Arbroath                                  Rangers
Pos Name                     SL EL Ag     Pos Name                     SL EL Ag
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GK Ned Doig                  23  8  n     GK Craig Gordon              26  8  n
SW Angus Gunn                17  6  n     SW Jack Butland              23 10  n
DF Alex McLeish              29  8  n     DF John Souttar              15  8  n
DF John Cena                 21  8  n     DF Ruben Dias                12  6  n
DF Cafu                      16  8  n     DF John Brown                10 10  n
MF Stuart McCall             28  8  n     MF Thelo Aasgaard            19  9  n
MF Lando Norris              27 10  n     MF Mikel Arteta              11 10  n
MF Connor Barron             27  8  n     MF Nedim Bajrami             10 10  n
FW Robert MacIntyre          34  8  n     MF Neil McCann                8 10  n
FW Fraser Taylor             34  8  n     MF D_Blanks                   1 10  n
FW Adel Taarabt              17 10  n     FW Ally McCoist MBE          19  8  n

Min 0: Arbroath opens up with a 4-3-3 N while the Kings 11 will play a 4-5-1 N.
Min 0: Today's referee is Cameron Archibald (HOMER/STRICT).
Min 1: Ruben Dias gets overlapped by Robert MacIntyre (ARB)...
        ...who threads it to Alex McLeish...
        ...who hits it right into the hands of Craig Gordon.
Min 2: Stuart McCall (ARB) surges forward with a weaving run...
        ...but Jack Butland (RAN) brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box.
Min 6: Lichties build down the left...
        ...Adel Taarabt sends a cross to the middle...
        ...Robert MacIntyre beats Ruben Dias to the ball...
        ...and hooks a left-footer right at Craig Gordon who catches the ball.
Min 7: Adel Taarabt almost penetrates Kings 11's sheilds with a dazzling volley...
        ... a little more power and Jack Butland would have lost his well placed foot.?
Min 15: Now the ball comes to Mikel Arteta (RAN)...
        ...Ally McCoist MBE has space on the left and Mikel Arteta tries to play him in...
        ...only for Alex McLeish (ARB) to stick out a boot and just intercept.
Min 16: Glasgow Rangers gives the ball away and Alex McLeish gathers...
        ...he comes in from the left flank unchallenged...
        ...he unleashes an unstoppable drive that ends up in the top corner of Craig Gordon's net...
        ...the keeper had no chance GOAL!!...
        ...a superb play and the early lead for the Lichties...
        ...score now: ARB 1 - RAN 0
Min 18: Robert MacIntyre (ARB) picks up the loose ball...
        ...and slams a shot right at Craig Gordon who makes the save.
Min 20: Ally McCoist MBE (RAN) knocks the ball in from the left wing...
        ...an emphatic finish for Thelo Aasgaard with a half volley on the penalty area...
        ...but its just knocked wide by Ned Doig.
Min 32: Stuart McCall (ARB) finds Robert MacIntyre...
        ...but he hesitates and John Souttar (RAN) is able to make the tackle.
Min 35: Ally McCoist MBE (RAN) whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box...
        ...but Alex McLeish (ARB) is there to clear with his head.
Min 40: Ruben Dias's appalling clearance goes right to Adel Taarabt (ARB)...
        ...who knocks the ball onto the head of Robert MacIntyre...
        ...who heads it home from six yards. GOAL!...
        ...Arbroath are looking strong now...
        ...score now: ARB 2 - RAN 0
Min 41: Adel Taarabt (ARB) weaves on the edge of the box...
        ...little pass to Alex McLeish...
        ...and his teammate drives from the edge of the box...
        ...Craig Gordon comes out of the goal and hoofs the ball clear. 
Min 42: Stuart McCall finds some space in the middle of the pitch...
        ...hits an audacious 30-yard shot...
        ...Craig Gordon palms the shot onto the bar...
        ...it spins back to Fraser Taylor who heads the ball...
        ...but John Souttar (RAN) is there to knock it out of danger.
Min 43: Connor Barron (ARB) finds Stuart McCall steaming through the middle...
        ...he gets into the area...
        ...and slides home a low shot GOAL!...
        ...yet another one for Arbroath; Coach Bill Ramsay is furious...
        ...score now: ARB 3 - RAN 0
Min 43: RAN now playing Stall
Min 45: Cole Palmer on for Robert MacIntyre(FW)...
        ...Cole Palmer will play DF.
Min 45: Tuur Rommens on for Ruben Dias(DF)...
        ...Tuur Rommens will play DF.


