Match Report
| Rangers | Rangers |  |  | Celtic | Celtic | ||||||||||||||||
| Justin Harper | Justin Harper | manager | Richard Lee | Richard Lee | |||||||||||||||||
| Pontus Brolin | P. Brolin |  | 77 | G |  | 1 | | G | 89 |  | Ebi Lato | E. Lato | |||||||||
| Joseph Job | J. Job |  | 81 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 76 |  | Viorel Dalakis | V. Dalakis | |||||||||
| Stuart Ritchie | S. Ritchie |  | 89 | D | | 3 | | D | 79 |  | Minori Fujita | M. Fujita | |||||||||
| Noel Zoro | N. Zoro |  | 86 | D | | 4 | | D | 76 | | Stuart Hendry | S. Hendry | |||||||||
| Francis Ramirez | F. Ramirez |  | 85 | M | | 5 | | M | 83 | | Piotr Boniek | P. Boniek | |||||||||
| Vincent Razak | V. Razak | | 82 | M | | 6 | | M | 80 |  | Fredrik Valakari | F. Valakari | |||||||||
| Stephan Gyan | S. Gyan |  | 79 | M | | 7 | | M | 78 |  | JŸrgen Nelisse | J. Nelisse | |||||||||
| David Lee | D. Lee | | 81 | M | | 8 | | M | 85 |  | Rainer Schnellinger | R. Schnellinger | |||||||||
| Stephen Galli | S. Galli |  | 82 | A | | 9 | | A | 78 | | David Liddell | D. Liddell | |||||||||
| Emmanuel Apostolopoulos | E. Apostolopoulos |  | 81 | A | | 10 | | A | 78 |  | Kevin Tanghe | K. Tanghe | |||||||||
| Gary Telfer | G. Telfer | | 86 | A | | 11 | | A | 84 | | Edvard Keckonius | E. Keckonius | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to Celtic. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Rangers and Celtic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Rangers and Celtic are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Celtic kick off the first half!
2.00
0-0Vincent Razak passes the ball forward to Emmanuel Apostolopoulos. Emmanuel Apostolopoulos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stuart Hendry.
3.08
Viorel Dalakis chips the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Valakari. Fredrik Valakari makes a simple pass to Edvard Keckonius. Edvard Keckonius knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pontus Brolin who gathers it comfortably.
9.17
0-0Fredrik Valakari clumsily knocks into David Lee. Fredrik Valakari is warned by the referee! David Lee stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.20
0-0Edvard Keckonius hacks Stuart Ritchie from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stuart Ritchie hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.50
David Lee chips the ball to his team mate, Stephen Galli. Stephen Galli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.32
0-0JŸrgen Nelisse takes it forward alone. JŸrgen Nelisse shoots from long range but Pontus Brolin is on top of it.
21.11
Fredrik Valakari catches Stephan Gyan on the ankles. Fredrik Valakari is shown the yellow card! Stephan Gyan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.38
JŸrgen Nelisse knocks the ball forward to David Liddell. David Liddell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pontus Brolin who gathers it comfortably.
26.49
0-0Joseph Job barges into Kevin Tanghe. The referee calls over Joseph Job and warns him to calm down! Kevin Tanghe carries on, but is struggling a bit.
32.16
JŸrgen Nelisse makes a simple pass to Edvard Keckonius. Edvard Keckonius whips in a cross ball towards David Liddell. David Liddell directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Pontus Brolin!
33.03
1-0Stephan Gyan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Emmanuel Apostolopoulos. Emmanuel Apostolopoulos tries a spectacular long range effort. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Emmanuel Apostolopoulos!
38.24
Stuart Ritchie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francis Ramirez. Francis Ramirez kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Galli. Stephen Galli knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Minori Fujita.
39.33
1-0David Lee makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stephen Galli. Stephen Galli shoots from outside the area but he balloons it over the crossbar!
40.38
Joseph Job flicks the ball to his team mate, David Lee. David Lee controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen Galli. Stephen Galli shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Ebi Lato easily smothers it!
42.55
Noel Zoro sees a break and surges forward. Noel Zoro kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Galli. Stephen Galli plays a perfect one-two with Emmanuel Apostolopoulos and rushes in on goal... Stephen Galli rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Rangers kick off and get the second half underway!
48.55
Minori Fujita knocks the ball to his team mate, JŸrgen Nelisse. JŸrgen Nelisse knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Tanghe. Kevin Tanghe knocks in a cross ball towards David Liddell. David Liddell is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Pontus Brolin manages to gather it comfortably.
49.22
2-0Celtic are easily keeping Rangers at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
53.39
Stuart Ritchie makes a simple pass to Vincent Razak. Vincent Razak passes the ball forward to Stephen Galli. Stephen Galli knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Telfer. Gary Telfer flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Ebi Lato!
54.21
Stuart Hendry flicks the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Valakari. Fredrik Valakari deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edvard Keckonius. Edvard Keckonius lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Tanghe. Kevin Tanghe powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
55.43
Vincent Razak threads the ball through to Gary Telfer. Gary Telfer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ebi Lato who gathers it comfortably.
59.13
Stephan Gyan makes a probing pass to Emmanuel Apostolopoulos. Emmanuel Apostolopoulos lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen Galli. Stephen Galli heads the ball goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
65.15
David Lee threads the ball through to Emmanuel Apostolopoulos. Emmanuel Apostolopoulos shoots from distance but it flies wide!
69.17
Stephan Gyan flicks the ball to his team mate, Emmanuel Apostolopoulos. Emmanuel Apostolopoulos lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen Galli. Stephen Galli powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
73.41
Stuart Hendry knocks the ball forward to Rainer Schnellinger. Rainer Schnellinger knocks the ball forward to Edvard Keckonius. Edvard Keckonius whips in a cross ball towards David Liddell. David Liddell heads the ball goalwards but it flies wide!
75.53
Fredrik Valakari deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kevin Tanghe. Kevin Tanghe goes all the way! Kevin Tanghe shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Kevin Tanghe scores for Celtic!!
81.10
Joseph Job makes a probing pass to Vincent Razak. Vincent Razak kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Galli. Stephen Galli lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Telfer. Gary Telfer powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
83.17
Joseph Job passes the ball forward to Francis Ramirez. Francis Ramirez knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Galli. Stephen Galli knocks in a cross ball towards Gary Telfer. Gary Telfer connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Ebi Lato easily picks it out of the air!
85.53
Stephan Gyan catches Fredrik Valakari on the ankles. The referee calls over Stephan Gyan and warns him to calm down! Fredrik Valakari runs off the knock.
89.04
JŸrgen Nelisse makes a simple pass to David Liddell. David Liddell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pontus Brolin who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
3-1Stuart Ritchie knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephan Gyan. Stephan Gyan makes a simple pass to Emmanuel Apostolopoulos. Emmanuel Apostolopoulos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Telfer but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Emmanuel Apostolopoulos 33 Stephen Galli 43, 59 | Kevin Tanghe 76 |