Elite FA Cup Group Match, Rangers FC vs. Hearts (Fri Jan 06)


                           Rangers FC  |  Hearts
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                          Steve Brown  |  Roy Rolsten
                                       |
                            Rafael GK  |  GK B_Roorda
                           K_Rekik DF  |  DF S_Walsh
                            I_Hart DF  |  DF H_Onderlei
                         F_Ricksen DF  |  DF J_Speelman
                         J_Serrano DF  |  DF B_Conti
                            J_Cole MF  |  MF C_Sibbald
                           A_Silva MF  |  MF J_Colquhoun
                          D_Cooper MF  |  MF B_Towell
                               Kan AM  |  MF K_Poborsky
                        Sheringham FW  |  FW A_Arshavin
                     Erling_Haland FW  |  FW S_Mane
                                       |
                        M_A_Stegen SUB |  SUB Mo_Girgua
                         G_Stevens SUB |  SUB L_Gasparotto
                        J_Drummond SUB |  SUB M_Franchu
                         R_Russell SUB |  SUB A_Townsend
                            N_Pepe SUB |  SUB Rabzio

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 1  :(rfc) D_Cooper retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Kan latches onto the end of it
          ...  J_Speelman anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 2  :(rfc) J_Cole skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Erling_Haland
          ...  Erling_Haland hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 8  :(rfc) Sheringham takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  C_Sibbald with a bad challenge
          ...  B_Kuipers will want to speak to him
Min. 11 :(hts) C_Sibbald pulls it back to A_Arshavin
          ...  J_Serrano with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  B_Kuipers tries to calm him down
Min. 12 :(rfc) A_Silva retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Kan gets on the end of it
          ...  Kan hits a great shot !
          ...  B_Roorda makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 16 :(rfc) D_Cooper with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to Erling_Haland
          ...  A_Arshavin with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  B_Kuipers lectures him
Min. 17 :(rfc) Kan knocks it forward
          ...  H_Onderlei slips
          ...  Sheringham gets to it!
          ...  Sheringham lobs B_Roorda!
          ...  B_Roorda gets a hand to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out!
          ...  That's put Rangers FC in front!
          ...  Rangers FC 1-0 Hearts ...
Min. 21 :(rfc) D_Cooper with a 50-yard pass to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham tries to beat B_Roorda from outside the area!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 25 :(hts) J_Colquhoun lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  B_Towell latches on to it
          ...  B_Towell chases it through, he must score !
          ...  Rafael watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 26 :(rfc) D_Cooper skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham attempts a low drive!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 29 :(hts) J_Colquhoun plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Arshavin keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  F_Ricksen brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But B_Kuipers waves play on!!!
Min. 32 :(rfc) D_Cooper sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Erling_Haland
          ...  Erling_Haland sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But B_Roorda tips it behind
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 33 :(rfc) Sheringham takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  But A_Arshavin spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 35 :(rfc) J_Cole takes possession
          ...  C_Sibbald fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He received a good talking to from B_Kuipers
Min. 36 :(rfc) F_Ricksen squares it to Kan
          ...  H_Onderlei makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 36 :(hts) C_Sibbald feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  J_Speelman runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  F_Ricksen slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 38 :(rfc) F_Ricksen runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  J_Speelman knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But B_Kuipers just turns away!
Min. 38 :(hts) B_Towell plays a first time ball through the defence to A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin drives it low !
          ...  Rafael blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 39 :(rfc) A_Silva with the through ball to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  B_Roorda shouts at his defenders
          ...  Rangers FC 2-0 Hearts ...
Min. 40 :(rfc) D_Cooper with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past J_Speelman
          ...  He knocks it to Erling_Haland!
          ...  Erling_Haland hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  B_Roorda won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 40 :(hts) The ball is passed in from J_Speelman, he finds B_Conti
          ...  F_Ricksen reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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

