Elite Football League Match, Rangers FC vs. Bayern Munich (Sun May 04)


                           Rangers FC  |  Bayern Munich
                            4-1-4-1 A  |  4-4-2 C
                          Gazza Grant  |  John Raggett
                                       |
                          G_Buffon GK  |  GK L_Fabianski
                          D_Maicon DF  |  DF C_Schulz
                         L_Wallace DF  |  DF P_Mertesacker
                           K_Uddin DF  |  DF M_Tudgay
                         A_McLeish DF  |  DF D_Burford
                        J_Wilshere DM  |  MF Xavi
                             Diego MF  |  MF J_Toulalan
                         L_Copland MF  |  MF J_Obi_Mikel
                        R_VD_Vaart MF  |  MF L_Carsley
                            B_Yaga MF  |  FW H_Postiga
                     R_Acquafresca FW  |  FW Sansao
                                       |
                            G_Adam SUB |  SUB G_Goyo
                      A_Van_Buuren SUB |  SUB W_Lavezzi
                          J_Jurado SUB |  SUB P_Sweeper
                            Dillon SUB |  SUB J_A_Reyes
                          M_Murphy SUB |  SUB L_Modric

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 3  :(rfc) R_Acquafresca nutmegs M_Tudgay
          ...  A powerful header from R_Acquafresca !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But L_Fabianski parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 6  :(bnm) H_Postiga knocks it past L_Wallace and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  The ball hits L_Copland in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 7  :(bnm) J_Obi_Mikel works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Sansao
          ...  L_Wallace cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 8  :(bnm) Xavi with a one-touch layoff to J_Obi_Mikel
          ...  B_Yaga plays it back
          ...  G_Buffon slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It comes to J_Toulalan
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  G_Buffon can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  G_Buffon has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 9  :(rfc) Rangers FC made the switch to a C strategy
Min. 9  :(rfc) L_Copland moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Acquafresca
          ...  But Sansao comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 14 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca could get a shot on goal here
          ...  R_Acquafresca with a powerful header !
          ...  What agility from L_Fabianski
Min. 17 :(rfc) L_Wallace shoves J_Toulalan in the chest!!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 21 :(bnm) J_Toulalan volleys it forward. He finds Xavi
          ...  Xavi with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 22 :(rfc) B_Yaga beats C_Schulz
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves P_Graham
          ...  B_Yaga curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  L_Fabianski moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  L_Fabianski looks dejected!
          ...  Lets see if Rangers FC can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Rangers FC 1-0 Bayern Munich ...
Min. 24 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel with the foul
          ...  P_Graham warned him
Min. 26 :(rfc) J_Wilshere leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to B_Yaga
          ...  B_Yaga curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It's beaten L_Fabianski
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 27 :(bnm) L_Carsley chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Toulalan
          ...  J_Toulalan flings a shot at goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  G_Buffon dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And G_Buffon tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Toulalan curls it into the box!
          ...  R_VD_Vaart gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 29 :(bnm) Sansao jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Sansao with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  G_Buffon falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  G_Buffon looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  It's all square now!
          ...  Rangers FC 1-1 Bayern Munich ...
Min. 30 :(rfc) J_Wilshere moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Acquafresca
          ...  M_Tudgay robs him of the ball
Min. 32 :(rfc) L_Copland reads the run of R_Acquafresca
          ...  R_Acquafresca tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 34 :(bnm) J_Obi_Mikel moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to Sansao
          ...  Sansao with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His manager looks unmoved
          ...  Bayern Munich go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Rangers FC 1-2 Bayern Munich ...
Min. 35 :(bnm) Xavi plays the early ball across the box to find H_Postiga in space
          ...  D_Maicon forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Carsley swings it in!
          ...  J_Toulalan makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 36 :(bnm) J_Obi_Mikel has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past K_Uddin
          ...  He puts in Sansao!
          ...  B_Yaga tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 37 :(rfc) Diego finds R_Acquafresca in acres of space
          ...  Sansao makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 37 :(bnm) The ball runs loose!
          ...  J_Toulalan seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  A skilful effort from J_Toulalan !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  P_Graham talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The Bayern Munich fans celebrate the goal
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The referee spotted something
          ...  That looked an awful decision, the fans boo him
Min. 38 :(bnm) J_Toulalan takes advantage of a mistake by A_McLeish
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  K_Uddin hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel hits it towards the far post!
          ...  M_Tudgay gets something on it!
          ...  G_Buffon has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  G_Buffon reacts well to tip it wide!!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Carsley swings it in!
          ...  G_Buffon easily catches it!
Min. 39 :(bnm) Sansao latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  But A_McLeish puts it in row Z!
Min. 41 :(rfc) K_Uddin finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  K_Uddin rifles it to the far post !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca is too quick for the defence
          ...  C_Schulz gets to the ball first
Min. 47 :(bnm) J_Toulalan skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to H_Postiga
          ...  D_Maicon wins the ball with a clear tackle

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Rangers FC 1-2 Bayern Munich

Min. 46 :(rfc) A_McLeish retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  R_Acquafresca gets on the end of it
          ...  But M_Tudgay barges him off the ball
Min. 47 :(bnm) L_Carsley has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  Diego had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  P_Graham calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Gazza Grant looks relieved
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  L_Carsley swings it in
          ...  J_Toulalan gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Toulalan tries to chip the ball over L_Fabianski!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  G_Buffon is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Mertesacker swings it in!
          ...  G_Buffon easily claims the ball!
Min. 50 :(bnm) H_Postiga finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  Diego with the foul
          ...  P_Graham calls him over
          ...  P_Graham tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel passes to H_Postiga
          ...  H_Postiga hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 51 :(bnm) J_Toulalan knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  K_Uddin with the tackle
Min. 59 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca takes on Sansao
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  Sansao moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 59 :(bnm) Xavi looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Obi_Mikel
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 60 :(bnm) J_Toulalan hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel latches onto it!
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel drives it low !
          ...  What agility from G_Buffon
Min. 61 :(bnm) L_Carsley uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  J_Wilshere with a superb challenge
          ...  P_Graham has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 62 :(bnm) J_Toulalan with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to L_Carsley
          ...  L_Carsley with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But G_Buffon pulls out a save of the game
Min. 63 :(bnm) J_A_Reyes takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace J_Toulalan as MF
Min. 65 :(bnm) L_Carsley gains control of the loose ball
          ...  L_Carsley with a terrific drive !
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rangers FC 1-3 Bayern Munich ...
Min. 66 :(rfc) J_Jurado replaces Diego to play as a DM
Min. 66 :(bnm) L_Modric is coming on for H_Postiga and playing FW
Min. 66 :(bnm) Sansao looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  Sansao could have let it bounce!
          ...  What agility from G_Buffon
Min. 67 :(bnm) D_Burford with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  The cross hits D_Burford on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  The shot slips through G_Buffon's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 70 :(rfc) Rangers FC will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 70 :(bnm) W_Lavezzi will replace C_Schulz and play DF
Min. 71 :(bnm) J_Obi_Mikel whips the ball across to J_A_Reyes
          ...  K_Uddin goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 72 :(rfc) a big roar from the crowd as A_Van_Buuren comes on for K_Uddin to play DF
Min. 73 :(rfc) B_Yaga with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  D_Burford read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 75 :(rfc) M_Murphy is being brought on
          ...  R_Acquafresca is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 79 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart squares it to B_Yaga
          ...  B_Yaga aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 84 :(rfc) L_Copland gains possession
          ...  Sansao hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Wilshere hits it into the box!
          ...  L_Fabianski fists it away!
Min. 84 :(bnm) J_Obi_Mikel takes possession
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 85 :(bnm) M_Tudgay dribbles it into the box
          ...  A_McLeish takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 86 :(bnm) Xavi with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_Tudgay gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Tudgay cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  The shot slips through G_Buffon's hands
          ...  But G_Buffon recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 87 :(rfc) J_Wilshere gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  M_Murphy is unmarked
          ...  A powerful header from M_Murphy !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  L_Fabianski gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 87 :(bnm) J_A_Reyes fires over a low cross to Sansao
          ...  Sansao blasts it at the goal !
          ...  G_Buffon is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  G_Buffon looks very relieved!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(rfc) J_Jurado moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Maicon
          ...  D_Maicon goes for goal !
          ...  But L_Fabianski makes a fine save
Min. 91 :(rfc) M_Murphy sidesteps D_Burford
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  L_Modric wins the ball well
          ...  P_Graham has given a free kick
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  M_Murphy fires it towards the goal
          ...  L_Fabianski guesses right
Min. 94 :(bnm) Sansao runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Sansao with the crafty shot!
          ...  G_Buffon won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
Attendance           : 107,005
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : B_Yaga
Scorers              : B_Yaga (22)
Sent Off             : L_Wallace (17)
Booked               : B_Yaga (36), Diego (50), A_McLeish (85)
Injured              : N/A
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Bayern Munich Match Info
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Best player          : Sansao (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Sansao (29,34), L_Carsley (65)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Modric (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Rangers FC   |    Bayern Munich
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       20
Off target           :           4        |       10
On target            :           6        |       10
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           1        |       6
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       6
Key Tackles          :           9        |       8
Key Passes           :           9        |       15
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 1 - 3 Bayern Munich
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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 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
D_Maicon       DF   2  27  13   3  24 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   8
L_Wallace      DF   1  26   5   6  37 |  17   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   5 -10 -10
K_Uddin        DF   2  25  11   7  40 |  74   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  45   0   1
A_McLeish      DF   1  23  10   5  26 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  10  -2
J_Wilshere     DM   2  17  25  11  19 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
Diego          MF   1   6  27   6  27 |  68   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  10  -2
L_Copland      MF   1   8  26   6  21 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2   9  25   8  24 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
B_Yaga         MF   2   8  24   8  35 |  96   0   1   0   0   3   1   1   0   0  -7 -22   8
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   6   8  27  36 |  77   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0 -20 -20  -3
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 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Jurado       DM   1  14  24   7  28 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Dillon         MF   1   7  23  18  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Murphy       FW   1  12  13  26  26 |  19   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16

Player Statistics - Bayern Munich
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Fabianski    GK  38   8   4   7  14 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
C_Schulz       DF   2  33   6   1  22 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
P_Mertesacker  DF   1  30   3   1  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Tudgay       DF   2  25   5   7  32 |  96   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  30   0  16
D_Burford      DF   1  24  11   5  12 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   1
Xavi           MF   1   5  37   3  20 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   1
J_Toulalan     MF   1  12  33   8  24 |  65   0   0   5   0   5   0   0   0   0  20  80  39
J_Obi_Mikel    MF   2   7  28   9  32 |  96   0   0   4   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  68  10
L_Carsley      MF   2   4  25  11  40 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  12  36
H_Postiga      FW   1   1   1  31  24 |  68   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Sansao         FW   1   8   8  25  23 |  96   0   4   0   0   5   2   0   0   0  60   0  66
G_Goyo         GK  27   5   5   2  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Lavezzi      DF   2  24  12   6  45 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Sweeper      DF   2  24   5  10  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_A_Reyes      MF   1   1  31   3  24 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
L_Modric       FW   1   7   2  26  31 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
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