Division One League Match, Inter Milan vs. Rangers FC (Sun Aug 27)


                          Inter Milan  |  Rangers FC
                              5-4-1 C  |  4-4-2 E
                    Dragan Lobozinski  |  Gazza Grant
                                       |
                           K_Ghost GK  |  GK Belushi
                       V_Mosthovoy DF  |  DF S_Bassong
                       A_Ranocchia DF  |  DF G_Grant
                        J_Ekstrand DF  |  DF D_McGrain
                         G_Angella DF  |  DF F_de_Boer
                        M_Cassetti DF  |  MF A_Gunnarsson
                            D_Boss MF  |  MF K_Richard
                          R_Stokes MF  |  MF B_Hemoth
                           L_Clark MF  |  MF J_Shaddix
                      G_Sigurdsson MF  |  FW R_Acquafresca
                          Diaviera FW  |  FW H_Rodellega
                                       |
                        A_Capivara SUB |  SUB H_Schumacher
                       S_Gronkjaer SUB |  SUB R_Giovinco
                         D_DeRossi SUB |  SUB C_Fuchs
                           A_Pirlo SUB |  SUB L_Thomas
                         G_Puciato SUB |  SUB J_Garner

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 2  :(irm) L_Clark spots Diaviera who is in acres of space
          ...  D_McGrain takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 4  :(rfc) B_Hemoth kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  R_Acquafresca gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A vicious shot by R_Acquafresca !
          ...  K_Ghost saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 6  :(irm) G_Sigurdsson looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Diaviera
          ...  R_Acquafresca with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 7  :(irm) Diaviera is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  But J_Shaddix reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 7  :(rfc) B_Hemoth wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Gunnarsson
          ...  A_Gunnarsson hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  K_Ghost watches it sail wide!
Min. 7  :(irm) L_Clark finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  D_McGrain with an awful challenge
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 10 :(irm) M_Cassetti slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  D_McGrain reads the play well
Min. 10 :(rfc) K_Richard is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to F_de_Boer
          ...  F_de_Boer shapes up for a shot!
          ...  But K_Ghost reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on K_Ghost anyway
Min. 17 :(rfc) K_Richard floats the ball in to find S_Bassong
          ...  S_Bassong lobs K_Ghost!
          ...  K_Ghost blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 21 :(rfc) J_Shaddix pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  H_Rodellega is clean through!
          ...  A wicked drive by H_Rodellega !
          ...  It floats over K_Ghost
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 22 :(rfc) K_Richard takes advantage of a bad back pass from G_Sigurdsson
          ...  K_Richard has a dig at goal!
          ...  K_Ghost gets the finger tips to it
          ...  And puts it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Gunnarsson crosses it in!
          ...  J_Ekstrand wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 23 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca beats G_Sigurdsson
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  R_Acquafresca with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 25 :(irm) Diaviera knocks it past D_McGrain and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Diaviera sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 26 :(rfc) B_Hemoth picks out A_Gunnarsson with the cross
          ...  A vicious shot by A_Gunnarsson !
          ...  K_Ghost just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 27 :(irm) D_Boss knocks it forward
          ...  S_Bassong slips
          ...  Diaviera gets to it!
          ...  Diaviera hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  Belushi won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 27 :(rfc) B_Hemoth chips the ball over the defence and finds A_Gunnarsson
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  J_Ekstrand looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 27 :(irm) V_Mosthovoy finds G_Angella in the box
          ...  J_Shaddix wins the ball with ease
          ...  P_Graham saw something no-one else did
          ...  He received a good talking to from P_Graham
Min. 31 :(rfc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  F_de_Boer is through!
          ...  V_Mosthovoy goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 32 :(irm) G_Angella times his run well
          ...  A delicate chip from G_Angella !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 32 :(rfc) G_Grant nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  J_Ekstrand forces him off the ball
Min. 38 :(rfc) S_Bassong dribbles it into the box
          ...  A_Ranocchia wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Gunnarsson drives it into the box!
          ...  B_Hemoth swings a leg at it!
          ...  But K_Ghost tips it over
          ...  P_Graham has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(irm) V_Mosthovoy skips the challenge from G_Grant
          ...  V_Mosthovoy tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  Belushi parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 46 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson takes advantage of a mistake by A_Ranocchia
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  D_Boss with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  P_Graham warned him
Min. 46 :(rfc) D_McGrain controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs J_Ekstrand
          ...  He puts in H_Rodellega!
          ...  H_Rodellega tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But K_Ghost punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Inter Milan 0-0 Rangers FC

