Division One League Match, Rangers FC vs. Benfica (Sun Jun 23)


                           Rangers FC  |  Benfica
                              5-3-2 A  |  4-4-2 E
                          Gazza Grant  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                        D_Marshall GK  |  GK F_Foster
                          M_Tudgay DF  |  DF Yann_M_Vila
                         D_McGrain DF  |  DF M_Zeffane
                           G_Grant DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                             Doria DF  |  DF S_Mannaerts
                           K_Rekik DF  |  MF J_Wilshere
                      A_Gunnarsson MF  |  MF J_Bolm
                          B_Hemoth MF  |  MF I_Marcone
                           S_Byrne MF  |  MF W_Dustice
                     R_Acquafresca FW  |  FW Nathan_Dyer
                       H_Rodellega FW  |  FW B_Dugnutt
                                       |
                       Z_Stonewall SUB |  SUB Z_Alomerovic
                        R_Giovinco SUB |  SUB E_May
                       K_Ramsteijn SUB |  SUB E_Knave
                          M_Scholl SUB |  SUB S_Nakamoto
                             Messi SUB |  SUB T_Erak

Referee: D_Skomina (Slovenia)


Min. 1  :(bfa) Benfica will now play C after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 7  :(bfa) M_Zeffane holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt with the header !
          ...  D_Marshall gathers it comfortably
Min. 8  :(bfa) I_Marcone jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Bolm
          ...  A_Gunnarsson with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 10 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca flicks it over I_Marcone and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  But W_Dustice clears the danger
Min. 16 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Rodellega
          ...  H_Rodellega has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  F_Foster moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  F_Foster catches it with style!
Min. 17 :(bfa) W_Dustice with the first time flick to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt aims for the top right corner !
          ...  D_Marshall makes a difficult save
Min. 18 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca spits at I_Marcone
          ...  D_Skomina calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 21 :(rfc) S_Byrne with a 50-yard pass to R_Acquafresca
          ...  R_Acquafresca has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  D_Skomina talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put Rangers FC in front!
          ...  Rangers FC 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 23 :(rfc) S_Byrne nutmegs B_Dugnutt
          ...  S_Byrne with a thundering drive!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  F_Foster never had a chance!
          ...  Rangers FC 2-0 Benfica ...
Min. 25 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to H_Rodellega
          ...  Yann_M_Vila takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 26 :(bfa) J_Wilshere with the first time pass to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt with a little chip!
          ...  D_Marshall makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 28 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer looks injured. He's been stretchered off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
          ...  He returns to the pitch to carry on
          ...  He seems to be ok
Min. 29 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  R_Acquafresca fires a shot at goal !
          ...  F_Foster with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 31 :(bfa) W_Dustice with an inch perfect pass to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  D_Marshall gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 34 :(rfc) B_Hemoth moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Tudgay
          ...  S_Mannaerts read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 35 :(bfa) Benfica made the switch to a E strategy
Min. 35 :(rfc) H_Rodellega sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  Nathan_Dyer is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
Min. 37 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer finds S_Mannaerts in acres of space
          ...  K_Rekik gets to the ball first
Min. 38 :(bfa) W_Dustice sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Dugnutt
          ...  K_Rekik with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 41 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer flicks it over M_Tudgay and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Nathan_Dyer tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson chips the ball over the defence and finds R_Acquafresca
          ...  R_Acquafresca keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 46 :(rfc) B_Hemoth passes the ball to A_Gunnarsson
          ...  A_Gunnarsson pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort

