Elite Football League Match, Santos FC vs. Rangers FC (Sun Nov 13)


                            Santos FC  |  Rangers FC
                            4-2-2-2 E  |  4-4-2 E
                           Glyn Rigby  |  Gazza Grant
                                       |
                        A_Marshall GK  |  GK Belushi
                           D_Moore DF  |  DF A_Schulz
                           Josimar DF  |  DF R_Giovinco
                            R_Huth DF  |  DF P_Senderos
                       Beckenbauer DF  |  DF F_de_Boer
                       Koki_Mizuno MF  |  MF L_Thomas
                         S_Marsden MF  |  MF A_Gunnarsson
                          J_Tessem AM  |  MF M_Ozil
                           T_Kroos AM  |  MF S_Gerrard
                               Bar FW  |  FW D_Nelisse
                             Bojan FW  |  FW D_Trezeguet
                                       |
                          R_Wright SUB |  SUB V_Mannone
                         T_Mowbray SUB |  SUB M_Hart
                      G_McSheffrey SUB |  SUB D_McGrain
                        Emerson_Jr SUB |  SUB B_Hemoth
                     Stan_Matthews SUB |  SUB H_Rodellega

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 3  :(sfc) Bar flicks it past P_Senderos
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Bar gets up high for the header !
          ...  But Belushi tips it behind
          ...  S_Farina has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 6  :(sfc) J_Tessem has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Thomas!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Tessem with the attempt at goal!
          ...  Belushi saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 7  :(sfc) J_Tessem runs forward
          ...  J_Tessem hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  Belushi makes a difficult save
Min. 8  :(rfc) R_Giovinco cuts the ball back to D_Nelisse
          ...  Josimar makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 9  :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Josimar gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 14 :(sfc) J_Tessem with a short pass to find S_Marsden
          ...  A_Schulz gathers up the loose ball
Min. 15 :(rfc) D_Trezeguet with the kinky dribble
          ...  T_Kroos reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Thomas hits it towards the far post!
          ...  A_Marshall makes the catch!
Min. 16 :(rfc) S_Gerrard turns past T_Kroos
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Bar gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 18 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno slides the ball across to Bojan
          ...  A_Schulz with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 19 :(rfc) D_Trezeguet sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  A powerful shot by D_Trezeguet !
          ...  A_Marshall gets up well to catch that one
Min. 19 :(sfc) Bar finds himself in a good position
          ...  R_Giovinco with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 21 :(sfc) Bojan stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  Bojan attempts to nutmeg Belushi!
          ...  Belushi with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 28 :(rfc) A_Schulz back heels to find D_Nelisse in space
          ...  Josimar knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But S_Farina just turns away!
Min. 32 :(sfc) S_Marsden is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to D_Moore
          ...  D_Moore bears down on goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!!
          ...  The fans go wild!
          ...  Santos FC have snatched the lead!
          ...  Santos FC 1-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 32 :(rfc) D_Nelisse flicks it over R_Huth and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  T_Kroos cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 33 :(rfc) A_Schulz picks up the pass
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Schulz !
          ...  A_Marshall gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 37 :(sfc) S_Marsden volleys it forward. He finds J_Tessem
          ...  A_Schulz reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Koki_Mizuno swings it in!
          ...  P_Senderos reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 39 :(rfc) L_Thomas looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Schulz
          ...  A_Schulz leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  A_Marshall saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 40 :(sfc) Koki_Mizuno curls the ball out wide to Bar
          ...  Bar tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But Belushi is equal to it
Min. 42 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson drives it forward to S_Gerrard
          ...  Josimar with the block
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(rfc) L_Thomas plays it forward to D_Nelisse
          ...  D_Nelisse flings a shot at goal !
          ...  The shot slips through A_Marshall's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me

