Elite League Match, Rangers FC vs. Manchester City (Sun Dec 19)


                           Rangers FC  |  Manchester City
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-5-1 P
                          Steve Brown  |  Tony McCleary
                                       |
                            Rafael GK  |  GK A_Zaratta
                        F_Le_Boeuf DF  |  DF D_Gallagher
                           K_Rekik DF  |  DF C_Fuchs
                         J_A_Riise DF  |  DF Bohte_Daisuke
                         F_Ricksen DF  |  DF Mikio_Fujioka
                        J_Marshman MF  |  MF K_DeBruyne
                            R_Jack MF  |  MF S_Matthews
                        D_Rocastle MF  |  MF Aparichit
                           S_Byrne MF  |  MF Suz_Nakamoto
                          P_Crouch FW  |  MF D_Upamecano
                       H_Rodellega FW  |  FW Thanatos
                                       |
                        P_Lattuada SUB |  SUB R_Videi
                             Doria SUB |  SUB Aoyama_Hideki
                        W_Sneijder SUB |  SUB Leda_Cygnus
                     Rolando_Silva SUB |  SUB E_Shikari
                            N_Pepe SUB |  SUB J_Cruz

Referee: N_Rizzoli (Italy)


Min. 1  :(mnc) K_DeBruyne takes advantage of a mistake by S_Byrne
          ...  K_DeBruyne tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  Rafael won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 4  :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto could have let it bounce!
          ...  Rafael just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 6  :(mnc) D_Gallagher curls the ball out wide to Thanatos
          ...  But J_A_Riise with the fine tackle
Min. 9  :(rfc) R_Jack controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Aparichit
          ...  He puts in K_Rekik!
          ...  But Mikio_Fujioka puts it in row Z!
Min. 11 :(rfc) D_Rocastle runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Crouch
          ...  P_Crouch is through on goal!
          ...  The defender was caught napping
          ...  He just has A_Zaratta to beat
          ...  He tries to slide it past A_Zaratta
          ...  He has put it wide!!
Min. 13 :(rfc) D_Rocastle knocks it past Mikio_Fujioka and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  C_Fuchs with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 13 :(mnc) D_Upamecano slides the ball across to Thanatos
          ...  Thanatos with the crafty shot!
          ...  Rafael gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put Manchester City in front!
          ...  Rangers FC 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 19 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Upamecano
          ...  D_Upamecano sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Rafael moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rafael looks dejected!
          ...  Rangers FC 0-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 20 :(mnc) K_DeBruyne runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Aparichit
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from F_Le_Boeuf
Min. 22 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke beats F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  D_Rocastle rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  N_Rizzoli reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 23 :(mnc) S_Matthews gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto is unmarked
          ...  F_Ricksen wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 27 :(rfc) F_Le_Boeuf is too quick for the defence
          ...  But D_Upamecano reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 27 :(mnc) D_Upamecano takes advantage of a mistake by J_A_Riise
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  D_Upamecano leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  Rafael gathers it easily
Min. 28 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto takes advantage of a bad back pass from F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But Rafael makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 29 :(rfc) J_Marshman with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  P_Crouch gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka forces him off the ball
Min. 33 :(rfc) J_Marshman plays a first time ball through the defence to H_Rodellega
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  N_Rizzoli warns him
Min. 35 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto beats F_Ricksen
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 36 :(mnc) S_Matthews gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  But F_Ricksen reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 37 :(mnc) D_Upamecano holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke with a terrific drive !
          ...  Rafael with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 38 :(rfc) H_Rodellega with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  H_Rodellega has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  A_Zaratta was lucky there
Min. 39 :(rfc) F_Le_Boeuf drives it across the face of the goal P_Crouch
          ...  P_Crouch curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  A_Zaratta makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 41 :(mnc) D_Upamecano retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Thanatos gets on the end of it
          ...  Thanatos with the punt towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the bench
          ...  He jumps on a delighted Tony McCleary
          ...  Rangers FC 0-3 Manchester City ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(mnc) Thanatos with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Thanatos !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  Rafael is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Gallagher lofts the ball in!
          ...  Rafael easily catches it!
Min. 46 :(rfc) F_Le_Boeuf hoofs it up field to find R_Jack
          ...  D_Gallagher goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Rangers FC 0-3 Manchester City

