Division One League Match, Juventus vs. Rangers FC (Wed Apr 25)


                             Juventus  |  Rangers FC
                              5-4-1 C  |  4-4-2 E
                            Gary Hill  |  Gazza Grant
                                       |
                             Savic GK  |  GK Belushi
                            H_Berg DF  |  DF R_Giovinco
                       Beckenbauer DF  |  DF G_Grant
                           Maldini DF  |  DF D_McGrain
                         T_Gemmell DF  |  DF Doria
                         K_Femenia DF  |  MF L_Thomas
                         M_Kikuchi MF  |  MF A_Gunnarsson
                         L_Macleod MF  |  MF F_Ravanelli
                          A_Cejudo MF  |  MF B_Hemoth
                          S_Niguez MF  |  FW R_Acquafresca
                         G_Puciato FW  |  FW N_Kanu
                                       |
                       R_McGlinchy SUB |  SUB H_Schumacher
                          C_Moreno SUB |  SUB K_Ramsteijn
                      Paas_De_Boll SUB |  SUB C_Fuchs
                         K_Commons SUB |  SUB R_Jack
                            W_Jose SUB |  SUB H_Rodellega

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)


Min. 1  :(jvt) L_Macleod looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Puciato
          ...  D_McGrain slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 2  :(jvt) Beckenbauer works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Maldini
          ...  R_Giovinco rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's A_Dali going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 2  :(rfc) B_Hemoth hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  R_Acquafresca latches onto it!
          ...  Cleaned up by T_Gemmell
Min. 5  :(jvt) M_Kikuchi with a reverse pass to G_Puciato
          ...  L_Thomas tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  A_Dali has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by A_Dali!
          ...  A_Dali just wants to lecture him
Min. 6  :(rfc) B_Hemoth controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Maldini
          ...  He puts in N_Kanu!
          ...  N_Kanu drives the ball low !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 8  :(jvt) K_Femenia plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  G_Puciato keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  D_McGrain wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 10 :(rfc) F_Ravanelli runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_McGrain
          ...  M_Kikuchi with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  A_Dali calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Gary Hill looks relieved
Min. 11 :(jvt) Beckenbauer is unmarked!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  R_Giovinco hits it out for a throw
Min. 13 :(jvt) M_Kikuchi moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Puciato
          ...  L_Thomas fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 23 :(jvt) M_Kikuchi can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to T_Gemmell
          ...  T_Gemmell drives it towards goal !
          ...  Belushi fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 26 :(jvt) S_Niguez swings at L_Thomas
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  A_Dali had no choice there!!
          ...  Gazza Grant appluads the decision
Min. 28 :(jvt) G_Puciato runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  But D_McGrain barges him off the ball
Min. 28 :(rfc) D_McGrain sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  D_McGrain with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  Savic gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But can't hold onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given Rangers FC the lead!
          ...  Juventus 0-1 Rangers FC ...
Min. 29 :(jvt) Juventus switch to playing A
Min. 29 :(jvt) Beckenbauer with the first time pass to T_Gemmell
          ...  T_Gemmell must beat Belushi!
          ...  Belushi with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 30 :(jvt) A_Cejudo with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato with the cheeky shot!
          ...  Belushi narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 31 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca runs at H_Berg
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  R_Acquafresca hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 33 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson with a penetrating pass to N_Kanu
          ...  N_Kanu with a thundering volley!
          ...  Savic makes a good save
Min. 35 :(jvt) L_Macleod with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past R_Giovinco
          ...  He knocks it to G_Puciato!
          ...  G_Puciato looks to see where Belushi is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 38 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca cuts through the defence
          ...  R_Acquafresca hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  Savic tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 39 :(jvt) A_Cejudo with an incisive pass to Maldini
          ...  B_Hemoth is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  A_Dali reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 40 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Acquafresca
          ...  R_Acquafresca hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  Savic parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  Juventus 0-2 Rangers FC ...
Min. 41 :(rfc) K_Ramsteijn is going to be brought on
          ...  R_Acquafresca is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 41 :(rfc) L_Thomas turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to G_Grant
          ...  K_Femenia intercepts the pass
Min. 42 :(rfc) L_Thomas makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  Maldini with the murderous challenge.
          ...  Foul
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  A_Dali calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(jvt) H_Berg steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs D_McGrain
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  H_Berg strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But Belushi parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 44 :(rfc) F_Ravanelli backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  D_McGrain latches onto the end of it
          ...  G_Puciato is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  A_Dali calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Gary Hill looks relieved
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  A_Gunnarsson plays it short to G_Grant
          ...  G_Grant carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  Savic parries it
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Hemoth curls it into the box!
          ...  K_Ramsteijn gets something on it!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  Savic never had a chance!
Min. 45 :(rfc) F_Ravanelli with an incisive pass to N_Kanu
          ...  N_Kanu has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  Savic is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really

