Division Two League Match, Benfica vs. Rangers FC (Mon Jun 17)


                              Benfica  |  Rangers FC
                              4-3-3 A  |  4-1-4-1 P
                      Steven Theobald  |  Gazza Grant
                                       |
                      E_Thorstvedt GK  |  GK M_Steklenburg
                         R_Neilson DF  |  DF K_Uddin
                         J_Djourou DF  |  DF Efe_Sodje
                     Fernando_Mera DF  |  DF A_Van_Buuren
                       Yann_M_Vila DF  |  DF E_Johnson
                          Sektioui MF  |  DM J_Jurado
                            G_Hagi MF  |  MF L_Copland
                       B_Abdoulaye MF  |  MF J_Wilshere
                        K_McInally FW  |  MF R_VD_Vaart
                         N_Jelavic FW  |  MF B_Yaga
                         S_Morison FW  |  FW R_Acquafresca
                                       |
                          J_Moreau SUB |  SUB G_Adam
                           Heraldo SUB |  SUB F_de_Boer
                          B_Zamora SUB |  SUB S_Davis
                         P_Do_Shaw SUB |  SUB Leroy_Fer
                            B_Emre SUB |  SUB M_Mols

Referee: D_Foster (England)


Min. 2  :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Jelavic
          ...  A_Van_Buuren with a deliberate foul
          ...  D_Foster will want to speak to him
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Steven Theobald looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 6  :(rfc) A_Van_Buuren with the dribble
          ...  Fernando_Mera is easily beaten
          ...  A_Van_Buuren with the punt towards goal!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Benfica fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 7  :(rfc) K_Uddin has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past N_Jelavic
          ...  He puts in R_Acquafresca!
          ...  R_Acquafresca hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 14 :(bfa) K_McInally takes on 3 men
          ...  K_McInally tries to chip the ball over M_Steklenburg!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 14 :(bfa) Sektioui drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Morison
          ...  Efe_Sodje fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  N_Jelavic hits it over the wall
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  M_Steklenburg dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had M_Steklenburg beaten!
Min. 22 :(bfa) S_Morison leaves his marker standing
          ...  K_Uddin slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 24 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye with the through ball to N_Jelavic
          ...  K_Uddin reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 25 :(bfa) G_Hagi finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  G_Hagi fires a shot at goal !
          ...  M_Steklenburg with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 27 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila volleys it forward. He finds N_Jelavic
          ...  N_Jelavic must beat M_Steklenburg!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  M_Steklenburg plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 27 :(rfc) E_Johnson runs at Yann_M_Vila
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  K_McInally goes in stud's first
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  D_Foster calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 33 :(bfa) N_Jelavic gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside E_Johnson!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  K_Uddin cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 34 :(bfa) G_Hagi takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into S_Morison
          ...  S_Morison could have let it bounce!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Hagi plays it into the danger area!
          ...  B_Abdoulaye makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 34 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  But J_Djourou clears the ball to safety
Min. 35 :(bfa) G_Hagi with a probing pass to S_Morison
          ...  J_Jurado with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 36 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart turns on a sixpence
          ...  R_VD_Vaart with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt tips it behind
          ...  D_Foster has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 39 :(bfa) S_Morison runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  S_Morison fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 40 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw comes on for N_Jelavic and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 40 :(bfa) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Benfica will now play E
Min. 42 :(bfa) S_Morison takes on 3 men
          ...  E_Johnson with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(rfc) L_Copland volleys it forward. He finds K_Uddin
          ...  K_Uddin is miles offside!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  E_Thorstvedt tries to close down the angle
          ...  He dinks it over E_Thorstvedt
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rangers FC have snatched the lead!
          ...  Benfica 0-1 Rangers FC ...
Min. 48 :(rfc) J_Wilshere with the first time flick to A_Van_Buuren
          ...  A_Van_Buuren with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!

