Elite FA Cup Quarter Final Replay Match, Benfica vs. Rangers FC (Thu May 21)


                              Benfica  |  Rangers FC
                              5-4-1 C  |  5-1-3-1 C
                      Steven Theobald  |  Gazza Grant
                                       |
                      E_Thorstvedt GK  |  GK Belushi
                         J_Djourou DF  |  DF K_Uddin
                            C_Barr DF  |  DF M_Smith
                         C_Thomson DF  |  DF R_Giovinco
                       Yann_M_Vila DF  |  DF A_Van_Buuren
                            B_Bryn DF  |  DF J_A_Riise
                      D_Damjanovic MF  |  DM J_Wilshere
                       B_Abdoulaye MF  |  MF L_Copland
                         Zheng_Zhi MF  |  MF B_Hemoth
                            J_Bolm MF  |  MF B_Yaga
                        K_McInally FW  |  FW R_Acquafresca
                                       |
                          J_Moreau SUB |  SUB K_Schmeichel
                         R_Tomassi SUB |  SUB F_de_Boer
                         P_Do_Shaw SUB |  SUB Leonardo
                            Craige SUB |  SUB G_Boyd
                         S_Morison SUB |  SUB H_Rodellega

Referee: I_Williamson (England)


Min. 3  :(bfa) K_McInally breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Belushi!
          ...  R_Acquafresca brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 8  :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to D_Damjanovic
          ...  R_Giovinco brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 9  :(rfc) J_Wilshere with a glorious long pass to R_Giovinco
          ...  B_Bryn with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 10 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  A cheeky lob from Zheng_Zhi !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  I_Williamson talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The referee spotted a handball
Min. 17 :(rfc) R_Giovinco has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past K_McInally!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  C_Thomson with the tackle
          ...  I_Williamson will want to speak to him
          ...  I_Williamson will just give him a speaking to
Min. 23 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past K_Uddin
          ...  He knocks it to K_McInally!
          ...  M_Smith takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 24 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  D_Damjanovic carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But Belushi tips it over
          ...  I_Williamson has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 26 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Smith
          ...  He puts in K_McInally!
          ...  R_Giovinco anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 28 :(rfc) L_Copland skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Smith
          ...  B_Abdoulaye fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 29 :(rfc) R_Giovinco breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on E_Thorstvedt!
          ...  Zheng_Zhi brings him down!
          ...  I_Williamson calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 29 :(rfc) L_Copland takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Wilshere
          ...  A cracking drive from J_Wilshere !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 36 :(rfc) B_Hemoth with a simple pass to J_Wilshere
          ...  But C_Thomson spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 40 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  L_Copland fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 42 :(rfc) B_Yaga has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Yann_M_Vila
          ...  He knocks it to M_Smith!
          ...  Zheng_Zhi with a terrible tackle
          ...  I_Williamson gave him a strong warning
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(rfc) A_Van_Buuren with a 50-yard pass to L_Copland
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Djourou
          ...  He prevents the corner as well

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Benfica 0-0 Rangers FC

Min. 50 :(bfa) C_Barr works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_McInally
          ...  But J_Wilshere wins the tackle
Min. 53 :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Bolm
          ...  R_Giovinco rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's I_Williamson going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 54 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_McInally
          ...  R_Giovinco gathers up the loose ball
Min. 56 :(rfc) M_Smith is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to A_Van_Buuren
          ...  K_McInally with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  I_Williamson called him over for a strong verbal warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  R_Giovinco hits it over the wall
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 57 :(bfa) J_Bolm is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to C_Thomson
          ...  C_Thomson runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  Belushi won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 60 :(rfc) Leonardo is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Wilshere is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DM
Min. 61 :(rfc) Leonardo with the cross-field pass to A_Van_Buuren
          ...  Yann_M_Vila slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Van_Buuren plays it towards the near post!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt easily claims the ball!
Min. 62 :(bfa) C_Thomson whips the ball across to K_McInally
          ...  A_Van_Buuren takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 64 :(rfc) B_Yaga bursts forward
          ...  Yann_M_Vila bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 65 :(rfc) F_de_Boer replaces an unhappy A_Van_Buuren and will play as a DF
Min. 67 :(bfa) D_Damjanovic pulls it back to K_McInally
          ...  But M_Smith comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 68 :(rfc) G_Boyd is being brought on
          ...  B_Hemoth is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 70 :(rfc) G_Boyd plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  M_Smith decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Zheng_Zhi with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  That's his second ! Sent off !
          ...  He is furious with the referee!
          ...  But his players drag him off!
Min. 72 :(rfc) L_Copland takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Yaga
          ...  C_Thomson reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 75 :(bfa) R_Tomassi comes on for Yann_M_Vila and takes up a DF role
Min. 75 :(bfa) K_McInally can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  R_Giovinco forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila lofts the ball in!
          ...  Belushi easily catches it!
Min. 75 :(rfc) J_A_Riise with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  J_A_Riise chases it through, he must score !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 76 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw comes on for B_Abdoulaye and takes up a MF role
Min. 78 :(bfa) S_Morison is ready to come on to replace K_McInally
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 81 :(rfc) K_Uddin takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Cleaned up by J_Djourou
Min. 83 :(rfc) J_A_Riise sidesteps C_Barr
          ...  J_Djourou with a nasty foul
          ...  I_Williamson will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 83 :(rfc) L_Copland sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Leonardo runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Leonardo with the goal bound shot!
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt with the difficult save
Min. 85 :(rfc) B_Yaga with a pinpoint pass to J_A_Riise
          ...  J_A_Riise with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 85 :(bfa) S_Morison runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Leonardo with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(rfc) Leonardo with the heel pass to J_A_Riise
          ...  B_Bryn anticipates the pass and cuts it out

