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Season 25 Archive: Elite League, Week 22
Benfica 0 - 1 Rangers FC
Elite League Match, Benfica vs. Rangers FC (Sun Mar 11)
Benfica | Rangers FC
4-4-2 E | 4-4-2 E
Steven Theobald | Gazza Grant
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F_Foster GK | GK Belushi
T_Adams DF | DF Ronaldo
C_Thomson DF | DF R_Giovinco
Yann_M_Vila DF | DF D_McGrain
R_Tomassi DF | DF G_Grant
J_Plasil MF | MF L_Thomas
Zheng_Zhi MF | MF A_Gunnarsson
P_Do_Shaw MF | MF F_Ravanelli
J_Wilshere MF | MF R_Jack
Nathan_Dyer FW | FW R_Acquafresca
A_Bagsy FW | FW J_Garner
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Z_Alomerovic SUB | SUB H_Schumacher
M_Zeffane SUB | SUB K_Ramsteijn
S_Mannaerts SUB | SUB C_Fuchs
E_Spence SUB | SUB B_Hemoth
S_Nakamoto SUB | SUB H_Rodellega
Referee: D_Skomina (Slovenia)
Min. 3 :(bfa) C_Thomson with the header on
... He finds Nathan_Dyer in space
... A wicked drive by Nathan_Dyer !
... But it whistles just past the post
Min. 6 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi off the woodwork.
... P_Do_Shaw picks up the deflection
... J_Garner takes the players legs from beneath him!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 8 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer takes advantage of a mistake by G_Grant
... That mistake could prove costly
... But A_Gunnarsson wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 11 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with an intelligent ball to Nathan_Dyer
... But F_Ravanelli will cut out the threat
Min. 12 :(bfa) A_Bagsy beats R_Giovinco
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves D_Skomina
... G_Grant plays it back
... Belushi slips!!
... It goes just wide
... CORNER!
... C_Thomson hits it into the box!
... Belushi reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 14 :(rfc) J_Garner plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He runs towards goal now
... J_Garner sees F_Foster off his line !
... F_Foster with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 15 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... Nathan_Dyer gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... Nathan_Dyer lobs Belushi!
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... Belushi never had a chance!
Min. 15 :(rfc) R_Jack looks around for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to Ronaldo
... Ronaldo tries one from the edge of the box !
... F_Foster manages to turn it behind
Min. 19 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi cuts inside G_Grant
... He worked that well
... R_Acquafresca with a bad challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He is ordered to cool off
Min. 22 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with a reverse pass to J_Wilshere
... J_Wilshere is clean through!
... The linesman has his flag raised
... But D_Skomina waves play on
... He just has to beat Belushi
... He tries to flick it past Belushi
... He's pushed it too far
... He can't stop it going out!!
Min. 25 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to Nathan_Dyer
... Excellent sliding challenge from G_Grant
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... Zheng_Zhi plays it into the danger area!
... J_Plasil loses his marker
... He gets his head onto it!
... But it goes just over
Min. 25 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... J_Garner latches onto it!
... J_Garner attempts to nutmeg F_Foster!
... But F_Foster smothers the ball.
Min. 27 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to A_Bagsy
... A_Bagsy drives it towards goal !
... Belushi tips it round the post
... Good save
... Corner not given!!
Min. 28 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca takes advantage of a mistake by T_Adams
... He runs towards goal
... R_Acquafresca with a powerful header !
... But F_Foster makes a fine save
... Wow!! That was close!
... He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 31 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson is closed down
... He plays a quick pass
... J_Garner latches onto the ball
... J_Garner drives the shot in!
... F_Foster makes a fine save
Min. 32 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca cuts inside T_Adams
... He worked that well
... A cheeky lob from R_Acquafresca !
... But F_Foster just gets his fingers to that one
... D_Skomina has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 34 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer moves out wide
... He plays the ball through to J_Plasil
... J_Plasil with the 40 yard drive !
... OOOOHHHHH!!!!
... It's wide!
... That was a dismal effort!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 36 :(rfc) R_Jack looks to play the ball out wide
... He plays the ball across to J_Garner
... A great volley from J_Garner !
... But F_Foster punches it away
... That's gone out for a corner kick
... CORNER!
... F_Ravanelli crosses it in!
... It comes to A_Gunnarsson
... He gets the shot away
... F_Foster is just going to watch it go over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... And F_Foster reacts well to palm it behind!
