Elite League Match, Marseille vs. Rangers FC (Wed Jan 06)


                            Marseille  |  Rangers FC
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-4-2 C
                         Daniel Perry  |  Steve Brown
                                       |
                     M_Steklenburg GK  |  GK A_Peruzzi
                       B_Hangeland DF  |  DF J_Pedro
                            A_Rami DF  |  DF G_Grant
                             Bauer DF  |  DF F_Le_Boeuf
                     Mark_Robinson DF  |  DF L_Olsen
                          R_Mendes DM  |  MF B_Hemoth
                           N_Kante MF  |  MF R_Jack
                           P_Viera MF  |  MF S_Byrne
                             Bovan MF  |  MF J_Cole
                        Sheringham FW  |  FW G_Puciato
                        S_Bergwijn FW  |  FW Ricardinho
                                       |
                           Barthez SUB |  SUB P_Lattuada
                        J_Paintsil SUB |  SUB K_Rekik
                          R_Varane SUB |  SUB F_Ricksen
                       H_Fernandez SUB |  SUB J_Marshman
                           G_Mixon SUB |  SUB H_Rodellega

Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)


Min. 1  :(msl) P_Viera is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  Bovan latches onto the end of it
          ...  But L_Olsen clears the danger
Min. 2  :(msl) Sheringham backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Bovan gets on the end of it
          ...  Bovan with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  A_Peruzzi manages to turn it behind
Min. 4  :(rfc) J_Cole finds G_Grant with a ball over the defence
          ...  G_Grant sees M_Steklenburg off his line !
          ...  M_Steklenburg gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Hemoth hits it into the box!
          ...  L_Olsen gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Steklenburg makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 5  :(msl) Bovan runs at G_Grant
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  J_Pedro wins the ball
Min. 6  :(msl) S_Bergwijn flicks it over J_Pedro's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  S_Bergwijn belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 8  :(msl) P_Viera looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to A_Rami
          ...  A_Rami tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  A_Peruzzi gets a hand to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out!
          ...  Marseille go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Marseille 1-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 8  :(rfc) R_Jack sidesteps Bauer
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Fine tackle by R_Mendes
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 9  :(msl) P_Viera looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Sheringham
          ...  J_Pedro robs him of the ball
Min. 10 :(msl) Bauer with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Sheringham gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Sheringham strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  A_Peruzzi watches it sail wide!
Min. 13 :(msl) P_Viera holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Bergwijn
          ...  G_Puciato reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 14 :(rfc) J_Pedro controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Bauer
          ...  He puts in G_Puciato!
          ...  G_Puciato with a bicycle kick !
          ...  The shot slips through M_Steklenburg's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 15 :(msl) Sheringham sidesteps F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  But J_Pedro barges him off the ball
Min. 15 :(rfc) B_Hemoth leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Ricardinho
          ...  B_Hangeland brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 15 :(rfc) F_Le_Boeuf is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He gets up again
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 21 :(msl) P_Viera looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Sheringham
          ...  R_Jack steals the ball of off him
Min. 24 :(msl) Bauer jumps over J_Pedro's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  A well-placed shot from Bauer !
          ...  But A_Peruzzi punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 27 :(rfc) S_Byrne holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 29 :(msl) Bauer rushes through the defence
          ...  A cracking drive from Bauer !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  A_Peruzzi is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Bovan plays it towards the near post!
          ...  A_Peruzzi makes the catch!
Min. 29 :(rfc) J_Cole with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to G_Puciato
          ...  A skilful effort from G_Puciato !
          ...  M_Steklenburg collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 32 :(msl) Bovan controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs L_Olsen
          ...  He puts in A_Rami!
          ...  R_Jack tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  M_Stadio has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by M_Stadio!
          ...  M_Stadio gave him a strong warning
Min. 34 :(rfc) J_Cole spits at Bauer
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from M_Stadio
Min. 35 :(msl) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  S_Bergwijn is through!
          ...  But J_Pedro clears the danger
Min. 35 :(rfc) G_Puciato with a smart turn
          ...  Mark_Robinson beats him to the ball
Min. 36 :(msl) Mark_Robinson moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  A_Peruzzi tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Mark_Robinson chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  A_Peruzzi fists it away!
Min. 39 :(msl) N_Kante spots A_Rami who is in acres of space
          ...  S_Byrne with a terrible tackle
Min. 40 :(msl) Sheringham takes advantage of a mistake by F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  A cheeky lob from Sheringham !
          ...  But A_Peruzzi makes a fine save
Min. 41 :(rfc) J_Cole runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to G_Grant
          ...  G_Grant chases it through, he must score !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 42 :(msl) Sheringham cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  But B_Hemoth clears the danger
Min. 42 :(rfc) Ricardinho with the kinky dribble
          ...  Ricardinho hits a curling shot!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(rfc) R_Jack breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on M_Steklenburg!
          ...  Sheringham brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  M_Stadio calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

