Elite League Match, Werder Bremen vs. Rangers FC (Sun Nov 21)


                        Werder Bremen  |  Rangers FC
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  4-4-2 A
                       Harry Kleinjan  |  Steve Brown
                                       |
                        J_Pavlenka GK  |  GK Rafael
                         J_Zanetti DF  |  DF F_Le_Boeuf
                        J_Ekstrand DF  |  DF K_Rekik
                     L_Augustinson DF  |  DF J_A_Riise
                         Cece_Pepe DF  |  DF L_Olsen
                        K_Moehwald DM  |  MF J_Marshman
                          J_Ledley MF  |  MF R_Jack
                           P_Erras MF  |  MF D_Rocastle
                     L_Bittencourt MF  |  MF S_Byrne
                        E_Bergkamp FW  |  FW Rolando_Silva
                        E_Stranger FW  |  FW H_Rodellega
                                       |
                        T_Courtois SUB |  SUB P_Lattuada
                       E_Henderson SUB |  SUB F_Ricksen
                     Jose_Callejon SUB |  SUB Doria
                            Calmac SUB |  SUB W_Sneijder
                         M_Ducksch SUB |  SUB N_Pepe

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)


Min. 2  :(rfc) H_Rodellega rushes through the defence
          ...  J_Zanetti with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 2  :(rfc) R_Jack works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Rolando_Silva
          ...  K_Moehwald slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Byrne drives it into the box!
          ...  J_Ekstrand reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 5  :(wbn) E_Bergkamp cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 6  :(wbn) J_Ledley passes the ball to L_Bittencourt
          ...  L_Bittencourt curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He puts his hands to his ears!!
          ...  He is winding the Rangers FC fans up!!
          ...  They greet the gesture with jeers!
          ...  Werder Bremen go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Werder Bremen 1-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 8  :(wbn) E_Stranger with a glorious 60-yard pass to J_Ledley
          ...  J_Ledley with a stunning strike !
          ...  Rafael parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 9  :(rfc) R_Jack drives it forward to J_A_Riise
          ...  J_A_Riise has a go!
          ...  J_Pavlenka tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Marshman plays it into the danger area!
          ...  The ball finds its way to H_Rodellega
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  J_Pavlenka guesses right
Min. 13 :(wbn) K_Moehwald holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Stranger
          ...  Rolando_Silva with the high feet
          ...  A_Dali gave him a strong warning
Min. 25 :(wbn) J_Zanetti nutmegs K_Rekik
          ...  The cross hits J_Zanetti on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  Rafael makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 28 :(wbn) P_Erras with a short pass to find Cece_Pepe
          ...  Cece_Pepe drives the shot in!
          ...  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. 28 :(rfc) S_Byrne retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Rolando_Silva gets on the end of it
          ...  Rolando_Silva drives the shot in!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 29 :(rfc) Rolando_Silva takes possession
          ...  K_Moehwald rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 31 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to L_Augustinson
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Zanetti hits it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Rafael
Min. 32 :(wbn) The ball goes loose!
          ...  J_Ledley seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  From long range J_Ledley bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  Rafael makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 33 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt curls the ball out wide to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp with the crafty shot!
          ...  But Rafael parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 34 :(rfc) H_Rodellega knocks the ball past J_Zanetti
          ...  Driven towards goal by H_Rodellega !
          ...  J_Pavlenka has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  J_Pavlenka reacts well to save!!!
Min. 34 :(wbn) K_Moehwald gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  D_Rocastle with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  J_Ledley shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to E_Bergkamp instead
          ...  E_Bergkamp with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 40 :(rfc) D_Rocastle plays a long ball to J_A_Riise
          ...  J_A_Riise beats the defender to the ball
          ...  He beats a second defender
          ...  He just has J_Pavlenka to beat!
          ...  He lobs it over J_Pavlenka
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 41 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp with a burst of pace
          ...  E_Bergkamp sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But Rafael makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 42 :(wbn) P_Erras looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Zanetti
          ...  J_Zanetti attempts a lob!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp sidesteps L_Olsen
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  E_Bergkamp goes for goal !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 45 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt runs at the defence
          ...  The cross hits L_Bittencourt on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 46 :(rfc) D_Rocastle with an incisive pass to Rolando_Silva
          ...  Rolando_Silva strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't

