Match Report
| Rangers | Rangers |  |  | Ayr United | Ayr United | ||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Dominey | Matthew Dominey | John Rolle | John Rolle | ||||||||||||||||||
| Matt Mcallister | M. Mcallister |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 | | Alex Strachan | A. Strachan | |||||||||
| Jason Burgess | J. Burgess |  | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 |  | Tobias Hollmer | T. Hollmer | |||||||||
| Garry Elliott | G. Elliott | | 70 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Billy Greig | B. Greig | |||||||||
| Luigi Marcolin | L. Marcolin |  | 72 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 | | Dominic Burley | D. Burley | |||||||||
| Tobias Basler | T. Basler | | 67 | D | | 5 | | D | 64 | | John Sullivan | J. Sullivan | |||||||||
| Kevin Hopkin | K. Hopkin | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 52 | | Paul James | P. James | |||||||||
| Nuno Pinheiro | N. Pinheiro |  | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Alex Telfer | A. Telfer | |||||||||
| Juan Fuentes | J. Fuentes |  | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 | | Scott Inglis | S. Inglis | |||||||||
| Pablo Marcos | P. Marcos | | 61 | A | | 9 | | A | 50 | | Kevin Dalglish | K. Dalglish | |||||||||
| Tomas Breda | T. Breda | | 70 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Callum McCoist | C. McCoist | |||||||||
| Sergio Faria | S. Faria | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 71 | | Eddy Roma | E. Roma | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to Ayr United. A crowd of 20,452 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Rangers and Ayr United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Rangers and Ayr United are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Ayr United kick off and get the match underway!
2.56
0-0Paul James chips the ball to his team mate, Eddy Roma. Eddy Roma shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Matt Mcallister easily smothers it!
3.13
Garry Elliott makes a beautiful solo run. Garry Elliott chips the ball to his team mate, Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Alex Strachan!
12.25
0-1Tobias Hollmer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alex Telfer. Alex Telfer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Callum McCoist. Callum McCoist makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kevin Dalglish. Kevin Dalglish tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
15.26
Jason Burgess makes a probing pass to Nuno Pinheiro. Nuno Pinheiro threads the ball through to Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Alex Strachan is on top of it.
20.42
0-1Garry Elliott catches Eddy Roma on the ankles. The referee calls over Garry Elliott and warns him to calm down! Eddy Roma stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.12
0-1Luigi Marcolin knocks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Pinheiro. Nuno Pinheiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda knocks the ball forward to Sergio Faria but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
32.46
0-1Paul James brings the ball forward. Paul James knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tobias Basler.
33.19
Kevin Hopkin passes the ball forward to Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alex Strachan who gathers it comfortably.
36.17
Juan Fuentes chips the ball to his team mate, Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda goes all the way! Tomas Breda cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Alex Strachan easily smothers it!
39.53
0-1Nuno Pinheiro knocks the ball forward to Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
42.18
0-1Nuno Pinheiro hacks Alex Telfer from behind! The referee calls over Nuno Pinheiro and shows him a yellow card! Alex Telfer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with Rangers kicking off!
49.51
Kevin Hopkin kicks a strong pass forward to Pablo Marcos. Pablo Marcos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
51.55
Alex Telfer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddy Roma. Eddy Roma knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jason Burgess.
54.23
Jason Burgess makes a probing pass to Kevin Hopkin. Kevin Hopkin knocks the ball to his team mate, Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.56
Scott Inglis makes a probing pass to Kevin Dalglish. Kevin Dalglish shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
63.15
Dominic Burley passes the ball forward to Alex Telfer. Alex Telfer kicks a strong pass forward to Kevin Dalglish. Kevin Dalglish controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
67.52
Tobias Hollmer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Scott Inglis. Scott Inglis threads the ball through to Kevin Dalglish. Kevin Dalglish controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Matt Mcallister.
69.16
John Sullivan knocks the ball forward to Alex Telfer. Alex Telfer threads the ball through to Kevin Dalglish. Kevin Dalglish whips in a cross ball towards Callum McCoist. Callum McCoist heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
73.58
Kevin Hopkin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Alex Strachan!
81.50
Nuno Pinheiro kicks a strong pass forward to Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
83.28
Garry Elliott knocks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Hopkin. Kevin Hopkin kicks a strong pass forward to Pablo Marcos. Pablo Marcos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Alex Strachan easily smothers it!
90.00
Nuno Pinheiro knocks the ball forward to Pablo Marcos. Pablo Marcos knocks in a cross ball towards Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.6%
46.4%
Play Area
23.8%
46.4%
29.8%
Scorers