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

Min. 47 :(rfc) B_Hemoth knocks it forward
          ...  B_Hangeland slips
          ...  G_Puciato gets to it!
          ...  G_Puciato hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  M_Steklenburg narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 50 :(msl) Bauer miskicks!
          ...  He finds Sheringham though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  A cracking drive from Sheringham !
          ...  A_Peruzzi makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 50 :(rfc) R_Jack sidesteps R_Mendes
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  R_Jack unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  M_Steklenburg is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  M_Steklenburg looks very relieved!
Min. 51 :(msl) Bovan unselfishly heads the ball back to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  He salutes the Marseille fans!!
          ...  Marseille 2-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 51 :(msl) Marseille are switching their playing style to D
Min. 51 :(rfc) Ricardinho sprints forward with the ball
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Ricardinho !
          ...  M_Steklenburg catches the ball
Min. 53 :(rfc) M_Steklenburg miskicks!
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf is takes control of the ball!
          ...  P_Viera bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  M_Stadio reaches to his pocket!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 60 :(rfc) The Rangers FC manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D
Min. 71 :(msl) Bovan sidesteps B_Hemoth
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  But J_Cole wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 75 :(msl) G_Mixon is coming on for S_Bergwijn and playing FW
Min. 75 :(msl) H_Fernandez takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace N_Kante as MF
Min. 77 :(msl) J_Paintsil takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace B_Hangeland as DF
Min. 79 :(rfc) J_Cole shoves R_Mendes in the chest!!
          ...  M_Stadio calls him over
          ...  M_Stadio tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 80 :(rfc) H_Rodellega takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Ricardinho
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 80 :(rfc) K_Rekik comes on for J_Pedro and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 80 :(rfc) J_Marshman comes on for B_Hemoth and takes up a MF role
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(msl) Bauer hoists the ball across to Sheringham
          ...  L_Olsen with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Orange Veladrome
Attendance           : 150,000
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : A_Rami (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Rami (8), S_Bergwijn (51)
Sent Off             : P_Viera (53)
Booked               : Sheringham (43)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : G_Puciato
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Cole (79)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Marseille     |   Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       10
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       8
Key Tackles          :           3        |       10
Key Passes           :          12        |       7
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Final Score          : Marseille 2 - 0 Rangers FC
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Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Steklenburg  GK  39   3   1   1  32 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
B_Hangeland    DF   2  33  12   9  32 |  79   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Rami         DF   3  32   5   7  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
Bauer          DF   2  30  10   5  32 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  30   5
Mark_Robinson  DF   1  29   9   5  23 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
R_Mendes       DM   1  23  31   1  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
N_Kante        MF   3   8  33   8  13 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Viera        MF   3  11  32   8  41 |  55   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   1   0 -10  55 -10
Bovan          MF   3   9  27  12  43 |  95   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35   5
Sheringham     FW   2   6   8  33  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  18  28  28
S_Bergwijn     FW   3   9   7  28  10 |  77   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
Barthez        GK  31   5   3   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  31  14   9  31 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Varane       DF   1  30   9   4  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Fernandez    MF   1   8  29   8  32 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Mixon        FW   1   6  12  30  42 |  18   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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A_Peruzzi      GK  39   2   7   3  22 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
J_Pedro        DF   2  34   8   9  33 |  82   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
G_Grant        DF   3  34   7   9  13 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  33  11   7  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Olsen        DF   3  30   8   6  42 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
B_Hemoth       MF   2   5  33   6  22 |  82   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
R_Jack         MF   3   7  31  12  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Byrne        MF   1   8  30   7  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Cole         MF   3   8  27   7  33 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8 -22
G_Puciato      FW   2  10  10  30  42 |  95   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
Ricardinho     FW   3   5  12  29  40 |  82   0   0   0   0   2   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
K_Rekik        DF   1  31   7   2  12 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ricksen      DF   2  29   8   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Marshman     MF   3   8  31   7  33 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Rodellega    FW   2   6   9  29  13 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
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