Elite Divisional Play Off 2nd Leg, Manchester City vs. Rangers FC (Sun Feb 21)


                      Manchester City  |  Rangers FC
                              6-3-1 D  |  5-4-1 P
                       Scott Matthews  |  Gazza Grant
                                       |
                         S_Scuffet GK  |  GK Belushi
                            C_Barr DF  |  DF K_Uddin
                         M_Laursen DF  |  DF Raúl_Albil
                         E_Johnson DF  |  DF R_Giovinco
                         Efe_Sodje DF  |  DF F_de_Boer
                         C_Luciano DF  |  DF J_A_Riise
                        M_Nastasic DF  |  MF L_Copland
                         A_Andanov MF  |  MF J_Wilshere
                         P_Do_Shaw MF  |  MF B_Hemoth
                         Y_Hussein MF  |  MF R_VD_Vaart
                            Yeboah FW  |  FW R_Acquafresca
                                       |
                          R_Wright SUB |  SUB V_Mannone
                           D_Silva SUB |  SUB D_McGrain
                        K_De_Bruyn SUB |  SUB I_Falque
                      L_Castaignos SUB |  SUB H_Rodellega
                        A_Lombardo SUB |  SUB D_Trezeguet

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)


Min. 4  :(mnc) Yeboah sidesteps F_de_Boer
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  R_Acquafresca hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Do_Shaw chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Belushi reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 4  :(rfc) Raúl_Albil with a measured ball to R_Acquafresca
          ...  But E_Johnson clears the danger
Min. 6  :(rfc) L_Copland breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on S_Scuffet!
          ...  Y_Hussein 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. 7  :(mnc) A_Andanov squares it to Yeboah
          ...  K_Uddin forces him off the ball
Min. 13 :(rfc) J_Wilshere slides the ball across to R_Acquafresca
          ...  C_Barr wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 15 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca sidesteps M_Nastasic
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  C_Luciano gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 24 :(rfc) R_Giovinco is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  F_de_Boer latches onto the end of it
          ...  Y_Hussein with a well timed tackle
          ...  A_Dali didn't like it though
          ...  That's better. The dirty sod should have been sent off first time of asking!
Min. 30 :(mnc) Yeboah breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Belushi!
          ...  J_A_Riise brings him down in the area!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!!
          ...  PENALTY !! The referee waves the players away
          ...  Yeboah with the spot kick
          ...  He sends Belushi the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Manchester City have snatched the lead!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 Rangers FC...
Min. 34 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on S_Scuffet!
          ...  P_Do_Shaw brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 35 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  P_Do_Shaw with a well timed tackle
          ...  A_Dali didn't like it though
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  He knew he had to be careful after the first one, and this time he had to walk!
Min. 36 :(mnc) A_Andanov drives it forward to Yeboah
          ...  L_Copland fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  A_Dali calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 38 :(mnc) Yeboah plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  But K_Uddin will cut out the threat
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnc) A_Andanov works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Yeboah
          ...  K_Uddin with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  A_Dali warned him

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

Min. 48 :(mnc) M_Laursen with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows K_Uddin a clean set of heals
          ...  R_Giovinco with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 50 :(rfc) D_McGrain takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace R_Giovinco
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 59 :(mnc) A_Andanov plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Yeboah keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  But F_de_Boer wins the ball
Min. 60 :(mnc) Yeboah with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  D_McGrain pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 70 :(mnc) A_Lombardo is coming on and Yeboah is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 73 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca knocks the ball past M_Laursen
          ...  R_Acquafresca has a go!
          ...  S_Scuffet gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 74 :(mnc) C_Barr looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to C_Luciano
          ...  F_de_Boer reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 75 :(rfc) D_Trezeguet is going to be brought on
          ...  B_Hemoth is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 76 :(mnc) A_Lombardo sprints past the defender
          ...  D_McGrain with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  A_Dali shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  A_Lombardo hits it hard
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 84 :(rfc) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Rangers FC will now be playing L
Min. 85 :(rfc) D_Trezeguet takes advantage of a bad back pass from C_Luciano
          ...  Blocked by M_Laursen
Min. 86 :(rfc) F_de_Boer with a smart turn
          ...  M_Laursen tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  D_McGrain drives it under the wall
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 87 :(mnc) Curled in dangerously from A_Andanov to C_Barr
          ...  But J_Wilshere sweeps up the threat
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(rfc) J_Wilshere knocks the ball past C_Luciano
          ...  A_Andanov fouls badly
          ...  A_Dali will want to speak to him

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 37,000
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : A_Andanov (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Yeboah (30 pen)
Sent Off             : Y_Hussein (24), P_Do_Shaw (35)
Booked               : M_Laursen (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : R_Giovinco
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : J_A_Riise (30)
Booked               : D_McGrain (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester City |   Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :           2        |       2
Off target           :           1        |       2
On target            :           1        |       0
Possession           :          35        |       65
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           2        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :          16        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       8
Key Passes           :           6        |       3
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Final Score          : Manchester City 1 - 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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S_Scuffet      GK  37   5   1   4  41 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
C_Barr         DF   2  28  12   9  27 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Laursen      DF   2  28   9   6  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
E_Johnson      DF   1  27   8   5  31 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Efe_Sodje      DF   2  27   4   2  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
C_Luciano      DF   2  24   7   7  31 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Nastasic     DF   1  23   2   2  45 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Andanov      MF   2   7  28   7  25 |  94   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  70  20
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  27   8  25 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
Y_Hussein      MF   2   9  26   9  39 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
Yeboah         FW   1   7   7  26  31 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
R_Wright       GK  27   2   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Silva        MF   2   5  23   7  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_De_Bruyn     MF   2   4  22   5  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Castaignos   AM   1  12  19  16  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Lombardo     FW   3   5   8  22  32 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

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  38   8   8   5  11 |  94   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -25   0   0   0
K_Uddin        DF   2  27  12   7  40 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Raúl_Albil     DF   2  27  10   6  35 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Giovinco     DF   2  26  12  10  35 |  52   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
F_de_Boer      DF   2  26   7   7  27 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_A_Riise      DF   3  24   7   9  32 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
L_Copland      MF   1   8  29   6  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Wilshere     MF   2  18  27  11  19 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
B_Hemoth       MF   2   4  27   6  22 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2   9  26   8  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   6   8  28  36 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
V_Mannone      GK  27   5   3   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_McGrain      DF   1  26  12   7  24 |  42   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -1
I_Falque       MF   3  14  25   9  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Rodellega    FW   2   5   8  26  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   6   9  24  21 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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