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Season 17 Archive: Division 1, Week 10

Rangers FC 4 - 2 FC Porto

Division One League Match, Rangers FC vs. FC Porto (Mon Dec 02)


                           Rangers FC  |  FC Porto
                            4-1-4-1 P  |  4-4-2 P
                          Gazza Grant  |  Shaun Winzor
                                       |
                     M_Steklenburg GK  |  GK D_Marshall
                         L_Wallace DF  |  DF T_Adams
                           K_Uddin DF  |  DF S_Rolfes
                         E_Johnson DF  |  DF H_Almeida
                         F_de_Boer DF  |  DF D_McGrain
                          J_Jurado DM  |  MF G_Hagi
                             Diego MF  |  MF Di_Maria
                        R_VD_Vaart MF  |  MF J_R_Riquelme
                            Dillon MF  |  MF B_Bannan
                            B_Yaga MF  |  FW E_Adebayor
                     R_Acquafresca FW  |  FW Amauri
                                       |
                            G_Adam SUB |  SUB C_Clark
                         A_McLeish SUB |  SUB L_Squillaci
                         L_Copland SUB |  SUB R_Nomvethe
                        J_Wilshere SUB |  SUB R_Castias
                          M_Murphy SUB |  SUB D_Rags

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(rfc) Diego is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to Dillon
          ...  Cleaned up by T_Adams
Min. 3  :(rfc) B_Yaga finds K_Uddin in acres of space
          ...  E_Adebayor with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
Min. 6  :(rfc) B_Yaga with the first time flick to F_de_Boer
          ...  F_de_Boer runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  But D_Marshall just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  J_Underhill has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 6  :(fcp) G_Hagi takes advantage of a bad back pass from L_Wallace
          ...  Dillon fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 7  :(rfc) B_Yaga with a flicked pass to F_de_Boer
          ...  Good sliding challenge from T_Adams
Min. 10 :(rfc) B_Yaga with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  B_Yaga has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 11 :(rfc) E_Johnson takes on 3 men
          ...  E_Johnson goes for goal !
          ...  D_Marshall gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 13 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart plays a first time ball through the defence to J_Jurado
          ...  J_Jurado breaks clear!
          ...  He tries to take it round D_Marshall
          ...  He rounds D_Marshall
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put Rangers FC ahead!
          ...  Rangers FC 1-0 FC Porto ...
Min. 13 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme moves to AM
Min. 13 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  T_Adams rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  J_Underhill warns him
Min. 16 :(fcp) H_Almeida with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past R_Acquafresca
          ...  He knocks it to Amauri!
          ...  L_Wallace robs him of the ball
Min. 17 :(fcp) G_Hagi with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  Dillon with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 18 :(fcp) E_Adebayor is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Amauri
          ...  Amauri hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 22 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart heads the ball back to Diego
          ...  Diego shoots towards goal !
          ...  But D_Marshall reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on D_Marshall anyway
Min. 23 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart runs into space
          ...  D_McGrain with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  J_Underhill reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 25 :(rfc) B_Yaga 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 R_Acquafresca
          ...  R_Acquafresca sees D_Marshall off his line !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  D_Marshall had no chance!
          ...  Rangers FC 2-0 FC Porto ...
Min. 25 :(fcp) It looks as though FC Porto is now playing A
Min. 25 :(fcp) E_Adebayor controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from E_Adebayor !
          ...  M_Steklenburg saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 27 :(fcp) D_McGrain kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  E_Adebayor gets on the end of the pass
          ...  K_Uddin brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 29 :(fcp) E_Adebayor is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  L_Wallace pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 32 :(fcp) Di_Maria beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Amauri
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by L_Wallace
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Hagi curls it into the box!
          ...  It comes to B_Bannan
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Di_Maria crosses it in!
          ...  It is kicked away by E_Johnson
Min. 33 :(rfc) K_Uddin turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Acquafresca
          ...  Di_Maria with a bad challenge
          ...  J_Underhill will want to speak to him
          ...  J_Underhill just wants to lecture him
Min. 37 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Rolfes
          ...  S_Rolfes launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  M_Steklenburg watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 39 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme flicks it over E_Johnson's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme shoots towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs off and does a somersault
          ...  Rangers FC 2-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 41 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Diego gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Diego curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But D_Marshall is equal to it
Min. 42 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca nutmegs Di_Maria
          ...  R_Acquafresca with the shot on net !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  But it hits off D_Marshall's back!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Very unlucky for !
          ...  Rangers FC 3-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 42 :(fcp) E_Adebayor runs at F_de_Boer
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  E_Adebayor with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  M_Steklenburg with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Rangers FC 3-1 FC Porto

