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Wednesday August 5, 2009 Finished

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Rangers

  • Novo 20’
  • Miller 55’
  • Weir 90’

Manchester City

  • Ireland 27’
  • Petrov 52’

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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Rangers
    • Manchester City
    • 90' The final whistle goes moments after Etuhu went close for City and it's victory for Rangers.
    • 90' GOAL RANGERS! Davie Weir is on hand to volley home from a corner to hand Rangers the lead at the death.
    • 89' Late chance for Rangers but Lafferty's drive is blocked by Richards.
    • 82' Whittaker keeps Rangers on level terms with a timely block to deny Weiss.
    • 79' Petrov fires in a dangerous free kick for City that goes just wide of target.
    • 75' Rangers fans welcome former Celtic striker Craig Bellamy back to Ibrox with a chorus of boos as he is introduced as a sub.
    • 55' GOAL RANGERS! Davis is the architect as he plays a 1-2 with Mendes, plays in Miller who shows great composure to lift the ball over Given.
    • 53' Davis almost finds an instant reply with a rasping drive from 25 yards that is pushed wide by Given.
    • 52' GOAL CITY! Robinho opens the door with a pass to Petrov, his first touch is true and this allows him to flash a shot from the left beyond Alexander.
    • 51' Penalty shout for Rangers as Miller tumbles under challenge from Bridge, but referee Craig Thompson says no.
    • 48' BIG CHANCE! Novo delivers a glorious ball into the box for Miller but he fails to keep the ball on target.
    • 47' Couple of chances for Rangers, but Whittaker is denied by a fine tackle from Bridge and Novo fires a shot wide of target.
    • 46' The second half is underway at Ibrox.
    • 45' Half-time at Ibrox and it's all square with Ireland cancelling out Novo's strike.
    • 27' GOAL CITY! Adebayor and Robinho combine to set Ireland free and he fires a superb finish beyond Alexander.
    • 26' Robinho does little for Brazilian-Scottish relations as he throws himself to the floor under challenge from Whittaker but the referee is having none of it.
    • 19' GOAL RANGERS! A deep ball finds McCulloch at the back post, he pulls the ball back across goal and Novo turns the ball home at the second attempt.
    • 18' Big chance for Rangers! Davis picks up a loose pass from Toure, makes ground and feeds Novo. The forward takes a touch rather than striking first time and under pressure, he fires wide of target.
    • 15' Robinho twists and turns, makes space and fires a shot from 20 yards that fizzes a yard wide.
    • 13' City threaten again and Adebayor tests Alexander with a long-range drive but it is well saved by the keeper.
    • 12' City seize on some slack play from Whittaker, the ball is flicked goalwards by Robinho but Bougherra is on hand to clear.
    • 5' Early chance for City, a corner is half-cleared to Ireland who sends in a snap-shot that is well fielded by Alexander.
    • - Teams are on from Ibrox: Rangers: Alexander; Whittaker, Weir, Bougherra, Papac; McCulloch; Novo, Mendes, Davis, Miller Subs: McGregor, Boyd, Velicka, Niguez, Beasley, Lafferty, Fleck Man City: Given, Richards, Dunne, Toure, Bridge, Barry, De Jong, Etuhu, Ireland, Robinho, Adebayour Subs: Taylor, Zabaleta, Petrov, Ben-Haim, Bellamy, McGivern, Weiss, Clayton, Vidal Referee: Craig Thomson

