Elite League Match, Rangers FC vs. Real Madrid (Sun Dec 22)


                           Rangers FC  |  Real Madrid
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 A
                          Gazza Grant  |  Gareth Williams
                                       |
                      M_Ter_Stegen GK  |  GK J_Reina
                        R_Giovinco DF  |  DF D_Kuzmanovic
                         D_McGrain DF  |  DF W_Lavezzi
                        F_Le_Boeuf DF  |  DF K_Tierney
                           G_Grant DF  |  DF D_Carvajal
                          L_Thomas MF  |  MF F_Ravanelli
                          B_Hemoth MF  |  MF L_Copland
                            R_Jack MF  |  MF Valverde
                           S_Byrne MF  |  MF P_McNamara
                             Messi FW  |  FW Matej_Vydra
                     R_Acquafresca FW  |  FW K_Benzema
                                       |
                        P_Lattuada SUB |  SUB L_Dita
                           K_Rekik SUB |  SUB A_Ranocchia
                             Doria SUB |  SUB Beckenbauer
                        J_Marshman SUB |  SUB J_Gandolfini
                       H_Rodellega SUB |  SUB S_Mane

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 1  :(rmd) It looks as though Real Madrid is now playing E
Min. 2  :(rfc) R_Jack reads the run of L_Thomas
          ...  L_Thomas beats the defender to the ball
          ...  He beats a second defender
          ...  He just has J_Reina to beat!
          ...  He rounds J_Reina
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  It hits post!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Rangers FC go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Rangers FC 1-0 Real Madrid ...
Min. 2  :(rmd) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Real Madrid will now play A
Min. 2  :(rmd) Valverde kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  W_Lavezzi gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  An audacious effort from W_Lavezzi !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  M_Ter_Stegen tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Ravanelli hits it into the box!
          ...  D_McGrain reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 3  :(rfc) R_Acquafresca with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from D_Carvajal
          ...  R_Acquafresca shapes up for a shot!
          ...  But J_Reina punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by B_Hemoth!
          ...  Messi with the header
          ...  J_Reina watches it sail wide!
Min. 4  :(rfc) R_Acquafresca sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  W_Lavezzi with the high feet
Min. 5  :(rfc) B_Hemoth with a glorious long pass to Messi
          ...  Messi chases it through, he must score !
          ...  J_Reina parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 5  :(rmd) F_Ravanelli boots it towards W_Lavezzi
          ...  D_McGrain tackles cleanly
Min. 6  :(rmd) Valverde with the diagonal pass F_Ravanelli
          ...  F_Ravanelli tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  M_Ter_Stegen with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 9  :(rfc) B_Hemoth fires over a low cross to S_Byrne
          ...  S_Byrne tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  J_Reina moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  J_Reina catches it with style!
Min. 10 :(rfc) Rangers FC are switching their playing style to D
Min. 10 :(rfc) B_Hemoth with a probing through ball R_Acquafresca
          ...  R_Acquafresca attempts a chip!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf chips the ball into the area!
          ...  J_Reina reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 13 :(rmd) D_Kuzmanovic with a measured pass to K_Tierney
          ...  R_Giovinco with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 18 :(rmd) L_Copland off the woodwork.
          ...  Matej_Vydra picks up the deflection
          ...  R_Acquafresca stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 19 :(rfc) B_Hemoth drives it forward to R_Giovinco
          ...  But D_Kuzmanovic wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but S_Youri has none of it.
Min. 25 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to K_Benzema
          ...  K_Benzema with a powerful header !
          ...  M_Ter_Stegen parries it
Min. 30 :(rmd) Matej_Vydra skips the challenge from G_Grant
          ...  R_Giovinco cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 31 :(rmd) Valverde sprints past F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  Valverde with the strike !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  M_Ter_Stegen looks relieved there!
Min. 32 :(rfc) L_Thomas with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from W_Lavezzi
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 35 :(rfc) R_Jack beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves S_Youri
          ...  D_Kuzmanovic tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  S_Youri reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 40 :(rmd) Matej_Vydra barges B_Hemoth off the ball
          ...  The ball hits R_Giovinco in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(rfc) Messi with the cross-field pass to F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf goes for the top corner !
          ...  But J_Reina makes an easy save
Min. 47 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli lays the ball back to K_Benzema
          ...  K_Benzema with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But M_Ter_Stegen tips it behind
          ...  S_Youri has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Rangers FC 1-0 Real Madrid

