Match Report
| Ayr United | Ayr United |  |  | Rangers | Rangers | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Justin Harper | Justin Harper | |||||||||||||||||
| Callum Campbell | C. Campbell |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 77 |  | Pontus Brolin | P. Brolin | |||||||||
| Yassine Sinouh | Y. Sinouh |  | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 |  | Jari Carlbohm | J. Carlbohm | |||||||||
| Frits Melchiot | F. Melchiot |  | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 73 | | Jyri Carlbohm | J. Carlbohm | |||||||||
| Petri Boutahar | P. Boutahar | | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 75 |  | Alex Bendjedid | A. Bendjedid | |||||||||
| Antonio Carlos Tostao | A. Tostao |  | 71 | M | | 5 | | M | 78 |  | Guilherme Fonseca | G. Fonseca | |||||||||
| Don Bremner | D. Bremner | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 |  | Laurent Damman | L. Damman | |||||||||
| Anthony James | A. James |  | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 77 |  | Hugo Aliyu | H. Aliyu | |||||||||
| Mathias Gustafsson | M. Gustafsson | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 78 |  | Stephan Gyan | S. Gyan | |||||||||
| Hugo Ferrer | H. Ferrer |  | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 76 |  | Martin Nappi | M. Nappi | |||||||||
| Armand Razak | A. Razak |  | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 81 | | Hugo Aliyu | H. Aliyu | |||||||||
| Gary Glass | G. Glass | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 78 | | Alex Appiah | A. Appiah | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Somerset Park where Ayr United play host to Rangers. A crowd of 18,996 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Ayr United and Rangers are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Ayr United and Rangers are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Rangers start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.25
0-0Yassine Sinouh comes in with a late challenge on Martin Nappi. Yassine Sinouh is given a warning by the referee! Martin Nappi gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
3.11
0-0Antonio Carlos Tostao threads the ball through to Gary Glass. Gary Glass plays a perfect one-two with Armand Razak and rushes in on goal... Gary Glass makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Pontus Brolin manages to keep it out.
8.29
Mathias Gustafsson knocks the ball forward to Gary Glass. Gary Glass sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Pontus Brolin!
10.28
Stephan Gyan kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Nappi. Martin Nappi whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Aliyu. Hugo Aliyu connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
12.11
Guilherme Fonseca deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alex Appiah. Alex Appiah whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Aliyu. Hugo Aliyu heads the ball goalwards but Callum Campbell is on top of it.
14.43
Don Bremner passes the ball forward to Gary Glass. Gary Glass goes all the way! Gary Glass takes a shot at goal. Pontus Brolin easily smothers it.
16.46
0-0Jari Carlbohm makes a simple pass to Laurent Damman. Laurent Damman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Martin Nappi. Martin Nappi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
18.22
Jyri Carlbohm flicks the ball to his team mate, Laurent Damman. Laurent Damman chips the ball to his team mate, Alex Appiah. Alex Appiah lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Nappi. Martin Nappi is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
20.16
Laurent Damman makes a probing pass to Alex Appiah. Alex Appiah goes all the way! Alex Appiah tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Callum Campbell.
22.17
0-1Jyri Carlbohm knocks the ball forward to Hugo Aliyu. Hugo Aliyu advances with the ball. Hugo Aliyu knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo Aliyu. Hugo Aliyu connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
26.16
Guilherme Fonseca makes a probing pass to Martin Nappi. Martin Nappi lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Aliyu. Hugo Aliyu connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
32.54
0-2Martin Nappi barges into Yassine Sinouh. Martin Nappi is warned by the referee! Yassine Sinouh stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.14
0-2Hugo Aliyu catches Anthony James on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Anthony James hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.43
Don Bremner controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Glass. Gary Glass plays a perfect one-two with Hugo Ferrer and rushes in on goal... Gary Glass rockets a shot on goal but it is miles over!
38.33
Guilherme Fonseca kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Appiah. Alex Appiah whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Aliyu. Hugo Aliyu is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Callum Campbell!
44.41
0-2The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Ayr United kick off!
47.58
Jyri Carlbohm deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Fonseca. Guilherme Fonseca makes a simple pass to Martin Nappi. Martin Nappi knocks in a cross ball towards Alex Appiah. Alex Appiah is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Callum Campbell!
48.33
0-2Laurent Damman threads the ball through to Martin Nappi. Martin Nappi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Frits Melchiot.
49.03
Alex Bendjedid chips the ball to his team mate, Laurent Damman. Laurent Damman threads the ball through to Alex Appiah. Alex Appiah knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.03
Alex Bendjedid knocks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Aliyu. Hugo Aliyu makes a simple pass to Alex Appiah. Alex Appiah knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Callum Campbell who gathers it comfortably.
53.37
Laurent Damman makes a simple pass to Hugo Aliyu. Hugo Aliyu whips in a cross ball towards Martin Nappi. Martin Nappi is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
54.45
Jyri Carlbohm makes a simple pass to Stephan Gyan. Stephan Gyan knocks the ball to his team mate, Alex Appiah. Alex Appiah shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
55.24
Jyri Carlbohm hoofs the ball up the pitch. Hugo Aliyu goes all the way! Hugo Aliyu shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Callum Campbell!
57.58
Guilherme Fonseca knocks the ball forward to Alex Appiah. Alex Appiah knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo Aliyu. Hugo Aliyu powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.19
Jari Carlbohm makes a probing pass to Laurent Damman. Laurent Damman kicks a strong pass forward to Alex Appiah. Alex Appiah deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Nappi. Martin Nappi shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
61.20
Don Bremner threads the ball through to Armand Razak. Armand Razak goes all the way! Armand Razak rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Pontus Brolin easily smothers it!
65.50
Anthony James catches Hugo Aliyu on the ankles. Anthony James is warned by the referee! Hugo Aliyu hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.32
Don Bremner controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Glass. Gary Glass goes all the way! Gary Glass takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
73.45
Anthony James makes a simple pass to Hugo Ferrer. Hugo Ferrer knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Glass. Gary Glass is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Pontus Brolin easily smothers it.
75.31
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
78.53
Frits Melchiot comes in with a late challenge on Alex Appiah. Frits Melchiot is warned by the referee! Alex Appiah hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.06
0-3Anthony James surges forward with the ball. Anthony James makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Glass but he's offside!
84.32
Hugo Aliyu takes it forward alone. Hugo Aliyu plays a perfect one-two with Alex Appiah and rushes in on goal... Hugo Aliyu makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
89.04
Guilherme Fonseca controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Martin Nappi. Martin Nappi shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Callum Campbell!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Hugo Aliyu 22, 26, 58 |