Division One League Match, Rangers FC vs. Chelsea (Fri Jun 24)


                           Rangers FC  |  Chelsea
                            4-3-1-2 A  |  4-1-2-2-1 C
                          Gazza Grant  |  James Houston
                                       |
                           Belushi GK  |  GK M_Zetterer
                        R_Giovinco DF  |  DF A_Pereira
                         D_McGrain DF  |  DF M_Flano
                        Raúl_Albil DF  |  DF J_Miguelito
                      L_Gasparotto DF  |  DF D_Cole
                         L_Copland MF  |  DM C_Keyworth
                         K_Richard MF  |  MF P_Little
                          B_Hemoth MF  |  MF M_Giglio
                        J_Wilshere AM  |  AM B_Stancu
                     R_Acquafresca FW  |  AM Socrates
                       D_Trezeguet FW  |  FW Fabinhioski
                                       |
                         V_Mannone SUB |  SUB B_Trautmann
                           K_Uddin SUB |  SUB M_Friedrich
                         J_A_Riise SUB |  SUB Varane
                        R_VD_Vaart SUB |  SUB A_Buzsaky
                       H_Rodellega SUB |  SUB Y_Mizuno

Referee: C_Richmond (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(rfc) K_Richard looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet with a blistering shot !
          ...  M_Zetterer makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 1  :(chs) B_Stancu plays in M_Giglio with a beautiful ball
          ...  A well-placed shot from M_Giglio !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 1  :(rfc) L_Copland is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to J_Wilshere
          ...  A_Pereira with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 4  :(rfc) L_Copland has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Miguelito
          ...  He puts in R_Acquafresca!
          ...  A_Pereira wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 9  :(rfc) R_Giovinco holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to D_McGrain
          ...  D_McGrain with a stunning strike !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  But it hits off M_Zetterer's back!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Very unlucky!
          ...  That's put Rangers FC ahead!
          ...  Rangers FC 1-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 12 :(chs) Fabinhioski turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  Fabinhioski gets his head to the ball !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 13 :(chs) D_Cole has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Fabinhioski collects the loose ball!
          ...  Driven towards goal by Fabinhioski !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Rangers FC fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 14 :(rfc) Raúl_Albil beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds L_Gasparotto
          ...  L_Gasparotto with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  The shot slips through M_Zetterer's hands
          ...  But M_Zetterer recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 18 :(chs) P_Little runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Fabinhioski
          ...  Fabinhioski aims for the top right corner !
          ...  Looks like it should be Belushi's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Belushi looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Stancu floats the ball in!
          ...  Belushi reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 21 :(chs) Fabinhioski takes advantage of a bad back pass from Raúl_Albil
          ...  Fabinhioski smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  Belushi catches the ball
Min. 22 :(chs) D_Cole plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  Raúl_Albil with an awful challenge
          ...  C_Richmond tries to calm him down
Min. 25 :(rfc) K_Richard is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Acquafresca
          ...  R_Acquafresca must beat M_Zetterer!
          ...  But M_Zetterer makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 26 :(rfc) M_Zetterer miss-kicks!
          ...  R_Acquafresca is through!
          ...  But Socrates wins the tackle
Min. 27 :(chs) D_Cole sidesteps D_McGrain
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Raúl_Albil intercepts the pass
Min. 28 :(rfc) K_Richard with a short pass to find J_Wilshere
          ...  J_Wilshere aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  M_Zetterer makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 28 :(chs) Socrates has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Raúl_Albil
          ...  He knocks it to Fabinhioski!
          ...  Fabinhioski with a little chip!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 30 :(chs) M_Giglio with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past R_Giovinco
          ...  Raúl_Albil wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 32 :(chs) C_Keyworth spits at D_McGrain
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  C_Richmond reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 34 :(chs) C_Keyworth takes advantage of a mistake by R_Giovinco
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  But D_McGrain wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(rfc) L_Copland is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to B_Hemoth
          ...  B_Hemoth with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 45 :(rfc) K_Richard finds D_Trezeguet on the edge of the box
          ...  D_Trezeguet swings in the shot!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 47 :(rfc) J_Wilshere controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  M_Giglio with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  C_Richmond refrained from booking him but had words

