Kilmarnock 0 - 0 Rangers
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By Andy Campbell
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Kilmarnock and Rangers both finished with 10 men in a drab Scottish Premier League draw at Rugby Park.
Pedro Mendes was sent off for the visitors after picking up two yellow cards before the break in what had been an otherwise tame opening period.
Danny Invincibile twice failed to take advantage of a slip in the Rangers defence and Jamie Hamill struck the woodwork for the home side.
John Fleck had Rangers' best effort before Manuel Pascali also saw red.
Pedro Mendes went into referee Steve Conroy's book for a late challenge on Craig Bryson as both sides struggled to take a foothold in the game.
Kris Boyd, playing against his former club, escaped punishment after an untidy collision with Wright, who required treatment for the resulting head knock.
Another former Rugby Park player, Steven Naismith, blazed over from the edge of the box after the ball had fallen invitingly but the Scotland international faired better with his next attempt, goalkeeper Mark Brown improvising well with his foot to divert the deflected shot away from goal.
Mendes was given his marching orders on 43 minutes after another careless lunge on Bryson two minutes before half-time, the Portuguese midfielder becoming the third Rangers player to be dismissed in the SPL this season.
The decision provoked a furious reaction from the Rangers bench and manager Walter Smith was eventually sent to stand by referee Conroy.
Rangers quickly went on the offensive and Brown did well to beat away a dangerous Sasa Papac cross.
Boyd was booked for scything tackle on Tim Clancy, who clutched his elbow in pain and had to be replaced by Gavin Skelton early in the second half.
Hamill curled a bouncing shot towards the Rangers goal causing keeper Allan McGregor to nervously usher the ball wide.
Danny Invincibile then missed two glorious opportunities to put the home side ahead after McCulloch had mistakenly headed Sammon's cross out of McGregor's reach.
The Australian forward's header was blocked near the line by Papac and, from the rebound, Invincibile hammered over with the goal gaping.
 Hamill came closest to scoring with the woorwork coming to Rangers' rescue
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Killie continued to press Rangers back and Jamie Hamill's volley from Skelton's deep centre was tipped onto the post by McGregor.
Rangers went straight to the other end and John Fleck drew a save from Brown with swerving shot.
Kevin Thomson and Kenny Miller came on for Nacho Novo and Boyd and Jerome Rothen later replaced Naismith but the reshuffles failed to ignite Rangers' forward advances with Mehdi Taouil coming on for Invincibile.
Pascali, who had earlier been booked for a late challenge on Novo, received his second caution nine minutes from the end for pulling the shirt of Steven Davis.
But, despite the loss of the Italian, Killie created another opening when Sammon turned and shot in the box, forcing McGregor into another important block before the match petered out with a series of bookings late on.
Kilmarnock manager Jim Jefferies:
"We set out a certain we, we had a big physical strong side out today. Rangers probably had good possession. We contained them.
"I thought in the second half, we totally dominated it and we had the best two chances of the second half. The one that came off the post, I don't know how it didn't go in and Danny doesn't know he missed the sitter.
"Apart from that, our goalkeeper's not had a save to make so I was really pleased with the performance.
"This was a great opportunity. We had better chances than Rangers today. You've got to stick the ball in the net and if you don't, it's not easy to win games but I couldn't fault the players today, I thought they were excellent. That should give them a lot of confidence."
Live text and stats
Saturday, 19 September 2009
Scottish Premier
| Home Team | Score | Away Team | Time |
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| Kilmarnock | 0 - 0 | Rangers | R |
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Kilmarnock
- 26 Brown
- 02 Clancy (Skelton 50)
- 05 Wright
- 14 Old
- 15 O'Leary
- 07 Bryson
- 08 Pascali yellow card, red card
- 11 Invincibile (Taouil 72) yellow card
- 23 Hamill yellow card
- 16 Kyle yellow card
- 18 Sammon yellow card
Substitutes
- 13 Bell,
- 10 Taouil,
- 12 Skelton,
- 17 Owens,
- 19 Flannigan,
- 22 Kelly,
- 20 Fernandez
Rangers
- 01 McGregor
- 03 Weir yellow card
- 05 Papac
- 16 Whittaker
- 04 Mendes yellow card, red card
- 06 McCulloch
- 07 Davis
- 09 Boyd yellow card (Thomson 58)
- 10 Novo (Miller 58)
- 14 Naismith (Rothen 71) yellow card
- 29 Fleck
Substitutes
- 25 Alexander,
- 26 Smith,
- 66 Wilson,
- 08 Thomson,
- 11 Rothen,
- 18 Miller,
- 48 Little
- Final Result
- Full Time
- 90:00+4:34 The game is over, as the referee blows his whistle.
