Division Two Reserve League Match, Rangers FC Res vs. Benfica Res (Sun Feb 11)


                       Rangers FC Res  |  Benfica Res
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-3-1-2 C
                          Steve Brown  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                         J_Stewart GK  |  GK V_Barkas
                          A_Miller DF  |  DF N_Molina
                         A_Forsyth DF  |  DF A_Sandez
                         T_Forsyth DF  |  DF Antonio_Silva
                         C_Jackson DF  |  DF Luisao
                               Kan MF  |  MF A_Tchouameni
                         I_Durrant MF  |  MF C_Medina
                         I_Redford MF  |  MF Joao_Neves
                           S_Baird MF  |  AM A_Almendra
                       D_Johnstone FW  |  FW J_Alvarez
                        I_Ferguson FW  |  FW Forward01
                                       |
                           L_Kelly SUB |  SUB G_Roy
                        T_Vallance SUB |  SUB Eefmamj_Jason
                          A_Dawson SUB |  SUB Midfielder02
                          K_McMinn SUB |  SUB Midfielder01
                          W_Aitken SUB |  SUB A_Di_Stefano

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 1  :(bfar) A_Tchouameni hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Luisao latches onto it!
          ...  A_Miller steals the ball of off him
Min. 4  :(bfar) C_Medina is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Forward01
          ...  I_Durrant takes the player down!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  O_Bundy warns him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It s in a very dangerous position!
          ...  A_Almendra with the thundering drive
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  Benfica Res go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Rangers FC Res 0-1 Benfica Res ...
Min. 5  :(bfar) Benfica Res altered their play to a L strategy
Min. 5  :(rfcr) D_Johnstone runs into space
          ...  D_Johnstone with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  V_Barkas with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 8  :(bfar) J_Alvarez flicks it over C_Jackson and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  J_Alvarez rifles it to the far post !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season!
          ...  Rangers FC Res 0-2 Benfica Res ...
Min. 9  :(rfcr) D_Johnstone runs forward
          ...  Luisao with the tackle
Min. 10 :(bfar) J_Alvarez takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  J_Alvarez with the chance !
          ...  J_Stewart just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 12 :(bfar) A_Almendra with a smart pass to Antonio_Silva
          ...  C_Jackson plays the back pass
          ...  J_Stewart can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Tchouameni plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Joao_Neves gets a shot in
          ...  J_Stewart was lucky there
Min. 13 :(rfcr) I_Durrant with a precise ball to I_Ferguson
          ...  N_Molina reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 15 :(rfcr) A_Forsyth nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  A_Sandez is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Matias Finkelstein looks relieved
          ...  Steve Brown is far from happy with that decision
Min. 16 :(rfcr) Kan feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  I_Redford runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  I_Redford has a dig at goal!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 17 :(bfar) Joao_Neves with the nod to J_Alvarez
          ...  A_Forsyth beats him to the ball
Min. 22 :(rfcr) S_Baird slides the ball across to I_Ferguson
          ...  I_Ferguson with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 24 :(rfcr) I_Redford jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Forsyth
          ...  C_Medina takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 27 :(rfcr) I_Ferguson beats C_Medina
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  I_Ferguson with a blistering shot !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 32 :(rfcr) I_Durrant crosses into the box, finding Kan
          ...  A_Tchouameni reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 32 :(bfar) A_Sandez holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Alvarez
          ...  J_Alvarez has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 34 :(bfar) J_Alvarez plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  J_Alvarez runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 40 :(bfar) A_Almendra beats A_Miller
          ...  C_Jackson with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  O_Bundy wants a word
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(rfcr) D_Johnstone runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  But C_Medina wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 47 :(rfcr) Kan holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Johnstone
          ...  But Antonio_Silva clears the danger

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Rangers FC Res 0-2 Benfica Res

