Match Report
| Rangers | Rangers |  |  | Greenock Morton | Greenock Morton | ||||||||||||||||
| Mitchell Green | Mitchell Green | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Eben Gargo | E. Gargo |  | 77 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 |  | Duncan Hutchison | D. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Guy Grun | G. Grun |  | 79 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Colin Souness | C. Souness | |||||||||
| Khalid Sinouh | K. Sinouh |  | 80 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Kevin Johnstone | K. Johnstone | |||||||||
| Garry Elliott | G. Elliott | | 71 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 |  | Fabio Giorgetti | F. Giorgetti | |||||||||
| Callum Dalglish | C. Dalglish | | 67 | D | | 5 | | D | 47 | | Colin Young | C. Young | |||||||||
| Rigobert Job | R. Job |  | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Domenico Simic | D. Simic | |||||||||
| Nuno Pinheiro | N. Pinheiro |  | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Neil Telfer | N. Telfer | |||||||||
| Claudiu Mutu | C. Mutu |  | 69 | M | | 8 | | M | 52 | | Alec White | A. White | |||||||||
| Stavros Vellidis | S. Vellidis |  | 77 | A | | 9 | | M | 46 | | Stephen Meiklejohn | S. Meiklejohn | |||||||||
| Marc Hyldgaard | M. Hyldgaard |  | 78 | A | | 10 | | A | 75 |  | Diego Meride | D. Meride | |||||||||
| Mohammed Babayaro | M. Babayaro |  | 73 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 |  | Cedric Dirk | C. Dirk | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to Greenock Morton. A crowd of 20,799 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Rangers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Greenock Morton appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Rangers are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Greenock Morton appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Rangers kick off and get the first half underway!
8.31
0-0Nuno Pinheiro sees a break and surges forward. Nuno Pinheiro plays a perfect one-two with Mohammed Babayaro and rushes in on goal... Nuno Pinheiro makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
9.14
0-0Khalid Sinouh passes the ball forward to Nuno Pinheiro. Nuno Pinheiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mohammed Babayaro. Mohammed Babayaro shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Duncan Hutchison easily smothers it!
15.44
Stephen Meiklejohn passes the ball forward to Diego Meride. Diego Meride tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
20.25
0-0Domenico Simic makes a simple pass to Cedric Dirk. Cedric Dirk knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Garry Elliott.
21.32
Claudiu Mutu advances with the ball. Claudiu Mutu goes all the way! Claudiu Mutu rockets a shot on goal but Duncan Hutchison is on top of it.
22.18
Nuno Pinheiro makes a beautiful solo run. Nuno Pinheiro goes all the way! Nuno Pinheiro makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Duncan Hutchison manages to keep it out.
24.05
Khalid Sinouh flicks the ball to his team mate, Claudiu Mutu. Claudiu Mutu passes the ball forward to Mohammed Babayaro. Mohammed Babayaro plays a perfect one-two with Marc Hyldgaard and rushes in on goal... Mohammed Babayaro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
27.20
Claudiu Mutu threads the ball through to Mohammed Babayaro. Mohammed Babayaro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.02
Neil Telfer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diego Meride. Diego Meride knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.43
0-0Rangers are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Greenock Morton's defence.
42.16
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
44.57
Greenock Morton are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Rangers's defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Greenock Morton get the second half underway!
49.21
0-0Claudiu Mutu knocks the ball forward to Marc Hyldgaard. Marc Hyldgaard knocks the ball forward to Mohammed Babayaro but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
51.54
0-0Rigobert Job catches Stephen Meiklejohn on the ankles. The referee calls over Rigobert Job and warns him to calm down! Stephen Meiklejohn hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.02
Khalid Sinouh knocks the ball to his team mate, Claudiu Mutu. Claudiu Mutu kicks a strong pass forward to Mohammed Babayaro. Mohammed Babayaro tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
55.21
Stephen Meiklejohn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cedric Dirk. Cedric Dirk whips in a cross ball towards Diego Meride. Diego Meride connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Eben Gargo manages to gather it comfortably.
57.23
Garry Elliott deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rigobert Job. Rigobert Job threads the ball through to Mohammed Babayaro. Mohammed Babayaro lofts in a cross ball towards Marc Hyldgaard. Marc Hyldgaard powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
59.40
Alec White chips the ball to his team mate, Cedric Dirk. Cedric Dirk knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.33
Callum Dalglish deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rigobert Job. Rigobert Job flicks the ball to his team mate, Mohammed Babayaro. Mohammed Babayaro shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
61.49
Callum Dalglish knocks the ball to his team mate, Claudiu Mutu. Claudiu Mutu advances with the ball. Claudiu Mutu lofts in a cross ball towards Marc Hyldgaard. Marc Hyldgaard directs the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
63.24
Rigobert Job chips the ball to his team mate, Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
67.21
Callum Dalglish surges forward with the ball. Callum Dalglish makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mohammed Babayaro. Mohammed Babayaro knocks in a cross ball towards Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Duncan Hutchison manages to keep it out.
71.16
Rigobert Job knocks the ball to his team mate, Mohammed Babayaro. Mohammed Babayaro lofts in a cross ball towards Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Duncan Hutchison.
73.20
0-0Colin Young catches Rigobert Job on the ankles. Colin Young is shown the yellow card! Rigobert Job stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.38
Claudiu Mutu chips the ball to his team mate, Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.40
Neil Telfer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cedric Dirk. Cedric Dirk knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Khalid Sinouh.
81.37
Khalid Sinouh passes the ball forward to Rigobert Job. Rigobert Job passes the ball forward to Mohammed Babayaro. Mohammed Babayaro shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
85.19
1-0Rigobert Job threads the ball through to Stavros Vellidis. Stavros Vellidis plays a perfect one-two with Marc Hyldgaard and rushes in on goal... Stavros Vellidis cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Stavros Vellidis scores for Rangers!!
89.18
Garry Elliott knocks the ball forward to Claudiu Mutu. Claudiu Mutu makes a probing pass to Mohammed Babayaro. Mohammed Babayaro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Duncan Hutchison.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
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