Division One League Match, Rangers FC vs. Manchester City (Sun May 08)


                           Rangers FC  |  Manchester City
                            4-4-1-1 E  |  6-3-1 D
                          Gazza Grant  |  Scott Matthews
                                       |
                           Belushi GK  |  GK S_Scuffet
                             L_Roy DF  |  DF L_Alberto
                        Raúl_Albil DF  |  DF C_Barr
                        R_Giovinco DF  |  DF M_Laursen
                         D_McGrain DF  |  DF Efe_Sodje
                         L_Copland MF  |  DF E_Johnson
                         K_Richard MF  |  DF Breno
                          B_Hemoth MF  |  MF R_Pletikosa
                        R_VD_Vaart MF  |  MF A_Andanov
                        J_Wilshere AM  |  MF Jinky
                     R_Acquafresca FW  |  FW Yeboah
                                       |
                         V_Mannone SUB |  SUB P_Out
                         J_A_Riise SUB |  SUB P_Do_Shaw
                      L_Gasparotto SUB |  SUB S_Arrache
                            B_Yaga SUB |  SUB Matheus
                       D_Trezeguet SUB |  SUB D_Rommedahl

Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary)


Min. 1  :(rfc) L_Copland knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  L_Copland with the goal bound shot!
          ...  S_Scuffet with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 3  :(rfc) K_Richard looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to R_Acquafresca
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by R_Acquafresca !
          ...  S_Scuffet fists it away
Min. 5  :(rfc) K_Richard with a short pass to find R_Giovinco
          ...  Breno scythes the player down.
          ...  Psycho!
Min. 6  :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart knocks it forward
          ...  E_Johnson slips
          ...  D_McGrain gets to it!
          ...  D_McGrain with the side footed shot!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Giovinco floats the ball in!
          ...  S_Scuffet reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 7  :(mnc) Jinky controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  A_Andanov gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  D_McGrain wins the ball
Min. 8  :(mnc) A_Andanov takes advantage of a mistake by L_Roy
          ...  L_Copland intercepts the pass
Min. 9  :(rfc) B_Hemoth plays in J_Wilshere with a beautiful ball
          ...  L_Alberto hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Roy swings it in!
          ...  S_Scuffet comes out and claims it!
Min. 11 :(mnc) Jinky looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Yeboah
          ...  L_Roy beats him to the ball
Min. 13 :(mnc) Jinky is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to L_Alberto
          ...  L_Alberto curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 16 :(rfc) K_Richard with the heel pass to J_Wilshere
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Laursen takes possession
Min. 20 :(rfc) K_Richard nutmegs Breno, he continues to run forward
          ...  E_Johnson takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 22 :(rfc) B_Hemoth backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  R_Acquafresca gets on the end of it
          ...  Efe_Sodje with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 23 :(rfc) B_Hemoth looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to R_Acquafresca
          ...  R_Acquafresca hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  S_Scuffet with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 23 :(mnc) Yeboah breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Belushi!
          ...  R_Giovinco brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  J_Hunye reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 23 :(mnc) R_Pletikosa slides the ball across to Jinky
          ...  R_VD_Vaart slices it
          ...  Belushi moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Andanov swings it in!
          ...  D_McGrain clears the corner
Min. 25 :(mnc) Breno with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Yeboah gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_McGrain reads the play well
Min. 28 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside L_Alberto!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  The ball hits Breno in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 28 :(mnc) A_Andanov knocks it past R_VD_Vaart and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  J_Wilshere fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 33 :(mnc) Yeboah plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  L_Copland takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 34 :(rfc) L_Roy loses Breno
          ...  M_Laursen forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by R_VD_Vaart
          ...  S_Scuffet fists it away!
Min. 40 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca picks up a loose ball
          ...  R_Acquafresca shapes up for a shot!
          ...  S_Scuffet catches the ball
Min. 41 :(rfc) K_Richard moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_VD_Vaart
          ...  R_VD_Vaart has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  S_Scuffet makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 41 :(mnc) R_Pletikosa with a precise pass to Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  Belushi saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(rfc) K_Richard off the woodwork.
          ...  R_Acquafresca picks up the deflection
          ...  Jinky anticipates the pass and cuts it out

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Rangers FC 0-0 Manchester City

