FFO EFL1, Rangers vs. Benfica (Fri Nov 21)


                              Rangers  |  Benfica
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-1-3-2 C
                        Aaron Burrows  |  Gary Windebank Caretaker
                                       |
                          M_Svilar GK  |  GK Andrew
                             J_Tah DF  |  DF R_Semedo
                          P_Torres DF  |  DF R_Ferdinand
                            Bremer DF  |  DF R_Carvalho
                          B_Pavard DF  |  DF H_Smolcic
                       Y_Tielemans MF  |  DM W_Ndidi
                       Mar_Antonio MF  |  MF D_Tadic
                           O_Skipp MF  |  MF K_Mainoo
                      G_Delvecchio MF  |  MF O_Hargreaves
                          A_Hlozek FW  |  FW Y_En_Nesyri
                          L_Openda FW  |  FW A_Johnson
                                       |
                          T_Koubek SUB |  SUB N_Kruth
                           S_Bueno SUB |  SUB M_Bauer
                          W_Gallas SUB |  SUB F_Aursnes
                          C_Barron SUB |  SUB L_Martins
                          M_Zarate SUB |  SUB C_Tengstedt




Min. 4  :(ben) R_Ferdinand lays the ball back to D_Tadic 
          ...  J_Tah with an inch perfect tackle 
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible! 
Min. 4  :(ben) A_Johnson with the first time pass to O_Hargreaves 
          ...  But J_Tah clears the danger 
Min. 14 :(ran) Y_Tielemans with the first time pass to A_Hlozek 
          ...  A_Hlozek with a thundering shot! 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a volley! 
          ...  What a finish. That is outrageous. 
          ...  Three words. Marco. Van. Basten 
          ...  That is his 25th goal this campaign!! 
          ...  Rangers go in front now with that goal! 
          ...  Rangers 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 15 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to P 
Min. 15 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  W_Ndidi will now play as a DF 
Min. 15 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  D_Tadic will now play as a FW 
Min. 15 :(ben) W_Ndidi with a first time pass 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri runs onto it! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri attempts the shot! 
          ...  The shot slips through M_Svilar's hands 
          ...  But M_Svilar recovers to save! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 19 :(ran) A_Hlozek sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  L_Openda gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  L_Openda tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 21 :(ran) J_Tah latches onto the ball 
          ...  He has some space now 
          ...  J_Tah attempts a chip! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 22 :(ran) J_Tah with a first time pass 
          ...  P_Torres runs onto it! 
          ...  P_Torres goes for the top corner! 
          ...  Andrew gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 24 :(ben) K_Mainoo finds Y_En_Nesyri on the edge of the box 
          ...  P_Torres cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 27 :(ben) R_Ferdinand holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to K_Mainoo 
          ...  K_Mainoo with the shot on net! 
          ...  M_Svilar just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 29 :(ran) Mar_Antonio hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  A_Hlozek collects the loose ball! 
          ...  A_Hlozek attempts a low drive! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  Andrew moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 30 :(ran) Mar_Antonio with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  A_Hlozek gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Hlozek flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Runs off and slides on his knees!! 
          ...  The fans go wild! 
          ...  Rangers 2-0 Benfica ...
Min. 31 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 38 :(ran) B_Pavard runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for goal in mind! 
          ...  B_Pavard with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  Andrew with the acrobatic save 
          ...  Well saved 
Min. 40 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to H_Smolcic 
          ...  H_Smolcic with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  M_Svilar falls over 
          ...  But M_Svilar is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(ben) W_Ndidi looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Johnson 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  Bremer hits it out for a throw 
Min. 47 :(ran) J_Tah finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  A_Johnson with the foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Mar_Antonio swings it in 
          ...  A_Hlozek gets on the end of it 
          ...  But R_Ferdinand spotted the danger and cleans up the play 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Rangers 2-0 Benfica

Min. 46 :(ran) Bremer with a 40-yard pass to A_Hlozek 
          ...  A_Hlozek with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Wide!! 
