Match Report
| Ayr United | Ayr United |  |  | Rangers | Rangers | ||||||||||||||||
| Steve Bullock | Steve Bullock | manager | Ian Mortimer | Ian Mortimer | |||||||||||||||||
| Farid Boulmerka | F. Boulmerka |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 |  | Jocelyn Karembeu | J. Karembeu | |||||||||
| Joris Douglas | J. Douglas |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 |  | Stuart Hendry | S. Hendry | |||||||||
| Dmitri Yanowski | D. Yanowski |  | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 |  | Ernest Reed | E. Reed | |||||||||
| Georgios Panagiotopoulos | G. Panagiotopoulos |  | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 78 |  | Rigobert Ndiefi | R. Ndiefi | |||||||||
| Panagiotis Vellidis | P. Vellidis | | 63 | M | | 5 | | M | 68 |  | Giovanni M. Toni | G. Toni | |||||||||
| Mauricio Merino | M. Merino |  | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Neil Dickov | N. Dickov | |||||||||
| Martin Nordahl | M. Nordahl |  | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Matt Telfer | M. Telfer | |||||||||
| Duncan Glass | D. Glass | | 73 | M | | 8 | | M | 68 | | Andy Hutchison | A. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Leonel Rosario | L. Rosario |  | 64 | A | | 9 | | A | 57 | | Richard Niven | R. Niven | |||||||||
| Amara Sanogo | A. Sanogo |  | 70 | A | | 10 | | A | 75 | | Scott McGrory | S. McGrory | |||||||||
| Matthew Adu | M. Adu |  | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 72 | | Serge Soro | S. Soro | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Somerset Park where Ayr United play Rangers in this league cup game. A crowd of 18,742 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 match!
4.35
0-0Joris Douglas passes the ball forward to Panagiotis Vellidis. Panagiotis Vellidis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Leonel Rosario. Leonel Rosario finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
9.01
0-0Martin Nordahl threads the ball through to Leonel Rosario. Leonel Rosario makes a probing pass to Amara Sanogo but he's offside!
10.18
0-0Andy Hutchison threads the ball through to Richard Niven. Richard Niven whips in a cross ball towards Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Farid Boulmerka manages to keep it out.
16.22
0-0Rigobert Ndiefi comes in with a late challenge on Amara Sanogo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Amara Sanogo runs off the knock.
18.58
Rigobert Ndiefi threads the ball through to Neil Dickov. Neil Dickov makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory goes all the way! Scott McGrory tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
20.17
0-0Mauricio Merino makes a probing pass to Leonel Rosario. Leonel Rosario knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ernest Reed.
24.10
Mauricio Merino passes the ball forward to Leonel Rosario. Leonel Rosario threads the ball through to Amara Sanogo but he's offside!
27.35
Joris Douglas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Panagiotis Vellidis. Panagiotis Vellidis chips the ball to his team mate, Leonel Rosario. Leonel Rosario sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.27
Joris Douglas knocks the ball forward to Duncan Glass. Duncan Glass threads the ball through to Amara Sanogo. Amara Sanogo knocks in a cross ball towards Leonel Rosario. Leonel Rosario flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
33.35
1-0Dmitri Yanowski threads the ball through to Duncan Glass. Duncan Glass kicks a strong pass forward to Leonel Rosario. Leonel Rosario flicks the ball to his team mate, Amara Sanogo. Amara Sanogo tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
39.46
Stuart Hendry knocks the ball forward to Neil Dickov. Neil Dickov passes the ball forward to Richard Niven. Richard Niven goes all the way! Richard Niven shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.55
Matt Telfer makes a probing pass to Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory plays a perfect one-two with Serge Soro and rushes in on goal... Scott McGrory shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
Martin Nordahl makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Amara Sanogo. Amara Sanogo tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Ayr United get the second half underway!
48.11
Matthew Adu hacks Ernest Reed from behind! The referee calls over Matthew Adu and shows him a yellow card! Ernest Reed runs off the knock.
49.46
Joris Douglas deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Merino. Mauricio Merino advances with the ball. Mauricio Merino makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Amara Sanogo but he's offside!
53.26
Georgios Panagiotopoulos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mauricio Merino. Mauricio Merino flicks the ball to his team mate, Amara Sanogo. Amara Sanogo goes all the way! Amara Sanogo shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
54.42
Duncan Glass flicks the ball to his team mate, Matthew Adu. Matthew Adu goes all the way! Matthew Adu takes a shot at goal. Jocelyn Karembeu easily smothers it.
57.37
Duncan Glass threads the ball through to Leonel Rosario. Leonel Rosario threads the ball through to Matthew Adu. Matthew Adu takes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
61.49
Mauricio Merino makes a beautiful solo run. Mauricio Merino makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Amara Sanogo but he's offside!
65.30
1-1Rangers are easily keeping Ayr United at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
66.57
Duncan Glass sees space and advances. Duncan Glass whips in a cross ball towards Matthew Adu. Matthew Adu connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
67.20
Martin Nordahl makes a beautiful solo run. Martin Nordahl whips in a cross ball towards Leonel Rosario. Leonel Rosario is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
69.18
Mauricio Merino knocks the ball to his team mate, Amara Sanogo. Amara Sanogo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Jocelyn Karembeu manages to keep it out.
72.56
Georgios Panagiotopoulos makes a probing pass to Mauricio Merino. Mauricio Merino knocks the ball forward to Matthew Adu. Matthew Adu whips in a cross ball towards Leonel Rosario. Leonel Rosario is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
73.52
Matt Telfer chips the ball to his team mate, Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Farid Boulmerka manages to gather it comfortably.
77.18
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
78.21
Neil Dickov makes a probing pass to Serge Soro. Serge Soro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Farid Boulmerka easily smothers it.
84.59
Giovanni M. Toni decides to run forward with the ball. Giovanni M. Toni shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Farid Boulmerka manages to gather it comfortably.
85.38
Leonel Rosario barges into Rigobert Ndiefi. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rigobert Ndiefi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.58
Matt Telfer passes the ball forward to Richard Niven. Richard Niven finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Farid Boulmerka!
89.36
Matt Telfer surges forward with the ball. Matt Telfer knocks in a cross ball towards Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
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
| Amara Sanogo 33 | Scott McGrory 41, 89 |