- 90:00+3:49 Foul by Gavin Skelton on Jerome Rothen, free kick awarded. Jerome Rothen crosses the ball in from the free kick.
- 90:00+3:10 Booking Conor Sammon is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour.
- 90:00+1:04 The assistant referee signals for offside against Kevin Kyle. Allan McGregor takes the free kick.
- 90:00+0:37 Booking Mehdi Taouil booked for time wasting.
- 88:22 Corner from the right by-line taken by Craig Bryson, Lee McCulloch makes a clearance.
- 85:46 Unfair challenge on Jamie Hamill by Steven Davis results in a free kick. Jamie Hamill crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from left channel, clearance by David Weir.
- 84:49 Shot from just outside the area by Gavin Skelton goes over the bar.
- 84:22 Craig Bryson takes the outswinging corner, David Weir manages to make a clearance.
- 82:48 Craig Bryson takes a outswinging corner to the near post.
- 82:35 Conor Sammon takes a shot. Save by Allan McGregor.
- 81:18 Jamie Hamill takes the direct free kick.
- 81:18 Booking Jerome Rothen is given a yellow card.
- 81:07 Jerome Rothen concedes a free kick for a foul on Gavin Skelton.
- 80:10 Jerome Rothen crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from right channel.
- 80:10 Sent off Manuel Pascali dismissed for second bookable offence.
- 79:40 Manuel Pascali challenges Steven Davis unfairly and gives away a free kick.
- 77:32 Allan McGregor takes the free kick.
- 77:32 Booking Kevin Kyle is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
- 76:03 Free kick crossed right-footed by Jamie Hamill, Lee McCulloch makes a clearance. Corner taken right-footed by Craig Bryson, Kevin Kyle concedes a free kick for a foul on David Weir.
- 76:03 Booking David Weir is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
- 75:51 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mehdi Taouil by David Weir.
- 72:59 The referee blows for offside against Kevin Kyle. Allan McGregor takes the indirect free kick.
- 71:53 Substitution Mehdi Taouil on for Daniele Invincibile.
- 70:23 Kevin Thomson has a direct shot on goal from the free kick.
- 70:23 Substitution Steven Naismith goes off and Jerome Rothen comes on.
- 70:23 The referee gives a free kick against Frazer Wright for handball.
- 69:29 The ball is swung over by Steven Whittaker.
- 67:23 Kevin Kyle concedes a free kick for a foul on David Weir. David Weir takes the free kick.
- 66:56 Jamie Hamill crosses the ball, save by Allan McGregor.
- 62:07 Daniele Invincibile takes a shot. Allan McGregor makes a save.
- 61:33 Corner from left by-line taken by Craig Bryson.
- 60:47 Kevin Kyle gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on David Weir. David Weir takes the free kick.
- 60:20 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Steven Whittaker by Conor Sammon. Allan McGregor takes the direct free kick.
- 59:25 The ball is crossed by John Fleck, Headed effort from inside the area by Kenny Miller misses to the right of the target.
- 57:39 Substitution Nacho Novo goes off and Kenny Miller comes on.
- 57:39 Substitution (Rangers) makes a substitution, with Kevin Thomson coming on for Kris Boyd.
- 56:55 Corner taken left-footed by John Fleck to the near post, clearance made by Steven Old.
- 56:55 Booking The referee shows Jamie Hamill a yellow card.
- 56:30 John Fleck takes a shot. Save by Mark Brown.
- 56:05 Centre by Gavin Skelton, Jamie Hamill has an effort at goal from just inside the box that bounces off the post.
- 52:41 Close range effort by Daniele Invincibile goes over the bar.
- 52:17 Daniele Invincibile takes a shot. Steven Davis manages to make a clearance.
- 50:30 Corner taken right-footed by Craig Bryson, Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Manuel Pascali misses to the left of the goal.
- 50:15 Jamie Hamill takes a shot from 25 yards. Save made by Allan McGregor.
