Sky Sports Elite Premier League Match, Rangers FC vs. Sao Paulo FC (Sun Feb 08)


                           Rangers FC  |  Sao Paulo FC
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 E
                          Steve Brown  |  Gary Hill
                                       |
                         N_Winneke GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                        D_Epureanu DF  |  DF N_Vidic
                           J_Brown DF  |  DF J_Bolton
                         D_McGrain DF  |  DF M_Rojo
                     Gary_Gillespi DF  |  DF D_Carvajal
                          B_MacKay MF  |  MF Luis_Palma
                       S_Jakobsson MF  |  MF H_Stoichkov
                           T_Chery MF  |  MF Thoresen
                           K_Black MF  |  MF Endo
                       Ivica_Strok FW  |  FW P_B_E_Dybala
                       Ridoutskina FW  |  FW Van_Basten
                                       |
                        M_A_Stegen SUB |  SUB C_Freamon
                         S_Jardine SUB |  SUB M_Salgado
                     Maurice_Malpa SUB |  SUB Roy_Kent
                             I_Spy SUB |  SUB T_Johnsson
                            G_Cano SUB |  SUB D_Dodds

Referee: P_Ilic (Serbia)


Min. 1  :(sao) Van_Basten beats D_McGrain
          ...  Van_Basten has a dig at goal!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 2  :(rfc) Ivica_Strok takes advantage of a mistake by D_Carvajal
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Ivica_Strok goes for the top corner !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 3  :(sao) Luis_Palma swings an elbow
          ...  He caught B_MacKay full in the face
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  P_Ilic had no choice there!!
          ...  Steve Brown appluads the decision
Min. 4  :(rfc) Ivica_Strok jumps over J_Bolton's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  D_Carvajal clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 5  :(rfc) Ivica_Strok skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  J_Bolton wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 6  :(rfc) T_Chery threads the through ball to J_Brown
          ...  J_Brown with the crafty shot!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Black swings it in!
          ...  Ridoutskina with the header
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes a good save
Min. 7  :(rfc) D_McGrain with a flicked pass to Ivica_Strok
          ...  Ivica_Strok with a bicycle kick !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  Rangers FC have snatched the lead!
          ...  Rangers FC 1-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 12 :(rfc) T_Chery unselfishly lays the ball back to K_Black
          ...  K_Black tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  The shot slips through E_Thorstvedt's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  Gary Hill looks gutted
          ...  Rangers FC 2-0 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 13 :(rfc) It looks as though Rangers FC is now playing D
Min. 14 :(sao) P_B_E_Dybala gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Brown gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 15 :(rfc) T_Chery with the heel pass to S_Jakobsson
          ...  H_Stoichkov with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 16 :(rfc) D_Epureanu with a first time pass
          ...  Ivica_Strok runs onto it!
          ...  J_Bolton makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 16 :(sao) Van_Basten finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  D_Epureanu stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 21 :(rfc) S_Jakobsson is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He gets up again
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 21 :(sao) H_Stoichkov kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But Gary_Gillespi puts the ball out of play
Min. 24 :(rfc) K_Black controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  He puts in Ridoutskina!
          ...  Ridoutskina hits a great drive!
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 27 :(rfc) K_Black hits a hard pass to Ivica_Strok
          ...  Endo with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It s just a warning
          ...  Steve Brown looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 34 :(rfc) S_Jakobsson looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Ridoutskina
          ...  M_Rojo gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Jakobsson crosses it in!
          ...  N_Vidic reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 35 :(rfc) T_Chery plays it forward to Ivica_Strok
          ...  Ivica_Strok lobs E_Thorstvedt!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 35 :(sao) Thoresen with a flicked pass to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  From long range P_B_E_Dybala bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  N_Winneke manages to turn it behind
Min. 37 :(sao) Van_Basten with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  Ivica_Strok gets to the ball first
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(rfc) K_Black finds Ivica_Strok with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  N_Vidic intercepts the pass
Min. 47 :(sao) Van_Basten makes himself available
          ...  Gary_Gillespi with a perfectly timed tackle