Min. 48 :(rfc) D_McGrain is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Messi
          ...  Messi with the cheeky shot!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  J_Reina was beaten there!
Min. 52 :(rfc) S_Byrne crosses to R_Acquafresca
          ...  L_Copland is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  S_Youri calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Gareth Williams looks relieved
Min. 53 :(rmd) Valverde slides it through the middle to Matej_Vydra
          ...  Matej_Vydra has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by P_McNamara
          ...  It comes to D_Carvajal
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  The shot slips through M_Ter_Stegen's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 54 :(rmd) Valverde holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_Benzema
          ...  K_Benzema with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 57 :(rfc) S_Byrne jumps over W_Lavezzi's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  S_Byrne hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  J_Reina was caught out there
          ...  Rangers FC 2-0 Real Madrid ...
Min. 57 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli sprints past D_McGrain
          ...  F_Ravanelli has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  M_Ter_Stegen with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 62 :(rfc) S_Byrne with a pinpoint pass to D_McGrain
          ...  D_McGrain with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  J_Reina saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 65 :(rmd) F_Ravanelli jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Matej_Vydra
          ...  G_Grant makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 72 :(rfc) B_Hemoth is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Messi
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_Carvajal hits it out for a throw
Min. 75 :(rmd) L_Copland runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to K_Tierney
          ...  G_Grant gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 76 :(rmd) L_Copland controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  K_Benzema gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  K_Benzema hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_McNamara hits it towards the far post!
          ...  W_Lavezzi makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  M_Ter_Stegen looks relieved there!
Min. 77 :(rmd) a big roar from the crowd as J_Gandolfini comes on for F_Ravanelli to play MF
Min. 78 :(rfc) There's going to be a change
          ...  J_Marshman will come on for L_Thomas and play MF
Min. 78 :(rmd) Beckenbauer is being prepared to come on
          ...  K_Tierney is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 79 :(rmd) A_Ranocchia replaces D_Kuzmanovic to play as a DF
Min. 80 :(rfc) H_Rodellega will replace S_Byrne and play FW
Min. 80 :(rmd) Beckenbauer volleys it forward. He finds Matej_Vydra
          ...  B_Hemoth is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 81 :(rfc) Doria is going to be brought on
          ...  R_Giovinco is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 82 :(rfc) J_Marshman with the towering header to R_Acquafresca
          ...  R_Acquafresca with a thundering volley!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 84 :(rfc) H_Rodellega gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  D_Carvajal scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 86 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca sprints past Matej_Vydra
          ...  But D_Carvajal puts the ball out of play
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(rfc) B_Hemoth with electric pace
          ...  He eases past D_Carvajal
          ...  B_Hemoth with the drive!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 90 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  D_Carvajal muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  S_Youri calls him over
          ...  S_Youri tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

*************  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              : L_Thomas (2), S_Byrne (57)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Giovinco (13), R_Acquafresca (18), B_Hemoth (80)
Injured              : N/A
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Real Madrid Match Info
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Best player          : F_Ravanelli
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Kuzmanovic (35), D_Carvajal (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Rangers FC    |  Real Madrid
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       11
Off target           :           5        |       6
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       14
Key Tackles          :           5        |       4
Key Passes           :          11        |       13
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 2 - 0 Real Madrid
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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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M_Ter_Stegen   GK  37   1   2   2  30 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
R_Giovinco     DF   2  33  13  11  35 |  84   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
D_McGrain      DF   1  32  13   8  24 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10  10
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  32  11   7  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
G_Grant        DF   3  32   7   9  13 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
L_Thomas       MF   1   8  34   7  18 |  81   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
B_Hemoth       MF   2   5  31   6  22 |  95   0   0   5   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  68  19
R_Jack         MF   3   7  30  11  22 |  95   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0
S_Byrne        MF   1   7  29   7  21 |  83   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  20  45
Messi          FW   1  10   8  35  18 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  12
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   7   9  33  36 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  18  18  30
P_Lattuada     GK  31   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  29   7   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Doria          DF   3  28   7   5  32 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Marshman     MF   3   8  30   7  33 |  14   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Rodellega    FW   2   6   8  28  13 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Real Madrid
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Reina        GK  37   2   3   1  18 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
D_Kuzmanovic   DF   2  37   9   8  40 |  82   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
W_Lavezzi      DF   2  35  15   7  45 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0 -20  -9
K_Tierney      DF   3  32  12   7  32 |  81   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Carvajal     DF   1  30   9  10  32 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -1
F_Ravanelli    MF   3  11  33   9  21 |  80   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40  20
L_Copland      MF   1   9  33   7  21 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Valverde       MF   3   8  25   7  43 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
P_McNamara     MF   2   7  25   7  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Matej_Vydra    FW   1  11   7  31  13 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
K_Benzema      FW   3   7   6  29  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
L_Dita         GK  29   3   1   1  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  30  11   9  30 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Beckenbauer    DF   2  30   9   7  21 |  14   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Gandolfini   MF   3   9  28  20  12 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Mane         FW   2   6   8  25  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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