Division One League Match, Manchester City vs. Rangers FC (Sun May 08)


                      Manchester City  |  Rangers FC
                              4-5-1 P  |  5-3-2 C
                        Tony McCleary  |  Steve Brown
                                       |
                         A_Zaratta GK  |  GK Rafael
                           C_Fuchs DF  |  DF K_Rekik
                     Bohte_Daisuke DF  |  DF J_A_Riise
                     Mikio_Fujioka DF  |  DF F_Ricksen
                              Hugo DF  |  DF Doria
                      P_Bouba_Diop MF  |  DF Juan_Foyth
                         J_Butland MF  |  MF B_MacKay
                       Leda_Cygnus MF  |  MF A_Hazzard
                         Aparichit MF  |  MF Lee_Kang
                       D_Upamecano MF  |  FW P_Crouch
                           Taliyah FW  |  FW N_Pepe
                                       |
                           G_Yates SUB |  SUB P_Lattuada
                       D_Gallagher SUB |  SUB J_Serrano
                      Suz_Nakamoto SUB |  SUB J_Drummond
                         E_Shikari SUB |  SUB D_Cooper
                            J_Cruz SUB |  SUB Steve_Brown

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 11 :(rfc) K_Rekik retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  F_Ricksen gets on the end of it
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 13 :(mnc) J_Butland with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Doria
          ...  He knocks it to Taliyah!
          ...  Lee_Kang goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 14 :(mnc) P_Bouba_Diop turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Leda_Cygnus
          ...  K_Rekik takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 18 :(rfc) P_Crouch finds himself in a good position
          ...  P_Crouch pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the fans!
          ...  And slides on his knees!
          ...  That's put Rangers FC in front!
          ...  Manchester City 0-1 Rangers FC ...
Min. 20 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off F_Ricksen back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Leda_Cygnus hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  But Rafael punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 21 :(mnc) Curled in dangerously from Aparichit to P_Bouba_Diop
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  Rafael is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  Rafael looks very relieved!
Min. 21 :(rfc) A_Hazzard hits a hard pass to N_Pepe
          ...  N_Pepe rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  A_Zaratta dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had A_Zaratta beaten!
Min. 22 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus holds the ball up
          ...  He sees D_Upamecano in space!
          ...  D_Upamecano has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  Rafael is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  Rafael looks very relieved!
Min. 23 :(mnc) P_Bouba_Diop bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Taliyah
          ...  But P_Crouch wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Upamecano lofts the ball in!
          ...  C_Fuchs gets a shot in
          ...  Rafael tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Aparichit hits it into the box!
          ...  Hugo gets to it!
          ...  Rafael gathers it comfortably
Min. 24 :(mnc) J_Butland barges Juan_Foyth off the ball
          ...  J_Butland drives the ball low !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Rafael never had a chance!
Min. 28 :(mnc) J_Butland controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  C_Fuchs gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  B_MacKay tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 31 :(mnc) D_Upamecano gains possession
          ...  A delicate chip from D_Upamecano !
          ...  Rafael with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 34 :(rfc) B_MacKay runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs C_Fuchs
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  A left-footer by B_MacKay !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  A_Zaratta was beaten there!
Min. 35 :(mnc) Aparichit with a probing pass to Taliyah
          ...  Juan_Foyth reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(rfc) Juan_Foyth with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  He knocks it to N_Pepe!
          ...  N_Pepe rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  A_Zaratta catches the ball

