Division One League Match, Rangers FC vs. Ajax (Sun Feb 04)


                           Rangers FC  |  Ajax
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                          Steve Brown  |  James Maund
                                       |
                            Rafael GK  |  GK T_O_Conner
                           K_Rekik DF  |  DF G_Magalhaes
                         J_Serrano DF  |  DF T_Vermaelen
                         D_McGrain DF  |  DF Juan_Foyth
                           L_Dixon DF  |  DF W_Gallas
                        J_Barjonas MF  |  MF Thomas_Partey
                          D_Cooper MF  |  MF J_Cruijff
                          J_Baxter MF  |  MF W_Sneijder
                      Kara_Dembele MF  |  MF F_Ljungberg
                     Erling_Haland FW  |  FW A_Arshavin
                              Aoas FW  |  FW Jose_A_Reyes
                                       |
                        M_A_Stegen SUB |  SUB T_Mott
                         G_Stevens SUB |  SUB C_Dos_Passos
                        J_Drummond SUB |  SUB S_Kolasinac
                         R_Russell SUB |  SUB Edu_Gaspar
                            N_Pepe SUB |  SUB N_Kanu

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 1  :(aja) W_Sneijder looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Juan_Foyth
          ...  J_Serrano wins the ball
Min. 3  :(aja) J_Cruijff has it now
          ...  He takes on D_McGrain
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Arshavin!
          ...  A wicked drive by A_Arshavin !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Rafael moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It s beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And into the net!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That s given Ajax the lead!
          ...  Rangers FC 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 4  :(aja) J_Cruijff pulls it back to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Jose_A_Reyes !
          ...  Rafael takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 7  :(rfc) D_Cooper retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Erling_Haland latches onto the end of it
          ...  Juan_Foyth takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 9  :(aja) Thomas_Partey pass splits open the defence and finds Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with a powerful downward header!
          ...  Rafael gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by W_Sneijder!
          ...  Thomas_Partey gets a shot in
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 10 :(rfc) D_McGrain beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  D_McGrain hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  The shot slips through T_O_Conner's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 15 :(aja) Thomas_Partey plays a first time ball through the defence to A_Arshavin
          ...  But D_McGrain wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 16 :(aja) W_Sneijder crosses in from the wing, he finds A_Arshavin in the box
          ...  Fine tackle by L_Dixon
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 21 :(rfc) J_Baxter with the nod to Aoas
          ...  Aoas with the goal bound shot!
          ...  T_O_Conner makes a good save
Min. 22 :(aja) J_Cruijff breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Rafael!
          ...  Kara_Dembele brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  A_Barken reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 22 :(rfc) D_Cooper reads the run of Aoas
          ...  F_Ljungberg with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  D_Cooper passes to Aoas
          ...  W_Gallas cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 24 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  L_Dixon with a superb challenge
          ...  A_Barken has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  A_Barken calls him over
          ...  RED CARD!
          ...  He's off!
Min. 24 :(rfc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  G_Stevens will come on for Kara_Dembele and play DF
Min. 24 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes beats J_Serrano
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with the strike !
          ...  Rafael makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 25 :(rfc) J_Barjonas races into the box
          ...  He sees Erling_Haland lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Thomas_Partey with a reckless challenge
          ...  A_Barken calls him for a talk
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  D_Cooper floats it forward
          ...  J_Serrano latches onto the end of it
          ...  J_Serrano drives it towards goal !
          ...  T_O_Conner beats the ball away
Min. 26 :(rfc) D_Cooper with a simple pass to Erling_Haland
          ...  Erling_Haland has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But T_O_Conner palms it behind
          ...  A_Barken has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 29 :(rfc) Erling_Haland sidesteps Juan_Foyth
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Erling_Haland runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  T_O_Conner beats the ball away
Min. 30 :(aja) F_Ljungberg finds the run of A_Arshavin
          ...  But J_Serrano sweeps up the threat
Min. 32 :(rfc) J_Baxter drives it across the face of the goal Aoas
          ...  Aoas swings in the shot!
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 38 :(aja) A_Arshavin steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs G_Stevens
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  A_Arshavin with a thundering volley!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 42 :(rfc) J_Baxter gets to the by line and finds Aoas with a beautiful cross
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Juan_Foyth
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled J_Serrano
          ...  Erling_Haland slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Sneijder plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Rafael makes the catch!

