Division One League Match, Rangers FC vs. Manchester Utd (Sun May 19)


                           Rangers FC  |  Manchester Utd
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-1-3-2 C
                          Steve Brown  |  Neil Stockley
                                       |
                            Rafael GK  |  GK J_Leighton
                           K_Rekik DF  |  DF T_Lee
                         J_Serrano DF  |  DF G_Bergomi
                         D_McGrain DF  |  DF M_Kelly
                         G_Stevens DF  |  DF W_Kambwala
                        J_Barjonas MF  |  DM S_Petrov
                          D_Cooper MF  |  MF D_Gore
                      Kara_Dembele MF  |  MF D_Luca
                          J_Baxter MF  |  MF R_Keane
                         B_McClair FW  |  FW N_Fuellkrug
                     Erling_Haland FW  |  FW Neymar_Jnr
                                       |
                        M_A_Stegen SUB |  SUB G_Kobel
                        J_Drummond SUB |  SUB M_Skriniar
                         R_Russell SUB |  SUB F_Ravenalli
                            D_Bell SUB |  SUB M_Carrick
                              Aoas SUB |  SUB K_Jan_Huntlar

Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)


Min. 2  :(rfc) J_Baxter looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Kara_Dembele
          ...  Kara_Dembele aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 4  :(rfc) D_Cooper with an intelligent ball to Erling_Haland
          ...  N_Fuellkrug scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  He received a good talking to from F_De_Bleeckere
Min. 7  :(mnu) Neymar_Jnr sidesteps K_Rekik
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Neymar_Jnr unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  Rafael with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 9  :(mnu) D_Gore miskicks!
          ...  He finds S_Petrov though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  G_Stevens steals the ball of off him
Min. 10 :(rfc) J_Baxter loses his marker
          ...  J_Baxter attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But J_Leighton tips it over
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 12 :(mnu) R_Keane can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to N_Fuellkrug
          ...  Erling_Haland is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 13 :(mnu) D_Luca with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past G_Stevens
          ...  He knocks it to N_Fuellkrug!
          ...  N_Fuellkrug with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  Rafael with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 14 :(mnu) D_Luca runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs J_Serrano
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  D_Luca launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the Manchester Utd crowd to celebrate!!
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!!
          ...  That s put Manchester Utd ahead!
          ...  Rangers FC 0-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 15 :(rfc) B_McClair beats G_Bergomi
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves F_De_Bleeckere
          ...  A great volley from B_McClair !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 15 :(mnu) D_Luca finds N_Fuellkrug on the edge of the box
          ...  N_Fuellkrug drives it towards goal !
          ...  Rafael makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 19 :(mnu) D_Luca sidesteps D_McGrain
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  D_Luca tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But Rafael punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 23 :(mnu) S_Petrov slides it through the middle to D_Luca
          ...  K_Rekik gets to the ball first
Min. 27 :(rfc) Erling_Haland makes the tackle
          ...  Erling_Haland cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Was that a smile we saw on his manager s face?
          ...  It s his 10th for the campaign!!
          ...  Now they are back in the game!
          ...  Rangers FC 1-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 29 :(mnu) S_Petrov has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past D_McGrain
          ...  He knocks it to N_Fuellkrug!
          ...  N_Fuellkrug with a thundering drive!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 35 :(rfc) K_Rekik drives it forward to B_McClair
          ...  W_Kambwala with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  F_De_Bleeckere just wants to lecture him
Min. 42 :(mnu) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  D_Luca is through!
          ...  A great volley from D_Luca !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  Rafael acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Gore curls it into the box!
          ...  Rafael catches it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnu) D_Luca holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Neymar_Jnr
          ...  Erling_Haland reads the play well
Min. 46 :(mnu) S_Petrov hits a hard pass to Neymar_Jnr
          ...  Kara_Dembele goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Rangers FC 1-1 Manchester Utd