... CORNER!
... A_Gunnarsson chips the ball in towards the far post!
... F_Foster comes out and claims it!
Min. 37 :(rfc) F_Ravanelli looks for options
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to D_McGrain
... Yann_M_Vila knobbles the attacking player.
... D_Skomina blows up for a foul
... That will be a booking
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 40 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer takes possession
... Knocks it past D_McGrain
... He's through on goal
... Nathan_Dyer has his eyes on the goal!
... He shoots!
... Belushi beats the ball away
Min. 41 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila cuts inside his opponent
... He worked that well
... G_Grant reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 41 :(rfc) F_Ravanelli retreats under pressure
... He hoofs the ball up field
... Ronaldo gets on the end of it
... Ronaldo with a thundering drive!
... It hits the post
... GOAL !!
... What a great effort!
... That's put Rangers FC ahead!
... Benfica 0-1 Rangers FC ...
Min. 42 :(rfc) Rangers FC changed their strategy to play D
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(bfa) A_Bagsy runs at the defence
... But Ronaldo wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 48 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer controls it with ease
... Nathan_Dyer with a bomb of a shot !
... But Belushi smothers the ball.
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-1 Rangers FC
Min. 46 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw takes advantage of a bad back pass from Ronaldo
... P_Do_Shaw sends it flying towards goal!
... Belushi makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 49 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca knocks the ball past T_Adams
... Yann_M_Vila knobbles the attacking player.
... D_Skomina blows up for a foul
... He's already been booked once, he knows what's coming. RED CARD!
Min. 49 :(bfa) M_Zeffane is going to be brought on
... Nathan_Dyer is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 52 :(bfa) A_Bagsy with the dribble
... A wicked drive by A_Bagsy !
... Belushi was lucky there
Min. 56 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson is force to hold onto the ball
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... A_Gunnarsson with his head down lets it go !
... F_Foster with a great save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 58 :(bfa) T_Adams feeds the ball through the middle
... J_Plasil runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... J_Plasil tries to beat Belushi from outside the area!
... Belushi with the diving save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 60 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto is coming on and J_Plasil is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play AM
Min. 60 :(bfa) Benfica changed their strategy to play A
Min. 61 :(bfa) J_Wilshere looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to A_Bagsy
... J_Garner with a nasty foul
... D_Skomina will want to speak to him
... D_Skomina lectures him
Min. 63 :(bfa) A_Bagsy slows the ball down and waits for support
... A team mate overlaps him now
... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
... F_Ravanelli gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 65 :(rfc) F_Ravanelli plays a great one-two
... He continues to run forward now
... F_Ravanelli flicks the header toward the far post!
... F_Foster with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 68 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi takes possession on the halfway line
... He runs forward with the ball
... He skips past the challenges
... Zheng_Zhi rifles it to the far post !
... Looks like it should be Belushi's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... Belushi looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... CORNER!
... P_Do_Shaw hits it into the box!
... M_Zeffane gets on the end of it
... Belushi gets his fingertips to it
Min. 69 :(bfa) M_Zeffane puts in A_Bagsy
... A_Bagsy uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
... Belushi makes himself big
... Superb Stop !
... Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 70 :(rfc) K_Ramsteijn takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace G_Grant
... He'll play as a DF
... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 74 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw steps over the ball
... He nutmegs Ronaldo
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... P_Do_Shaw has a go!
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 75 :(bfa) E_Spence is coming on and P_Do_Shaw is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 77 :(rfc) B_Hemoth replaces an unhappy F_Ravanelli and will play as a MF
Min. 77 :(rfc) J_Garner slows the ball down and waits for support
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... C_Thomson takes the ball and the player!!
... But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 80 :(rfc) H_Rodellega comes on for J_Garner and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 80 :(bfa) J_Wilshere takes advantage of a mistake by R_Giovinco
... Can he make them pay?
... K_Ramsteijn slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 86 :(rfc) R_Jack brings the ball into the opposing area
... H_Rodellega makes himself available
... H_Rodellega curls it towards the top corner !