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Rangers FC 2-0 Sao Paulo FC

Min. 47 :(sao) Thoresen sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  D_Carvajal runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  D_Carvajal with a thundering shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  Rangers FC 2-1 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 51 :(rfc) K_Black with a penetrating pass to Ivica_Strok
          ...  Ivica_Strok with a terrific drive !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kicks the sponsor hoarding in delight!
          ...  Rangers FC 3-1 Sao Paulo FC ...
Min. 53 :(sao) Thoresen brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  J_Bolton gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Bolton blasts it at the goal !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 57 :(rfc) Ridoutskina with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  M_Rojo takes possession
Min. 59 :(rfc) K_Black brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Ridoutskina makes himself available
          ...  Ridoutskina belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 61 :(sao) Sao Paulo FC's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 62 :(sao) T_Johnsson comes on for H_Stoichkov and will play AM to the delight of the fans
Min. 65 :(sao) Thoresen looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  N_Winneke gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by N_Winneke !!
Min. 65 :(rfc) S_Jakobsson with the heel pass to B_MacKay
          ...  N_Vidic with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 68 :(rfc) B_MacKay with a real burst of pace
          ...  Intercepted by D_Carvajal
Min. 68 :(sao) P_B_E_Dybala takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  K_Black with a terrible tackle
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It s just a warning
          ...  Gary Hill looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 74 :(sao) Van_Basten punches B_MacKay off the ball
          ...  Well spotted by P_Ilic
          ...  He received a good talking to from P_Ilic
Min. 76 :(rfc) B_MacKay off the woodwork.
          ...  S_Jakobsson picks up the deflection
          ...  S_Jakobsson rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 79 :(rfc) Ridoutskina loses his marker!
          ...  J_Bolton takes the player down!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 80 :(rfc) S_Jardine is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Brown is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 80 :(rfc) I_Spy is being prepared to come on
          ...  S_Jakobsson is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(rfc) G_Cano will replace the useless Ridoutskina and will play FW
Min. 83 :(sao) D_Dodds is going to be brought on
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 84 :(sao) M_Salgado is coming on for J_Bolton and will play DF
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
Attendance           : 140,334
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : K_Black (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Ivica_Strok (7,51), K_Black (12)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Sao Paulo FC Match Info
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Best player          : Thoresen
Scorers              : D_Carvajal (47)
Sent Off             : Luis_Palma (3)
Booked               : H_Stoichkov (15), J_Bolton (79)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Rangers FC    |  Sao Paulo FC
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       5
Off target           :           4        |       2
On target            :           6        |       3
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       13
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          14        |       5
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 3 - 1 Sao Paulo FC
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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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N_Winneke      GK  39   2   2   3  20 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
D_Epureanu     DF   1  37  10   9  33 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
J_Brown        DF   1  36   5   5  10 |  83   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  45  20  25
D_McGrain      DF   2  33   7   3  19 |  94   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
Gary_Gillespi  DF   2  33   3   3  18 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
B_MacKay       MF   2   1  36   6  17 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
S_Jakobsson    MF   1   9  35  13  30 |  83   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
T_Chery        MF   1   1  35  10  33 |  94   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
K_Black        MF   2   4  35   2  43 |  94   0   0   5   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  95  25
Ivica_Strok    FW   3  10   9  36  32 |  94   0   1   0   0   4   2   0   0   0  25   0  55
Ridoutskina    FW   2   3   5  34  33 |  83   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
M_A_Stegen     GK  29   2   2   1  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Jardine      DF   1  33   3   3  23 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maurice_Malpa  DF   1  30   6   5  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Spy          MF   2   9  33   5  12 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Cano         FW   2   1   4  33   9 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Sao Paulo 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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E_Thorstvedt   GK  33   3   4   2  21 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
N_Vidic        DF   2  35   5   4  27 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
J_Bolton       DF   1  34   9   3  32 |  87   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  48  -2  -2
M_Rojo         DF   1  34   8   4  27 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
D_Carvajal     DF   1  34   7   3  27 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  50   0  25
Luis_Palma     MF   2   9  34  17  39 |   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
H_Stoichkov    MF   1   1  34   2  18 |  65   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  13  -2
Thoresen       MF   1  14  33  10  29 |  94   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
Endo           MF   1  19  32   5  26 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_B_E_Dybala   FW   2   7  10  38  22 |  86   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Van_Basten     FW   2   3   2  36  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Freamon      GK  34   1   3   1  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Salgado      DF   2  32   8   3  28 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Roy_Kent       MF   1  13  34   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Johnsson     AM   1  14  32  10  18 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
D_Dodds        FW   2   3   1  32  27 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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