Elite Football League Match, Rangers FC vs. Santos FC (Sun Jan 08)


                           Rangers FC  |  Santos FC
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-1-4-1 E
                          Gazza Grant  |  Glyn Rigby
                                       |
                           J_Dudek GK  |  GK K_Jensen
                            M_Hart DF  |  DF Oscar
                         L_Amoruso DF  |  DF Denis
                         E_Johnson DF  |  DF T_Mowbray
                         A_McLeish DF  |  DF Josimar
                        K_Lafferty MF  |  DM Emerson
                          S_Phelan MF  |  MF Zico
                         I_Muniain MF  |  MF R_Tabata
                              Kaka MF  |  MF I_Gattuso
                        L_Podolski FW  |  FW Eusebio
                          M_Murphy FW  |  MF Ze_Roberto
                                       |
                        T_Snelders SUB |  SUB Felipe
                          A_Hansen SUB |  SUB Bebeto
                        M_Lindberg SUB |  SUB Maradona
                        O_Bosingwa SUB |  SUB Stan_Matthews
                         N_Jelavic SUB |  SUB Rummenigge

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 1  :(sfc) Zico takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  Zico heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 4  :(sfc) R_Tabata holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to Zico 
          ...  Zico hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  J_Dudek makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 6  :(sfc) Zico is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  Eusebio latches onto the ball 
          ...  Eusebio heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 8  :(rfc) S_Phelan flicks the ball through 
          ...  M_Murphy runs onto it! 
          ...  M_Murphy goes for the top corner ! 
          ...  But K_Jensen punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 11 :(sfc) Eusebio looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  Eusebio leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face! 
          ...  Just look at the delight!! 
          ...  That’s put Santos FC in front! 
          ...  Rangers FC 0-1 Santos FC ...
Min. 18 :(rfc) I_Muniain brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on Denis 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in L_Podolski! 
          ...  L_Podolski leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  The fans get off there seats! 
          ...  But it sails over !! 
Min. 20 :(sfc) R_Tabata curls the ball out wide to Eusebio 
          ...  But L_Amoruso comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 21 :(sfc) Zico with a one-touch layoff to Ze_Roberto 
          ...  Ze_Roberto with a graceful, looping effort ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled into the top corner! 
          ...  He runs off to the Santos FC fans to celebrate! 
          ...  Rangers FC 0-2 Santos FC ...
Min. 24 :(rfc) I_Muniain kills the ball dead 
          ...  Beautiful turn 
          ...  He could get a shot of here 
          ...  I_Muniain has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  But K_Jensen punches it away 
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one 
Min. 27 :(rfc) K_Lafferty has it now 
          ...  He takes on Oscar 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in L_Podolski! 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  Josimar looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 28 :(rfc) S_Phelan runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs Josimar 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  Oscar with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 30 :(sfc) Emerson flicks it over L_Amoruso's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  Emerson sees J_Dudek off his line ! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 31 :(rfc) Kaka sprints past Emerson 
          ...  Josimar seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 31 :(sfc) Emerson is taking a throw in 
          ...  He is taking a run up at it! 
          ...  He throws it long to Eusebio 
          ...  E_Johnson rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  What’s P_Graham going to give? 
          ...  He just waves play on! 
Min. 33 :(sfc) I_Gattuso takes on M_Murphy 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  A_McLeish clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 38 :(sfc) R_Tabata threads the through ball to Eusebio 
          ...  Eusebio looks to see where J_Dudek is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But J_Dudek with the difficult save 
Min. 39 :(rfc) K_Lafferty sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  E_Johnson runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  E_Johnson with the side footed shot! 
          ...  But K_Jensen punches it away 
Min. 40 :(sfc) R_Tabata plays it forward to Eusebio 
          ...  Cleared by L_Amoruso 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(rfc) M_Hart spits at Emerson 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  P_Graham reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he deserved that! 
Min. 45 :(sfc) Denis picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it 
          ...  Denis with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  J_Dudek makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball up field! 
Min. 46 :(rfc) K_Lafferty has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past Oscar 
          ...  He knocks it to M_Murphy! 