          ...  That was fortunate 
Min. 46 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri has broken clear! Just M_Svilar to beat! 
          ...  O_Skipp brings him down! 
          ...  He deserves punishment for that! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 48 :(ran) O_Skipp turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  O_Skipp rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  Rangers 3-0 Benfica ...
Min. 50 :(ran) A_Hlozek makes a run into space 
          ...  From long range A_Hlozek bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 53 :(ran) Y_Tielemans with a long pass to O_Skipp 
          ...  W_Ndidi brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 53 :(ben) A_Johnson runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  R_Semedo latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  R_Semedo pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  M_Svilar won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 54 :(ran) L_Openda is first to the loose ball 
          ...  L_Openda drives the shot in! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  Andrew tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_Tielemans plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  P_Torres gets his head on it 
          ...  Andrew gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by <g1>!! 
Min. 55 :(ran) Substitution by Rangers 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Barron 
          ...  COMING OFF: G_Delvecchio 
Min. 55 :(ran) Substitution by Rangers 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Bueno 
          ...  COMING OFF: B_Pavard 
Min. 56 :(ben) K_Mainoo finds O_Hargreaves with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  O_Hargreaves sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. 
          ...  cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! 
          ...  But M_Svilar punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 57 :(ran) Mar_Antonio finds A_Hlozek with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  A_Hlozek with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  Andrew moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  Andrew catches it with style! 
Min. 58 :(ben) D_Tadic with the majestic dribble 
          ...  But J_Tah puts the ball out of play 
Min. 59 :(ran) L_Openda with the dribble 
          ...  R_Carvalho is easily beaten 
          ...  L_Openda with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  The shot slips through Andrew's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh dear! 
          ...  Rangers 4-0 Benfica ...
Min. 64 :(ran) Bremer fires over a low cross to Y_Tielemans 
          ...  Y_Tielemans with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Andrew with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 65 :(ran) Y_Tielemans looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Mar_Antonio 
          ...  R_Ferdinand wins control of the ball with his hand!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 66 :(ben) R_Ferdinand spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to R_Carvalho! 
          ...  C_Barron cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 67 :(ben) O_Hargreaves holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  C_Barron cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 70 :(ben) Tactical Change by Benfica 
          ...  Benfica have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 70 :(ben) K_Mainoo picks out Y_En_Nesyri with the cross 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri drives it towards goal! 
          ...  M_Svilar tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  M_Svilar comes out and claims it! 
Min. 72 :(ben) D_Tadic jumps over Bremer's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  Great challenge by S_Bueno 
          ...  But it goes out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Tadic with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  P_Torres belts it clear 
Min. 72 :(ben) K_Mainoo lands a right hook on O_Skipp! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! 
Min. 76 :(ran) J_Tah races into the box 
          ...  He sees Y_Tielemans lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  Y_Tielemans is clean through! 
          ...  He tries to take it round Andrew 
          ...  He tries to slide it past Andrew 
          ...  Andrew pulls off a save!! 
Min. 76 :(ben) A_Johnson sidesteps P_Torres 
          ...  A_Johnson goes for the top corner! 
          ...  The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. 
          ...  Gary Windebank Caretaker spits his dummy out yet again. 
Min. 78 :(ran) S_Bueno flights the ball to J_Tah 
          ...  J_Tah hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 79 :(ran) C_Barron runs at A_Johnson 
          ...  The defender slips and falls over 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Carvalho 
Min. 79 :(ben) H_Smolcic sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Tadic 
          ...  Mar_Antonio gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 82 :(ran) A_Hlozek sprints past R_Carvalho 
          ...  A_Hlozek hits a great drive! 
          ...  Andrew makes a difficult save 
Min. 83 :(ran) O_Skipp off the woodwork! 