Min. 48 :(rfc) P_Crouch off the woodwork.
          ...  J_Marshman picks up the deflection
          ...  J_Marshman fires the shot in!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He nutmegged A_Zaratta
          ...  Rangers FC 1-3 Manchester City ...
Min. 48 :(mnc) K_DeBruyne sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke fires a shot at goal !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 49 :(mnc) Thanatos beats F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves N_Rizzoli
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 51 :(rfc) K_Rekik turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Jack
          ...  C_Fuchs steals the ball of off him
Min. 51 :(rfc) P_Crouch sprints past C_Fuchs
          ...  S_Matthews with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
Min. 54 :(mnc) K_DeBruyne has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past F_Ricksen
          ...  He puts in Thanatos!
          ...  K_Rekik reads the play well
Min. 55 :(rfc) R_Jack hoists the ball across to P_Crouch
          ...  P_Crouch with a powerful header !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 57 :(rfc) J_Marshman with a penetrating pass to H_Rodellega
          ...  H_Rodellega chases it through, he must score !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 58 :(rfc) S_Byrne has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Fuchs
          ...  He puts in R_Jack!
          ...  C_Fuchs moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 58 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto with the mazy run
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto with a thundering drive!
          ...  The net moves!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  Rangers FC 1-4 Manchester City ...
Min. 63 :(rfc) P_Crouch flicks it past D_Gallagher
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 66 :(rfc) J_Marshman jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Rekik
          ...  K_Rekik sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  A_Zaratta turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Byrne hits it into the box!
          ...  C_Fuchs clears the danger
Min. 66 :(mnc) Aparichit turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Suz_Nakamoto
          ...  J_Marshman with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Steve Brown looks relieved
          ...  Tony McCleary is far from happy with that decision
Min. 69 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke plays it back
          ...  A_Zaratta slips!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Rangers FC 2-4 Manchester City ...
Min. 69 :(mnc) K_DeBruyne plays in Aparichit with a beautiful ball
          ...  But F_Ricksen clears the ball to safety
Min. 70 :(mnc) Aoyama_Hideki replaces D_Gallagher to play as a DF
Min. 70 :(mnc) E_Shikari will replace the useless Aparichit and will play MF
Min. 70 :(rfc) D_Rocastle brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  S_Byrne gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Byrne tries the shot !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 73 :(rfc) D_Rocastle controls it with ease
          ...  D_Rocastle hits a great drive!
          ...  A_Zaratta beats the ball away
Min. 75 :(rfc) R_Jack controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  He puts in H_Rodellega!
          ...  Driven towards goal by H_Rodellega !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 75 :(mnc) S_Matthews retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka gets on the end of it
          ...  A powerful shot by Mikio_Fujioka !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Rangers FC fans taunt him!
Min. 76 :(rfc) R_Jack is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to H_Rodellega
          ...  H_Rodellega with the cheeky shot!
          ...  A_Zaratta with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 80 :(rfc) Doria will replace F_Ricksen and play DF
Min. 80 :(rfc) Rolando_Silva is being brought on
          ...  S_Byrne is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(rfc) N_Pepe takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace P_Crouch
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 80 :(mnc) Up goes the substitution board - Leda_Cygnus on for K_DeBruyne as a MF
Min. 83 :(rfc) R_Jack with a smart pass to F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf with the header !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 84 :(rfc) Rolando_Silva backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  R_Jack latches onto the end of it
          ...  R_Jack attempts to nutmeg A_Zaratta!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  A_Zaratta palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Marshman chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  N_Pepe makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  But A_Zaratta just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  N_Rizzoli has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 85 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus crosses to Thanatos
          ...  Thanatos with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But Rafael punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(rfc) D_Rocastle drives it across the face of the goal Rolando_Silva
          ...  C_Fuchs steals the ball of off him
Min. 89 :(rfc) R_Jack pass splits open the defence and finds Rolando_Silva
          ...  But Bohte_Daisuke sweeps up the threat
Min. 89 :(mnc) D_Upamecano feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Thanatos runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Cleared by F_Le_Boeuf
Min. 91 :(rfc) The ball is passed in from F_Le_Boeuf, he finds J_A_Riise
          ...  J_A_Riise with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  A_Zaratta catches the ball
Min. 91 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Suz_Nakamoto looks to see where Rafael is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But Rafael punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Gazza Grant Arena
Attendance           : 134,002
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : J_Marshman
Scorers              : J_Marshman (48), Bohte_Daisuke (69 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Rocastle (22)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : D_Upamecano (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Thanatos (13,41), D_Upamecano (19), Suz_Nakamoto (58)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Rangers FC    | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       15
Off target           :           6        |       6
On target            :           9        |       9
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       10
Key Passes           :          20        |       15
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 2 - 4 Manchester City
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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 |  92   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  35  11   7  22 |  92   0   3   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  30   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  32   8   2  12 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -15
J_A_Riise      DF   3  31   8   9  32 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -15
F_Ricksen      DF   2  30   8   7  33 |  81   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_Marshman     MF   3   8  33   7  33 |  92   0   0   4   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  25
R_Jack         MF   3   8  32  12  22 |  92   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   5
D_Rocastle     MF   2   8  32  11  21 |  92   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28   3
S_Byrne        MF   1   8  32   8  21 |  81   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Crouch       FW   1   7  13  30  21 |  81   0   0   1   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
H_Rodellega    FW   2   6   9  29  13 |  92   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
P_Lattuada     GK  31   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Doria          DF   3  30   7   5  32 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Sneijder     MF   1   7  29  10  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rolando_Silva  MF   3  10   9  29  41 |  11   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
N_Pepe         FW   3   8  11  28  33 |  11   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Zaratta      GK  32   3   3   1  21 |  92   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  34   9  10  43 |  71   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  34   9  10  32 |  92   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 120  20  20
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  33  11   6  31 |  92   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20 -20   5
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  33   8  10  41 |  92   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
K_DeBruyne     MF   1   8  33   8  31 |  81   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
S_Matthews     MF   3   9  32   7  32 |  92   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Aparichit      MF   3   5  30  18  12 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Suz_Nakamoto   MF   1   1  29  22  33 |  92   0   0   1   1   5   1   0   0   0  20  50  55
D_Upamecano    MF   3   7  26  17  31 |  92   0   1   4   2   2   1   0   0   0  20  80  30
Thanatos       FW   3   9   5  35  22 |  92   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  55
R_Videi        GK  30   4   1   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  32   7   9  20 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1   9  30  19  22 |  11   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Shikari      MF   1   6  27   9  32 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruz         FW   1   6   8  27  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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