Min. 48 :(bfar) C_Medina with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  C_Medina with a thundering volley!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 50 :(rfcr) D_Johnstone barges the defender off the ball
          ...  D_Johnstone with a bicycle kick !
          ...  V_Barkas saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 51 :(bfar) A_Almendra beats A_Forsyth
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  A_Almendra sees J_Stewart off his line !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 55 :(bfar) Midfielder02 comes on for A_Sandez and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 55 :(rfcr) T_Forsyth moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to I_Ferguson
          ...  A_Almendra fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 56 :(bfar) Midfielder02 is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Almendra
          ...  A_Almendra attempts a low drive!
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 60 :(bfar) A_Di_Stefano comes on for J_Alvarez and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 61 :(bfar) Forward01 beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  A_Miller hits it out for a throw
Min. 62 :(bfar) A_Di_Stefano beats I_Durrant
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves O_Bundy
          ...  J_Stewart with a bad challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Forward01 stepped up to take it
          ...  J_Stewart dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  Rangers FC Res 0-3 Benfica Res...
Min. 63 :(rfcr) D_Johnstone knocks it past A_Tchouameni and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  N_Molina with the block
Min. 64 :(rfcr) D_Johnstone with the header on
          ...  He finds S_Baird in space
          ...  S_Baird curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But V_Barkas dives to his left
          ...  I think V_Barkas just got a hand on that one
          ...  O_Bundy has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 65 :(bfar) Midfielder01 is being prepared to come on
          ...  C_Medina is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 65 :(bfar) Benfica Res's manager orders his side to play P
Min. 65 :(rfcr) Kan gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  A_Forsyth is unmarked
          ...  A_Forsyth swings in the shot!
          ...  V_Barkas with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Johnstone hits it towards the far post!
          ...  V_Barkas jumps well to claim it!
Min. 65 :(bfar) A_Tchouameni hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  A_Di_Stefano latches onto it!
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Jackson
Min. 66 :(rfcr) D_Johnstone with an in swinging cross to T_Forsyth
          ...  T_Forsyth with the shot !
          ...  V_Barkas manages to turn it behind
Min. 67 :(rfcr) S_Baird races into the box
          ...  He sees A_Miller lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  A_Miller runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 68 :(bfar) A_Almendra beats his marker
          ...  A powerful shot by A_Almendra !
          ...  J_Stewart with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 68 :(rfcr) I_Redford breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on V_Barkas!
          ...  Antonio_Silva brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  O_Bundy sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 69 :(rfcr) S_Baird gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A delicate chip from S_Baird !
          ...  V_Barkas has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  V_Barkas reacts well to tip it wide!!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Baird chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  N_Molina heads it away
Min. 70 :(rfcr) D_Johnstone sidesteps Luisao
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  D_Johnstone smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 72 :(rfcr) S_Baird hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  D_Johnstone collects the loose ball!
          ...  D_Johnstone hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  V_Barkas with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 73 :(rfcr) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  D_Johnstone is through!
          ...  D_Johnstone hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it s gone just wide !!
Min. 75 :(rfcr) T_Vallance replaces T_Forsyth to play as a DF
Min. 75 :(rfcr) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  A_Dawson will come on for T_Vallance and play DF
Min. 75 :(rfcr) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  K_McMinn will come on for I_Redford and play MF
Min. 75 :(rfcr) a big roar from the crowd as W_Aitken comes on for I_Ferguson to play FW
Min. 75 :(rfcr) Kan sidesteps Midfielder01
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  A left-footer by Kan !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 78 :(rfcr) A_Dawson is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  C_Jackson latches onto the end of it
          ...  C_Jackson with a little chip!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 79 :(rfcr) D_Johnstone runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of W_Aitken
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  W_Aitken with the strike !
          ...  The shot slips through V_Barkas's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 80 :(bfar) A_Almendra controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs A_Dawson
          ...  He puts in Joao_Neves!
          ...  Joao_Neves chases it through, he must score !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He puts his hands to his ears!!
          ...  He is winding the Rangers FC Res fans up!!
          ...  They greet the gesture with jeers!
          ...  Rangers FC Res 0-4 Benfica Res ...
Min. 81 :(rfcr) Kan plays it forward to D_Johnstone
          ...  D_Johnstone goes for goal !
          ...  V_Barkas falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 84 :(rfcr) Kan with a neat pass into D_Johnstone