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

Min. 46 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson cuts the ball back to H_Rodellega
          ...  H_Rodellega with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 46 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  H_Rodellega latches onto it!
          ...  S_Mannaerts with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  A_Gunnarsson hoists it forward
          ...  H_Rodellega gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Bolm gathers up the loose ball
Min. 50 :(bfa) E_May is being prepared to come on
          ...  S_Mannaerts is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 55 :(bfa) E_Knave replaces W_Dustice and will play MF
Min. 57 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer flicks it over M_Tudgay and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Nathan_Dyer controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  D_Marshall heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 58 :(bfa) T_Erak is being prepared to come on
          ...  B_Dugnutt is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 58 :(rfc) S_Byrne with an intelligent ball to A_Gunnarsson
          ...  E_May bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 58 :(bfa) E_Knave with the first time pass to J_Wilshere
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by J_Wilshere !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 60 :(bfa) The Benfica manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 60 :(bfa) J_Bolm hits a hard pass to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with a thundering volley!
          ...  D_Marshall gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Wilshere hits it into the box!
          ...  It is cleared by M_Tudgay
Min. 62 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to R_Acquafresca
          ...  R_Acquafresca drives the shot in!
          ...  F_Foster fists it away
Min. 62 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila lays the ball back to E_Knave
          ...  But G_Grant puts the ball out of play
Min. 63 :(rfc) K_Rekik gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past E_Knave!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Foyth read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 63 :(bfa) T_Erak takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  T_Erak with a thundering volley!
          ...  But D_Marshall just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  D_Skomina has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 65 :(rfc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  M_Scholl will come on for B_Hemoth and play MF
Min. 65 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves M_Scholl behind
          ...  Nathan_Dyer hits the ball first time!
          ...  D_Marshall parries it
Min. 66 :(rfc) S_Byrne can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to H_Rodellega
          ...  H_Rodellega tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  F_Foster tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Scholl floats the ball in!
          ...  E_May reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 69 :(bfa) D_Marshall miss-kicks!
          ...  Nathan_Dyer is through!
          ...  A_Gunnarsson with a clumsy challenge
          ...  D_Skomina calls him over
          ...  D_Skomina tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 70 :(rfc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  R_Giovinco will come on for M_Tudgay and play DF
Min. 71 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  R_Acquafresca belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  F_Foster with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 72 :(rfc) M_Scholl with an incisive pass to A_Gunnarsson
          ...  A_Gunnarsson beats the defender to the ball
          ...  He beats a second defender
          ...  He just has F_Foster to beat!
          ...  He rounds F_Foster
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 73 :(rfc) M_Scholl has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Yann_M_Vila
          ...  He knocks it to R_Acquafresca!
          ...  E_May dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 74 :(rfc) H_Rodellega could get a shot on goal here
          ...  H_Rodellega with a powerful header !
          ...  F_Foster makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 75 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca beats J_Foyth
          ...  J_Foyth recovers to win the ball back
Min. 75 :(rfc) M_Scholl looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Acquafresca
          ...  J_Wilshere with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Gazza Grant looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 79 :(rfc) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  H_Rodellega seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Fine tackle by M_Zeffane
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 80 :(rfc) Messi takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace R_Acquafresca as FW
Min. 80 :(rfc) M_Scholl gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to G_Grant
          ...  G_Grant with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But F_Foster palms it behind
          ...  D_Skomina has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 85 :(rfc) The ball rolls free!
          ...  H_Rodellega takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  Yann_M_Vila plays it back
          ...  F_Foster slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Byrne floats the ball in!
          ...  F_Foster makes the catch!
Min. 86 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson with a slick pass to Messi
          ...  M_Zeffane wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 87 :(rfc) M_Scholl with the first time pass to R_Giovinco
          ...  But Yann_M_Vila with the fine tackle
Min. 87 :(bfa) T_Erak cuts the ball back to E_May
          ...  Fine tackle by G_Grant
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  But R_Giovinco wins the tackle

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
Attendance           : 150,000
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : S_Byrne (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Acquafresca (21), S_Byrne (23)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Acquafresca (18), A_Gunnarsson (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : B_Dugnutt
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Mannaerts (46), J_Wilshere (75)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Rangers FC    |     Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       10
Off target           :           4        |       2
On target            :           9        |       8
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :           4        |       12
Key Passes           :          17        |       10
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 2 - 0 Benfica
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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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D_Marshall     GK  39   7   5   7  14 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
M_Tudgay       DF   2  35   6   8  32 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_McGrain      DF   1  31  13   8  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Grant        DF   3  31   7   9  13 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
Doria          DF   3  28   7   5  32 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  28   7   2  12 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Gunnarsson   MF   2   8  31  18  34 |  93   0   0   7   0   2   0   1   0   0  18  88  20
B_Hemoth       MF   2   5  31   6  22 |  67   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Byrne        MF   1   7  28   7  21 |  93   0   0   3   1   1   1   0   0   0  20  65  50
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   7   9  33  36 |  82   0   0   0   0   5   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  44
H_Rodellega    FW   2   6   8  27  13 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
Z_Stonewall    GK  29   2   2   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Giovinco     DF   2  32  13  11  35 |  21   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
K_Ramsteijn    DF   1  31  11  10  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Scholl       MF   2  11  30  10  22 |  26   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Messi          FW   1  10   8  34  18 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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F_Foster       GK  39   2   4   4  16 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  33  14   8  22 |  93   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  30  10   7  31 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  29  13   6  42 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  28   9   5  12 |  52   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
J_Wilshere     MF   2  20  31  12  19 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -1
J_Bolm         MF   2  11  29  13  32 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
I_Marcone      MF   3   6  28   6  32 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
W_Dustice      MF   1  12  24   6  42 |  57   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  11  29  31 |  93   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  16
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   7  25  20 |  60   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0 -20 -20   0
Z_Alomerovic   GK  29   1   1   1  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_May          DF   2  18   2  10  29 |  41   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
E_Knave        MF   3   8  24  10  21 |  36   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Nakamoto     MF   3   4  26  16  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   6   6  27  21 |  33   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
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