Elite League Cup Group Match 2, Rangers FC vs. FC Porto (Thu Aug 07)


                           Rangers FC  |  FC Porto
                            4-2-3-1 N  |  4-1-3-1-1 P
                          Gazza Grant  |  Shaun Winzor
                                       |
                     M_Steklenburg GK  |  GK D_Marshall
                           K_Uddin DF  |  DF P_Rodriguez
                           M_Smith DF  |  DF H_Almeida
                      A_Van_Buuren DF  |  DF B_Moore
                         F_de_Boer DF  |  DF L_Squillaci
                        J_Wilshere DM  |  DM G_Fofana
                          J_Jurado DM  |  MF K_Kong
                         L_Copland MF  |  MF Di_Maria
                        R_VD_Vaart MF  |  MF Atsu
                         I_Muniain MF  |  AM J_R_Riquelme
                       H_Rodellega FW  |  FW E_Adebayor
                                       |
                      K_Schmeichel SUB |  SUB C_Clark
                         P_Sweeper SUB |  SUB D_McGrain
                         A_McLeish SUB |  SUB R_Nomvethe
                            B_Yaga SUB |  SUB Romagnoli
                     R_Acquafresca SUB |  SUB R_v_Nistelroy

Referee: M_McCurry (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(rfc) H_Rodellega nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  H_Almeida tackles cleanly
Min. 2  :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme finds the space intelligently
          ...  A cheeky lob from J_R_Riquelme !
          ...  But M_Steklenburg makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 6  :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs P_Rodriguez
          ...  He puts in K_Uddin!
          ...  K_Uddin flings a shot at goal !
          ...  But D_Marshall makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 8  :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  F_de_Boer latches onto it!
          ...  F_de_Boer tries to chip the ball over D_Marshall!
          ...  D_Marshall blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 9  :(fcp) K_Kong slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  K_Kong with the cheeky shot!
          ...  M_Steklenburg makes a difficult save
Min. 11 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of E_Adebayor
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  E_Adebayor hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  M_Steklenburg is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Kong chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It is kicked away by J_Wilshere
Min. 14 :(rfc) L_Copland lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  J_Jurado latches on to it
          ...  J_Jurado hits the ball first time!
          ...  D_Marshall makes a difficult save
Min. 20 :(rfc) J_Wilshere runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off P_Rodriguez back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  J_Wilshere keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But D_Marshall reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on D_Marshall anyway
Min. 20 :(fcp) G_Fofana looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Adebayor
          ...  Cleared by K_Uddin
Min. 21 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme flicks it over A_Van_Buuren's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  But F_de_Boer wins the ball
Min. 23 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  J_R_Riquelme hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But M_Steklenburg just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  M_McCurry has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 26 :(fcp) Atsu is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  A skilful effort from J_R_Riquelme !
          ...  M_Steklenburg tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Almeida lofts the ball in!
          ...  M_Steklenburg comes out and claims it!
Min. 28 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart crosses in from the wing, he finds I_Muniain in the box
          ...  I_Muniain with a thundering shot!
          ...  D_Marshall with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 28 :(fcp) K_Kong with a pinpoint pass to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  J_R_Riquelme unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  M_Steklenburg falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 29 :(rfc) I_Muniain pulls it back to R_VD_Vaart
          ...  R_VD_Vaart sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  D_Marshall palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Muniain chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  A_Van_Buuren gets to it!
          ...  D_Marshall fists it away
Min. 29 :(fcp) Atsu feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  E_Adebayor runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  M_Smith beats him to the ball
Min. 30 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  H_Rodellega latches onto the end of it
          ...  H_Rodellega hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  D_Marshall blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 31 :(rfc) H_Rodellega finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  L_Squillaci fouls badly
          ...  M_McCurry just wants to lecture him
Min. 38 :(rfc) H_Rodellega cuts through the defence
          ...  But Di_Maria wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 42 :(rfc) I_Muniain retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  R_VD_Vaart latches onto the end of it
          ...  G_Fofana leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Rangers FC 0-0 FC Porto

