Division One League Match, Rangers FC vs. Juventus (Mon May 29)


                           Rangers FC  |  Juventus
                              4-4-2 E  |  5-4-1 D
                          Gazza Grant  |  Gary Hill
                                       |
                           Belushi GK  |  GK F_Foster
                         S_Bassong DF  |  DF N_Subotic
                         D_McGrain DF  |  DF R_Delap
                           G_Grant DF  |  DF C_Obasi
                         F_de_Boer DF  |  DF C_Ferrara
                          L_Thomas MF  |  DF Hugo
                      A_Gunnarsson MF  |  MF I_Gundogan
                         K_Richard MF  |  MF A_Cejudo
                         J_Shaddix MF  |  MF Jese
                     R_Acquafresca FW  |  MF J_Cooper
                          J_Garner FW  |  FW D_Stanfield
                                       |
                         V_Mannone SUB |  SUB Z_Stonewall
                        R_Giovinco SUB |  SUB D_Marquinhos
                       K_Ramsteijn SUB |  SUB Leroy_Fer
                         S_Gerrard SUB |  SUB A_Vidal
                       H_Rodellega SUB |  SUB G_Weah

Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)


Min. 1  :(rfc) L_Thomas with an in swinging cross to J_Garner
          ...  Blocked by Jese
Min. 3  :(jvt) R_Delap with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows S_Bassong a clean set of heals
          ...  R_Delap goes for goal !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And Belushi reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Cejudo chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by S_Bassong
Min. 5  :(rfc) R_Acquafresca plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  C_Ferrara belts it clear
Min. 12 :(jvt) J_Cooper runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Stanfield
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by S_Bassong
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 17 :(rfc) The ball rolls free!
          ...  R_Acquafresca takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  But J_Cooper will cut out the threat
Min. 23 :(rfc) K_Richard runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_de_Boer
          ...  F_de_Boer goes for goal !
          ...  It's beaten F_Foster
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 23 :(jvt) Jese comes up lame after the wicked challenge.
          ...  He's unable to continue
Min. 23 :(jvt) Leroy_Fer is ready to come on to replace Jese
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 30 :(rfc) D_McGrain hoists the ball across to G_Grant
          ...  G_Grant rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  F_Foster looks relieved there!
Min. 32 :(jvt) R_Delap controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  D_Stanfield gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  D_Stanfield must beat Belushi!
          ...  But Belushi tips it behind
          ...  M_Stadio has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 36 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to A_Gunnarsson
          ...  A_Gunnarsson from 20 yards !
          ...  F_Foster makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 38 :(rfc) G_Grant cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  R_Delap takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 38 :(rfc) D_McGrain with an intelligent ball to J_Garner
          ...  Hugo had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
Min. 40 :(jvt) It seems Juventus are making a tactical change to A
Min. 41 :(rfc) L_Thomas with a 40-yard pass to R_Acquafresca
          ...  But N_Subotic clears the danger
Min. 41 :(jvt) J_Cooper sprints past the defender
          ...  J_Cooper throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  Belushi gathers it easily
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(jvt) Juventus made the switch to a D strategy

