Elite Football League Cup 2nd Round Match, Rangers FC vs. Valencia (Wed Dec 07)


                           Rangers FC  |  Valencia
                              4-4-2 P  |  5-4-1 P
                          Gazza Grant  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                           J_Dudek GK  |  GK H_Lloris
                            M_Hart DF  |  DF D_Taddei
                         L_Amoruso DF  |  DF J_Conroy
                        M_Lindberg DF  |  DF A_Schulz
                         A_McLeish DF  |  DF S_Van_Doorn
                        K_Lafferty MF  |  DF D_Moore
                          S_Phelan MF  |  MF Koki_Mizuno
                        O_Bosingwa MF  |  MF B_Schinstiger
                          J_Jurado MF  |  FW D_Trezeguet
                        L_Podolski FW  |  MF E_Sno
                          M_Murphy FW  |  MF M_Ozil
                                       |
                        T_Snelders SUB |  SUB D_Marshall
                          A_Hansen SUB |  SUB D_F_Rodrigues
                         E_Johnson SUB |  SUB N_McCann
                       H_Badstuber SUB |  SUB Van_Tijkaan
                         N_Jelavic SUB |  SUB F_Totti

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(rfc) O_Bosingwa crosses to M_Murphy 
          ...  M_Murphy rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Valencia fans taunt him! 
Min. 2  :(vla) J_Conroy takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  J_Conroy attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  But J_Dudek parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 5  :(vla) D_Trezeguet looks up for support for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  J_Jurado fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 8  :(rfc) K_Lafferty kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  M_Murphy gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Conroy read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 12 :(rfc) L_Amoruso runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to S_Phelan 
          ...  S_Phelan tries to beat H_Lloris! 
          ...  He hits the post 
          ...  He follows it up! 
          ...  But puts it wide! 
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that 
Min. 14 :(rfc) A_McLeish brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  M_Lindberg gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  M_Lindberg with a powerful header ! 
          ...  H_Lloris won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 19 :(rfc) K_Lafferty curls the ball out wide to L_Podolski 
          ...  J_Conroy is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  H_Lloris misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Lafferty curls it into the box! 
          ...  It comes to O_Bosingwa 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  H_Lloris parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 25 :(rfc) S_Phelan jumps over D_Taddei's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  An audacious effort from S_Phelan ! 
          ...  H_Lloris won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 25 :(vla) B_Schinstiger hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  D_Trezeguet latches onto it! 
          ...  A powerful shot by D_Trezeguet ! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  J_Dudek never had a chance! 
Min. 27 :(vla) A_Schulz with a slick pass to J_Conroy 
          ...  L_Podolski cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 28 :(rfc) L_Podolski with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves M_Ozil behind 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from L_Podolski ! 
          ...  The shot slips through H_Lloris's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 28 :(vla) D_Trezeguet finds his way through 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  D_Trezeguet with the strike ! 
          ...  The shot slips through J_Dudek's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 33 :(vla) Koki_Mizuno whips the ball across to S_Van_Doorn 
          ...  The defender plays it back to J_Dudek 
          ...  S_Van_Doorn intercepts the back pass! 
          ...  He tries to dummy J_Dudek 
          ...  He tries to slide it past J_Dudek 
          ...  J_Dudek smothers the ball !! 
Min. 38 :(rfc) S_Phelan leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to M_Murphy 
          ...  M_Murphy with the side footed shot! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 40 :(vla) S_Van_Doorn leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to D_Moore 
          ...  A_McLeish clears with a diving header 
Min. 42 :(rfc) O_Bosingwa sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to S_Phelan 
          ...  D_Taddei reads the play well 
Min. 42 :(vla) J_Conroy gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past A_McLeish! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A skilful effort from J_Conroy ! 
          ...  J_Dudek with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 42 :(rfc) S_Phelan with the cross-field pass to M_Murphy 
          ...  S_Van_Doorn fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(rfc) A_McLeish hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  L_Podolski latches onto it! 
          ...  L_Podolski with his head down lets it go ! 
          ...  H_Lloris parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 
Min. 44 :(vla) Koki_Mizuno runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Trezeguet 
          ...  D_Trezeguet with a powerful header ! 
          ...  But J_Dudek punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 46 :(vla) Valencia changed their strategy to play A 
Min. 47 :(rfc) K_Lafferty 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 
          ...  But D_Taddei comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 