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

Min. 47 :(jvt) H_Berg wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Grant with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 47 :(rfc) F_Ravanelli moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Kanu
          ...  N_Kanu is miles offside!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  Savic tries to close down the angle
          ...  He tries to slide it past Savic
          ...  Savic smothers the ball !!
Min. 48 :(rfc) K_Ramsteijn uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  G_Puciato wins the ball with ease
          ...  A_Dali saw something no-one else did
          ...  A_Dali calls him over
          ...  A_Dali tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 48 :(rfc) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  D_McGrain seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  D_McGrain with the chance !
          ...  Savic gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 50 :(rfc) It looks as though Rangers FC is now playing D
Min. 54 :(jvt) G_Puciato backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  T_Gemmell latches onto the end of it
          ...  K_Ramsteijn gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 55 :(rfc) F_Ravanelli looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to N_Kanu
          ...  N_Kanu aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  Savic falls over
          ...  But Savic is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 58 :(rfc) R_Giovinco looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  L_Macleod with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 59 :(jvt) M_Kikuchi holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to G_Puciato
          ...  A well-placed shot from G_Puciato !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 68 :(jvt) G_Puciato takes advantage of a mistake by D_McGrain
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  K_Ramsteijn gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 69 :(rfc) L_Thomas looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to N_Kanu
          ...  Maldini reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 71 :(jvt) K_Femenia finds G_Puciato in acres of space
          ...  Doria wins the ball with ease
          ...  A_Dali saw something no-one else did
          ...  He is warned by A_Dali
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 76 :(rfc) L_Thomas curls the ball out wide to R_Giovinco
          ...  R_Giovinco tries to beat Savic from outside the area!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  Savic grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 77 :(rfc) R_Jack will replace F_Ravanelli and play MF
Min. 80 :(jvt) K_Commons is being prepared to come on
          ...  L_Macleod is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(jvt) Paas_De_Boll is ready to come on to replace A_Cejudo
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 80 :(jvt) W_Jose takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace G_Puciato
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 80 :(rfc) H_Rodellega replaces N_Kanu and will play FW
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(jvt) K_Commons drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose with a powerful header !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Belushi never had a chance!
Min. 94 :(rfc) K_Ramsteijn with a first time pass
          ...  H_Rodellega runs onto it!
          ...  H_Rodellega belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  Savic falls over
          ...  But Savic is relieved to watch it go out of play!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Juventus Arena
Attendance           : 140,000
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : M_Kikuchi
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : S_Niguez (26)
Booked               : Maldini (42), G_Puciato (48), L_Macleod (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : D_McGrain (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_McGrain (28), R_Acquafresca (40)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Hemoth (39)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Juventus    |    Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       14
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :           4        |       9
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       10
Key Tackles          :           3        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       14
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Final Score          : Juventus 0 - 2 Rangers FC
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Player Statistics - Juventus
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Savic          GK  34   2   7   3  10 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
H_Berg         DF   1  27  11   7  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Beckenbauer    DF   2  27   9   7  21 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Maldini        DF   2  26   9   7  41 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
T_Gemmell      DF   2  26   4   9  42 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
K_Femenia      DF   3  25   8   6  32 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  14  26   8  30 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -20
L_Macleod      MF   2   9  26  10  31 |  81   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
A_Cejudo       MF   3   9  26   8  10 |  81   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
S_Niguez       MF   2   7  26   5  22 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  28  42 |  81   0   0   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2   8   5
R_McGlinchy    GK  20   4   2   3  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Moreno       DF   2  23   9   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Paas_De_Boll   MF   2   9  26   9  31 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Commons      MF   1   7  25  10  32 |  14   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
W_Jose         FW   3   8   8  27  10 |  14   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

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  39   8   8   5  11 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
R_Giovinco     DF   2  30  13  10  35 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 100  20  21
G_Grant        DF   3  30   6   8  13 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20  25
D_McGrain      DF   1  29  13   7  24 |  95   0   3   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  60   0  35
Doria          DF   3  27   7   5  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Thomas       MF   1   7  32   7  18 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
A_Gunnarsson   MF   2   8  30  18  34 |  95   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
F_Ravanelli    MF   3  10  30   8  21 |  78   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
B_Hemoth       MF   2   5  29   6  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   7   9  30  36 |  41   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
N_Kanu         FW   3   6   7  29  21 |  81   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
H_Schumacher   GK  32   4   7   7  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Ramsteijn    DF   1  29  11  10  42 |  54   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   1
C_Fuchs        DF   2  27   8   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Jack         MF   3   7  28  11  22 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Rodellega    FW   2   6   8  27  13 |  14   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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