Match Report
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to Airdrieonians. A crowd of 19,162 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Rangers and Airdrieonians are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Rangers and Airdrieonians are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Rangers get the match underway!
2.35
0-0Tonton Osmanowski passes the ball forward to Nikos Stefanidis. Nikos Stefanidis shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Ralph Merson!
8.25
Karim Benhamou makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Telfer. Gary Telfer plays a perfect one-two with Richard Davidson and rushes in on goal... Gary Telfer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Don Sullivan easily smothers it.
10.37
0-0Dominic Niven surges forward with the ball. Dominic Niven kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Davidson. Richard Davidson tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
12.24
Zisi Bourbakis plays a long ball forward. Gary Telfer whips in a cross ball towards Richard Davidson. Richard Davidson connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
14.13
0-0Bojan Pringle hacks Renato Vicari from behind! Bojan Pringle is shown the yellow card! Renato Vicari stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.02
0-0Gonçalo Guevara comes in with a late challenge on Gary Telfer. The referee calls over Gonçalo Guevara and warns him to calm down! Gary Telfer stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.17
0-0Bojan Pringle makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nikos Stefanidis. Nikos Stefanidis knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ralph Merson who gathers it comfortably.
18.41
Dominic Niven knocks the ball forward to Renato Vicari. Renato Vicari knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Morton. Richard Morton finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.07
27.05
1-0Renato Vicari knocks the ball forward to Gary Telfer. Gary Telfer knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Davidson. Richard Davidson is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Don Sullivan has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
32.13
Tonton Osmanowski knocks the ball to his team mate, Nikos Stefanidis. Nikos Stefanidis shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.41
Bojan Pringle flicks the ball to his team mate, Andy Gemmell. Andy Gemmell goes all the way! Andy Gemmell cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
36.02
Dominic Niven clumsily knocks into Tonton Osmanowski. Dominic Niven is given a warning by the referee! Tonton Osmanowski runs off the knock.
39.47
Bojan Pringle brings the ball forward. Bojan Pringle sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The second half starts with Airdrieonians kicking off!
48.14
1-0Peter Emerton makes a probing pass to Lamine Marchand. Lamine Marchand makes a probing pass to Doru Fidatof. Doru Fidatof passes the ball forward but Nikos Stefanidis is offside!
55.03
Dominic Niven knocks the ball to his team mate, Kubilay Sükür. Kubilay Sükür kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Morton. Richard Morton knocks in a cross ball towards Richard Davidson. Richard Davidson flicks the ball with his head. Don Sullivan easily smothers it.
60.31
Lamine Marchand knocks the ball to his team mate, Nikos Stefanidis. Nikos Stefanidis shoots from 20 yards. Ralph Merson easily smothers it.
63.41
1-0Tonton Osmanowski clumsily knocks into Billy Mcallister. Tonton Osmanowski is given a warning by the referee! Billy Mcallister grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
65.11
Zisi Bourbakis knocks the ball forward to Billy Mcallister. Billy Mcallister sees space and advances. Billy Mcallister goes all the way! Billy Mcallister takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
71.16
Karim Benhamou makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Richard Davidson. Richard Davidson shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
73.47
Dominic Niven passes the ball forward to Kubilay Sükür. Kubilay Sükür kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Davidson. Richard Davidson shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
75.47
Edgar Oliveira knocks the ball forward to Bojan Pringle. Bojan Pringle knocks the ball to his team mate, Doru Fidatof. Doru Fidatof knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gary Davidson.
79.32
Dominic Niven controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Karim Benhamou. Karim Benhamou chips the ball to his team mate, Gary Telfer. Gary Telfer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.03
Lamine Marchand surges forward with the ball. Lamine Marchand controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
85.31
Karim Benhamou makes a probing pass to Gary Telfer. Gary Telfer goes all the way! Gary Telfer takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
89.26
Renato Vicari kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Morton. Richard Morton goes all the way! Richard Morton cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
90.00
Karim Benhamou passes the ball forward to Richard Morton. Richard Morton kicks a strong pass forward to Richard Davidson but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.2%
46.8%
Play Area
29.1%
41.8%
29.1%
Scorers