FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Rangers F.C. vs. Sunderland A.F.C. (Wed Mar 09) Rangers F.C. | Sunderland A.F.C. 4-2-4 C | 5-2-3 P Alice Derkacz | Tony Ayre | W_Foderingham GK | GK M_Vorm P_Mertesacker DF | DF A_Traore L_Wallace DF | DF J_Garcia D_Wilson DF | DF J_O'Shea R_Kiernan DF | DF P_van_Aanholt D_Templeton MF | DF S_Coates L_Fer MF | MF D_Puyot K_Miller FW | MF W_Zaha K_Benzema FW | FW L_Podolski N_Clark FW | FW E_Elia J_Rhodes FW | FW D_Ings | C_Bell SUB | SUB C_Pantilimon J_Tavernier SUB | SUB H_Bellerin F_Aird SUB | SUB J_Webb N_Law SUB | SUB A_Surman M_Waghorn SUB | SUB C_Wickham Min. 4 :(sun) W_Zaha flicks the ball through ... D_Ings runs onto it! ... R_Kiernan reads the play well Min. 11 :(ran) L_Wallace knocks it forward ... J_O'Shea slips ... K_Miller gets to it! ... J_O'Shea moves quickly to get the tackle in this time Min. 23 :(ran) N_Clark with the nod to P_Mertesacker ... But he loses control of it ... P_van_Aanholt takes possession Min. 24 :(sun) L_Podolski is through on goal ... P_Mertesacker reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 26 :(ran) L_Fer with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to J_Rhodes ... A_Traore slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 39 :(ran) K_Benzema takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... A_Traore clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 41 :(sun) L_Podolski plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... L_Wallace gathers up the loose ball Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(ran) A defence splitting pass from L_Fer to K_Benzema ... K_Benzema attempts the shot! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... M_Vorm dives desperately to try and save it!! ... And M_Vorm tips it wide! ... Great goalkeeping! ... CORNER! ... L_Fer drives it into the box! ... D_Templeton gets to it! ... M_Vorm blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 44 :(sun) J_Garcia jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to L_Podolski ... L_Podolski rises above the defence to head the ball ! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! Min. 45 :(ran) N_Law is going to be brought on ... L_Fer is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 45 :(ran) M_Waghorn is being prepared to come on ... J_Rhodes is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play FW Min. 48 :(sun) D_Puyot latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... R_Kiernan is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... FREE KICK! ... W_Zaha shapes to shoot ... He plays it to P_van_Aanholt instead ... Excellent sliding challenge by L_Wallace ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... D_Puyot floats the ball in! ... J_O'Shea gets something on it! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Rangers F.C. 0-0 Sunderland A.F.C. Min. 50 :(sun) W_Zaha takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to L_Podolski ... R_Kiernan fouls badly ... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball ... His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off ! ... The fans jeer him off! Min. 55 :(ran) M_Waghorn sidesteps S_Coates ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... M_Waghorn with a thundering shot! ... M_Vorm makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 55 :(sun) L_Podolski takes on D_Wilson ... He runs past him ... A vicious shot by L_Podolski ! ... GOAL !! ... He starts to run the full length of the pitch! ... But it's been disallowed. ... The linesman flags for offside Min. 60 :(sun) H_Bellerin will replace the useless A_Traore and will play DF Min. 60 :(sun) Up goes the substitution board - A_Surman on for W_Zaha as a MF Min. 64 :(sun) A_Surman sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... E_Elia runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... P_Mertesacker with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 65 :(ran) N_Law has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... M_Waghorn gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... But S_Coates sweeps up the threat Min. 65 :(sun) E_Elia sidesteps D_Wilson ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... E_Elia tries one from the edge of the box ! ... W_Foderingham blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 68 :(sun) C_Wickham is being prepared to come on ... E_Elia is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play FW Min. 69 :(ran) M_Waghorn looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to N_Clark ... N_Clark attempts to nutmeg M_Vorm! ... But M_Vorm just gets his fingers to that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 74 :(ran) M_Waghorn with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from P_van_Aanholt ... S_Coates dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 79 :(sun) J_Garcia moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to C_Wickham ... But P_Mertesacker wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... P_van_Aanholt plays it towards the near post! ... It goes straight into the arms of W_Foderingham Min. 84 :(sun) D_Ings has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past P_Mertesacker ... He puts in L_Podolski! ... L_Podolski attempts a chip! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... W_Foderingham palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... P_van_Aanholt chips the ball in towards the far post! ... W_Foderingham fists it away! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(ran) D_Templeton finds N_Law on the edge of the box ... N_Law fires a shot at goal ! ... M_Vorm won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 88 :(sun) C_Wickham beats his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... D_Wilson gets in the way and wins the ball Min. 89 :(sun) A_Surman runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to J_O'Shea ... M_Waghorn with an awful challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 90 :(sun) C_Wickham controls the ball with ease ... Good sliding challenge from L_Wallace ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... D_Puyot swings it in! ... L_Podolski gets something on it! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... GOAL !! ... That was unfortunate ... Have Sunderland A.F.C. stolen the win late on with that goal? ... Rangers F.C. 0-1 Sunderland A.F.C. ... Min. 92 :(sun) C_Wickham plays a long ball to A_Surman ... L_Wallace steals the ball of off him ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ibrox Attendance : 44,474 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rangers F.C. Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Wallace Scorers : N/A Sent Off : R_Kiernan (50) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland A.F.C. Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : L_Podolski (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Podolski (90) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rangers F.C. | Sunderland A.F.C. Attempts on Goal : 5 | 6 Off target : 1 | 2 On target : 4 | 4 Possession : 34 | 66 Corners : 1 | 4 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 6 Key Tackles : 9 | 6 Key Passes : 7 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Rangers F.C. 0 - 1 Sunderland A.F.C. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- W_Foderingham GK 20 2 1 1 25 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 0 0 P_Mertesacker DF 2 21 4 3 26 | 96 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 L_Wallace DF 2 19 3 3 26 | 96 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 10 0 D_Wilson DF 2 19 3 4 22 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 R_Kiernan DF 2 19 2 3 24 | 53 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 -7 -7 D_Templeton MF 2 3 20 8 27 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 L_Fer MF 2 3 20 2 24 | 45 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 K_Miller FW 2 2 4 20 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Benzema FW 2 3 2 19 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 N_Clark FW 2 3 3 19 25 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 J_Rhodes FW 2 3 3 19 25 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Bell GK 19 1 1 1 27 | 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 F_Aird DF 2 18 2 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Law MF 2 3 19 4 25 | 51 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 M_Waghorn FW 2 2 3 18 24 | 51 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 Player Statistics - Sunderland A.F.C. Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Vorm GK 25 2 3 4 23 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0 A_Traore DF 3 21 3 2 30 | 63 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 J_Garcia DF 5 20 7 6 30 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 J_O'Shea DF 2 18 2 3 28 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 1 P_van_Aanholt DF 2 19 8 2 27 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 8 8 S_Coates DF 2 19 2 3 28 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 D_Puyot MF 2 4 21 3 21 | 96 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 W_Zaha MF 2 3 20 8 27 | 63 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 L_Podolski FW 2 2 8 21 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 8 8 38 E_Elia FW 3 3 3 20 21 | 71 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 D_Ings FW 2 3 3 19 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 C_Pantilimon GK 20 2 3 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Bellerin DF 2 20 3 7 20 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 J_Webb DF 2 18 2 3 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Surman MF 2 3 19 8 27 | 33 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 C_Wickham FW 2 3 8 18 25 | 25 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 1457554721 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35