Elite FA Cup 2nd Round Match, Manchester City vs. Rangers FC (Wed Jan 25)


                      Manchester City  |  Rangers FC
                              4-5-1 P  |  4-1-3-2 C
                        Tony McCleary  |  Steve Brown
                                       |
                         A_Zaratta GK  |  GK Rafael
                     Bohte_Daisuke DF  |  DF K_Rekik
                       D_Gallagher DF  |  DF I_Hart
                     Mikio_Fujioka DF  |  DF F_Ricksen
                            A_Rami DF  |  DF J_Serrano
                         J_Butland MF  |  DM J_Drummond
                       Leda_Cygnus MF  |  MF J_Cole
                         Aparichit MF  |  MF A_Silva
                         J_Afolabi MF  |  MF R_Russell
                          Seb_Rudy MF  |  FW Sheringham
                           Taliyah FW  |  FW Erling_Haland
                                       |
                           G_Yates SUB |  SUB M_A_Stegen
                           C_Fuchs SUB |  SUB A_Miller
                      Suz_Nakamoto SUB |  SUB A_Forsyth
                         E_Shikari SUB |  SUB D_Cooper
                        O_Bierhoff SUB |  SUB N_Pepe

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 3  :(mnc) Taliyah takes advantage of a mistake by I_Hart
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  I_Hart forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Afolabi plays it towards the near post!
          ...  I_Hart wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 8  :(rfc) K_Rekik plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Silva keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Aparichit with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 15 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus takes advantage of a bad back pass from F_Ricksen
          ...  J_Drummond rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's J_Underhill going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 19 :(mnc) Aparichit plays a long ball to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah gets his head to the ball !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put Manchester City in front!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 20 :(mnc) J_Afolabi with the header on
          ...  He finds D_Gallagher in space
          ...  D_Gallagher fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 25 :(rfc) K_Rekik jumps over A_Rami's challenge
          ...  A_Rami tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
Min. 27 :(rfc) A_Silva finds Sheringham with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Sheringham tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 29 :(rfc) Erling_Haland picks up a loose ball
          ...  D_Gallagher with the tackle
          ...  J_Underhill will want to speak to him
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Steve Brown looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 30 :(rfc) R_Russell cuts the ball back to I_Hart
          ...  D_Gallagher fouls badly
          ...  The ref shouts him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
Min. 32 :(rfc) J_Cole breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on A_Zaratta!
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka brings him down!
          ...  J_Underhill calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 36 :(rfc) I_Hart brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Sheringham makes himself available
          ...  Sheringham attempts to drive it home!
          ...  A_Zaratta just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 37 :(rfc) A_Silva runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Erling_Haland
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 39 :(mnc) Aparichit gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past F_Ricksen!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Aparichit rifles it at the goal !
          ...  Rafael won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 40 :(mnc) J_Afolabi runs at I_Hart
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  J_Afolabi with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 41 :(mnc) J_Afolabi with electric pace
          ...  He eases past J_Drummond
          ...  J_Afolabi with a powerful header !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  Rafael is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Aparichit!
          ...  I_Hart wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnc) J_Afolabi with a precise pass to Aparichit
          ...  J_Serrano brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But J_Underhill waves play on!!!