  • Summary

    • 90' The final whistle goes moments after Etuhu went close for City and it's victory for Rangers.
    • 90' GOAL RANGERS! Davie Weir is on hand to volley home from a corner to hand Rangers the lead at the death.
    • 89' Late chance for Rangers but Lafferty's drive is blocked by Richards.
    • 82' Whittaker keeps Rangers on level terms with a timely block to deny Weiss.
    • 79' Petrov fires in a dangerous free kick for City that goes just wide of target.
    • 75' Rangers fans welcome former Celtic striker Craig Bellamy back to Ibrox with a chorus of boos as he is introduced as a sub.
    • 55' GOAL RANGERS! Davis is the architect as he plays a 1-2 with Mendes, plays in Miller who shows great composure to lift the ball over Given.
    • 53' Davis almost finds an instant reply with a rasping drive from 25 yards that is pushed wide by Given.
    • 52' GOAL CITY! Robinho opens the door with a pass to Petrov, his first touch is true and this allows him to flash a shot from the left beyond Alexander.
    • 51' Penalty shout for Rangers as Miller tumbles under challenge from Bridge, but referee Craig Thompson says no.
    • 48' BIG CHANCE! Novo delivers a glorious ball into the box for Miller but he fails to keep the ball on target.
    • 47' Couple of chances for Rangers, but Whittaker is denied by a fine tackle from Bridge and Novo fires a shot wide of target.
    • 46' The second half is underway at Ibrox.
    • 45' Half-time at Ibrox and it's all square with Ireland cancelling out Novo's strike.
    • 27' GOAL CITY! Adebayor and Robinho combine to set Ireland free and he fires a superb finish beyond Alexander.
    • 26' Robinho does little for Brazilian-Scottish relations as he throws himself to the floor under challenge from Whittaker but the referee is having none of it.
    • 19' GOAL RANGERS! A deep ball finds McCulloch at the back post, he pulls the ball back across goal and Novo turns the ball home at the second attempt.
    • 18' Big chance for Rangers! Davis picks up a loose pass from Toure, makes ground and feeds Novo. The forward takes a touch rather than striking first time and under pressure, he fires wide of target.
    • 15' Robinho twists and turns, makes space and fires a shot from 20 yards that fizzes a yard wide.
    • 13' City threaten again and Adebayor tests Alexander with a long-range drive but it is well saved by the keeper.
    • 12' City seize on some slack play from Whittaker, the ball is flicked goalwards by Robinho but Bougherra is on hand to clear.
    • 5' Early chance for City, a corner is half-cleared to Ireland who sends in a snap-shot that is well fielded by Alexander.
    • - Teams are on from Ibrox: Rangers: Alexander; Whittaker, Weir, Bougherra, Papac; McCulloch; Novo, Mendes, Davis, Miller Subs: McGregor, Boyd, Velicka, Niguez, Beasley, Lafferty, Fleck Man City: Given, Richards, Dunne, Toure, Bridge, Barry, De Jong, Etuhu, Ireland, Robinho, Adebayour Subs: Taylor, Zabaleta, Petrov, Ben-Haim, Bellamy, McGivern, Weiss, Clayton, Vidal Referee: Craig Thomson

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  1. no decent rangers fans should have no catholic or­ protestant(spit) celtic fan as pals ftp 1690 no­ surrender

    From Gg U, on Thu 6 Aug 7:36PM

  2. now all the fenains are getting carried away with last­ nites score hope they get fcuked next round lol ftp­ 1690

    From Gg U, on Thu 6 Aug 7:35PM

  3. come on rangers ­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From katy999, on Thu 6 Aug 7:23PM

  4. hey deano i am not a decent gers fans hope your family­ die from cancer lol f cuk the pope and all his­ followers no surrender 1690 uvf all the way

    From Gg U, on Thu 6 Aug 7:21PM

  5. Just wanna say congrats to the Gers since a lot of­ decent Gers fans congratulated Celtic on the win last­ night.
    From an Irish Celtic (Liverpool) supporter

    From Dean O, on Thu 6 Aug 5:51PM

  6. not one persons said how good rangers were.. so i­ will.. thay kicked man chitty off the park.. and­ frankly it should have been more.. city were lucky it­ was a bounce up game.. or dunne would have been off..­ for some of his tackles.. the gap between the 2 big­ scottish clubs and the english premiership isnt as big­ as people think,, yes the finalcial gaps is miles apart­ ! a joke ! .. but both Rangers and Celtic have proven­ in the past..that thay can get to finals.. compete in­ the groups.. oh and actually win some games... MONEY­ DOS'NT BUY YOU " HEART " and unlike the­ money grabbing pre-madonnas in the english­ premiership.. these teams play with HEART !!..

