Elite FA Cup Groups Match, Rangers FC vs. Aston Villa (Sun Feb 23)


                           Rangers FC  |  Aston Villa
                              4-5-1 E  |  5-2-1-1-1 P
                          Gazza Grant  |  Bryan McKay
                                       |
                          G_Buffon GK  |  GK T_Sorensen
                          D_Maicon DF  |  DF D_Sloan
                           K_Uddin DF  |  DF D_Sinclair
                           M_Smith DF  |  DF G_Collins
                         A_McLeish DF  |  DF T_Graham
                             Diego MF  |  DF O_Bolzoni
                         L_Copland MF  |  DM K_El_Ahmadi
                        R_VD_Vaart MF  |  DM D_X_Silva
                            B_Yaga MF  |  MF A_Ross
                            Dillon MF  |  AM P_McStay
                     R_Acquafresca FW  |  FW M_Vucinic
                                       |
                            G_Adam SUB |  SUB P_Hankey
                      A_Van_Buuren SUB |  SUB I_McAllister
                        J_Wilshere SUB |  SUB C_Griffiths
                          J_Jurado SUB |  SUB K_Commons
                          M_Murphy SUB |  SUB P_Barrett

Referee: P_Dowd (England)


Min. 2  :(asv) M_Vucinic with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from B_Yaga
          ...  A_McLeish seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 3  :(rfc) R_Acquafresca jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  M_Vucinic with a deliberate foul
          ...  P_Dowd will want to speak to him
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 4  :(rfc) Dillon heads the ball back to R_Acquafresca
          ...  D_Sloan wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 5  :(asv) M_Vucinic takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  A_McLeish wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 6  :(rfc) Diego sprints past the defender
          ...  But D_X_Silva barges him off the ball
Min. 8  :(asv) M_Vucinic with electric pace
          ...  He eases past A_McLeish
          ...  The cross hits M_Vucinic on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  G_Buffon gets up well to catch that one
Min. 10 :(asv) A_Ross wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Vucinic
          ...  B_Yaga reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 12 :(asv) T_Graham with an inch perfect pass to M_Vucinic
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_VD_Vaart
Min. 13 :(asv) M_Vucinic beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  M_Vucinic with the punt towards goal!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 15 :(asv) M_Vucinic beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves P_Dowd
          ...  A left-footer by M_Vucinic !
          ...  But G_Buffon dives to his left
          ...  I think G_Buffon just got a hand on that one
          ...  P_Dowd has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 16 :(asv) D_Sloan with electric pace
          ...  He eases past Dillon
          ...  R_Acquafresca with a pull on the shirt
Min. 18 :(rfc) Diego kicks D_X_Silva off the ball
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only!
Min. 19 :(asv) D_X_Silva has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_Vucinic gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  M_Vucinic with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  G_Buffon won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 24 :(asv) P_McStay backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  M_Vucinic latches onto the end of it
          ...  D_Maicon wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 25 :(rfc) Dillon is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Uddin
          ...  T_Graham takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 26 :(rfc) B_Yaga loses his marker!
          ...  Driven towards goal by B_Yaga !
          ...  T_Sorensen with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 29 :(rfc) L_Copland plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  R_Acquafresca decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  R_Acquafresca drives it towards goal !
          ...  T_Sorensen gets up well to catch that one
Min. 31 :(asv) D_Sloan off the woodwork.
          ...  M_Vucinic picks up the deflection
          ...  M_Vucinic aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 33 :(asv) P_McStay with a measured ball to K_El_Ahmadi
          ...  R_Acquafresca with a well timed tackle
          ...  P_Dowd didn't like it though
Min. 37 :(asv) K_El_Ahmadi is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_McStay
          ...  P_McStay curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 38 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  D_X_Silva picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(rfc) L_Copland knocks it forward
          ...  D_Sinclair slips
          ...  Dillon gets to it!
          ...  Dillon with a thundering volley!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Uddin chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  T_Sorensen comes out and claims it!
Min. 47 :(asv) O_Bolzoni runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_Maicon

