Division One League Match, Inter Milan vs. Rangers FC (Wed Sep 21)


                          Inter Milan  |  Rangers FC
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                    Dragan Lobozinski  |  Steve Brown
                                       |
                           S_Rossi GK  |  GK Rafael
                        A_Barzagli DF  |  DF K_Rekik
                       Eirik_Silva DF  |  DF J_Serrano
                         G_Angella DF  |  DF Juan_Foyth
                       J_Tavernier DF  |  DF A_Forsyth
                           G_Zolla DM  |  MF A_Hazzard
                          R_Mendes MF  |  MF D_Cooper
                            G_Zola MF  |  MF Turnbull
                         P_Naldini MF  |  MF J_Bett
                        J_Cummings FW  |  FW Sheringham
                            L_Riva FW  |  FW Erling_Haland
                                       |
                           G_Ochoa SUB |  SUB P_Lattuada
                         C_Panucci SUB |  SUB F_Ricksen
                     A_Postecoglou SUB |  SUB J_Drummond
                       M_Marchisio SUB |  SUB Kan
                           S_Mario SUB |  SUB N_Pepe

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(irm) J_Cummings takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  J_Cummings aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  Rafael gathers it comfortably
Min. 3  :(irm) G_Zola looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Cummings
          ...  J_Cummings keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  Rafael is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  Rafael looks very relieved!
Min. 7  :(irm) J_Cummings beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves J_Underhill
          ...  J_Cummings tries to beat Rafael from outside the area!
          ...  The net moves!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  Inter Milan have snatched the lead!
          ...  Inter Milan 1-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 8  :(irm) The Inter Milan manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 8  :(irm) P_Naldini takes advantage of a bad back pass from Juan_Foyth
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  J_Serrano looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 8  :(rfc) Erling_Haland plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  L_Riva wins the ball well
          ...  J_Underhill has given a free kick
          ...  J_Underhill tries to calm him down
Min. 9  :(rfc) Sheringham sidesteps R_Mendes
          ...  J_Tavernier with a terrible tackle
Min. 14 :(irm) R_Mendes skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to L_Riva
          ...  D_Cooper with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 15 :(rfc) Sheringham flicks it over J_Tavernier and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  R_Mendes fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 16 :(irm) P_Naldini backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  J_Cummings gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Cummings flings a shot at goal !
          ...  Rafael is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  Rafael looks very relieved!
Min. 18 :(irm) G_Zola with a smart pass to J_Cummings
          ...  Driven towards goal by J_Cummings !
          ...  Rafael is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 19 :(irm) G_Zola with a simple pass to J_Cummings
          ...  But Juan_Foyth spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 21 :(rfc) A_Forsyth spits at G_Zolla
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 22 :(irm) J_Cummings kills the ball dead
          ...  Sheringham with the foul
          ...  J_Underhill tries to calm him down
Min. 29 :(rfc) Juan_Foyth gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside J_Tavernier!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Tavernier with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
Min. 30 :(rfc) Sheringham with a clever shimmy
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by A_Barzagli !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 33 :(irm) P_Naldini looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Cummings
          ...  But Juan_Foyth sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 34 :(irm) G_Zolla with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  J_Cummings gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  J_Cummings with the cheeky shot!
          ...  Rafael is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 35 :(irm) G_Zola takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into L_Riva
          ...  Juan_Foyth with the tackle
Min. 36 :(irm) J_Cummings knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  A cracking drive from J_Cummings !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(irm) J_Cummings flicks it past K_Rekik
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  K_Rekik recovers to win the ball back