          ...  M_Murphy with a thundering shot! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 48 :(rfc) M_Murphy sidesteps I_Gattuso 
          ...  M_Murphy with a terrific drive ! 
          ...  The shot slips through K_Jensen's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Rangers FC 0-2 Santos FC

Min. 46 :(sfc) R_Tabata knocks it forward 
          ...  M_Murphy slips 
          ...  Zico gets to it! 
          ...  Zico with a thundering shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  In off the post 
          ...  Rangers FC 0-3 Santos FC ...
Min. 47 :(sfc) R_Tabata with an incisive pass to Eusebio 
          ...  Eusebio has a go! 
          ...  J_Dudek gathers it comfortably 
Min. 51 :(rfc) Kaka is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  M_Murphy latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A cheeky lob from M_Murphy ! 
          ...  K_Jensen with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 52 :(sfc) Oscar sidesteps A_McLeish 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  Oscar controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But J_Dudek makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 55 :(rfc) A_Hansen is being brought on 
          ...  M_Hart is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 55 :(rfc) Kaka takes advantage of a mistake by Josimar 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  Kaka hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But K_Jensen pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 56 :(rfc) Kaka with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  L_Podolski gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Zico with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It’s in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  S_Phelan drives it in 
          ...  K_Jensen saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 57 :(rfc) Kaka can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to L_Podolski 
          ...  L_Podolski drives it low ! 
          ...  K_Jensen can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  K_Jensen makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 57 :(sfc) Emerson looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Tabata 
          ...  R_Tabata drives the ball low ! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And J_Dudek reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Zico plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  J_Dudek easily catches it! 
Min. 60 :(sfc) Rummenigge takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Eusebio 
          ...  He'll play as a FW 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 61 :(sfc) I_Gattuso has it now 
          ...  He takes on A_Hansen 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in Rummenigge! 
          ...  L_Amoruso with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Santos FC players 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 62 :(rfc) M_Lindberg is ready to come on to replace L_Amoruso 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF 
Min. 65 :(rfc) Up goes the substitution board - O_Bosingwa on for Kaka as a MF 
Min. 65 :(sfc) Maradona will come on for Zico and play MF 
Min. 65 :(sfc) R_Tabata crosses in from the wing, he finds Rummenigge in the box 
          ...  E_Johnson with a bad challenge 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  Emerson plays it short to Rummenigge 
          ...  A_McLeish takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 68 :(rfc) S_Phelan crosses into the box, finding M_Murphy 
          ...  M_Murphy rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  K_Jensen dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had K_Jensen beaten! 
Min. 68 :(sfc) Rummenigge with a clever shimmy 
          ...  Rummenigge with the shot ! 
          ...  J_Dudek makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 70 :(sfc) Stan_Matthews is coming on for R_Tabata and playing FW 
Min. 71 :(rfc) S_Phelan looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to O_Bosingwa 
          ...  Josimar reads the situation well and wins the ball 
          ...  But it goes out 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Muniain lofts the ball in! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of K_Jensen 
Min. 73 :(rfc) S_Phelan holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Murphy 
          ...  M_Murphy hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  K_Jensen with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 73 :(sfc) Ze_Roberto moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Stan_Matthews 
          ...  Stan_Matthews hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  J_Dudek won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Excellent strike!! 
          ...  Rangers FC 0-4 Santos FC ...
Min. 75 :(sfc) Maradona with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  I_Muniain with a late tackle 
          ...  It looked worse than what it was 
          ...  He is surrounded by the Santos FC players 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  Glyn Rigby looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 76 :(rfc) I_Muniain takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  But Oscar sweeps up the threat 
Min. 77 :(rfc) O_Bosingwa takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Murphy 
          ...  But I_Gattuso slides in 
Min. 79 :(sfc) T_Mowbray is hurt 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 80 :(rfc) O_Bosingwa kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  L_Podolski gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  But Denis wins the ball 
Min. 83 :(rfc) M_Lindberg takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past Denis 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  Oscar reads the play well 
Min. 84 :(sfc) Rummenigge plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  M_Lindberg cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 85 :(rfc) K_Lafferty finds L_Podolski with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Emerson with the tackle 
          ...  He did well to stop that attack! 
