Elite Football League Match, Bayern Munich vs. Rangers FC (Sun Feb 16)


                        Bayern Munich  |  Rangers FC
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-2-3-1 P
                         John Raggett  |  Gazza Grant
                                       |
                       L_Fabianski GK  |  GK G_Buffon
                          C_Schulz DF  |  DF D_Maicon
                     P_Mertesacker DF  |  DF L_Wallace
                         W_Lavezzi DF  |  DF M_Smith
                         P_Sweeper DF  |  DF A_Van_Buuren
                              Xavi MF  |  DM J_Wilshere
                        J_Toulalan MF  |  DM J_Jurado
                         J_A_Reyes MF  |  MF L_Copland
                      G_McSheffrey MF  |  MF Diego
                         H_Postiga FW  |  MF B_Yaga
                            Sansao FW  |  FW R_Acquafresca
                                       |
                            G_Goyo SUB |  SUB G_Adam
                          M_Tudgay SUB |  SUB K_Uddin
                             E_Sno SUB |  SUB A_McLeish
                         L_Carsley SUB |  SUB R_VD_Vaart
                          L_Modric SUB |  SUB M_Murphy

Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)


Min. 1  :(bnm) J_Toulalan looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Sansao
          ...  Sansao with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  G_Buffon gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 5  :(rfc) Diego with a measured ball to R_Acquafresca
          ...  C_Schulz stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 6  :(bnm) J_A_Reyes jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Sweeper
          ...  P_Sweeper could have let it bounce!
          ...  G_Buffon parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And G_Buffon recovers to save!!
Min. 7  :(rfc) R_Acquafresca takes advantage of a bad back pass from P_Sweeper
          ...  P_Sweeper reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 8  :(bnm) Xavi hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  H_Postiga collects the loose ball!
          ...  H_Postiga throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs to the corner and dives on his belly
          ...  Lets see if Bayern Munich can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Bayern Munich 1-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 9  :(bnm) J_A_Reyes is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to J_Toulalan
          ...  L_Copland wins the ball
Min. 10 :(bnm) J_Toulalan with a flicked pass to H_Postiga
          ...  D_Maicon with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 11 :(bnm) G_McSheffrey flicks it past D_Maicon
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  D_Maicon goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 11 :(rfc) A_Van_Buuren looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Acquafresca
          ...  R_Acquafresca fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 12 :(bnm) J_A_Reyes drives it across the face of the goal H_Postiga
          ...  H_Postiga hits the ball first time!
          ...  G_Buffon has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  G_Buffon reacts well to save!!!
Min. 13 :(bnm) Xavi has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Sansao gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Sansao with a thundering volley!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  Bayern Munich 2-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 14 :(rfc) L_Wallace dribbles it into the box
          ...  L_Wallace tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  L_Fabianski parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  Bayern Munich 2-1 Rangers FC ...
Min. 14 :(bnm) J_Toulalan is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_A_Reyes
          ...  D_Maicon with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 17 :(bnm) G_McSheffrey miskicks!
          ...  He finds Sansao though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  Fine tackle by A_Van_Buuren
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 26 :(rfc) D_Maicon moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Yaga
          ...  B_Yaga could have let it bounce!
          ...  L_Fabianski parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 29 :(bnm) Sansao is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to H_Postiga
          ...  Fine tackle by A_Van_Buuren
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 30 :(bnm) H_Postiga loses D_Maicon
          ...  But M_Smith slides in two footed.
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 31 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off P_Mertesacker back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  R_Acquafresca tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  L_Fabianski parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And L_Fabianski recovers to save!!
Min. 34 :(bnm) G_McSheffrey finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  A_Van_Buuren fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 35 :(rfc) Diego crosses to J_Wilshere
          ...  J_Wilshere drives it low !
          ...  L_Fabianski gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rangers FC are back level!
          ...  Bayern Munich 2-2 Rangers FC ...
Min. 36 :(rfc) Diego with a slick pass to R_Acquafresca
          ...  R_Acquafresca pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But L_Fabianski stops that one easily
Min. 37 :(bnm) Xavi with an in swinging cross to Sansao
          ...  Sansao with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  That puts Bayern Munich ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Bayern Munich 3-2 Rangers FC ...
Min. 39 :(bnm) G_McSheffrey miskicks!
          ...  He finds H_Postiga though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  H_Postiga cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Xavi crosses it in!
          ...  J_A_Reyes gets his head on it
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 39 :(rfc) L_Wallace rushes through the defence
          ...  L_Wallace blasts it at the goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It flew past L_Fabianski
          ...  Rangers FC have squared things up with that goal!
          ...  Bayern Munich 3-3 Rangers FC ...
Min. 40 :(bnm) J_Toulalan turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Postiga
          ...  H_Postiga tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  G_Buffon moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 40 :(rfc) J_Jurado runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Acquafresca
          ...  R_Acquafresca could have let it bounce!
          ...  L_Fabianski guesses right
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bnm) Sansao slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  But D_Maicon wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 45 :(bnm) A defence splitting pass from Xavi to P_Sweeper
          ...  P_Sweeper cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  G_Buffon guesses right
Min. 46 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca with a smart turn
          ...  G_McSheffrey with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Bayern Munich 3-3 Rangers FC