... But F_Foster hits it away
... He could have held onto that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Estadio da Luz
Attendance : 131,000
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : F_Foster
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : Yann_M_Vila (49)
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player : Ronaldo (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Ronaldo (41)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : J_Garner (6)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Benfica | Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal : 15 | 12
Off target : 7 | 0
On target : 8 | 12
Possession : 51 | 49
Corners : 3 | 2
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 0 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 7 | 7
Key Tackles : 1 | 8
Key Passes : 11 | 7
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Final Score : Benfica 0 - 1 Rangers FC
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Player Statistics - Benfica
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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F_Foster GK 39 2 4 4 16 | 95 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0
T_Adams DF 2 32 8 7 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
C_Thomson DF 2 31 12 6 25 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 30 14 8 22 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10
R_Tomassi DF 1 29 8 7 37 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Plasil MF 1 7 30 10 19 | 64 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 30 8 42 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 1
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 9 30 9 25 | 79 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 6
J_Wilshere MF 2 19 29 12 19 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 7 11 28 31 | 53 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 12
A_Bagsy FW 1 8 5 27 15 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -5
Z_Alomerovic GK 28 1 1 1 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Zeffane DF 1 28 9 7 31 | 42 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20 -10 -15
S_Mannaerts DF 2 27 9 5 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E_Spence MF 2 9 28 9 40 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Nakamoto AM 3 4 26 16 32 | 31 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 39 8 8 5 11 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 0 0 0
Ronaldo DF 2 30 12 10 29 | 95 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 20 0 35
R_Giovinco DF 2 29 13 10 35 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
D_McGrain DF 1 29 13 7 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
G_Grant DF 3 29 6 8 13 | 74 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
L_Thomas MF 1 7 32 7 18 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Gunnarsson MF 2 8 30 18 34 | 95 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 20 10
F_Ravanelli MF 3 10 30 8 21 | 81 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 40 35 5
R_Jack MF 3 7 28 11 22 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
R_Acquafresca FW 1 7 9 30 36 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
J_Garner FW 3 7 8 28 11 | 84 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 18 18 38
H_Schumacher GK 32 4 7 7 11 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K_Ramsteijn DF 1 29 11 10 42 | 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
C_Fuchs DF 2 27 8 9 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Hemoth MF 2 5 29 6 22 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H_Rodellega FW 2 6 8 27 13 | 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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Benfica | Rangers FC
4-4-2 E | 4-4-2 E
Steven Theobald | Gazza Grant
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F_Foster GK | GK Belushi
T_Adams DF | DF Ronaldo
C_Thomson DF | DF R_Giovinco
Yann_M_Vila DF | DF D_McGrain
R_Tomassi DF | DF G_Grant
J_Plasil MF | MF L_Thomas
Zheng_Zhi MF | MF A_Gunnarsson
P_Do_Shaw MF | MF F_Ravanelli
J_Wilshere MF | MF R_Jack
Nathan_Dyer FW | FW R_Acquafresca
A_Bagsy FW | FW J_Garner
|
Z_Alomerovic SUB | SUB H_Schumacher
M_Zeffane SUB | SUB K_Ramsteijn
S_Mannaerts SUB | SUB C_Fuchs
E_Spence SUB | SUB B_Hemoth
S_Nakamoto SUB | SUB H_Rodellega
Referee: D_Skomina (Slovenia)
Min. 3 :(bfa) C_Thomson with the header on
... He finds Nathan_Dyer in space
... A wicked drive by Nathan_Dyer !
... But it whistles just past the post
Min. 6 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi off the woodwork.
... P_Do_Shaw picks up the deflection
... J_Garner takes the players legs from beneath him!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 8 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer takes advantage of a mistake by G_Grant
... That mistake could prove costly
... But A_Gunnarsson wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 11 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with an intelligent ball to Nathan_Dyer
... But F_Ravanelli will cut out the threat
Min. 12 :(bfa) A_Bagsy beats R_Giovinco
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves D_Skomina
... G_Grant plays it back
... Belushi slips!!
... It goes just wide
... CORNER!
... C_Thomson hits it into the box!
... Belushi reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 14 :(rfc) J_Garner plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He runs towards goal now
... J_Garner sees F_Foster off his line !
... F_Foster with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 15 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... Nathan_Dyer gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... Nathan_Dyer lobs Belushi!
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... Belushi never had a chance!
Min. 15 :(rfc) R_Jack looks around for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to Ronaldo
... Ronaldo tries one from the edge of the box !
... F_Foster manages to turn it behind
Min. 19 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi cuts inside G_Grant
... He worked that well
... R_Acquafresca with a bad challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... He is ordered to cool off
Min. 22 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi with a reverse pass to J_Wilshere
... J_Wilshere is clean through!