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

Min. 55 :(irm) P_Naldini 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 Eirik_Silva
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Juan_Foyth
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Naldini plays it towards the near post!
          ...  G_Angella loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by G_Angella!
          ...  Rafael makes the catch!
Min. 57 :(irm) P_Naldini hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  L_Riva collects the loose ball!
          ...  L_Riva from 20 yards !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 62 :(irm) J_Cummings watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  Juan_Foyth seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 64 :(irm) G_Zola holds the ball up
          ...  He sees J_Cummings in space!
          ...  A_Forsyth with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  J_Underhill calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  R_Mendes knocks it forward
          ...  L_Riva gets on the end of it
          ...  L_Riva has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  Rafael tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Mendes lofts the ball in!
          ...  L_Riva gets his head on it
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Angella lofts the ball in!
          ...  Rafael catches it!
Min. 66 :(rfc) Sheringham flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  G_Zola fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  J_Underhill calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 68 :(irm) G_Zolla crosses to J_Cummings
          ...  J_Cummings sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Zolla swings it in!
          ...  G_Angella loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  But Rafael makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 75 :(rfc) F_Ricksen is being brought on
          ...  A_Forsyth is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(rfc) Kan comes on for A_Hazzard and takes up a MF role
Min. 75 :(rfc) N_Pepe is going to be brought on
          ...  Sheringham is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 77 :(rfc) Turnbull plays a first time ball through the defence to Kan
          ...  A_Barzagli seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 78 :(irm) G_Angella flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  K_Rekik with a well timed tackle
          ...  J_Underhill didn't like it though
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 80 :(rfc) Erling_Haland turns past Eirik_Silva
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Erling_Haland launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  S_Rossi gets his fingertips to it
Min. 84 :(irm) C_Panucci is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Tavernier is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 84 :(irm) A_Postecoglou is being prepared to come on
          ...  P_Naldini is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 84 :(irm) S_Mario replaces an unhappy L_Riva and will play as a FW
Min. 86 :(irm) J_Cummings with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  N_Pepe with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(irm) A_Postecoglou looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Cummings
          ...  J_Cummings with the chance !
          ...  Rafael makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 89 :(irm) G_Angella jumps over J_Serrano's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  G_Angella drives the ball low !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Attendance           : 148,382
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : J_Cummings (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Cummings (7)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Mendes (15), G_Zola (66)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : Juan_Foyth
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Forsyth (64), K_Rekik (78), N_Pepe (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Inter Milan   |   Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       1
Off target           :          10        |       0
On target            :           5        |       1
Possession           :          69        |       31
Corners              :           5        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       9
Key Tackles          :           2        |       8
Key Passes           :          13        |       1
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Final Score          : Inter Milan 1 - 0 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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S_Rossi        GK  38   5   4   1  10 |  96   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
A_Barzagli     DF   2  35   9  11  20 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Eirik_Silva    DF   3  33   7   9  13 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Angella      DF   1  32  13  11  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Tavernier    DF   3  32  12   7  33 |  88   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
G_Zolla        DM   2  24  30   1  14 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Mendes       MF   1  24  33   1  30 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
G_Zola         MF   2  12  32   4  13 |  96   0   0   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  68  18
P_Naldini      MF   1   4  30   9  20 |  88   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
J_Cummings     FW   3   5   9  31  32 |  96   0   0   0   0   9   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
L_Riva         FW   1  10   6  29  42 |  88   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
G_Ochoa        GK  29   2   3   3  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Panucci      DF   3  31  11   5  31 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Postecoglou  MF   2   5  29   1  23 |   8   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Marchisio    MF   1   1  27   1  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mario        FW   1   2   1  27  29 |   8   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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Rafael         GK  36   2   2   2  20 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  34   8   2  12 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2 -22 -22
J_Serrano      DF   1  30   1   1  30 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Juan_Foyth     DF   2  28   8   6  30 |  96   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
A_Forsyth      DF   1  21   8   4  21 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
A_Hazzard      MF   1   1  29   2  26 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Cooper       MF   2   3  27   5  32 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Turnbull       MF   1   1  27   1  40 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Bett         MF   1   1  19   2  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sheringham     FW   2   7   9  35  21 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Erling_Haland  FW   3   8   9  29  12 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
P_Lattuada     GK  31   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ricksen      DF   2  31   8   7  33 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
J_Drummond     DF   2  25  18   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Kan            MF   2   7  25  18  32 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Pepe         FW   3   8  11  28  33 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
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