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

Min. 52 :(bfa) G_Hagi kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  S_Morison gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Morison goes for goal !
          ...  M_Steklenburg with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 55 :(rfc) L_Copland knocks it forward
          ...  Fernando_Mera slips
          ...  J_Wilshere gets to it!
          ...  J_Wilshere with a stunning strike !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  E_Thorstvedt dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had E_Thorstvedt beaten!
Min. 56 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  L_Copland gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A skilful effort from L_Copland !
          ...  The shot slips through E_Thorstvedt's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 60 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca sprints past Yann_M_Vila
          ...  R_Acquafresca tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt gets his fingertips to it
Min. 61 :(rfc) A_Van_Buuren sidesteps R_Neilson
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  A_Van_Buuren sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 63 :(rfc) Leroy_Fer takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace L_Copland
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 63 :(bfa) Sektioui has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Efe_Sodje
          ...  He knocks it to K_McInally!
          ...  Leroy_Fer goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 65 :(rfc) F_de_Boer will replace the useless K_Uddin and will play DF
Min. 67 :(rfc) There's going to be a change
          ...  S_Davis will come on for J_Wilshere and play MF
Min. 70 :(rfc) F_de_Boer finds B_Yaga in the box
          ...  B_Yaga with the side footed shot!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt looks very relieved!
Min. 71 :(bfa) K_McInally finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  K_McInally with a thundering drive!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 71 :(rfc) J_Jurado plays the early ball across the box to find R_VD_Vaart in space
          ...  R_VD_Vaart chases it through, he must score !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 72 :(rfc) Rangers FC altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 75 :(bfa) Benfica changed their strategy to play A
Min. 77 :(rfc) J_Jurado slides the ball across to R_Acquafresca
          ...  R_Acquafresca has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt manages to turn it behind
Min. 79 :(bfa) G_Hagi hits a hard pass to S_Morison
          ...  S_Morison tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  Saved by M_Steklenburg
Min. 80 :(bfa) Heraldo replaces an unhappy J_Djourou and will play as a DF
Min. 82 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
          ...  B_Zamora will come on for B_Abdoulaye and play DF
Min. 86 :(bfa) B_Zamora with the diagonal pass S_Morison
          ...  A vicious shot by S_Morison !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bfa) Sektioui spots K_McInally who is in acres of space
          ...  The ball comes in high
          ...  K_McInally beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
          ...  He just has M_Steklenburg to beat
          ...  He nutmegs M_Steklenburg
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  An equaliser late in the game!!
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Rangers FC ...
Min. 92 :(bfa) Fernando_Mera is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  Fernando_Mera launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 93 :(bfa) S_Morison beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by A_Van_Buuren
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Do_Shaw plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It is cleared by A_Van_Buuren
Min. 94 :(rfc) Leroy_Fer takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Leroy_Fer with the cheeky shot!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt falls over
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt is relieved to watch it go out of play!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 79,886
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Sektioui
Scorers              : K_McInally (88)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_McInally (27)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : K_Uddin (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Uddin (45)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Efe_Sodje (14)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |    Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       13
Off target           :           8        |       5
On target            :           5        |       8
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       7
Key Tackles          :           1        |       7
Key Passes           :          11        |       8
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 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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E_Thorstvedt   GK  35   2   6   4  13 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
R_Neilson      DF   1  26  12   2  29 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Djourou      DF   3  26   4   9  35 |  83   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
Fernando_Mera  DF   4  24   8   7  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  23  12   7  22 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Sektioui       MF   1   1  29   5  37 |  97   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0
G_Hagi         MF   2   5  27  10  30 |  97   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   8
B_Abdoulaye    MF   2  14  24   7  39 |  85   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   1
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  26  27 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  28
N_Jelavic      FW   2   6   7  25  35 |  40   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
S_Morison      FW   1   2   6  25  36 |  97   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Heraldo        DF   1  24  13   7  11 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Zamora       DF   2  11  25   8  25 |  12   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   8  24   8  25 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Emre         MF   1  11  22   6  36 |   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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M_Steklenburg  GK  27   3   1   1  32 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
K_Uddin        DF   2  24  11   6  40 |  68   0   3   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  45  12  28
Efe_Sodje      DF   2  24   4   2  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  23  10   7  25 |  97   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  30   0  10
E_Johnson      DF   1  23   7   5  31 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
J_Jurado       DM   1  14  23   7  28 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
L_Copland      MF   1   8  25   6  21 |  66   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  44   1
J_Wilshere     MF   2  17  24  10  19 |  70   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2   9  23   8  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  16
B_Yaga         MF   2   8  23   8  35 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   6   8  25  36 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
G_Adam         GK  20   5   1   2  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_de_Boer      DF   2  22   6   6  27 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
S_Davis        MF   1   3  23  11  35 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Leroy_Fer      MF   2   9  23   8  36 |  31   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   8
M_Mols         FW   2   6   7  23  45 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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