Division Two Reserve League Match, Manchester City Res vs. Rangers FC Res (Sun Apr 12)


                  Manchester City Res  |  Rangers FC Res
                            4-1-4-1 A  |  4-4-2 C
                        Tony McCleary  |  Steve Brown
                                       |
                            N_Pope GK  |  GK B_Thomson
                         K_Bonucci DF  |  DF C_McAdam
                            T_Dale DF  |  DF J_McClelland
                        B_Loughane DF  |  DF D_McPherson
                            D_Egan DF  |  DF G_MacAulay
                        Max_Gruger DM  |  MF K_McMinn
                         Casermiro MF  |  MF S_Robertson
                           Almiron MF  |  MF D_Ferguson
                       S_Longstaff MF  |  MF Ali_McLintock
                         J_Russell MF  |  FW G_Durie
                          T_Muller FW  |  FW D_Cooper
                                       |
                          Cloisten SUB |  SUB J_Stewart
                           C_Puyol SUB |  SUB R_Gough
                      Daniel_Kelly SUB |  SUB C_Levein
                            Y_Mina SUB |  SUB S_Baird
                         M_Charman SUB |  SUB W_Aitken

Referee: G_Maqedonci (Sweden)


Min. 3  :(mncr) Casermiro looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to B_Loughane
          ...  A delicate header from B_Loughane !
          ...  It floats over B_Thomson
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was a great effort
          ...  Manchester City Res go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Manchester City Res 1-0 Rangers FC Res ...
Min. 3  :(rfcr) D_McPherson beats the defender
          ...  D_McPherson leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Robertson plays it towards the near post!
          ...  It comes to G_Durie
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  N_Pope with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 6  :(mncr) Casermiro hoists the ball across to T_Muller
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  C_McAdam hits it out for a throw
Min. 7  :(mncr) Max_Gruger beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Casermiro
          ...  Casermiro attempts to nutmeg B_Thomson!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  In off the post
          ...  Manchester City Res 2-0 Rangers FC Res ...
Min. 7  :(rfcr) D_McPherson takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Cooper
          ...  T_Dale wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 14 :(mncr) K_Bonucci is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  T_Dale latches onto the ball
          ...  T_Dale has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  Looks like it should be B_Thomson's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  B_Thomson looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 17 :(rfcr) S_Robertson is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to D_McPherson
          ...  Casermiro with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  G_Maqedonci gave him a strong warning
Min. 18 :(mncr) T_Muller is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  Casermiro latches onto the end of it
          ...  G_Durie goes in studs first
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 19 :(rfcr) C_McAdam is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to G_Durie
          ...  G_Durie with the shot !
          ...  N_Pope gets his fingertips to it
Min. 21 :(rfcr) Ali_McLintock spits at S_Longstaff
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  G_Maqedonci calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 22 :(rfcr) D_Ferguson controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  C_McAdam gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  B_Loughane body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That s a careless challenge!!
          ...  G_Maqedonci refrained from booking him but had stern words
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  K_McMinn swings it in
          ...  G_Durie gets on the end of it
          ...  G_Durie with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  It s going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  N_Pope looks relieved there!
Min. 23 :(mncr) T_Muller crosses in from the wing, he finds B_Loughane in the box
          ...  B_Loughane has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  It floats over B_Thomson
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 24 :(rfcr) Ali_McLintock runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of G_Durie
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  B_Loughane belts it clear
Min. 31 :(mncr) Casermiro knocks it forward
          ...  G_MacAulay slips
          ...  B_Loughane gets to it!
          ...  C_McAdam takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 32 :(rfcr) S_Robertson looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Cooper
          ...  But D_Egan slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 33 :(mncr) K_Bonucci finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  K_Bonucci with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  Manchester City Res 3-0 Rangers FC Res ...
