- Scottish Premier League
- 13 May 2012, 12:30pm
- McDiarmid Park
- Attendance: 6,459
St Johnstone | v | Rangers |
| 0 | 4
|
live commentary
Match ends, St Johnstone 0, Rangers 4.
90+2 mins:Second Half ends, St Johnstone 0, Rangers 4.
90+1 mins:Foul by Callum Davidson (St Johnstone).
90+1 mins:Kirk Broadfoot (Rangers) wins a free kick.
89 mins:Corner, Rangers.
88 mins:Foul by Maurice Edu (Rangers).
88 mins:Francisco Sandaza (St Johnstone) wins a free kick.
82 mins:Offside, Rangers. David Healy tries a through ball, but David Healy is caught offside.
81 mins:Substitution, Rangers. Andrew Little replaces Alejandro Bedoya.
81 mins:Substitution, Rangers. David Healy replaces Rhys McCabe.
81 mins:Attempt missed. Rhys McCabe (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
78 mins:Attempt missed. Alejandro Bedoya (Rangers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Wallace with a cross.
77 mins:Substitution, Rangers. Barry McKay replaces Sone Aluko.
73 mins:Goal! St Johnstone 0, Rangers 4. Sone Aluko (Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lee Wallace with a cross.
72 mins:Offside, St Johnstone. Francisco Sandaza tries a through ball, but Francisco Sandaza is caught offside.
69 mins:Substitution, St Johnstone. James Keatings replaces Cillian Sheridan.
68 mins:Attempt missed. Chris Millar (St Johnstone) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
67 mins:Foul by Chris Millar (St Johnstone).
67 mins:Maurice Edu (Rangers) wins a free kick.
65 mins:Offside, Rangers. Alejandro Bedoya tries a through ball, but Alejandro Bedoya is caught offside.
64 mins:Offside, Rangers. Lee McCulloch tries a through ball, but Lee McCulloch is caught offside.
63 mins:Offside, St Johnstone. Francisco Sandaza tries a through ball, but Francisco Sandaza is caught offside.
63 mins:Foul by Chris Millar (St Johnstone).
63 mins:Kirk Broadfoot (Rangers) wins a free kick.
62 mins:Goal! St Johnstone 0, Rangers 3. Sone Aluko (Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Bedoya with a cross.
59 mins:Francisco Sandaza (St Johnstone) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59 mins:Foul by Francisco Sandaza (St Johnstone).
59 mins:Rhys McCabe (Rangers) wins a free kick.
56 mins:Goal! St Johnstone 0, Rangers 2. Sone Aluko (Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Maurice Edu.
55 mins:Foul by Cillian Sheridan (St Johnstone).
55 mins:Rhys McCabe (Rangers) wins a free kick.
54 mins:Attempt missed. Kyle Bartley (Rangers) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Sone Aluko with a cross.
54 mins:Corner, Rangers.
53 mins:Attempt missed. Francisco Sandaza (St Johnstone) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Liam Craig.
52 mins:Corner, St Johnstone.
51 mins:Corner, Rangers.
51 mins:Attempt blocked. Alejandro Bedoya (Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
50 mins:Offside, St Johnstone. Cillian Sheridan tries a through ball, but Cillian Sheridan is caught offside.
49 mins:Foul by Francisco Sandaza (St Johnstone).
49 mins:Kyle Bartley (Rangers) wins a free kick.
48 mins:Alejandro Bedoya (Rangers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48 mins:Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (Rangers).
48 mins:Jamie Adams (St Johnstone) wins a free kick.
47 mins:Hand ball by Francisco Sandaza (St Johnstone).
47 mins:Foul by Chris Millar (St Johnstone).
47 mins:Lee Wallace (Rangers) wins a free kick.
46 mins:Attempt missed. Lee McCulloch (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Second Half begins St Johnstone 0, Rangers 1.
45+1 mins:First Half ends, St Johnstone 0, Rangers 1.
45 mins:Corner, Rangers.
44 mins:Foul by David Mackay (St Johnstone).
44 mins:Alejandro Bedoya (Rangers) wins a free kick.
44 mins:Attempt saved. Sone Aluko (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
43 mins:Corner, Rangers.
43 mins:Attempt saved. Rhys McCabe (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
43 mins:Corner, Rangers.
42 mins:Corner, Rangers.
41 mins:Corner, Rangers.
37 mins:Foul by Sone Aluko (Rangers).
37 mins:Jamie Adams (St Johnstone) wins a free kick.
35 mins:Foul by Maurice Edu (Rangers).
35 mins:Cillian Sheridan (St Johnstone) wins a free kick.
34 mins:Offside, Rangers. Alejandro Bedoya tries a through ball, but Alejandro Bedoya is caught offside.
34 mins:Attempt saved. Sone Aluko (Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
33 mins:Foul by Sone Aluko (Rangers).
33 mins:Francisco Sandaza (St Johnstone) wins a free kick.
