Match Report
| Rangers | Rangers |  |  | Ayr United | Ayr United | ||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Ikenna Nnamdi | Daniel Ikenna Nnamdi | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Dickov | A. Dickov |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 68 | | Scott Meiklejohn | S. Meiklejohn | |||||||||
| Gaspar Monteiro | G. Monteiro |  | 47 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Don Telfer | D. Telfer | |||||||||
| Andy Booth | A. Booth | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 |  | Jose Martinez | J. Martinez | |||||||||
| John Ritchie | J. Ritchie | | 74 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Alec Mcinnes | A. Mcinnes | |||||||||
| Miguel Ferrer | M. Ferrer | | 52 | D | | 5 | | D | 55 | | Alex Dickov | A. Dickov | |||||||||
| Dominic Gemmill | D. Gemmill | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 72 | | Colin Hendry | C. Hendry | |||||||||
| Alain Koutouan | A. Koutouan |  | 73 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 |  | Peter Richards | P. Richards | |||||||||
| Gary Mcinnes | G. Mcinnes | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Dominic Ferguson | D. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Tobias Röhner | T. Röhner |  | 61 | A | | 9 | | M | 63 |  | Anton Van Der Meyde | A. Van Der Meyde | |||||||||
| Andy Mcallister | A. Mcallister | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Stuart Ferguson | S. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Matthias Rohrschneider | M. Rohrschneider | | 66 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Rob Bisseling | R. Bisseling | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to Ayr United. A crowd of 18,544 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Rangers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Ayr United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Rangers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Ayr United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Ayr United kick off and get the first half underway!
2.28
0-0Dominic Ferguson threads the ball through to Stuart Ferguson. Stuart Ferguson shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Alex Dickov.
3.20
0-0John Ritchie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dominic Gemmill. Dominic Gemmill threads the ball through to Andy Mcallister. Andy Mcallister whips in a cross ball towards Matthias Rohrschneider. Matthias Rohrschneider powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
6.45
1-0Alain Koutouan flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthias Rohrschneider. Matthias Rohrschneider shoots from outside the area. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Matthias Rohrschneider!
15.16
Jose Martinez flicks the ball to his team mate, Colin Hendry. Colin Hendry kicks a strong pass forward to Rob Bisseling. Rob Bisseling finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
18.16
1-0Dominic Gemmill clumsily knocks into Dominic Ferguson. Dominic Gemmill is given a warning by the referee! Dominic Ferguson stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.50
John Ritchie chips the ball to his team mate, Alain Koutouan. Alain Koutouan makes a probing pass to Andy Mcallister. Andy Mcallister lofts in a cross ball towards Tobias Röhner. Tobias Röhner heads the ball goalwards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
21.13
Dominic Gemmill threads the ball through to Matthias Rohrschneider. Matthias Rohrschneider goes all the way! Matthias Rohrschneider makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
24.07
Miguel Ferrer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Mcinnes. Gary Mcinnes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matthias Rohrschneider. Matthias Rohrschneider controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
30.55
2-0Gary Mcinnes knocks the ball forward to Andy Mcallister. Andy Mcallister knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Scott Meiklejohn who gathers it comfortably.
34.57
Dominic Gemmill makes a simple pass to Andy Mcallister. Andy Mcallister shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Scott Meiklejohn.
38.14
Gary Mcinnes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tobias Röhner. Tobias Röhner finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Scott Meiklejohn manages to keep it out.
44.05
Peter Richards decides to run forward with the ball. Peter Richards knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Rangers kick off!
57.50
Alec Mcinnes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anton Van Der Meyde. Anton Van Der Meyde knocks the ball forward to Rob Bisseling. Rob Bisseling knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.23
Alain Koutouan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andy Mcallister. Andy Mcallister shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
60.16
Gaspar Monteiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alain Koutouan. Alain Koutouan knocks the ball forward to Andy Mcallister. Andy Mcallister knocks in a cross ball towards Tobias Röhner. Tobias Röhner directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
61.10
Alain Koutouan takes it forward alone. Alain Koutouan plays a perfect one-two with Matthias Rohrschneider and rushes in on goal... Alain Koutouan shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
63.56
Gary Mcinnes knocks the ball forward to Matthias Rohrschneider. Matthias Rohrschneider goes all the way! Matthias Rohrschneider tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
71.57
John Ritchie surges forward with the ball. John Ritchie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Mcallister. Andy Mcallister shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
77.15
Miguel Ferrer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Mcinnes. Gary Mcinnes makes a probing pass to Andy Mcallister. Andy Mcallister knocks in a cross ball towards Tobias Röhner. Tobias Röhner directs the ball goalwards with his head but Scott Meiklejohn is on top of it.
78.50
Andy Booth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Mcinnes. Gary Mcinnes makes a simple pass to Matthias Rohrschneider. Matthias Rohrschneider goes all the way! Matthias Rohrschneider tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
79.20
Alain Koutouan sees space and advances. Alain Koutouan shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
81.42
John Ritchie knocks the ball to his team mate, Alain Koutouan. Alain Koutouan threads the ball through to Andy Mcallister. Andy Mcallister whips in a cross ball towards Tobias Röhner. Tobias Röhner is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Tobias Röhner!
84.43
Alain Koutouan makes a probing pass to Matthias Rohrschneider. Matthias Rohrschneider shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.08
Dominic Gemmill kicks a strong pass forward to Matthias Rohrschneider. Matthias Rohrschneider lofts in a cross ball towards Andy Mcallister. Andy Mcallister directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
12
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
72.6%
27.4%
Play Area
23.8%
47.6%
28.6%
Scorers
| Matthias Rohrschneider 6, 24 Tobias Röhner 81 |