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

Min. 47 :(rfc) J_Serrano finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 50 :(aja) C_Dos_Passos is being prepared to come on
          ...  G_Magalhaes is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 50 :(aja) J_Cruijff plays it forward to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes fires the shot in!
          ...  Rafael saves, but he fumbles
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cruijff chips the ball into the area!
          ...  K_Rekik wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 51 :(aja) Edu_Gaspar comes on for F_Ljungberg and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 51 :(aja) N_Kanu will replace the useless Jose_A_Reyes and will play FW
Min. 52 :(rfc) D_Cooper fires over a low cross to Aoas
          ...  C_Dos_Passos knocks the ball back to T_O_Conner
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It s gone past T_O_Conner!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Cooper curls it into the box!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by Juan_Foyth
Min. 54 :(aja) Thomas_Partey runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to N_Kanu
          ...  A well-placed shot from N_Kanu !
          ...  Saved by Rafael
Min. 55 :(rfc) Erling_Haland has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Erling_Haland hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rangers FC have squared things up with that goal!
          ...  Rangers FC 1-1 Ajax ...
Min. 57 :(rfc) Aoas beats Edu_Gaspar
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  W_Gallas wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 58 :(rfc) Aoas sidesteps W_Gallas
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  W_Gallas recovers to win the ball back
Min. 59 :(aja) J_Cruijff with the nod to A_Arshavin
          ...  D_Cooper takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 60 :(aja) W_Sneijder finds J_Cruijff with a ball over the defence
          ...  Erling_Haland slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 61 :(aja) W_Sneijder with the nod to N_Kanu
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by K_Rekik
Min. 63 :(rfc) J_Baxter finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  W_Gallas gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Cooper plays it towards the near post!
          ...  T_O_Conner catches it!
Min. 67 :(rfc) J_Barjonas slides the ball across to Aoas
          ...  Aoas attempts to drive it home!
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 70 :(aja) N_Kanu with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  J_Serrano with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  Thomas_Partey hits it hard
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 74 :(rfc) J_Barjonas cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Aoas
          ...  But W_Gallas puts the ball out of play
Min. 74 :(aja) A_Arshavin can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  Aoas fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 75 :(rfc) R_Russell is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Barjonas is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 75 :(rfc) N_Pepe will come on for Aoas and play FW
Min. 77 :(rfc) J_Serrano flicks it over T_Vermaelen and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  But W_Gallas with the fine tackle
Min. 78 :(aja) T_Vermaelen with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  D_McGrain makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 81 :(rfc) D_Cooper retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  N_Pepe latches onto the end of it
          ...  N_Pepe has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But T_O_Conner makes a superb stop down low
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Baxter hits it towards the far post!
          ...  D_McGrain loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 84 :(aja) J_Cruijff knocks it past D_McGrain and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  But N_Pepe clears the ball to safety
Min. 87 :(aja) W_Sneijder leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to W_Gallas
          ...  R_Russell with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  J_Cruijff drives it in
          ...  But Rafael tips it over
          ...  A_Barken has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
Attendance           : 145,101
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : Erling_Haland (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Erling_Haland (55)
Sent Off             : L_Dixon (24), R_Russell (87)
Booked               : Kara_Dembele (22)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : J_Cruijff
Scorers              : A_Arshavin (3)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Ljungberg (22), Jose_A_Reyes (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Rangers FC    |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       10
Off target           :           4        |       3
On target            :           6        |       7
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           2        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :          10        |       9
Key Passes           :          11        |       13
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 1 - 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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Rafael         GK  38   2   2   2  20 |  98   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  36   8   2  12 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Serrano      DF   1  32   1   1  30 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
D_McGrain      DF   2  30   6   3  19 |  98   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
L_Dixon        DF   1  29   8   9  31 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10 -10 -10
J_Barjonas     MF   2  16  29   6  14 |  79   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Cooper       MF   2   3  29   5  32 |  98   0   1   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50   0
J_Baxter       MF   1   5  28   5  34 |  98   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Kara_Dembele   MF   2   7  27  21  42 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Erling_Haland  FW   3   8  10  30  12 |  98   0   2   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  40   0  35
Aoas           FW   1   4   2  30  31 |  79   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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  27   7   2  33 |  74   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Drummond     DF   2  26  19   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Russell      MF   2   4  28   4  34 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
N_Pepe         FW   3   8  10  29  33 |  19   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5

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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T_O_Conner     GK  36   3   3   2  13 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  32   1   1  20 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   1  31   7   5  13 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Juan_Foyth     DF   2  30   8   7  30 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
W_Gallas       DF   1  30   4   2  35 |  98   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 120   0   0
Thomas_Partey  MF   2   1  31  19  35 |  98   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   7  31  11  11 |  98   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   5
W_Sneijder     MF   2   4  31   4  23 |  98   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   2   1  30   2  29 |  55   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
A_Arshavin     FW   1   5   2  32  45 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  30  43 |  55   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  18
T_Mott         GK  29   5   2   2  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  30   6   1  21 |  44   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Kolasinac    MF   2  29   5   5  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Edu_Gaspar     MF   2   9  29  10  41 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kanu         FW   1   1   2  30  28 |  43   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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