Elite League Match, Rangers FC vs. Ajax (Sun Apr 25)


                           Rangers FC  |  Ajax
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                          Steve Brown  |  James Maund
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK A_Zubizarreta
                           J_Pedro DF  |  DF S_Kolasinac
                           G_Grant DF  |  DF Fazio
                           K_Rekik DF  |  DF T_Vermaelen
                           L_Olsen DF  |  DF G_Magalhaes
                          B_Hemoth MF  |  MF F_Ljungberg
                        J_Marshman MF  |  MF J_Cruijff
                            R_Jack MF  |  MF C_Fabregas
                        Ianis_Hagi MF  |  MF M_Overmars
                        Ricardinho FW  |  FW A_Langlitz
                       H_Rodellega FW  |  FW Jose_A_Reyes
                                       |
                        P_Lattuada SUB |  SUB D_Seaman
                             Doria SUB |  SUB M_Keown
                           S_Byrne SUB |  SUB M_Van_D_Hoorn
                            N_Pepe SUB |  SUB P_Vieira
                       Steve_Brown SUB |  SUB T_Wallcott

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(rfc) Ricardinho with the dribble
          ...  Fazio is easily beaten
          ...  Ricardinho with the goal bound shot!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 2  :(rfc) J_Marshman is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to H_Rodellega
          ...  The ball hits G_Magalhaes in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 4  :(rfc) Ianis_Hagi with a measured pass to B_Hemoth
          ...  Fazio with the tackle
Min. 7  :(rfc) Ianis_Hagi plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Ricardinho decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  But S_Kolasinac sweeps up the threat
Min. 10 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  The cross hits Jose_A_Reyes on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 13 :(rfc) J_Pedro slices it
          ...  D_James moves quickly!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Rangers FC 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 14 :(aja) Ajax made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 16 :(rfc) B_Hemoth with the cross-field pass to Ricardinho
          ...  T_Vermaelen forces him off the ball
Min. 18 :(rfc) B_Hemoth with an incisive pass to H_Rodellega
          ...  H_Rodellega drives it low !
          ...  But A_Zubizarreta punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 18 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 19 :(rfc) J_Marshman with an incisive pass to G_Grant
          ...  G_Grant goes for goal !
          ...  A_Zubizarreta with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 20 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes takes advantage of a mistake by L_Olsen
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  G_Grant takes possession
Min. 21 :(aja) C_Fabregas plays a first time ball through the defence to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  L_Olsen gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Ljungberg curls it into the box!
          ...  K_Rekik heads it away
Min. 27 :(aja) C_Fabregas hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  A_Langlitz latches onto it!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from G_Grant
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Overmars chips the ball into the area!
          ...  K_Rekik clears the danger
Min. 28 :(rfc) H_Rodellega with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  S_Kolasinac gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 35 :(rfc) H_Rodellega sidesteps Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  J_Cruijff robs him of the ball
Min. 36 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  R_Jack rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 38 :(aja) M_Overmars runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off J_Pedro back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  G_Grant cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 41 :(rfc) J_Pedro with the through ball to Ricardinho
          ...  Ricardinho with the side footed shot!
          ...  A_Zubizarreta gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 41 :(aja) C_Fabregas takes advantage of a mistake by L_Olsen
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  But K_Rekik slides in two footed.
          ...  G_Reddy has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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

Min. 47 :(aja) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Fazio is through!
          ...  L_Olsen reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 50 :(aja) M_Keown replaces Fazio to play as a DF
Min. 51 :(aja) There's going to be a change
          ...  T_Wallcott will come on for A_Langlitz and play FW
Min. 52 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn will replace F_Ljungberg and play MF
Min. 52 :(rfc) J_Marshman with an intelligent ball to L_Olsen
          ...  G_Magalhaes is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  G_Reddy warned him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  R_Jack bends it round the wall
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 54 :(rfc) H_Rodellega is first to the loose ball
          ...  But M_Overmars barges him off the ball
Min. 58 :(rfc) Ricardinho flicks it over M_Keown's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  S_Kolasinac cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 59 :(aja) C_Fabregas with the cross-field pass to T_Vermaelen
          ...  But L_Olsen slides in two footed.
          ...  G_Reddy has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 62 :(rfc) L_Olsen takes on M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  B_Hemoth passes to J_Marshman
          ...  M_Keown cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 67 :(rfc) B_Hemoth sprints forward with the ball
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn gets to the ball first
Min. 75 :(rfc) N_Pepe is being brought on
          ...  Ricardinho is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(rfc) Doria replaces G_Grant and will play DF
Min. 75 :(rfc) Steve_Brown replaces B_Hemoth to play as a FW
Min. 76 :(rfc) L_Olsen can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to N_Pepe
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 81 :(aja) T_Vermaelen cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to J_Cruijff
          ...  But J_Marshman will cut out the threat
Min. 86 :(aja) J_Cruijff with a one-touch layoff to C_Fabregas
          ...  K_Rekik plays it back
          ...  D_James slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Kolasinac plays it into the danger area!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of D_James
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(aja) J_Cruijff finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  J_Pedro fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 92 :(rfc) Doria takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Pepe
          ...  But M_Keown puts the ball out of play
Min. 92 :(aja) C_Fabregas is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to T_Wallcott
          ...  K_Rekik gets to the ball first

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Gazza Grant Arena
Attendance           : 145,532
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : K_Rekik
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : S_Kolasinac (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Pedro (13 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Jose_A_Reyes (76)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Rangers FC    |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       2
Off target           :           1        |       2
On target            :           4        |       0
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           0        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :          10        |       11
Key Passes           :          10        |       6
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 0 - 1 Ajax
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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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D_James        GK  39   2   2   3  26 |  96   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
J_Pedro        DF   2  35   8   9  33 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10   0
G_Grant        DF   3  35   7   9  13 |  77   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40 -20 -15
K_Rekik        DF   1  31   7   2  12 |  96   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
L_Olsen        DF   3  30   8   6  42 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
B_Hemoth       MF   2   5  33   7  22 |  77   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
J_Marshman     MF   3   8  32   7  33 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
R_Jack         MF   3   8  31  12  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ianis_Hagi     MF   1   9  30   7  12 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Ricardinho     FW   3   5  12  29  40 |  77   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
H_Rodellega    FW   2   6   8  29  13 |  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
Doria          DF   3  30   7   5  32 |  19   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Byrne        MF   1   8  31   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Pepe         FW   3   8  10  28  33 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Steve_Brown    FW   1  16  22  27  29 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Ajax
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_Zubizarreta  GK  39   5   1   1  11 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  33  11  10  11 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Fazio          DF   2  32   8  10  41 |  52   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   2  29   9   7  31 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  28   1   1  20 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   8  31  12  12 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  29  11  11 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   8  29   7  31 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
M_Overmars     MF   2  11  28  14  32 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Langlitz     FW   3   8  12  30  32 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  28  43 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  18  18  18
D_Seaman       GK  34   1   5   5  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  31  13   7  21 |  44   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  MF   1  31   9   8  33 |  42   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Vieira       MF   1   8  31   9  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Wallcott     FW   3   9  11  29  21 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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