Elite FA Cup Group Match, Rangers FC vs. Aberdeen (Wed Nov 24)


                           Rangers FC  |  Aberdeen
                              4-3-3 C  |  5-4-1 C
                          Steve Brown  |  Dan Haldane
                                       |
                            Rafael GK  |  GK M_Neuer
                         J_A_Riise DF  |  DF J_Knoxville
                           L_Olsen DF  |  DF A_Ramsey
                         F_Ricksen DF  |  DF K_Femenia
                             Doria DF  |  DF Balde
                        D_Rocastle MF  |  DF G_McQueen
                        W_Sneijder MF  |  MF S_Pittman
                       B_Fernandes MF  |  MF T_Finder
                       H_Rodellega FW  |  MF J_Shaddix
                            N_Pepe FW  |  MF G_Fofana
                       Steve_Brown FW  |  FW R_Bentley
                                       |
                        P_Lattuada SUB |  SUB J_Lukic
                        F_Le_Boeuf SUB |  SUB M_Pavlovic
                           S_Byrne SUB |  SUB D_McHale
                     Rolando_Silva SUB |  SUB M_Bombarda
                        W_Johnston SUB |  SUB Hakim_Ziyech

Referee: M_Atkinson (England)


Min. 4  :(rfc) B_Fernandes with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  H_Rodellega gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  K_Femenia with the block
Min. 5  :(rfc) Steve_Brown breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on M_Neuer!
          ...  G_Fofana brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  M_Atkinson reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 6  :(abn) S_Pittman pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  A_Ramsey is clean through!
          ...  A_Ramsey with a stunning strike !
          ...  It floats over Rafael
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 10 :(rfc) H_Rodellega has it now
          ...  He takes on K_Femenia
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in F_Ricksen!
          ...  An audacious effort from F_Ricksen !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air
          ...  Rangers FC go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Rangers FC 1-0 Aberdeen ...
Min. 10 :(rfc) H_Rodellega pulls up
          ...  That looks like his hamstring went
          ...  He wont be able to continue!!
Min. 10 :(rfc) Rolando_Silva is going to be brought on
          ...  H_Rodellega is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 12 :(rfc) N_Pepe has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Knoxville
          ...  He puts in Steve_Brown!
          ...  Steve_Brown curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Aberdeen fans laugh at him
Min. 17 :(abn) G_Fofana leaves D_Rocastle standing
          ...  L_Olsen with an awful challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 17 :(rfc) S_Byrne will come on for Steve_Brown and play DF
Min. 19 :(abn) G_Fofana has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past F_Ricksen
          ...  He knocks it to J_Knoxville!
          ...  J_Knoxville curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  Rafael blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 26 :(rfc) B_Fernandes curls the ball out wide to N_Pepe
          ...  S_Pittman is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  M_Atkinson gave him a strong warning
Min. 27 :(rfc) W_Sneijder kicks K_Femenia!
          ...  He received a good talking to from M_Atkinson
Min. 29 :(abn) Balde with an incisive pass to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley hits a great drive!
          ...  The shot slips through Rafael's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Rangers FC 1-1 Aberdeen ...
Min. 31 :(rfc) D_Rocastle works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Pepe
          ...  R_Bentley is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  M_Atkinson tries to calm him down
Min. 35 :(abn) R_Bentley times his run well
          ...  R_Bentley fires a shot at goal !
          ...  Rafael makes a good save
Min. 40 :(rfc) D_Rocastle is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Doria
          ...  But Balde wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but M_Atkinson has none of it.
Min. 41 :(abn) R_Bentley sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  R_Bentley drives the ball low !
          ...  But Rafael punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 41 :(rfc) S_Byrne has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Fofana
          ...  He puts in F_Ricksen!
          ...  A_Ramsey with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(rfc) Rolando_Silva with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  F_Ricksen gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  J_Shaddix tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  M_Atkinson has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by M_Atkinson!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 44 :(abn) Balde with a burst of pace
          ...  B_Fernandes with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 45 :(rfc) S_Byrne fires over a low cross to N_Pepe
          ...  A_Ramsey with the block