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Rangers FC 0-0 Aston Villa

Min. 47 :(asv) D_X_Silva kicks L_Copland off the ball
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 48 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart spots R_Acquafresca who is in acres of space
          ...  T_Graham takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 48 :(asv) P_McStay runs forward
          ...  P_McStay with the side footed shot!
          ...  G_Buffon takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 50 :(rfc) L_Copland is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to K_Uddin
          ...  K_Uddin with the shot on net !
          ...  But T_Sorensen punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 53 :(rfc) L_Copland with a slick pass to A_McLeish
          ...  O_Bolzoni fouls badly
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 54 :(rfc) Dillon knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A_Ross with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  P_Dowd called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 55 :(rfc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  A_Van_Buuren will come on for M_Smith and play DF
Min. 60 :(rfc) M_Murphy takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace R_Acquafresca as FW
Min. 60 :(rfc) L_Copland is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Murphy
          ...  M_Murphy hits a great shot !
          ...  T_Sorensen makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 61 :(rfc) Dillon beats his man
          ...  The ball hits D_Sloan in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 65 :(asv) I_McAllister is coming on for D_Sinclair and playing DF
Min. 65 :(asv) K_Commons is going to be brought on
          ...  P_McStay is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 65 :(asv) There's going to be a change
          ...  P_Barrett will come on for M_Vucinic and play FW
Min. 66 :(rfc) L_Copland with a flicked pass to Dillon
          ...  D_Sloan with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  He is warned by P_Dowd
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 68 :(asv) O_Bolzoni finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled A_McLeish
          ...  O_Bolzoni carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  G_Buffon blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 69 :(asv) P_Barrett nutmegs K_Uddin, he continues to run forward
          ...  K_Uddin moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 71 :(rfc) L_Copland crosses in from the wing, he finds R_VD_Vaart in the box
          ...  R_VD_Vaart swings in the shot!
          ...  But T_Sorensen makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 74 :(asv) A_Ross holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to K_Commons
          ...  K_Commons blasts it at the goal !
          ...  G_Buffon has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  G_Buffon reacts well to tip it wide!!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi crosses it in!
          ...  G_Buffon fists it away!
Min. 77 :(rfc) M_Murphy sidesteps D_Sloan
          ...  M_Murphy with the header !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 79 :(rfc) Dillon sidesteps K_Commons
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Dillon aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  T_Sorensen with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 80 :(rfc) Dillon skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Murphy
          ...  Good sliding challenge from O_Bolzoni
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by B_Yaga
          ...  It is cleared by I_McAllister
Min. 82 :(rfc) L_Copland with a perfectly timed run
          ...  K_El_Ahmadi with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 84 :(rfc) Dillon with electric pace
          ...  He eases past T_Graham
          ...  D_Sloan takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 84 :(asv) K_Commons cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to P_Barrett
          ...  Intercepted by A_McLeish
Min. 87 :(asv) K_El_Ahmadi gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  K_Commons is unmarked
          ...  An audacious effort from K_Commons !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(rfc) Dillon jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Murphy
          ...  The defender plays it back to T_Sorensen
          ...  M_Murphy intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy T_Sorensen
          ...  He nutmegs T_Sorensen
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  T_Sorensen recovers to save it !!
Min. 90 :(asv) O_Bolzoni beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves P_Dowd
          ...  O_Bolzoni hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  G_Buffon gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic save by G_Buffon to tip it wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Ross hits it towards the far post!
          ...  K_Uddin reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
Attendance           : 106,718
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : L_Copland (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Diego (18)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : D_Sloan
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : D_X_Silva (47)
Booked               : M_Vucinic (3)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Rangers FC  |    Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       11
Off target           :           2        |       5
On target            :           7        |       6
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       9
Key Tackles          :           8        |       9
Key Passes           :          13        |       10
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 0 - 0 Aston Villa
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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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G_Buffon       GK  34   3   4   2  10 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
D_Maicon       DF   2  27  13   3  24 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
K_Uddin        DF   2  25  11   7  40 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   8
M_Smith        DF   3  25  10   6  34 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_McLeish      DF   1  23  10   5  26 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
Diego          MF   1   6  27   6  27 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
L_Copland      MF   1   8  26   6  21 |  95   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  96   0
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2   9  24   8  24 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12   8
B_Yaga         MF   2   8  24   8  35 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   8
Dillon         MF   1   7  23  18  27 |  95   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  48   9
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   6   8  26  36 |  64   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
G_Adam         GK  20   5   1   2  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  24  11   7  25 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Wilshere     MF   2  17  25  11  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Jurado       MF   1  14  23   7  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Murphy       FW   1  12  13  26  26 |  31   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17

Player Statistics - Aston Villa
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_Sorensen     GK  36   4   4   1  15 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
D_Sloan        DF   2  23   9   4  19 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  12   0
D_Sinclair     DF   3  23   8   7  41 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Collins      DF   2  23   8   6  19 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Graham       DF   2  22   9   6  24 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  70  12   0
O_Bolzoni      DF   2  21   6  10  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  15   0  16
K_El_Ahmadi    DM   1   9  23   6  15 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
D_X_Silva      DM   2   9  21   3  25 |  51   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   1   0  20  14 -10
A_Ross         MF   1   3  25   2  36 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
P_McStay       AM   1   6  21  13  35 |  69   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12   9
M_Vucinic      FW   2   8   8  24  14 |  69   0   0   0   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  17
P_Hankey       GK  24   3   3   5  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_McAllister   DF   1  21  10   3  32 |  26   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
C_Griffiths    MF   1   3  22   7  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Commons      AM   1   7  20   9  32 |  26   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12   9
P_Barrett      FW   1   6   4  23  27 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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