June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Match 3, Benfica vs. Rangers FC (Wed Jul 31)


                              Benfica  |  Rangers FC
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-4-2 A
                   Matias Finkelstein  |  Steve Brown
                                       |
                       P_Gazzaniga GK  |  GK Rafael
                            D_Rose DF  |  DF J_Serrano
                          W_Morgan DF  |  DF D_McGrain
                         P_Maldini DF  |  DF Gary_Gillespi
                           K_Clark DF  |  DF Maurice_Malpa
                        A_Di_Maria MF  |  MF J_Barjonas
                         W_Dustice MF  |  MF J_Baxter
                        P_McNamara MF  |  MF R_Russell
                          A_Varela AM  |  MF Kan
                            G_Cano FW  |  FW Ivica_Strok
                           D_Suker FW  |  FW Keane
                                       |
                          L_Yashin SUB |  SUB M_A_Stegen
                           Diego_T SUB |  SUB G_Stevens
                        A_Burdisso SUB |  SUB J_Drummond
                           E_Knave SUB |  SUB D_Bell
                         O_Sweemey SUB |  SUB Erling_Haland

Referee: C_MacDermid (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(rfc) Ivica_Strok knocks the ball past the lunge of W_Morgan
          ...  A_Varela with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 3  :(bfa) D_Suker runs at Gary_Gillespi
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  D_Suker tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But Rafael makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 5  :(bfa) W_Dustice is through on goal
          ...  Maurice_Malpa plays the back pass
          ...  Rafael can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_McNamara plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Rafael easily claims the ball!
Min. 5  :(rfc) Ivica_Strok breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on P_Gazzaniga!
          ...  D_Suker brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 6  :(bfa) W_Dustice runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Rose
          ...  D_Rose attempts a lob!
          ...  Rafael with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 7  :(bfa) A_Varela finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  A_Varela tries the shot !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 9  :(bfa) G_Cano gets possession in his own half
          ...  G_Cano lobs Rafael!
          ...  Rafael fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 13 :(bfa) W_Dustice kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  G_Cano gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A thundering drive by G_Cano !
          ...  But Rafael parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 13 :(rfc) J_Baxter takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Keane
          ...  Keane hits a curling shot!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga fists it away
Min. 14 :(bfa) W_Dustice reads the run of G_Cano
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Maurice_Malpa
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 17 :(bfa) W_Dustice gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past J_Serrano!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_McGrain belts it clear
Min. 19 :(rfc) Kan with a pinpoint pass to Keane
          ...  P_Maldini gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 24 :(bfa) G_Cano has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past R_Russell!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But J_Barjonas spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 25 :(bfa) W_Dustice barges J_Serrano off the ball
          ...  W_Dustice from 20 yards !
          ...  But Rafael hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 26 :(bfa) W_Morgan beats his man
          ...  Gary_Gillespi fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  A_Varela swings it in
          ...  G_Cano gets on the end of it
          ...  G_Cano tries to beat P_Gazzaniga from outside the area!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  Benfica have snatched the lead!
          ...  Benfica 1-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 27 :(bfa) Benfica made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 27 :(bfa) A_Varela with a well-controlled run
          ...  The cross hits A_Varela on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  But Rafael punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 30 :(rfc) Kan unselfishly lays the ball back to Ivica_Strok
          ...  D_Rose anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 32 :(rfc) J_Baxter is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to Ivica_Strok
          ...  An audacious effort from Ivica_Strok !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 33 :(bfa) P_McNamara lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  G_Cano latches on to it
          ...  Gary_Gillespi slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 41 :(rfc) Maurice_Malpa races into the box
          ...  He sees Kan lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  P_Maldini clears with a diving header
Min. 42 :(rfc) J_Baxter gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Kan
          ...  Fine tackle by P_Maldini
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 48 :(bfa) K_Clark with the nod to G_Cano
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_McGrain