Min. 46 :(mnu) Neymar_Jnr finds himself in a good position
          ...  Neymar_Jnr with a thundering volley!
          ...  Rafael catches the ball
Min. 49 :(rfc) Kara_Dembele with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by S_Petrov
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 51 :(mnu) D_Gore runs at G_Stevens
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  D_Gore with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  Rafael gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by Rafael !!
Min. 52 :(mnu) D_Luca fires over a low cross to N_Fuellkrug
          ...  D_McGrain wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 54 :(rfc) D_Cooper has it now
          ...  He takes on T_Lee
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_Barjonas!
          ...  W_Kambwala clears with a diving header
Min. 55 :(mnu) S_Petrov with an inch perfect pass to Neymar_Jnr
          ...  Neymar_Jnr hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  Rafael won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 60 :(rfc) J_Drummond replaces J_Serrano to play as a DF
Min. 60 :(rfc) R_Russell takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Kara_Dembele as MF
Min. 60 :(rfc) There's going to be a change
          ...  Aoas will come on for B_McClair and play FW
Min. 60 :(mnu) K_Jan_Huntlar takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Neymar_Jnr
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 67 :(mnu) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  N_Fuellkrug is through!
          ...  N_Fuellkrug hits a crisp volley!
          ...  Rafael falls over
          ...  But Rafael is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 71 :(mnu) D_Gore looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to N_Fuellkrug
          ...  The ball hits D_McGrain in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 75 :(mnu) Manchester Utd restructured their strategy to L
Min. 75 :(mnu) D_Luca with a real burst of pace
          ...  D_Luca drives the ball low !
          ...  Rafael with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 79 :(mnu) R_Keane reads the run of D_Gore
          ...  D_McGrain cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 80 :(mnu) R_Keane has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Drummond
          ...  He puts in K_Jan_Huntlar!
          ...  J_Drummond moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 83 :(rfc) D_Cooper with a measured ball to Aoas
          ...  Aoas goes for the top corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  Yes!!
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win!
          ...  Rangers FC 2-1 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(rfc) J_Baxter gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Aoas
          ...  T_Lee reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 93 :(rfc) Aoas finds himself in acres of space
          ...  But T_Lee wins the tackle

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
Attendance           : 137,023
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : D_Cooper
Scorers              : Erling_Haland (27), Aoas (83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Kara_Dembele (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : D_Luca (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Luca (14)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Rangers FC    | Manchester Utd
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       12
Off target           :           2        |       2
On target            :           3        |       10
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       5
Key Tackles          :           7        |       4
Key Passes           :           6        |       13
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 2 - 1 Manchester Utd
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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  39   2   2   2  20 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  37   8   2  12 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Serrano      DF   1  32   1   1  30 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_McGrain      DF   2  30   6   3  19 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20  20
G_Stevens      DF   1  28   7   2  33 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Barjonas     MF   2  16  29   6  14 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Cooper       MF   2   3  29   5  32 |  95   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Kara_Dembele   MF   2   7  28  21  42 |  62   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  18  18
J_Baxter       MF   1   5  28   5  34 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
B_McClair      FW   1   5  10  32  13 |  62   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Erling_Haland  FW   3   8  10  30  12 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  25
M_A_Stegen     GK  29   2   2   1  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Drummond     DF   2  27  19   1  27 |  33   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_Russell      MF   2   4  28   4  34 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bell         MF   2   8  27  12  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Aoas           FW   1   4   2  30  31 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25

Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Leighton     GK  31   4   3   4  27 |  95   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -35   0   0   0
T_Lee          DF   1  29   9   2  25 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
G_Bergomi      DF   2  28   2   2  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kelly        DF   2  27   5   4  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Kambwala     DF   2  25   7   1  36 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Petrov       DM   1  18  27   9  14 |  95   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
D_Gore         MF   2   5  29   2  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
D_Luca         MF   2   4  28  23  27 |  95   0   0   4   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  40  40
R_Keane        MF   1  11  26   4  22 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
N_Fuellkrug    FW   1   1   3  28  42 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0 -20 -20  -5
Neymar_Jnr     FW   1   1   5  26  36 |  62   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
G_Kobel        GK  29   2   3   4  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Skriniar     DF   2  24   1   1  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ravenalli    MF   2   9  29   5  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Carrick      MF   2   3  26   1  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Jan_Huntlar  FW   2   8  10  25  47 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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