Division One League Match, Rangers FC vs. Valencia (Mon May 06)


                           Rangers FC  |  Valencia
                              4-4-2 E  |  5-3-2 C
                          Gazza Grant  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                        D_Marshall GK  |  GK Kamikaze
                          M_Tudgay DF  |  DF O_Price
                        R_Giovinco DF  |  DF D_E_Boyata
                           G_Grant DF  |  DF B_Ivanovic
                             Doria DF  |  DF J_Stam
                          L_Thomas MF  |  DF E_Herbert
                      A_Gunnarsson MF  |  MF P_Niemeyer
                       F_Ravanelli MF  |  MF K_El_Ahmadi
                          B_Hemoth MF  |  MF Eduardo
                             Messi FW  |  FW N_Kanu
                     R_Acquafresca FW  |  FW W_Jose
                                       |
                       Z_Stonewall SUB |  SUB Q_Atoo
                         D_McGrain SUB |  SUB A_Nouri
                           K_Rekik SUB |  SUB J_R_Riquelme
                            R_Jack SUB |  SUB T_Huddlestone
                       H_Rodellega SUB |  SUB Maradona

Referee: N_Rizzoli (Italy)


Min. 1  :(vla) J_Stam moves to DM
Min. 7  :(vla) N_Kanu with a clever shimmy
          ...  N_Kanu with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  D_Marshall can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  D_Marshall makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 9  :(rfc) B_Hemoth boots it towards G_Grant
          ...  O_Price brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But N_Rizzoli waves play on!!!
Min. 11 :(rfc) M_Tudgay takes possession
          ...  M_Tudgay hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  Kamikaze makes a good save
Min. 12 :(rfc) Messi finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by E_Herbert
Min. 13 :(vla) J_Stam controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  B_Ivanovic gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  B_Ivanovic is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round D_Marshall
          ...  He rounds D_Marshall
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Lets see if Valencia can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Rangers FC 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 14 :(vla) J_Stam changes position to fill a DF slot
Min. 17 :(rfc) L_Thomas lays the ball back to Messi
          ...  Messi fires a shot at goal !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 20 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi knocks it forward
          ...  M_Tudgay slips
          ...  J_Stam gets to it!
          ...  A cheeky lob from J_Stam !
          ...  It floats over D_Marshall
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was a great effort
          ...  Rangers FC 0-2 Valencia ...
Min. 25 :(rfc) R_Giovinco has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Stam reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Hemoth hits it towards the far post!
          ...  B_Ivanovic wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 25 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi with a smart turn
          ...  A great volley from K_El_Ahmadi !
          ...  D_Marshall saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 26 :(rfc) Messi lobs it over the defender
          ...  Messi attempts to nutmeg Kamikaze!
          ...  Kamikaze takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 27 :(vla) B_Ivanovic retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  W_Jose gets on the end of it
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Messi
Min. 32 :(rfc) B_Hemoth feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  R_Acquafresca runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  R_Acquafresca tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But Kamikaze makes a fine save
Min. 33 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi flicks it past R_Giovinco
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  D_Marshall with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  That looked like a dive!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  N_Rizzoli was tricked there!
          ...  N_Kanu is the man who takes it
          ...  He sends D_Marshall the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Rangers FC 0-3 Valencia...
Min. 37 :(rfc) B_Hemoth chips the ball over the defence and finds R_Acquafresca
          ...  R_Acquafresca with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  Kamikaze gathers it easily
Min. 37 :(vla) D_E_Boyata sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to W_Jose
          ...  B_Hemoth stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  N_Rizzoli tries to calm him down
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  W_Jose hits it over the wall
          ...  D_Marshall makes a fine save
Min. 37 :(vla) P_Niemeyer finds W_Jose with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  W_Jose hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  But D_Marshall makes an easy save
Min. 39 :(vla) P_Niemeyer boots it towards N_Kanu
          ...  N_Kanu rifles it at the goal !
          ...  D_Marshall with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 39 :(vla) Eduardo slumps to the ground!
          ...  He gets up again though
          ...  He signals to the bench he is ok to continue
Min. 40 :(rfc) B_Hemoth with a glorious 60-yard pass to L_Thomas
          ...  L_Thomas swings in the shot!
          ...  Saved by Kamikaze
Min. 41 :(rfc) B_Hemoth jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  B_Hemoth with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  Kamikaze fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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