- 49:04 Substitution Gavin Skelton joins the action as a substitute, replacing Tim Clancy.
- 48:29 Free kick taken by Mark Brown.
- 48:29 Booking Booking for Kris Boyd for unsporting behaviour.
- 48:15 Kris Boyd challenges Tim Clancy unfairly and gives away a free kick.
- 47:21 The ball is delivered by Daniele Invincibile.
- 46:26 Conor Sammon is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Indirect free kick taken by Allan McGregor.
- 45:01 The referee gets the second half started.
- Half Time
- 45:00+2:35 The referee calls an end to the first half.
- 45:00+2:10 Sasa Papac takes a shot. Save by Mark Brown.
- 42:56 Jamie Hamill takes the free kick.
- 42:56 Sent off Pedro Mendes receives a red card for second bookable offence.
- 42:18 Free kick awarded for a foul by Pedro Mendes on Craig Bryson.
- 40:58 Free kick awarded for a foul by Steven Naismith on Steven Old. Mark Brown takes the free kick.
- 40:35 Kevin Kyle challenges Lee McCulloch unfairly and gives away a free kick. David Weir takes the direct free kick.
- 38:42 John Fleck takes a shot. Blocked by Jamie Hamill. Unfair challenge on Sasa Papac by Daniele Invincibile results in a free kick. Free kick crossed by Pedro Mendes, clearance by Tim Clancy.
- 36:17 The free kick is delivered left-footed by John Fleck from right channel, Steven Old manages to make a clearance.
- 36:17 Booking Manuel Pascali is given a yellow card.
- 36:06 Manuel Pascali gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Nacho Novo.
- 35:11 The official flags Kevin Kyle offside. David Weir takes the free kick.
- 34:57 Steven Naismith takes a shot. Save by Mark Brown.
- 33:54 Corner taken by John Fleck from the right by-line to the near post.
- 33:42 Nacho Novo produces a cross.
- 31:49 Jamie Hamill gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Kris Boyd. The ball is sent over by John Fleck, Shot on goal by Steven Naismith from just inside the area clears the crossbar.
- 30:39 Shot from just outside the area by Pedro Mendes misses to the left of the target.
- 28:19 Kris Boyd concedes a free kick for a foul on Frazer Wright. Ryan O'Leary restarts play with the free kick.
- 25:41 Corner from right by-line taken by John Fleck.
- 22:09 Lee McCulloch challenges Kevin Kyle unfairly and gives away a free kick. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Jamie Hamill from left channel.
- 21:45 Foul by Nacho Novo on Tim Clancy, free kick awarded. Mark Brown restarts play with the free kick.
- 19:32 The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Mark Brown.
- 18:55 Kevin Kyle concedes a free kick for a foul on Lee McCulloch. Direct free kick taken by David Weir.
- 17:39 Daniele Invincibile gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Pedro Mendes. Direct free kick taken by David Weir.
- 16:18 Jamie Hamill delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left channel, save by Allan McGregor.
- 16:18 Booking Pedro Mendes receives a caution.
- 16:08 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Craig Bryson by Pedro Mendes.
- 14:46 Pedro Mendes takes a shot. Blocked by Jamie Hamill. Pedro Mendes takes the inswinging corner, save by Mark Brown.
- 13:22 Craig Bryson takes a shot. Blocked by Lee McCulloch.
- 10:56 The ball is crossed by Tim Clancy.
- 9:53 Nacho Novo concedes a free kick for a foul on Tim Clancy. Free kick taken by Manuel Pascali.
- 8:31 Inswinging corner taken by John Fleck from the right by-line, Frazer Wright manages to make a clearance.
- 7:39 Frazer Wright produces a cross, Conor Sammon takes a shot. Save made by Allan McGregor.
- 6:54 The referee gives a free kick against Nacho Novo for handball. Jamie Hamill crosses the ball in from the free kick.
- 4:04 A cross is delivered by Steven Davis, save by Mark Brown.
- 1:55 Steven Whittaker fouled by Conor Sammon, the ref awards a free kick. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Pedro Mendes from right channel, Ryan O'Leary manages to make a clearance.
- 1:08 Unfair challenge on Conor Sammon by Steven Whittaker results in a free kick. Manuel Pascali restarts play with the free kick.
- 0:00 The referee gets the match started.
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