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

Min. 46 :(sfc) T_Kroos sidesteps F_de_Boer
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  T_Kroos fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 48 :(rfc) L_Thomas curls the ball out wide to A_Gunnarsson
          ...  D_Moore takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 49 :(sfc) T_Kroos holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Tessem
          ...  J_Tessem with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  Belushi with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 50 :(sfc) Stan_Matthews is ready to come on to replace Bar
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 50 :(rfc) D_Nelisse with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows R_Huth a clean set of heals
          ...  D_Nelisse tries the shot !
          ...  A_Marshall watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 52 :(rfc) M_Hart comes on for R_Giovinco and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 53 :(rfc) M_Ozil skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  M_Ozil looks to see where A_Marshall is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  The shot slips through A_Marshall's hands
          ...  But A_Marshall recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 54 :(rfc) P_Senderos is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to L_Thomas
          ...  Josimar with a superb challenge
          ...  S_Farina has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  M_Ozil knocks it forward
          ...  D_Nelisse gets on the end of it
          ...  But J_Tessem wins the ball
Min. 55 :(sfc) T_Mowbray comes on for D_Moore and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 55 :(sfc) J_Tessem is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Stan_Matthews
          ...  A powerful shot by Stan_Matthews !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 56 :(sfc) T_Kroos races into the box
          ...  He sees Stan_Matthews lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Stan_Matthews with a thundering drive!
          ...  Belushi makes a good save
Min. 60 :(sfc) G_McSheffrey is being brought on
          ...  Koki_Mizuno is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 60 :(sfc) Santos FC made the switch to a C strategy
Min. 60 :(rfc) B_Hemoth is coming on and L_Thomas is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 60 :(rfc) P_Senderos drives it across the face of the goal D_Trezeguet
          ...  The ball comes in high
          ...  D_Trezeguet beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
          ...  He just has A_Marshall to beat
          ...  He lobs it over A_Marshall
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 63 :(sfc) Bojan barges A_Schulz off the ball
          ...  F_de_Boer with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 63 :(rfc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  A_Gunnarsson is through!
          ...  A_Gunnarsson with the side footed shot!
          ...  A_Marshall has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  A_Marshall is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 66 :(sfc) S_Marsden backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Stan_Matthews latches onto the end of it
          ...  A_Schulz slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 69 :(sfc) G_McSheffrey has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Senderos
          ...  He puts in Josimar!
          ...  A_Schulz with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  S_Farina will just give him a speaking to
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  T_Kroos swings it in
          ...  Bojan gets on the end of it
          ...  The ball hits F_de_Boer in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 71 :(rfc) D_Nelisse breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on A_Marshall!
          ...  R_Huth brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  S_Farina had no choice there!!
          ...  Gazza Grant appluads the decision
Min. 71 :(rfc) The Rangers FC manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 72 :(sfc) Bojan jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  P_Senderos takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 75 :(sfc) T_Kroos picks up the pass
          ...  A_Gunnarsson with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 76 :(sfc) J_Tessem knocks it forward
          ...  B_Hemoth slips
          ...  Stan_Matthews gets to it!
          ...  A well-placed shot from Stan_Matthews !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  Belushi tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Marsden crosses it in!
          ...  Belushi fists it away!
Min. 77 :(rfc) S_Gerrard with a smart turn
          ...  A skilful effort from S_Gerrard !
          ...  A_Marshall dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Ozil crosses it in!
          ...  The ball comes to S_Gerrard
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Santos FC fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 79 :(sfc) G_McSheffrey with the mazy run
          ...  M_Hart rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's S_Farina going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 80 :(rfc) S_Gerrard has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Beckenbauer
          ...  He puts in D_Nelisse!
          ...  G_McSheffrey with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  S_Farina gave him a strong warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  D_Trezeguet drives it in
          ...  A_Marshall with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 82 :(rfc) The ball rolls free!
          ...  A_Gunnarsson takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  G_McSheffrey wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 83 :(rfc) H_Rodellega replaces D_Nelisse to play as a FW
Min. 83 :(rfc) A_Schulz nutmegs T_Mowbray
          ...  A_Schulz has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But A_Marshall tips it over
          ...  S_Farina has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 84 :(rfc) H_Rodellega beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  T_Mowbray beats him to the ball
Min. 86 :(sfc) Josimar holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to T_Kroos
          ...  T_Kroos with the strike !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault
          ...  Santos FC 2-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(rfc) D_Trezeguet sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to H_Rodellega
          ...  H_Rodellega looks to see where A_Marshall is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  A_Marshall with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 92 :(sfc) Stan_Matthews finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  Stan_Matthews from 20 yards !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_McSheffrey chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It comes to Bojan
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 92 :(rfc) D_Trezeguet had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  D_Trezeguet pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  A_Marshall gathers it comfortably

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Academic Stadium
Attendance           : 130,000
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Josimar (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Moore (32), T_Kroos (86)
Sent Off             : R_Huth (71)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : D_Trezeguet
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Giovinco (19)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Santos FC    |    Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       14
Off target           :           4        |       6
On target            :          10        |       8
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       10
Key Tackles          :          11        |       7
Key Passes           :          11        |       9
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Final Score          : Santos FC 2 - 0 Rangers FC
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Player Statistics - Santos 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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A_Marshall     GK  39   4   6   5  11 |  97   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
D_Moore        DF   3  29  13  10  16 |  59   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  20
Josimar        DF   2  27  13   7  23 |  97   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  80  25   0
R_Huth         DF   2  27  10   8  43 |  75   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  30 -10 -10
Beckenbauer    DF   2  25   8   7  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Koki_Mizuno    MF   1   7  30   6  28 |  64   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Marsden      MF   1   8  28   8  46 |  97   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
J_Tessem       AM   1   7  27  17  27 |  97   0   1   3   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  30  15
T_Kroos        AM   3   7  23  19  30 |  97   0   2   2   0   2   1   0   0   0  40  20  21
Bar            FW   1   7   9  28  22 |  54   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
Bojan          FW   2   6   9  23  12 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  26
R_Wright       GK  27   2   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Mowbray      DF   2  29   9   5  29 |  38   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_McSheffrey   MF   1   7  29  18  37 |  33   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  30  20
Emerson_Jr     MF   3  17  24  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Stan_Matthews  FW   1   8   5  32  31 |  43   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  12

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 |  97   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
A_Schulz       DF   1  31  12  10  20 |  97   0   3   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  60  10  11
R_Giovinco     DF   2  28  12  10  35 |  56   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
P_Senderos     DF   1  28  12   5  31 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
F_de_Boer      DF   2  27   7   7  27 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
L_Thomas       MF   1   7  30   7  18 |  64   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Gunnarsson   MF   2   8  29  17  34 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
M_Ozil         MF   2   8  29   7  18 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
S_Gerrard      MF   2   6  25  16  21 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
D_Nelisse      FW   4   7   6  31  42 |  87   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   6   9  25  21 |  97   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  16
V_Mannone      GK  27   5   3   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hart         DF   2  31   4   1  22 |  41   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_McGrain      DF   1  27  12   7  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Hemoth       DF   2   5  27   6  22 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
H_Rodellega    FW   2   5   8  26  13 |  10   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
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