Division One League Match, Juventus vs. Rangers FC (Mon Sep 02)


                             Juventus  |  Rangers FC
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-1-4-1 P
                    Dragan Lobozinski  |  Gazza Grant
                                       |
                          G_Buffon GK  |  GK M_Steklenburg
                        G_Pessotto DF  |  DF L_Wallace
                        B_Raspudic DF  |  DF K_Uddin
                            D_Zoff DF  |  DF A_McLeish
                         Efe_Sodje DF  |  DF F_de_Boer
                           B_Krkic MF  |  DM J_Wilshere
                         Leroy_Fer MF  |  MF Diego
                           D_Pudil MF  |  MF L_Copland
                     D_Archambault MF  |  MF R_VD_Vaart
                       D_Stanfield FW  |  MF B_Yaga
                         Joe_Mason FW  |  FW R_Acquafresca
                                       |
                      M_De_Sanctis SUB |  SUB G_Adam
                        Defender02 SUB |  SUB A_Van_Buuren
                          B_Krejic SUB |  SUB J_Jurado
                            V_Wood SUB |  SUB S_Davis
                         M_Muniesa SUB |  SUB M_Murphy

Referee: G_Dalglish (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(rfc) B_Yaga with a flicked pass to R_Acquafresca
          ...  R_Acquafresca tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  G_Dalglish talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The Rangers FC fans celebrate the goal
          ...  Lets see if Rangers FC can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Juventus 0-1 Rangers FC ...
Min. 3  :(rfc) Diego leaves his marker standing
          ...  But Leroy_Fer puts it in row Z!
Min. 4  :(rfc) K_Uddin feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  R_Acquafresca runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  B_Krkic is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  G_Dalglish shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  R_Acquafresca fires it towards the goal
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His players jump on top of him
          ...  Juventus 0-2 Rangers FC ...
Min. 4  :(jvt) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Juventus will now play C
Min. 4  :(jvt) D_Zoff backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Leroy_Fer gets on the end of it
          ...  R_VD_Vaart is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  G_Dalglish lectures him
Min. 10 :(rfc) K_Uddin has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Zoff
          ...  He puts in F_de_Boer!
          ...  F_de_Boer with the overhead !
          ...  But G_Buffon punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 12 :(rfc) J_Wilshere holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Acquafresca
          ...  But D_Stanfield spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 14 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca sidesteps Efe_Sodje
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  A thundering drive by R_Acquafresca !
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 15 :(jvt) D_Pudil with a one-touch layoff to D_Stanfield
          ...  D_Stanfield with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But M_Steklenburg comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 15 :(rfc) J_Wilshere gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Fine tackle by G_Pessotto
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 16 :(jvt) D_Archambault moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to Joe_Mason
          ...  Fine tackle by L_Wallace
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 18 :(jvt) Leroy_Fer hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  D_Stanfield latches onto it!
          ...  D_Stanfield with the chance !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Krkic curls it into the box!
          ...  K_Uddin reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 21 :(jvt) D_Stanfield takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past A_McLeish
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  D_Stanfield hits the ball first time!
          ...  M_Steklenburg makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 24 :(jvt) D_Zoff slows the ball down and waits 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!
          ...  A_McLeish takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 27 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca sprints past the defender
          ...  R_Acquafresca with a powerful downward header!
          ...  G_Buffon with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 28 :(jvt) D_Pudil with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  D_Pudil fires a shot at goal !
          ...  M_Steklenburg gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 30 :(rfc) Diego with an intelligent ball to J_Wilshere
          ...  A cracking drive from J_Wilshere !
          ...  G_Buffon has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  G_Buffon is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 33 :(jvt) Leroy_Fer picks up the pass
          ...  Leroy_Fer with the drive!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 33 :(jvt) B_Krkic finds D_Stanfield with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  R_Acquafresca takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  G_Dalglish calls him for a talk
Min. 34 :(jvt) D_Archambault is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Stanfield
          ...  A powerful shot by D_Stanfield !
          ...  M_Steklenburg gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Pudil chips the ball into the area!
          ...  The ball comes to D_Zoff
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(jvt) Joe_Mason beats his man
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from F_de_Boer
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Leroy_Fer hits it towards the far post!
          ...  The ball finds its way to D_Zoff
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  M_Steklenburg can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  M_Steklenburg has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 45 :(jvt) D_Pudil backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  Joe_Mason latches onto the end of it
          ...  Joe_Mason with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!

