Elite League Match, Santos FC vs. Rangers FC (Sun Feb 28)


                            Santos FC  |  Rangers FC
                            4-3-1-2 E  |  4-4-2 C
                           Glyn Rigby  |  Steve Brown
                                       |
                           Ederson GK  |  GK A_Peruzzi
                          Leonardo DF  |  DF J_Pedro
                          Henrique DF  |  DF G_Grant
                         F_de_Boer DF  |  DF F_Le_Boeuf
                         Ni_Na_Lee DF  |  DF K_Rekik
                           Draxler MF  |  MF B_Hemoth
                          Socrates MF  |  MF R_Jack
                       Luis_Garcia MF  |  MF Ianis_Hagi
                           Enrique AM  |  MF S_Byrne
                               Bar FW  |  FW G_Puciato
                         Neymar_Jr FW  |  FW Ricardinho
                                       |
                               Leo SUB |  SUB P_Lattuada
                          Agostini SUB |  SUB L_Olsen
                          Casemiro SUB |  SUB Doria
                        Emerson_Jr SUB |  SUB J_Cole
                             Bojan SUB |  SUB H_Rodellega

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 3  :(sfc) Socrates with a simple pass to Ni_Na_Lee
          ...  But F_Le_Boeuf wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 4  :(rfc) G_Puciato with a Cruyff turn
          ...  G_Puciato looks to see where Ederson is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But Ederson punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Ricardinho!
          ...  Ederson jumps well to claim it!
Min. 7  :(rfc) Ianis_Hagi has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Ni_Na_Lee
          ...  He puts in G_Puciato!
          ...  But Socrates wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ianis_Hagi floats the ball in!
          ...  G_Puciato gets a shot in
          ...  Ederson with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 10 :(sfc) Neymar_Jr flicks it over J_Pedro's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  J_Pedro moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 12 :(sfc) Socrates looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Neymar_Jr
          ...  Neymar_Jr with the shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It was a top drawer goal
          ...  Santos FC have snatched the lead!
          ...  Santos FC 1-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 13 :(rfc) S_Byrne pulls it back to G_Puciato
          ...  But Ni_Na_Lee clears the danger
Min. 17 :(sfc) Ni_Na_Lee with a perfectly timed run
          ...  Ni_Na_Lee attempts to drive it home!
          ...  A_Peruzzi with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 17 :(rfc) Ianis_Hagi threads the through ball to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  Ederson tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ianis_Hagi drives it into the box!
          ...  G_Grant gets something on it!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Hemoth lofts the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to Ricardinho
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  Brilliant save from Ederson
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 19 :(sfc) Draxler turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Neymar_Jr
          ...  B_Hemoth makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Draxler!
          ...  J_Pedro clears the corner
Min. 19 :(rfc) B_Hemoth is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  Ricardinho latches onto the ball
          ...  Ricardinho with his head down lets it go !
          ...  Ederson gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ianis_Hagi hits it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to R_Jack
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  Ederson palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ricardinho plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Ederson catches it!
Min. 19 :(rfc) S_Byrne is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 19 :(rfc) J_Cole is being brought on
          ...  S_Byrne is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 25 :(sfc) Enrique sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  J_Cole is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  K_Ippi warns him
Min. 26 :(sfc) Draxler takes advantage of a mistake by G_Grant
          ...  Draxler controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 27 :(sfc) Neymar_Jr sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  J_Pedro wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 30 :(rfc) F_Le_Boeuf backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Ricardinho latches onto the end of it
          ...  Leonardo with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 34 :(sfc) Draxler with the first time flick to Enrique
          ...  Enrique drives the shot in!
          ...  But A_Peruzzi tips it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Draxler chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  J_Cole wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 34 :(rfc) G_Puciato chests it down
          ...  G_Puciato with a thundering drive!
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 35 :(sfc) Draxler feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Bar runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  But F_Le_Boeuf barges him off the ball
Min. 36 :(sfc) Luis_Garcia is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Henrique
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  K_Rekik picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 38 :(sfc) Bar barges the defender off the ball
          ...  K_Rekik reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 38 :(rfc) B_Hemoth kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Ricardinho gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Leonardo
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(sfc) Socrates feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Neymar_Jr runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Neymar_Jr strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Rangers FC fans taunt him!