Min. 46 :(bnm) J_Toulalan has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Wallace
          ...  He puts in H_Postiga!
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by H_Postiga !
          ...  But G_Buffon makes an easy save
Min. 49 :(bnm) Xavi runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  H_Postiga latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  A_Van_Buuren knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But F_De_Bleeckere just turns away!
Min. 49 :(rfc) M_Smith looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to B_Yaga
          ...  B_Yaga attempts to nutmeg L_Fabianski!
          ...  L_Fabianski makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 53 :(rfc) J_Jurado slides the ball across to D_Maicon
          ...  C_Schulz gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 54 :(bnm) J_Toulalan runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to H_Postiga
          ...  A thundering drive by H_Postiga !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!!
          ...  Bayern Munich go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Bayern Munich 4-3 Rangers FC ...
Min. 56 :(bnm) J_Toulalan pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  H_Postiga is clean through!
          ...  D_Maicon slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 59 :(bnm) L_Carsley is being brought on
          ...  G_McSheffrey is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 59 :(rfc) M_Smith with a 50-yard pass to R_Acquafresca
          ...  A powerful header from R_Acquafresca !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  L_Fabianski saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 59 :(bnm) C_Schulz nutmegs L_Wallace
          ...  B_Yaga with a bad challenge
Min. 60 :(rfc) K_Uddin is coming on and D_Maicon is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 60 :(rfc) J_Jurado knocks the ball past the lunge of P_Mertesacker
          ...  J_Jurado hits a great drive!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 65 :(bnm) Up goes the substitution board - M_Tudgay on for H_Postiga as a DF
Min. 65 :(rfc) a big roar from the crowd as R_VD_Vaart comes on for L_Copland to play MF
Min. 65 :(rfc) J_Jurado sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Van_Buuren
          ...  P_Sweeper cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 67 :(bnm) J_Toulalan plays it forward to Sansao
          ...  Sansao leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 70 :(rfc) M_Murphy will come on for R_Acquafresca and play FW
Min. 70 :(rfc) Diego races into the box
          ...  He sees M_Murphy lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  C_Schulz knocks the ball back to L_Fabianski
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past L_Fabianski!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_VD_Vaart lofts the ball in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of L_Fabianski
Min. 73 :(rfc) J_Wilshere with a smart pass to M_Murphy
          ...  But M_Tudgay sweeps up the threat
Min. 74 :(bnm) Sansao gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A vicious shot by Sansao !
          ...  G_Buffon can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  G_Buffon makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 80 :(rfc) Rangers FC switch to playing A
Min. 82 :(bnm) Sansao beats L_Wallace
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Sansao hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 85 :(rfc) M_Murphy plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  C_Schulz wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 86 :(rfc) B_Yaga has it on the edge of the box
          ...  B_Yaga tries to beat L_Fabianski from outside the area!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  L_Fabianski never had a chance!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds M_Murphy
          ...  J_Toulalan with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Gazza Grant looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 90 :(rfc) M_Murphy takes advantage of a mistake by M_Tudgay
          ...  M_Murphy looks to see where L_Fabianski is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  L_Fabianski parries it
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Yaga hits it into the box!
          ...  L_Fabianski makes the catch!
Min. 92 :(rfc) J_Wilshere with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from C_Schulz
          ...  J_Wilshere gets up high for the header !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : The Allianz Arena
Attendance           : 115,000
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Bayern Munich Match Info
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Best player          : Xavi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Postiga (8,54), Sansao (13,37)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Toulalan (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : Diego
Scorers              : L_Wallace (14,39), J_Wilshere (35)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Maicon (14)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Bayern Munich  |    Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       14
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :           8        |       10
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       9
Key Passes           :          19        |       13
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Final Score          : Bayern Munich 4 - 3 Rangers FC
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Player Statistics - Bayern Munich
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Fabianski    GK  37   8   4   7  14 |  97   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
C_Schulz       DF   2  32   6   1  22 |  97   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
P_Mertesacker  DF   1  30   3   1  20 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Lavezzi      DF   2  24  12   6  45 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Sweeper      DF   2  24   5  10  22 |  97   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  50  20  36
Xavi           MF   1   5  36   3  20 |  97   0   0   5   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 120   0
J_Toulalan     MF   1  12  32   8  24 |  97   0   0   8   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2 114  -2
J_A_Reyes      MF   1   1  30   3  24 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   1
G_McSheffrey   MF   1   6  25  17  37 |  62   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
H_Postiga      FW   1   1   1  31  24 |  68   0   0   0   0   6   2   0   0   0   0   0  74
Sansao         FW   1   8   8  25  23 |  97   0   0   1   0   6   2   0   0   0   0  12  60
G_Goyo         GK  27   5   5   2  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Tudgay       DF   2  25   5   7  32 |  29   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
E_Sno          MF   1  10  27   9  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Carsley      MF   2   4  25  10  40 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
L_Modric       FW   1   7   2  26  31 |   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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G_Buffon       GK  34   3   4   2  10 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -40   0   0   0
D_Maicon       DF   2  27  13   3  24 |  63   0   4   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  10  -2
L_Wallace      DF   1  26   5   6  37 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  56
M_Smith        DF   3  25  10   6  34 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  24  11   7  25 |  97   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  12   0
J_Wilshere     DM   2  17  25  11  19 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  12  29
J_Jurado       DM   1  14  23   7  28 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  16 -19
L_Copland      MF   1   8  26   6  21 |  68   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
Diego          MF   1   6  26   6  27 |  97   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0
B_Yaga         MF   2   8  24   8  35 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   6   8  26  36 |  73   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  33
G_Adam         GK  20   5   1   2  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Uddin        DF   2  25  11   7  40 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_McLeish      DF   1  23  10   5  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2   9  24   8  24 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
M_Murphy       FW   1  12  13  26  26 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
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