Division One League Match, Rangers FC vs. Juventus (Sun Sep 04)


                           Rangers FC  |  Juventus
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 A
                          Steve Brown  |  Gareth Williams
                                       |
                            Rafael GK  |  GK M_Balfor
                           K_Rekik DF  |  DF P_McGrath
                         F_Ricksen DF  |  DF H_Berg
                        Juan_Foyth DF  |  DF R_Carlos_Jr
                         A_Forsyth DF  |  DF D_Rugani
                         A_Hazzard MF  |  MF Roy_Keane
                          Lee_Kang MF  |  MF R_Donadoni
                          D_Cooper MF  |  MF M_Locatelli
                               Kan MF  |  MF M_Pessina
                        Sheringham FW  |  FW Odegaard
                     Erling_Haland FW  |  FW A_Belotti
                                       |
                        P_Lattuada SUB |  SUB Manuel_Neuer
                         J_Serrano SUB |  SUB D_Irwin
                        J_Drummond SUB |  SUB J_Richards
                          Turnbull SUB |  SUB Steven_Davis
                            N_Pepe SUB |  SUB A_Souda

Referee: W_Collum (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(jvt) R_Donadoni is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  A_Belotti latches onto the ball
          ...  A_Forsyth dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 1  :(rfc) Sheringham sidesteps his marker
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  R_Donadoni is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  Sheringham fires it towards the goal
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 4  :(rfc) Kan finds Erling_Haland with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Erling_Haland runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  M_Balfor won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!!
          ...  It's his 10th for the campaign!!
          ...  That puts Rangers FC ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Rangers FC 1-0 Juventus ...
Min. 6  :(jvt) A_Belotti picks up a loose ball
          ...  A_Forsyth slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 7  :(rfc) Sheringham knocks the ball past P_McGrath
          ...  But R_Carlos_Jr wins the tackle
Min. 8  :(jvt) Roy_Keane holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to P_McGrath
          ...  P_McGrath launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  But Rafael stops that one easily
Min. 14 :(rfc) Sheringham beats P_McGrath
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Sheringham tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  But M_Balfor tips it behind
          ...  W_Collum has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 14 :(jvt) Roy_Keane moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Donadoni
          ...  R_Donadoni attempts a chip!
          ...  Rafael is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rafael holds his head in his hands!
          ...  Juventus are back level!
          ...  Rangers FC 1-1 Juventus ...
Min. 17 :(rfc) Erling_Haland jumps over H_Berg's challenge
          ...  Erling_Haland cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  M_Balfor makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 18 :(rfc) D_Cooper with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to Kan
          ...  R_Carlos_Jr with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 19 :(jvt) P_McGrath cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to A_Belotti
          ...  Juan_Foyth makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 20 :(jvt) R_Donadoni sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Odegaard runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Odegaard hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  But Rafael reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 24 :(rfc) Juan_Foyth flicks it past Odegaard
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Juan_Foyth drives it towards goal !
          ...  M_Balfor just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 28 :(rfc) F_Ricksen runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs D_Rugani
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  F_Ricksen with a terrific drive !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  W_Collum talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rangers FC have snatched the lead!
          ...  Rangers FC 2-1 Juventus ...
Min. 28 :(jvt) The ball goes loose!
          ...  Odegaard gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  Odegaard tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  Rafael collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 35 :(jvt) P_McGrath curls the ball out wide to Odegaard
          ...  Odegaard blasts it at the goal !
          ...  Rafael gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 40 :(rfc) Kan miskicks!
          ...  He finds Erling_Haland though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  P_McGrath gets to the ball first
Min. 42 :(rfc) Sheringham sprints past the defender
          ...  M_Locatelli with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  W_Collum calls him over
          ...  W_Collum is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(jvt) Odegaard takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past Juan_Foyth
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  A_Forsyth takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Rangers FC 2-1 Juventus

