Division One League Match, Schalke 04 vs. Rangers FC (Sun May 24)


                           Schalke 04  |  Rangers FC
                            4-1-4-1 C  |  5-3-2 C
                       Scott Phillips  |  Gazza Grant
                                       |
                          F_Foster GK  |  GK Belushi
                           D_O_Dea DF  |  DF K_Uddin
                      A_Birindelli DF  |  DF R_Giovinco
                       B_Hangeland DF  |  DF A_Van_Buuren
                        J_Ekstrand DF  |  DF F_de_Boer
                           V_Jones DM  |  DF G_v_der_Wiel
                          S_Marlet MF  |  MF L_Copland
                          G_Cooper MF  |  MF J_Wilshere
                              Gago MF  |  MF B_Hemoth
                        K_Dalglish MF  |  FW H_Rodellega
                           G_Hurst FW  |  FW D_Trezeguet
                                       |
                        R_Edgehill SUB |  SUB K_Schmeichel
                       A_Ranocchia SUB |  SUB M_Smith
                          G_Driver SUB |  SUB J_A_Riise
                          A_Cejudo SUB |  SUB B_Yaga
                           L_Massu SUB |  SUB Leonardo

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(shk) Schalke 04 will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 2  :(shk) S_Marlet wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Cooper
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by G_v_der_Wiel
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  V_Jones plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Belushi easily catches it!
Min. 4  :(rfc) H_Rodellega beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  H_Rodellega controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  But F_Foster makes an easy save
Min. 12 :(shk) S_Marlet pushes it past the defender
          ...  R_Giovinco with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 18 :(shk) S_Marlet controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  G_Hurst gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  G_Hurst with the chance !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 18 :(rfc) D_Trezeguet runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  D_Trezeguet with the goal bound shot!
          ...  F_Foster falls over
          ...  But F_Foster is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 20 :(shk) G_Hurst controls the ball with ease
          ...  R_Giovinco wins the ball with ease
          ...  J_Underhill saw something no-one else did
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 21 :(shk) V_Jones with a probing through ball B_Hangeland
          ...  B_Hangeland with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  Belushi can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  Belushi makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 28 :(shk) Gago fires over a low cross to D_O_Dea
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel goes in stud's first
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  J_Underhill reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 30 :(shk) V_Jones crosses into the box, finding G_Cooper
          ...  G_Cooper lobs Belushi!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  Belushi looks relieved there!
Min. 37 :(rfc) L_Copland reads the run of H_Rodellega
          ...  B_Hangeland with an awful challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 40 :(rfc) L_Copland curls the ball out wide to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet with the drive!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rangers FC go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Schalke 04 0-1 Rangers FC ...
Min. 41 :(shk) Schalke 04 are switching their playing style to C
Min. 41 :(rfc) D_Trezeguet with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past B_Hangeland
          ...  S_Marlet gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 42 :(rfc) L_Copland crosses in from the wing, he finds D_Trezeguet in the box
          ...  G_Cooper with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(rfc) J_Wilshere holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet gets up high for the header !
          ...  But F_Foster tips it behind
          ...  J_Underhill has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Schalke 04 0-1 Rangers FC

