Date:16 Mar 2013
Kick-off:12:45
Venue:Borough Briggs
Attendance:3,663

McCulloch - pen (72)

Goal!

Live Commentary

95mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Sanchez Emilson Cribari on Stuart Leslie. Free kick crossed left-footed by Daniel Moore, Sebastien Faure manages to make a clearance.

94mins Neil Alexander is booked.

92mins Craig Gunn is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Free kick taken by Neil Alexander.

89mins Anestis Argyriou on for Andrew Little. Graeme Beveridge joins the action as a substitute, replacing Paul McMullan.

88mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on David Niven by Fraser Aird. Fraser Aird booked for unsporting behaviour. Direct free kick taken by Paul McMullan.

86mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Gavin Morrison by Ian Black. Ian Black sent from the field by the ref for second bookable offence. Free kick taken by David Niven.

83mins Sanchez Emilson Cribari concedes a free kick for a foul on Stuart Leslie. (Elgin) makes a substitution, with Gavin Morrison coming on for Brian Cameron. David Niven takes the direct free kick. Header by Sebastien Faure from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the goal.

80mins The ball is swung over by Daniel Moore, Lee McCulloch gets a block in. Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Daniel Moore from the left by-line, Jamie Duff produces a header from inside the area that goes over the crossbar.

80mins Ian Black produces a right-footed shot from outside the penalty box and misses right.

77mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mark Nicolson by Ian Black. Sean Crighton takes the free kick.

76mins Brian Cameron produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the goal.

75mins Paul Harkins joins the action as a substitute, replacing Paul Millar.

75mins Foul by Craig Gunn on Lee Wallace, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Ian Black.

73mins Craig Gunn receives a caution for dissent.

70mins Penalty awarded for an unfair challenge on Lee Wallace by Sean Crighton. The referee books Sean Crighton for unsporting behaviour. Placed penalty scored by Lee McCulloch. Elgin 0-1 Rangers.Lee Wallace provided the assist for the goal.

70mins Paul Millar is ruled offside. Neil Alexander restarts play with the free kick.

68mins The ball is crossed by Paul McMullan, comfortable save by Neil Alexander.

67mins Barrie McKay joins the action as a substitute, replacing Francisco Sandaza.

63mins Stuart Leslie fouled by Sebastien Faure, the ref awards a free kick. Jamie Duff takes the direct free kick.

61mins The ball is delivered by Fraser Aird, clearance by Jamie Duff.

59mins The ball is delivered by Christopher Hegarty, Joe Malin makes a comfortable save.

59mins The ball is sent over by Daniel Moore, Lee Wallace makes a clearance.

58mins Paul Millar gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Sebastien Faure. Sebastien Faure restarts play with the free kick.

58mins Ian Black takes a shot. Comfortable save by Joe Malin.

54mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Francisco Sandaza. Joe Malin takes the indirect free kick.

53mins Unfair challenge on Stuart Leslie by Ian Black results in a free kick. Ian Black receives a caution for unsporting behaviour. Joe Malin takes the free kick.

51mins Daniel Moore crosses the ball.

51mins Ian Black challenges Mark Nicolson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jamie Duff restarts play with the free kick.

50mins Robbie Crawford produces a drilled right-footed shot from 12 yards. Comfortable save by Joe Malin.

49mins Foul by Lee McCulloch on Daniel Moore, free kick awarded. Free kick crossed left-footed by Daniel Moore from left channel.

48mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Paul Millar on Neil Alexander. Direct free kick taken by Neil Alexander.

44mins Foul by Fraser Aird on Craig Gunn, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Joe Malin.

40mins Robbie Crawford gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Sean Crighton. Free kick taken by Joe Malin.

39mins Centre by Daniel Moore.

39mins The referee blows for offside. Joe Malin takes the indirect free kick.

38mins Outswinging corner taken by Fraser Aird, Paul Millar makes a clearance.

37mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Brian Cameron on Lee Wallace. Neil Alexander takes the direct free kick.

36mins Francisco Sandaza challenges Jamie Duff unfairly and gives away a free kick. Joe Malin restarts play with the free kick.

35mins Sanchez Emilson Cribari challenges Paul Millar unfairly and gives away a free kick. Daniel Moore produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick.

34mins Foul by Christopher Hegarty on Stuart Leslie, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Paul McMullan.

31mins Foul by Francisco Sandaza on Sean Crighton, free kick awarded. Joe Malin restarts play with the free kick.

30mins Unfair challenge on Stuart Leslie by Sebastien Faure results in a free kick. The ball is swung over by Daniel Moore, Headed effort on goal by Sean Crighton from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the goal.

29mins Headed effort from inside the box by Andrew Little misses to the right of the target.

29mins The ball is sent over by Lee Wallace, Jamie Duff makes a clearance.

28mins The official flags Fraser Aird offside. Free kick taken by Joe Malin.

25mins Unfair challenge on Lee Wallace by Paul Millar results in a free kick. Paul Millar is booked. Neil Alexander restarts play with the free kick.

