FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Rangers F.C. vs. Manchester City (Wed Apr 06)


                         Rangers F.C.  |  Manchester City
                              3-4-3 N  |  4-3-1-2 N
                        Alice Derkacz  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                     W_Foderingham GK  |  GK J_Hart
                     P_Mertesacker DF  |  DF V_Kompany
                         L_Wallace DF  |  DF G_Clichy
                          D_Wilson DF  |  DF P_Zabaleta
                             L_Fer MF  |  DF D_Alaba
                       D_Templeton MF  |  MF J_Milner
                             N_Law MF  |  MF S_Nasri
                          D_Shiels MF  |  MF M_Gotze
                          K_Miller FW  |  AM D_Silva
                           N_Clark FW  |  FW S_Aguero
                          J_Rhodes FW  |  FW S_Jovetic
                                       |
                            C_Bell SUB |  SUB L_McGee
                         R_Kiernan SUB |  SUB D_Boyata
                       J_Tavernier SUB |  SUB Y_Toure
                        A_Halliday SUB |  SUB E_Dzeko
                         K_Benzema SUB |  SUB R_Falcao




Min. 2  :(ran) L_Fer looks for options 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to K_Miller 
          ...  K_Miller drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 4  :(mnc) S_Jovetic is hobbling. He's unable to continue 
Min. 4  :(mnc) E_Dzeko comes on for S_Jovetic and takes up a FW role 
Min. 6  :(ran) L_Fer with a measured ball to N_Clark 
          ...  N_Clark has time and space! 
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal 
          ...  J_Hart saves it 
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there 
Min. 6  :(ran) N_Law looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to J_Rhodes 
          ...  E_Dzeko pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  The Referee has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by The Referee! 
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 8  :(mnc) M_Gotze with the cross-field pass to S_Aguero 
          ...  S_Aguero curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!! 
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag! 
          ...  And Manchester City are leading in the game now 
          ...  Rangers F.C. 0-1 Manchester City ...
Min. 10 :(mnc) J_Milner looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Silva 
          ...  D_Silva lobs W_Foderingham! 
          ...  W_Foderingham with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 11 :(mnc) D_Silva with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past P_Mertesacker 
          ...  Driven towards goal by D_Silva ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  W_Foderingham dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  And W_Foderingham tips it wide! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Zabaleta floats the ball in! 
          ...  D_Wilson wins the ball 
          ...  He belts it away 
Min. 14 :(mnc) E_Dzeko with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from L_Wallace 
          ...  E_Dzeko tries to lob the keeper ! 
          ...  It's beaten W_Foderingham 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 16 :(ran) The ball is passed in from D_Templeton, he finds N_Clark 
          ...  S_Nasri goes in studs first 
          ...  The Referee shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  N_Law passes to N_Clark 
          ...  N_Clark rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  The shot slips through J_Hart's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 17 :(mnc) J_Milner plays a first time ball through the defence to M_Gotze 
          ...  M_Gotze tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  W_Foderingham won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish!!! 
          ...  Rangers F.C. 0-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 23 :(ran) L_Fer hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  P_Mertesacker latches onto it! 
          ...  E_Dzeko rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
          ...  Alice Derkacz looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 34 :(ran) L_Fer cut's in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Rhodes 
          ...  What a shot from J_Rhodes ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Templeton chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  N_Clark gets on the end of it 
          ...  J_Hart makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 36 :(mnc) S_Nasri brings the ball into the opposing area 
          ...  M_Gotze makes himself available 
          ...  D_Shiels tackles from behind 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 37 :(ran) N_Law with a flicked pass to K_Miller 
          ...  K_Miller hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Rifled into the top corner! 
          ...  Rangers F.C. 1-2 Manchester City ...
Min. 37 :(mnc) D_Silva with an incisive pass to S_Aguero 
          ...  S_Aguero with a blistering shot ! 
          ...  W_Foderingham makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 39 :(mnc) J_Milner lobs it over D_Wilson 
          ...  L_Fer fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 41 :(ran) N_Clark runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to K_Miller 
          ...  G_Clichy with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him. 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnc) M_Gotze with a smart pass to E_Dzeko 
          ...  L_Wallace with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 45 :(ran) K_Benzema comes on for J_Rhodes and will play FW to the delight of the fans 
Min. 45 :(ran) A_Halliday replaces D_Shiels and will play MF 
Min. 45 :(ran) D_Wilson breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on J_Hart! 
          ...  D_Silva brings him down! 
          ...  He's been sent off!! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 48 :(ran) D_Templeton floats the ball in to find N_Clark 
          ...  N_Clark with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Rangers F.C. 1-2 Manchester City

