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Sunday October 4, 2009 Finished Ibrox Stadium

2 - 1

Rangers

  • Miller 8’, 16’

Celtic

  • McGeady 25’ (pen.)

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  1. Miller double sees Rangers beat Celtic

    Miller double sees Rangers beat Celtic

    Two goals from Kenny Miller gave Rangers a 2-1 win over Celtic in the first Old Firm game of the season. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Rangers
    • Celtic
    • 90+4' There it is!! Rangers have won the first Old Firm game of the season, and drawn to within a point of Celtic at the top. And just to taunt the visitors, the PA man plays the Champions League theme tune...
    • 90+3' Caddis plays a crossfield ball towards Samaras, but it is over the Greek's head and out for a throw. That could be it...
    • 90+3' Mendes skips past McManus and attempts to hold the ball up, burning a few seconds. But Celtic win it back...
    • 90+2' It's desperation time for Celtic, as they lump the ball forward. They just can't get it to stick to their front players, though.
    • 90+1' Three minutes of stoppage time will be played.
    • 90' Played in to Samaras who controls with his back to goal... he is adjudged to have handballed.
    • 89' It is Rangers who look the more likely scorers at the moment, and the visitors need some inspiration fast.
    • 87' Diagonal ball to McDonald on the left side of the box, but he is flagged offside.
    • 86' McCourt threads a ball through the middle towards Maloney, but it is too powerful and the ball runs through to McGregor.
    • 84' Miller lobs a great through ball for Novo, who attempts to lift the ball over Boruc but the goalkeeper tips it over for a corner.
    • 83' WEIR!! He heads a Davis corner goalwards, but it is straight at Boruc.
    • 82' Sixth yellow card, this time to Glenn Loovens.
    • 81' Here come Rangers on the break with Whittaker, who crosses from the right... Novo says he is being pushed by Wilson but referee Thomson says no penalty!
    • 80' Rangers have defended crosses very well today and again a McGeady delivery is headed clear.
    • 78' McGeady wins another Celtic corner. Can they make this one count?
    • 77' Celtic: Paul Caddis replaces Lee Naylor with time running down.
    • 76' Clever play by Novo, nicking the ball past Brown and drawing the contact. Yellow card.
    • 75' Celtic are forward in numbers, but McCourt surrenders possession meekly and Rangers come away.
    • 74' What a chance Shaun Maloney!! McCourt threads a pass to Wilson on the right who crosses low, and Maloney sends his shot wide!!
    • 72' A McCourt shot is deflected and loops towards McDonald, who tries an acrobatic volley but sees it blocked!
    • 71' Lee Naylor delivers a teasing free-kick into the box, but Rangers stand firm. Well defended.
    • 70' Change for Celtic: Paddy McCourt is on for Zheng Zhi, who has enjoyed a good debut.
    • 70' Another yellow, this time for Nacho Novo for a fairly robust tackle in midfield.
    • 69' McGeady cuts inside from the right and goes for goal, but his low shot has never got enough power to trouble Allan McGregor.
    • 68' Rangers knock a long free-kick forward, but Steven Davis is harshly adjudged to have raised his foot - it was only hip-high...
    • 66' Wilson goes down in the box... surely a dive!! Yes! Referee Thomson shows another yellow card for 'simulation'!
    • 65' McGeady presses on down the right flank for Celtic but his cross goes out of play.
    • 64' It has all gone a little scrappy as the shadows continue to creep across the Ibrox turf.
    • 62' An attacking change for Celtic now, as Giorgos Samaras replaces N'Guemo.
    • 61' McManus appears to knee Lafferty in the back... and the Celtic skipper himself has blood trickling from a cut he sustained in the first half.
    • 60' The ball is pinging around midfield, with neither side able to keep possession.
    • 59' There is all manner of pushing and shoving in the box, including Steven Whittaker literally trying to twist McDonald's head off, and the kick is retaken... played sideways to Wilson who shoots over.
