Match Report
| Motherwell | Motherwell |  |  | Rangers | Rangers | ||||||||||||||||
| Lanre Vincent | Lanre Vincent | manager | darren Nicholls | darren Nicholls | |||||||||||||||||
| Eduardo Johnson | E. Johnson |  | 75 | G |  |  | 1 | | | G | 83 |  | Jurek Dudek | J. Dudek | |||||||
| Sebastiao Oliveira | S. Oliveira |  | 73 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 80 | | Ivan de la Cruz | I. de la Cruz | |||||||||
| Sebastien Graf | S. Graf |  | 73 | D | | 3 | | D | 80 |  | Don Naysmith | D. Naysmith | |||||||||
| Stephen Hendry | S. Hendry | | 75 | D | | 4 | | D | 73 | | Stephen Greig | S. Greig | |||||||||
| Kevin Law | K. Law | | 67 | M | | 5 | | M | 87 |  | Trond Egil Håland | T. Håland | |||||||||
| Alec Collins | A. Collins | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 84 |  | Sho Akio | S. Akio | |||||||||
| Greg Prior | G. Prior |  | 76 | M | | 7 | | M | 87 |  | Enzo Ardiles | E. Ardiles | |||||||||
| Manuel Nascimento | M. Nascimento | | 79 | M | | 8 | | M | 91 |  | Youssef Sektioui | Y. Sektioui | |||||||||
| Stuart White | S. White | | 69 | A | | 9 | | A | 80 |  | Magnus Thorsteinsson | M. Thorsteinsson | |||||||||
| Cristi Lacatus | C. Lacatus |  | 83 | A | | 10 | | A | 82 |  | Rabiu West | R. West | |||||||||
| Chris Milligan | C. Milligan | | 71 | A | | 11 | | A | 82 |  | Jorge Macias | J. Macias | |||||||||
| Matt Brady | M. Brady | | 73 | D | | 12 | | M | 97 |  | Yuri Cherchesov | Y. Cherchesov | |||||||||
| Bruno Reis | B. Reis | | 76 | D | | 13 | | M | 106 |  | Martin Nordahl | M. Nordahl | |||||||||
| Duncan Mckinlay | D. Mckinlay | | 64 | D | | 14 | | M | 95 |  | Luciano Orellana | L. Orellana | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Fir Park where Motherwell play host to Rangers. A crowd of 20,033 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Motherwell and Rangers are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Colin Law.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Motherwell and Rangers are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Colin Law.
0.00
0-0Rangers start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.49
0-0Greg Prior makes an attacking run forward. Greg Prior tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
8.34
0-0Manuel Nascimento makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart White. Stuart White knocks in a cross ball towards Chris Milligan. Chris Milligan makes a convincing header. Jurek Dudek effortlessly picks it out of the air!
12.46
0-0Stephen Greig barges into Alec Collins. The referee calls over Stephen Greig and shows him a yellow card! Alec Collins stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.55
Alec Collins sees space and advances. Alec Collins knocks in a cross ball towards Cristi Lacatus. With a superhuman jump, Cristi Lacatus connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but is denied by Jurek Dudek. Excellent save.
21.06
0-0Manuel Nascimento deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart White. Stuart White knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jurek Dudek who gathers it comfortably.
28.14
Sebastien Graf knocks the ball forward to Sebastiao Oliveira. Sebastiao Oliveira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Manuel Nascimento. Manuel Nascimento whips in a cross ball towards Chris Milligan. Chris Milligan makes a convincing header but it curls horrendously wide!
