Division One League Match, Manchester City vs. Rangers FC (Sun Dec 04)


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

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)


Min. 1  :(mnc) J_Afolabi feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Taliyah runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Taliyah hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But Rafael palms it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto hits it into the box!
          ...  J_Butland gets a shot in
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  Rafael acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Leda_Cygnus!
          ...  The ball comes to J_Afolabi
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 5  :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto with an in swinging cross to Aparichit
          ...  Aparichit with a thundering drive!
          ...  Rafael is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  Rafael looks very relieved!
Min. 6  :(mnc) Taliyah pushes it past F_Ricksen
          ...  Taliyah with a bicycle kick !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  Rafael plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 9  :(mnc) Taliyah cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Taliyah launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  It flies in!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  Manchester City go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 10 :(mnc) J_Afolabi with an incisive pass to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah with the chance !
          ...  Rafael makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 11 :(rfc) Sheringham makes the tackle
          ...  But C_Fuchs will cut out the threat
Min. 13 :(rfc) A_Silva makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  A_Silva hits a great shot !
          ...  G_Yates 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. 19 :(rfc) R_Russell turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Sheringham
          ...  A_Rami with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 20 :(rfc) F_Ricksen spits at D_Gallagher
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  A_Dali reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 22 :(mnc) Taliyah knocks it past Sheringham and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Sheringham with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto bends it in
          ...  What agility from Rafael
Min. 24 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke fires over a low cross to Aparichit
          ...  Aparichit looks to see where Rafael is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But Rafael just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 25 :(mnc) J_Afolabi runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Suz_Nakamoto
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto attempts to nutmeg Rafael!
          ...  Rafael beats the ball away
Min. 25 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past J_Serrano!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  R_Russell with an ugly foul
          ...  A_Dali will want to speak to him
Min. 29 :(rfc) Erling_Haland finds himself in a good position
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 32 :(mnc) J_Butland kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Taliyah gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Erling_Haland with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 35 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Serrano
          ...  He puts in Leda_Cygnus!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus lobs Rafael!
          ...  But Rafael parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 37 :(mnc) J_Afolabi with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But F_Ricksen slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 39 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He nutmegged Rafael
          ...  Manchester City 2-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(mnc) J_Butland is first to the loose ball
          ...  Sheringham gets in the way and wins the ball