Min. 54 :(rfc) J_Cole is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to Kan
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching
          ...  Kan takes advantage and races towards the goal!
          ...  Just B_Roorda is between him and the goal
          ...  He tries to slide it past B_Roorda
          ...  He has put it wide!!
Min. 55 :(rfc) Sheringham squares it to A_Silva
          ...  But H_Onderlei spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 55 :(hts) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  K_Poborsky is through!
          ...  D_Cooper with the foul
          ...  B_Kuipers refrained from booking him but had stern words
Min. 60 :(rfc) Sheringham takes advantage of a mistake by S_Walsh
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  S_Walsh moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 68 :(hts) C_Sibbald holds the ball up
          ...  He sees A_Arshavin in space!
          ...  A_Arshavin tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  It's beaten Rafael
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 70 :(hts) A_Arshavin had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  A_Arshavin hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 73 :(hts) J_Speelman tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Rangers FC 3-0 Hearts ...
Min. 75 :(rfc) G_Stevens takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace J_Serrano as DF
Min. 75 :(rfc) R_Russell is being brought on
          ...  J_Cole is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 75 :(rfc) N_Pepe is coming on for Erling_Haland and will play FW
Min. 75 :(rfc) J_Drummond replaces Kan to play as a AM
Min. 75 :(rfc) N_Pepe looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham with the shot !
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  B_Roorda grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 80 :(rfc) The Rangers FC manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 81 :(rfc) Sheringham takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  Sheringham with the shot on net !
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into B_Roorda's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 82 :(hts) A_Arshavin beats K_Rekik
          ...  The ball hits G_Stevens in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 84 :(hts) S_Mane takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Drummond
          ...  G_Stevens with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(hts) B_Towell beats J_Drummond
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But I_Hart reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 92 :(rfc) Sheringham sidesteps S_Walsh
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  S_Mane looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 92 :(hts) B_Towell holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to B_Conti
          ...  N_Pepe with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
Attendance           : 134,694
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : Sheringham (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Sheringham (17,39), J_Speelman (73 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Pepe (92)
Injured              : N/A
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player          : A_Arshavin
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Rangers FC    |     Hearts
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       4
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :           4        |       1
Possession           :          60        |       40
Corners              :           0        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           4        |       0
Fouls                :           8        |       16
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          14        |       8
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 3 - 0 Hearts
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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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Rafael         GK  37   2   2   2  20 |  96   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  34   8   2  12 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Hart         DF   3  32   7   6  23 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
F_Ricksen      DF   2  31   8   7  33 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  10   0
J_Serrano      DF   1  31   1   1  30 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cole         MF   3   9  29   7  33 |  77   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Silva        MF   1   7  29   7  20 |  96   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
D_Cooper       MF   2   3  28   5  32 |  96   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
Kan            AM   2   7  26  18  32 |  77   0   0   1   1   2   0   0   0   0  20  50  25
Sheringham     FW   2   7   9  36  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   6   2   0   0   0   0  10  50
Erling_Haland  FW   3   8   9  29  12 |  77   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_A_Stegen     GK  29   2   2   1  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Stevens      DF   1  26   7   2  33 |  19   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Drummond     AM   2  25  18   1  27 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
R_Russell      MF   2   4  27   4  34 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Pepe         FW   3   8  10  28  33 |  19   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2

Player Statistics - Hearts
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Roorda       GK  38   4   5   2  29 |  96   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -40   0   0   0
S_Walsh        DF   2  28   9   5  32 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
H_Onderlei     DF   1  28   9   5  13 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Speelman     DF   2  27   1  11  29 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -10   0
B_Conti        DF   3  26  10   7  43 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Sibbald      MF   2   9  30   8  30 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Colquhoun    MF   2   3  29   1  35 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
B_Towell       MF   2   4  26  15  45 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
K_Poborsky     MF   1   9  25  11  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
A_Arshavin     FW   2   7   8  28  32 |  96   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
S_Mane         FW   2   6   8  25  30 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Mo_Girgua      GK  18   2   5   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Gasparotto   DF   3  28   8   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Franchu      MF   3  14  27   6  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Townsend     MF   2   1  25   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rabzio         FW   3  10  10  21  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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