34.55
Youssef Sektioui flicks a high pass forward. Sho Akio controls it well on his chest. Sho Akio runs straight at the defence! Sho Akio takes a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
36.09
Alec Collins plays the ball forward to Stuart White. Stuart White shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
38.11
Sho Akio flicks a high pass forward. Rabiu West collects the pass. Rabiu West lofts in a cross ball towards Magnus Thorsteinsson. Magnus Thorsteinsson rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
39.07
0-0Don Naysmith hacks Alec Collins from behind! Don Naysmith is warned by the referee! Alec Collins hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.00
0-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
0-1Ivan de la Cruz gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. Jorge Macias knocks in a cross ball towards Rabiu West. Rabiu West gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's there!! Eduardo Johnson has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Motherwell appear unchanged since the first half. Rangers also appear unchanged since the first half. The Motherwell players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Motherwell start the second half!
47.12
Alec Collins kicks a strong pass forward to Manuel Nascimento. Manuel Nascimento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.40
Trond Egil Håland laces a through ball forward to Sho Akio. Sho Akio knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.57
Sebastien Graf passes the ball forward to Alec Collins. Alec Collins makes a simple pass to Greg Prior. Greg Prior plays a scrappy one-two with Chris Milligan and advances towards the goal... Greg Prior side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Greg Prior!
54.06
Youssef Sektioui clumsily knocks into Sebastiao Oliveira. The referee warns Youssef Sektioui to calm down! Sebastiao Oliveira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.23
Alec Collins deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cristi Lacatus. Cristi Lacatus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.43
Alec Collins flicks a high pass forward. Stuart White controls it well on his chest. Stuart White knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Don Naysmith.
60.28
1-1Motherwell have made 2 substitutions with Matt Brady replacing Alec Collins and Duncan Mckinlay replacing Stephen Hendry .
61.33
Matt Brady threads a neat ball through to Cristi Lacatus. Cristi Lacatus knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jurek Dudek who gathers it comfortably.
65.06
Matt Brady deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart White. Stuart White whips in a cross ball towards Manuel Nascimento. Manuel Nascimento is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Motherwell!
69.01
Greg Prior threads a neat ball through to Matt Brady. Matt Brady knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.04
2-1Matt Brady makes a probing pass to Greg Prior. Greg Prior kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart White but the referee indicates it's offside!
75.03
Ivan de la Cruz receives the ball from a throw-in from Stephen Greig. Ivan de la Cruz flicks a high pass forward. Youssef Sektioui controls it well on his chest. Youssef Sektioui makes a probing pass to Magnus Thorsteinsson. Magnus Thorsteinsson rushes past Sebastien Graf! Some good footwork from Magnus Thorsteinsson provides some space. He shoots at goal. Eduardo Johnson gets down and covers it.
79.51
Duncan Mckinlay barges into Jorge Macias. The referee warns Duncan Mckinlay to calm down! Jorge Macias stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.16
2-1Sebastien Graf hacks Enzo Ardiles from behind! Sebastien Graf is warned by the referee! Enzo Ardiles grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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Scorers
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Eduardo Johnson (GK)
6
2. Sebastiao Oliveira (DEF)
6
3. Sebastien Graf (DEF)
6
4. Stephen Hendry (DEF)
6
5. Kevin Law (MID)
6
6. Alec Collins (MID)
8
7. Greg Prior (MID)
9
8. Manuel Nascimento (MID)
8
9. Stuart White (ATT)
7
10. Cristi Lacatus (ATT)
6
11. Chris Milligan (ATT)
6
12. Matt Brady (DEF)
6
13. Bruno Reis (DEF)
0
14. Duncan Mckinlay (DEF)
5
1. Jurek Dudek (GK)
6
2. Ivan de la Cruz (DEF)
6
3. Don Naysmith (DEF)
5
4. Stephen Greig (DEF)
5
5. Trond Egil Håland (MID)
6
6. Sho Akio (MID)
6
7. Enzo Ardiles (MID)
6
8. Youssef Sektioui (MID)
6
9. Magnus Thorsteinsson (ATT)
6
10. Rabiu West (ATT)
8
11. Jorge Macias (ATT)
6
12. Yuri Cherchesov (MID)
0
13. Martin Nordahl (MID)
0
14. Luciano Orellana (MID)
0