Min. 50 :(rfc) Lee_Kang kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Erling_Haland gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Erling_Haland !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 52 :(rfc) Kan takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Kan lobs M_Balfor!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!!
          ...  Rangers FC 3-1 Juventus ...
Min. 53 :(rfc) Rangers FC will now play D
Min. 54 :(jvt) M_Locatelli with the Cruyff turn
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  K_Rekik picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 55 :(jvt) M_Locatelli holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Odegaard
          ...  A vicious shot by Odegaard !
          ...  Rafael with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 55 :(rfc) Kan with the first time flick to Erling_Haland
          ...  R_Carlos_Jr with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 56 :(rfc) Erling_Haland retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Sheringham gets on the end of it
          ...  R_Carlos_Jr hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Lee_Kang floats the ball in!
          ...  Erling_Haland gets to it!
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 56 :(jvt) R_Donadoni lays the ball back to H_Berg
          ...  H_Berg hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  Rafael with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 57 :(jvt) R_Donadoni looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Belotti
          ...  A_Belotti with the crafty shot!
          ...  Rafael makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 65 :(rfc) Kan gets to the by line and finds Sheringham with a beautiful cross
          ...  D_Rugani clears with a diving header
Min. 65 :(jvt) M_Pessina moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Locatelli
          ...  K_Rekik steals the ball of off him
Min. 68 :(rfc) Kan looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to Erling_Haland
          ...  Erling_Haland hits the ball first time!
          ...  M_Balfor fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 68 :(jvt) P_McGrath with a reverse pass to H_Berg
          ...  Juan_Foyth cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 69 :(jvt) M_Locatelli turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Odegaard
          ...  F_Ricksen tackles cleanly
Min. 71 :(jvt) The ball is passed in from M_Locatelli, he finds P_McGrath
          ...  P_McGrath rifles it to the far post !
          ...  Rafael gets up well to catch that one
Min. 72 :(rfc) Kan takes advantage of a mistake by R_Carlos_Jr
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  M_Locatelli with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  The referee comes over to him
          ...  Will he show him another yellow?
          ...  He does! That's the end of the game for him, he is sent off!
Min. 75 :(rfc) J_Serrano is being prepared to come on
          ...  K_Rekik is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(rfc) Turnbull is going to be brought on
          ...  A_Hazzard is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 75 :(rfc) N_Pepe is ready to come on to replace Sheringham
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 76 :(rfc) D_Cooper with a neat pass into N_Pepe
          ...  The defender plays it back to M_Balfor
          ...  N_Pepe intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy M_Balfor
          ...  He rounds M_Balfor
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The referee spotted something
Min. 77 :(jvt) A_Belotti beats Lee_Kang
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A_Belotti carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  The Juventus fans chant his name!
          ...  That's given Juventus something to fight for!
          ...  Rangers FC 3-2 Juventus ...
Min. 78 :(rfc) N_Pepe pushes it past the defender
          ...  R_Carlos_Jr dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 79 :(jvt) J_Richards comes on for H_Berg and takes up a DF role
Min. 79 :(rfc) D_Cooper with a pinpoint pass to Kan
          ...  Kan hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 80 :(jvt) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  D_Irwin will come on for P_McGrath and play DF
Min. 80 :(rfc) N_Pepe plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Irwin and it had to be
Min. 81 :(jvt) Steven_Davis is being prepared to come on
          ...  R_Donadoni is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 81 :(jvt) A_Souda comes on for Odegaard and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 81 :(jvt) Roy_Keane is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to A_Souda
          ...  A_Souda sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  Rafael with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 82 :(rfc) Erling_Haland beats the defender
          ...  D_Irwin hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Turnbull!
          ...  D_Irwin wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 84 :(jvt) Steven_Davis has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past F_Ricksen!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Juan_Foyth with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  W_Collum wants a quiet word
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  A_Belotti hits it hard
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 84 :(jvt) Roy_Keane finds himself in a good position
          ...  J_Serrano makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Roy_Keane drives it into the box!
          ...  Lee_Kang clears the corner
Min. 87 :(rfc) Turnbull backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  N_Pepe gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Rugani wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(jvt) D_Irwin flicks the ball through
          ...  A_Belotti runs onto it!
          ...  A_Forsyth knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But W_Collum just turns away!
Min. 93 :(rfc) Turnbull with a pinpoint pass to Erling_Haland
          ...  A glorious effort by Erling_Haland !
          ...  M_Balfor is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Rangers FC 4-2 Juventus ...

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
Attendance           : 142,171
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : Erling_Haland (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Erling_Haland (4,93), F_Ricksen (28), Kan (52)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Juventus Match Info
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Best player          : R_Donadoni
Scorers              : R_Donadoni (14), A_Belotti (77)
Sent Off             : M_Locatelli (72)
Booked               : R_Carlos_Jr (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Rangers FC    |    Juventus
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       12
Off target           :           5        |       1
On target            :           8        |       11
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           9        |       13
Key Tackles          :          10        |       8
Key Passes           :          11        |       15
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 4 - 2 Juventus
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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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Rafael         GK  36   2   2   2  20 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  33   8   2  12 |  76   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
F_Ricksen      DF   2  31   8   7  33 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20   0  25
Juan_Foyth     DF   2  28   8   6  30 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Forsyth      DF   1  21   8   4  21 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
A_Hazzard      MF   1   1  29   2  26 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Lee_Kang       MF   3  11  28  12  31 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
D_Cooper       MF   2   3  27   5  32 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Kan            MF   2   7  25  18  32 |  95   0   0   5   1   2   1   0   0   0   0  70  25
Sheringham     FW   2   7   9  35  21 |  76   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Erling_Haland  FW   3   8   9  29  12 |  95   0   0   1   0   6   2   0   0   0   0  10  60
P_Lattuada     GK  31   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Serrano      DF   1  30   1   1  30 |  19   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
J_Drummond     DF   2  25  18   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Turnbull       MF   1   1  27   1  40 |  19   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
N_Pepe         FW   3   8  11  28  33 |  19   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Juventus
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_Balfor       GK  34   1   1   2  32 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -25   0   0   0
P_McGrath      DF   1  35  13   8  12 |  81   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10 -10
H_Berg         DF   1  35  12   7  21 |  80   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
R_Carlos_Jr    DF   3  30   6   5  41 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
D_Rugani       DF   2  27   1   1  39 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Roy_Keane      MF   2  10  31   9  31 |  95   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
R_Donadoni     MF   1   9  30   7  41 |  82   0   0   4   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  40  25
M_Locatelli    MF   2   2  29   5  39 |  73   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10  20 -10
M_Pessina      MF   2   4  25   2  12 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Odegaard       FW   2   5   6  31  31 |  82   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
A_Belotti      FW   2   1   5  28  33 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
Manuel_Neuer   GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Irwin        DF   1  31   8   8  25 |  14   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
J_Richards     DF   1  31   7   7  22 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Steven_Davis   MF   2   5  28  19  27 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Souda        FW   2   6   8  27  31 |  13   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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