Division One Reserve League Match, Rangers FC Res vs. Benfica Res (Sun Sep 21)


                       Rangers FC Res  |  Benfica Res
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-1-2-1-2 C
                          Steve Brown  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                         J_Stewart GK  |  GK Jorgensen
                          C_McAdam DF  |  DF Antonio_Silva
                      J_McClelland DF  |  DF Luisao
                       D_McPherson DF  |  DF A_Carreras
                        G_MacAulay DF  |  DF L_Colwill
                           S_Baird MF  |  DM Felicissimo
                          K_McMinn MF  |  MF J_Rego
                       S_Robertson MF  |  MF Florentino
                     Ali_McLintock MF  |  AM G_Prestianni
                          W_Aitken FW  |  FW J_Alvarez
                           G_Durie FW  |  FW A_Schjelderup
                                       |
                           L_Kelly SUB |  SUB A_Trubin
                         C_Jackson SUB |  SUB S_Gomez
                           R_Gough SUB |  SUB T_Cooper
                         I_Redford SUB |  SUB Tom_Krauss
                        W_Johnston SUB |  SUB A_Di_Stefano

Referee: K_Saglem (Turkey)


Min. 6  :(rfcr) Ali_McLintock controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Antonio_Silva
          ...  He puts in J_McClelland!
          ...  J_McClelland runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  Jorgensen with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 7  :(bfar) J_Rego brings it under control
          ...  He takes on G_MacAulay
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Schjelderup!
          ...  A_Schjelderup with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 8  :(rfcr) S_Robertson is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to G_Durie
          ...  G_Durie aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But Jorgensen punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 9  :(rfcr) G_Durie has it on the edge of the box
          ...  G_Durie with the overhead !
          ...  But Jorgensen reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on Jorgensen anyway
Min. 9  :(bfar) J_Alvarez pushes it past the defender
          ...  Driven towards goal by J_Alvarez !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 10 :(rfcr) W_Aitken with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  W_Aitken with the side footed shot!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 11 :(bfar) G_Prestianni pushes it past J_McClelland
          ...  A great volley from G_Prestianni !
          ...  J_Stewart won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 12 :(rfcr) S_Robertson gets to the by line and finds G_Durie with a beautiful cross
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Carreras
Min. 13 :(rfcr) Ali_McLintock feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  G_Durie runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  G_Durie with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  But Jorgensen palms it behind
          ...  K_Saglem has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 13 :(bfar) J_Alvarez beats J_McClelland
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves K_Saglem
          ...  A vicious shot by J_Alvarez !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 14 :(bfar) G_Prestianni with a simple pass to Florentino
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by G_MacAulay !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 15 :(rfcr) S_Baird plays a first time ball through the defence to K_McMinn
          ...  J_Rego with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  K_Saglem warned him
Min. 18 :(bfar) A_Schjelderup bursts forward
          ...  A_Schjelderup throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  J_Stewart makes a fine save
Min. 19 :(rfcr) Ali_McLintock with a pinpoint pass to W_Aitken
          ...  Antonio_Silva plays the back pass
          ...  Jorgensen can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by S_Robertson!
          ...  It comes to D_McPherson
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 20 :(rfcr) Ali_McLintock sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to G_Durie
          ...  G_Durie gets his head to the ball !
          ...  Jorgensen has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Jorgensen is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 20 :(bfar) G_Prestianni with a measured ball to A_Schjelderup
          ...  W_Aitken gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 21 :(bfar) A_Schjelderup has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  A_Schjelderup tries to chip the ball over J_Stewart!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it s gone just wide !!
Min. 25 :(bfar) A_Schjelderup with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  A_Schjelderup with the drive!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  Benfica Res have snatched the lead!
          ...  Rangers FC Res 0-1 Benfica Res ...
Min. 26 :(bfar) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Benfica Res will now be playing E
Min. 29 :(bfar) G_Prestianni with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves G_MacAulay behind
          ...  G_Prestianni sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  J_Stewart gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 30 :(rfcr) S_Baird runs with pace at the defence
          ...  S_Baird with the overhead !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 30 :(bfar) J_Rego reads the run of A_Schjelderup
          ...  D_McPherson wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 32 :(bfar) G_Prestianni beats C_McAdam
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  G_Prestianni with the strike !
          ...  J_Stewart is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 33 :(rfcr) S_Robertson runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_McAdam
          ...  C_McAdam has a go!
          ...  But Jorgensen just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  K_Saglem has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 37 :(rfcr) G_Durie with the dribble
          ...  A_Schjelderup is easily beaten
          ...  But A_Carreras sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 39 :(bfar) J_Alvarez hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Luisao collects the loose ball!
          ...  S_Robertson knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  K_Saglem blows up for a foul
          ...  K_Saglem calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 39 :(rfcr) Ali_McLintock is hobbling. He's unable to continue
Min. 39 :(rfcr) I_Redford is ready to come on to replace Ali_McLintock
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 42 :(rfcr) D_McPherson pulls it back to C_McAdam
          ...  A powerful shot by C_McAdam !
          ...  But Jorgensen is equal to it
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfar) Florentino with a glorious long pass to A_Carreras
          ...  But C_McAdam sweeps up the threat
Min. 45 :(rfcr) K_McMinn with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past Felicissimo
          ...  K_McMinn rifles it to the far post !
          ...  Jorgensen gathers it comfortably
Min. 46 :(bfar) J_Rego plays the early ball across the box to find Felicissimo in space
          ...  G_MacAulay tackles cleanly
Min. 46 :(rfcr) G_Durie barges Luisao off the ball
          ...  A_Schjelderup with a reckless challenge
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!