Min. 48 :(rfc) B_Hemoth with an incisive pass to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet breaks clear!
          ...  He tries to take it round F_Foster
          ...  He dinks it over F_Foster
          ...  Its heading in!
          ...  S_Marlet somehow gets back to hack it off the line!!
Min. 50 :(rfc) Rangers FC restructured their strategy to D
Min. 51 :(shk) B_Hangeland takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into G_Cooper
          ...  G_Cooper with the shot on net !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 52 :(rfc) H_Rodellega beats his marker
          ...  But B_Hangeland wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but J_Underhill has none of it.
Min. 55 :(rfc) J_A_Riise is ready to come on to replace R_Giovinco
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 59 :(shk) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  G_Hurst is through!
          ...  F_de_Boer reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 60 :(shk) L_Massu replaces G_Hurst and will play FW
Min. 60 :(rfc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  M_Smith will come on for K_Uddin and play DF
Min. 65 :(shk) A_Ranocchia is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Birindelli is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(rfc) B_Yaga takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace L_Copland
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 68 :(shk) L_Massu sprints past F_de_Boer
          ...  J_Wilshere takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 71 :(shk) S_Marlet skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to L_Massu
          ...  G_v_der_Wiel with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  He looks dejected with himself now
Min. 72 :(shk) B_Hangeland beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by J_A_Riise !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 73 :(rfc) J_Wilshere controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  D_Trezeguet gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_Ranocchia
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 75 :(shk) A_Cejudo takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace S_Marlet
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 76 :(shk) B_Hangeland takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past A_Van_Buuren
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Driven towards goal by B_Hangeland !
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 84 :(rfc) B_Hemoth kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  D_Trezeguet gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_O_Dea belts it clear
Min. 86 :(shk) A_Cejudo with a probing pass to K_Dalglish
          ...  M_Smith takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 87 :(rfc) B_Yaga finds J_Wilshere with a ball over the defence
          ...  J_Ekstrand reads the play well
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(shk) B_Hangeland controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  L_Massu gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A_Van_Buuren reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 90 :(rfc) J_Wilshere heads the ball back to D_Trezeguet
          ...  L_Massu knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But J_Underhill just turns away!
Min. 91 :(rfc) F_de_Boer finds B_Hemoth on the edge of the box
          ...  A vicious shot by B_Hemoth !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 92 :(rfc) M_Smith gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_O_Dea reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Veltins Arena
Attendance           : 60,000
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Schalke 04 Match Info
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Best player          : S_Marlet
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Hangeland (37)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : D_Trezeguet (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Trezeguet (40)
Sent Off             : G_v_der_Wiel (71)
Booked               : R_Giovinco (20)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Schalke 04   |   Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       6
Off target           :           5        |       1
On target            :           0        |       5
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       7
Key Tackles          :           8        |       7
Key Passes           :           9        |       11
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Final Score          : Schalke 04 0 - 1 Rangers FC
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Player Statistics - Schalke 04
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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F_Foster       GK  33   2   4   4  16 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -15   0   0   0
D_O_Dea        DF   2  26  12   8  41 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Birindelli   DF   2  26   1   1  20 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Hangeland    DF   2  24  10   8  32 |  96   0   1   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  18  18   0
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  23  10   6  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
V_Jones        DM   3  15  23   6  48 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Marlet       MF   2   7  26   8  22 |  77   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
G_Cooper       MF   4   7  25  13  27 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -18
Gago           MF   2   5  23  15  37 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Dalglish     MF   3   6  23  12  18 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Hurst        FW   2   5   7  26  35 |  62   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
R_Edgehill     GK  26   2   5   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  24  10   9  30 |  29   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Driver       MF   1  10  25   5  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Cejudo       MF   3   8  24   8  10 |  19   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Massu        FW   1   6  10  25  13 |  34   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   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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Belushi        GK  36   8   8   5  11 |  96   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
K_Uddin        DF   2  26  12   7  40 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
R_Giovinco     DF   2  25  12  10  35 |  57   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  25  11   7  25 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
F_de_Boer      DF   2  25   7   7  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
G_v_der_Wiel   DF   3  24   7   4  23 |  73   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10 -10 -10
L_Copland      MF   1   8  27   6  21 |  67   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
J_Wilshere     MF   2  18  26  11  19 |  96   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  50  20
B_Hemoth       MF   2   4  26   6  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
H_Rodellega    FW   2   5   8  25  13 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   6   9  23  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
K_Schmeichel   GK  23   2   3   3  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Smith        DF   3  26  11   6  34 |  34   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30  20
J_A_Riise      DF   3  23   6   9  32 |  39   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_Yaga         MF   2   8  25   8  35 |  29   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Leonardo       MF   1  12  23   4  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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