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Season 37 Archive: League Play Off 1st Leg

Rangers FC 0 - 0 Ajax

Elite Divisional Play Off 1st Leg Match, Rangers FC vs. Ajax (Sun May 26)


                           Rangers FC  |  Ajax
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  4-3-1-2 L
                          Steve Brown  |  James Maund
                                       |
                            Rafael GK  |  GK T_Mott
                           K_Rekik DF  |  DF Juan_Foyth
                         J_Serrano DF  |  DF T_Vermaelen
                         D_McGrain DF  |  DF C_Dos_Passos
                         G_Stevens DF  |  DF S_Kolasinac
                        J_Barjonas DM  |  MF J_Cruijff
                          D_Cooper MF  |  MF W_Sneijder
                          J_Baxter MF  |  MF F_Ljungberg
                               Kan AM  |  AM Thomas_Partey
                         B_McClair FW  |  FW A_Arshavin
                     Erling_Haland FW  |  FW Jose_A_Reyes
                                       |
                        M_A_Stegen SUB |  SUB M_Neuberg
                        J_Drummond SUB |  SUB G_Magalhaes
                         R_Russell SUB |  SUB W_Gallas
                            D_Bell SUB |  SUB C_Fabregas
                              Aoas SUB |  SUB N_Kanu

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 7  :(rfc) Erling_Haland nutmegs the defender
          ...  Thomas_Partey with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 10 :(aja) Thomas_Partey has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past J_Serrano
          ...  He knocks it to Jose_A_Reyes!
          ...  J_Baxter beats him to the ball
Min. 12 :(rfc) Kan with the header on
          ...  He finds B_McClair in space
          ...  Juan_Foyth with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 13 :(rfc) T_Mott miskicks!
          ...  B_McClair is takes control of the ball!
          ...  J_Cruijff tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Cooper lofts the ball in!
          ...  T_Vermaelen heads it away
Min. 15 :(rfc) J_Barjonas runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Kan
          ...  But T_Vermaelen sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 17 :(rfc) J_Barjonas feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Erling_Haland runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Cleared by C_Dos_Passos
Min. 18 :(rfc) Kan takes on T_Vermaelen
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  S_Kolasinac reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 27 :(aja) F_Ljungberg is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Thomas_Partey
          ...  Thomas_Partey rifles it to the far post !
          ...  Rafael is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And Rafael reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Ljungberg plays it towards the near post!
          ...  The ball comes to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 31 :(rfc) Kan holds the ball up
          ...  He sees B_McClair in space!
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes with a reckless challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  J_Underhill tries to calm him down
Min. 32 :(rfc) J_Barjonas times his run well
          ...  J_Barjonas runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 34 :(rfc) D_Cooper controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  Erling_Haland gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Juan_Foyth with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 34 :(aja) W_Sneijder has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Serrano
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Jose_A_Reyes!
          ...  J_Barjonas with an awful challenge
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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

Min. 48 :(aja) J_Cruijff holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  Rafael with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 50 :(aja) G_Magalhaes is being prepared to come on
          ...  C_Dos_Passos is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 51 :(aja) W_Gallas is going to be brought on
          ...  W_Sneijder is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 53 :(aja) a big roar from the crowd as N_Kanu comes on for A_Arshavin to play FW
Min. 54 :(rfc) J_Baxter with electric pace
          ...  He eases past T_Vermaelen
          ...  But S_Kolasinac clears the danger
Min. 54 :(aja) F_Ljungberg finds Jose_A_Reyes with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Blocked by G_Stevens
Min. 59 :(rfc) B_McClair kills the ball dead
          ...  Jose_A_Reyes fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  J_Underhill calls him over
          ...  J_Underhill tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 60 :(rfc) J_Drummond comes on for K_Rekik and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 60 :(rfc) R_Russell is coming on and D_Cooper is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 60 :(rfc) Aoas is being brought on
          ...  B_McClair is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 61 :(aja) Thomas_Partey with a simple pass to N_Kanu
          ...  N_Kanu flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 63 :(aja) F_Ljungberg moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Cruijff
          ...  Aoas with the foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 68 :(aja) Jose_A_Reyes gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Erling_Haland with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  J_Underhill lectures him
Min. 70 :(rfc) Kan looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  Erling_Haland receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  W_Gallas bundles the player over!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 76 :(aja) F_Ljungberg looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  J_Serrano with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
Min. 78 :(rfc) Erling_Haland with a flashy move
          ...  Erling_Haland with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 83 :(aja) Juan_Foyth crosses into the box, finding Jose_A_Reyes
          ...  D_McGrain wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 84 :(rfc) Kan curls the ball out wide to Erling_Haland
          ...  G_Magalhaes beats him to the ball
Min. 85 :(rfc) J_Baxter is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  Aoas latches onto the end of it
          ...  W_Gallas with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(aja) Thomas_Partey runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Kanu
          ...  D_McGrain with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 93 :(rfc) Erling_Haland takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  But G_Magalhaes with the fine tackle

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
Attendance           : 146,371
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : D_McGrain
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : J_Barjonas (34)
Booked               : Aoas (63)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Juan_Foyth (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Thomas_Partey (7), Jose_A_Reyes (59)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Rangers FC    |     Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :           2        |       4
Off target           :           2        |       2
On target            :           0        |       2
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       5
Key Tackles          :           4        |       11
Key Passes           :           8        |       9
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 0 - 0 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  39   2   2   2  20 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  37   8   2  12 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Serrano      DF   1  32   1   1  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_McGrain      DF   2  30   6   3  19 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
G_Stevens      DF   1  28   7   2  33 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Barjonas     DM   2  16  29   6  14 |  34   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10  10 -10
D_Cooper       MF   2   3  29   5  32 |  62   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Baxter       MF   1   5  28   5  34 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Kan            AM   2   7  26  18  32 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
B_McClair      FW   1   5  10  32  13 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Erling_Haland  FW   3   8  10  30  12 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   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
J_Drummond     DF   2  27  19   1  27 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Russell      MF   2   4  28   4  34 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bell         AM   2   8  27  12  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Aoas           FW   1   4   2  30  31 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2

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_Mott         GK  29   5   2   2  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
Juan_Foyth     DF   2  31   9   7  30 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
T_Vermaelen    DF   1  31   7   5  13 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  31   6   1  21 |  52   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  30   5   5  28 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
J_Cruijff      MF   1   8  32  11  11 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
W_Sneijder     MF   2   4  32   4  23 |  53   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   2   1  31   2  29 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Thomas_Partey  AM   2   1  31  19  35 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28   3
A_Arshavin     FW   1   5   2  33  45 |  55   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jose_A_Reyes   FW   2   3   3  30  43 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
M_Neuberg      GK  26   2   2   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Magalhaes    DF   1  33   1   1  20 |  44   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
W_Gallas       MF   1  31   4   2  35 |  43   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Fabregas     MF   3   9  31   7  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kanu         FW   1   1   2  30  28 |  41   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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