Elite Football League Match, FC Porto vs. Inter Milan (Mon Jan 23)


                             FC Porto  |  Inter Milan
                              5-3-2 C  |  4-4-2 N
                         Shaun Winzor  |  Lee Copland
                                       |
                            V_Baía GK  |  GK R_Green
                        L_Escalada DF  |  DF V_Mosthovoy
                             V_Bow DF  |  DF G_Clichy
                           T_Wilks DF  |  DF M_Nelson
                           T_Adams DF  |  DF C_Schulz
                         H_Almeida DF  |  MF Alan
                          Quaresma MF  |  MF Xavi
                          Sektioui MF  |  MF F_Lampard
                      K_Richardson MF  |  FW Tone
                         D_Nelisse FW  |  FW R_v_Nistelroy
                        E_Adebayor FW  |  MF P_Gascoigne
                                       |
                          J_Moreau SUB |  SUB R_Wright
                        U_DeLaCruz SUB |  SUB H_Ibarra
                        R_Nomvethe SUB |  SUB R_Chimbonda
                       D_Stankovic SUB |  SUB M_Valbuena
                            D_Rags SUB |  SUB L_Toni

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)


Min. 1  :(irm) Alan hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy latches onto it! 
          ...  A great volley from R_v_Nistelroy ! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 4  :(irm) M_Nelson looks in some pain 
          ...  He'll try and run it off though 
Min. 6  :(irm) Xavi with a simple pass to R_v_Nistelroy 
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!! 
Min. 9  :(irm) G_Clichy takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  T_Adams reads the play well 
Min. 10 :(irm) F_Lampard threads the through ball to R_v_Nistelroy 
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy with a bicycle kick ! 
          ...  V_Baía gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Alan lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Tone gets on the end of it 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The FC Porto fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 20 :(fcp) FC Porto restructured their strategy to N 
Min. 21 :(irm) C_Schulz runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Nelson 
          ...  But L_Escalada with the fine tackle 
Min. 22 :(fcp) Sektioui runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to T_Wilks 
          ...  Xavi knocks the ball back to R_Green 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It’s gone past R_Green! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Richardson hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  It comes to Quaresma 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  It's beaten R_Green 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 23 :(fcp) Quaresma brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on C_Schulz 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in D_Nelisse! 
          ...  But G_Clichy wins the ball 
Min. 32 :(fcp) D_Nelisse pushes it past the defender 
          ...  Tone with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside there own half 
          ...  H_Almeida knocks it forward 
          ...  T_Adams gets on the end of it 
          ...  T_Adams throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  R_Green moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  R_Green catches it with style! 
Min. 35 :(irm) Xavi is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to R_v_Nistelroy 
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  But V_Baía makes an easy save 
Min. 40 :(fcp) The FC Porto manager told his side to change to a C strategy 
Min. 40 :(irm) F_Lampard runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to Tone 
          ...  Tone drives the ball low ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Gascoigne swings it in! 
          ...  It is kicked away by H_Almeida 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(fcp) T_Wilks jumps over C_Schulz's challenge 
          ...  Alan with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
          ...  He got away with just a warning 
Min. 45 :(fcp) T_Adams plays the early ball across the box to find T_Wilks in space 
          ...  T_Wilks curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  R_Green with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 46 :(fcp) Sektioui with a slick pass to L_Escalada 
          ...  L_Escalada with the header ! 
          ...  R_Green saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 0-0 Inter Milan

