Ross County conquers Rangers 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

DINGWALL. Ross County overcame Rangers.

By
Mark Hall
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Ross County conquers Rangers 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

DINGWALL. Ross County defeated Rangers. Rangers was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (61%).​

The match was played at the Global Energy Stadium stadium in Dingwall on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. In front of 4,341 spectators.​ The referee was Matthew McDermid who had the assistance of David Roome and Paul McAvinue. The 4th official was Chris Graham. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.6 degrees Celsius or 49.28 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Ross County

3 - 2

Team 1

Rangers

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 13 Total 29
  • 6 On Target 7
  • 4 Off Target 11
  • 3 Shots blocked 11
  • 75 Attack 120
  • 38 Dangerous attack 76
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 3 Corners 17
Fouls
  • 6 Total 10
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Rangers had a strong ball possession 61% while Ross County was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rangers was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 29 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, Ross County managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Ross County shot 13 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rangers shot 29 times, 7 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Ross County received 3 yellow cards (Victor Loturi, Michee Efete and Jack Baldwin). Regarding the opposition, Rangers received 1 yellow card (Abdallah Sima).

Match Timeline

Jack Baldwin(own-goal)
15'
Jack Baldwin- Yellow
40'
Simon Murray(goal)
47'
George Harmon(goal)
50'
Michee Efete- Yellow
54'
54'
Rabbi Matondo - sub ->Fábio Silva
54'
Dujon Sterling- sub ->Borna Barišić
63'
Tom Lawrence - sub ->K. Dowell
Josh Sims(goal)E. King
69'
68'
Abdallah Sima- Yellow
73'
Kemar Roofe- sub ->Cyriel Dessers
James Brown- sub ->Michee Efete
79'
Victor Loturi- Yellow
82'
Jordan White- sub ->Josh Sims
84'
Brandon Khela- sub ->Yan Dhanda
84'
87'
Connor Goldson(VAR)
89'
James Tavernier(penalty)
Max Sheaf- sub ->Simon Murray
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Celtic
81
1
Rangers
78
1
Hearts
63
1
Kilmarnock
51
33
St. Mirren
43
1
Dundee
41
1
Hibernian
39
33
Motherwell
37
33
Aberdeen
35
33
St. Johnstone
31
33
Ross County
30
33
Livingston
18
33

After playing this match, Ross County has 30 points to remain in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Rangers will stays with 74 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Rangers will play away against Dundee on the 17th of April with a 11-2 head to head in favor of Rangers (1 draw).

Ross County – Formation

Ross County
G
Ross Laidlaw 1.Scotland
7.7
D
Connor Randall 2.England
6.7
D
Jack Baldwin 5.England
7.3
40'
D
George Harmon 16.England
7.0
Goals50'
D
Ryan Leak 42.Wales
7.0
M
Yan Dhanda 10.England
7.0
84'
M
Josh Sims 11.England
7.5
84' Goals69'
M
Victor Loturi 14.Canada
6.4
82'
M
E. King 18.Wales
8.1
M
Michee Efete 24.Republic of the Congo
7.0
79' 54'
F
Simon Murray 15.Scotland
7.5
90' Goals47'
Substitutes
G
G. Wickens 40.England
D
Cameron Borthwick-Jackson 3.England
D
James Brown 4.Republic of Ireland
6.4
79'
D
Loick Ayina 28.France
M
Max Sheaf 12.England
6.3
90'
M
Jay Henderson 17.Scotland
M
Brandon Khela 19.England
5.3
84'
F
Jordan White 26.Scotland
6.6
84'
F
Eamonn Brophy 27.Scotland

Ross County started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Don Cowie decided to play with the following team: Ross Laidlaw (7.7), Connor Randall (6.7), Jack Baldwin (7.3), Ryan Leak (7.0), George Harmon (7.0), Michee Efete (7.0), Yan Dhanda (7.0), E. King (8.1), Victor Loturi (6.4), Josh Sims (7.5) and Simon Murray (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, James Brown (6.4), Max Sheaf (6.3), Jay Henderson, Brandon Khela (5.3), Jordan White (6.6), Eamonn Brophy, Loick Ayina and G. Wickens.

Substitutions

Ross County made 4 changes: Michee Efete for James Brown (79′), Josh Sims for Jordan White (84′), Yan Dhanda for Brandon Khela (84′) and Simon Murray for Max Sheaf (90′).

Player of the match: E. King​

The player that probably impressed the most for Ross County was E. King even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 28 passes (86% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

Rangers – Formation

Rangers
G
Jack Butland 1.England
6.8
D
Borna Barišić 31.Croatia
6.8
54'
D
James Tavernier 2.England
7.7
Goals89'
D
J. Souttar 5.Scotland
7.5
D
Connor Goldson 6.England
7.3
M
Abdallah Sima 19.Senegal
7.9
68'
M
K. Dowell 20.England
6.4
63'
M
John Lundstram 4.England
7.7
M
Fábio Silva 7.Portugal
7.0
54'
M
Todd Cantwell 13.England
7.0
F
Cyriel Dessers 9.Nigeria
6.8
73'
Substitutes
G
Robby McCrorie 28.Scotland
D
Dujon Sterling 21.England
6.6
54'
D
Leon Balogun 27.Nigeria
D
L. King 38.Scotland
M
Nicolas Raskin 43.Belgium
F
Kemar Roofe 25.Jamaica
6.7
73'
F
R. McCausland 45.Northern Ireland
F
Tom Lawrence  11.Wales
6.4
63'
F
Rabbi Matondo  17.Wales
6.4
54'

Rangers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Philippe Clement played with: Jack Butland (6.8), James Tavernier (7.7), Connor Goldson (7.3), J. Souttar (7.5), Borna Barišić (6.8), K. Dowell (6.4), John Lundstram (7.7), Abdallah Sima (7.9), Todd Cantwell (7.0), Fábio Silva (7.0) and Cyriel Dessers (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tom Lawrence  (6.4), Rabbi Matondo  (6.4), Dujon Sterling (6.6), Kemar Roofe (6.7), Leon Balogun, Robby McCrorie, L. King, Nicolas Raskin and R. McCausland.

Substitutions

Rangers made 4 changes: Borna Barišić for Dujon Sterling (54′), Fábio Silva for Rabbi Matondo  (54′), Cyriel Dessers for Kemar Roofe (73′) and K. Dowell for Tom Lawrence  (63′).

Player of the match: Abdallah Sima​

The player that probably impressed the most for Rangers was Abdallah Sima.

His rating is 7.9 with 23 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 15 duels out of 25. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premiership.​