Division One League Match, Rangers FC vs. Newcastle (Sun May 15)


                           Rangers FC  |  Newcastle
                              5-3-2 C  |  4-5-1 A
                          Steve Brown  |  Tony Glendinning
                                       |
                            Rafael GK  |  GK S_Handanovic
                           K_Rekik DF  |  DF Fazio
                         J_A_Riise DF  |  DF S_D_Gibson
                         F_Ricksen DF  |  DF P_Kachu
                         J_Serrano DF  |  DF F_Anjurin
                        Juan_Foyth DF  |  MF T_Watson
                          B_MacKay MF  |  MF A_Karnak
                         A_Hazzard MF  |  MF S_Gordon
                          Lee_Kang MF  |  MF Ru_B_Perry
                          P_Crouch FW  |  MF Senior
                            N_Pepe FW  |  FW Geminiho
                                       |
                        P_Lattuada SUB |  SUB S_Logan
                             Doria SUB |  SUB K_Fasan
                        J_Drummond SUB |  SUB M_Overmars
                          D_Cooper SUB |  SUB Maddison
                       Steve_Brown SUB |  SUB D_Bergkamp

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)


Min. 3  :(rfc) Juan_Foyth with a pinpoint pass to P_Crouch
          ...  P_Kachu with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 3  :(nwt) P_Kachu flicks it over K_Rekik and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  P_Kachu has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  Rafael palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Karnak lofts the ball in!
          ...  Juan_Foyth reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 4  :(rfc) B_MacKay races into the box
          ...  He sees P_Crouch lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Geminiho with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 9  :(rfc) J_A_Riise has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Fazio
          ...  He puts in F_Ricksen!
          ...  F_Ricksen is clean through, he is one on one with S_Handanovic
          ...  He rounds S_Handanovic
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  S_Handanovic manages to get to it !!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Pepe chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  S_Handanovic easily catches it!
Min. 16 :(nwt) Geminiho sidesteps J_Serrano
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Geminiho with a bicycle kick !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 18 :(nwt) Geminiho plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  J_A_Riise slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 21 :(nwt) Ru_B_Perry with the diagonal pass Geminiho
          ...  P_Crouch bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 23 :(rfc) Lee_Kang is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to P_Crouch
          ...  P_Crouch tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  But S_Handanovic palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 29 :(nwt) T_Watson runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Ru_B_Perry
          ...  Ru_B_Perry attempts a lob!
          ...  But Rafael comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 30 :(rfc) P_Crouch sidesteps Fazio
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  P_Crouch tries to chip the ball over S_Handanovic!
          ...  Looks like it should be S_Handanovic's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  S_Handanovic looks embarrassed!
          ...  Rangers FC go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Rangers FC 1-0 Newcastle ...
Min. 32 :(rfc) B_MacKay retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  P_Crouch gets on the end of it
          ...  P_Crouch swings in the shot!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 32 :(rfc) B_MacKay runs at F_Anjurin
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Fazio with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  A_Dali warns him
Min. 33 :(nwt) S_D_Gibson takes advantage of a mistake by F_Ricksen
          ...  F_Ricksen goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 35 :(nwt) Fazio lobs it over the defender
          ...  J_Serrano dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 36 :(nwt) A_Karnak whips the ball across to Geminiho
          ...  Geminiho must beat Rafael!
          ...  Rafael makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 38 :(nwt) Ru_B_Perry holds the ball up
          ...  He sees T_Watson in space!
          ...  T_Watson with the cheeky shot!
          ...  Rafael with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Senior curls it into the box!
          ...  Rafael easily claims the ball!
Min. 39 :(rfc) P_Crouch lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Lee_Kang latches on to it
          ...  Lee_Kang carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  S_Handanovic gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Hazzard lofts the ball in!
          ...  It is kicked away by P_Kachu
Min. 41 :(nwt) Geminiho beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds T_Watson
          ...  Lee_Kang knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  A_Dali blows up for a foul
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from A_Dali
          ...  A_Dali pauses
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Geminiho will take it
          ...  Rafael tips it wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Geminiho swings it in!
          ...  Rafael easily claims the ball!
Min. 42 :(nwt) T_Watson bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Geminiho
          ...  But K_Rekik wins the tackle
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(nwt) A_Karnak gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  F_Anjurin is unmarked
          ...  F_Anjurin with a terrific drive !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 44 :(rfc) F_Ricksen with a perfectly timed run
          ...  A well-placed shot from F_Ricksen !
          ...  But S_Handanovic punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 45 :(rfc) P_Crouch sidesteps S_D_Gibson
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  P_Crouch attempts a low drive!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 46 :(rfc) F_Ricksen is first to the ball
          ...  Geminiho with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  A_Dali signals that it is indirect
          ...  A_Hazzard shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to P_Crouch instead
          ...  P_Crouch drives the shot in!
          ...  S_Handanovic falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Unlucky!
          ...  The Rangers FC fans start to taunt him now!
          ...  Rangers FC 2-0 Newcastle ...
Min. 47 :(rfc) Rangers FC will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 49 :(nwt) Geminiho is unmarked!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Lee_Kang and it had to be