Min. 47 :(mnc) L_Alberto breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Belushi!
          ...  L_Roy brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  J_Hunye reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 49 :(rfc) B_Hemoth brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  J_Wilshere gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Laursen gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 49 :(mnc) R_Pletikosa runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Yeboah
          ...  Yeboah aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But Belushi palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 55 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca sprints past E_Johnson
          ...  L_Alberto with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
Min. 56 :(mnc) Yeboah sidesteps Raúl_Albil
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  D_McGrain with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
          ...  What's J_Hunye going to give?
          ...  PENALTY !! The referee waves the players away
          ...  Yeboah with the spot kick
          ...  Belushi dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  That's put Manchester City in front!
          ...  Rangers FC 0-1 Manchester City...
Min. 56 :(mnc) R_Pletikosa moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Johnson
          ...  L_Roy reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 61 :(mnc) C_Barr slides it through the middle to Yeboah
          ...  R_Giovinco bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 62 :(rfc) B_Yaga is coming on for R_VD_Vaart and will play MF
Min. 65 :(mnc) There's going to be a change
          ...  P_Do_Shaw will come on for R_Pletikosa and play MF
Min. 65 :(mnc) D_Rommedahl is going to be brought on
          ...  Yeboah is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 65 :(rfc) L_Roy loses C_Barr
          ...  A cheeky lob from L_Roy !
          ...  S_Scuffet with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 70 :(rfc) Rangers FC restructured their strategy to A
Min. 70 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_McGrain
          ...  He puts in D_Rommedahl!
          ...  R_Giovinco tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by P_Do_Shaw!
          ...  Belushi easily catches it!
Min. 72 :(rfc) J_A_Riise is being prepared to come on
          ...  L_Roy is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 72 :(rfc) D_McGrain crosses into the box, finding R_Acquafresca
          ...  R_Acquafresca chases it through, he must score !
          ...  It's beaten S_Scuffet
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 76 :(rfc) L_Copland runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs C_Barr
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  E_Johnson steals the ball of off him
Min. 79 :(mnc) P_Do_Shaw backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Breno gets on the end of it
          ...  Breno tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  But Belushi punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 80 :(rfc) D_Trezeguet comes on for R_Acquafresca and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 82 :(mnc) A_Andanov kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  D_Rommedahl gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  D_McGrain takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 83 :(mnc) D_Rommedahl takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  J_A_Riise with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
Min. 87 :(mnc) L_Alberto drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to D_Rommedahl
          ...  D_McGrain slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(rfc) B_Hemoth steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs M_Laursen
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Efe_Sodje with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 89 :(rfc) J_A_Riise takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  J_A_Riise curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 91 :(mnc) D_Rommedahl lobs it over R_Giovinco
          ...  D_McGrain takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
Attendance           : 145,557
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : D_McGrain
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Giovinco (23), L_Roy (47), D_McGrain (56)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Yeboah (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Yeboah (56 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Efe_Sodje (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Rangers FC   | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       5
Off target           :           3        |       1
On target            :           6        |       4
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          12        |       7
Key Tackles          :          12        |       8
Key Passes           :          10        |       13
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 0 - 1 Manchester City
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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  38   8   8   5  11 |  93   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
L_Roy          DF   3  30   7   9  29 |  73   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18 -22 -17
Raúl_Albil     DF   2  27  10   6  35 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Giovinco     DF   2  26  12  10  35 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
D_McGrain      DF   1  26  12   7  24 |  93   0   6   1   0   1   0   1   0   0 118   8  -1
L_Copland      MF   1   8  29   6  21 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
K_Richard      MF   1  10  27   9  26 |  93   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
B_Hemoth       MF   2   4  27   6  22 |  93   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2   9  26   8  24 |  63   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
J_Wilshere     AM   2  18  27  11  19 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   6   8  28  36 |  81   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
V_Mannone      GK  27   5   3   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_A_Riise      DF   3  24   7   9  32 |  20   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
L_Gasparotto   DF   3  23   7   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Yaga         MF   2   9  26   8  35 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   6   9  25  21 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Scuffet      GK  37   5   1   4  41 |  93   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
L_Alberto      DF   2  32  14   8  28 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   1
C_Barr         DF   2  28  12   9  27 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Laursen      DF   2  28   9   6  30 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 120  20  20
Efe_Sodje      DF   2  28   4   2  28 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
E_Johnson      DF   1  27   8   5  31 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Breno          DF   2  26  10  10  16 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
R_Pletikosa    MF   3  10  28   8  40 |  66   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
A_Andanov      MF   2   7  28   8  25 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Jinky          MF   3   8  27   8  41 |  93   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Yeboah         FW   1   7   7  27  31 |  66   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
P_Out          GK  12   5   4   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  27   8  25 |  27   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
S_Arrache      MF   1   6  27   9  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Matheus        MF   1   7  25   3  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rommedahl    FW   2   6   9  26  27 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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