Match Report
| Rangers | Rangers |  |  | St. Johnstone | St. Johnstone | ||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Ikenna Nnamdi | Daniel Ikenna Nnamdi | Alex Hutchings | Alex Hutchings | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Dickov | A. Dickov |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 73 | | Richard White | R. White | |||||||||
| Gaspar Monteiro | G. Monteiro |  | 47 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 | | Gavin Morton | G. Morton | |||||||||
| Andy Booth | A. Booth | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 | | Andy Dickov | A. Dickov | |||||||||
| John Ritchie | J. Ritchie | | 74 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 | | Kevin Law | K. Law | |||||||||
| Miguel Ferrer | M. Ferrer |  | 52 | D | | 5 | | D | 61 | | Richard Bremner | R. Bremner | |||||||||
| Dominic Gemmill | D. Gemmill | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Alec Niven | A. Niven | |||||||||
| Alain Koutouan | A. Koutouan |  | 73 | M | | 7 | | M | 68 |  | Ronnie Wright-Phillips | R. Wright-Phillips | |||||||||
| Callum Naysmith | C. Naysmith | | 71 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Richard Burley | R. Burley | |||||||||
| Alec Davidson | A. Davidson | | 60 | A | | 9 | | A | 68 | | Gavin Hendry | G. Hendry | |||||||||
| Andy Mcallister | A. Mcallister | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 |  | Vernon Kissinger | V. Kissinger | |||||||||
| Andy Gemmill | A. Gemmill | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 |  | Ruud Bomers | R. Bomers | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to St. Johnstone. A crowd of 19,570 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Rangers and St. Johnstone are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Rangers and St. Johnstone are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0St. Johnstone kick off!
14.05
0-0Alec Niven barges into Callum Naysmith. The referee calls over Alec Niven and warns him to calm down! Callum Naysmith stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.11
0-0Richard Burley kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.15
0-0Richard Burley controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
20.31
1-0Miguel Ferrer makes a probing pass to Dominic Gemmill. Dominic Gemmill makes a simple pass to Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Gemmill. Andy Gemmill heads the ball goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
26.38
1-0Andy Dickov flicks the ball to his team mate, Alec Niven. Alec Niven threads the ball through to Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger whips in a cross ball towards Ruud Bomers. Ruud Bomers connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Alex Dickov manages to gather it comfortably.
27.56
Andy Booth makes a probing pass to Callum Naysmith. Callum Naysmith sees space and advances. Callum Naysmith knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Gemmill. Andy Gemmill powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Richard White!
32.17
Miguel Ferrer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alain Koutouan. Alain Koutouan kicks a strong pass forward to Andy Mcallister. Andy Mcallister knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard White who gathers it comfortably.
40.10
Callum Naysmith brings the ball forward. Callum Naysmith knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Mcallister. Andy Mcallister is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
44.55
1-0Rangers are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Rangers get the second half underway!
48.01
Andy Gemmill barges into Andy Dickov. The referee calls over Andy Gemmill and warns him to calm down! Andy Dickov stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.16
Richard Burley kicks a strong pass forward to Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger whips in a cross ball towards Ruud Bomers. Ruud Bomers directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
54.23
Ronnie Wright-Phillips makes a simple pass to Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Vernon Kissinger. Vernon Kissinger connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
57.57
Alain Koutouan knocks the ball forward to Andy Gemmill. Andy Gemmill shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
61.57
John Ritchie chips the ball to his team mate, Callum Naysmith. Callum Naysmith takes it forward alone. Callum Naysmith tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
66.19
Richard Burley barges into Dominic Gemmill. The referee calls over Richard Burley and warns him to calm down! Dominic Gemmill stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.49
Dominic Gemmill passes the ball forward to Andy Gemmill. Andy Gemmill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.05
1-1Richard Burley clumsily knocks into Dominic Gemmill. The referee calls over Richard Burley and shows him a yellow card! Dominic Gemmill hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.08
John Ritchie makes a simple pass to Dominic Gemmill. Dominic Gemmill brings the ball forward. Dominic Gemmill knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Richard White who gathers it comfortably.
79.38
Richard Burley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Hendry. Gavin Hendry shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
81.01
Dominic Gemmill threads the ball through to Alec Davidson. Alec Davidson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andy Dickov.
83.04
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
90.00
Alain Koutouan makes a probing pass to Andy Gemmill. Andy Gemmill lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Mcallister. Andy Mcallister connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's there!! Richard White has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.1%
47.9%
Play Area
28.8%
46.6%
24.7%
Scorers