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

Min. 50 :(rfc) G_Puciato plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  Fine tackle by Henrique
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 54 :(sfc) Enrique is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Neymar_Jr
          ...  Neymar_Jr drives it low !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 60 :(sfc) Bojan is coming on for Bar and will play FW
Min. 62 :(rfc) G_Puciato gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Ricardinho
          ...  Ricardinho attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But Ederson tips it over
          ...  K_Ippi has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 64 :(rfc) Ricardinho flicks it over Bojan's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  But Ni_Na_Lee puts the ball out of play
Min. 65 :(sfc) Agostini is coming on for Henrique and playing DF
Min. 65 :(sfc) It looks as though Santos FC is now playing C
Min. 65 :(sfc) Enrique moves in a MF position
Min. 65 :(rfc) Ianis_Hagi makes the tackle
          ...  Draxler with a pull on the shirt
          ...  K_Ippi calls him for a talk
Min. 70 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr will replace the useless Socrates and will play MF
Min. 75 :(rfc) H_Rodellega is going to be brought on
          ...  G_Puciato is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(rfc) L_Olsen is coming on for F_Le_Boeuf and playing DF
Min. 79 :(rfc) H_Rodellega sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  F_de_Boer with an awful challenge
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  Ricardinho with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Cole hits it into the box!
          ...  H_Rodellega gets his head on it
          ...  Ederson makes a good save
Min. 80 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Neymar_Jr
          ...  J_Pedro reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 80 :(rfc) R_Jack spots Ricardinho who is in acres of space
          ...  Ricardinho with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  Ederson gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by Ederson !!
Min. 82 :(rfc) Ricardinho hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  H_Rodellega collects the loose ball!
          ...  H_Rodellega tries to chip the ball over Ederson!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Rodellega chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Ederson easily catches it!
Min. 83 :(sfc) Enrique gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from J_Pedro
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Emerson_Jr chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  A_Peruzzi jumps well to claim it!
Min. 85 :(rfc) Ianis_Hagi puts in J_Pedro
          ...  Agostini with a pull on the shirt
          ...  K_Ippi reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 87 :(sfc) Neymar_Jr with the dribble
          ...  G_Grant is easily beaten
          ...  L_Olsen tackles cleanly
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(rfc) Ianis_Hagi passes the ball to Ricardinho
          ...  Ricardinho with the side footed shot!
          ...  Ederson can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  Ederson makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 93 :(sfc) Neymar_Jr is first to the ball
          ...  L_Olsen leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  RED CARD!
          ...  Steve Brown shakes his head

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio Urbano Caldeira
Attendance           : 148,841
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Ederson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Neymar_Jr (12)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_de_Boer (79), Agostini (85)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : Ricardinho
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : L_Olsen (93)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : S_Byrne (19)
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Match Statistics
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                             Santos FC    |   Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       14
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :           3        |       9
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           3        |       8
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       10
Key Passes           :           9        |       11
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Final Score          : Santos FC 1 - 0 Rangers FC
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Player Statistics - Santos 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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Ederson        GK  39   5   5   3  23 |  96  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
Leonardo       DF   2  34  11  11  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Henrique       DF   1  33  12   9  29 |  68   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
F_de_Boer      DF   2  32   8   8  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Ni_Na_Lee      DF   3  31   9   7  41 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  80   0   5
Draxler        MF   1   9  35   8  31 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Socrates       MF   1   6  33   9  12 |  73   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  45   0
Luis_Garcia    MF   2   8  32   6  11 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Enrique        MF   1   1  28  17  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  25
Bar            FW   1   8  11  37  22 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Neymar_Jr      FW   1   9   8  34  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  20  20  45
Leo            GK  28   2   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Agostini       DF   2  31  13  10  41 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Casemiro       MF   3   8  32   6  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Emerson_Jr     MF   3  20  29  11  21 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Bojan          FW   2   7  10  31  12 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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A_Peruzzi      GK  39   2   7   3  22 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
J_Pedro        DF   2  35   8   9  33 |  96   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
G_Grant        DF   3  35   7   9  13 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  33  11   7  22 |  78   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -10 -20
K_Rekik        DF   1  31   7   2  12 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
B_Hemoth       MF   2   5  33   6  22 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
R_Jack         MF   3   8  31  12  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -15
Ianis_Hagi     MF   1   9  30   7  12 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
S_Byrne        MF   1   8  30   7  21 |  19   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Puciato      FW   2  10  10  30  42 |  78   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
Ricardinho     FW   3   5  12  29  40 |  96   0   0   1   0   6   0   0   0   0   0  10  20
P_Lattuada     GK  31   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Olsen        DF   3  30   8   6  42 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10 -10 -10
Doria          DF   3  30   7   5  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cole         MF   3   9  27   7  33 |  77   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
H_Rodellega    FW   2   6   9  29  13 |  18   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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