Elite FA Cup 2nd Round Replay Match, Marseille vs. Rangers FC (Wed Sep 24)


                            Marseille  |  Rangers FC
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-1-4-1 C
                             Lee Shaw  |  Gazza Grant
                                       |
                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK M_Steklenburg
                         G_Halford DF  |  DF K_Uddin
                           T_Taiwo DF  |  DF P_Sweeper
                          L_Shawry DF  |  DF F_de_Boer
                          M_Amoros DF  |  DF A_Van_Buuren
                        Y_Sankhare MF  |  DM J_Wilshere
                          A_Marcos MF  |  MF L_Copland
                     Douglas_Costa MF  |  MF R_VD_Vaart
                     N_Ben_Khalifa MF  |  MF J_Jurado
                         J_Digweed FW  |  MF B_Yaga
                          Z_Zidane FW  |  FW R_Acquafresca
                                       |
                           S_Given SUB |  SUB K_Schmeichel
                       L_Koscielny SUB |  SUB M_Smith
                           J_Fleck SUB |  SUB A_McLeish
                       C_Griffiths SUB |  SUB I_Muniain
                            Yeboah SUB |  SUB D_Trezeguet

Referee: A_Wiley (England)


Min. 1  :(rfc) R_Acquafresca finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  Z_Zidane is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from A_Wiley
Min. 2  :(rfc) A_Van_Buuren with the header on
          ...  He finds F_de_Boer in space
          ...  F_de_Boer goes for the top corner !
          ...  R_Higuita makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 3  :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart curls the ball out wide to R_Acquafresca
          ...  But G_Halford wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 6  :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa lays the ball back to J_Digweed
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by J_Digweed !
          ...  M_Steklenburg makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 6  :(rfc) L_Copland beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  L_Copland rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But R_Higuita parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 7  :(rfc) F_de_Boer turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Acquafresca
          ...  R_Acquafresca fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  R_Higuita makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 11 :(msl) Douglas_Costa takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Y_Sankhare
          ...  Y_Sankhare tries to chip the ball over M_Steklenburg!
          ...  M_Steklenburg parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 12 :(msl) Y_Sankhare with a 40-yard pass to M_Amoros
          ...  K_Uddin with the tackle
Min. 14 :(rfc) A_Van_Buuren cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Acquafresca
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  A_Wiley called him over for a strong verbal warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  A_Wiley signals that it is indirect
          ...  J_Wilshere passes to R_Acquafresca
          ...  R_Acquafresca with a thundering drive!
          ...  But R_Higuita tips it over
          ...  A_Wiley has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 14 :(rfc) P_Sweeper hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  L_Copland latches onto it!
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by L_Shawry
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 14 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Marcos
          ...  J_Wilshere is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  A_Wiley warns him
Min. 15 :(msl) J_Digweed gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past J_Wilshere!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Digweed hits a great drive!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Douglas_Costa crosses it in!
          ...  A_Marcos gets a shot in
          ...  But M_Steklenburg tips it over
          ...  A_Wiley has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 15 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca beats A_Marcos
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  R_Acquafresca keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 22 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca beats G_Halford
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  G_Halford reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 23 :(msl) Douglas_Costa nutmegs K_Uddin
          ...  Douglas_Costa hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  M_Steklenburg is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And M_Steklenburg reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Douglas_Costa swings it in!
          ...  F_de_Boer wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 24 :(rfc) K_Uddin times his run well
          ...  K_Uddin carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Uddin chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  R_Higuita fists it away!
Min. 28 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  But M_Amoros wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 29 :(rfc) L_Copland kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  F_de_Boer gets on the end of the pass
          ...  F_de_Boer carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  R_Higuita with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 31 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart sidesteps L_Shawry
          ...  T_Taiwo with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 32 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  R_Acquafresca with the header !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 34 :(rfc) L_Copland retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  A_Van_Buuren gets on the end of it
          ...  A_Van_Buuren with the cheeky shot!
          ...  The shot slips through R_Higuita's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  Lee Shaw looks gutted
          ...  Rangers FC go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Marseille 0-1 Rangers FC ...
Min. 35 :(rfc) Rangers FC switch to playing D
Min. 37 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Z_Zidane makes himself available
          ...  A_Van_Buuren with an ugly foul
          ...  A_Wiley will want to speak to him
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 38 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past F_de_Boer
          ...  He puts in Douglas_Costa!
          ...  Douglas_Costa leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Rangers FC fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(msl) Douglas_Costa takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past B_Yaga
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Douglas_Costa has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But M_Steklenburg reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on M_Steklenburg anyway
Min. 43 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart knocks it forward
          ...  L_Shawry slips
          ...  R_Acquafresca gets to it!
          ...  R_Acquafresca tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  R_Higuita has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  R_Higuita is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 44 :(msl) J_Digweed has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Van_Buuren!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Digweed launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 48 :(msl) A_Marcos has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  M_Amoros collects the loose ball!
          ...  P_Sweeper takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!