    • 58' Weir fouls McDonald to the left of centre, 28-ish yards from goal... Maloney stands over it.
    • 56' Zheng nips the ball past Smith down the Celtic right and crosses... deflects into the path of MCDONALD!! Volleys straight at McGregor from 10 yards!
    • 55' Miller opens his body and goes for the hat-trick... the ball flashes just wide!
    • 54' Good start to the second half from Rangers... Novo's attempted through pass to Miller is just off target.
    • 52' Rangers work the ball down their right, but the eventual cross from Whittaker is a real disappointment.
    • 51' Knocked wide to the left to Zheng, who is rather harshly adjudged to have fouled Whittaker.
    • 50' Today's Premier League action is under way, and we already have a goal at the Emirates. Arsenal v Blackburn
    • 49' McGeady speeds away from Mendes, who brings him down with a ridiculous foul! Yellow card.
    • 48' Naismith is peppering the Celtic box with crosses, but the visitors are repelling each one in turn.
    • 47' Good start to the second half for Rangers, who win a free-kick close to the corner flag... blocked behind for a corner.
    • 46' Smith delivers an outswinging corner to Weir, who is nudged as he makes contact and sends his header high over the bar!
    • 46' The second half is under way and Nacho Novo almost instantly wins a corner off Loovens.
    • 45+3' That's half-time, and Rangers have the edge. But it has been enthralling stuff at Ibrox.
    • 45+1' Miller charges down a Celtic clearance - the kind of act that gets almost as much of a cheer as his goals.
    • 45' McDonald weaves inside from the left past two challenges, but loses out as he attempts to beat a third player.
    • 44' Lafferty attempts a give-and-go, but Davis cuts it out and plays a backpass to Boruc.
    • 43' Boyd resists medics who try to put him on a stretcher, but he will have to come off. Lafferty is indeed the replacement. That's two changes already for the home side.
    • 41' Boyd looks woozy to say the least, and it looks like he will have to come off. Kyle Lafferty the most likely replacement.
    • 40' Kris Boyd stays down after an accidental clash of heads with N'Guemo. The physio comes on to treat the striker.
    • 38' Not sure what the possession stats are but it must be at least 60 per cent for the visitors. Tony Mowbray likes his sides to play nice football, but a bit of nous at the back wouldn't go amiss.
    • 36' Rangers' turn to threaten with set-pieces as they aim a free-kick then a corner into the box. Better defending from the visitors.
    • 35' Naylor's corner comes in but McDonald is clearly impeding Allan McGregor and that is a free-kick to Rangers.
    • 34' Naylor swings the free-kick in and Smith heads it behind for a corner.
    • 33' Papac trips McGeady needlessly and it is a free-kick just at the edge of shooting range.
    • 32' Celtic are bossing possession, and you just sense a bit of anxiety from the home fans.
    • 30' Miller and Naismith look to combine down the right channel for Rangers but the move breaks down.
    • 29' Zheng Zhi hits a fine pass to McGeady on the right, but the winger's low cross is cut out again.
    • 28' Now it is the visitors' turn to sing in full voice. Absolutely cracking entertainment.
    • 27' So Celtic are back in it, and what an incident-packed game this has been! A soft one for Rangers to concede... We haven't been treated to the best defening today!
    • 26' GOAL!!! Aiden McGeady shoots low to the goalkeeper's right, and McGregor gets a touch to it but cannot keep the ball out.
    • 25' PENALTY CELTIC!! Papac stretches foolishly and upends Zheng! Referee McDonald points to the spot!
    • 24' Zheng takes the ball into the Rangers box but is simply muscled off the ball. Welcome to the Old Firm...
    • 23' McDonald has Zheng and Maloney with him but he opts for a shot, which he drags well wide.
    • 22' The scoreline has been slow to update, but it is definitely 2-0 to Rangers. Celtic still in possession, and apart from those defensive abberations they have played quite well actually.