    From thedodfather, on Thu 6 Aug 2:09PM

  7. Man City and Real Madrid show that money cant buy you­ success.

    From nezvedz, on Thu 6 Aug 1:57PM

  8. Looks money well spent to ensure more defeats and­ relegation contenders. Quick City, you still have time­ to throw away more money through the transfer window

    From Olidix, on Thu 6 Aug 12:48PM

  9. Some silly Man U fan (aren't they all) thinks Keano­ came through the youth system of Utd. Did he not come­ from Notts Forest to Utd? Get your facts right!

    From the_led_07, on Thu 6 Aug 12:40PM

  10. With all the amount of cash that was spent during the­ traansfer , is sad to hear that Man cit is on the­ lossing side. l hope it willnot be like this for them­ the season opens soon.

    Lorenz.

    From Lawrence, on Thu 6 Aug 12:34PM

  11. LOSERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! C'MON MAN U

    From Sahib, on Thu 6 Aug 11:43AM

  12. As we all know, only too well, friendlies, Charity­ Shields and various other pre-season events generally­ have little bearing on the season. Let's wait and­ see which "team" makes a meaningful start,­ and more importantly a strong finish!

    From Richard, on Thu 6 Aug 11:29AM

  13. Never thought it would happen, but I was cheering on a­ Scottish team last night - Go on Davie Weir (Everton­ Legend) COYB!! Sh1ty city hahahaha - All money, no­ class!!

    From Gavin, on Thu 6 Aug 10:25AM

  14. Altough Mark Hughes was a great player, he is not the­ right man as a manager.City must bring someone with a­ big experience.

    From mounir, on Thu 6 Aug 10:19AM

  15. ahhahhaha arsenal beat 3-0 or 20 or somthing and they­ lost with 2 ov a former players they must be pissed of

    From jodain, on Thu 6 Aug 9:20AM

  16. Has Adebayor scored a goal yet for City?

    From jamesrich, on Thu 6 Aug 9:10AM

  17. City after spending all that money you need to be­ winning games al your strikers are firing blanks­ Adebayor with al the service from Arsenal u still­ couldnt cut it at Arsenal have my doubts about u and­ city

    From none, on Thu 6 Aug 9:06AM

  18. city can not make any impact in the next 3seasons even­ with their money loving stars.
    yusuf

    From yankeebravo2002, on Thu 6 Aug 8:41AM

  19. i support neither united or city, but for the 1st time­ in years united have got to contend with their closest­ rival in the league (actually, i dont remember the last­ time they did). and, lets face it,­ liverpool/Everton/Bolton/Wigan arent gonna challenge­ them any time soon. but there is 1 thing i do know, the­ manchester derby is gonna be accccceeee this year!!!­ and if we are extremely lucky we'll have a all­ manchester cup final.

    Good year of footy this year­ hopefully, world cup at the end of it!

    i support­ middlesbrough but for obvious reasons i hav not a prem­ team to support this, so i want BURNLEY to do well.­ Burnley 4 the title!!!!!

    From samshan, on Thu 6 Aug 8:26AM

  20. 110: Man United have paid over the odds for players­ sometime but who? Nani? Anderson? They have proven to­ be what United wants, play for the shirt and not for­ cash. Rooney? You can’t argue we paid over the hills­ for him. Berba? Well maybe but lets see him in this­ season. Valencia you can’t say we paid over for him. He­ is fast, strong and capable of keeping the ball well.­ Not a Ronaldo but he will be transformed to a better­ player. United never bought titles. Where did you­ leave, Shcoles, Giggs, Becks, Keano, Nevilles, Evans,­ Brown, Oshea, Fletch, Now Macheda, wellbeck, Gibson,­ Silva bro’s … those are from the youth team. What does­ Chitty have? The players that went there went there for­ MONEY. They lost to Rangers last night, remind me­ didn’t Arsenal beat them 3-0 just a couple of days ago,­ and using youngsters? Common man, maybe you are a City­ fan.

    Glory Glory Man UTD

    From Imad A, on Thu 6 Aug 6:53AM
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