Min. 49 :(fcp) H_Almeida with a glorious 60-yard pass to D_Nelisse 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  M_Nelson takes possession 
Min. 52 :(fcp) FC Porto restructured their strategy to E 
Min. 56 :(irm) C_Schulz fires over a low cross to R_v_Nistelroy 
          ...  T_Wilks bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 58 :(irm) R_Chimbonda is being brought on 
          ...  M_Nelson is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 62 :(fcp) Sektioui brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on V_Mosthovoy 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in D_Nelisse! 
          ...  D_Nelisse looks to see where R_Green is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  R_Green can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It drifts wide! 
          ...  R_Green has a smile on his face 
          ...  Did he know that was going wide? 
Min. 65 :(irm) V_Mosthovoy looks in some pain. He'll have to come off 
Min. 65 :(irm) H_Ibarra is being brought on 
          ...  V_Mosthovoy is leaving the pitch 
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF 
Min. 66 :(fcp) E_Adebayor with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves the defender behind 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_Chimbonda 
Min. 66 :(irm) P_Gascoigne with a penetrating pass to Tone 
          ...  Tone is clean through! 
          ...  He tries to take it round V_Baía 
          ...  He nutmegs V_Baía 
          ...  It hits the upright!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The referee spotted something 
          ...  That looked like a bit of shirt pulling, well spotted by the ref! 
Min. 68 :(irm) M_Valbuena comes on for Xavi and takes up a MF role 
Min. 69 :(fcp) U_DeLaCruz comes on for T_Adams and will play DF to the delight of the fans 
Min. 69 :(fcp) K_Richardson races into the box 
          ...  He sees U_DeLaCruz lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  U_DeLaCruz fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 70 :(fcp) D_Stankovic is being prepared to come on 
          ...  Sektioui is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 70 :(fcp) Up goes the substitution board - D_Rags on for E_Adebayor as a FW 
Min. 70 :(fcp) FC Porto will now play C after the order comes from the dugout 
Min. 75 :(fcp) D_Stankovic plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  D_Nelisse keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  D_Nelisse with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  R_Green fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 76 :(irm) Alan fires over a low cross to Tone 
          ...  D_Stankovic fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
Min. 82 :(fcp) D_Rags runs into space 
          ...  G_Clichy wins the ball well 
          ...  A_Dali has given a free kick 
          ...  A_Dali lectures him 
Min. 86 :(fcp) K_Richardson with a precise ball to Quaresma 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from C_Schulz 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Stankovic chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  P_Gascoigne clears the corner 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(fcp) T_Wilks has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Clichy 
          ...  He puts in V_Bow! 
          ...  V_Bow tries to beat R_Green! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  The Inter Milan fans taunt him! 
Min. 89 :(fcp) Quaresma knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  Tone fouls badly 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 94,651
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : T_Wilks (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : C_Schulz
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Tone (89)
Injured              : V_Mosthovoy (65)
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Match Statistics
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                                FC Porto  |    Inter Milan
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       7
Off target           :           4        |       4
On target            :           4        |       3
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       11
Key Tackles          :           3        |       5
Key Passes           :          10        |       8
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Final Score          : FC Porto 0 - 0 Inter Milan
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Player Statistics - FC Porto
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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V_Baía         GK  33   4   3   2  16 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
L_Escalada     DF   2  24  11   7  42 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   8
V_Bow          DF   2  24   8   5  13 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
T_Wilks        DF   2  24   9   8  30 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  12   8
T_Adams        DF   2  24   6   6  22 |  70   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  12   8
H_Almeida      DF   2  23  10  10  29 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  12   0
Quaresma       MF   2   2  29   9  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Sektioui       MF   1   1  27   5  37 |  71   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
K_Richardson   MF   1   5  23   1  39 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
D_Nelisse      FW   4   6   5  27  42 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   6  23  35 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
U_DeLaCruz     DF   2  24   8   8  21 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  17  21   6  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Stankovic    MF   1   3  26   1  28 |  23   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
D_Rags         FW   2   3   5  22  30 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Inter Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Green        GK  33   2   3   2  25 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
V_Mosthovoy    DF   1  23  10   6  18 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Clichy       DF   2  24   9   8  32 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
M_Nelson       DF   1  27   3   3  35 |  59   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0
C_Schulz       DF   2  29   5   1  22 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  24   0
Alan           MF   1   3  29   1  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Xavi           MF   1   4  32   3  20 |  69   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  24   0
F_Lampard      MF   1   2  29   2  32 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
Tone           FW   2   7   8  25  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   6
R_v_Nistelroy  FW   1   3   2  34  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
P_Gascoigne    MF   3   7  25  11  19 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  12   0
R_Wright       GK  26   1   2   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Ibarra       DF   2  25   5   1  29 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Chimbonda    DF   2  26   5   4  23 |  35   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
M_Valbuena     MF   2  11  24  10  45 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Toni         FW   1   3   3  19  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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