Match Report


Alloa AthleticAlloa Athletic     RangersRangers
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Duncan McCoistD. McCoist53
G
captain1captain
G
52Duncan McCoistD. McCoist
Stefan IachiniS. Iachini67
D
2
D
69Johnnier RosalesJ. Rosales
Cristiano JardimC. Jardim63
D
3
D
63Jamie WilliamsJ. Williams
Guillermo MolinaG. Molina56
D
4
D
53Dominic McCoistD. McCoist
Seb KlosS. Klos56
D
5
D
52Neil SullivanN. Sullivan
Dominic HutchisonD. Hutchison68
M
6
M
71Andy MasonA. Mason
Kevin DalglishK. Dalglish67
M
7
M
61Ivan GonzalezI. Gonzalez
Les ScowcroftL. Scowcroft66
M
8
M
56Billy GreigB. Greig
Dominic BurleyD. Burley64
A
9
M
55Sebastiano OrociniS. Orocini
Stephen FergusonS. Ferguson59
A
10
A
59Valerio AstaV. Asta
Alfons Van NistelrooyA. Van Nistelrooy57
A
11
A
58Daniel VegaD. Vega
 
Neil TelferN. Telfer58
M
12
A
58Gary DavidsonG. Davidson
Gavin MorrisonG. Morrison51
A
13
A
55Richard KingR. King
Davy SierD. Sier50
G
14
D
48Dominic HopkinD. Hopkin

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Recreation Park where Alloa Athletic play host to Rangers. A crowd of 8,794 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Alloa Athletic are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Rangers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Billy Naysmith.


0.00
Alloa Athletic kick off!
3.36
Dominic Hutchison makes a simple pass to Alfons Van Nistelrooy. Alfons Van Nistelrooy plays a one-two with Dominic Burley and rushes in on goal... Alfons Van Nistelrooy shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Duncan McCoist comfortably gets down and covers it.
8.04
Cristiano Jardim hits a low pass to Les Scowcroft. Les Scowcroft kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Ferguson. Stephen Ferguson whips in a cross ball towards Alfons Van Nistelrooy. Alfons Van Nistelrooy makes a deft header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
14.34
Ivan Gonzalez decides to run forward with the ball. Ivan Gonzalez plays a quick one-two with Daniel Vega and rushes in on goal... Ivan Gonzalez tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.03
Dominic Hutchison makes a probing pass to Stephen Ferguson. Stephen Ferguson plays a scrappy one-two with Dominic Burley and advances towards the goal... Stephen Ferguson shoots from just inside the box but somehow Duncan McCoist manages to keep it out.
21.37
Dominic McCoist threads the ball through to Sebastiano Orocini. Sebastiano Orocini makes a beautiful solo run. Sebastiano Orocini controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
24.23
Billy Greig threads a neat ball through to Daniel Vega. Daniel Vega knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Seb Klos.
27.31
Billy Greig barges into Kevin Dalglish. Billy Greig is shown the yellow card! Kevin Dalglish stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.19
Neil Sullivan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastiano Orocini. Sebastiano Orocini knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Vega. Daniel Vega knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Les Scowcroft flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Ferguson. Stephen Ferguson tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Duncan McCoist manages to gather it effortlessly.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Alloa Athletic appear unchanged since the first half. Rangers appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.

45.00
The whistle blows and Rangers kick off!
48.13
Billy Greig changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Billy Greig knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cristiano Jardim.
49.19
Cristiano Jardim knocks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Hutchison. Dominic Hutchison changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Dominic Hutchison whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Ferguson. Stephen Ferguson jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but slams it into the crowd!
51.35
Andy Mason barges into Les Scowcroft. Andy Mason is given a warning by the referee! Les Scowcroft carries on, but is struggling a bit.
54.04
Ivan Gonzalez chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Vega. Daniel Vega shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Duncan McCoist easily smothers it!
60.21
Alloa Athletic have made a substitution with Davy Sier replacing Dominic Burley .Rangers have made 2 substitutions with Gary Davidson replacing Valerio Asta and Richard King replacing Daniel Vega .
61.30
Dominic McCoist pushes mid-way up the pitch. Dominic McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Gary Davidson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gary Davidson knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Guillermo Molina.
63.54
Cristiano Jardim hacks Richard King from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Richard King hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.38
Seeing a gap ahead, Seb Klos laces a through ball forward to Les Scowcroft. Les Scowcroft controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alfons Van Nistelrooy. Alfons Van Nistelrooy skips past Jamie Williams! Alfons Van Nistelrooy muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
73.22
Andy Mason clumsily knocks into Les Scowcroft. The referee calls over Andy Mason and shows him a yellow card! Les Scowcroft hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.33
Kevin Dalglish catches Ivan Gonzalez on the ankles. Kevin Dalglish is given a warning by the referee! Ivan Gonzalez runs off the knock.
77.36
Alloa Athletic have made 2 substitutions with Neil Telfer replacing Cristiano Jardim and Gavin Morrison replacing Dominic Hutchison .
79.49
Ivan Gonzalez clumsily knocks into Kevin Dalglish. Ivan Gonzalez is shown the yellow card! Kevin Dalglish hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.22
Guillermo Molina controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kevin Dalglish. Kevin Dalglish brings the ball forward. Kevin Dalglish sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
85.36
Stefan Iachini makes a probing pass to Kevin Dalglish. Kevin Dalglish flicks a high ball forward to Davy Sier who takes it down. Davy Sier knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.24
Billy Greig hits a low pass to Richard King. Richard King knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Seb Klos.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Alloa Athletic

Rangers
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.8%
40.2%
Play Area
28%
47.6%
24.4%

Scorers
Alfons Van Nistelrooy 8
Ivan Gonzalez 14

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ivan Gonzalez of Rangers

Match Ratings
1.Duncan McCoist (GK)
6
2.Stefan Iachini (DEF)
6
3.Cristiano Jardim (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Guillermo Molina (DEF)
7
5.Seb Klos (DEF)
6
6.Dominic Hutchison (MID)
8
7.Kevin Dalglish (MID)
6
8.Les Scowcroft (MID)
7
9.Dominic Burley (ATT)
6
10.Stephen Ferguson (ATT)
8
11.Alfons Van Nistelrooy (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Neil Telfer (MID)
6
13.Gavin Morrison (ATT)
6
14.Davy Sier (GK)
6

1.Duncan McCoist (GK)
7
2.Johnnier Rosales (DEF)
6
3.Jamie Williams (DEF)
6
4.Dominic McCoist (DEF)
7
5.Neil Sullivan (DEF)
6
6.Andy Mason (MID)yellow card
5
7.Ivan Gonzalez (MID)goal scoredyellow card
9
8.Billy Greig (MID)yellow card
6
9.Sebastiano Orocini (MID)
6
10.Valerio Asta (ATT)
6
11.Daniel Vega (ATT)
6
 
12.Gary Davidson (ATT)
6
13.Richard King (ATT)
6
14.Dominic Hopkin (DEF)
0