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

Min. 49 :(mnc) J_Afolabi slides the ball across to Leda_Cygnus
          ...  Leda_Cygnus heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  Rafael won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Excellent strike!!
          ...  Manchester City 2-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 51 :(mnc) J_Afolabi with a measured pass to Taliyah
          ...  I_Hart anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 52 :(rfc) A_Silva finds Erling_Haland with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Erling_Haland carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  A_Zaratta is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  Manchester City 2-1 Rangers FC ...
Min. 54 :(mnc) Aparichit has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Drummond
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Taliyah!
          ...  Taliyah smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 54 :(rfc) Erling_Haland runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  A_Rami forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Silva curls it into the box!
          ...  It comes to Sheringham
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  A_Zaratta parries it
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Silva hits it into the box!
          ...  A_Rami reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 56 :(rfc) Sheringham has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  He puts in Erling_Haland!
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  Erling_Haland with the thundering drive
          ...  It floats over A_Zaratta
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 61 :(rfc) A_Silva hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Sheringham latches onto it!
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 62 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka punches J_Cole off the ball
          ...  He's Butted him !
          ...  J_Underhill has stopped play
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 64 :(rfc) J_Cole has it now
          ...  He takes on A_Rami
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Sheringham!
          ...  Sheringham from 20 yards !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  He runs off to the Rangers FC fans to celebrate!
          ...  Rangers FC have squared things up with that goal!
          ...  Manchester City 2-2 Rangers FC ...
Min. 69 :(rfc) J_Cole backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Sheringham gets on the end of it
          ...  Sheringham hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  A_Zaratta fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 70 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto is being brought on
          ...  J_Afolabi is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(rfc) A_Silva controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  F_Ricksen gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  F_Ricksen uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 72 :(mnc) Seb_Rudy has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past F_Ricksen
          ...  He puts in Suz_Nakamoto!
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Suz_Nakamoto !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given Manchester City the lead!
          ...  Manchester City 3-2 Rangers FC ...
Min. 75 :(rfc) A_Miller is going to be brought on
          ...  F_Ricksen is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(rfc) D_Cooper will replace R_Russell and play MF
Min. 75 :(rfc) N_Pepe takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Erling_Haland
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 75 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 77 :(rfc) N_Pepe gains possession
          ...  A cracking drive from N_Pepe !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 78 :(mnc) Aparichit with the first time flick to Suz_Nakamoto
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  Rafael makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 78 :(rfc) A_Silva runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to I_Hart
          ...  But Bohte_Daisuke comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 80 :(mnc) O_Bierhoff will come on for Taliyah and play FW
Min. 81 :(rfc) Sheringham leaves A_Rami standing
          ...  J_Butland fouls badly
          ...  J_Underhill will want to speak to him
          ...  The ref gives a PENALTY !!
          ...  Perhaps if had seen the VAR replay he would change his mind!
          ...  Sheringham takes it
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Rangers FC have done it!!
          ...  They are all square
          ...  Manchester City 3-3 Rangers FC...
Min. 82 :(rfc) N_Pepe leaves O_Bierhoff standing
          ...  A_Rami wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 85 :(rfc) N_Pepe runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  N_Pepe sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  But A_Zaratta punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 87 :(mnc) Aparichit is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  O_Bierhoff latches onto the ball
          ...  O_Bierhoff attempts to drive it home!
          ...  Rafael can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  Rafael makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(mnc) Aparichit looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Leda_Cygnus
          ...  I_Hart stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 90 :(rfc) J_Drummond with a 50-yard pass to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham hits the ball first time!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 91 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto beats the defender
          ...  The cross hits Suz_Nakamoto on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  But Rafael makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 92 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Suz_Nakamoto
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  Rafael is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!
          ...  Yes!!
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win!
          ...  Manchester City 4-3 Rangers FC ...

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 146,548
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Suz_Nakamoto
Scorers              : Taliyah (19), Leda_Cygnus (49), Suz_Nakamoto (72,92)
Sent Off             : D_Gallagher (30), Mikio_Fujioka (62)
Booked               : Bohte_Daisuke (56)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : Sheringham (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Erling_Haland (52), Sheringham (64,81 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Hart (89)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |   Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       12
Off target           :           7        |       6
On target            :           6        |       6
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           2        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       10
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :          12        |       14
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Final Score          : Manchester City 4 - 3 Rangers FC
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Zaratta      GK  34   3   3   1  21 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  35  11   6  31 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
D_Gallagher    DF   1  35   9  10  43 |  30   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  35   8  10  41 |  63   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10 -10 -10
A_Rami         DF   3  35   5   7  20 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Butland      MF   2  10  33  12  41 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1   9  31  19  22 |  93   0   0   2   1   1   1   0   0   0  20  60  45
Aparichit      MF   3   5  31  19  12 |  93   0   1   5   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  70   0
J_Afolabi      MF   2  16  30   6  32 |  71   0   0   4   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
Seb_Rudy       MF   1   8  30   1  37 |  93   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Taliyah        FW   2   7   8  34  11 |  81   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  20  20  45
G_Yates        GK  29   2   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  36   9  10  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Suz_Nakamoto   MF   1   1  30  23  33 |  22   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  60
E_Shikari      MF   1   6  27   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Bierhoff     FW   1   8  11  30  32 |  12   0   0   0   0   1   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  37   2   2   2  20 |  93   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -30   0   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  34   8   2  12 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
I_Hart         DF   3  32   7   6  23 |  93   0   4   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  78   8  -2
F_Ricksen      DF   2  31   9   7  33 |  76   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Serrano      DF   1  31   1   1  30 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Drummond     DM   2  25  18   1  27 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Cole         MF   3   9  29   7  33 |  93   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20  30 -20
A_Silva        MF   1   7  29   7  20 |  93   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
R_Russell      MF   2   4  27   4  34 |  76   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
Sheringham     FW   2   7   9  36  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   6   2   0   0   0   0  10  60
Erling_Haland  FW   3   8   9  29  12 |  76   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
M_A_Stegen     GK  29   2   2   1  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Miller       DF   1  22   9   2  27 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Forsyth      DF   1  22   8   4  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Cooper       MF   2   3  28   5  32 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Pepe         FW   3   8  10  28  33 |  17   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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