FOOTBALL Live

Saturday May 17, 2008 Finished

1 - Glasgow Rangers 1

Motherwell

  • Porter 50’

Rangers

  • Dailly 29’

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Motherwell
    • Rangers
    • 90+2' It's all over! Motherwell 1-1 Rangers!
    • 89' Just one minute left plus injury time for Rangers to find a goal!
    • 86' Rangers are short of numbers at the back as Lasley looks to take on Broadfoot, he loses it and Rangers can break through Darcheville, he runs straight through two Motherwell defenders and goes down...but the referee waves play on! Real end to end stuff now!
    • 84' Rangers are continuing to huff and puff. They ae looking short of ideas as Darcheville runs the ball out of play.
    • 78' Rangers are desperatly trying to kick-start their faltering season! They have 12 minutes to find a goal.
    • 78' Daniel Cousin absolutely clatters the Motherwell 'keeper! It was unintentional, though he will be lucky if he escapes from that without a booking...which he does!
    • 72' Hammell strikes a decent free-kick toward goal, but there's not enough venom in it to trouble Alexander.
    • 68' Chris Porter gets in ahead of David Weir and sends a header just wide of the near post!
    • 65' It falls for Charlie Adam at the far post, he chests the ball down onto his left foot and rifles away a fine shot that Smith does very well to palm away at the near post!
    • 55' More uncertainty in the Rangers defence as Porter once again causes problems. There's a very tense atmosphere around the ground now. Anything less than a win for Rangers would see Celtic in pole position to take the title.
    • 53' Charlie Adam wins Rangers a free-kick on the left flank. He takes it himself...and curls the ball inches past the right hand post!!!
    • 50' MOTHERWELL HAVE AN EQUALISER!!! 1-1! Steven McGarry headed the ball onto the far post, it was played back into the box and fell for Chris Porter, who slotted home from close range!!!
    • 46' The second half is undwerway, and almost immeditaly Daniel Cousin is clean through! He's one on one with the 'keeper...but Smith pulls off a fine save. Cousin met very little resistance from the defenders there.
    • 45' There's the half-time whistle. Rangers lead 1-0 thanks to Christian Dailly's header.
    • 44' Motherwell rob Rangers of possession in a good position, but once again the killer pass in the final third is found wanting.
    • 40' Charlie "twinkletoes" Adam with a neat bit of footwork on the left flank to win Rangers a corner...which comes to nothing.
    • 36' Nacho Novo has the ball in the back of the net, but it's ruled out for offside!
    • 33' Lovely ball through the centre of defence for Stephen Hughes to chase, but Carlos Cuellar is there as ever to shepherd it safely through to the 'keeper.
    • 29' Goal!!! The Motherwell 'keeper has come out waving to his mother, and Christian Dailly heads home into an empty net!!! Rangers have the lead! A real blunder from Smith - he thought he could get to Broadfoot's long ball into the box first - he was wrong.
    • 27' Craigan is showed the first yellow card of the match for hacking down Cousin.
    • 25' Finally the game seems to be improving. Rangers are beginning to threaten.
    • 24' Nacho Novo looks to work himself an opening, he lays it square for McCulloch, it bounces off his shins and falls to Cousin, who drills a fine low shot straight at Smith!
    • 21' Barry Ferguson picks out Nacho Novo, he cuts inside his man and forces the 'keeper into an excellent save with a swerving shot!!
    • 18' Lee McCulloch shows a neat bit of skill to beat his man on the right wing, and is then promptly scythed to the ground. Free-kick from Adams, who flights it straight towards the back post and straight out of play.
    • 14' Well, for the past few minutes this game has been nothing more then a series of long punts upfield from the two 'keepers. Not exactly a classic.
    • 10' It's a littel scrappy at the moment, to say the least. Both sides are struggling to keep the ball on their ventures forward.
    • 8' Cousin dinks a neat square ball across goal for Rangers, though it's Reynolds who is most alert to the danger and makes the interception.
    • 6' Charlie Adam loses his footing, grabs the ball and gives away a free-kick for handball.
    • 4' It has been a good start from the home side, though now Rangers try to breka through Cousin, who wins his side a throw. Ferguson hurls it long into the box, though it's hacked clear after a moment of uncertainty.
    • 3' Lasley flashes a dangerous ball across the box for Motherwell, but there's a lack of bodies in the box and Rangers can clear.
    • 1' Motherwell get the first half underway.
    • 12:25 A minute's applause has just been held for Tommy Burns, who died of skin cancer this week.

  • Summary

    • 65' It falls for Charlie Adam at the far post, he chests the ball down onto his left foot and rifles away a fine shot that Smith does very well to palm away at the near post!
    • 53' Charlie Adam wins Rangers a free-kick on the left flank. He takes it himself...and curls the ball inches past the right hand post!!!
    • 50' MOTHERWELL HAVE AN EQUALISER!!! 1-1! Steven McGarry headed the ball onto the far post, it was played back into the box and fell for Chris Porter, who slotted home from close range!!!
    • 46' The second half is undwerway, and almost immeditaly Daniel Cousin is clean through! He's one on one with the 'keeper...but Smith pulls off a fine save. Cousin met very little resistance from the defenders there.
    • 29' Goal!!! The Motherwell 'keeper has come out waving to his mother, and Christian Dailly heads home into an empty net!!! Rangers have the lead! A real blunder from Smith - he thought he could get to Broadfoot's long ball into the box first - he was wrong.
    • 24' Nacho Novo looks to work himself an opening, he lays it square for McCulloch, it bounces off his shins and falls to Cousin, who drills a fine low shot straight at Smith!
    • 21' Barry Ferguson picks out Nacho Novo, he cuts inside his man and forces the 'keeper into an excellent save with a swerving shot!!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Motherwell

    On the Field

    • Smith
    • McLean
    • Craigan
    • Reynolds
    • Hammell
    • Smith
    • Lasley
    • Hughes
    • McGarry
    • Porter Goal
    • Clarkson

    Subs

    • McCormack
    • Daniels
    • Lappin
    • Fitzpatrick
    • Connolly
    • Murphy
    • Meechan

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Rangers

    On the Field

    • Alexander
    • Broadfoot
    • Cuéllar
    • Weir
    • Whittaker
    • Adam
    • Dailly Goal
    • Ferguson
    • McCulloch
    • Cousin
    • Novo

    Subs

    • Darcheville
    • Davis
    • Boyd
    • McMillan
    • Furman
    • Fleck
    • Graeme

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None