... The linesman has his flag raised
... But D_Skomina waves play on
... He just has to beat Belushi
... He tries to flick it past Belushi
... He's pushed it too far
... He can't stop it going out!!
Min. 25 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to Nathan_Dyer
... Excellent sliding challenge from G_Grant
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... Zheng_Zhi plays it into the danger area!
... J_Plasil loses his marker
... He gets his head onto it!
... But it goes just over
Min. 25 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson hits the ball through the heart of the defence
... J_Garner latches onto it!
... J_Garner attempts to nutmeg F_Foster!
... But F_Foster smothers the ball.
Min. 27 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to A_Bagsy
... A_Bagsy drives it towards goal !
... Belushi tips it round the post
... Good save
... Corner not given!!
Min. 28 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca takes advantage of a mistake by T_Adams
... He runs towards goal
... R_Acquafresca with a powerful header !
... But F_Foster makes a fine save
... Wow!! That was close!
... He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 31 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson is closed down
... He plays a quick pass
... J_Garner latches onto the ball
... J_Garner drives the shot in!
... F_Foster makes a fine save
Min. 32 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca cuts inside T_Adams
... He worked that well
... A cheeky lob from R_Acquafresca !
... But F_Foster just gets his fingers to that one
... D_Skomina has given a goal kick
... He's not having the best of days !
Min. 34 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer moves out wide
... He plays the ball through to J_Plasil
... J_Plasil with the 40 yard drive !
... OOOOHHHHH!!!!
... It's wide!
... That was a dismal effort!
... He should have buried that!
Min. 36 :(rfc) R_Jack looks to play the ball out wide
... He plays the ball across to J_Garner
... A great volley from J_Garner !
... But F_Foster punches it away
... That's gone out for a corner kick
... CORNER!
... F_Ravanelli crosses it in!
... It comes to A_Gunnarsson
... He gets the shot away
... F_Foster is just going to watch it go over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... And F_Foster reacts well to palm it behind!
... CORNER!
... A_Gunnarsson chips the ball in towards the far post!
... F_Foster comes out and claims it!
Min. 37 :(rfc) F_Ravanelli looks for options
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to D_McGrain
... Yann_M_Vila knobbles the attacking player.
... D_Skomina blows up for a foul
... That will be a booking
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 40 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer takes possession
... Knocks it past D_McGrain
... He's through on goal
... Nathan_Dyer has his eyes on the goal!
... He shoots!
... Belushi beats the ball away
Min. 41 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila cuts inside his opponent
... He worked that well
... G_Grant reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 41 :(rfc) F_Ravanelli retreats under pressure
... He hoofs the ball up field
... Ronaldo gets on the end of it
... Ronaldo with a thundering drive!
... It hits the post
... GOAL !!
... What a great effort!
... That's put Rangers FC ahead!
... Benfica 0-1 Rangers FC ...
Min. 42 :(rfc) Rangers FC changed their strategy to play D
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(bfa) A_Bagsy runs at the defence
... But Ronaldo wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 48 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer controls it with ease
... Nathan_Dyer with a bomb of a shot !
... But Belushi smothers the ball.
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-1 Rangers FC
Min. 46 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw takes advantage of a bad back pass from Ronaldo
... P_Do_Shaw sends it flying towards goal!
... Belushi makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 49 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca knocks the ball past T_Adams
... Yann_M_Vila knobbles the attacking player.
... D_Skomina blows up for a foul
... He's already been booked once, he knows what's coming. RED CARD!
Min. 49 :(bfa) M_Zeffane is going to be brought on
... Nathan_Dyer is leaving the pitch
... He hasn't had the best of games today
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 52 :(bfa) A_Bagsy with the dribble
... A wicked drive by A_Bagsy !
... Belushi was lucky there
Min. 56 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson is force to hold onto the ball
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... A_Gunnarsson with his head down lets it go !
... F_Foster with a great save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 58 :(bfa) T_Adams feeds the ball through the middle
... J_Plasil runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... J_Plasil tries to beat Belushi from outside the area!