Min. 33 :(rfcr) D_Ferguson sidesteps T_Dale
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  D_Ferguson drives it towards goal !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 35 :(mncr) J_Russell lays the ball back to D_Egan
          ...  But C_McAdam wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 37 :(mncr) T_Muller finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  T_Muller hits a great shot !
          ...  But B_Thomson with the difficult save
Min. 40 :(mncr) J_Russell with the through ball to Almiron
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by C_McAdam
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Longstaff curls it into the box!
          ...  Casermiro gets to it!
          ...  B_Thomson makes a good save
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(rfcr) K_McMinn with a short pass to find G_Durie
          ...  G_Durie keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  N_Pope parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 46 :(rfcr) Ali_McLintock with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past T_Dale
          ...  He knocks it to K_McMinn!
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by B_Loughane !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 47 :(mncr) Almiron finds his way through
          ...  J_McClelland wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City Res 3-0 Rangers FC Res

Min. 47 :(mncr) J_Russell sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Almiron
          ...  Almiron hits a crisp volley!
          ...  The shot slips through B_Thomson's hands
          ...  But B_Thomson recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 49 :(mncr) K_Bonucci is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  T_Muller latches onto the ball
          ...  T_Muller with the overhead !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  B_Thomson has to pick the ball out of the net
          ...  Manchester City Res 4-0 Rangers FC Res ...
Min. 51 :(mncr) T_Muller loses his marker
          ...  T_Muller has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  B_Thomson moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  B_Thomson catches it with style!
Min. 53 :(mncr) S_Longstaff beats C_McAdam
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves G_Maqedonci
          ...  S_Longstaff tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the crowd!
          ...  The fans love him!!
          ...  Manchester City Res 5-0 Rangers FC Res ...
Min. 53 :(rfcr) K_McMinn retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  G_Durie gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Egan rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  What s G_Maqedonci going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 54 :(mncr) Max_Gruger with a glorious 60-yard pass to Almiron
          ...  Almiron gets his head to the ball !
          ...  B_Thomson with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 58 :(mncr) Max_Gruger heads the ball back to Casermiro
          ...  Casermiro drives it low !
          ...  B_Thomson catches the ball
Min. 60 :(rfcr) R_Gough is coming on and G_MacAulay is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 60 :(rfcr) S_Baird is being prepared to come on
          ...  Ali_McLintock is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 60 :(rfcr) W_Aitken is going to be brought on
          ...  D_Cooper is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 60 :(mncr) B_Loughane off the woodwork.
          ...  K_Bonucci picks up the deflection
          ...  K_Bonucci hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  But B_Thomson parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 67 :(rfcr) K_McMinn crosses to G_Durie
          ...  But B_Loughane barges him off the ball
Min. 70 :(mncr) C_Puyol is being brought on
          ...  K_Bonucci is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 70 :(mncr) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Daniel_Kelly will come on for Almiron and play MF
Min. 70 :(mncr) Y_Mina takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace S_Longstaff
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 71 :(mncr) Casermiro runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to J_Russell
          ...  S_Robertson with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 75 :(mncr) T_Muller barges C_McAdam off the ball
          ...  T_Muller fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 75 :(rfcr) G_Durie with a slick pass to W_Aitken
          ...  But C_Puyol puts it in row Z!
Min. 80 :(mncr) Y_Mina kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Egan gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Egan strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  Manchester City Res 6-0 Rangers FC Res ...
Min. 81 :(mncr) J_Russell pulls it back to Casermiro
          ...  Casermiro aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  B_Thomson parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  Manchester City Res 7-0 Rangers FC Res ...
Min. 81 :(mncr) Y_Mina gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds C_Puyol
          ...  R_Gough muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Tony McCleary looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 83 :(mncr) Max_Gruger has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past J_McClelland
          ...  He knocks it to J_Russell!
