FMFA Cup Qualification Round, Rangers F.C. vs. Stoke City (Sun Mar 20) Rangers F.C. | Stoke City 4-4-2 C | 4-4-2 P Alice Derkacz | Duncan Masaldo | W_Foderingham GK | GK A_Begovic P_Mertesacker DF | DF S_Bassong L_Wallace DF | DF R_Shawcross D_Wilson DF | DF M_Muniesa R_Kiernan DF | DF E_Pieters L_Fer MF | MF Willian D_Templeton MF | MF G_Ramirez N_Law MF | MF R_Alvarez D_Shiels MF | MF C_N'Zogbia K_Miller FW | FW M_Diouf N_Clark FW | FW E_Cavani | C_Bell SUB | SUB J_Butland J_Tavernier SUB | SUB Fabio F_Aird SUB | SUB G_Cameron A_Halliday SUB | SUB S_Ireland J_Rhodes SUB | SUB M_Derbyshire Min. 1 :(sto) E_Cavani beats D_Templeton ... He showed great skill there ... D_Shiels with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It’s just a warning Min. 3 :(sto) M_Diouf with a real burst of pace ... M_Diouf attempts to drive it home! ... W_Foderingham can't get to it! ... GOAL !! ... Look at the delight on his face!! ... Stoke City go in front now with that goal! ... Rangers F.C. 0-1 Stoke City ... Min. 4 :(sto) M_Diouf finds the space intelligently ... D_Templeton with the foul ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 4 :(sto) Willian takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to M_Diouf ... But L_Wallace wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 8 :(ran) N_Clark leaves S_Bassong standing ... N_Clark with his head down lets it go ! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 9 :(ran) D_Templeton looks up ... He swings the ball right towards K_Miller ... Excellent sliding challenge from M_Muniesa Min. 12 :(ran) D_Templeton skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to N_Clark ... N_Clark carves a shot towards goal ! ... A_Begovic can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... A_Begovic makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 13 :(sto) Willian with the header on ... He finds C_N'Zogbia in space ... C_N'Zogbia attempts the shot! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... W_Foderingham was beaten there! Min. 14 :(ran) R_Kiernan cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to D_Templeton ... D_Templeton with the side footed shot! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 15 :(sto) The defender under hits the back pass! ... E_Cavani is through! ... But P_Mertesacker will cut out the threat Min. 17 :(sto) M_Diouf takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... D_Templeton with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off ! Min. 17 :(sto) G_Ramirez cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to E_Cavani ... E_Cavani has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... W_Foderingham with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 19 :(sto) C_N'Zogbia moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to R_Shawcross ... R_Shawcross shoots towards goal ! ... W_Foderingham gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... It's pushed behind ! ... CORNER! ... C_N'Zogbia curls it into the box! ... The ball comes to R_Alvarez ... He gets the shot away ... He's giving bats everywhere a bad name with that miss! Min. 23 :(sto) C_N'Zogbia brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... E_Cavani gets on the end of the pass ... E_Cavani with a powerful diving header! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 25 :(ran) N_Clark finds himself in acres of space ... A powerful header from N_Clark ! ... It looks good ... A_Begovic gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 26 :(sto) C_N'Zogbia has it now ... He takes on R_Kiernan ... He gets past him! ... He puts in E_Cavani! ... E_Cavani keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... W_Foderingham with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 33 :(sto) E_Cavani sidesteps his marker ... He was too quick for his marker ... E_Cavani with a stunning strike ! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 34 :(sto) G_Ramirez lays the ball back to M_Diouf ... M_Diouf with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... GOAL !! ... That's a contender for goal of the season! ... Rangers F.C. 0-2 Stoke City ... Min. 36 :(sto) C_N'Zogbia gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds E_Cavani ... E_Cavani keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... GOAL !! ... W_Foderingham was caught out there ... Rangers F.C. 0-3 Stoke City ... Min. 39 :(sto) M_Diouf bursts forward ... M_Diouf strikes a wicked curler ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... W_Foderingham plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(ran) D_Wilson flicks the ball through ... N_Clark runs onto it! ... R_Shawcross slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 45 :(ran) J_Rhodes replaces N_Clark and will play FW Min. 45 :(ran) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. ... A_Halliday will come on for D_Shiels and play MF Min. 45 :(ran) D_Wilson controls it well ... He nutmegs S_Bassong ... He puts in L_Wallace! ... R_Alvarez knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 47 :(sto) Willian hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... C_N'Zogbia collects the loose ball! ... C_N'Zogbia unleashes a pile driver ! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Rangers F.C. 0-3 Stoke City Min. 46 :(ran) J_Rhodes takes advantage of a mistake by S_Bassong ... M_Muniesa tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Halliday chips the ball in towards the far post! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Begovic Min. 49 :(sto) G_Ramirez bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to S_Bassong ... S_Bassong hits the ball first time! ... But W_Foderingham reaches the ball. Good save Min. 51 :(ran) N_Law runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to J_Rhodes ... S_Bassong tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!!! