Match Report
| Hibernian | Hibernian |  |  | Rangers | Rangers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Miguael Platini | M. Platini |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 68 |  | Craig Campbell | C. Campbell | |||||||||
| Gary Hansen | G. Hansen | | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 |  | Ledley Keegan | L. Keegan | |||||||||
| Gavin Booth | G. Booth | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Garry White | G. White | |||||||||
| Reginald Torres | R. Torres |  | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 |  | Dmitri Korneev | D. Korneev | |||||||||
| Marcus Vernazza | M. Vernazza | | 72 | M | | 5 | | M | 63 |  | Elena Barkero | E. Barkero | |||||||||
| Neil Henderson | N. Henderson | | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Richard Thomson | R. Thomson | |||||||||
| Duncan Ferguson | D. Ferguson | | 61 | M |  | | 7 | | | M | 61 | | Peter Young | P. Young | |||||||
| David Hendry | D. Hendry | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Richard Matteo | R. Matteo | |||||||||
| Stefan Moulijn | S. Moulijn |  | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 61 | | Callum Naysmith | C. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Alberto Herrero | A. Herrero | | 70 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Andy Dickov | A. Dickov | |||||||||
| Scott Morrison | S. Morrison | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Gary Burley | G. Burley | |||||||||
| Stephen Gough | S. Gough | | 57 | M | | 12 | | D | 63 | | Alec Ritchie | A. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Stuart McNeill | S. McNeill | | 56 | M | | 13 | | G | 62 | | Stuart Caldwell | S. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Andy Hendry | A. Hendry | | 55 | D | | 14 | | D | 62 |  | Rainer Streich | R. Streich | |||||||||
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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Easter Road where Hibernian play host to Rangers. A crowd of 7,813 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Hibernian and Rangers are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Mason.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Hibernian and Rangers are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paul Mason.
0.00
0-0Rangers start the match!
2.07
0-0Peter Young threads a neat ball through to Callum Naysmith. Callum Naysmith shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
3.25
0-0Neil Henderson kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Herrero. Alberto Herrero tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Craig Campbell. Excellent save.
4.44
0-0Peter Young clumsily knocks into Gavin Booth. Peter Young is given a warning by the referee! Gavin Booth runs off the knock.
14.23
Dmitri Korneev knocks the ball forward to Peter Young. Peter Young threads a neat ball through to Gary Burley. Gary Burley plays a quick one-two with Callum Naysmith and rushes in on goal... Gary Burley takes a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
15.08
0-0Peter Young knocks the ball to his team mate, Callum Naysmith. Callum Naysmith makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Burley but he's offside!
16.50
Richard Thomson threads a neat ball through to Callum Naysmith. Callum Naysmith plays a scrappy one-two with Gary Burley and advances towards the goal... Some superb footwork from Callum Naysmith provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
21.56
Richard Thomson flicks a high pass forward. Gary Burley holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gary Burley controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
26.36
0-0Without breaking stride, Elena Barkero plays the ball forward to Andy Dickov. Andy Dickov plays a scrappy one-two with Callum Naysmith and advances towards the goal... Gary Hansen catches Andy Dickov on the ankles. Andy Dickov appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
27.21
Peter Young deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Burley. Gary Burley knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Dickov. Andy Dickov rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
32.40
Neil Henderson chips the ball to his team mate, Stefan Moulijn. Stefan Moulijn lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Herrero. Alberto Herrero jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
33.17
Gavin Booth chips the ball to his team mate, Marcus Vernazza. Marcus Vernazza flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Herrero. Alberto Herrero shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
36.48
0-0David Hendry makes a simple pass to Alberto Herrero. Alberto Herrero knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ledley Keegan.
45.00
1-0Neil Henderson receives the ball from a throw-in from Duncan Ferguson. Neil Henderson makes a beautiful solo run. Neil Henderson lofts in a cross ball towards Scott Morrison. Scott Morrison whips the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Scott Morrison!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Hibernian appear unchanged since the first half. Rangers also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Hibernian kick off!
51.42
Duncan Ferguson decides to run forward with the ball. Duncan Ferguson finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
54.19
Marcus Vernazza flicks a high pass forward. Scott Morrison holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Scott Morrison knocks in a cross ball towards Stefan Moulijn. Stefan Moulijn is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
57.28
David Hendry threads a neat ball through to Scott Morrison. Scott Morrison shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
60.26
1-0Hibernian have made 2 substitutions with Stephen Gough replacing Reginald Torres and Stuart McNeill replacing Duncan Ferguson .
61.32
Richard Thomson flicks a high pass forward to Gary Burley who brings the ball under control. Gary Burley tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
65.13
1-0Dmitri Korneev flicks a high pass forward to Richard Thomson who brings the ball under control. Richard Thomson hits a low pass to Gary Burley. Gary Burley whips in a cross ball towards Callum Naysmith. Callum Naysmith powers a header at goal. Gary Hansen steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
71.19
Richard Matteo flicks a high pass forward. Gary Burley collects the pass. Gary Burley sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
72.35
With vision, Richard Matteo picks a pass forward to Callum Naysmith. Without breaking stride, Callum Naysmith plays the ball forward to Andy Dickov who has made a great run into the box. Some good footwork from Andy Dickov provides some space. He shoots at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
73.22
Gary Hansen flicks a high pass forward to Stuart McNeill who brings the ball under control. Stuart McNeill sees Scott Morrison in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Scott Morrison shoots from 20 yards. Craig Campbell is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
77.16
Hibernian have made a substitution with Andy Hendry replacing Stefan Moulijn .
81.53
Richard Thomson knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary Burley. Gary Burley controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
84.16
Peter Young flicks a high pass forward to Callum Naysmith who brings the ball under control. Callum Naysmith threads a neat ball through to Andy Dickov. Some superb footwork from Andy Dickov provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
Dmitri Korneev flicks a high pass forward. Richard Thomson collects the pass. Richard Thomson makes a probing pass to Gary Burley. Gary Burley knocks the ball forward to Callum Naysmith but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
5
9
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
38.5%
61.5%
Play Area
32.1%
44.9%
23.1%
Scorers
| Scott Morrison 45, 73 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Scott Morrison of Hibernian |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Miguael Platini (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gary Hansen (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Gavin Booth (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Reginald Torres (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Marcus Vernazza (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Neil Henderson (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Duncan Ferguson (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | David Hendry (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Stefan Moulijn (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alberto Herrero (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Scott Morrison (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Stephen Gough (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Stuart McNeill (MID) | 7 | |
| 14. | Andy Hendry (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Craig Campbell (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Ledley Keegan (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Garry White (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dmitri Korneev (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Elena Barkero (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Richard Thomson (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Peter Young (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Richard Matteo (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Callum Naysmith (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Andy Dickov (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gary Burley (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Alec Ritchie (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Stuart Caldwell (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Rainer Streich (DEF) | 0 | |