Division One League Match, Valencia vs. Rangers FC (Mon Jan 06)


                             Valencia  |  Rangers FC
                            4-4-1-1 A  |  4-2-3-1 P
                           Andie Glen  |  Gazza Grant
                                       |
                           A_Boruc GK  |  GK M_Steklenburg
                          J_Conroy DF  |  DF L_Wallace
                            C_Barr DF  |  DF K_Uddin
                          W_A_Glen DF  |  DF A_Van_Buuren
                       D_Criscrito DF  |  DF F_de_Boer
                          S_Davies MF  |  DM J_Wilshere
                          Sektioui MF  |  DM J_Jurado
                             E_Sno MF  |  MF L_Copland
                         K_Richard MF  |  MF Diego
                         O_Ruggeri AM  |  MF R_VD_Vaart
                         H_Postiga FW  |  FW R_Acquafresca
                                       |
                       T_Tapalovic SUB |  SUB G_Adam
                          P_Hunter SUB |  SUB E_Johnson
                       M_Bidoudane SUB |  SUB A_McLeish
                      Y_Abdessadki SUB |  SUB B_Yaga
                          Diaviera SUB |  SUB M_Murphy

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 1  :(rfc) F_de_Boer sidesteps D_Criscrito
          ...  D_Criscrito does well to get the tackle in
Min. 7  :(rfc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  R_Acquafresca is through!
          ...  R_Acquafresca has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Boruc's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  A_Boruc looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 9  :(rfc) J_Jurado looks in some pain. He'll have to come off
Min. 9  :(rfc) B_Yaga is ready to come on to replace J_Jurado
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DM
Min. 10 :(vla) W_A_Glen knocks the ball past J_Wilshere
          ...  W_A_Glen curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  M_Steklenburg looks dejected
          ...  Valencia have snatched the lead!
          ...  Valencia 1-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 11 :(vla) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Valencia will now be playing C
Min. 13 :(rfc) L_Wallace threads the through ball to R_Acquafresca
          ...  R_Acquafresca with a little chip!
          ...  A_Boruc makes a fine save
Min. 17 :(vla) W_A_Glen finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  W_A_Glen with the chance !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Rangers FC fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 18 :(vla) O_Ruggeri barges L_Wallace off the ball
          ...  O_Ruggeri blasts it at the goal !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 19 :(vla) J_Conroy has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past F_de_Boer
          ...  He knocks it to O_Ruggeri!
          ...  O_Ruggeri blasts it at the goal !
          ...  The shot slips through M_Steklenburg's hands
          ...  But M_Steklenburg recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 20 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  R_Acquafresca gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Acquafresca breaks clear!
          ...  He tries to take it round A_Boruc
          ...  He nutmegs A_Boruc
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting!
          ...  Valencia 1-1 Rangers FC ...
Min. 21 :(vla) Valencia altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 21 :(vla) E_Sno plays the early ball across the box to find J_Conroy in space
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_Van_Buuren and it had to be
Min. 21 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Diego
          ...  Diego with a thundering volley!
          ...  But A_Boruc hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 25 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  R_Acquafresca with the crafty shot!
          ...  A_Boruc can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  A_Boruc makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 26 :(vla) K_Richard lobs it over the defender
          ...  K_Richard with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  The Valencia fans get off there seats!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  And Valencia are leading in the game now
          ...  Valencia 2-1 Rangers FC ...
Min. 27 :(vla) Valencia are switching their playing style to C
Min. 27 :(rfc) L_Copland is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Diego
          ...  W_A_Glen with a well timed tackle
          ...  S_Farina didn't like it though
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 27 :(rfc) A_Van_Buuren plays a long ball to R_Acquafresca
          ...  C_Barr takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 31 :(rfc) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  J_Wilshere is through!
          ...  J_Wilshere blasts it at the goal !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The Valencia fans laugh at him
Min. 33 :(vla) H_Postiga sidesteps K_Uddin
          ...  H_Postiga tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But M_Steklenburg tips it behind
          ...  S_Farina has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 37 :(vla) K_Richard plays it forward to C_Barr
          ...  C_Barr throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  M_Steklenburg tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Richard plays it into the danger area!
          ...  The ball finds its way to D_Criscrito
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 37 :(rfc) L_Wallace sidesteps C_Barr
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  L_Wallace with the drive!
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Valencia fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 39 :(vla) C_Barr takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  A_Van_Buuren pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 39 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows J_Conroy a clean set of heals
          ...  J_Conroy does well to get the tackle in
Min. 40 :(vla) W_A_Glen with an inch perfect pass to E_Sno
          ...  B_Yaga wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 41 :(vla) S_Davies has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past K_Uddin
          ...  He puts in K_Richard!
          ...  But L_Copland wins the tackle
Min. 42 :(vla) K_Richard with the towering header to H_Postiga
          ...  H_Postiga attempts a chip!
          ...  M_Steklenburg makes a fine save
Min. 42 :(rfc) K_Uddin runs at W_A_Glen
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  K_Uddin has a go!
          ...  A_Boruc with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) H_Postiga takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past A_Van_Buuren
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  H_Postiga with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  M_Steklenburg catches the ball
Min. 47 :(vla) J_Conroy brings it under control
          ...  He takes on K_Uddin
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in O_Ruggeri!
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by A_Van_Buuren !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes

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

Min. 47 :(vla) D_Criscrito beats Diego
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves S_Farina
          ...  A_Van_Buuren cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 49 :(vla) E_Sno jumps over K_Uddin's challenge
          ...  E_Sno hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But M_Steklenburg makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 54 :(rfc) K_Uddin skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to R_Acquafresca
          ...  Good sliding challenge from W_A_Glen and it had to be
Min. 55 :(vla) P_Hunter comes on for D_Criscrito and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 55 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Conroy!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  R_VD_Vaart cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  A_Boruc plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 58 :(vla) O_Ruggeri sidesteps F_de_Boer
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  O_Ruggeri with the header !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He nutmegged M_Steklenburg
          ...  And that takes his tally to 10 for the campaign!!
          ...  Valencia 3-1 Rangers FC ...
Min. 58 :(rfc) F_de_Boer sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Diego runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  But W_A_Glen clears the ball to safety
Min. 59 :(vla) O_Ruggeri with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from K_Uddin
          ...  But R_VD_Vaart puts the ball out of play
Min. 60 :(rfc) E_Johnson takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace F_de_Boer as DF
Min. 65 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki is being prepared to come on
          ...  Sektioui is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 67 :(vla) K_Richard is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to W_A_Glen
          ...  R_VD_Vaart makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 68 :(vla) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  K_Richard is through!
          ...  K_Richard leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  M_Steklenburg parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 70 :(rfc) A_Van_Buuren is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  K_Uddin latches onto the ball
          ...  K_Uddin with the goal bound shot!
          ...  But A_Boruc pulls out a save of the game
Min. 71 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki is unmarked!
          ...  B_Yaga with a pull on the shirt
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 73 :(rfc) R_Acquafresca cuts inside J_Conroy
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  W_A_Glen gathers up the loose ball
Min. 75 :(vla) Diaviera takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace H_Postiga
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 75 :(rfc) M_Murphy is ready to come on to replace R_Acquafresca
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 75 :(vla) Diaviera is through on goal
          ...  What a shot from Diaviera !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 76 :(vla) Diaviera with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  Diaviera smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 77 :(rfc) L_Copland with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_Murphy gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  S_Davies with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Gazza Grant looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 77 :(rfc) M_Murphy with a real burst of pace
          ...  M_Murphy with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 78 :(vla) Diaviera skips the challenge from K_Uddin
          ...  B_Yaga with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
Min. 80 :(rfc) It looks as though Rangers FC is now playing A
Min. 84 :(rfc) L_Copland has it now
          ...  He takes on P_Hunter
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Murphy!
          ...  M_Murphy tries to chip the ball over A_Boruc!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(rfc) J_Wilshere runs at K_Richard
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  But P_Hunter clears the ball to safety
Min. 89 :(vla) P_Hunter is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to K_Richard
          ...  K_Richard with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  M_Steklenburg can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  M_Steklenburg makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 89 :(rfc) R_VD_Vaart turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to L_Wallace
          ...  C_Barr slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 92 :(vla) J_Conroy hits a hard pass to Diaviera
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Diaviera !
          ...  M_Steklenburg saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Mestalla Stadium
Attendance           : 69,674
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : K_Richard (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : W_A_Glen (10), K_Richard (26), O_Ruggeri (58)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_A_Glen (27)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : R_VD_Vaart
Scorers              : R_Acquafresca (20)
Sent Off             : B_Yaga (78)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : J_Jurado (9)
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Match Statistics
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                              Valencia    |     Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       12
Off target           :           6        |       6
On target            :          11        |       6
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       6
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          10        |       11
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Final Score          : Valencia 3 - 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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A_Boruc        GK  34   1   1   1  11 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
J_Conroy       DF   2  25  11   9  21 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  36   0
C_Barr         DF   2  25  11   9  27 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   8
W_A_Glen       DF   2  25  10   9  27 |  95   0   3   1   0   2   1   1   0   0  43  10  27
D_Criscrito    DF   2  25  10   7  27 |  58   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   1
S_Davies       MF   2   3  32   2  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  32  20
Sektioui       MF   1   1  29   5  37 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Sno          MF   1  10  27   9  30 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
K_Richard      MF   1   9  25   9  26 |  95   0   0   3   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  36  37
O_Ruggeri      AM   1   8  22  20  19 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  20  20  57
H_Postiga      FW   1   1   1  30  24 |  78   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
T_Tapalovic    GK  28   4   3   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Hunter       DF   1  23  11   8  32 |  37   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
M_Bidoudane    MF   2   8  24  13  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Abdessadki   MF   2   8  24   8  29 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Diaviera       FW   1   8  10  25  21 |  17   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

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  28   3   1   1  32 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
L_Wallace      DF   1  26   5   6  37 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
K_Uddin        DF   2  25  11   7  40 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20  -8  -4
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  24  11   7  25 |  95   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  24   0
F_de_Boer      DF   2  23   7   7  27 |  63   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
J_Wilshere     DM   2  17  25  11  19 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
J_Jurado       DM   1  14  23   7  28 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Copland      MF   1   8  26   6  21 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5  16 -20
Diego          MF   1   6  26   6  27 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2   9  24   8  24 |  95   0   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  44   8
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   6   8  26  36 |  78   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  12  38
G_Adam         GK  20   5   1   2  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Johnson      DF   1  24   7   5  31 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_McLeish      DF   1  23  10   5  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Yaga         DM   2   8  24   8  35 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   5 -10 -10
M_Murphy       FW   1  12  13  26  26 |  17   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
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