Min. 86 :(sfc) Emerson pulls it back to Stan_Matthews 
          ...  E_Johnson slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(rfc) K_Lafferty finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  Emerson robs him of the ball 
Min. 89 :(sfc) Ze_Roberto back heels to find T_Mowbray in space 
          ...  The cross hits T_Mowbray on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! 
          ...  J_Dudek won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 90 :(rfc) M_Murphy jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  Oscar tackles from behind 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  S_Phelan shapes to shoot 
          ...  He plays it to M_Murphy instead 
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by I_Gattuso 
          ...  He made it look easy 
          ...  But he can't keep it in 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Phelan crosses it in! 
          ...  Emerson wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 91 :(sfc) Ze_Roberto with the diagonal pass T_Mowbray 
          ...  The defender plays it back to J_Dudek 
          ...  T_Mowbray intercepts the back pass! 
          ...  He tries to dummy J_Dudek 
          ...  He dinks it over J_Dudek 
          ...  M_Lindberg gets back to hack it off the line!! 
Min. 92 :(rfc) S_Phelan beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves P_Graham 
          ...  Oscar plays it back 
          ...  K_Jensen slips!! 
          ...  It goes just wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Muniain floats the ball in! 
          ...  K_Jensen comes out and claims it! 
Min. 94 :(sfc) I_Gattuso controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle! 
          ...  Maradona gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  O_Bosingwa fouls badly 
          ...  P_Graham will want to speak to him 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  I_Gattuso knocks it forward 
          ...  Rummenigge gets on the end of it 
          ...  Rummenigge launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  J_Dudek won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
Attendance           : 70,910
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : S_Phelan
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Hart (45), L_Amoruso (61)
Injured              : N/A
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : R_Tabata (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Eusebio (11), Ze_Roberto (21), Zico (46), Stan_Matthews (73)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Zico (56)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Rangers FC  |    Santos FC
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       17
Off target           :           5        |       5
On target            :           7        |       12
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       12
Key Tackles          :           7        |       11
Key Passes           :          14        |       16
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 0 - 4 Santos FC
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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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J_Dudek        GK  35   3   1   1  18 |  98   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hart         DF   2  25   4   1  22 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
L_Amoruso      DF   1  24  10   7  42 |  66   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  48  -2  -2
E_Johnson      DF   1  22   7   5  31 |  98   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  50   0   8
A_McLeish      DF   1  21   9   5  26 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
K_Lafferty     MF   2   8  26   7  19 |  98   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
S_Phelan       MF   3   6  25  19  36 |  98   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  28 -12
I_Muniain      MF   1   9  21   7  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  -8 -12
Kaka           MF   2   6  22  15  32 |  69   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   8
L_Podolski     FW   1   5   2  25  24 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Murphy       FW   1  11  13  24  26 |  98   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
T_Snelders     GK  28   2   3   4  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hansen       DF   3  21   5   9  19 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Lindberg     DF   1  23   8   8  42 |  32   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
O_Bosingwa     MF   4   6  23  16  47 |  29   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
N_Jelavic      FW   2   6   7  24  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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K_Jensen       GK  36   4   5   3  18 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
Oscar          DF   2  22  13   6  18 |  98   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  75   0   8
Denis          DF   2  26   4   4  29 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   8
T_Mowbray      DF   2  24   8   5  29 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   8
Josimar        DF   2  22  11   7  23 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
Emerson        DM   2  11  24   7  40 |  98   0   3   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  75  36   0
Zico           MF   1   9  23  11  23 |  69   0   0   2   1   3   1   1   0   0  -2  42  34
R_Tabata       MF   1  11  34   7  29 |  74   0   0   7   1   1   0   0   0   0  20 124  28
I_Gattuso      MF   1  11  28   1  35 |  98   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  12   0
Eusebio        FW   2   7   2  29  39 |  64   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  44
Ze_Roberto     MF   1   3  26   2  35 |  98   0   0   3   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  56  28
Felipe         GK  27   2   2   4  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bebeto         MF   3   6  10  15  44 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maradona       MF   1   9  21  14  18 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Stan_Matthews  FW   1   8   5  26  31 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  20  48
Rummenigge     FW   2   8   8  23  32 |  34   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
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