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

Min. 50 :(jvt) It seems Juventus are making a tactical change to A
Min. 52 :(rfc) L_Thomas retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  K_Richard gets on the end of it
          ...  But C_Ferrara with the fine tackle
Min. 53 :(jvt) Leroy_Fer with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  D_Stanfield gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from D_Stanfield !
          ...  But Belushi dives to his left
          ...  I think Belushi just got a hand on that one
          ...  M_Stadio has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 56 :(jvt) C_Ferrara drives it across the face of the goal N_Subotic
          ...  N_Subotic rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  Belushi has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Belushi is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 58 :(rfc) R_Giovinco replaces F_de_Boer to play as a DF
Min. 58 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Hugo with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  M_Stadio gives a PENALTY !!
          ...  R_Acquafresca will take it
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Rangers FC have snatched the lead!
          ...  Rangers FC 1-0 Juventus...
Min. 62 :(rfc) S_Bassong lobs it over the defender
          ...  S_Bassong with a thundering volley!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 62 :(jvt) R_Delap looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Hugo
          ...  Hugo with the shot !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 65 :(jvt) A_Cejudo plays the early ball across the box to find J_Cooper in space
          ...  R_Acquafresca rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  R_Delap knocks it forward
          ...  D_Stanfield gets on the end of it
          ...  An audacious effort from D_Stanfield !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 68 :(rfc) S_Gerrard is going to be brought on
          ...  L_Thomas is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 69 :(rfc) R_Giovinco plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  The cross hits R_Giovinco on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 69 :(rfc) J_Shaddix gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past Leroy_Fer!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  R_Delap fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 73 :(rfc) J_Garner has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Delap!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Garner pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Richard lofts the ball in!
          ...  F_Foster catches it!
Min. 75 :(rfc) H_Rodellega will replace R_Acquafresca and play FW
Min. 78 :(rfc) K_Richard turns past N_Subotic
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  R_Delap with a reckless challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  That's a terrible challenge
          ...  The referee comes over
          ...  And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now
          ...  RED CARD!
Min. 78 :(rfc) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Rangers FC will now be playing A
Min. 80 :(rfc) Rangers FC made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 80 :(rfc) S_Gerrard off the woodwork.
          ...  J_Garner picks up the deflection
          ...  A skilful effort from J_Garner !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 81 :(jvt) D_Stanfield makes the tackle
          ...  D_McGrain with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 84 :(jvt) D_Stanfield takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_McGrain
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(rfc) S_Gerrard has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Obasi
          ...  He puts in A_Gunnarsson!
          ...  J_Cooper wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!

*************  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          : D_McGrain (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Acquafresca (58 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : J_Cooper
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : R_Delap (78)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : Jese (23)
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Match Statistics
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                             Rangers FC   |    Juventus
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       7
Off target           :           6        |       3
On target            :           2        |       4
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           6        |       6
Key Tackles          :           3        |       7
Key Passes           :           8        |       5
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 1 - 0 Juventus
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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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Belushi        GK  39   8   8   5  11 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
S_Bassong      DF   2  29  11   6  30 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  20  21
D_McGrain      DF   1  28  12   7  24 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
G_Grant        DF   3  28   6   8  13 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
F_de_Boer      DF   2  28   7   7  27 |  61   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
L_Thomas       MF   1   7  31   7  18 |  71   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Gunnarsson   MF   2   8  29  18  34 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
K_Richard      MF   1  10  28   9  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Shaddix      MF   3  11  26  17  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   7   9  29  36 |  78   0   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  10  20
J_Garner       FW   3   7   8  27  11 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
V_Mannone      GK  27   5   3   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Giovinco     DF   2  28  13  10  35 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
K_Ramsteijn    DF   1  28  11  10  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Gerrard      MF   2   6  26  17  21 |  23   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
H_Rodellega    FW   2   5   8  26  13 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20

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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F_Foster       GK  38   2   4   4  16 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
N_Subotic      DF   2  28   7   8  33 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
R_Delap        DF   2  27   8   9  34 |  81   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   1   0  10  10  -5
C_Obasi        DF   2  26  11   8  39 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Ferrara      DF   2  26   8   6  22 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Hugo           DF   2  24  12   9  42 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -19
I_Gundogan     MF   2  10  26   8  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Cejudo       MF   3   9  26   8  10 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jese           MF   2   5  26   7  41 |  23   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Cooper       MF   3   9  23   8  22 |  94   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
D_Stanfield    FW   2   8   5  26  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
Z_Stonewall    GK  28   2   2   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Marquinhos   DF   3  23   8   7  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Leroy_Fer      MF   2  10  26   8  36 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Vidal        MF   2  12  23   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Weah         FW   1   9   7  25  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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