Match Report
| Rangers | Rangers |  |  | Elgin City | Elgin City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Callum Gemmill | C. Gemmill |  | 56 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 67 | | Andy Niven | A. Niven | ||||||||
| Jesús Meza | J. Meza |  | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 | | Gavin Meiklejohn | G. Meiklejohn | |||||||||
| Johnnier Rosales | J. Rosales |  | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 |  | Giampietro Memmo | G. Memmo | |||||||||
| Jamie Williams | J. Williams |  | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Steve Le Saux | S. Le Saux | |||||||||
| Neil Sullivan | N. Sullivan | | 52 | D | | 5 | | M | 62 | | Alex Young | A. Young | |||||||||
| Andy Mason | A. Mason | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Jermaine Lowe | J. Lowe | |||||||||
| Sebastian Leon | S. Leon |  | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Francis Lightfoot | F. Lightfoot | |||||||||
| Ivan Gonzalez | I. Gonzalez | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 52 | | Garry Morrison | G. Morrison | |||||||||
| Billy Greig | B. Greig | | 56 | M | | 9 | | A | 69 | | Stuart James | S. James | |||||||||
| Gary Davidson | G. Davidson | | 58 | A | | 10 | | | A | 58 | | Jose Lozano | J. Lozano | ||||||||
| Valerio Asta | V. Asta | | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Glynn Griffin | G. Griffin | |||||||||
| Sebastiano Orocini | S. Orocini | | 55 | M | | 12 | | M | 52 | | Alex McStay | A. McStay | |||||||||
| Richard King | R. King | | 54 | A | | 13 | | M | 52 | | Paul White | P. White | |||||||||
| Alex Campbell | A. Campbell | | 53 | A | | 14 | | D | 50 | | Simon Proctor | S. Proctor | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to Elgin City. A crowd of 8,579 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rangers are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Elgin City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Elliott.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rangers are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Elgin City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Stuart Elliott.
0.00
0-0Rangers start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.58
0-0Jamie Williams kicks a strong pass forward to Ivan Gonzalez. Ivan Gonzalez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Valerio Asta. Valerio Asta shoots from distance. Good keeping from Andy Niven as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
4.06
0-0Ivan Gonzalez takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Andy Niven scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
14.29
0-0Ivan Gonzalez passes the ball forward to Gary Davidson. Gary Davidson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.53
Sebastian Leon flicks a high pass forward. Gary Davidson collects the pass. Gary Davidson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.15
0-1Gavin Meiklejohn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francis Lightfoot. Francis Lightfoot deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jose Lozano. Jose Lozano whips in a cross ball towards Glynn Griffin. Glynn Griffin directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
26.17
0-1Giampietro Memmo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francis Lightfoot. Francis Lightfoot flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart James. Stuart James knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Lozano. Jose Lozano finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
28.15
Sebastian Leon makes a beautiful solo run. Sebastian Leon knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Steve Le Saux.
32.46
0-1Glynn Griffin clumsily knocks into Johnnier Rosales. The referee calls over Glynn Griffin and shows him a yellow card! Johnnier Rosales carries on, but is struggling a bit.
44.50
Johnnier Rosales chips the ball to his team mate, Ivan Gonzalez. Ivan Gonzalez flicks a high ball forward to Gary Davidson who takes it down. Gary Davidson knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andy Niven who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Rangers appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation. Elgin City appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Elgin City start the second half!
47.41
Jermaine Lowe darts forward. Jermaine Lowe whips in a cross ball towards Stuart James. Stuart James powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
48.45
0-1Jamie Williams knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Gonzalez. Ivan Gonzalez flicks the ball to his team mate, Valerio Asta. Valerio Asta plays a one-two with Gary Davidson and rushes in on goal... Valerio Asta looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Fantastic reactions from Gavin Meiklejohn blocks the shot!
49.17
0-1Francis Lightfoot clumsily knocks into Ivan Gonzalez. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ivan Gonzalez runs off the knock.
51.05
Jermaine Lowe flicks a high ball forward to Stuart James who takes it down. Stuart James knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jamie Williams.
54.47
Steve Le Saux makes a simple pass to Francis Lightfoot. Francis Lightfoot controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Lozano. Jose Lozano shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
55.24
0-1Jermaine Lowe hits a low pass to Glynn Griffin. Glynn Griffin knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart James. Jesús Meza barges into Stuart James. That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
55.24
The referee points to the spot..
56.42
Jose Lozano takes a stuttering run up. The ball clips the left post and goes in. Goal!
60.52
0-2Rangers have made 2 substitutions with Sebastiano Orocini replacing Gary Davidson and Richard King replacing Valerio Asta .
66.36
Johnnier Rosales kicks a strong pass forward to Sebastian Leon. Sebastian Leon chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastiano Orocini. Sebastiano Orocini knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gavin Meiklejohn.
72.03
Alex Young flicks a high ball forward to Stuart James who takes it down. Stuart James knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Callum Gemmill who gathers it comfortably.
73.29
Jesús Meza deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ivan Gonzalez. Ivan Gonzalez sees Richard King in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Richard King knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gavin Meiklejohn.
77.32
Elgin City have made a substitution with Paul White replacing Garry Morrison .
79.17
Steve Le Saux comes in with a late challenge on Sebastian Leon. The referee calls over Steve Le Saux and shows him a yellow card! Sebastian Leon runs off the knock.
81.42
Steve Le Saux deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francis Lightfoot. Francis Lightfoot threads the ball through to Jose Lozano. Jose Lozano shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
90.00
Sebastian Leon flicks a high ball forward to Richard King who takes it down. Richard King knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andy Niven who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
0
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.6%
39.4%
Play Area
26.8%
45.1%
28.2%
Scorers
| Glynn Griffin 22 Jose Lozano 56 (p) |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Sebastian Leon of Rangers |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Callum Gemmill (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Jesús Meza (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Johnnier Rosales (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jamie Williams (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Neil Sullivan (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Andy Mason (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Sebastian Leon (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Ivan Gonzalez (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Billy Greig (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Gary Davidson (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Valerio Asta (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Sebastiano Orocini (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Richard King (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Alex Campbell (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Andy Niven (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Gavin Meiklejohn (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Giampietro Memmo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Steve Le Saux (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 5. | Alex Young (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Jermaine Lowe (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Francis Lightfoot (MID) | | 6 |
| 8. | Garry Morrison (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Stuart James (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Jose Lozano (ATT) |  | 7 |
| 11. | Glynn Griffin (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Alex McStay (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Paul White (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Simon Proctor (DEF) | 0 | |