*************  PENALTY SHOOTOUT  *************


          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  S_Morison is taking it!
          ...  Belushi dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Rangers FC...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  R_Giovinco steps up!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Rangers FC...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  J_Bolm steps up!
          ...  He sends Belushi the wrong way
          ...  But it has gone wide!!
          ...  Shocking miss!!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  J_A_Riise is taking it!
          ...  He's put it wide!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  D_Damjanovic steps up!
          ...  He sends Belushi the wrong way
          ...  But it has gone wide!!
          ...  Shocking miss!!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  G_Boyd is taking it!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt dives and saves it!!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  J_Djourou is taking it!
          ...  Belushi stops it!!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  B_Yaga is taking it!
          ...  He's put it over!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  C_Barr is taking it!
          ...  He's put it wide!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  K_Uddin steps up!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt saves it with ease!!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  B_Bryn is taking it!
          ...  He's put it over!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  F_de_Boer is taking it!
          ...  He sends E_Thorstvedt the wrong way
          ...  But it has gone wide!!
          ...  Shocking miss!!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  P_Do_Shaw steps up!
          ...  Belushi tips it wide!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  M_Smith is taking it!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Benfica 1-2 Rangers FC...


          ...  Rangers FC wins the penalty shootout



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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 117,000
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : C_Thomson
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Zheng_Zhi (70)
Booked               : B_Bryn (9), J_Djourou (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : R_Giovinco (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : R_Acquafresca (3)
Booked               : L_Copland (40)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Benfica     |   Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :           3        |       5
Off target           :           1        |       3
On target            :           2        |       2
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          15        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :           9        |       12
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Final Score          : Benfica 0 - 0 Rangers FC
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Player Statistics - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Thorstvedt   GK  39   2   6   4  13 |  93   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
J_Djourou      DF   3  28   5   9  35 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
C_Barr         DF   2  27  12   9  27 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Thomson      DF   2  27  11   6  25 |  93   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   1
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  26  13   7  22 |  77   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
B_Bryn         DF   2  26   7   8  31 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
D_Damjanovic   MF   3   8  28  10  42 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
B_Abdoulaye    MF   2  14  27   7  39 |  78   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Zheng_Zhi      MF   1   9  27   8  42 |  72   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10  10  -5
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  25  12  32 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_McInally     FW   2   6   5  29  27 |  80   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  25   8   7  37 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   9  26   8  25 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Craige         MF   1   1  24   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Morison      FW   1   2   7  27  36 |  13   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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Belushi        GK  36   8   8   5  11 |  93   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
K_Uddin        DF   2  26  12   7  40 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Smith        DF   3  26  11   6  34 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
R_Giovinco     DF   2  25  12  10  35 |  93   0   5   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 100   0   1
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  25  11   7  25 |  67   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
J_A_Riise      DF   3  23   6   9  32 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
J_Wilshere     DM   2  18  26  11  19 |  62   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
L_Copland      MF   1   8  27   6  21 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
B_Hemoth       MF   2   4  26   6  22 |  70   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Yaga         MF   2   8  25   8  35 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   6   8  27  36 |   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
K_Schmeichel   GK  23   2   3   3  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_de_Boer      DF   2  25   7   7  27 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Leonardo       DM   1  12  23   4  35 |  31   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
G_Boyd         MF   2   2  23   9  21 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Rodellega    FW   2   5   8  25  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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