... Belushi with the diving save
... He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 60 :(bfa) S_Nakamoto is coming on and J_Plasil is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play AM
Min. 60 :(bfa) Benfica changed their strategy to play A
Min. 61 :(bfa) J_Wilshere looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to A_Bagsy
... J_Garner with a nasty foul
... D_Skomina will want to speak to him
... D_Skomina lectures him
Min. 63 :(bfa) A_Bagsy slows the ball down and waits for support
... A team mate overlaps him now
... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
... F_Ravanelli gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 65 :(rfc) F_Ravanelli plays a great one-two
... He continues to run forward now
... F_Ravanelli flicks the header toward the far post!
... F_Foster with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 68 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi takes possession on the halfway line
... He runs forward with the ball
... He skips past the challenges
... Zheng_Zhi rifles it to the far post !
... Looks like it should be Belushi's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... Belushi looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... CORNER!
... P_Do_Shaw hits it into the box!
... M_Zeffane gets on the end of it
... Belushi gets his fingertips to it
Min. 69 :(bfa) M_Zeffane puts in A_Bagsy
... A_Bagsy uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
... Belushi makes himself big
... Superb Stop !
... Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 70 :(rfc) K_Ramsteijn takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace G_Grant
... He'll play as a DF
... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 74 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw steps over the ball
... He nutmegs Ronaldo
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... P_Do_Shaw has a go!
... But he got that all wrong
Min. 75 :(bfa) E_Spence is coming on and P_Do_Shaw is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 77 :(rfc) B_Hemoth replaces an unhappy F_Ravanelli and will play as a MF
Min. 77 :(rfc) J_Garner slows the ball down and waits for support
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... C_Thomson takes the ball and the player!!
... But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 80 :(rfc) H_Rodellega comes on for J_Garner and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 80 :(bfa) J_Wilshere takes advantage of a mistake by R_Giovinco
... Can he make them pay?
... K_Ramsteijn slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 86 :(rfc) R_Jack brings the ball into the opposing area
... H_Rodellega makes himself available
... H_Rodellega curls it towards the top corner !
... But F_Foster hits it away
... He could have held onto that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
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Match Details
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Venue : Estadio da Luz
Attendance : 131,000
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : F_Foster
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : Yann_M_Vila (49)
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player : Ronaldo (Man of the Match)
Scorers : Ronaldo (41)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : J_Garner (6)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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Benfica | Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal : 15 | 12
Off target : 7 | 0
On target : 8 | 12
Possession : 51 | 49
Corners : 3 | 2
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 0 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 7 | 7
Key Tackles : 1 | 8
Key Passes : 11 | 7
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Final Score : Benfica 0 - 1 Rangers FC
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Player Statistics - Benfica
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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F_Foster GK 39 2 4 4 16 | 95 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0
T_Adams DF 2 32 8 7 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
C_Thomson DF 2 31 12 6 25 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 30 14 8 22 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10
R_Tomassi DF 1 29 8 7 37 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Plasil MF 1 7 30 10 19 | 64 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 30 8 42 | 95 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 1
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 9 30 9 25 | 79 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 6
J_Wilshere MF 2 19 29 12 19 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 7 11 28 31 | 53 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 12
A_Bagsy FW 1 8 5 27 15 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -5
Z_Alomerovic GK 28 1 1 1 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Zeffane DF 1 28 9 7 31 | 42 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -20 -10 -15
S_Mannaerts DF 2 27 9 5 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E_Spence MF 2 9 28 9 40 | 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Nakamoto AM 3 4 26 16 32 | 31 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 39 8 8 5 11 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 85 0 0 0
Ronaldo DF 2 30 12 10 29 | 95 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 20 0 35
R_Giovinco DF 2 29 13 10 35 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
D_McGrain DF 1 29 13 7 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 20
G_Grant DF 3 29 6 8 13 | 74 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
L_Thomas MF 1 7 32 7 18 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A_Gunnarsson MF 2 8 30 18 34 | 95 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 20 10
F_Ravanelli MF 3 10 30 8 21 | 81 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 40 35 5
R_Jack MF 3 7 28 11 22 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0
R_Acquafresca FW 1 7 9 30 36 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
J_Garner FW 3 7 8 28 11 | 84 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 18 18 38
H_Schumacher GK 32 4 7 7 11 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K_Ramsteijn DF 1 29 11 10 42 | 21 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
C_Fuchs DF 2 27 8 9 32 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B_Hemoth MF 2 5 29 6 22 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
H_Rodellega FW 2 6 8 27 13 | 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
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