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Rangers FC 1-0 Chelsea

Min. 46 :(rfc) K_Richard is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to R_Acquafresca
          ...  R_Acquafresca with a powerful diving header!
          ...  M_Zetterer saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 47 :(rfc) D_Trezeguet gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past A_Pereira!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Miguelito with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 49 :(chs) Fabinhioski with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves D_McGrain behind
          ...  L_Copland with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  M_Giglio bends it in
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 49 :(chs) C_Keyworth finds M_Giglio on the edge of the box
          ...  Raúl_Albil goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 52 :(chs) P_Little backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Fabinhioski gets on the end of it
          ...  Fabinhioski beats the offside trap!
          ...  He runs at Belushi
          ...  He rounds Belushi
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  Belushi manages to get to it !!
Min. 53 :(rfc) L_Copland with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  B_Hemoth gets on the end of the pass
          ...  B_Hemoth with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 54 :(rfc) B_Hemoth with a measured ball to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  Rangers FC 2-0 Chelsea ...
Min. 56 :(chs) P_Little off the woodwork.
          ...  D_Cole picks up the deflection
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from L_Copland
Min. 57 :(chs) Fabinhioski with a one-touch layoff to P_Little
          ...  P_Little rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 60 :(rfc) J_A_Riise is coming on for D_McGrain and will play DF
Min. 61 :(chs) C_Keyworth knocks it forward
          ...  K_Richard slips
          ...  Socrates gets to it!
          ...  Belushi with a superb challenge
          ...  C_Richmond has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  The ref gives a PENALTY !!
          ...  Fabinhioski with the spot kick
          ...  He sends Belushi the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Rangers FC 2-1 Chelsea...
Min. 62 :(rfc) K_Richard with a probing pass to B_Hemoth
          ...  B_Hemoth hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 63 :(rfc) L_Copland knocks the ball past C_Keyworth
          ...  But Socrates wins the tackle
Min. 63 :(chs) P_Little is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  B_Stancu latches onto the ball
          ...  But R_Giovinco barges him off the ball
Min. 65 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart is going to be brought on
          ...  B_Hemoth is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(chs) It seems Chelsea are making a tactical change to L
Min. 65 :(chs) M_Giglio looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Fabinhioski
          ...  Fabinhioski hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 70 :(rfc) H_Rodellega takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace R_Acquafresca
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 70 :(rfc) Rangers FC made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 70 :(chs) A_Buzsaky takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Socrates as FW
Min. 70 :(chs) M_Friedrich is being brought on
          ...  J_Miguelito is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 70 :(chs) Y_Mizuno is being prepared to come on
          ...  B_Stancu is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 70 :(chs) M_Giglio plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Fabinhioski keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A left-footer by Fabinhioski !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 73 :(chs) A_Pereira with a well-controlled run
          ...  D_Trezeguet rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 76 :(rfc) D_Trezeguet nutmegs M_Flano, he continues to run forward
          ...  D_Cole with a superb challenge
          ...  C_Richmond has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  C_Richmond calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 82 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart with the heel pass to J_Wilshere
          ...  J_Wilshere fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's a contender for goal of the season!
          ...  Rangers FC 3-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(rfc) H_Rodellega finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by A_Pereira
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_VD_Vaart chips the ball into the area!
          ...  D_Cole reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 90 :(rfc) D_Trezeguet breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on M_Zetterer!
          ...  M_Friedrich brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  C_Richmond calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
Attendance           : 146,945
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : J_Wilshere
Scorers              : D_McGrain (9), D_Trezeguet (54), J_Wilshere (82)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Copland (49), D_Trezeguet (73)
Injured              : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : Fabinhioski (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Fabinhioski (61 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Pereira (1), C_Keyworth (32), M_Friedrich (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Rangers FC   |     Chelsea
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       12
Off target           :           4        |       9
On target            :           8        |       3
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       13
Key Tackles          :           6        |       5
Key Passes           :          14        |       11
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 3 - 1 Chelsea
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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  39   8   8   5  11 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
R_Giovinco     DF   2  27  12  10  35 |  94   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  25   0
D_McGrain      DF   1  27  12   7  24 |  63   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  20
Raúl_Albil     DF   2  27  10   6  35 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
L_Gasparotto   DF   3  23   8   6  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
L_Copland      MF   1   8  29   6  21 |  94   0   1   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  58  18
K_Richard      MF   1  10  27   9  26 |  94   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
B_Hemoth       MF   2   5  27   6  22 |  68   0   0   1   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  25   3
J_Wilshere     AM   2  18  27  11  19 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   6   8  28  36 |  73   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   6   9  25  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  24
V_Mannone      GK  27   5   3   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Uddin        DF   2  27  12   7  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_A_Riise      DF   3  25   7   9  32 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2  10  27   8  24 |  26   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  45  20
H_Rodellega    FW   2   5   8  26  13 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Chelsea
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Zetterer     GK  33   3   3   3  32 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
A_Pereira      DF   2  26  11   7  14 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
M_Flano        DF   1  26   6   1  33 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Miguelito    DF   2  25   9   3  33 |  73   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Cole         DF   1  24   9  10  29 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
C_Keyworth     DM   2  12  25   7  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
P_Little       MF   2   3  27   2  38 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  20 -19
M_Giglio       MF   1   2  25   8  37 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
B_Stancu       AM   2   7  25  17  34 |  73   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Socrates       AM   2   7  24  12  22 |  73   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Fabinhioski    FW   2   7  12  26  33 |  94   0   0   1   0   8   1   0   0   0   0  10  36
B_Trautmann    GK  28   2   1   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Friedrich    DF   2  25  11   9  29 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -22
Varane         DF   2  21   8   6  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Buzsaky      FW   2   6  24   4  20 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Mizuno       FW   2   6   6  24  23 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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