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

Min. 49 :(msl) A_Marcos finds N_Ben_Khalifa with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Fine tackle by J_Wilshere
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 52 :(msl) L_Shawry drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Amoros
          ...  M_Amoros throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  M_Steklenburg falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 54 :(msl) J_Digweed nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  A skilful effort from J_Digweed !
          ...  M_Steklenburg parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 55 :(rfc) I_Muniain comes on for L_Copland and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 60 :(rfc) a big roar from the crowd as D_Trezeguet comes on for R_Acquafresca to play FW
Min. 60 :(rfc) B_Yaga beats M_Amoros
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  M_Amoros moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 65 :(msl) Y_Sankhare cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed sees M_Steklenburg off his line !
          ...  But M_Steklenburg hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 68 :(rfc) M_Smith is coming on for K_Uddin and playing DF
Min. 70 :(rfc) B_Yaga takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  M_Amoros gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 71 :(msl) Douglas_Costa moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Rangers FC fans laugh at him
Min. 72 :(msl) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  L_Koscielny will come on for G_Halford and play DF
Min. 72 :(msl) J_Digweed finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled P_Sweeper
          ...  But A_Van_Buuren will cut out the threat
Min. 75 :(msl) C_Griffiths takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Y_Sankhare as MF
Min. 79 :(msl) Z_Zidane with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past F_de_Boer
          ...  Z_Zidane has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 80 :(msl) Yeboah will replace Z_Zidane and play FW
Min. 83 :(msl) A_Marcos boots it towards J_Digweed
          ...  J_Digweed hits a great shot !
          ...  The shot slips through M_Steklenburg's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 85 :(msl) Douglas_Costa pulls it back to L_Shawry
          ...  I_Muniain gathers up the loose ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(rfc) B_Yaga with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  B_Yaga goes for goal !
          ...  R_Higuita with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Veladrome
Attendance           : 150,000
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Douglas_Costa
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : A_Van_Buuren (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Van_Buuren (34)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Marseille    |     Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       11
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :           7        |       7
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       10
Key Tackles          :           6        |       5
Key Passes           :          13        |       8
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Final Score          : Marseille 0 - 1 Rangers FC
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Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita      GK  39   2   2   2  34 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
G_Halford      DF   1  28   8   3  35 |  76   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
T_Taiwo        DF   2  28   4   3  31 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  27   8   7  15 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Amoros       DF   2  23   8   7  42 |  97   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   1
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  27  11  36 |  79   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
A_Marcos       MF   2   7  26  15  32 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  10 -15
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  26  10  42 |  97   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30  11
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  11  25  11  25 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  27  19 |  97   0   0   0   0   7   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   8  27  34 |  84   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  26  10   7  36 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Fleck        MF   1   6  27   8  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Griffiths    MF   1   3  23   7  24 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  26  31 |  13   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  29   3   1   1  32 |  97   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  95   0   0   0
K_Uddin        DF   2  25  12   7  40 |  72   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
P_Sweeper      DF   2  25   5  11  22 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
F_de_Boer      DF   2  25   7   7  27 |  97   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  24  11   7  25 |  97   0   1   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  60  20  20
J_Wilshere     DM   2  17  25  11  19 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Copland      MF   1   8  26   6  21 |  59   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35   5
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2   9  25   8  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Jurado       MF   1  14  24   7  28 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Yaga         MF   2   8  24   8  35 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   6   8  27  36 |  64   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
K_Schmeichel   GK  23   2   3   3  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Smith        DF   3  25  11   6  34 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_McLeish      DF   1  23  10   5  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Muniain      MF   1  10  25   7  24 |  38   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   6   9  23  21 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
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