Min. 47 :(irm) Diaviera with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  Diaviera pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But Belushi just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 49 :(irm) L_Clark has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Acquafresca!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A cheeky lob from L_Clark !
          ...  Belushi just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 50 :(rfc) J_Shaddix hits a hard pass to R_Acquafresca
          ...  R_Acquafresca flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  K_Ghost dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And K_Ghost tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Gunnarsson drives it into the box!
          ...  G_Angella reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 56 :(rfc) K_Richard with a 50-yard pass to R_Acquafresca
          ...  But V_Mosthovoy will cut out the threat
Min. 57 :(rfc) F_de_Boer cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_McGrain
          ...  D_McGrain sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  But K_Ghost makes a fine save
Min. 58 :(rfc) K_Richard controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  R_Acquafresca gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  J_Ekstrand bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 60 :(rfc) R_Giovinco comes on for G_Grant and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 62 :(irm) D_Boss bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to G_Sigurdsson
          ...  G_Sigurdsson hits a great drive!
          ...  Belushi falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 63 :(irm) G_Angella finds L_Clark in the box
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  S_Bassong hits it out for a throw
Min. 64 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Diaviera gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Diaviera blasts it at the goal !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by L_Clark!
          ...  G_Sigurdsson makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 65 :(rfc) L_Thomas is being prepared to come on
          ...  B_Hemoth is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 65 :(rfc) L_Thomas beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds J_Shaddix
          ...  J_Shaddix with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 66 :(rfc) R_Giovinco reads the run of S_Bassong
          ...  S_Bassong is through on goal!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  He just has K_Ghost to beat
          ...  He rounds K_Ghost
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 67 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson with the dribble
          ...  S_Bassong is easily beaten
          ...  R_Acquafresca with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  P_Graham refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 69 :(irm) L_Clark finds Diaviera with a ball over the defence
          ...  R_Giovinco takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 70 :(rfc) a big roar from the crowd as J_Garner comes on for A_Gunnarsson to play FW
Min. 70 :(rfc) L_Thomas gets to the by line and finds K_Richard with a beautiful cross
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from G_Angella
Min. 73 :(rfc) The ball goes loose!
          ...  J_Garner seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  A_Ranocchia reads the play well
Min. 74 :(irm) G_Sigurdsson passes the ball to D_Boss
          ...  D_Boss drives it low !
          ...  The shot slips through Belushi's hands
          ...  But Belushi recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 79 :(rfc) K_Richard plays a long ball to R_Giovinco
          ...  R_Giovinco with the shot !
          ...  K_Ghost gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But can't hold onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a time to score!!
          ...  That must be the winner
          ...  Inter Milan 0-1 Rangers FC ...
Min. 80 :(rfc) Rangers FC restructured their strategy to D
Min. 85 :(irm) S_Gronkjaer replaces an unhappy V_Mosthovoy and will play as a DF
Min. 87 :(irm) D_DeRossi is coming on and R_Stokes is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(irm) G_Puciato is coming on and Diaviera is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 93 :(irm) D_DeRossi hits a hard pass to G_Puciato
          ...  R_Giovinco with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He is warned by P_Graham
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  G_Puciato drives it in
          ...  Belushi takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 100,000
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : G_Sigurdsson
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : K_Richard (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Giovinco (79)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Giovinco (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Inter Milan   |    Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       15
Off target           :           7        |       6
On target            :           4        |       9
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       13
Key Tackles          :           8        |       5
Key Passes           :          10        |       16
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Final Score          : Inter Milan 0 - 1 Rangers FC
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Player Statistics - Inter Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Ghost        GK  39   6   2   6  18 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
V_Mosthovoy    DF   1  30  11   7  18 |  88   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  27  10   9  30 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  26  11   7  22 |  97   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
G_Angella      DF   1  25  12  10  21 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   1
M_Cassetti     DF   3  24   8   6  30 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Boss         MF   1   9  29  12  32 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
R_Stokes       MF   2   8  29   9  18 |  90   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Clark        MF   2   7  27  16  37 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
G_Sigurdsson   MF   2   7  27  14  30 |  97   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   2
Diaviera       FW   1   8  11  29  21 |  91   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
A_Capivara     GK  27   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Gronkjaer    DF   2  29   8   7  12 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_DeRossi      MF   3  10  26   4  21 |   7   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
A_Pirlo        MF   1  12  25   7  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  28  42 |   6   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
S_Bassong      DF   2  29  11   6  30 |  97   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
G_Grant        DF   3  29   6   8  13 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
D_McGrain      DF   1  28  12   7  24 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  10   5
F_de_Boer      DF   2  28   7   7  27 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
A_Gunnarsson   MF   2   8  30  18  34 |  73   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
K_Richard      MF   1  10  29   9  26 |  97   0   0   5   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  65   5
B_Hemoth       MF   2   5  28   6  22 |  68   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
J_Shaddix      MF   3  11  27  17  31 |  97   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   7   9  30  36 |  97   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  40  20  31
H_Rodellega    FW   2   6   8  26  13 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
H_Schumacher   GK  32   4   7   7  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Giovinco     DF   2  29  13  10  35 |  34   0   0   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2   8  18
C_Fuchs        DF   2  26   8   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Thomas       MF   1   7  31   7  18 |  29   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Garner       FW   3   7   8  27  11 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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