Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ibrox where Rangers play host to St. Johnstone. A crowd of 19,477 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Rangers and St. Johnstone are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
St. Johnstone start the match!
2.08
Luigi Marcolin chips the ball to his team mate, Juan Fuentes. Juan Fuentes makes a probing pass to Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
4.29
Luigi Marcolin makes a beautiful solo run. Luigi Marcolin makes a probing pass to Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
9.11
Rigobert Job knocks the ball to his team mate, Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
15.49
Ron Landzaat knocks the ball forward to Scott McGrory. Scott McGrory knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt Mcallister who gathers it comfortably.
16.17
Jason Burgess deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nuno Pinheiro. Nuno Pinheiro chips the ball to his team mate, Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Stuart Caldwell easily smothers it!
27.42
Ron Van Vliet hacks Luigi Marcolin from behind! The referee calls over Ron Van Vliet and warns him to calm down! Luigi Marcolin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.57
David Ferguson makes a beautiful solo run. David Ferguson whips in a cross ball towards Billy Souness. Billy Souness connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Matt Mcallister easily smothers it.
33.08
Kevin Hopkin kicks a strong pass forward to Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda whips in a cross ball towards Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Stuart Caldwell!
38.06
Juan Fuentes passes the ball forward to Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
39.57
Rigobert Job passes the ball forward to Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Scott Young.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
The second half starts with Rangers kicking off!
53.06
Kevin Hopkin threads the ball through to Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
54.02
Luigi Marcolin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rigobert Job. Rigobert Job deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
59.28
Garry Elliott passes the ball forward to Rigobert Job. Rigobert Job flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.35
Garry Elliott threads the ball through to Juan Fuentes. Juan Fuentes knocks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda shoots from long range but somehow Stuart Caldwell manages to keep it out.
63.51
Nuno Pinheiro kicks a strong pass forward to Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Tomas Breda!
72.08
Kevin Hopkin knocks the ball forward to Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
81.35
Luigi Marcolin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Juan Fuentes. Juan Fuentes threads the ball through to Sergio Faria. Sergio Faria finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
84.02
Ron Van Vliet controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Billy Souness. Billy Souness knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matt Mcallister who gathers it comfortably.
85.27
Luigi Marcolin kicks a strong pass forward to Juan Fuentes. Juan Fuentes kicks a strong pass forward to Tomas Breda. Tomas Breda goes all the way! Tomas Breda cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Stuart Caldwell manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Tomas Breda of Rangers
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
9
0
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
69.1%
30.9%
Play Area
23.5%
48.1%
28.4%

Scorers