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 2-0 Rangers FC

Min. 51 :(mnc) Aparichit puts in Taliyah
          ...  F_Ricksen wins the ball with ease
          ...  A_Dali saw something no-one else did
          ...  What a stupid booking that was
          ...  That's his second of the game !
          ...  He heads of towards the changing rooms
Min. 51 :(rfc) J_Drummond is being prepared to come on
          ...  Erling_Haland is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 52 :(mnc) A_Rami looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Gallagher
          ...  But J_Serrano slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 53 :(rfc) J_Cole with a measured pass to Sheringham
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_Gallagher
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Cole!
          ...  J_Butland clears the corner
Min. 54 :(rfc) A_Silva threads the through ball to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But G_Yates dives to his left
          ...  I think G_Yates just got a hand on that one
          ...  A_Dali has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 65 :(mnc) A_Rami sprints past the defender
          ...  A_Rami attempts to nutmeg Rafael!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Right into the top corner!
          ...  Manchester City 3-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 65 :(rfc) Sheringham slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  C_Fuchs with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 66 :(rfc) Sheringham takes advantage of a mistake by D_Gallagher
          ...  A_Rami scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 66 :(rfc) Sheringham pushes it past Leda_Cygnus
          ...  Sheringham with a powerful downward header!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 75 :(rfc) G_Stevens will replace the useless K_Rekik and will play DF
Min. 75 :(rfc) Turnbull replaces an unhappy D_Cooper and will play as a MF
Min. 75 :(rfc) N_Pepe replaces Sheringham and will play FW
Min. 75 :(rfc) Rangers FC made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 76 :(mnc) J_Butland with a pinpoint pass to Taliyah
          ...  Taliyah beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  He just has to beat Rafael
          ...  He rounds Rafael
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  Rafael somehow manages to get to it !!
Min. 77 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Suz_Nakamoto !
          ...  Rafael falls over
          ...  But Rafael is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 80 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka is coming on and C_Fuchs is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 80 :(mnc) Seb_Rudy replaces J_Butland and will play MF
Min. 80 :(mnc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  E_Shikari will come on for Leda_Cygnus and play MF
Min. 80 :(rfc) N_Pepe beats Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  J_Drummond shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to N_Pepe instead
          ...  D_Gallagher slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 83 :(rfc) J_Serrano holds the ball up
          ...  He sees N_Pepe in space!
          ...  D_Gallagher reads the play well
Min. 84 :(mnc) Seb_Rudy plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Taliyah keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Taliyah with the drive!
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 85 :(rfc) Turnbull has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  N_Pepe gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  N_Pepe with the goal bound shot!
          ...  G_Yates parries it
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Silva chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  A_Rami wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 86 :(mnc) J_Afolabi back heels to find Taliyah in space
          ...  Taliyah has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  Rafael gets up well to catch that one
Min. 86 :(rfc) Turnbull looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to N_Pepe
          ...  N_Pepe could have let it bounce!
          ...  G_Yates just watches float over the bar!
Min. 87 :(mnc) J_Afolabi runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Taliyah
          ...  G_Stevens cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 93 :(rfc) N_Pepe breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on G_Yates!
          ...  D_Gallagher brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  A_Dali reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 93 :(rfc) R_Russell looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to N_Pepe
          ...  N_Pepe fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  G_Yates makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 146,115
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Taliyah (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Taliyah (9), Bohte_Daisuke (39), A_Rami (65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Rami (66), D_Gallagher (93)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : N_Pepe
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : F_Ricksen (51)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       6
Off target           :           3        |       3
On target            :          14        |       3
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :          10        |       6
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :          13        |       7
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Final Score          : Manchester City 3 - 0 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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G_Yates        GK  29   2   1   1  31 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  36   9  10  32 |  83   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  35  11   6  31 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  60  10  25
D_Gallagher    DF   1  35   9  10  43 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
A_Rami         DF   3  35   5   7  20 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  38   8  23
J_Butland      MF   2  10  32  12  41 |  83   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1   9  31  19  22 |  83   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Aparichit      MF   3   5  31  19  12 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Suz_Nakamoto   MF   1   1  30  23  33 |  96   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  20  15
J_Afolabi      MF   2  16  30   6  32 |  96   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  80  20
Taliyah        FW   2   7   8  34  11 |  96   0   0   0   0   7   1   0   0   0  20  20  70
Dutchavilla    GK  19   2   2   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  35   8  10  41 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Seb_Rudy       MF   1   8  30   1  37 |  13   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Shikari      MF   1   6  27   9  32 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Bierhoff     FW   1   8  10  30  32 |   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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Rafael         GK  37   2   2   2  20 |  96  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  34   8   2  12 |  78   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Hart         DF   3  32   7   6  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
F_Ricksen      DF   2  31   8   7  33 |  54   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10 -10 -10
J_Serrano      DF   1  31   1   1  30 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Cole         MF   3   9  28   7  33 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Silva        MF   1   7  28   7  20 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Cooper       MF   2   3  27   5  32 |  78   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Russell      MF   2   4  27   4  34 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Sheringham     FW   2   7   9  36  21 |  78   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Erling_Haland  FW   3   8   9  29  12 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_A_Stegen     GK  29   2   2   1  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Stevens      DF   1  26   7   2  33 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Drummond     DF   2  25  18   1  27 |  42   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Turnbull       MF   1   1  27   1  40 |  18   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
N_Pepe         FW   3   8  11  28  33 |  18   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
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