Elite FA Cup Group Match, Rangers FC vs. Tottenham (Mon Oct 15)


                           Rangers FC  |  Tottenham
                              4-4-2 N  |  3-1-3-1-2 E
                          Gazza Grant  |  Steff Warwick
                                       |
                       E_Van_d_Sar GK  |  GK J_César
                         E_Johnson DF  |  DF S_Stallbaum
                           K_Uddin DF  |  DF T_Motta
                      A_Van_Buuren DF  |  DF M_Smith
                         A_McLeish DF  |  DM C_Keyworth
                         L_Copland MF  |  MF Ki_Sung_Yueng
                         I_Muniain MF  |  MF S_Arrache
                        R_VD_Vaart MF  |  MF F_J_Torres
                            B_Yaga MF  |  AM Saruman
                          M_Murphy FW  |  FW D_Prso
                     R_Acquafresca FW  |  FW F_Fonseca
                                       |
                        T_Snelders SUB |  SUB J_Hart
                         P_Sweeper SUB |  SUB A_Stubbs
                         Leroy_Fer SUB |  SUB Rivaldo
                          J_Jurado SUB |  SUB L_Talamonti
                      Salim_Kerkar SUB |  SUB A_Bagsy

Referee: J_Hunye (Hungary)


Min. 1  :(rfc) I_Muniain with a reverse pass to L_Copland
          ...  C_Keyworth stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 2  :(rfc) A_McLeish jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Copland
          ...  M_Smith is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  J_César misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Uddin lofts the ball in!
          ...  J_César makes the catch!
Min. 4  :(rfc) M_Murphy beats T_Motta
          ...  M_Murphy smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  J_César just watches float over the bar!
Min. 6  :(tth) A defence splitting pass from C_Keyworth to F_Fonseca
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by F_Fonseca !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 9  :(tth) S_Arrache lays the ball back to F_J_Torres
          ...  F_J_Torres attempts to nutmeg E_Van_d_Sar!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 10 :(rfc) A_McLeish can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to K_Uddin
          ...  S_Stallbaum clears with a diving header
Min. 12 :(rfc) I_Muniain reads the run of A_Van_Buuren
          ...  A_Van_Buuren fires a shot at goal !
          ...  J_César makes a difficult save
Min. 12 :(tth) S_Stallbaum controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs E_Johnson
          ...  He puts in Saruman!
          ...  Saruman tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 14 :(tth) S_Arrache with a neat pass into Saruman
          ...  Saruman with the goal bound shot!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 16 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart chips the ball over the defence and finds K_Uddin
          ...  K_Uddin with the cheeky shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  J_César is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Copland crosses it in!
          ...  The ball comes to A_Van_Buuren
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 17 :(rfc) I_Muniain controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  R_Acquafresca gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  R_Acquafresca with the cheeky shot!
          ...  J_César just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 19 :(rfc) K_Uddin hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  M_Murphy collects the loose ball!
          ...  M_Murphy goes for the top corner !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  J_César pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by L_Copland!
          ...  It is cleared by S_Stallbaum
Min. 21 :(rfc) I_Muniain with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows M_Smith a clean set of heals
          ...  S_Stallbaum with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  He received a good talking to from J_Hunye
Min. 23 :(rfc) K_Uddin holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_VD_Vaart
          ...  R_VD_Vaart attempts the shot!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  J_César never had a chance!
Min. 23 :(tth) S_Arrache breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on E_Van_d_Sar!
          ...  R_VD_Vaart brings him down!
          ...  J_Hunye calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Gazza Grant looks relieved
Min. 34 :(rfc) A_Van_Buuren with a smart pass to R_VD_Vaart
          ...  R_VD_Vaart controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  J_César was lucky there
Min. 34 :(tth) T_Motta controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  S_Arrache gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  S_Arrache has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  Looks like it should be E_Van_d_Sar's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 36 :(rfc) K_Uddin holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to I_Muniain
          ...  I_Muniain has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  J_César with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 38 :(rfc) L_Copland is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  I_Muniain latches onto the ball
          ...  I_Muniain heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  J_César never had a chance!
Min. 39 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past M_Smith!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  R_Acquafresca with a thundering drive!
          ...  J_César can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  J_César has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 39 :(tth) S_Arrache with a real burst of pace
          ...  S_Arrache gets his head to the ball !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a well worked goal!
          ...  But it's been ruled out!
          ...  He was caught offside
Min. 41 :(tth) Saruman beats A_Van_Buuren
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves J_Hunye
          ...  But K_Uddin wins the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(rfc) M_Murphy plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  M_Murphy has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But J_César makes an easy save
Min. 44 :(tth) D_Prso slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  M_Murphy slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 45 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca beats S_Stallbaum
          ...  C_Keyworth tackles cleanly