HALFTIME SCORE: Arbroath 3 - Glasgow Rangers 0

Min 58: Stuart McCall (ARB) nods the ball down for Fraser Taylor on the edge of the box...
        ...Fraser Taylor takes a heavy touch into the box...
        ...and Craig Gordon rushes of his line...
        ...Fraser Taylor gets there first...
        ...and he chips the ball over Craig Gordon and into the back of the net. GOAL!!!!...
        ...Bill Ramsay suggests to Craig Gordon that he might want to dust off his resume...
        ...score now: ARB 4 - RAN 0
Min 66: Arbroath break quickly with Alex McLeish...
        ...he only has Craig Gordon to beat...
        ...great save by Craig Gordon but the ball falls to Lando Norris...
        ...who kicks it right back at Craig Gordon...
        ...Glasgow Rangers were incredibly lucky there. What a stramash as they say in Scotland.
Min 72: Jings crivensAdel Taarabt (ARB) looks up and spots Lando Norris arriving in the box...
        ...the Moroccan tees up Lando Norris for the shot...
        ...the shot flies over the goal. Whit's fur ye'll no go by ye as they say in Scotland!
Min 73: Lando Norris and Alex McLeish weave a neat interchange...
        ...which sees the American scamper clear...
        ...he outpaces the Glasgow Rangers defense and lifts a classy ball high but Craig Gordon gets a hand to it!
Min 88: The ball is hooked on towards Ally McCoist MBE (RAN)...
        ...who takes on Cole Palmer on the edge of the area...
        ...Cole Palmer  gets control to erase the opportunity.


FINAL SCORE: Arbroath 4 - Glasgow Rangers 0


Man Of The Match: Alex McLeish (ARB)

Arbroath
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Ned Doig                  23 23 23 10  2  n  0  1  0  0 90  6
SW Angus Gunn                17  8  8  7  0  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF John Cena                 21 21 21 16  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Alex McLeish              29 29 29 23  2  n  0  0  1  4 90  8
DF Cafu                      16 16 16 12  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
DF Cole Palmer               21 16 16 21  4  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Lando Norris              27 27 27 24  4  n  0  0  0  2 90  6
MF Connor Barron             27 27 27 24  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
MF Stuart McCall             28 28 28 25  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  7
FW Robert MacIntyre          34 34 34 34  5  n  0  0  1  3 45  7
FW Adel Taarabt              17 17 17 17  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  6
FW Fraser Taylor             34 34 34 34  2  n  0  0  1  1 90  6

Rangers
                             Nm Ef Mk Sh
Ps Name                      SL SL SL SL EL Ag DP Sv Gl Sh Mn Rt
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GK Craig Gordon              26 26 26 11  2  n  0  6  0  0 90  6
SW Jack Butland              23 11 11 10  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF John Brown                10 10 10  8  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  4
DF John Souttar              15 15 15 12  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
DF Ruben Dias                12 12 12  9  3  n  0  0  0  0 45  5
DF Tuur Rommens              22 17 17 15  2  n  0  0  0  0 45  6
MF Nedim Bajrami             10 10 10  9  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF D_Blanks                   1  1  1  1  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Mikel Arteta              11 11 11  9  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Neil McCann                8  6  6  7  4  n  0  0  0  0 90  5
MF Thelo Aasgaard            19 15 15 17  3  n  0  0  0  1 90  5
FW Ally McCoist MBE          19 19 19 19  2  n  0  0  0  0 90  6

Statistics       ARB RAN
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Halftime           3   0
Fulltime           4   0
Shots On Target   10   1
Shots             11   1
Saves              1   6
Offsides           0   0
Penalty Kicks      0   0
Yellow Cards       0   0
Red Cards          0   0
Avg SL% Used      69  41
Revenue          112 112

MIN TEAM MT    GP    DEF   OFF 
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  1  ARB  N  41.00 132.25 180.25 
  1  RAN  N  29.50  76.63  67.63 
 44  RAN  S  29.50 101.13  33.88 
 45  ARB  N  33.88 132.25 187.38 
 46  ARB  N  33.88 148.25 165.38 
 46  RAN  S  32.00 106.13  33.88 

 Trainer's Report
Cole Palmer (ARB) was awarded a Captain's Bonus.
Fraser Taylor (ARB) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Robert MacIntyre (ARB) played 45 minutes and earned a CP.
Gordon Smith (ARB) did not appear in the match and could not be trained.
John Cena (ARB) played 90 minutes and earned a TP.
Bojan Miovski (RAN) did not appear in the match and could not be coached.
Tochi Chukwuani (RAN) did not appear in the match and could not be coached.
Jack Butland (RAN) played 90 minutes and earned a CP.
Youssef Chermiti (RAN) did not appear in the match and could not be trained.
Ryan Naderi (RAN) did not appear in the match and could not be trained.
Tuur Rommens (RAN) played 45 minutes and earned a TP.