          ...  A_Hlozek picks up the deflection 
          ...  The ball comes in high 
          ...  A_Hlozek beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path 
          ...  He just has Andrew to beat 
          ...  He slips it underneath Andrew 
          ...  He hits it towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He has completed his hat-trick!! 
          ...  He's destroyed his marker tonight! 
          ...  Rangers 5-0 Benfica ...
Min. 83 :(ben) D_Tadic finds Y_En_Nesyri with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  S_Bueno knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 85 :(ran) L_Openda beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds P_Torres 
          ...  P_Torres bears down on goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  Andrew tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Mar_Antonio floats the ball in! 
          ...  It is kicked away by W_Ndidi 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(ran) J_Tah is spitting at R_Semedo 
          ...  Despicable! 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 88 :(ben) Y_En_Nesyri feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  O_Hargreaves runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  O_Hargreaves hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 90 :(ran) O_Skipp with an inswinging cross to Y_Tielemans 
          ...  Y_Tielemans tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 
Min. 90 :(ben) D_Tadic gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  Mar_Antonio tries to head the ball away from goal 
          ...  But it's looping towards his own net!! 
          ...  It goes just over!! 
          ...  He's a lucky boy!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Johnson flights it in! 
          ...  S_Bueno heads it away 
Min. 91 :(ben) O_Hargreaves with the cross-field pass to Y_En_Nesyri 
          ...  Y_En_Nesyri keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  M_Svilar can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  M_Svilar makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Ibrox Stadium
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Rangers Match Info
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Best player          : A_Hlozek (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Hlozek (14,30,83), O_Skipp (48), L_Openda (59)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : O_Skipp (46)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Y_En_Nesyri
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Mainoo (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                 Rangers  |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          21        |       9
Off target           :           7        |       5
On target            :          14        |       4
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :          12        |       5
Key Passes           :          15        |       15
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Final Score          : Rangers 5 - 0 Benfica
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Player Statistics - Rangers
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_Svilar       GK  27   1   1   1  22 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0   0   0
J_Tah          DF   1  24  15  13  26 |  94   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  28  36  30
P_Torres       DF   1  24  15  13  29 |  94   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  42   0  51
Bremer         DF   1  23  17   9  20 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  32   0
B_Pavard       DF   1  23  18   9  26 |  57   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21
Y_Tielemans    MF   1   6  23  18  27 |  94   0   0   3   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  45  34
Mar_Antonio    MF   1  15  22  14  21 |  94   0   2   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  46  49   0
O_Skipp        MF   1  18  22  12  26 |  94   0   0   2   1   1   1   1   0   0  -2  36  42
G_Delvecchio   MF   1   4  19  13  27 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Hlozek       FW   1   9  18  24  27 |  94   0   0   1   0   8   3   0   0   0   0  15  84
L_Openda       FW   1   5  16  24  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  17  30
T_Koubek       GK  21   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bueno        DF   1  22  18   5  25 |  37   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  48  15   0
W_Gallas       DF   1  19  15   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Barron       MF   1  16  18   7  26 |  37   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0   0
M_Zarate       FW   1   3  13  19  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Andrew         GK  26   1   1   1  26 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0
R_Semedo       DF   1  21  18   8  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  20  16   3  28 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  36  34   0
R_Carvalho     DF   1  20  14   8  25 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
H_Smolcic      DF   1  20  15   9  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18  21
W_Ndidi        DF   1  18  22   5  24 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  22   0
D_Tadic        FW   1   2  19  20  25 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
K_Mainoo       MF   1  18  21  14  22 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  34  12
O_Hargreaves   MF   1  12  20  16  26 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  26  26
Y_En_Nesyri    FW   1   4  17  23  28 |  94   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  32  19
A_Johnson      FW   1   3  17  20  30 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  32   8
N_Kruth        GK  19   1   1   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bauer        DF   1  19  14   5  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Aursnes      MF   1  12  18  14  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Martins      MF   1   5  18  12  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Tengstedt    FW   1   8  12  15  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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