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

Min. 46 :(rfc) M_Murphy bursts forward
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by S_Arrache
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Muniain hits it towards the far post!
          ...  J_César easily catches it!
Min. 48 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Keyworth
          ...  He puts in I_Muniain!
          ...  I_Muniain with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  J_César beats the ball away
Min. 51 :(rfc) L_Copland takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Murphy
          ...  M_Murphy with a powerful diving header!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Yaga lofts the ball in!
          ...  T_Motta heads it away
Min. 52 :(rfc) L_Copland beats T_Motta
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves J_Hunye
          ...  L_Copland has a dig at goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He nutmegged J_César
          ...  Rangers FC have snatched the lead!
          ...  Rangers FC 1-0 Tottenham ...
Min. 52 :(tth) S_Arrache holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to F_Fonseca
          ...  E_Johnson rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 54 :(rfc) A_McLeish can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to R_VD_Vaart
          ...  S_Arrache wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 55 :(rfc) P_Sweeper is coming on for E_Johnson and playing DF
Min. 58 :(rfc) I_Muniain is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to M_Murphy
          ...  A skilful effort from M_Murphy !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Muniain plays it towards the near post!
          ...  J_César catches it!
Min. 59 :(tth) Saruman looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  But B_Yaga comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 61 :(tth) T_Motta had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  T_Motta with a thundering volley!
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Saruman swings it in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of E_Van_d_Sar
Min. 62 :(rfc) Leroy_Fer comes on for L_Copland and takes up a MF role
Min. 62 :(rfc) Salim_Kerkar replaces an unhappy R_Acquafresca and will play as a MF
Min. 65 :(rfc) It appears M_Murphy is playing as a AM
Min. 65 :(rfc) Salim_Kerkar breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on J_César!
          ...  S_Stallbaum brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 66 :(rfc) I_Muniain floats the ball in to find Salim_Kerkar
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Stallbaum
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Leroy_Fer plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Salim_Kerkar loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The reason is unclear!
          ...  The manager is fuming with the ref!
          ...  The ref shows him a red card!!
Min. 68 :(tth) A_Bagsy is ready to come on to replace D_Prso
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 69 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Salim_Kerkar
          ...  But M_Smith spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 70 :(tth) L_Talamonti is coming on for Ki_Sung_Yueng and playing MF
Min. 71 :(tth) S_Arrache wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to Saruman
          ...  But R_VD_Vaart slides in
Min. 72 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to M_Murphy
          ...  S_Stallbaum reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 73 :(tth) A_Stubbs is coming on for S_Stallbaum and will play DF
Min. 73 :(rfc) The ball goes loose!
          ...  Leroy_Fer seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Leroy_Fer strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But J_César palms it behind
          ...  J_Hunye has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 75 :(rfc) Rangers FC will now play D
Min. 75 :(tth) A_Stubbs jumps over K_Uddin's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  I_Muniain with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Tottenham players
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 78 :(rfc) I_Muniain with a precise pass to Salim_Kerkar
          ...  L_Talamonti takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 79 :(tth) A_Stubbs hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  A_Bagsy latches onto it!
          ...  A_Bagsy tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar watches it sail wide!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
Attendance           : 87,706
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : I_Muniain (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Copland (52)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Johnson (52), I_Muniain (75)
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : S_Arrache
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Stallbaum (65)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Rangers FC  |    Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       8
Off target           :           9        |       4
On target            :           9        |       4
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           7        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       13
Key Tackles          :           4        |       10
Key Passes           :          19        |       8
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Final Score          : Rangers FC 1 - 0 Tottenham
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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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E_Van_d_Sar    GK  30   5   5   7  14 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
E_Johnson      DF   1  23   7   5  31 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
K_Uddin        DF   2  23  11   6  40 |  96   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  36   1
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  23  10   7  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12   9
A_McLeish      DF   1  22  10   5  26 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
L_Copland      MF   1   7  24   6  21 |  64   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  24  28
I_Muniain      MF   1   9  23   7  24 |  96   0   0   6   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  70  15
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2   9  23   8  24 |  96   0   1   4   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  48   9
B_Yaga         MF   2   8  23   7  35 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35  20  20
M_Murphy       AM   1  11  13  25  26 |  96   0   1   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  15   0  19
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   6   8  24  36 |  64   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
T_Snelders     GK  28   2   3   4  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Sweeper      DF   2  23   5  10  22 |  39   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Leroy_Fer      MF   2   9  22   8  36 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
J_Jurado       MF   1  14  22   7  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Salim_Kerkar   MF   2   4   8  23  38 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8

Player Statistics - Tottenham
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_César        GK  34   4   4   3  10 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
S_Stallbaum    DF   3  25   7   7  36 |  75   0   4   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  10  -2
T_Motta        DF   2  24   5   4  35 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12   8
M_Smith        DF   3  23  10   5  34 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
C_Keyworth     DM   2  11  22   7  22 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
Ki_Sung_Yueng  MF   1   7  25  11  26 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
S_Arrache      MF   1   6  24   8  38 |  96   0   2   4   0   2   0   0   0   0  30  48   9
F_J_Torres     MF   3   8  23  11  23 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -12
Saruman        AM   2   6  23  21  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
D_Prso         FW   1   1   4  25  24 |  70   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Fonseca      FW   1   5   1  23  37 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
J_Hart         GK  19   3   3   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Stubbs       DF   2  23   6   5  23 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Rivaldo        MF   2   7  22   8  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Talamonti    MF   1   8  22  14  19 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
A_Bagsy        FW   1   7   4  24  15 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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