Min. 46 :(fcp) A defence splitting pass from E_Adebayor to Di_Maria
          ...  E_Johnson with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 47 :(rfc) Dillon turns past H_Almeida
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Dillon drives it towards goal !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 47 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  E_Adebayor makes himself available
          ...  E_Adebayor with a powerful header !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 52 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Dillon
          ...  Dillon tries to chip the ball over D_Marshall!
          ...  D_Marshall just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 52 :(fcp) B_Bannan with an inch perfect pass to S_Rolfes
          ...  K_Uddin seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 52 :(rfc) Dillon with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  T_Adams is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 54 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart with the through ball to R_Acquafresca
          ...  E_Adebayor with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  R_Acquafresca drives it under the wall
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  D_Marshall got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out
          ...  Thats his hat trick!
          ...  He runs towards Gazza Grant!
          ...  Rangers FC 4-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 55 :(rfc) Dillon sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  K_Uddin runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  K_Uddin hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  D_Marshall parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 58 :(rfc) L_Wallace with the nod to R_VD_Vaart
          ...  T_Adams tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Yaga chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  D_Marshall makes the catch!
Min. 59 :(fcp) H_Almeida crosses to Amauri
          ...  J_Jurado wins the ball well
          ...  J_Underhill has given a free kick
          ...  J_Underhill warns him
Min. 59 :(fcp) Di_Maria controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  B_Bannan gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  But F_de_Boer wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 60 :(rfc) L_Copland replaces an unhappy Diego and will play as a MF
Min. 60 :(rfc) J_Wilshere is coming on for R_VD_Vaart and will play MF
Min. 61 :(rfc) Dillon sidesteps D_McGrain
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Dillon !
          ...  D_Marshall makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 65 :(fcp) R_Castias is coming on for Di_Maria and playing MF
Min. 65 :(fcp) a big roar from the crowd as D_Rags comes on for Amauri to play FW
Min. 66 :(rfc) K_Uddin sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_Wilshere
          ...  J_Wilshere fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  D_Marshall with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 67 :(rfc) F_de_Boer takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Wilshere
          ...  J_Wilshere must beat D_Marshall!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 67 :(fcp) B_Bannan backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  E_Adebayor gets on the end of it
          ...  E_Adebayor drives the ball low !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  Rangers FC 4-2 FC Porto ...
Min. 68 :(rfc) Dillon volleys it forward. He finds E_Johnson
          ...  E_Johnson attempts to nutmeg D_Marshall!
          ...  But D_Marshall punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 68 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on D_Marshall!
          ...  E_Adebayor brings him down!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  J_Underhill calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 69 :(fcp) L_Squillaci will replace the useless S_Rolfes and will play DF
Min. 70 :(rfc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  M_Murphy will come on for R_Acquafresca and play FW
Min. 70 :(fcp) D_Rags gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past L_Wallace!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  D_Rags tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 74 :(rfc) L_Copland gets to the by line and finds Dillon with a beautiful cross
          ...  L_Squillaci plays the back pass
          ...  D_Marshall can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Jurado drives it into the box!
          ...  It comes to F_de_Boer
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Copland chips the ball into the area!
          ...  D_McGrain gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 75 :(rfc) M_Murphy leaves L_Squillaci standing
          ...  H_Almeida anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 75 :(rfc) F_de_Boer spits at H_Almeida
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Gazza Grant looks relieved
          ...  Shaun Winzor is far from happy with that decision
Min. 77 :(rfc) Rangers FC made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 77 :(rfc) B_Yaga controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs L_Squillaci
          ...  He puts in J_Wilshere!
          ...  J_Wilshere with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  D_Marshall with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 87 :(rfc) Dillon beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  But H_Almeida slides in two footed.
          ...  J_Underhill has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(rfc) Dillon is unmarked!
          ...  But T_Adams slides in two footed.
          ...  J_Underhill has a look but waves "Play On!"

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
Attendance           : 105,000
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : R_Acquafresca (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Jurado (13), R_Acquafresca (25,42,54)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : E_Adebayor
Scorers              : J_R_Riquelme (39), E_Adebayor (67)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_McGrain (23), T_Adams (52), E_Adebayor (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Rangers FC   |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       9
Off target           :           5        |       5
On target            :          13        |       4
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       11
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          16        |       11
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 4 - 2 FC Porto
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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 |  92   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
L_Wallace      DF   1  26   5   6  37 |  92   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  12   0
K_Uddin        DF   2  25  11   7  40 |  92   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  24   8
E_Johnson      DF   1  24   7   5  31 |  92   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  30   0  16
F_de_Boer      DF   2  23   7   6  27 |  92   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  12   9
J_Jurado       DM   1  14  23   7  28 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
Diego          MF   1   6  26   6  27 |  61   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  16
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2   9  24   8  24 |  61   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  88  20
Dillon         MF   1   7  23  18  27 |  92   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  24  10
B_Yaga         MF   2   8  23   8  35 |  92   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  88  21
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   6   8  26  36 |  71   0   0   0   0   3   3   0   0   0   0   0  84
G_Adam         GK  20   5   1   2  19 |   0   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
L_Copland      MF   1   8  26   6  21 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
J_Wilshere     MF   2  17  25  11  19 |  31   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
M_Murphy       FW   1  12  13  26  26 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - FC Porto
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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D_Marshall     GK  33   7   5   7  14 |  92  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  26   7   6  22 |  92   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
S_Rolfes       DF   2  25   6   8  34 |  70   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
H_Almeida      DF   2  24  11  10  29 |  92   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  24   0
D_McGrain      DF   1  23  11   7  24 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  10  -2
G_Hagi         MF   2   5  28  10  30 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  25   5  37 |  66   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   5  24  20  34 |  92   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0 -20   4   8
B_Bannan       MF   1   7  23   4  27 |  92   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  44   1
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  26  35 |  92   0   0   2   0   4   1   1   0   0  -2  22  43
Amauri         FW   2   6   7  25  29 |  66   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
C_Clark        GK  27   4   2   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Squillaci    DF   4  22  10   7  37 |  22   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5 -20 -20
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  18  22   6  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Castias      MF   2   8  24   9  29 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rags         FW   2   3   5  23  30 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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