Division One League Match, Arsenal vs. Rangers FC (Tue Oct 20)


                              Arsenal  |  Rangers FC
                              5-3-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                       Adrian Dalmedo  |  Gazza Grant
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK Belushi
                           N_Vidic DF  |  DF R_Giovinco
                            J_Stam DF  |  DF K_Uddin
                           S_Ramos DF  |  DF Raúl_Albil
                          A_Alrawi DF  |  DF J_A_Riise
                       B_Hangeland DF  |  MF L_Copland
                          N_Scally MF  |  MF J_Wilshere
                        C_Makelele MF  |  MF B_Hemoth
                         M_Dembele MF  |  MF R_Lopez
                           H_Sabry FW  |  FW R_Acquafresca
                          A_Little FW  |  FW H_Rodellega
                                       |
                          I_Lawlor SUB |  SUB V_Mannone
                          B_Harley SUB |  SUB F_de_Boer
                           Stelvio SUB |  SUB D_McGrain
                        Seitaridis SUB |  SUB R_VD_Vaart
                         B_McBride SUB |  SUB D_Trezeguet

Referee: W_Stark (Germany)


Min. 1  :(arn) J_Stam nutmegs J_A_Riise, he continues to run forward
          ...  A great volley from J_Stam !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Belushi was left standing
          ...  Arsenal go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Arsenal 1-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 2  :(arn) B_Harley is coming on for H_Sabry and will play DF
Min. 2  :(arn) Arsenal will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 10 :(rfc) B_Hemoth takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Raúl_Albil
          ...  B_Harley with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  W_Stark just wants to lecture him
Min. 11 :(rfc) H_Rodellega steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs A_Alrawi
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  H_Rodellega has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  D_James tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Wilshere hits it into the box!
          ...  It is kicked away by S_Ramos
Min. 14 :(arn) C_Makelele with a Cruyff turn
          ...  K_Uddin with the tackle
Min. 19 :(arn) S_Ramos with the first time flick to N_Scally
          ...  N_Scally curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  Belushi falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  Belushi looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Harley drives it into the box!
          ...  Belushi jumps well to claim it!
Min. 21 :(rfc) H_Rodellega with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  Cleared by N_Vidic
Min. 22 :(arn) M_Dembele brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  A_Little gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by L_Copland
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by S_Ramos
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Belushi
Min. 23 :(rfc) J_Wilshere with the Cruyff turn
          ...  J_Wilshere has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 31 :(arn) C_Makelele plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Little decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  H_Rodellega plays the back pass
          ...  Belushi can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Scally chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Belushi reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 32 :(arn) N_Scally runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Little
          ...  A_Little fires the shot in!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Belushi moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  Belushi catches it with style!
Min. 35 :(rfc) J_Wilshere breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on D_James!
          ...  N_Scally brings him down!
          ...  W_Stark calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 39 :(rfc) H_Rodellega beats B_Hangeland
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  S_Ramos takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 41 :(arn) B_Harley has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past L_Copland
          ...  He knocks it to A_Alrawi!
          ...  J_Wilshere brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But W_Stark waves play on!!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca loses his marker!
          ...  R_Acquafresca with a stunning strike !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  How did that find its way in?
          ...  But it's been ruled out!
          ...  The linesman is flagging
Min. 45 :(arn) J_Stam finds his way through
          ...  That was sheer effort
          ...  J_Stam sees Belushi off his line !
          ...  Belushi is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 47 :(rfc) R_Lopez looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to H_Rodellega
          ...  But S_Ramos wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 48 :(arn) M_Dembele backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  A_Little gets on the end of it
          ...  Fine tackle by J_A_Riise
          ...  He prevents the corner as well

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Arsenal 1-0 Rangers FC

Min. 46 :(rfc) K_Uddin pass splits open the defence and finds B_Hemoth
          ...  B_Hemoth beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  D_James comes towards him
          ...  He tries to slide it past D_James
          ...  D_James dives bravely at his feet !!
Min. 55 :(rfc) H_Rodellega knocks the ball past J_Stam
          ...  S_Ramos wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 58 :(rfc) H_Rodellega cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  J_Stam wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 60 :(rfc) F_de_Boer is being prepared to come on
          ...  K_Uddin is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 60 :(rfc) D_McGrain is being prepared to come on
          ...  Raúl_Albil is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 65 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart is coming on for J_Wilshere and playing MF
Min. 67 :(arn) M_Dembele with a glorious 60-yard pass to A_Little
          ...  J_A_Riise with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 69 :(arn) A_Little flicks it over D_McGrain's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  R_Acquafresca cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 70 :(rfc) R_Giovinco with the nod to J_A_Riise
          ...  A glorious effort by J_A_Riise !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 75 :(rfc) Rangers FC altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 77 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to H_Rodellega
          ...  H_Rodellega with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 83 :(arn) J_Stam flicks it past J_A_Riise
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  B_Hemoth pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  W_Stark has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by W_Stark!
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(arn) N_Vidic runs at D_McGrain
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Cleaned up by H_Rodellega
Min. 93 :(rfc) R_Lopez reads the run of R_Giovinco
          ...  But S_Ramos slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Emirates Stadium
Attendance           : 110,000
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : S_Ramos (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Stam (1)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Scally (35)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : H_Rodellega
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Hemoth (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Arsenal     |    Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       6
Off target           :           1        |       3
On target            :           3        |       3
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       4
Key Tackles          :           6        |       8
Key Passes           :           7        |       6
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Final Score          : Arsenal 1 - 0 Rangers FC
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Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_James        GK  28   2   2   3  26 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
N_Vidic        DF   3  27   6   7  36 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  24   8   6  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20   0  21
S_Ramos        DF   2  24   7   7  40 |  96   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  10   0
A_Alrawi       DF   1  24   3   3  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
B_Hangeland    DF   2  23  11   5  40 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Scally       MF   2   4  27   6  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  28  23
C_Makelele     MF   2  11  25   9  30 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Dembele      MF   1  10  24   6  42 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
H_Sabry        FW   1   4   5  25  25 |   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Little       FW   2   7   7  24  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
I_Lawlor       GK  20   2   5   5  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Harley       DF   1   6  24   6  33 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Stelvio        MF   2  23  10   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Seitaridis     MF   2   8  24  16  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_McBride      FW   2  10   9  24  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Rangers FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Belushi        GK  37   8   8   5  11 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
R_Giovinco     DF   2  26  12  10  35 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Uddin        DF   2  26  12   7  40 |  63   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Raúl_Albil     DF   2  26  10   6  35 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_A_Riise      DF   3  24   7   9  32 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
L_Copland      MF   1   8  28   6  21 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Wilshere     MF   2  18  26  11  19 |  68   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
B_Hemoth       MF   2   4  26   6  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0 -22 -12 -17
R_Lopez        MF   1   3  26   4  20 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   6   8  28  36 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
H_Rodellega    FW   2   5   8  25  13 |  96   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -14
V_Mannone      GK  27   5   3   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_de_Boer      DF   2  26   7   7  27 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_McGrain      DF   1  25  12   7  24 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2   9  26   8  24 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   6   9  24  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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