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

Min. 50 :(vla) F_Totti will replace the useless D_Trezeguet and will play FW 
Min. 58 :(rfc) K_Lafferty with the dribble 
          ...  This is a great chance 
          ...  K_Lafferty with the drive! 
          ...  H_Lloris gets his fingertips to it 
Min. 59 :(vla) F_Totti plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  A_McLeish bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 60 :(rfc) A_Hansen is coming on for M_Hart and will play DF 
Min. 60 :(vla) Van_Tijkaan replaces S_Van_Doorn to play as a FW 
Min. 61 :(vla) M_Ozil is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He throws it long to Van_Tijkaan 
          ...  Driven towards goal by Van_Tijkaan ! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 62 :(rfc) J_Jurado floats the ball in to find M_Lindberg 
          ...  M_Lindberg blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  H_Lloris won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 63 :(vla) D_Taddei looks up for support for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  F_Totti receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A_Hansen takes the player down!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  N_Alexander gave him a strong warning 
Min. 65 :(rfc) E_Johnson takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace L_Amoruso 
          ...  He'll play as a DF 
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off 
Min. 65 :(rfc) S_Phelan knocks it forward 
          ...  D_Moore slips 
          ...  M_Lindberg gets to it! 
          ...  M_Lindberg hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  H_Lloris with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 68 :(vla) M_Ozil looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to A_Schulz 
          ...  A_Schulz hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  J_Dudek blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 70 :(rfc) interesting tactic change... 
          ...  M_Murphy will now play as AM 
Min. 70 :(vla) N_McCann comes on for M_Ozil and takes up a AM role 
Min. 72 :(rfc) N_Jelavic comes on for O_Bosingwa and takes up a FW role 
Min. 72 :(rfc) J_Jurado runs at Van_Tijkaan 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  J_Jurado hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  H_Lloris parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 72 :(vla) Koki_Mizuno with the through ball to Van_Tijkaan 
          ...  S_Phelan fouls badly 
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
Min. 74 :(rfc) J_Jurado kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  L_Podolski gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  L_Podolski shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  H_Lloris makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 75 :(vla) Koki_Mizuno with a one-touch layoff to D_Taddei 
          ...  D_Taddei tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 77 :(rfc) S_Phelan jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Podolski 
          ...  L_Podolski rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  H_Lloris goes down well to save 
Min. 77 :(vla) B_Schinstiger with a slide rule pass to D_Taddei 
          ...  M_Lindberg takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 78 :(rfc) M_Murphy beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds N_Jelavic 
          ...  D_Moore slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  E_Johnson curls it into the box! 
          ...  H_Lloris makes the catch! 
Min. 81 :(vla) N_McCann turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Conroy 
          ...  Fine tackle by E_Johnson 
          ...  He prevents the corner as well 
Min. 82 :(vla) Koki_Mizuno sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Koki_Mizuno has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  J_Dudek can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  J_Dudek has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 
Min. 84 :(rfc) L_Podolski with the dribble 
          ...  He made that look easy 
          ...  L_Podolski attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Valencia fans taunt him! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) F_Totti with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  L_Podolski is called for the holding foul 
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort 
          ...  N_Alexander calls him for a talk 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  Koki_Mizuno hoists it forward 
          ...  F_Totti gets on the end of it 
          ...  Cleaned up by A_McLeish 
Min. 88 :(vla) E_Sno finds Van_Tijkaan with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  Van_Tijkaan shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 89 :(rfc) K_Lafferty kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  L_Podolski gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  L_Podolski shoots towards goal ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Lafferty crosses it in! 
          ...  H_Lloris reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 91 :(rfc) L_Podolski sidesteps D_Taddei 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  A left-footer by L_Podolski ! 
          ...  What agility from H_Lloris 

*************  PENALTY SHOOTOUT  *************


          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  L_Podolski is taking it!
          ...  H_Lloris guesses correctly 
          ...  And he saves it! 