    • 21' Clipped into the box for McDonald, who loses the flight of the ball, and it bounces off his neck and out for a goal kick.
    • 20' Celtic are just passing the ball around and attempting to get calm things down - Ibrox is rocking.
    • 18' Tony Mowbray does not look a happy man down in the dug-out. He's 45 and he could have defended that better than Loovens.
    • 17' More appalling defending by Celtic - Glenn Loovens in particular. He let McGregor's clearance bounce, and then allowed himself to be shoved off the ball by Miller. Woeful.
    • 16' GOAL!!!! TWO FOR RANGERS, TWO FOR MILLER!!! He runs on to McGregor's long kick-out and Boruc cannot get enough on Miller's shot to keep it out!
    • 15' MALONEY DOWN AGAIN!!! He races past Naismith into the box and goes down under another Weir challenge... but this time he is booked for diving!
    • 14' An early, injury-enforced change for Rangers - Nacho Novo replaces Andrew Little.
    • 14' Ooh! The replay suggests Weir upended Maloney, and referee Craig Thomson might have missed one there...
    • 13' Maloney goes down under a challenge from Weir in the box, but referee Thomson turns down the penalty appeal!
    • 12' Naylor drills it low to the near post but Papac does well to clear.
    • 11' Papac is guilty of a barge and Naylor will swing the free-kick into the box.
    • 9' Tony Mowbray will be tearing his hair out after that. McManus, Loovens and Boruc all to blame. It is 62 matches since the side who scored first lost an Old Firm game, so Rangers are very much in the driving seat!
    • 8' GOAL!!! KENNY MILLER!!! He slots the ball coolly past Boruc after Boyd plays him through! But where were the Celtic centre-backs? And Boruc's positioning left a lot to be desired. But the vast majority of Ibrox doesn't care!
    • 7' Zheng Zhi picks a brilliant pass to the onrushing McGeady, who takes a ragged first touch and loses out.
    • 6' McGeady clips in a cross from the right that Papac heads away but the ball is still with Celtic.
    • 5' The game's first corner is greeted almost with a standing ovation... David Weir is up... Smith delivers and Boruc punches clear.
    • 4' Play pings down the other end, where Boyd fails to control a ball inside the Celtic box - a better touch would have resulted in a real chance.
    • 3' Cross from the Celtic right missed by debutant Andrew Little and Maloney has a shooting chance.... McGregor SAVES!!! What a chance!
    • 2' It's a little smoky as a result of flares being let off in the crowd... and Shaun Maloney runs the ball out to the home fans' great delight.
    • 1' And we're off! The visitors kick off, playing from left to right as we see it. It hardly needs saying that both sides are in their famous 'home' kits.
    • - The atmosphere, as you would expect, absolutely electric at Ibrox, with plenty of flag-waving and a booming rendition of 'Simply the Best'.
    • - It is such a tough ask for Zheng Zhi to make his debut in an Old Firm game. Mowbray admitted that "in an ideal world" the Chinese international would not start, but injuries forced him into it.
    • - Tony Mowbray: "There's generally not a lot of great football played in these games because the desire and commitment has to be evident." Good to know...
    • - The main piece of Rangers team news is that Madjid Bougherra misses out with flu. David Weir and Sasa Papac are nonetheless a strong central defensive pairing. Kenny Miller starts against his former club and there is no start for Jerome Rothen. Tony Mowbray's Celtic selection is a cautious one - Gary Caldwell is dropped and new signing Zheng Zhi starts.
    • - TEAMS - RANGERS: McGregor, Little, Weir, Papac, Smith, Whittaker, Davis, Mendes, Naismith, Boyd, Miller... Subs: Alexander, Novo, Rothen, Lafferty, Fleck, Loy, Wilson CELTIC: Boruc, Wilson, Loovens, McManus, Naylor, McGeady, Brown, N'Guemo, Maloney, Zhi, McDonald... Subs: Zaluska, Caldwell, Samaras, Crosas, McCourt, Forrest, Caddis... Referee: C Thomson (Scotland)
    • - Join us for LIVE text commentary on the Old Firm game at Ibrox from 12:30 UK time on Sunday!