25mins Unfair challenge on Ian Black by Mark Nicolson results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Lee Wallace.

21mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Sean Crighton on Francisco Sandaza. Ian Black takes the free kick.

21mins Shot by Andrew Little from deep inside the penalty area misses wide to the left of the target.

20mins Robbie Crawford sends in a cross, Paul McMullan makes a clearance.

20mins Fraser Aird decides to take a short corner.

16mins The ball is sent over by Paul McMullan, clearance made by Sebastien Faure.

15mins Francisco Sandaza gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jamie Duff. Joe Malin takes the direct free kick.

15mins Sebastien Faure crosses the ball, clearance by Sean Crighton.

14mins Craig Gunn is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Christopher Hegarty.

13mins Paul McMullan concedes a free kick for a foul on Andrew Little. Free kick crossed left-footed by Lee Wallace from right wing, Jamie Duff makes a clearance.

12mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mark Nicolson by Sebastien Faure. Mark Nicolson shoots direct from the free kick.

11mins Foul by Sebastien Faure on Paul Millar, free kick awarded. The free kick is swung in right-footed by Daniel Moore, clearance made by Christopher Hegarty.

11mins Shot by Robbie Crawford from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the target.

9mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Stuart Leslie on Christopher Hegarty. Lee McCulloch restarts play with the free kick.

9mins Robbie Crawford has an effort at goal from just outside the box hitting the post.

7mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Lee McCulloch by Brian Cameron. Free kick taken by Neil Alexander.

5mins Ian Black takes a shot. Sean Crighton gets a block in. Short corner taken by Fraser Aird from the left by-line.

3mins Lee McCulloch takes a shot. Joe Malin makes a comfortable save. Inswinging corner taken by Fraser Aird, Close range headed effort by Sanchez Emilson Cribari goes wide of the left-hand post.

2mins Corner taken by Fraser Aird from the left by-line to the near post, clearance made by Jamie Duff.

1mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Andrew Little by Paul McMullan. Ian Black takes the direct free kick.

Match Preview

Niven in race to face Gers Elgin captain David Niven faces a race to be fit for kick-off against visitors Rangers after suffering a recurrence of the knee injury that kept him out recently. Niven played against Peterhead last Saturday after a month on the sidelines but he was substituted and is rated as having only a 50/ 50 chance of playing according to manager Ross Jack. Daniel Moore is also a doubt with a thigh problem, Dennis Wyness is ruled out due to a hamstring complaint and Ross McKinnon with an ankle injury. Jack said: "We won at Peterhead to end a disappointing run so we can enjoy this game. "Rangers will either be going all out to make up for their Annan result or a tad nervous. I know which one I would prefer." Rangers will be without Dean Shiels. The Northern Ireland forward saw a specialist this week after being carried off on a stretcher during the Light Blues' 2-1 defeat by Annan Athletic last Saturday and it looks set to put him out of the remainder of the campaign. Striker Andy Little is a doubt with a knee injury while David Templeton could come back from an Achilles problem, although Ross Perry, Lewis Macleod, Kevin Kyle and Darren Cole remain out.

Formation:442Manager: Ross Jack

Elgin

Formation: 442Manager: Ally McCoist

Rangers

Joe Malin
David Niven
Sean Crighton
Jamie Duff
Paul McMullan
Brian Cameron
Stuart Leslie
Mark Nicolson
Daniel Moore
Craig Gunn
Paul Millar
SUBS
Stewart Black
Paul Harkins
Gavin Morrison
Graeme Beveridge
Ceiran McLean

Home

Away

Neil Alexander
Christopher Hegarty
Sanchez Emilson Cribari
Sebastien Faure
Lee Wallace
Andrew Little
Ian Black
Robbie Crawford
Fraser Aird
Lee McCulloch
Francisco Sandaza
SUBS
Scott Gallagher
Anestis Argyriou
Barrie McKay
Kane Hemmings
Kal Naismith

Match Report

Form Guide

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Last Meetings

Rangers 1 - 1 Elgin 05/01/2013 Elgin 2 - 6 Rangers 22/12/2012 Rangers 5 - 1 Elgin 02/09/2012

Top Scorers

Elgin S Leslie 12 C Gunn 11 D Moore 4 M Nicolson 4 D Wyness 3 J Duff 3 P Millar 3 B Cameron 2 R O'Donoghue 1 D Niven 1 P Harkins 1 C McLean 1 C McDonald 1 Rangers A Little 22 L McCulloch 11 D Templeton 11 D Shiels 6 L Wallace 3 L Macleod 3 K Kyle 2 F Sandaza 2 I Black 1 S Faure 1 K Hutton 1 K Naismith 1 B McKay 1 F Aird 1

Goals

Elgin Total goals 109 Goals per game 52 6 (For) 6 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 7 (For) 7 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 7 (For) 6 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 9 (For) 8 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 9 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 6 (For) 9 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Rangers Total goals 131 Goals per game 74 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 11 (For) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 12 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 10 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 13 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 6 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 11 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins