Elite League Match, Rangers FC vs. Celtic FC (Sun Jan 03)


                           Rangers FC  |  Celtic FC
                              4-4-2 A  |  5-4-1 P
                          Steve Brown  |  Stuart Neilson
                                       |
                         A_Peruzzi GK  |  GK Hugo_Lloris
                           J_Pedro DF  |  DF B_Howedes
                           G_Grant DF  |  DF P_A_Cocu
                        F_Le_Boeuf DF  |  DF C_Kabasele
                           K_Rekik DF  |  DF C_Metzelder
                      A_Costacurta MF  |  DF J_Richards
                          B_Hemoth MF  |  MF C_Makelele
                            R_Jack MF  |  MF L_Holtby
                        J_Marshman MF  |  MF R_V_Persie
                         G_Puciato FW  |  MF N_Chalobah
                        Ricardinho FW  |  FW P_McGowan
                                       |
                        P_Lattuada SUB |  SUB P_Dahlberg
                           L_Olsen SUB |  SUB J_A_Riise
                         F_Ricksen SUB |  SUB M_Cassetti
                           S_Byrne SUB |  SUB Ribery
                       H_Rodellega SUB |  SUB M_McKay

Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)


Min. 3  :(rfc) F_Le_Boeuf has it now
          ...  He takes on C_Metzelder
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in G_Puciato!
          ...  J_Richards reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 4  :(rfc) J_Marshman volleys it forward. He finds B_Hemoth
          ...  R_V_Persie cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 9  :(cfc) R_V_Persie skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to P_McGowan
          ...  But J_Pedro reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 10 :(rfc) J_Marshman drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Ricardinho
          ...  J_Richards intercepts the pass
Min. 14 :(rfc) R_Jack with a 50-yard pass to G_Puciato
          ...  C_Makelele fouls badly
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 18 :(rfc) G_Puciato spits at J_Richards
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere just wants to lecture him
Min. 22 :(cfc) P_A_Cocu nutmegs J_Pedro, he continues to run forward
          ...  P_A_Cocu carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  A_Peruzzi grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 22 :(rfc) Ricardinho breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Hugo_Lloris!
          ...  R_V_Persie brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 23 :(cfc) C_Makelele controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs G_Grant
          ...  He puts in P_McGowan!
          ...  P_McGowan leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  A_Peruzzi gathers it easily
Min. 24 :(rfc) R_Jack knocks it past P_A_Cocu and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  R_Jack with a blistering shot !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 24 :(cfc) C_Metzelder takes advantage of a mistake by J_Pedro
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  C_Metzelder has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  A_Peruzzi has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  A_Peruzzi is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 25 :(rfc) A_Costacurta is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to G_Puciato
          ...  But B_Howedes clears the danger
Min. 25 :(cfc) B_Howedes holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to P_McGowan
          ...  G_Grant clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 33 :(rfc) F_Le_Boeuf beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  B_Howedes with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 33 :(cfc) P_McGowan is unmarked!
          ...  Ricardinho with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  J_Richards knocks it forward
          ...  R_V_Persie gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Pedro reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Holtby swings it in!
          ...  The ball comes to C_Makelele
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  A_Peruzzi is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Makelele hits it into the box!
          ...  The ball finds its way to L_Holtby
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But A_Peruzzi palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 36 :(rfc) R_Jack takes advantage of a mistake by B_Howedes
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  B_Howedes moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 39 :(cfc) L_Holtby fires over a low cross to C_Metzelder
          ...  G_Grant takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 41 :(cfc) P_McGowan makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  A_Costacurta hits it out for a throw
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(cfc) N_Chalobah with the cross-field pass to P_McGowan
          ...  But F_Le_Boeuf puts the ball out of play
Min. 46 :(cfc) L_Holtby with a neat pass into P_A_Cocu
          ...  P_A_Cocu could have let it bounce!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!