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

Min. 47 :(jvt) B_Krkic has it now
          ...  He takes on L_Wallace
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Joe_Mason!
          ...  Joe_Mason hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  M_Steklenburg gets his fingertips to it
Min. 48 :(jvt) Leroy_Fer crosses in from the wing, he finds D_Zoff in the box
          ...  But L_Copland sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 52 :(jvt) B_Krkic is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to D_Archambault
          ...  D_Archambault curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But M_Steklenburg punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 53 :(rfc) J_Wilshere gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside G_Pessotto!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  The cross hits J_Wilshere on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  G_Buffon won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 54 :(rfc) B_Yaga with the header on
          ...  He finds L_Copland in space
          ...  But Efe_Sodje comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 55 :(rfc) A_Van_Buuren is going to be brought on
          ...  A_McLeish is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 58 :(jvt) Leroy_Fer pass splits open the defence and finds D_Zoff
          ...  A powerful header from D_Zoff !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  M_Steklenburg saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 58 :(rfc) J_Wilshere takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  J_Wilshere hits a crisp volley!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 59 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart with a measured pass to R_Acquafresca
          ...  Efe_Sodje seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 63 :(jvt) D_Stanfield slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  But A_Van_Buuren wins the ball
Min. 64 :(jvt) Leroy_Fer with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves L_Wallace behind
          ...  L_Wallace goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 65 :(rfc) M_Murphy will come on for R_Acquafresca and play FW
Min. 68 :(jvt) D_Stanfield beats F_de_Boer
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  But J_Wilshere wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but G_Dalglish has none of it.
Min. 70 :(jvt) Joe_Mason takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past F_de_Boer
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  A powerful header from Joe_Mason !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps up and punches the air
          ...  Juventus 1-2 Rangers FC ...
Min. 72 :(jvt) D_Stanfield with a measured pass to Leroy_Fer
          ...  But A_Van_Buuren barges him off the ball
Min. 75 :(rfc) J_Jurado comes on for B_Yaga and takes up a MF role
Min. 75 :(jvt) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  D_Archambault is through!
          ...  F_de_Boer plays it back
          ...  M_Steklenburg slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Archambault floats the ball in!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by K_Uddin
Min. 77 :(rfc) Rangers FC switch to playing D
Min. 77 :(rfc) J_Wilshere finds L_Copland with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  L_Copland hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 79 :(jvt) Efe_Sodje with the heel pass to B_Raspudic
          ...  B_Raspudic drifts clear!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He is one on one with M_Steklenburg
          ...  He rounds M_Steklenburg
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 83 :(jvt) Juventus made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(jvt) Leroy_Fer looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Joe_Mason
          ...  Joe_Mason hits a great drive!
          ...  But it whistles just past the post

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Juventus Arena
Attendance           : 90,000
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : Joe_Mason
Scorers              : Joe_Mason (70)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Krkic (4)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : R_Acquafresca (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Acquafresca (1,4)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Juventus    |    Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       9
Off target           :           8        |       5
On target            :           7        |       4
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          14        |       8
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Final Score          : Juventus 1 - 2 Rangers FC
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Player Statistics - Juventus
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Buffon       GK  33   3   4   2  10 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
G_Pessotto     DF   1  26   6   6  35 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
B_Raspudic     DF   2  25   5   6  19 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -19
D_Zoff         DF   2  24  10   9  20 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  12  10
Efe_Sodje      DF   2  24   4   2  28 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
B_Krkic        MF   1   9  24   2  35 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  34  -2
Leroy_Fer      MF   2   9  23   8  36 |  94   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  48   1
D_Pudil        MF   4   4  23   9  17 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   1
D_Archambault  MF   3   6  22  10  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   4 -12
D_Stanfield    FW   2   7   5  23  32 |  94   0   1   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  15  12  25
Joe_Mason      FW   2   7   6  22  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  38
M_De_Sanctis   GK  25   8   5   5  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Defender02     DF   2  22   6   4  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Krejic       MF   1   4  22   6  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Wood         MF   2   5  22   2  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Muniesa      FW   2   7   7  23  17 |   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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M_Steklenburg  GK  28   3   1   1  32 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
L_Wallace      DF   1  26   5   6  37 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
K_Uddin        DF   2  24  11   7  40 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  44  20
A_McLeish      DF   1  23  10   5  26 |  56   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
F_de_Boer      DF   2  23   6   6  27 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   8
J_Wilshere     DM   2  17  24  11  19 |  94   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  15  24   3
Diego          MF   1   6  26   6  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
L_Copland      MF   1   8  25   6  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   1
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2   9  24   8  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
B_Yaga         MF   2   8  23   8  35 |  76   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   6   8  26  36 |  66   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  65
G_Adam         GK  20   5   1   2  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  23  10   7  25 |  38   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
J_Jurado       MF   1  14  23   7  28 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Davis        MF   1   3  23  11  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Murphy       FW   1  12  13  25  26 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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