League

Rangers Park
Spectators: 7777 (Terracing: 5833, Seating: 1789, VIP seats: 155) Rangers F.C.'s Ricky Fletcher started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Gorbals United's Ivan Jamieson in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rangers F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. When Gorbals United's Ivan Jamieson in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rangers F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Gorbals United's Lloyd McDonnell got a free kick in the 14th minute. Brian McOmie's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Alistair McInroy firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 16th minute of the match Rangers F.C. got a corner. Gorbals United's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Adam Acton ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Rangers F.C.'s corner Adam Acton fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Alistair McInroy quite easily take care of the ball. Ricky Fletcher succeeded in the game's 22nd minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ivan Jamieson in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kyle Doles saved Rangers F.C. from getting behind. Kyle Doles showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Derek McRurie in the 27th minute of the match. Derek McRurie received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Kyle Doles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, Gorbals United's Ivan Jamieson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kyle Doles narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Ivan Jamieson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kyle Doles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Jamieson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Derek McRurie received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Kyle Doles tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ivan Jamieson in the 42nd minute of play forced Rangers F.C.'s goalkeeper Kyle Doles to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iain Dewar hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ivan Jamieson to make the kick off. Brian McOmie struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Alistair McInroy didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rangers F.C.. 57 minutes in the game, Ivan Jamieson dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Rangers F.C.'s Kyle Doles played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ivan Jamieson in the 69th minute of play. When Rangers F.C.'s Ricky Fletcher in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gorbals United's goalie prevented a goal. In the 73rd match minute, Gorbals United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lloyd McDonnell to maneuver through the defense. Donald Galt's late challenge caught a Rangers F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Donald Galt helped the player get up and apologised. After 76 played minutes Gorbals United got a freekick which was hit by Donald Galt. Kyle Doles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Jamieson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kyle Doles took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ivan Jamieson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ivan Jamieson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With his leg Kyle Doles managed to avoid a goal in the 86thth minute, when Gorbals United's Derek McRurie fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Lloyd McDonnell might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kyle Doles. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lloyd McDonnell ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ivan Jamieson in the 92nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kyle Doles saved Rangers F.C. from getting behind. Ricky Fletcher recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.