          ...  J_Russell with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But B_Thomson dives to his left
          ...  I think B_Thomson just got a hand on that one
          ...  G_Maqedonci has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 87 :(mncr) Y_Mina plays it forward to J_Russell
          ...  J_Russell aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Daniel_Kelly hits it into the box!
          ...  T_Muller makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mncr) D_Egan controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs K_McMinn
          ...  He puts in T_Muller!
          ...  But R_Gough puts the ball out of play
Min. 90 :(rfcr) S_Baird with the first time flick to G_Durie
          ...  Blocked by D_Egan
Min. 91 :(mncr) Max_Gruger with a neat pass into Casermiro
          ...  But J_McClelland comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 91 :(rfcr) Curled in dangerously from K_McMinn to W_Aitken
          ...  W_Aitken hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great effort!
          ...  Manchester City Res must have put the brakes on!
          ...  Manchester City Res 7-1 Rangers FC Res ...
Min. 93 :(mncr) Daniel_Kelly runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_Russell
          ...  J_Russell with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  But B_Thomson is equal to it
Min. 93 :(rfcr) S_Robertson looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_Gough
          ...  What a shot from R_Gough !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  N_Pope fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Joie Stadium
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Manchester City Res Match Info
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Best player          : Casermiro (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : B_Loughane (3), Casermiro (7,81), K_Bonucci (33), T_Muller (49), S_Longstaff (53), D_Egan (80)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Res Match Info
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Best player          : K_McMinn
Scorers              : W_Aitken (91)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : G_Durie (18), Ali_McLintock (21), R_Gough (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                      Manchester City Res | Rangers FC Res
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       8
Off target           :           5        |       3
On target            :          16        |       5
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :           8        |       7
Key Passes           :          22        |       14
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Final Score          : Manchester City Res 7 - 1 Rangers FC Res
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Player Statistics - Manchester City Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Pope         GK  27   1   4   2  39 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
K_Bonucci      DF   2  26  12   6  13 |  72   0   0   2   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  50  30
T_Dale         DF   2  22   7   8  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
B_Loughane     DF   2  22   4   5  39 |  96   0   3   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  75  15  25
D_Egan         DF   1  22   5   5  32 |  96   0   3   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  75  15  25
Max_Gruger     DM   2  19  24   1  29 |  96   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0
Casermiro      MF   2   2  26  19  26 |  96   0   0   3   1   4   2   0   0   0  20  85  80
Almiron        MF   1   9  25  18  43 |  72   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
S_Longstaff    MF   1   6  24  16  37 |  72   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
J_Russell      MF   2   7  23   9  21 |  96   0   0   4   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  80  10
T_Muller       FW   1   3   3  24  28 |  96   0   0   2   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  30  35
Cloisten       GK  19   3   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Puyol        DF   1  24   1   3  28 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Daniel_Kelly   MF   1  12  23   4  34 |  24   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  35  20
Y_Mina         MF   2   3  23   2  22 |  24   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0
M_Charman      FW   1   1   3  22  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Rangers FC Res
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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B_Thomson      GK  23   3   4   5  29 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
C_McAdam       DF   1  24   5   5  18 |  96   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  15   0
J_McClelland   DF   1  24   3   2  25 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
D_McPherson    DF   2  23   3   3  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
G_MacAulay     DF   1  22   2   5  26 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_McMinn       MF   1   4  24   2  34 |  96   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
S_Robertson    MF   2   1  23   2  28 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
D_Ferguson     MF   2   2  22   5  13 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
Ali_McLintock  MF   2   2  22   4  41 |  62   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
G_Durie        FW   2   2   3  23  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   0   1   0   0 -22  -7  -7
D_Cooper       FW   2   2   5  20  27 |  62   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Stewart      GK  27   1   3   3  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Gough        DF   1  25   9   6  34 |  34   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  23  -2   3
C_Levein       DF   1  25   8   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Baird        MF   2   2  26   6  28 |  34   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
W_Aitken       FW   1   1   1  26  16 |  34   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0 -20 -20   5
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