June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Stage Match, Rangers FC vs. Werder Bremen (Wed Apr 15)


                           Rangers FC  |  Werder Bremen
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  4-1-3-2 E
                          Steve Brown  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK M_Backhaus
                           J_Brown DF  |  DF Jerzinho_Jnr
                         D_McGrain DF  |  DF H_Odoffin
                     Gary_Gillespi DF  |  DF A_Ibarguen
                         S_Jardine DF  |  DF H_Maguire
                        J_Barjonas DM  |  DM A_Kral
                           K_Black MF  |  MF S_Veron
                             I_Spy MF  |  MF N_Valsic
                            J_Ness MF  |  MF T_Lemar
                          D_Wilson FW  |  FW L_Riva
                            G_Cano FW  |  FW M_Gruell
                                       |
                        M_A_Stegen SUB |  SUB A_Lattuada
                     Maurice_Malpa SUB |  SUB M_Veljkovic
                      Mehmet_Aydin SUB |  SUB S_Lynen
                          J_Baxter SUB |  SUB P_Foden
                         J_De_Gier SUB |  SUB D_Baggio

Referee: S_Scharer (Switzerland)


Min. 1  :(wbn) S_Veron breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on N_Winneke!
          ...  I_Spy brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only!
Min. 1  :(rfc) J_Baxter takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace G_Cano
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  S_Veron bends it in
          ...  But N_Winneke punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 3  :(wbn) M_Gruell finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled S_Jardine
          ...  S_Jardine is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 5  :(rfc) J_Ness is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  D_Wilson latches onto the ball
          ...  D_Wilson with a thundering volley!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  That s put Rangers FC ahead!
          ...  Rangers FC 1-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 6  :(rfc) D_Wilson cuts inside H_Maguire
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  D_Wilson tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing!
          ...  Rangers FC 2-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 6  :(rfc) The Rangers FC manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 6  :(wbn) N_Valsic picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_Wilson hits it out for a throw
Min. 7  :(rfc) D_McGrain threads the through ball to J_Baxter
          ...  J_Baxter sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  M_Backhaus heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 8  :(rfc) D_Wilson with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  D_Wilson could have let it bounce!
          ...  But M_Backhaus punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that M_Backhaus got a touch
Min. 9  :(wbn) M_Gruell finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  But D_McGrain wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 9  :(wbn) N_Valsic spits at J_Baxter
          ...  S_Scharer tries to calm him down
Min. 11 :(rfc) K_Black holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to D_Wilson
          ...  But Jerzinho_Jnr spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 13 :(wbn) Jerzinho_Jnr holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Riva
          ...  L_Riva with a powerful header !
          ...  It floats over N_Winneke
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 14 :(wbn) N_Valsic takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  N_Valsic cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 17 :(wbn) H_Odoffin with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_Gruell gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  J_Barjonas fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  S_Scharer calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Steve Brown looks relieved
Min. 18 :(wbn) A_Kral nutmegs the defender
          ...  Blocked by D_McGrain
Min. 19 :(wbn) S_Veron with the diagonal pass A_Kral
          ...  A_Kral sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  N_Winneke saves, but he fumbles
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Veron crosses it in!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by Gary_Gillespi
Min. 23 :(rfc) D_McGrain fires over a low cross to Gary_Gillespi
          ...  T_Lemar takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 26 :(wbn) A_Ibarguen with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves Gary_Gillespi behind
          ...  A_Ibarguen with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  N_Winneke never had a chance!
          ...  Rangers FC 2-1 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 28 :(wbn) S_Veron chips the ball over the defence and finds N_Valsic
          ...  N_Valsic is miles offside!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  N_Winneke tries to close down the angle
          ...  He rounds N_Winneke
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  Its hit the side netting!!
Min. 28 :(rfc) D_Wilson gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past A_Ibarguen!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Kral is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 29 :(rfc) J_Barjonas whips the ball across to D_Wilson
          ...  But N_Valsic wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but S_Scharer has none of it.
Min. 31 :(rfc) D_Wilson dribbles it into the box
          ...  N_Valsic with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  S_Scharer calls him over
          ...  S_Scharer tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 37 :(rfc) D_Wilson takes advantage of a mistake by A_Ibarguen
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by H_Odoffin
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 37 :(wbn) Jerzinho_Jnr holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to A_Ibarguen
          ...  J_Barjonas with a deliberate foul
          ...  S_Scharer will want to speak to him
          ...  S_Scharer calls him over
          ...  S_Scharer is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 39 :(rfc) J_Baxter pulls it back to D_Wilson
          ...  A_Kral pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It s just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  J_Ness shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to D_Wilson instead
          ...  D_Wilson with the side footed shot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  M_Backhaus never had a chance!
Min. 40 :(rfc) D_Wilson sidesteps H_Maguire
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  A_Ibarguen with the tackle
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(rfc) K_Black with a first time pass
          ...  J_Ness runs onto it!
          ...  But Jerzinho_Jnr wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but S_Scharer has none of it.
Min. 43 :(wbn) N_Valsic with an in swinging cross to M_Gruell
          ...  D_Wilson takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
Min. 43 :(wbn) N_Valsic with an inch perfect pass to A_Ibarguen
          ...  A_Ibarguen sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 45 :(wbn) N_Valsic moves to AM

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Rangers FC 2-1 Werder Bremen

