ferrer | M. Ferrer | | 52 | D | | 5 | | D | 62 | | Scott Henderson | S. Henderson | |||||||||
| Gary Mcinnes | G. Mcinnes | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 51 | | David Mcinnes | D. Mcinnes | |||||||||
| Matt Glass | M. Glass | | 57 | M | | 7 | | M | 77 | | Richard Law | R. Law | |||||||||
| Richard Burley | R. Burley | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Lee Maclean | L. Maclean | |||||||||
| Andy Gemmill | A. Gemmill | | 53 | A | | 9 | | A | 60 | | Don McCoist | D. McCoist | |||||||||
| Tobias Röhner | T. Röhner |  | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 |  | David Tavares | D. Tavares | |||||||||
| Alec Davidson | A. Davidson | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Alan Ferdinand | A. Ferdinand | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to Airdrieonians. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Rangers and Airdrieonians are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Rangers and Airdrieonians are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Airdrieonians kick off and get the match underway!
2.35
0-0Regi Van Westerop makes a probing pass to Richard Burley. Richard Burley kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Gemmill. Andy Gemmill lofts in a cross ball towards Tobias Röhner. Tobias Röhner heads the ball goalwards. Victor Soler manages to gather it comfortably.
6.56
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
10.53
Airdrieonians are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
15.33
Miguel Ferrer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Mcinnes. Gary Mcinnes knocks the ball to his team mate, Tobias Röhner. Tobias Röhner knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Gemmill. Andy Gemmill flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Victor Soler!
16.00
0-0Lee Maclean controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Don McCoist. Don McCoist controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
22.41
0-0Andy Booth threads the ball through to Gary Mcinnes. Gary Mcinnes threads the ball through to Andy Gemmill. Andy Gemmill knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kevin Bremner.
24.57
Miguel Ferrer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Burley. Richard Burley knocks the ball forward to Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Bremner.
28.24
0-0Miguel Ferrer clumsily knocks into Don McCoist. Miguel Ferrer is warned by the referee! Don McCoist stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.06
Damien Fabiano chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Mcinnes. Gary Mcinnes knocks the ball forward to Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson shoots from long range. Victor Soler easily smothers it.
32.19
Gary Mcinnes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.37
Andy Booth chips the ball to his team mate, Richard Burley. Richard Burley threads the ball through to Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson whips in a cross ball towards Tobias Röhner. Tobias Röhner connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
38.38
Lee Maclean passes the ball forward to Don McCoist. Don McCoist whips in a cross ball towards Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
39.13
David Mcinnes kicks a strong pass forward to David Tavares. David Tavares knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.29
Luke Plowright makes a probing pass to David Mcinnes. David Mcinnes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alex Dickov who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Lee Maclean decides to run forward with the ball. Lee Maclean finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Rangers start the second half!
47.39
Richard Burley threads the ball through to Tobias Röhner. Tobias Röhner knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.37
0-0Matt Glass clumsily knocks into Richard Law. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Richard Law stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.43
Kevin Bremner makes a probing pass to Lee Maclean. Lee Maclean flicks the ball to his team mate, David Tavares. David Tavares shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
65.02
David Mcinnes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Don McCoist. Don McCoist finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
66.12
Kevin Bremner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Mcinnes. David Mcinnes makes a probing pass to David Tavares. David Tavares knocks in a cross ball towards Don McCoist. Don McCoist connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.23
David Mcinnes passes the ball forward to Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andy Booth.
73.02
Lee Maclean clumsily knocks into Gary Mcinnes. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gary Mcinnes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.15
Luke Plowright advances with the ball. Luke Plowright threads the ball through to Alan Ferdinand. Alan Ferdinand tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
81.58
Regi Van Westerop threads the ball through to Richard Burley. Richard Burley knocks the ball to his team mate, Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
87.23
Gary Mcinnes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Gemmill. Andy Gemmill shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
5
0
Shots off Target
2
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.4%
48.6%
Play Area
29.7%
47.3%
23%