Match Report
| Stranraer | Stranraer |  |  | Rangers | Rangers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Greig | B. Greig |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 52 | | Duncan McCoist | D. McCoist | ||||||||
| Billy Gemmill | B. Gemmill | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 |  | Johnnier Rosales | J. Rosales | |||||||||
| Kevin McGrory | K. McGrory | | 59 | D | | | 3 | | D | 63 |  | Jamie Williams | J. Williams | ||||||||
| Andy Collins | A. Collins | | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Dominic McCoist | D. McCoist | |||||||||
| John Campbell | J. Campbell | | 62 | M | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Neil Sullivan | N. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Kevin McGrory | K. McGrory | | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Andy Mason | A. Mason | |||||||||
| John Gallacher | J. Gallacher | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 |  | Sebastian Leon | S. Leon | |||||||||
| Matt Naysmith | M. Naysmith | | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Billy Greig | B. Greig | |||||||||
| Billy Elliott | B. Elliott | | 59 | A | | 9 | | M | 55 |  | Sebastiano Orocini | S. Orocini | |||||||||
| Paul McNeill | P. McNeill | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Valerio Asta | V. Asta | |||||||||
| Dominic Mcallister | D. Mcallister | | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 58 | | Daniel Vega | D. Vega | |||||||||
| Gavin Elliott | G. Elliott | | 64 | G | | 12 | | A | 58 | | Gary Davidson | G. Davidson | |||||||||
| Craig Hendry | C. Hendry | | 57 | D | | 13 | | A | 55 | | Richard King | R. King | |||||||||
| Colin Hutchison | C. Hutchison | | 53 | A | | 14 | | D | 48 | | Dominic Hopkin | D. Hopkin | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Stair Park where Stranraer play host to Rangers. A crowd of 8,485 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Stranraer are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rangers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Dickov.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Stranraer are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rangers appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Gary Dickov.
0.00
0-0Rangers get the match underway!
2.42
0-0Billy Gemmill kicks a strong pass forward to John Gallacher. John Gallacher flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Mcallister controls it well on his chest. Dominic Mcallister controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
3.15
0-0Kevin McGrory hits a low pass to John Campbell. John Campbell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Billy Elliott. Billy Elliott cuts inside the box! Billy Elliott makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Johnnier Rosales is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
8.00
0-0Sebastiano Orocini catches Kevin McGrory on the ankles. The referee calls over Sebastiano Orocini and warns him to calm down! Kevin McGrory hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.16
With vision, John Gallacher laces a weighted ball forward to Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
12.58
1-0Kevin McGrory plays the ball forward to Billy Elliott. Billy Elliott lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Mcallister. Dominic Mcallister flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! Duncan McCoist has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
16.40
1-0Sebastian Leon flicks a high pass forward. Valerio Asta collects the pass. Valerio Asta knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.32
1-0Dominic Mcallister barges into Johnnier Rosales. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Johnnier Rosales runs off the knock.
21.15
1-0Kevin McGrory deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Campbell. Seeing a gap ahead, John Campbell plays the ball forward to Billy Elliott. Billy Elliott shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Duncan McCoist smothers it!
22.55
Billy Greig sees Daniel Vega in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Daniel Vega knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Kevin McGrory.
32.15
Kevin McGrory runs straight at the opposition's defence. Kevin McGrory sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
38.48
Billy Gemmill deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Gallacher. John Gallacher knocks the ball forward to Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
42.51
Sebastian Leon chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Vega. Daniel Vega finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Stranraer appear unchanged since the first half. Rangers appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
45.00
The second half starts with Stranraer kicking off!
47.04
Billy Gemmill sees Matt Naysmith in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Matt Naysmith threads the ball through to Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
55.15
Matt Naysmith makes a simple pass to Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.34
John Gallacher flicks a high pass forward. Billy Elliott holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Billy Elliott knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dominic McCoist.
60.43
2-0Stranraer have made a substitution with Craig Hendry replacing John Campbell .Rangers have made 2 substitutions with Gary Davidson replacing Valerio Asta and Richard King replacing Daniel Vega .
71.12
John Gallacher knocks the ball to his team mate, Billy Elliott. Billy Elliott hits a low pass to Dominic Mcallister. Dominic Mcallister shoots from just inside the box. The keeper, Duncan McCoist, sees it late!! Goal for Stranraer!
77.04
Stranraer have made 2 substitutions with Gavin Elliott replacing Andy Collins and Colin Hutchison replacing Billy Elliott .
87.21
John Gallacher passes the ball forward to Paul McNeill. Paul McNeill knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jamie Williams.
90.00
Jamie Williams chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastian Leon. Sebastian Leon decides to run forward with the ball. Sebastian Leon whips in a cross ball towards Gary Davidson. Gary Davidson knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
5
0
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.5%
45.5%
Play Area
22.7%
47%
30.3%
Scorers
| Dominic Mcallister 13, 71 Kevin McGrory 32 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Dominic Mcallister of Stranraer |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Billy Greig (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Billy Gemmill (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Kevin McGrory (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Andy Collins (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | John Campbell (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Kevin McGrory (MID) |  | 9 |
| 7. | John Gallacher (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Matt Naysmith (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Billy Elliott (ATT) | 8 | |
| 10. | Paul McNeill (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Dominic Mcallister (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Gavin Elliott (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Craig Hendry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Colin Hutchison (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Duncan McCoist (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Johnnier Rosales (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Jamie Williams (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dominic McCoist (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Neil Sullivan (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Andy Mason (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Sebastian Leon (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Billy Greig (MID) | 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 | |