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

Min. 46 :(wbn) L_Augustinson curls the ball out wide to J_Ledley
          ...  J_Ledley with a blistering shot !
          ...  Rafael turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Moehwald hits it into the box!
          ...  L_Olsen gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 52 :(wbn) J_Ledley flicks the ball through
          ...  L_Bittencourt runs onto it!
          ...  L_Bittencourt with the strike !
          ...  But Rafael tips it over
          ...  A_Dali has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 54 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt jumps over F_Le_Boeuf's challenge
          ...  K_Rekik takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 55 :(wbn) E_Stranger breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Rafael!
          ...  K_Rekik brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  A_Dali sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 55 :(rfc) Doria is ready to come on to replace H_Rodellega
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 59 :(rfc) J_A_Riise bursts forward
          ...  P_Erras with an ugly foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 60 :(rfc) F_Ricksen is going to be brought on
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 60 :(rfc) N_Pepe replaces J_A_Riise and will play FW
Min. 60 :(wbn) J_Ledley with a smart pass to E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp tries to beat Rafael from outside the area!
          ...  Rafael can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  Rafael has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 62 :(rfc) S_Byrne is too quick for the defence
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Ekstrand
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 63 :(wbn) J_Ekstrand looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Bergkamp
          ...  L_Olsen slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 64 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  L_Bittencourt with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by L_Bittencourt!
          ...  F_Ricksen wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 66 :(rfc) Rolando_Silva with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  Rolando_Silva hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But J_Pavlenka smothers the ball.
Min. 66 :(wbn) J_Ledley breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Rafael!
          ...  L_Olsen brings him down!
          ...  A_Dali calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  L_Bittencourt fires it towards the goal
          ...  Rafael won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 68 :(rfc) N_Pepe cuts inside J_Zanetti
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  N_Pepe tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 69 :(rfc) D_Rocastle with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past L_Augustinson
          ...  D_Rocastle has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  J_Pavlenka with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 72 :(wbn) J_Ekstrand volleys it forward. He finds E_Bergkamp
          ...  E_Bergkamp with a terrific drive !
          ...  Rafael saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 72 :(rfc) D_Rocastle drives it across the face of the goal N_Pepe
          ...  E_Bergkamp knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But A_Dali just turns away!
Min. 73 :(wbn) K_Moehwald with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past L_Olsen
          ...  He knocks it to L_Bittencourt!
          ...  L_Bittencourt with the side footed shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs to the corner and gives the away fans the middle finger
          ...  Werder Bremen 2-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 74 :(wbn) It looks as though Werder Bremen is now playing D
Min. 75 :(wbn) E_Henderson is coming on and E_Stranger is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 77 :(rfc) Rolando_Silva knocks it past Cece_Pepe and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Driven towards goal by Rolando_Silva !
          ...  J_Pavlenka won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 79 :(wbn) J_Ledley with the towering header to L_Bittencourt
          ...  L_Bittencourt flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  Rafael just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 81 :(wbn) Up goes the substitution board - Jose_Callejon on for K_Moehwald as a MF
Min. 84 :(wbn) Jose_Callejon with the nod to J_Zanetti
          ...  But F_Ricksen puts the ball out of play
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(wbn) Jose_Callejon hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  J_Ledley latches onto it!
          ...  J_Ledley with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  Rafael blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 88 :(rfc) L_Olsen with the dribble
          ...  P_Erras is easily beaten
          ...  P_Erras does well to get the tackle in
Min. 89 :(rfc) R_Jack lays the ball back to N_Pepe
          ...  J_Zanetti reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Byrne hits it into the box!
          ...  E_Henderson wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 90 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  N_Pepe with the foul
Min. 91 :(wbn) L_Bittencourt knocks the ball past the lunge of F_Ricksen
          ...  L_Bittencourt hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  Looks like it should be Rafael's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Rafael looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 93 :(rfc) Rolando_Silva rushes through the defence
          ...  E_Henderson with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  A_Dali will just give him a speaking to

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Weser Stadium
Attendance           : 100,000
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : L_Bittencourt (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Bittencourt (6,73)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Zanetti (2), K_Moehwald (29), P_Erras (59)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : D_Rocastle
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : K_Rekik (55)
Booked               : D_Rocastle (34), L_Olsen (66)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Werder Bremen  |   Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       10
Off target           :          10        |       5
On target            :          11        |       5
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       14
Key Tackles          :           5        |       5
Key Passes           :          16        |       7
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Final Score          : Werder Bremen 2 - 0 Rangers FC
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Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
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_Pavlenka     GK  35   3   1   2  21 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
J_Zanetti      DF   1  33  12  10  41 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  38  18  23
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  32  12   7  22 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20   0
L_Augustinson  DF   2  31   7   6  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Cece_Pepe      DF   2  29   6   7  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Moehwald     DM   1  21  29  12  28 |  83   0   1   2   1   0   0   1   0   0  38  58  18
J_Ledley       MF   1   6  30  17  30 |  95   0   0   4   1   4   0   0   0   0   0  60  20
P_Erras        MF   2  17  28   1  25 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  -2
L_Bittencourt  MF   2   1  27  19  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   8   2   0   0   0   0  20  55
E_Bergkamp     FW   3  11   6  31  34 |  95   0   1   0   0   6   0   0   0   0  20   0  15
E_Stranger     FW   2  10   8  30  20 |  77   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Courtois     GK  29   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Henderson    DF   2  28   9   7  21 |  18   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Jose_Callejon  MF   3   5  29   8  21 |  12   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Calmac         MF   2   7  27  10  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ducksch      FW   2   4   5  27  27 |   0   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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Rafael         GK  35   2   2   2  20 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  34  11   7  22 |  62   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  32   8   2  12 |  57   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  10 -10 -10
J_A_Riise      DF   3  31   8   9  32 |  62   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
L_Olsen        DF   3  31   8   6  42 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
J_Marshman     MF   3   8  33   7  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Jack         MF   3   8  32  12  22 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   8  32  11  21 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28   3
S_Byrne        MF   1   8  32   8  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Rolando_Silva  FW   3  10   9  29  41 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
H_Rodellega    FW   2   6   9  29  13 |  57   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
P_Lattuada     GK  31   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ricksen      DF   2  30   8   7  33 |  33   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
Doria          DF   3  30   7   5  32 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Sneijder     MF   1   7  29  10  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Pepe         FW   3   8  11  28  33 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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