Elite FA Cup Groups, Valencia vs. Rangers FC (Wed Jun 06)


                             Valencia  |  Rangers FC
                          5-2-1-1-1 D  |  5-4-1 N
                           Andie Glen  |  Gazza Grant
                                       |
                          Valdivia GK  |  GK Belushi
                        P_Senderos DF  |  DF R_Giovinco
                        W_Van_Boer DF  |  DF S_Bassong
                        J_Paintsil DF  |  DF G_Grant
                       M_Friedrich DF  |  DF C_Fuchs
                        B_Ivanovic DF  |  DF Doria
                          Saddam_H DM  |  MF L_Thomas
                        P_Niemeyer DM  |  MF A_Gunnarsson
                     T_Huddlestone MF  |  MF F_Ravanelli
                      J_R_Riquelme AM  |  MF J_Shaddix
                          M_Murphy FW  |  FW R_Acquafresca
                                       |
                          Kamikaze SUB |  SUB H_Schumacher
                        C_Smalling SUB |  SUB D_McGrain
                               Kak SUB |  SUB B_Hemoth
                           Saruman SUB |  SUB R_Jack
                        D_Rortugal SUB |  SUB H_Rodellega

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 9  :(vla) Saddam_H runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to T_Huddlestone
          ...  G_Grant knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But G_Reddy just turns away!
Min. 13 :(vla) J_Paintsil plays a first time ball through the defence to W_Van_Boer
          ...  R_Giovinco slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by B_Ivanovic!
          ...  Belushi easily claims the ball!
Min. 13 :(rfc) S_Bassong sidesteps his marker
          ...  M_Friedrich plays it back
          ...  Valdivia slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Gunnarsson plays it into the danger area!
          ...  W_Van_Boer heads it away
Min. 14 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  J_R_Riquelme launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  Belushi with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 14 :(rfc) F_Ravanelli sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to R_Acquafresca
          ...  B_Ivanovic steals the ball of off him
Min. 15 :(rfc) G_Grant runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs M_Friedrich
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  T_Huddlestone with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 18 :(vla) J_Paintsil chips the ball over the defence and finds M_Murphy
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  F_Ravanelli takes possession
Min. 20 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca flicks it past P_Niemeyer
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  J_Paintsil with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
Min. 24 :(vla) Saddam_H leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to P_Niemeyer
          ...  R_Giovinco gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 25 :(rfc) Doria 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 drives it towards goal !
          ...  Valdivia tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 27 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Shaddix
          ...  P_Niemeyer forces him off the ball
Min. 30 :(rfc) S_Bassong spits at W_Van_Boer
          ...  G_Reddy tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 31 :(vla) T_Huddlestone with the dribble
          ...  G_Grant is easily beaten
          ...  But C_Fuchs wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 32 :(vla) Saddam_H unselfishly lays the ball back to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  R_Giovinco dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 39 :(rfc) C_Fuchs finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  P_Senderos gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 42 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme runs at R_Giovinco
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  S_Bassong reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 42 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson with a first time pass
          ...  R_Acquafresca runs onto it!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from P_Senderos
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme nutmegs C_Fuchs
          ...  C_Fuchs goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 44 :(rfc) A defence splitting pass from R_Giovinco to J_Shaddix
          ...  B_Ivanovic cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!

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

Min. 50 :(vla) C_Smalling is ready to come on to replace J_Paintsil
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 53 :(vla) Belushi miskicks!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme is takes control of the ball!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Shaddix
Min. 57 :(rfc) D_McGrain will come on for R_Giovinco and play DF
Min. 60 :(rfc) C_Fuchs with a glorious 60-yard pass to F_Ravanelli
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Friedrich
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 64 :(vla) M_Murphy nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  S_Bassong brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 65 :(vla) Up goes the substitution board - Kak on for P_Niemeyer as a DM
Min. 69 :(vla) Kak with a Cruyff turn
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_Shaddix
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Ivanovic hits it into the box!
          ...  Belushi makes the catch!
Min. 74 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca could get a shot on goal here
          ...  Valdivia with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  G_Reddy warned him
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  There was no doubt in G_Reddy's mind!
          ...  R_Acquafresca places the ball on the spot!
          ...  Valdivia dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  That's put Rangers FC ahead!
          ...  Valencia 0-1 Rangers FC...
Min. 75 :(vla) Saruman is being brought on
          ...  J_R_Riquelme is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play AM
Min. 75 :(vla) Valencia's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 75 :(rfc) R_Jack replaces L_Thomas to play as a MF
Min. 75 :(rfc) The Rangers FC manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D
Min. 75 :(vla) W_Van_Boer with an in swinging cross to M_Murphy
          ...  A left-footer by M_Murphy !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Belushi dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Belushi beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Saddam_H curls it into the box!
          ...  S_Bassong clears the danger
Min. 75 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca runs at W_Van_Boer
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  P_Senderos hits it out for a throw
Min. 77 :(vla) Saddam_H brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Saruman gets on the end of the pass
          ...  C_Fuchs with the tackle
Min. 77 :(vla) M_Murphy nutmegs G_Grant, he continues to run forward
          ...  R_Acquafresca with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  G_Reddy tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 82 :(rfc) H_Rodellega comes on for R_Acquafresca and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 83 :(vla) C_Smalling is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  B_Ivanovic latches onto the ball
          ...  S_Bassong is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 84 :(vla) Saddam_H plays it forward to Saruman
          ...  C_Fuchs rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's G_Reddy going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(vla) M_Murphy wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to W_Van_Boer
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_McGrain takes possession
Min. 91 :(rfc) H_Rodellega has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Murphy!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  H_Rodellega drives the shot in!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 110,000
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : Saddam_H
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Huddlestone (15)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : C_Fuchs (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Acquafresca (74 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Bassong (83)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Valencia     |   Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :           2        |       3
Off target           :           1        |       1
On target            :           1        |       2
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          15        |       6
Key Tackles          :           8        |       14
Key Passes           :          10        |       6
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Final Score          : Valencia 0 - 1 Rangers FC
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Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Valdivia       GK  37   2   2   1  42 |  94   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
P_Senderos     DF   1  30  12   5  31 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  29   6   6  32 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Paintsil     DF   1  27  13   9  31 |  51   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
M_Friedrich    DF   2  27  11  10  29 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  27  10   7  22 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Saddam_H       DM   2  20  29  25  27 |  94   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
P_Niemeyer     DM   1  17  28   5  22 |  66   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Huddlestone  MF   1  10  28  11  19 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   6  27  21  34 |  76   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
M_Murphy       FW   1  13  14  29  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
Kamikaze       GK  34   7   2   2  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  29   8   6  29 |  43   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Kak            DM   2  16  26   9  41 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Saruman        AM   2   7  28  24  30 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rortugal     FW   3  10   9  29  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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Belushi        GK  39   8   8   5  11 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
R_Giovinco     DF   2  30  13  10  35 |  58   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
S_Bassong      DF   2  30  12   7  30 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  78  18  18
G_Grant        DF   3  30   6   8  13 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  27   8   9  32 |  94   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 120  10   0
Doria          DF   3  27   7   5  32 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Thomas       MF   1   7  32   7  18 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Gunnarsson   MF   2   8  30  18  34 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Ravanelli    MF   3  10  30   8  21 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Shaddix      MF   3  11  27  17  31 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   7   9  31  36 |  83   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  30  65
H_Schumacher   GK  32   4   7   7  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_McGrain      DF   1  30  13   7  24 |  36   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
B_Hemoth       MF   2   5  30   6  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Jack         MF   3   7  29  11  22 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Rodellega    FW   2   6   8  27  13 |  11   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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