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Rangers FC 1-1 Aberdeen

Min. 46 :(abn) A_Ramsey is injured. He's been stretchered off
Min. 46 :(abn) There's going to be a change
          ...  M_Pavlovic will come on for A_Ramsey and play DF
Min. 51 :(abn) T_Finder controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  R_Bentley gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  R_Bentley hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  Rafael makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 53 :(rfc) B_Fernandes kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Rolando_Silva gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Rolando_Silva shapes up for a shot!
          ...  What agility from M_Neuer
Min. 53 :(abn) J_Knoxville knocks it past F_Ricksen and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  N_Pepe wins the ball
Min. 58 :(abn) R_Bentley beats J_A_Riise
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  The cross hits R_Bentley on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Rangers FC fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 61 :(rfc) N_Pepe sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Balde
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 63 :(abn) S_Pittman controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Doria
          ...  He puts in K_Femenia!
          ...  W_Sneijder stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 69 :(rfc) F_Ricksen picks up the pass
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from R_Bentley
Min. 71 :(abn) R_Bentley nutmegs J_A_Riise
          ...  But Doria spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 75 :(abn) D_McHale takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace J_Shaddix as MF
Min. 75 :(abn) Hakim_Ziyech will replace R_Bentley and play FW
Min. 76 :(abn) S_Pittman with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Rolando_Silva
          ...  He knocks it to J_Knoxville!
          ...  J_A_Riise wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 80 :(abn) T_Finder spits at Rolando_Silva
          ...  M_Atkinson calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 82 :(abn) D_McHale nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  D_McHale curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  Rafael with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 83 :(rfc) D_Rocastle cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  D_McHale reads the play well
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(rfc) B_Fernandes beats G_Fofana
          ...  J_Knoxville tackles cleanly
Min. 88 :(rfc) Rolando_Silva takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  M_Pavlovic with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  M_Atkinson warned him

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Gazza Grant Arena
Attendance           : 136,880
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : H_Rodellega
Scorers              : F_Ricksen (10)
Sent Off             : L_Olsen (17)
Booked               : B_Fernandes (44), W_Sneijder (63)
Injured              : H_Rodellega (10)
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : R_Bentley (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Bentley (29)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Fofana (5), A_Ramsey (41), J_Shaddix (43), T_Finder (80)
Injured              : A_Ramsey (46)
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Match Statistics
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                            Rangers FC    |    Aberdeen
Attempts on Goal     :           3        |       8
Off target           :           1        |       2
On target            :           2        |       6
Possession           :          36        |       64
Corners              :           0        |       0
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       4
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       14
Key Tackles          :           3        |       7
Key Passes           :          10        |       6
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 1 - 1 Aberdeen
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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 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
J_A_Riise      DF   3  31   8   9  32 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Olsen        DF   3  31   8   6  42 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
F_Ricksen      DF   2  30   8   7  33 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
Doria          DF   3  30   7   5  32 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Rocastle     MF   2   8  32  11  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
W_Sneijder     MF   1   7  29  10  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
B_Fernandes    MF   3  10  28   6  31 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
H_Rodellega    FW   2   6   9  29  13 |  10   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
N_Pepe         FW   3   8  11  28  33 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Steve_Brown    FW   1  16  22  27  29 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Lattuada     GK  31   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  34  11   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Byrne        DF   1   8  32   8  21 |  77   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Rolando_Silva  FW   3  10   9  29  41 |  84   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
W_Johnston     FW   1   2   1  26  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Aberdeen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Neuer        GK  30   2   5   5  31 |  94   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
J_Knoxville    DF   3  33  12  10  11 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
A_Ramsey       DF   2  32   9   7  31 |  48   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
K_Femenia      DF   3  31   9   7  32 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Balde          DF   3  31   7   8  22 |  94   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
G_McQueen      DF   2  30   1   8  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Pittman      MF   3  10  32  11  40 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
T_Finder       MF   3   7  32   8  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
J_Shaddix      MF   3  12  31  19  31 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
G_Fofana       MF   1  18  30   7  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
R_Bentley      FW   3   8   8  30  21 |  77   0   1   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  20   0  40
J_Lukic        GK  30   5   3   2  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pavlovic     DF   3  27   6   7  22 |  46   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_McHale       MF   2  18  25  13  28 |  17   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
M_Bombarda     FW   2   7   5  30  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hakim_Ziyech   FW   2   6   7  28  32 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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