Min. 50 :(rfc) Up goes the substitution board - R_Acquafresca on for H_Rodellega as a MF
Min. 50 :(fcp) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  E_Adebayor is through!
          ...  R_VD_Vaart with a superb challenge
          ...  M_McCurry has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 52 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  R_VD_Vaart carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But D_Marshall palms it behind
          ...  M_McCurry has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 53 :(fcp) E_Adebayor with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from F_de_Boer
          ...  F_de_Boer fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Shaun Winzor looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 54 :(rfc) I_Muniain is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to R_Acquafresca
          ...  But G_Fofana barges him off the ball
Min. 55 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart whips the ball across to R_Acquafresca
          ...  R_Acquafresca throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  D_Marshall with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 56 :(fcp) K_Kong hoists the ball across to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  J_R_Riquelme fires the shot in!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  M_Steklenburg moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  M_Steklenburg catches it with style!
Min. 60 :(rfc) A_McLeish is being prepared to come on
          ...  F_de_Boer is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 63 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe is being prepared to come on
          ...  G_Fofana is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DM
Min. 63 :(fcp) E_Adebayor takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Van_Buuren
          ...  Driven towards goal by E_Adebayor !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 65 :(rfc) P_Sweeper is coming on for A_Van_Buuren and playing DF
Min. 65 :(fcp) D_McGrain replaces an unhappy H_Almeida and will play as a DF
Min. 65 :(rfc) J_Jurado nutmegs R_Nomvethe, he continues to run forward
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  P_Rodriguez looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 65 :(rfc) J_Jurado breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on D_Marshall!
          ...  E_Adebayor brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  M_McCurry had no choice there!!
          ...  Gazza Grant appluads the decision
Min. 65 :(fcp) R_v_Nistelroy takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Atsu
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 68 :(rfc) I_Muniain with a measured ball to R_Acquafresca
          ...  L_Squillaci with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 71 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart curls the ball out wide to K_Uddin
          ...  B_Moore with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 71 :(fcp) Di_Maria with an incisive pass to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  P_Sweeper with an awful challenge
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 71 :(fcp) R_v_Nistelroy sidesteps R_VD_Vaart
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy hits a crisp volley!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  M_Steklenburg dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The deflection beat M_Steklenburg!
          ...  FC Porto go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Rangers FC 0-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 72 :(rfc) Rangers FC switch to playing A
Min. 72 :(fcp) The FC Porto manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D
Min. 77 :(rfc) K_Uddin with a precise ball to P_Sweeper
          ...  L_Squillaci gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 83 :(rfc) J_Wilshere races into the box
          ...  He sees I_Muniain lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  P_Rodriguez reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 84 :(fcp) R_v_Nistelroy finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  P_Sweeper dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(rfc) A_McLeish looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Smith
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by B_Moore
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Wilshere
          ...  D_McGrain reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 93 :(rfc) A_McLeish kills the ball dead
          ...  P_Rodriguez gathers up the loose ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
Attendance           : 132,000
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : R_VD_Vaart (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_VD_Vaart (50)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : D_Marshall
Scorers              : R_v_Nistelroy (71)
Sent Off             : E_Adebayor (65)
Booked               : G_Fofana (42), L_Squillaci (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Rangers FC  |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       9
Off target           :           0        |       3
On target            :          10        |       6
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       13
Key Tackles          :           4        |       9
Key Passes           :          14        |       7
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 0 - 1 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  29   3   1   1  32 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
K_Uddin        DF   2  25  11   7  40 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
M_Smith        DF   3  25  10   6  34 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  24  11   7  25 |  67   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
F_de_Boer      DF   2  24   7   7  27 |  62   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -15
J_Wilshere     DM   2  17  25  11  19 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
J_Jurado       DM   1  14  24   7  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
L_Copland      MF   1   8  26   6  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2   9  25   8  24 |  95   0   0   6   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  58   8
I_Muniain      MF   1   9  25   7  24 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
H_Rodellega    FW   2   5   8  24  13 |  52   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
K_Schmeichel   GK  23   2   3   3  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Sweeper      DF   2  25   5  11  22 |  28   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
A_McLeish      MF   1  23  10   5  26 |  33   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Yaga         MF   2   8  24   8  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Acquafresca  MF   1   6   8  27  36 |  43   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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  35   7   5   7  14 |  95  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
P_Rodriguez    DF   2  27   8   9  28 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
H_Almeida      DF   2  25  11  10  29 |  67   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_Moore        DF   2  24  12  11  20 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
L_Squillaci    DF   4  23  10   7  37 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
G_Fofana       DM   1  15  23   7  21 |  65   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
K_Kong         MF   1   6  28   9  18 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  26   5  37 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Atsu           MF   1   9  22  10  18 |  67   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   5  24  20  34 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  21
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  26  35 |  67   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -8
C_Clark        GK  27   4   2   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_McGrain      DF   1  24  11   7  24 |  28   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  18  22   6  28 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Romagnoli      MF   3   6  24  12  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_v_Nistelroy  FW   1   4   2  40  25 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
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