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

Min. 47 :(rfc) Ivica_Strok loses his marker
          ...  A delicate header from Ivica_Strok !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 48 :(rfc) Ivica_Strok takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  W_Dustice with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  C_MacDermid warns him
Min. 49 :(rfc) Ivica_Strok steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs A_Di_Maria
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Ivica_Strok carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  C_MacDermid talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
          ...  The Rangers FC fans celebrate though!
          ...  Rangers FC are back on level terms now!
          ...  Benfica 1-1 Rangers FC ...
Min. 50 :(bfa) Benfica altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 50 :(rfc) Ivica_Strok with a smart turn
          ...  P_Gazzaniga stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That s a rash challenge!!
          ...  C_MacDermid refrained from booking him but had stern words
          ...  What s C_MacDermid going to give?
          ...  PENALTY !! That s another outrageous decision!!
          ...  Ivica_Strok places the ball on the spot!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  Lets see if Rangers FC can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Benfica 1-2 Rangers FC...
Min. 53 :(bfa) W_Dustice with the first time flick to G_Cano
          ...  G_Cano sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Di_Maria drives it into the box!
          ...  The ball finds its way to G_Cano
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But Rafael reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 53 :(rfc) R_Russell holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Keane
          ...  Keane with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga tips it behind
          ...  C_MacDermid has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 54 :(rfc) J_Serrano spits at P_Gazzaniga
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 55 :(bfa) D_Rose finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled J_Barjonas
          ...  D_Rose tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  Rafael with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 60 :(bfa) Diego_T is ready to come on to replace D_Rose
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 60 :(rfc) G_Stevens is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Serrano is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 60 :(rfc) Up goes the substitution board - D_Bell on for G_Stevens as a MF
Min. 60 :(rfc) Erling_Haland is being prepared to come on
          ...  Keane is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 60 :(rfc) Maurice_Malpa sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Kan
          ...  Kan carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And P_Gazzaniga reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Russell plays it towards the near post!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga catches it!
Min. 61 :(rfc) J_Baxter with an inch perfect pass to Ivica_Strok
          ...  A_Varela fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  That's better. The dirty sod should have been sent off first time of asking!
Min. 61 :(rfc) D_McGrain is down clutching his leg
          ...  He is ok to carry on though
Min. 62 :(rfc) J_Barjonas sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Erling_Haland
          ...  P_Maldini with a clumsy challenge
          ...  C_MacDermid calls him for a talk
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  R_Russell knocks it forward
          ...  Erling_Haland gets on the end of it
          ...  Erling_Haland smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  P_Gazzaniga is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone in
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Benfica 1-3 Rangers FC ...
Min. 62 :(bfa) It seems Benfica are making a tactical change to A
Min. 62 :(rfc) Rangers FC restructured their strategy to D
Min. 62 :(rfc) J_Barjonas with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Erling_Haland gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Erling_Haland is clean through!
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised
          ...  But C_MacDermid waves play on
          ...  He just has to beat P_Gazzaniga
          ...  He slips it underneath P_Gazzaniga
          ...  He hits it towards goal!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Benfica 1-4 Rangers FC ...
Min. 63 :(rfc) J_Baxter beats K_Clark
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  W_Dustice anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 71 :(bfa) G_Cano with a burst of pace
          ...  Kan intercepts the pass
Min. 76 :(rfc) Erling_Haland sidesteps W_Dustice
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Erling_Haland with the overhead !
          ...  P_Gazzaniga watches it sail wide!
Min. 77 :(bfa) W_Morgan beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  W_Morgan hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Dustice hits it towards the far post!
          ...  P_McNamara gets on the end of it
          ...  Rafael with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 80 :(bfa) W_Dustice has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Maurice_Malpa
          ...  He knocks it to G_Cano!
          ...  G_Cano with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 86 :(bfa) A_Di_Maria sprints forward with the ball
          ...  Kan with an ugly foul
          ...  C_MacDermid will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(bfa) W_Dustice controls it with ease
          ...  Maurice_Malpa makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 88 :(bfa) W_Dustice sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to G_Cano
          ...  Ivica_Strok is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 90 :(rfc) D_Bell with a glorious long pass to Kan
          ...  P_McNamara with a reckless challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 92 :(rfc) D_Bell with a measured pass to Kan
          ...  Kan has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But P_Gazzaniga parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio da Luz
Attendance           : 131,000
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : G_Cano
Scorers              : G_Cano (26)
Sent Off             : D_Suker (5), A_Varela (61)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : Ivica_Strok (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Ivica_Strok (49,50 pen), Erling_Haland (62,62)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Serrano (54), Kan (86), Ivica_Strok (88)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Benfica      |   Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       11
Off target           :           4        |       2
On target            :          10        |       9
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           2        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       13
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :           8        |       13
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Final Score          : Benfica 1 - 4 Rangers FC
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Player Statistics - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Gazzaniga    GK  35   1   2   3  40 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  34  12   8  22 |  64   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10
W_Morgan       DF   3  32  13   7  10 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Maldini      DF   2  32   8   4  33 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
K_Clark        DF   2  31   7   4  15 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Di_Maria     MF   1   4  33  18  39 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
W_Dustice      MF   1  14  30   7  42 |  96   0   1   6   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  60   5
P_McNamara     MF   2   8  30   7  33 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
A_Varela       AM   1  10  26  18  30 |  65   0   0   0   1   2   0   0   1   0 -10  10  -5
G_Cano         FW   2   1   4  32   9 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
D_Suker        FW   1   7  13  31  31 |   5   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -5
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Diego_T        DF   2  27   5   5  29 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Burdisso     DF   2  26   6   8  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Knave        MF   3   8  25  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Sweemey      FW   3   6  10  24  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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Rafael         GK  39   2   2   2  20 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
J_Serrano      DF   1  33   1   1  30 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  18
D_McGrain      DF   2  31   6   3  19 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Gary_Gillespi  DF   2  30   3   3  18 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Maurice_Malpa  DF   1  29   6   5  26 |  96   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20   0
J_Barjonas     MF   2  16  29   6  14 |  96   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
J_Baxter       MF   1   5  29   5  34 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
R_Russell      MF   2   4  28   4  34 |  96   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  20
Kan            MF   2   7  27  18  32 |  96   0   1   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  18  18   8
Ivica_Strok    FW   3  10   9  34  32 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   2   1   0   0  -2  -2  53
Keane          FW   1   3   4  32  35 |  64   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
M_A_Stegen     GK  29   2   2   1  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Stevens      MF   1  28   7   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Drummond     DF   2  27  19   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bell         MF   2   8  27  12  28 |  32   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Erling_Haland  FW   3   8  10  30  12 |  32   0   0   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0  50
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