AS Roma Aspire Academy
1 Thursday 14 Feb 2019 2 3 RANGERS PRODUCE Rangers FC GK Lewis Kevin BUDINAUCKAS PERFORMANCE DF David Kyle MCCLELLAND (C) DF Harris David OCONNOR MF Ciaran DICKSON OF TOURNAMENT TO MF Kai Alexander KENNEDY MF Murray Joseph MILLER CRUSH KASHIWA DF Leon John Phillips THOMSON MF Cole MCKINNON Rangers powered into the final of Al Kass DF Matthew HENDERSON 2019, overpowering Kashiwa Reysol by FW Arron John LYALL five goals to one with a performance that FW Nathan Jay YOUNG COOMBES combined attacking panache, defensive discipline and total commitment to the cause. Kashiwa, appearing at the tournament for the fifth year, had slowly grown into the Kashiwa Reysol competition. Having snatched a last minute equaliser to PSG, they were second best in a 2-0 reverse to Roma, before delivering a GK Masato SASAKI performance of consummate professionalism did Kai Kennedy soon after. Both efforts a way back into the game. But it soon DF Hayato FUJIMOTO to knock Real Madrid out. were indicative of the fact that Rangers became clear that their efforts were in vain, DF Ibuki TODA (C) In a clear sign of Rangers’ strength in depth, were having difficulty getting the ball into when Kennedy sped down the left wing FW Yuki SHIMIZU Christopher McKee was named as one of danger areas, but on 27 minutes McKinnon before cutting inside and letting fly, his low MF Sohki TAMURA the substitutes, despite having come off had a great chance to open the scoring, shot taking a defection off Fumito Okihara, DF Fumito OKIHARA the bench to score a hat-trick in the 7-0 dispatching a firm header from Young- leaving Sasaki flatfooted and Rangers DF Takuma OTAKE demolition of ESS.
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