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

Min. 46 :(rfc) N_Pepe plays the early ball across the box to find Juan_Foyth in space
          ...  S_D_Gibson reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 47 :(rfc) J_A_Riise with the mazy run
          ...  J_A_Riise could have let it bounce!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 48 :(nwt) Geminiho uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  Juan_Foyth with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  A_Dali reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  S_Gordon swings it in
          ...  A_Karnak gets on the end of it
          ...  A cracking drive from A_Karnak !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 49 :(rfc) Lee_Kang runs forward
          ...  Lee_Kang has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 50 :(rfc) N_Pepe gains possession
          ...  N_Pepe aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  But S_Handanovic punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 52 :(nwt) Fazio gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside Lee_Kang!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Fazio with a thundering shot!
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 59 :(rfc) K_Rekik gets to the by line and finds P_Crouch with a beautiful cross
          ...  S_D_Gibson knocks the ball back to S_Handanovic
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past S_Handanovic!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_MacKay chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  The ball comes to A_Hazzard
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  But S_Handanovic punches it away
Min. 60 :(nwt) F_Anjurin finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  Lee_Kang with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 70 :(nwt) K_Fasan is coming on and Fazio is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DM
Min. 71 :(rfc) N_Pepe nutmegs the defender
          ...  S_Gordon with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  A_Hazzard swings it in
          ...  N_Pepe takes control of it!
          ...  N_Pepe with the punt towards goal!
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 72 :(rfc) A_Hazzard wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_MacKay
          ...  B_MacKay hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  S_Handanovic catches the ball
Min. 75 :(rfc) Doria replaces an unhappy Juan_Foyth and will play as a DF
Min. 75 :(rfc) D_Cooper comes on for B_MacKay and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 75 :(rfc) Steve_Brown is coming on for N_Pepe and playing FW
Min. 80 :(rfc) D_Cooper brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  A_Hazzard makes himself available
          ...  P_Kachu wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 82 :(nwt) S_Logan will replace the useless F_Anjurin and will play DF
Min. 82 :(nwt) Maddison is being prepared to come on
          ...  Senior is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 82 :(nwt) D_Bergkamp is coming on for Geminiho and will play FW
Min. 82 :(nwt) M_Overmars is being prepared to come on
          ...  Ru_B_Perry is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 83 :(rfc) Lee_Kang retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  P_Crouch latches onto the end of it
          ...  P_Crouch with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  S_Handanovic gets a hand to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out!
          ...  Thats his hat trick!
          ...  He runs towards Steve Brown!
          ...  Rangers FC 3-0 Newcastle ...
Min. 83 :(nwt) S_Gordon with a probing through ball D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Maddison chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Rafael easily catches it!
Min. 85 :(nwt) D_Bergkamp takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  Steve_Brown with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  A_Dali will just give him a speaking to
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(nwt) T_Watson with the first time pass to P_Kachu
          ...  P_Kachu with the side footed shot!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 92 :(rfc) D_Cooper gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to P_Crouch
          ...  S_Gordon with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 93 :(nwt) M_Overmars is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Maddison latches onto the ball
          ...  J_A_Riise knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But A_Dali just turns away!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
Attendance           : 138,818
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : P_Crouch (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Crouch (30,46,83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Crouch (21), Juan_Foyth (48), Lee_Kang (60)
Injured              : N/A
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : T_Watson
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Gordon (71)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Rangers FC    |    Newcastle
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       10
Off target           :           5        |       6
On target            :          10        |       4
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       5
Fouls                :          13        |       12
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :          10        |       10
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 3 - 0 Newcastle
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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  35   2   2   2  20 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  32   8   2  12 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30  20
J_A_Riise      DF   3  31   8   9  32 |  97   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  30  20
F_Ricksen      DF   2  30   8   7  33 |  97   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
J_Serrano      DF   1  30   1   1  30 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Juan_Foyth     DF   2  28   8   6  30 |  79   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
B_MacKay       MF   2   1  29   5  17 |  79   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
A_Hazzard      MF   1   1  28   2  26 |  97   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
Lee_Kang       MF   3  11  27  12  31 |  97   0   1   2   1   2   0   1   0   0  18  38   3
P_Crouch       FW   1   7  13  31  21 |  97   0   0   1   0   6   3   1   0   0  -2   8  78
N_Pepe         FW   3   8  11  28  33 |  79   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
P_Lattuada     GK  31   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Doria          DF   3  31   7   5  32 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Drummond     DF   2  25  18   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Cooper       MF   2   3  27   5  32 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Steve_Brown    FW   1  16  22  27  29 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Newcastle
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_Handanovic   GK  29   2   3   1  31 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Fazio          DF   2  34   8  10  41 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_D_Gibson     DF   1  29  11   8  12 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
P_Kachu        DF   3  28  12  10  31 |  97   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
F_Anjurin      DF   1  25   9  11  11 |  86   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Watson       MF   2  13  29   9  27 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
A_Karnak       MF   3   5  28  15  31 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Gordon       MF   2   7  27  10  21 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
Ru_B_Perry     MF   2   8  26  19  21 |  86   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Senior         MF   2   8  25  21  33 |  86   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Geminiho       FW   3  10  11  28  31 |  86   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -10
S_Logan        DF   2  29  10   5  20 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Fasan        DM   3  27  11   7  13 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
M_Overmars     MF   2  11  29  14  32 |  11   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Maddison       MF   1   7  25   7  41 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   4   1  25  25 |  11   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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