Match Report


RangersRangers     Heart of MidlothianHeart of Midlothian
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Duncan McCoistD. McCoist52
G
captain1
G
70Gavin SullivanG. Sullivan
Johnnier RosalesJ. Rosales69
D
2
D
68Alex GoughA. Gough
Jamie WilliamsJ. Williams63
D
3
D
65Neil ClelandN. Cleland
Dominic McCoistD. McCoist53
D
4
D
64Scott TelferS. Telfer
Neil SullivanN. Sullivan52
D
5
M
86Colin HansenC. Hansen
Andy MasonA. Mason71
M
6
M
69Ronnie PalmerR. Palmer
Sebastian LeonS. Leon65
M
7
M
64Kevin WhiteK. White
Ivan GonzalezI. Gonzalez61
M
8
M
59John MeiklejohnJ. Meiklejohn
Billy GreigB. Greig56
M
9captain
A
66Edward MooreE. Moore
Valerio AstaV. Asta59
A
10
A
65Hauke BorchardH. Borchard
Daniel VegaD. Vega58
A
11
A
62Colin CaldwellC. Caldwell
 
Gary DavidsonG. Davidson58
A
12
A
58Kevin DalglishK. Dalglish
Sebastiano OrociniS. Orocini55
M
13
G
58Garry MckinlayG. Mckinlay
Richard KingR. King55
A
14
A
55Kevin LiddellK. Liddell

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to Heart of Midlothian. A crowd of 8,901 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Rangers are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Heart of Midlothian appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Ritchie.


0.00
The first half starts with Rangers kicking off!
2.02
Neil Sullivan flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Leon collects the pass. Sebastian Leon runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Sebastian Leon makes a pass forward but Daniel Vega makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
6.44
Johnnier Rosales clumsily knocks into Colin Caldwell. The referee calls over Johnnier Rosales and shows him a yellow card! Colin Caldwell stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.26
Alex Gough pushes up the pitch. Alex Gough knocks the ball to his team mate, Hauke Borchard. Hauke Borchard shoots from outside the area. Good keeping from Duncan McCoist as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
9.18
Kevin White takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Hauke Borchard. Hauke Borchard heads the ball, flicking it across the into the box. Billy Greig reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
14.43
John Meiklejohn receives the ball from a throw-in from Kevin White. John Meiklejohn flicks a high pass forward to Colin Caldwell who brings the ball under control. Colin Caldwell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
15.27
Andy Mason chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Vega. Daniel Vega finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
22.19
Neil Sullivan hits a low pass to Ivan Gonzalez. Ivan Gonzalez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Valerio Asta. Valerio Asta shoots from distance but it flies wide!
26.41
Kevin White flicks a high pass forward to Colin Caldwell who brings the ball under control. Colin Caldwell shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
28.53
Sebastian Leon hacks John Meiklejohn from behind! Sebastian Leon is shown the yellow card! John Meiklejohn stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.57
Dominic McCoist sees a break and surges forward. With vision, Dominic McCoist plays the ball forward to Valerio Asta. Valerio Asta runs straight at the defence! Valerio Asta makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
34.53
Ivan Gonzalez makes a simple pass to Valerio Asta. Valerio Asta knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alex Gough.
40.24
Scott Telfer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Meiklejohn. John Meiklejohn threads the ball through to Hauke Borchard. Hauke Borchard knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jamie Williams.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rangers appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation. Heart of Midlothian have changed their lineup with Garry Mckinlay replacing John Meiklejohn.

45.00
Heart of Midlothian kick off!
48.36
Kevin White plays the ball forward to Edward Moore. Edward Moore shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
51.30
Sebastian Leon receives the ball from a throw-in from Ivan Gonzalez. Sebastian Leon threads a neat ball through to Valerio Asta. Valerio Asta shoots from 20 yards but it's drastically wayward!
53.45
Dominic McCoist hits a low pass to Billy Greig. Billy Greig takes it forward alone. Billy Greig lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Vega. Daniel Vega is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Gavin Sullivan easily picks it out of the air!
55.52
Neil Cleland kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin White. Kevin White plays the ball forward to Hauke Borchard. Hauke Borchard tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
59.15
Alex Gough makes a beautiful solo run. Alex Gough flicks a high pass forward to Edward Moore who brings the ball neatly under control. Edward Moore knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Johnnier Rosales.
60.37
Rangers have made 3 substitutions with Gary Davidson replacing Valerio Asta, Sebastiano Orocini replacing Daniel Vega and Richard King replacing Ivan Gonzalez .
65.40
Jamie Williams clumsily knocks into Kevin White. Jamie Williams is shown the yellow card! Kevin White carries on, but is struggling a bit.
73.53
Alex Gough knocks the ball forward to Kevin White. Kevin White plays the ball forward to Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell lofts in a cross ball towards Hauke Borchard. Hauke Borchard rises majestically and gets a header on goal. What a cracker!! Duncan McCoist had no chance!! Goal for Heart of Midlothian!
79.35
Garry Mckinlay threads the ball through to Edward Moore. Edward Moore finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
84.12
Kevin White deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Caldwell. Colin Caldwell shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
90.00
Neil Cleland flicks a high pass forward. Ronnie Palmer holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ronnie Palmer threads the ball through to Hauke Borchard. Hauke Borchard tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Rangers

Heart of Midlothian
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.1%
52.9%
Play Area
27.1%
50.6%
22.4%

Scorers
Valerio Asta 31
Hauke Borchard 74

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Valerio Asta of Rangers

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

1.Gavin Sullivan (GK)
6
2.Alex Gough (DEF)
8
3.Neil Cleland (DEF)
6
4.Scott Telfer (DEF)
6
5.Colin Hansen (MID)
6
6.Ronnie Palmer (MID)
6
7.Kevin White (MID)
8
8.John Meiklejohn (MID)
6
9.Edward Moore (ATT)
6
10.Hauke Borchard (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Colin Caldwell (ATT)
7
 
12.Kevin Dalglish (ATT)
0
13.Garry Mckinlay (GK)
6
14.Kevin Liddell (ATT)
0