Division One League Match, Rangers FC vs. AS Roma (Sun Jun 14)


                           Rangers FC  |  AS Roma
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-2-4 L
                          Gazza Grant  |  Chris Ridout
                                       |
                           Belushi GK  |  GK J_Reina
                            M_Abel DF  |  DF R_Delap
                           M_Smith DF  |  DF G_Collins
                        R_Giovinco DF  |  DF A_McLeish
                         F_de_Boer DF  |  DF B_McNeill
                        J_Wilshere MF  |  MF Rivaldo
                          B_Hemoth MF  |  MF Ridoutska
                            B_Yaga MF  |  FW M_Murphy
                            G_Boyd MF  |  FW Yeboah
                     R_Acquafresca FW  |  FW Robin_Van_Gik
                       H_Rodellega FW  |  FW J_Rodriguez
                                       |
                      K_Schmeichel SUB |  SUB Kindonga
                           K_Uddin SUB |  SUB P_Jones
                         J_A_Riise SUB |  SUB A_Cissokho
                         L_Copland SUB |  SUB M_Bossis
                            T_Hleb SUB |  SUB Jese

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 4  :(asr) Yeboah takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  Yeboah tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  Belushi with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 5  :(rfc) R_Giovinco reads the run of R_Acquafresca
          ...  Ridoutska gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 11 :(asr) Ridoutska is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to J_Rodriguez
          ...  J_Rodriguez has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Belushi with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 16 :(rfc) G_Boyd runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  B_McNeill slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 21 :(asr) Ridoutska chips the ball over the defence and finds G_Collins
          ...  R_Giovinco tackles cleanly
Min. 26 :(asr) Ridoutska finds R_Delap in acres of space
          ...  J_Wilshere is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  He received a good talking to from K_Ippi
Min. 29 :(asr) G_Collins with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past M_Abel
          ...  He knocks it to M_Murphy!
          ...  But J_Wilshere wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 32 :(rfc) J_Wilshere looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to M_Abel
          ...  Ridoutska takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 34 :(rfc) F_de_Boer kicks R_Delap off the ball
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  K_Ippi calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 34 :(rfc) B_Yaga with the cross-field pass to J_Wilshere
          ...  Ridoutska with an ugly foul
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from K_Ippi
Min. 37 :(asr) Robin_Van_Gik takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past F_de_Boer
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Robin_Van_Gik tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  Belushi gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 39 :(rfc) G_Boyd gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside B_McNeill!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  G_Boyd pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  J_Reina saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 40 :(rfc) G_Boyd knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by B_McNeill
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Abel curls it into the box!
          ...  J_Reina easily claims the ball!
Min. 40 :(asr) Yeboah with a precise pass to M_Murphy
          ...  M_Murphy curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  Belushi makes a fine save
Min. 41 :(rfc) B_Yaga is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to R_Giovinco
          ...  R_Giovinco is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round J_Reina
          ...  He tries to slide it past J_Reina
          ...  J_Reina gets a foot to it !!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca back heels to find H_Rodellega in space
          ...  H_Rodellega with the shot !
          ...  But J_Reina smothers the ball.
Min. 48 :(rfc) B_Yaga flicks it past Ridoutska
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Ridoutska goes in hard to win the ball back

