Elite FA Cup Group Match, Rangers FC vs. Marseille (Wed Oct 28)


                           Rangers FC  |  Marseille
                              5-3-2 E  |  4-4-2 C
                          Gazza Grant  |  Lee Shaw
                                       |
                           Belushi GK  |  GK R_Higuita
                           K_Uddin DF  |  DF L_Shawry
                         D_McGrain DF  |  DF S_Bassong
                        Raúl_Albil DF  |  DF S_Gronkjaer
                         F_de_Boer DF  |  DF F_Le_Boeuf
                         J_A_Riise DF  |  MF Douglas_Costa
                         L_Copland MF  |  MF K_Katsouranis
                        R_VD_Vaart MF  |  MF M_Dickinson
                          B_Hemoth MF  |  MF N_Ben_Khalifa
                     R_Acquafresca FW  |  FW J_Digweed
                       D_Trezeguet FW  |  FW Z_Zidane
                                       |
                         V_Mannone SUB |  SUB S_Given
                        R_Giovinco SUB |  SUB T_Taiwo
                        J_Wilshere SUB |  SUB J_Fleck
                           R_Lopez SUB |  SUB Y_Sankhare
                       H_Rodellega SUB |  SUB J_Lopez

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 7  :(msl) L_Shawry has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_A_Riise!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  L_Shawry with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But Belushi makes an easy save
Min. 8  :(rfc) R_Acquafresca beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  R_Acquafresca belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  R_Higuita dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had R_Higuita beaten!
Min. 10 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart sidesteps S_Bassong
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  S_Gronkjaer gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 13 :(msl) M_Dickinson with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past D_McGrain
          ...  He knocks it to Z_Zidane!
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching
          ...  Z_Zidane takes advantage and races towards the goal!
          ...  Just Belushi is between him and the goal
          ...  He lobs it over Belushi
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 13 :(rfc) Raúl_Albil gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside S_Gronkjaer!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  K_Katsouranis with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  D_Trezeguet hits it over the wall
          ...  R_Higuita blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 15 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca floats the ball in to find L_Copland
          ...  S_Bassong beats him to the ball
Min. 15 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa takes on 3 men
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The crowd goes wild !
          ...  And Marseille are leading in the game now
          ...  Rangers FC 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 16 :(msl) Marseille will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 16 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  R_Acquafresca unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 24 :(rfc) B_Hemoth takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_McGrain
          ...  Cleaned up by S_Bassong
Min. 26 :(rfc) B_Hemoth brings it under control
          ...  He takes on S_Bassong
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in R_Acquafresca!
          ...  R_Acquafresca with a stunning strike !
          ...  R_Higuita gathers it comfortably
Min. 26 :(msl) Douglas_Costa kicks D_McGrain off the ball
          ...  He's Butted him !
          ...  N_Alexander has stopped play
          ...  N_Alexander calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Lee Shaw looks relieved
Min. 27 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa with the punt towards goal!
          ...  But Belushi hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 29 :(rfc) L_Copland lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  B_Hemoth latches on to it
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 30 :(rfc) D_Trezeguet beats his man
          ...  S_Gronkjaer gets to the ball first
Min. 33 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  L_Shawry reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 34 :(msl) Z_Zidane breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Belushi!
          ...  K_Uddin brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  N_Alexander calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 35 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart sidesteps M_Dickinson
          ...  S_Bassong brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 40 :(msl) J_Digweed beats F_de_Boer
          ...  Good sliding challenge from K_Uddin
Min. 42 :(rfc) B_Hemoth looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to F_de_Boer
          ...  Z_Zidane rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  D_Trezeguet drives it in
          ...  R_Higuita beats the ball away
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca leaves F_Le_Boeuf standing
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there

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

Min. 60 :(rfc) R_Giovinco will replace the useless K_Uddin and will play DF
Min. 60 :(rfc) J_Wilshere is being prepared to come on
          ...  B_Hemoth is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 60 :(rfc) H_Rodellega is being prepared to come on
          ...  R_Acquafresca is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 63 :(rfc) J_Wilshere looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_McGrain
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  M_Dickinson looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 65 :(msl) T_Taiwo is going to be brought on
          ...  S_Gronkjaer is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(msl) Y_Sankhare is being prepared to come on
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(rfc) D_Trezeguet is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  From long range D_Trezeguet bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  R_Higuita tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Trezeguet hits it towards the far post!
          ...  R_Higuita easily claims the ball!
Min. 72 :(msl) J_Digweed skips the challenge from Raúl_Albil
          ...  The cross hits J_Digweed on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  But Belushi parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 73 :(rfc) F_de_Boer knocks it forward
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf slips
          ...  H_Rodellega gets to it!
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 75 :(rfc) Rangers FC altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 80 :(msl) J_Lopez takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Z_Zidane as FW
Min. 85 :(rfc) L_Copland is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to D_McGrain
          ...  The ball hits T_Taiwo in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 87 :(rfc) J_Wilshere looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_McGrain
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  J_Wilshere fires it towards the goal
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  R_Higuita tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Rodellega lofts the ball in!
          ...  R_Higuita easily catches it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(rfc) Raúl_Albil jumps over S_Bassong's challenge
          ...  But T_Taiwo wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 91 :(rfc) R_Giovinco is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to F_de_Boer
          ...  F_de_Boer tries to beat R_Higuita!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
Attendance           : 150,000
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : D_Trezeguet
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Uddin (34)
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : N_Ben_Khalifa (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Ben_Khalifa (15)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Katsouranis (13), Z_Zidane (42), F_Le_Boeuf (87)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Rangers FC   |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       5
Off target           :           3        |       1
On target            :           5        |       4
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           2        |       8
Key Tackles          :           1        |       12
Key Passes           :          10        |       1
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 0 - 1 Marseille
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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  37   8   8   5  11 |  92   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
K_Uddin        DF   2  26  12   7  40 |  61   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
D_McGrain      DF   1  26  12   7  24 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Raúl_Albil     DF   2  26  10   6  35 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_de_Boer      DF   2  26   7   7  27 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
J_A_Riise      DF   3  24   7   9  32 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Copland      MF   1   8  28   6  21 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2   9  26   8  24 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Hemoth       MF   2   4  26   6  22 |  61   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   6   8  28  36 |  61   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   7
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   6   9  24  21 |  92   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
V_Mannone      GK  27   5   3   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Giovinco     DF   2  26  12  10  35 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Wilshere     MF   2  18  26  11  19 |  31   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -15
R_Lopez        MF   1   3  26   4  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Rodellega    MF   2   5   8  25  13 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20

Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita      GK  39   2   2   2  34 |  92   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  28   8   7  15 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
S_Bassong      DF   2  27  11   6  30 |  92   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
S_Gronkjaer    DF   2  27   8   7  12 |  66   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  25  10   7  22 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   8  27  10  42 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Katsouranis  MF   1   3  27   1  34 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  18
M_Dickinson    MF   2  15  26   7  28 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  11  26  11  25 |  71   0   2   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  40   0  25
J_Digweed      FW   1   8   9  28  19 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   8  28  34 |  81   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  30   4   4  31 |  26   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Fleck        MF   1   6  29   9  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  28  11  36 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Lopez        FW   2   6   7  19  32 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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