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

Min. 48 :(rfcr) I_Redford with a 50-yard pass to W_Aitken
          ...  Felicissimo cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 49 :(rfcr) S_Robertson pass splits open the defence and finds G_MacAulay
          ...  But Antonio_Silva reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 50 :(rfcr) S_Baird wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_McPherson
          ...  D_McPherson with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  Jorgensen can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  Jorgensen makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 54 :(rfcr) S_Robertson brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  G_Durie gets on the end of the pass
          ...  L_Colwill stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 55 :(bfar) S_Gomez comes on for A_Carreras and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 55 :(bfar) Florentino takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into Felicissimo
          ...  C_McAdam gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Rego chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  C_McAdam wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 56 :(bfar) Felicissimo boots it towards G_Prestianni
          ...  G_Prestianni fires a shot at goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Luisao floats the ball in!
          ...  J_Stewart easily catches it!
Min. 57 :(bfar) G_Prestianni has space to run with the ball
          ...  But G_MacAulay spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 58 :(rfcr) S_Baird takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to W_Aitken
          ...  L_Colwill steals the ball of off him
Min. 60 :(rfcr) C_Jackson will replace J_McClelland and play DF
Min. 60 :(rfcr) W_Johnston replaces W_Aitken to play as a FW
Min. 60 :(bfar) T_Cooper replaces Felicissimo and will play MF
Min. 60 :(bfar) J_Alvarez beats C_McAdam
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves K_Saglem
          ...  G_Durie fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  J_Alvarez hits it over the wall
          ...  But J_Stewart tips it behind
          ...  K_Saglem has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 63 :(bfar) Luisao flicks it over G_MacAulay and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  S_Robertson with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 65 :(bfar) Tom_Krauss will replace J_Rego and play MF
Min. 65 :(rfcr) W_Johnston with the towering header to G_Durie
          ...  S_Gomez stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 68 :(rfcr) S_Robertson brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Antonio_Silva
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in W_Johnston!
          ...  What a shot from W_Johnston !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 71 :(bfar) Luisao backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Florentino gets on the end of it
          ...  Florentino launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 75 :(rfcr) I_Redford looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards W_Johnston
          ...  But S_Gomez comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 76 :(rfcr) G_MacAulay jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Antonio_Silva takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 78 :(bfar) G_Prestianni has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_MacAulay!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But C_Jackson wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Florentino drives it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to Tom_Krauss
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  J_Stewart parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 81 :(bfar) L_Colwill flicks it past I_Redford
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Intercepted by C_Jackson
Min. 84 :(rfcr) I_Redford threads the through ball to D_McPherson
          ...  Cleared by Luisao
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(bfar) T_Cooper sidesteps C_Jackson
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  G_MacAulay looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
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Rangers FC Res Match Info
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Best player          : S_Robertson
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Robertson (39)
Injured              : Ali_McLintock (39)
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Benfica Res Match Info
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Best player          : Antonio_Silva (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Schjelderup (25)
Sent Off             : A_Schjelderup (46)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Rangers FC Res  |   Benfica Res
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       13
Off target           :           6        |       8
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       11
Key Tackles          :          10        |       11
Key Passes           :          18        |       10
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Final Score          : Rangers FC Res 0 - 1 Benfica Res
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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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J_Stewart      GK  26   1   3   3  29 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
C_McAdam       DF   1  23   5   5  18 |  94   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  75   0  10
J_McClelland   DF   1  22   3   2  25 |  62   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_McPherson    DF   2  22   3   3  22 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   5  -5 -20
G_MacAulay     DF   1  21   2   5  26 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
S_Baird        MF   2   2  25   6  28 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
K_McMinn       MF   1   4  23   2  34 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
S_Robertson    MF   2   1  22   2  28 |  94   0   0   6   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  88  -2
Ali_McLintock  MF   2   2  21   4  41 |  39   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
W_Aitken       FW   1   1   1  24  16 |  62   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   5 -20 -20
G_Durie        FW   2   2   3  21  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
L_Kelly        GK  24   2   3   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Jackson      DF   2  26   4   5  17 |  32   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
R_Gough        DF   1  25   9   6  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Redford      MF   1   2  25   3  10 |  55   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
W_Johnston     FW   2   4   2  22  27 |  32   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   0

Player Statistics - Benfica 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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Jorgensen      GK  28   2   5   1  27 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 110   0   0   0
Antonio_Silva  DF   1  25  10   2  41 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0
Luisao         DF   2  24  10   5  47 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  35  20
A_Carreras     DF   2  24   5   4  37 |  57   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
L_Colwill      DF   2  20   5   1  40 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
Felicissimo    DM   2  11  22   7  28 |  62   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
J_Rego         MF   1   1  22   3  35 |  67   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
Florentino     MF   1   9  21  13  46 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
G_Prestianni   AM   1   3  22  16  27 |  94   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
J_Alvarez      FW   2   4   4  24  30 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  15   5
A_Schjelderup  FW   2   2   2  24  31 |  46   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   1   0 -10 -10  20
A_Trubin       GK  21   4   5   1  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Gomez        DF   2  24   9   9  23 |  37   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0
T_Cooper       MF   3  23  10   5  31 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Tom_Krauss     MF   1  14  26   3  48 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
A_Di_Stefano   FW   2   1   5  25  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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