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

Min. 49 :(rfc) A_Hazzard looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to N_Pepe
          ...  N_Pepe tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 53 :(rfc) Lee_Kang knocks the ball past Hugo
          ...  Lee_Kang with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  A_Zaratta plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 56 :(rfc) A_Hazzard with a probing through ball N_Pepe
          ...  D_Upamecano with a nasty foul
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  Juan_Foyth fires it towards the goal
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 59 :(rfc) Lee_Kang times his run well
          ...  Lee_Kang with the overhead !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one
          ...  Manchester City 0-2 Rangers FC ...
Min. 60 :(rfc) Rangers FC changed their strategy to play D
Min. 70 :(mnc) Up goes the substitution board - D_Gallagher on for Mikio_Fujioka as a DF
Min. 71 :(mnc) P_Bouba_Diop with the first time flick to C_Fuchs
          ...  C_Fuchs hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  Rafael looks relieved there!
Min. 73 :(mnc) P_Bouba_Diop breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Rafael!
          ...  F_Ricksen brings him down!
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from S_Youri
Min. 75 :(rfc) J_Serrano is coming on for F_Ricksen and playing DF
Min. 75 :(rfc) D_Cooper is coming on for B_MacKay and will play MF
Min. 75 :(rfc) Steve_Brown is being prepared to come on
          ...  N_Pepe is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 77 :(rfc) P_Crouch with an incisive pass to Steve_Brown
          ...  But J_Butland wins the ball
Min. 79 :(rfc) D_Cooper plays it forward to Steve_Brown
          ...  C_Fuchs takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 80 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace P_Bouba_Diop
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 80 :(mnc) E_Shikari will come on for D_Upamecano and play MF
Min. 80 :(mnc) J_Cruz comes on for Taliyah and takes up a FW role
Min. 80 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus leaves J_Serrano standing
          ...  Leda_Cygnus smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 87 :(rfc) D_Cooper dribbles it into the box
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  S_Youri shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  P_Crouch drives it under the wall
          ...  But A_Zaratta palms it behind
          ...  S_Youri has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(rfc) A_Hazzard backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Lee_Kang gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Butland tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  S_Youri has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by S_Youri!
          ...  S_Youri shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  S_Youri signals that it is indirect
          ...  A_Hazzard knocks it forward
          ...  P_Crouch gets on the end of it
          ...  C_Fuchs takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 92 :(mnc) J_Cruz knocks it past Doria and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by J_Cruz !
          ...  Rafael heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 93 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus fires over a low cross to J_Cruz
          ...  J_Cruz hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  Rafael saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 112,000
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : Leda_Cygnus
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Bohte_Daisuke (87), J_Butland (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : P_Crouch (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Crouch (18), Lee_Kang (59)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_MacKay (28)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |   Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       9
Off target           :           5        |       4
On target            :           6        |       5
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       5
Key Tackles          :           4        |       4
Key Passes           :           9        |       7
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Final Score          : Manchester City 0 - 2 Rangers FC
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
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_Zaratta      GK  33   3   3   1  21 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  35   9  10  32 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  34  11   6  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -22
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  34   8  10  41 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Hugo           DF   2  31  14   9  42 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  32  11  12 |  82   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Butland      MF   2  10  31  11  41 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  18  -2
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1   9  30  19  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Aparichit      MF   3   5  30  18  12 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Upamecano    MF   3   7  26  19  31 |  82   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Taliyah        FW   2   7   8  33  11 |  82   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Yates        GK  29   2   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  34   9  10  43 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Suz_Nakamoto   MF   1   1  29  22  33 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Shikari      MF   1   6  27   9  32 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruz         FW   1   6   8  27  31 |  13   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -10

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  35   2   2   2  20 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  32   8   2  12 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_A_Riise      DF   3  31   8   9  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
F_Ricksen      DF   2  30   8   7  33 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Doria          DF   3  30   7   5  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Juan_Foyth     DF   2  28   8   6  30 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
B_MacKay       MF   2   1  29   5  17 |  77   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
A_Hazzard      MF   1   1  28   2  26 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  20
Lee_Kang       MF   3  11  27  12  31 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20   0  30
P_Crouch       FW   1   7  13  31  21 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  10  30
N_Pepe         FW   3   8  11  28  33 |  77   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
P_Lattuada     GK  31   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Serrano      DF   1  29   1   1  30 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Drummond     DF   2  25  18   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Cooper       MF   2   3  27   5  32 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Steve_Brown    FW   1  16  22  27  29 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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