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

Min. 46 :(rfc) F_Le_Boeuf has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  G_Puciato collects the loose ball!
          ...  G_Puciato from 20 yards !
          ...  Hugo_Lloris parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And Hugo_Lloris recovers to save!!
Min. 46 :(cfc) N_Chalobah is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to P_McGowan
          ...  A_Costacurta forces him off the ball
Min. 50 :(cfc) C_Kabasele 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!
          ...  P_McGowan receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  P_McGowan with a thundering shot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 52 :(cfc) N_Chalobah backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  B_Howedes latches onto the end of it
          ...  Blocked by K_Rekik
Min. 58 :(cfc) L_Holtby unselfishly lays the ball back to R_V_Persie
          ...  R_V_Persie attempts to drive it home!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  A_Peruzzi moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 59 :(rfc) Ricardinho with a burst of pace
          ...  B_Howedes wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 59 :(cfc) P_McGowan with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  P_McGowan with the strike !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 60 :(rfc) The Rangers FC manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D
Min. 61 :(cfc) C_Makelele cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to P_McGowan
          ...  But F_Le_Boeuf will cut out the threat
Min. 64 :(rfc) A_Costacurta finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  But B_Howedes clears the ball to safety
Min. 69 :(cfc) C_Metzelder with a smart turn
          ...  J_Pedro rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 70 :(cfc) J_A_Riise replaces an unhappy C_Metzelder and will play as a DF
Min. 72 :(cfc) M_McKay comes on for P_McGowan and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 73 :(rfc) B_Hemoth crosses to J_Marshman
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from P_A_Cocu
Min. 75 :(cfc) Ribery comes on for C_Makelele and takes up a MF role
Min. 80 :(rfc) H_Rodellega is going to be brought on
          ...  Ricardinho is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 80 :(rfc) L_Olsen will come on for K_Rekik and play DF
Min. 80 :(rfc) Up goes the substitution board - S_Byrne on for A_Costacurta as a MF
Min. 80 :(cfc) M_McKay takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  M_McKay with a thundering volley!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 82 :(rfc) B_Hemoth is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  H_Rodellega latches onto the end of it
          ...  Blocked by L_Holtby
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(rfc) H_Rodellega with a flashy move
          ...  P_A_Cocu plays the back pass
          ...  Hugo_Lloris can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Byrne plays it into the danger area!
          ...  The ball finds its way to G_Grant
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Hugo_Lloris with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Gazza Grant Arena
Attendance           : 143,267
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : F_Le_Boeuf
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Ricardinho (33)
Injured              : N/A
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player          : B_Howedes (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Makelele (14), R_V_Persie (22)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Rangers FC    |    Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal     :           3        |       10
Off target           :           0        |       8
On target            :           3        |       2
Possession           :          32        |       68
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       10
Key Tackles          :           9        |       11
Key Passes           :           8        |       11
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 0 - 0 Celtic FC
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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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A_Peruzzi      GK  39   2   7   3  22 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
J_Pedro        DF   2  34   8   9  33 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
G_Grant        DF   3  34   7   9  13 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  33  11   7  22 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  31   7   2  12 |  84   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Costacurta   MF   2  25   8   9  41 |  84   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
B_Hemoth       MF   2   5  33   6  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Jack         MF   3   7  31  12  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
J_Marshman     MF   3   8  31   7  33 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
G_Puciato      FW   2  10  10  30  42 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Ricardinho     FW   3   5  12  29  40 |  84   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
P_Lattuada     GK  31   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Olsen        DF   3  30   8   6  42 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ricksen      DF   2  29   8   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Byrne        MF   1   8  30   7  21 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Rodellega    FW   2   6   9  29  13 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Celtic 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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Hugo_Lloris    GK  37   3   2   3  13 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
B_Howedes      DF   2  37  12   9  23 |  95   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  10   0
P_A_Cocu       DF   2  34   8  11  30 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Kabasele     DF   3  32   9   6  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
C_Metzelder    DF   2  29   8   9  30 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Richards     DF   1  28   6   7  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Makelele     MF   2  12  32  10  30 |  79   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
L_Holtby       MF   2   8  32   9  21 |  95   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
R_V_Persie     MF   2  10  31  15  31 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
N_Chalobah     MF   2   8  31   5  24 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
P_McGowan      FW   2  10   9  39  16 |  76   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
P_Dahlberg     GK  31   5   2   2  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_A_Riise      DF   3  30   8   9  32 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Cassetti     DF   3  27   9   6  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ribery         MF   1   7  31  10  33 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_McKay        FW   3   7  10  29  21 |  19   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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