Match Report
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to St Mirren. A crowd of 9,146 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rangers are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while St Mirren appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Ferguson.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rangers are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while St Mirren appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Matt Ferguson.
0.00
0-0Rangers kick off the first half!
8.26
0-0Ivan Gonzalez sees a break and surges forward. Ivan Gonzalez lofts in a cross ball towards Valerio Asta. Valerio Asta directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
21.04
Gavin Hendry controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Inglis. Gavin Inglis whips in a cross ball towards Cleto Pierini. Cleto Pierini rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it's well over the bar!
24.04
1-0Dominic McCoist passes the ball forward to Ivan Gonzalez. Ivan Gonzalez makes a simple pass to Valerio Asta. Valerio Asta whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Vega. Daniel Vega powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
30.22
1-0Alec Hutchison makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cleto Pierini. Cleto Pierini plays a scrappy one-two with Paul Dalglish and stumbles forward towards the goal... Cleto Pierini muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Duncan McCoist. Excellent save.
32.15
1-0With some swift thinking, Jamie Williams plays the ball forward to Ivan Gonzalez. Ivan Gonzalez flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Vega collects the pass. Daniel Vega knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.33
1-0Don Rae clumsily knocks into Andy Mason. Don Rae is given a warning by the referee! Andy Mason grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
1-0Rangers are playing very deep making it very hard for their opposition to get back into the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Rangers appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation. St Mirren appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation. The St Mirren players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
The second half starts with St Mirren kicking off!
47.08
Antonio Fernandes flicks a high pass forward. Alec Hutchison collects the pass. Alec Hutchison flicks a high ball forward to Cleto Pierini who takes it down. Cleto Pierini knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dominic McCoist.
49.25
Ivan Gonzalez makes an attacking run forward. Ivan Gonzalez shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Stuart Mcinnes manages to gather it comfortably.
51.02
Ivan Gonzalez flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Vega. Daniel Vega whips in a cross ball towards Valerio Asta. Valerio Asta beats his man to it with a header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
54.05
Gavin Hendry sees Paul Dalglish in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Dalglish controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Wonderful reactions from Duncan McCoist keeps it out!
57.08
Dominic McCoist threads a neat ball through to Billy Greig. Billy Greig runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Billy Greig runs straight at the defence! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Billy Greig provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it's well over the bar!
60.41
2-0Rangers have made 3 substitutions with Gary Davidson replacing Valerio Asta, Sebastiano Orocini replacing Daniel Vega and Richard King replacing Ivan Gonzalez .
61.50
Andy Mason makes an attacking run forward. Andy Mason lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Davidson. Gary Davidson knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
69.08
Neil Sullivan sees a break and surges forward. Neil Sullivan sees Gary Davidson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gary Davidson shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
73.12
Cleto Pierini catches Neil Sullivan on the ankles. Cleto Pierini is shown the yellow card! Neil Sullivan grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
77.20
Neil Sullivan hits a low pass to Sebastian Leon. Sebastian Leon flicks a high pass forward. Sebastiano Orocini controls it well on his chest. Sebastiano Orocini shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
85.08
Sebastian Leon knocks the ball forward to Gary Davidson. Gary Davidson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
87.53
Matt Mckinlay receives the ball from a throw-in from Garry Elliott. Matt Mckinlay passes the ball forward to Raymond Van De Hor. Raymond Van De Hor threads the ball through to Cleto Pierini. Cleto Pierini knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Duncan McCoist who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Gavin Inglis sees Paul Dalglish in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paul Dalglish knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
64.6%
35.4%
Play Area
25.3%
46.8%
27.8%
Scorers
| Daniel Vega 24 Valerio Asta 51 Gary Davidson 62 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Valerio Asta of Rangers |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Duncan McCoist (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Johnnier Rosales (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Jamie Williams (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dominic McCoist (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Neil Sullivan (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Andy Mason (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Sebastian Leon (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Ivan Gonzalez (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Billy Greig (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Valerio Asta (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Daniel Vega (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Gary Davidson (ATT) | | 8 |
| 13. | Sebastiano Orocini (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Richard King (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Stuart Mcinnes (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Antonio Fernandes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Matt Mckinlay (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Don Rae (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Garry Elliott (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Raymond Van De Hor (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Alec Hutchison (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Gavin Hendry (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gavin Inglis (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Paul Dalglish (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Cleto Pierini (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 12. | David Hutchison (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Matthias Friedmann (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Craig Collins (GK) | 0 | |