          ...  D_Johnstone fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  V_Barkas moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It s beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 84 :(bfar) A_Tchouameni takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Forward01
          ...  A_Dawson wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 85 :(rfcr) W_Aitken with the dribble
          ...  W_Aitken drives the shot in!
          ...  But V_Barkas palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 86 :(rfcr) K_McMinn with the nod to Kan
          ...  Kan drives the shot in!
          ...  V_Barkas just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 87 :(rfcr) A_Miller looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to W_Aitken
          ...  W_Aitken attempts a low drive!
          ...  V_Barkas watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 87 :(bfar) A_Tchouameni with a slick pass to Forward01
          ...  Forward01 with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  J_Stewart collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(rfcr) K_McMinn runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Aitken
          ...  W_Aitken with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  V_Barkas is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 89 :(rfcr) K_McMinn with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  A_Forsyth gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A glorious effort by A_Forsyth !
          ...  V_Barkas parries it
Min. 90 :(rfcr) S_Baird has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past N_Molina
          ...  He knocks it to W_Aitken!
          ...  W_Aitken tries to beat V_Barkas!
          ...  V_Barkas parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
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Rangers FC Res Match Info
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Best player          : D_Johnstone
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Stewart (62)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Res Match Info
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Best player          : A_Almendra (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Almendra (4), J_Alvarez (8), Forward01 (62 pen), Joao_Neves (80)
Sent Off             : Antonio_Silva (68)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Rangers FC Res  |   Benfica Res
Attempts on Goal     :          24        |       13
Off target           :          15        |       6
On target            :           9        |       7
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       10
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :          20        |       10
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Final Score          : Rangers FC Res 0 - 4 Benfica Res
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Player Statistics - Rangers FC Res
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_Stewart      GK  23   1   3   3  29 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -47   0   0   0
A_Miller       DF   1  24  10   2  27 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
A_Forsyth      DF   1  24   8   4  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
T_Forsyth      DF   1  23   9   4  19 |  79   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
C_Jackson      DF   2  23   4   5  17 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Kan            MF   2   7  26  18  32 |  95   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
I_Durrant      MF   1   2  23   3  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
I_Redford      MF   1   2  22   3  10 |  79   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Baird        MF   2   2  21   5  28 |  95   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40  10
D_Johnstone    FW   1   5   4  22  28 |  95   0   0   3   0   7   0   0   0   0   0  30  15
I_Ferguson     FW   2   4   3  22  28 |  79   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Kelly        GK  23   2   3   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Vallance     DF   2  23   1   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Dawson       DF   2  22   9   4  28 |  16   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
K_McMinn       MF   1   3  20   2  34 |  16   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
W_Aitken       FW   1   1   1  20  16 |  16   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15

Player Statistics - Benfica Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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V_Barkas       GK  25   2   2   4  28 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 110   0   0   0
N_Molina       DF   2  24   7   1  40 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
A_Sandez       DF   2  24   2   4  38 |  59   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Antonio_Silva  DF   1  21   9   2  41 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  30  10  10
Luisao         DF   2  20   8   4  47 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
A_Tchouameni   MF   2  13  23   7  31 |  95   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
C_Medina       MF   2  20  22   1   9 |  69   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Joao_Neves     MF   2   2  22  13  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  10  30
A_Almendra     AM   1   6  23  13  29 |  95   0   0   2   1   4   1   0   0   0   0  40  30
J_Alvarez      FW   2   4   4  23  30 |  64   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
Forward01      FW   2   1   4  22  40 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
G_Roy          GK  26   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Eefmamj_Jason  DF   2  22   3   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Midfielder02   DF   1   2  21  17  29 |  36   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Midfielder01   MF   1  15  20  10  21 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Di_Stefano   FW   2   1   5  24  39 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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