32 mins:Attempt missed. Jamie Adams (St Johnstone) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Craig with a cross.
31 mins:Foul by Maurice Edu (Rangers).
31 mins:Chris Millar (St Johnstone) wins a free kick.
31 mins:Attempt missed. Maurice Edu (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
28 mins:Foul by Kyle Bartley (Rangers).
28 mins:Jamie Adams (St Johnstone) wins a free kick.
28 mins:Corner, Rangers.
28 mins:Attempt blocked. Lee Wallace (Rangers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
23 mins:Goal! St Johnstone 0, Rangers 1. Lee McCulloch (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Maurice Edu.
21 mins:Attempt missed. Alejandro Bedoya (Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
20 mins:Foul by Chris Millar (St Johnstone).
20 mins:Lee McCulloch (Rangers) wins a free kick.
19 mins:Foul by Rhys McCabe (Rangers).
19 mins:Cillian Sheridan (St Johnstone) wins a free kick.
17 mins:Corner, Rangers.
17 mins:Attempt saved. Lee McCulloch (Rangers) header from the centre of the box is saved.
16 mins:Foul by Cillian Sheridan (St Johnstone).
16 mins:Ross Perry (Rangers) wins a free kick.
14 mins:Attempt blocked. Francisco Sandaza (St Johnstone) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
13 mins:Foul by Kyle Bartley (Rangers).
13 mins:Francisco Sandaza (St Johnstone) wins a free kick.
11 mins:Corner, St Johnstone.
10 mins:Attempt saved. Lee McCulloch (Rangers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
9 mins:Attempt saved. Cillian Sheridan (St Johnstone) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved. Assisted by Liam Craig.
8 mins:Corner, St Johnstone.
7 mins:Foul by Kirk Broadfoot (Rangers).
7 mins:Chris Millar (St Johnstone) wins a free kick.
7 mins:Foul by Steven Anderson (St Johnstone).
7 mins:Lee McCulloch (Rangers) wins a free kick.
3 mins:Attempt missed. Cillian Sheridan (St Johnstone) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jody Morris with a cross.
2 mins:Foul by Chris Millar (St Johnstone).
2 mins:Kirk Broadfoot (Rangers) wins a free kick.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- Scottish Premier League
- 13 May 2012, 12:30pm
- McDiarmid Park
- Attendance: 6,459
| St Johnstone | v | Rangers |
| 0 | 4
|
match report
Sone Aluko claimed a hat-trick as Rangers cruised to a 4-0 win at St Johnstone in the final Scottish Premier League game of the season.
And, on the day the football came to an end for now, the Glasgow giants will be hoping for a positive new beginning off the field after administrators accepted an offer from Charles Green's consortium for the purchase of the club.
Lee McCulloch set the ball rolling at McDiarmid Park on Sunday before Aluko netted three second-half goals, with the hosts failing to find the win that would allow them to claim a Europa League spot.
Rangers made three changes from the side which drew with Motherwell last week for the clash against St Johnstone.
Kirk Broadfoot, Ross Perry and Alejandro Bedoya started, with Carlos Bocanegra and Dorin Goian - who had a knee injury anyway - given permission to return to their respective homelands early, while Jamie Ness absent from the squad.
Saints were without the suspended Murray Davidson but were boosted by the return of Francisco Sandaza following a three-match ban as they aimed to secure a Europa League spot.
St Johnstone looked the more dangerous of the two sides early on and a Liam Craig corner found Cillian Sheridan in the box and his header forced a save from goalkeeper Allan McGregor.
Chris Millar's cross then skimmed the crossbar as the home side continued to push forward for the opener.
At the other end, Alan Mannus was called into action to swat a McCulloch header to safety, before Bedoya blasted over from close range.
Rangers gradually began to impose themselves on the game and opened the scoring after 23 minutes.
Maurice Edu's flick was collected by McCulloch and he unleashed a superb right-footed volley that left Mannus with no chance.
The veteran utility man then went to ground in the area under pressure from Frazer Wright but there was no penalty from referee Bobby Madden.
Saints had the first real chance after the restart when Wright met Craig's corner only to send his header over the crossbar.
Rangers then came close when Kyle Bartley also threw himself in front of a flag-kick and bulleted a header over from close range as the visitors chased a second goal.
The honours went to Aluko instead after 56 minutes when he raced on to an Edu pass and finished low beyond the grasp of Mannus.
Rangers were celebrating again after 63 minutes when Steven Whittaker fed Bedoya and he squared into the path of Aluko to stab home his second of the day from close range.
Saints had the ball in the back of the net when Sandaza met a Millar pass at the back post and flicked home but the offside flag was already raised.
It was Rangers who netted again when Aluko collected the ball 10 yards out and lashed into the back of the net to claim his hat-trick with 72 minutes gone.
The winger was then withdrawn to rapturous applause from the travelling support five minutes later, allowing youngster Barrie McKay to make his competitive debut, with no way back for Saints.
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