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by N_Law! ... E_Pieters belts it clear Min. 58 :(sto) Willian holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to M_Diouf ... M_Diouf is in acres of space! ... He looked offside to me ... He tries to round W_Foderingham ... He nutmegs W_Foderingham ... It goes wide!! Min. 60 :(ran) L_Fer finds J_Rhodes in acres of space ... Intercepted by M_Muniesa Min. 62 :(sto) M_Diouf takes possession ... L_Wallace wins the ball Min. 68 :(sto) Willian spots S_Bassong who is in acres of space ... S_Bassong hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... W_Foderingham with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 70 :(sto) M_Diouf takes on L_Wallace ... He runs past him ... The cross hits M_Diouf on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... GOAL !! ... He is dancing round the corner flag! ... And that makes it a hat trick! ... Rangers F.C. 0-4 Stoke City ... Min. 79 :(sto) G_Ramirez cuts through the defence ... Wonderful sliding challenge by R_Kiernan Min. 81 :(sto) E_Cavani sidesteps P_Mertesacker ... He was too quick for his marker ... P_Mertesacker reacts to stop the move going any further Min. 83 :(ran) J_Rhodes knocks the ball past M_Diouf ... J_Rhodes attempts to drive it home! ... A_Begovic is beaten! ... GOAL !! ... Pick that one out!! ... That gives Rangers F.C. back a little pride! ... Rangers F.C. 1-4 Stoke City ... Min. 85 :(sto) C_N'Zogbia plays a first time ball through the defence to E_Cavani ... E_Cavani hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... The shot slips through W_Foderingham's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! Min. 87 :(ran) R_Kiernan knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... R_Alvarez with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 90 :(ran) R_Kiernan unselfishly lays the ball back to J_Rhodes ... E_Cavani tugs on his opponent’s shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... J_Rhodes hits it over the wall ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... N_Law chips the ball in towards the back post! ... E_Pieters heads it away Min. 91 :(ran) J_Rhodes takes on 3 men ... A_Begovic with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! ... PENALTY !! ... K_Miller takes it ... GOAL!! ... That’s given Rangers F.C. something to fight for! ... Rangers F.C. 2-4 Stoke City... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ibrox Attendance : 43,787 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rangers F.C. Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Rhodes Scorers : J_Rhodes (83), K_Miller (91 pen) Sent Off : D_Templeton (17) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stoke City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Diouf (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Diouf (3,34,70), E_Cavani (36) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Alvarez (87), A_Begovic (91) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rangers F.C. | Stoke City Attempts on Goal : 7 | 17 Off target : 4 | 7 On target : 3 | 10 Possession : 44 | 56 Corners : 3 | 1 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 0 Fouls : 6 | 10 Key Tackles : 5 | 6 Key Passes : 7 | 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Rangers F.C. 2 - 4 Stoke City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 98 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 P_Mertesacker DF 2 21 4 3 26 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 L_Wallace DF 2 19 3 3 26 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 D_Wilson DF 2 19 3 4 22 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 R_Kiernan DF 2 19 2 3 24 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 L_Fer MF 2 3 20 2 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Templeton MF 2 3 20 8 27 | 17 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 -7 13 -6 N_Law MF 2 3 19 4 25 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Shiels MF 2 3 19 7 28 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Miller FW 2 2 4 20 28 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 N_Clark FW 2 3 3 19 25 | 45 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 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 A_Halliday MF 3 2 19 2 24 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Rhodes FW 2 3 3 19 25 | 53 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 Player Statistics - Stoke City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Begovic GK 27 2 3 2 23 | 98 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 S_Bassong DF 2 21 4 2 22 | 98 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 13 0 6 R_Shawcross DF 3 19 2 4 23 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 M_Muniesa DF 3 19 4 2 22 | 98 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 8 8 E_Pieters DF 2 19 3 3 22 | 98 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 Willian MF 3 2 22 11 27 | 98 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 G_Ramirez MF 2 4 21 11 27 | 98 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 R_Alvarez MF 2 3 21 3 28 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 -3 -2 C_N'Zogbia MF 2 3 21 10 21 | 98 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 68 2 M_Diouf FW 2 2 3 20 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 73 E_Cavani FW 2 3 4 20 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 8 8 40 J_Butland GK 19 3 2 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fabio DF 2 19 2 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Cameron DF 3 18 2 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Ireland MF 3 3 20 3 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Derbyshire FW 3 3 3 19 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1458502613 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35