Min. 49 :(rfc) M_Tudgay flicks it past E_Herbert
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  M_Tudgay hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Gunnarsson!
          ...  It comes to Messi
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  Kamikaze was lucky there
Min. 50 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi spots E_Herbert who is in acres of space
          ...  A_Gunnarsson rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 55 :(vla) N_Kanu turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Blocked by M_Tudgay
Min. 58 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson whips the ball across to R_Giovinco
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by B_Ivanovic
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Gunnarsson hits it into the box!
          ...  O_Price clears the danger
Min. 58 :(vla) W_Jose flicks it over Doria and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  W_Jose with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Niemeyer drives it into the box!
          ...  G_Grant gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 63 :(vla) P_Niemeyer knocks it forward
          ...  Doria slips
          ...  Eduardo gets to it!
          ...  A cheeky lob from Eduardo !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 65 :(rfc) K_Rekik will come on for M_Tudgay and play DF
Min. 67 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson with a measured ball to R_Giovinco
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  E_Herbert hits it out for a throw
Min. 69 :(rfc) L_Thomas moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Gunnarsson
          ...  A_Gunnarsson has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  Kamikaze with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 74 :(rfc) D_Marshall is injured. He's been stretchered off
Min. 74 :(rfc) Z_Stonewall is coming on and D_Marshall is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play GK
Min. 75 :(rfc) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Rangers FC will now play A
Min. 76 :(vla) O_Price looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to W_Jose
          ...  Messi with an awful challenge
          ...  N_Rizzoli will want to speak to him
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  N_Rizzoli calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 77 :(vla) Eduardo backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  N_Kanu latches onto the end of it
          ...  A well-placed shot from N_Kanu !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It was a top drawer goal
          ...  Rangers FC 0-4 Valencia ...
Min. 78 :(vla) P_Niemeyer is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to D_E_Boyata
          ...  R_Giovinco brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 79 :(vla) J_Stam kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  B_Ivanovic gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  B_Ivanovic aims for the top right corner !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 80 :(rfc) H_Rodellega replaces Messi and will play FW
Min. 80 :(vla) O_Price has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past B_Hemoth!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A well-placed shot from O_Price !
          ...  Z_Stonewall manages to turn it behind
Min. 82 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to N_Kanu
          ...  A great volley from N_Kanu !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 83 :(vla) O_Price drives it across the face of the goal N_Kanu
          ...  Fine tackle by Doria
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 84 :(vla) J_Stam with the first time pass to N_Kanu
          ...  F_Ravanelli pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  N_Rizzoli calls him over
          ...  N_Rizzoli is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  W_Jose swings it in
          ...  O_Price takes control of it!
          ...  But R_Giovinco wins the tackle
Min. 86 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs D_E_Boyata
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  A powerful shot by A_Gunnarsson !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
Attendance           : 145,836
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : B_Hemoth
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Marshall (33), Messi (76), F_Ravanelli (84)
Injured              : D_Marshall (74)
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : J_Stam (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Ivanovic (13), J_Stam (20), N_Kanu (33 pen,77)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Rangers FC    |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       14
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :           8        |       9
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :          13        |       4
Key Tackles          :           5        |       5
Key Passes           :           8        |       14
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 0 - 4 Valencia
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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 |  75   4   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -12   0   0   0
M_Tudgay       DF   2  34   6   8  32 |  66   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
R_Giovinco     DF   2  32  13  11  35 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
G_Grant        DF   3  31   7   9  13 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Doria          DF   3  28   7   5  32 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Thomas       MF   1   8  33   7  18 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
A_Gunnarsson   MF   2   8  31  18  34 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
F_Ravanelli    MF   3  11  31   8  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
B_Hemoth       MF   2   5  31   6  22 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  20 -15
Messi          FW   1  10   8  33  18 |  81   0   1   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  18  -2   9
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   7   9  33  36 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Z_Stonewall    GK  29   2   2   2  22 |  19   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
D_McGrain      DF   1  31  13   8  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  28   7   2  12 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Jack         MF   3   7  30  11  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Rodellega    FW   2   6   8  27  13 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20

Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Kamikaze       GK  36   7   2   2  20 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
O_Price        DF   2  29  12   7  26 |  94   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   5
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  29  11   8  11 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  28  11   7  22 |  94   0   2   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  80  10  31
J_Stam         DF   2  28   8   6  29 |  94   0   1   3   1   1   1   0   0   0  40  65  50
E_Herbert      DF   1  27   7  11  41 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
P_Niemeyer     MF   1  17  29   5  22 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
K_El_Ahmadi    MF   1  10  29   7  15 |  94   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35   5
Eduardo        MF   2   7  29   8  21 |  94   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25   1
N_Kanu         FW   3   6   7  29  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  67
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  28  10 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
Q_Atoo         GK  30   3   7   4  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Nouri        DF   1  27  11   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_R_Riquelme   MF   3   6  28  21  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Huddlestone  MF   1  10  28  11  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maradona       MF   1  11  27  17  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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