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  F_Totti is taking it!
          ...  J_Dudek tips it wide! 

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  M_Murphy steps up!
          ...  H_Lloris dives and saves it!! 

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Van_Tijkaan is taking it!
          ...  He sends J_Dudek the wrong way 
          ...  But it has gone wide!! 
          ...  Shocking miss!! 

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  N_Jelavic steps up!
          ...  H_Lloris guesses correctly 
          ...  And he saves it! 

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  N_McCann steps up!
          ...  He's converted it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Rangers FC 0-1 Valencia...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  S_Phelan is taking it!
          ...  He sends H_Lloris the wrong way 
          ...  Clinical Penalty 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Rangers FC 1-1 Valencia...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  J_Conroy steps up!
          ...  He sends J_Dudek the wrong way 
          ...  Clinical Penalty 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Rangers FC 1-2 Valencia...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  A_Hansen steps up!
          ...  H_Lloris tips it wide! 


          ...  Valencia wins the penalty shootout



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


Match Details
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
Attendance           : 73,816
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Rangers FC Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : A_McLeish (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Phelan (72)
Injured              : N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Valencia Match Info
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Best player          : J_Conroy
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Match Statistics
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                              Rangers FC  |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       11
Off target           :          11        |       6
On target            :           6        |       5
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       5
Key Passes           :          16        |       13
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final Score          : Rangers FC 0 - 0 Valencia
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Player Statistics - Rangers FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
J_Dudek        GK  35   3   1   1  18 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
M_Hart         DF   2  25   4   1  22 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Amoruso      DF   1  24  10   7  42 |  67   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  12   0
M_Lindberg     DF   1  23   8   8  42 |  95   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  25   0   8
A_McLeish      DF   1  21   9   5  26 |  95   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  75  24   0
K_Lafferty     MF   2   8  26   7  19 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   8
S_Phelan       MF   3   6  25  19  36 |  95   0   0   4   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  46  -2
O_Bosingwa     MF   4   6  23  16  47 |  74   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
J_Jurado       MF   1  13  22   7  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   8
L_Podolski     FW   1   5   2  25  24 |  95   0   1   0   0   7   0   0   0   0  25   0  24
M_Murphy       AM   1  11  13  24  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
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 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Johnson      DF   1  22   7   5  31 |  28   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
H_Badstuber    MF   2  21   6   5  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Jelavic      FW   2   6   7  24  35 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H_Lloris       GK  41   7   5   7  14 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
D_Taddei       DF   2  25  10   8  14 |  95   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  50  12   0
J_Conroy       DF   2  23  11   9  21 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  50   0  16
A_Schulz       DF   1  25  10   9  20 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
S_Van_Doorn    DF   1  23  11   5  26 |  62   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
D_Moore        DF   3  23  11   9  16 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0
Koki_Mizuno    MF   1   6  24   6  28 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
B_Schinstiger  MF   2   2  28   3  39 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
D_Trezeguet    FW   1   5   3  27  23 |  52   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
E_Sno          MF   1   9  24   8  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
M_Ozil         MF   2   7  23   7  18 |  72   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
D_Marshall     GK  35   3   4   3  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_F_Rodrigues  DF   2  21  11  11  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_McCann       AM   1   3  26  11  30 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Van_Tijkaan    FW   1   8   7  21  22 |  33   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Totti        FW   1   3   1  33  23 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
1323296987 Produced from ESMS+ v3.08