  • Summary

    • 84' Miller lobs a great through ball for Novo, who attempts to lift the ball over Boruc but the goalkeeper tips it over for a corner.
    • 83' WEIR!! He heads a Davis corner goalwards, but it is straight at Boruc.
    • 81' Here come Rangers on the break with Whittaker, who crosses from the right... Novo says he is being pushed by Wilson but referee Thomson says no penalty!
    • 74' What a chance Shaun Maloney!! McCourt threads a pass to Wilson on the right who crosses low, and Maloney sends his shot wide!!
    • 72' A McCourt shot is deflected and loops towards McDonald, who tries an acrobatic volley but sees it blocked!
    • 56' Zheng nips the ball past Smith down the Celtic right and crosses... deflects into the path of MCDONALD!! Volleys straight at McGregor from 10 yards!
    • 55' Miller opens his body and goes for the hat-trick... the ball flashes just wide!
    • 26' GOAL!!! Aiden McGeady shoots low to the goalkeeper's right, and McGregor gets a touch to it but cannot keep the ball out.
    • 25' PENALTY CELTIC!! Papac stretches foolishly and upends Zheng! Referee McDonald points to the spot!
    • 16' GOAL!!!! TWO FOR RANGERS, TWO FOR MILLER!!! He runs on to McGregor's long kick-out and Boruc cannot get enough on Miller's shot to keep it out!
    • 14' Ooh! The replay suggests Weir upended Maloney, and referee Craig Thomson might have missed one there...
    • 8' GOAL!!! KENNY MILLER!!! He slots the ball coolly past Boruc after Boyd plays him through! But where were the Celtic centre-backs? And Boruc's positioning left a lot to be desired. But the vast majority of Ibrox doesn't care!
    • 3' Cross from the Celtic right missed by debutant Andrew Little and Maloney has a shooting chance.... McGregor SAVES!!! What a chance!
    • - The atmosphere, as you would expect, absolutely electric at Ibrox, with plenty of flag-waving and a booming rendition of 'Simply the Best'.
    • - TEAMS - RANGERS: McGregor, Little, Weir, Papac, Smith, Whittaker, Davis, Mendes, Naismith, Boyd, Miller... Subs: Alexander, Novo, Rothen, Lafferty, Fleck, Loy, Wilson CELTIC: Boruc, Wilson, Loovens, McManus, Naylor, McGeady, Brown, N'Guemo, Maloney, Zhi, McDonald... Subs: Zaluska, Caldwell, Samaras, Crosas, McCourt, Forrest, Caddis... Referee: C Thomson (Scotland)
    • - Join us for LIVE text commentary on the Old Firm game at Ibrox from 12:30 UK time on Sunday!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Rangers

    Manager: Walter Smith

    Starting line-up

    • A. McGregor
    • A. Little Substitution Out (14′)
    • D. Weir
    • S. Papac
    • S. Smith
    • S. Davis
    • P. Mendes Yellow Card
    • S. Whittaker
    • S. Naismith
    • K. Boyd Substitution Out (42′)
    • K. Miller Goals×2

    Subs

    • J. Rothen
    • N. Novo Substitution In14′ Yellow Card
    • K. Lafferty Substitution In42′
    • J. Fleck
    • D. Wilson
    • N. Alexander
    • R. Loy

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Celtic

    Manager: Tony Mowbray

    Starting line-up

    • A. Boruc
    • M. Wilson Yellow Card
    • G. Loovens Yellow Card
    • S. McManus
    • L. Naylor Substitution Out (76′)
    • S. Brown Yellow Card
    • L. N'Guemo Substitution Out (62′)
    • A. McGeady
    • Z. Zhi Substitution Out (70′)
    • S. Maloney Yellow Card
    • S. McDonald