Min. 46 :(rfc) J_Barjonas is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Wilson
          ...  Jerzinho_Jnr wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 48 :(wbn) S_Veron with the heel pass to T_Lemar
          ...  T_Lemar with the side footed shot!
          ...  But N_Winneke makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 53 :(rfc) K_Black takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into D_Wilson
          ...  H_Odoffin steals the ball of off him
Min. 55 :(wbn) S_Veron with an inch perfect pass to N_Valsic
          ...  The cross hits N_Valsic on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  N_Winneke gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic save by N_Winneke to tip it wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Valsic swings it in!
          ...  Gary_Gillespi wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 56 :(rfc) The ball rolls free!
          ...  J_Baxter takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  H_Odoffin slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 56 :(wbn) N_Valsic takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past J_Brown
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Gary_Gillespi seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 60 :(rfc) Maurice_Malpa will replace S_Jardine and play DF
Min. 60 :(rfc) J_De_Gier is going to be brought on
          ...  D_Wilson is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 60 :(wbn) Werder Bremen changed their strategy to play A
Min. 61 :(rfc) J_Ness brings it under control
          ...  He takes on H_Maguire
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_De_Gier!
          ...  H_Odoffin knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But S_Scharer just turns away!
Min. 61 :(wbn) N_Valsic knocks the ball past the lunge of D_McGrain
          ...  Gary_Gillespi gathers up the loose ball
Min. 62 :(rfc) Maurice_Malpa takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Maurice_Malpa flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  M_Backhaus makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Baxter crosses it in!
          ...  Jerzinho_Jnr heads it away
Min. 64 :(rfc) J_Barjonas turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_De_Gier
          ...  But A_Kral slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 65 :(wbn) L_Riva is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  L_Riva tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  But N_Winneke makes an easy save
Min. 67 :(wbn) T_Lemar with an intelligent ball to L_Riva
          ...  L_Riva has a go!
          ...  N_Winneke won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 70 :(rfc) J_De_Gier runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  But A_Ibarguen slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 71 :(rfc) J_Ness threads the through ball to J_De_Gier
          ...  T_Lemar bundles the player over!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 75 :(wbn) D_Baggio is ready to come on to replace M_Gruell
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 76 :(rfc) J_Ness with a first time pass
          ...  J_Barjonas runs onto it!
          ...  J_Barjonas with a powerful diving header!
          ...  M_Backhaus just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 77 :(rfc) J_Ness takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Baxter
          ...  S_Veron with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  S_Scharer calls him for a talk
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 78 :(rfc) K_Black with the first time pass to J_De_Gier
          ...  J_De_Gier hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  M_Backhaus manages to turn it behind
Min. 81 :(wbn) L_Riva takes on D_McGrain
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  K_Black fouls badly
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 82 :(wbn) A_Ibarguen lobs it over Gary_Gillespi
          ...  A thundering drive by A_Ibarguen !
          ...  But N_Winneke punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 83 :(wbn) S_Veron plays it forward to N_Valsic
          ...  N_Valsic with a blistering shot !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 85 :(rfc) J_De_Gier sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  H_Odoffin clears with a diving header
Min. 87 :(wbn) T_Lemar spits at Maurice_Malpa
          ...  That's a terrible challenge
          ...  The referee comes over
          ...  And the ref shows him his 2nd yellow card now
          ...  RED CARD!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
Attendance           : 143,341
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : D_Wilson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Wilson (5,6)
Sent Off             : I_Spy (1)
Booked               : J_Barjonas (37)
Injured              : N/A
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : S_Veron
Scorers              : A_Ibarguen (26)
Sent Off             : T_Lemar (87)
Booked               : A_Kral (28), N_Valsic (31)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Rangers FC   |  Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       13
Off target           :           2        |       6
On target            :           6        |       7
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           9        |       13
Key Tackles          :           5        |       13
Key Passes           :          15        |       10
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 2 - 1 Werder Bremen
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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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N_Winneke      GK  39   2   2   3  20 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
J_Brown        DF   1  36   5   5  10 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_McGrain      DF   2  34   7   3  19 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  30   0
Gary_Gillespi  DF   2  33   3   3  18 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
S_Jardine      DF   1  33   3   3  23 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
J_Barjonas     DM   2  17  31   6  14 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  43  -2
K_Black        MF   2   4  35   2  43 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
I_Spy          MF   2   9  33   5  12 |   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
J_Ness         MF   1   1  33   5  26 |  96   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0
D_Wilson       FW   2   3   1  34  29 |  63   0   1   0   0   4   2   0   0   0  45  20  75
G_Cano         FW   2   1   4  33   9 |   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_A_Stegen     GK  29   2   2   1  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maurice_Malpa  DF   1  30   6   5  26 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Mehmet_Aydin   DF   1  28   1   1  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Baxter       MF   1   5  30   5  34 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
J_De_Gier      FW   1   4   1  33  13 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
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_Backhaus     GK  34   4   1   4  38 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Jerzinho_Jnr   DF   1  34   7   1  17 |  96   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  30   0
H_Odoffin      DF   2  30   8  11  12 |  96   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 125  15   0
A_Ibarguen     DF   2  29   1  19  29 |  96   0   2   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  50   0  30
H_Maguire      DF   1  28   7   1  12 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
A_Kral         DM   1  18  27   5  36 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  23  -2   3
S_Veron        MF   2   3  32   5  29 |  96   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  75   5
N_Valsic       AM   2   9  30  18  29 |  96   0   1   1   0   4   0   1   0   0  23  13   3
T_Lemar        MF   1   7  28  17  43 |  90   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   1   0  15   5  -5
L_Riva         FW   1  11   6  32  42 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Gruell       FW   2   2   5  32  26 |  78   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Lattuada     GK  23   2   1   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Veljkovic    DF   1  32   8   1  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Lynen        MF   2  16  31   4  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Foden        MF   3   9  28   9  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Baggio       FW   2   8  10  31  21 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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