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Rangers FC 0-0 AS Roma

Min. 50 :(asr) Ridoutska curls the ball out wide to Yeboah
          ...  R_Giovinco forces him off the ball
Min. 51 :(rfc) B_Yaga with a probing through ball R_Acquafresca
          ...  Cleaned up by A_McLeish
Min. 54 :(rfc) B_Hemoth sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  H_Rodellega runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Ridoutska pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  K_Ippi has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by K_Ippi!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 57 :(rfc) J_Wilshere plays a long ball to B_Hemoth
          ...  But G_Collins wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 59 :(rfc) K_Uddin will replace the useless F_de_Boer and will play DF
Min. 59 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  R_Acquafresca aims for the top right corner !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  J_Reina pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by B_Hemoth
          ...  A_McLeish clears the danger
Min. 61 :(rfc) Rangers FC restructured their strategy to P
Min. 63 :(asr) J_Rodriguez takes advantage of a mistake by G_Boyd
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  J_Rodriguez smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 65 :(rfc) T_Hleb will replace R_Acquafresca and play FW
Min. 65 :(rfc) T_Hleb brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  T_Hleb with the crafty shot!
          ...  J_Reina with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 66 :(rfc) L_Copland will come on for B_Hemoth and play MF
Min. 68 :(asr) Yeboah with a neat pass into Rivaldo
          ...  Rivaldo with a thundering shot!
          ...  Belushi makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 69 :(rfc) B_Yaga 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!
          ...  H_Rodellega receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  A well-placed shot from H_Rodellega !
          ...  J_Reina won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 70 :(asr) M_Bossis is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Rodriguez is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 70 :(asr) A_Cissokho replaces A_McLeish and will play DF
Min. 72 :(asr) P_Jones is coming on for R_Delap and playing DF
Min. 77 :(rfc) J_Wilshere gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  H_Rodellega is unmarked
          ...  B_McNeill takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 78 :(asr) Ridoutska brings it under control
          ...  He takes on M_Abel
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Robin_Van_Gik!
          ...  B_Yaga slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 80 :(rfc) T_Hleb runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off B_McNeill back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  T_Hleb unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  J_Reina can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  That surely hands Rangers FC victory!!
          ...  Rangers FC 1-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 80 :(rfc) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Rangers FC will now be playing D
Min. 80 :(asr) AS Roma's manager orders his side to play C
Min. 80 :(asr) Robin_Van_Gik knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  M_Abel with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  He received a good talking to from K_Ippi
Min. 83 :(rfc) T_Hleb runs towards the goal
          ...  But Yeboah comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(rfc) L_Copland bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to H_Rodellega
          ...  Rivaldo with a well timed tackle
          ...  K_Ippi didn't like it though
          ...  K_Ippi tells him to calm his game down a bit
          ...  PENALTY !! The referee waves the players away
          ...  H_Rodellega with the spot kick
          ...  J_Reina dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  Rangers FC 2-0 AS Roma...

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
Attendance           : 143,040
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : R_Giovinco
Scorers              : T_Hleb (80), H_Rodellega (90 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_de_Boer (34)
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : Ridoutska (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ridoutska (54)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Rangers FC    |    AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       6
Off target           :           1        |       1
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       12
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          11        |       8
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 2 - 0 AS Roma
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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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Belushi        GK  37   8   8   5  11 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
M_Abel         DF   1  27   3   3  32 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Smith        DF   3  26  11   6  34 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
R_Giovinco     DF   2  25  12  10  35 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
F_de_Boer      DF   2  25   7   7  27 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
J_Wilshere     MF   2  18  26  11  19 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
B_Hemoth       MF   2   4  26   6  22 |  69   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Yaga         MF   2   8  25   8  35 |  96   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
G_Boyd         MF   2   2  23   9  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   6   8  27  36 |  68   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  25
H_Rodellega    FW   2   5   8  25  13 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  26
K_Schmeichel   GK  23   2   3   3  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Uddin        DF   2  26  12   7  40 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
J_A_Riise      DF   3  23   6   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Copland      MF   1   8  27   6  21 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Hleb         FW   1   6   8  23  37 |  28   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25

Player Statistics - AS Roma
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Reina        GK  29   2   3   1  18 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
R_Delap        DF   2  25   8   9  34 |  75   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Collins      DF   2  25   8   6  19 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_McLeish      DF   1  24  11   5  26 |  73   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
B_McNeill      DF   2  24  10  10  31 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Rivaldo        MF   2   7  25   8  37 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Ridoutska      MF   2  15  24   7  34 |  96   0   3   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  48  -2
M_Murphy       FW   1  12  13  26  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  26  31 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
Robin_Van_Gik  FW   2   9   9  23  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
J_Rodriguez    FW   2   4   7  23  23 |  73   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
Kindonga       GK  24   5   6   5  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Jones        DF   2  23  11   6  28 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Cissokho     DF   2  23  10   6  12 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bossis       MF   1  23   8   6  10 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jese           MF   2   4  25   7  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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