    Subs

    • G. Samaras Substitution In62′
    • P. McCourt Substitution In70′
    • M. Crosas
    • L. Zaluska
    • P. Caddis Substitution In76′
    • G. Caldwell
    • J. Forrest

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. GLASGOW RANGERS CHAMPIONS OH OH OH OH OH EASY EASY EASY­ IT MILLER TIME AGAIN W.A.T.P CAN YOU SEE A HANDSOME TIM­ LOL

    From bryanwatt1985, on Sat 10 Oct 10:41PM

  2. Rangers Reserves 2 .. Celtic 1 ...Thats Why Weer­ Championssss

    From Craigy, on Thu 8 Oct 9:10PM

  3. it is the same old story
    the ref is a hun, they all­ are
    when it looks like Celtic will win, the ref always­ make the decision to go Rangers way
    give Rangers the­ league right now and save us all the wait

    it is funny­ when they dont play in the SPL, they usually get­ gubbed

    come on BHOYS leys pick it up and beat these­ cheating B A S T A R D S

    From Andy, on Wed 7 Oct 4:55PM

  4. Big shout out to the PA man. and also get it up all u­ dirty tic fans!! HAIL HAIL

    From RORY, on Sun 4 Oct 8:54PM
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    Celtic & Rangers both are bad lot both humped in­ europe but because there fans are at each others throat­ again Scotish football ok hurry up and leave, oh you­ cant cause no one wants the vile that comes with them .

    From Andrew, on Sun 4 Oct 8:05PM

  6. Yeh Tony the old WBA way, football on the ground , Yet­­ a bu.mmer of a defence !! A cellic reject hammered u­­ lot the day, and thats ur way forward !! Yes tony ur­­ the man !!he he he

    From aztectrooper35, on Sun 4 Oct 5:34PM

  7. After todays game Rangers 155-139 Celtic with 92 draws

    From jjmalone, on Sun 4 Oct 5:32PM

  8. No bad for a so called cellic reject !

    From aztectrooper35, on Sun 4 Oct 5:25PM

  9. Ha Ha Tim todd Etc!!!

    From aztectrooper35, on Sun 4 Oct 5:13PM

  10. scottish football boring yeye english lives on back o­ sky money and how many englishmen play in each team­ less than quarter of each side!!!!

    From j_skene, on Sun 4 Oct 5:04PM

  11. were ar the excuse, am waiting on them???????

    From Tam B, on Sun 4 Oct 4:42PM

  12. 52 not out.simples!

    From CRAIG, on Sun 4 Oct 3:31PM

  13. special quote by novo ha ha mcgeady ha ha

    From iandonaldstewart, on Sun 4 Oct 3:16PM
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    scottish football is sooooo f**king booooooring!!!

    From museo, on Sun 4 Oct 3:13PM

  15. well done the PA man playing the champions league music­ at the end.. GIRFUY timmy

    From Yin, on Sun 4 Oct 3:11PM

  16. SEAN PT 148 RANGERS V CELTIC IS BY FAR THE BIGGEST­ DERBY IN BRITAIN EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT U DELUDED ENGLISH­ TIT AND THE BEST ATMOSPHERE AND U KNOW NOTHING ABOUT­ FOOTBALL OR PASSION WITH THAT COMMENT

    From n.haig123, on Sun 4 Oct 3:10PM

  17. no nuns or no priest , nor no rosary beeds, its just­ like the twelfth of july

    From Yin, on Sun 4 Oct 3:09PM

  18. beat them with half a team haha SUPER RANGERS WATP!!!!

    From j_skene, on Sun 4 Oct 3:04PM

  19. Hello Graham, comment 163, Why so much bitterness in­ your post. Don't tell me the Wee East Coast Hibby­ Boy turned your team over today! Again!! If so please­ accept my sincere condolences and I hope you are­ enjoying the Europa League. Don't worry though if­ you get knocked out though, cause there's always­ next season!!

    From malcolm, on Sun 4 Oct 2:57PM

  20. cltic is sh't

    From Kevin, on Sun 4 Oct 2:51PM
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