Min. 48 :(ran) K_Benzema with the Cruyff turn 
          ...  K_Benzema tries the lob from 30 yards ! 
          ...  But J_Hart just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 49 :(ran) A_Halliday beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds K_Miller 
          ...  K_Miller with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  J_Hart watches it sail wide! 
Min. 50 :(ran) K_Benzema nutmegs G_Clichy 
          ...  G_Clichy moves quickly to get the tackle in this time 
Min. 53 :(mnc) S_Nasri with the nod to E_Dzeko 
          ...  E_Dzeko attempts the shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 54 :(ran) The defender under hits the back pass! 
          ...  N_Clark is through! 
          ...  N_Clark attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 55 :(mnc) D_Boyata replaces G_Clichy to play as a DF 
Min. 64 :(mnc) J_Milner with the dribble 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  The fans are on their feet 
          ...  J_Milner from 20 yards ! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  W_Foderingham dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had W_Foderingham beaten! 
Min. 65 :(ran) N_Clark kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  D_Templeton gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from S_Aguero 
Min. 70 :(mnc) D_Boyata races into the box 
          ...  He sees S_Aguero lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  S_Aguero fires the shot in! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  W_Foderingham never had a chance! 
Min. 72 :(mnc) S_Aguero runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  D_Wilson knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 75 :(ran) N_Clark sprints past D_Alaba 
          ...  But P_Zabaleta wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 76 :(ran) D_Templeton with a smart pass to K_Benzema 
          ...  K_Benzema chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(ran) N_Law threads the through ball to K_Miller 
          ...  K_Miller with a little chip! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Halliday lofts the ball in! 
          ...  J_Hart easily catches it! 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox
Attendance           : 45,434
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Rangers F.C. Match Info
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Best player          : N_Law
Scorers              : K_Miller (37)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Shiels (36)
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : M_Gotze (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Aguero (8), M_Gotze (17)
Sent Off             : D_Silva (45)
Booked               : E_Dzeko (6), S_Nasri (16)
Injured              : S_Jovetic (4)
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Match Statistics
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                            Rangers F.C.  |    Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       9
Off target           :           8        |       4
On target            :           4        |       5
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           1        |       4
Key Passes           :          13        |       7
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Final Score          : Rangers F.C. 1 - 2 Manchester City
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Player Statistics - Rangers F.C.
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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W_Foderingham  GK  21   2   1   1  25 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  19   0   0   0
P_Mertesacker  DF   2  21   4   3  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Wallace      DF   2  19   3   3  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Wilson       DF   2  19   3   4  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
L_Fer          MF   2   3  20   2  24 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
D_Templeton    MF   2   3  20   8  27 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
N_Law          MF   2   3  19   4  25 |  95   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
D_Shiels       MF   2   3  19   7  28 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -3
K_Miller       FW   2   2   4  20  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  26
N_Clark        FW   2   3   3  19  25 |  95   0   0   2   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  20   9
J_Rhodes       FW   2   3   3  19  25 |  45   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
C_Bell         GK  19   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Kiernan      DF   2  19   2   3  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Tavernier    DF   3  18   5   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Halliday     MF   3   2  19   2  24 |  50   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Benzema      FW   2   3   2  19  27 |  50   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4

Player Statistics - Manchester City
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_Hart         GK  26   2   2   2  33 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  37   0   0   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  21   2   2  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Clichy       DF   3  20  12   2  24 |  59   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
P_Zabaleta     DF   3  20  12   3  24 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
D_Alaba        DF   2  19   2   3  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Milner       MF   3   2  20  11  23 |  95   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  38   1
S_Nasri        MF   2   3  21  11  25 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -3  17  -3
M_Gotze        MF   2   2  23  11  24 |  95   0   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  28  23
D_Silva        AM   3   2  22  11  24 |  45   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   1   0   1  11   7
S_Aguero       FW   2   4  11  22  24 |  95   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  13   0  27
S_Jovetic      FW   2   3  11  19  24 |   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_McGee        GK  19   2   1   1  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Boyata       DF   3  20   3   2  33 |  36   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8  18   8
Y_Toure        MF   2  11  22   3  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Dzeko        FW   3   3   2  18  24 |  91   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -3  -3  -1
R_Falcao       FW   2   3   3  22  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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