Elite, FC Porto vs. Manchester Utd (Wed Dec 21)


                             FC Porto  |  Manchester Utd
                            4-1-2-3 A  |  3-1-3-1-2 C
                         Shaun Winzor  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                            V_Baía GK  |  GK P_Robinson
                        U_DeLaCruz DF  |  DF R_Bratseth
                           T_Adams DF  |  DF J_Krupoviesa
                             V_Bow DF  |  DF Sergio_Ramos
                         H_Almeida DF  |  DM G_Neville
                        R_Nomvethe DM  |  MF K_Ziani
                          Quaresma MF  |  MF C_Ronaldo
                          Sektioui MF  |  MF J_Forrest
                         D_Nelisse FW  |  AM Y_Hussein
                        E_Adebayor FW  |  FW G_Dembele
                            D_Rags FW  |  FW O_G_Solskjaer
                                       |
                          J_Moreau SUB |  SUB W_Zenga
                        L_Escalada SUB |  SUB J_O_Shea
                         I_Koybasi SUB |  SUB S_Schillaci
                      K_Richardson SUB |  SUB Z_Ibrahimovic
                         Joe_Mason SUB |  SUB D_Riordan

Referee: S_Bennett (England)


Min. 1  :(fcp) Sektioui is out on the left 
          ...  He moves the ball right to D_Rags 
          ...  J_Krupoviesa with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more 
          ...  It’s just a warning 
Min. 5  :(fcp) V_Bow turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to E_Adebayor 
          ...  K_Ziani with a bad challenge 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  PENALTY !! S_Bennett waves the FC Porto players away 
          ...  D_Nelisse with the spot kick 
          ...  He's converted it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That puts FC Porto ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it! 
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Manchester Utd...
Min. 7  :(mnu) C_Ronaldo finds G_Dembele in acres of space 
          ...  G_Dembele sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Over the bar 
Min. 9  :(fcp) Quaresma sidesteps K_Ziani 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Quaresma gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  P_Robinson tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 11 :(fcp) D_Nelisse flicks it over J_Forrest's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  D_Nelisse heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  P_Robinson can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  P_Robinson makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 12 :(fcp) D_Nelisse sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  D_Nelisse curls it towards the top corner ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  What a great finish 
          ...  The FC Porto fans chant his name! 
          ...  FC Porto 2-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 13 :(fcp) Quaresma with an inch perfect pass to E_Adebayor 
          ...  Sergio_Ramos is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  P_Robinson misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Nomvethe crosses it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to U_DeLaCruz 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  P_Robinson just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 18 :(fcp) Sektioui is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  D_Rags latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A glorious effort by D_Rags ! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag! 
          ...  FC Porto 3-0 Manchester Utd ...
Min. 18 :(mnu) J_Forrest moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to O_G_Solskjaer 
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere ! 
          ...  It's hit the bar 
          ...  It bounces down 
          ...  V_Baía grabs it 
          ...  No Goal! 
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!! 
Min. 20 :(fcp) The manager shouting something towards his players 
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit 
          ...  FC Porto will now play N 
Min. 20 :(mnu) Sergio_Ramos looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Y_Hussein 
          ...  Y_Hussein with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 21 :(mnu) J_Krupoviesa beats H_Almeida 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves S_Bennett 
          ...  Cleaned up by T_Adams 
Min. 23 :(fcp) T_Adams gets to the by line and finds D_Rags with a beautiful cross 
          ...  J_Forrest dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 23 :(fcp) Sektioui kicks J_Forrest off the ball 
          ...  S_Bennett wants a quiet word 
Min. 24 :(mnu) J_Forrest with the heel pass to G_Dembele 
          ...  G_Dembele is through on goal! 
          ...  The defender was caught napping 
          ...  He just has V_Baía to beat 
          ...  He lobs it over V_Baía 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 25 :(fcp) D_Nelisse runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs G_Neville 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  A skilful effort from D_Nelisse ! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 27 :(fcp) D_Nelisse knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  D_Nelisse with a bomb of a shot ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be P_Robinson's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  P_Robinson looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there! 
Min. 28 :(fcp) D_Rags with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  D_Rags with the shot on net ! 
          ...  P_Robinson makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 29 :(fcp) Quaresma breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on P_Robinson! 
          ...  Sergio_Ramos brings him down! 
          ...  S_Bennett calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
Min. 32 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by R_Nomvethe ! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  P_Robinson was beaten there! 
Min. 34 :(fcp) H_Almeida runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of Sektioui 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  Sektioui belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  P_Robinson with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 37 :(mnu) G_Neville loses his marker! 
          ...  But H_Almeida will cut out the threat 
Min. 40 :(fcp) It seems FC Porto are making a tactical change to C 
Min. 41 :(fcp) D_Rags pushes it past Sergio_Ramos 
          ...  D_Rags tries to place it in the corner ! 
          ...  P_Robinson was lucky there 
Min. 42 :(mnu) J_Krupoviesa lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer latches on to it 
          ...  Quaresma with an over the top challenge 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Shaun Winzor looks relieved 
          ...  Derek Purvis is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 42 :(mnu) G_Dembele knocks the ball past H_Almeida 
          ...  G_Dembele fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  V_Baía with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(fcp) U_DeLaCruz looks in some pain. He'll have to come off 
Min. 43 :(fcp) There's going to be a change 
          ...  L_Escalada will come on for U_DeLaCruz and play DF 
Min. 46 :(mnu) G_Neville with the towering header to G_Dembele 
          ...  H_Almeida wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 3-0 Manchester Utd

Min. 46 :(fcp) Sektioui with a simple pass to D_Rags 
          ...  Fine tackle by Y_Hussein 
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner 
Min. 48 :(fcp) Quaresma with a pinpoint pass to E_Adebayor 
          ...  But R_Bratseth wins the ball 
Min. 49 :(fcp) Quaresma backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  D_Rags latches onto the end of it 
          ...  D_Rags hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  P_Robinson collects it comfortably 
          ...  The shot never troubled him 
Min. 50 :(mnu) S_Schillaci replaces an unhappy K_Ziani and will play as a MF 
Min. 50 :(mnu) J_Krupoviesa holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Forrest 
          ...  J_Forrest has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line 
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant 
          ...  He waves play on 
          ...  Goal not given there! 
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision 
Min. 53 :(mnu) C_Ronaldo heads the ball back to Y_Hussein 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from R_Nomvethe and it had to be 
Min. 54 :(fcp) Quaresma retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field 
          ...  D_Rags gets on the end of it 
          ...  But J_Krupoviesa wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 55 :(fcp) The FC Porto manager shouts at them from the touchline to play N 
Min. 55 :(mnu) J_O_Shea is being prepared to come on 
          ...  Sergio_Ramos is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 60 :(mnu) Z_Ibrahimovic is going to be brought on 
          ...  G_Dembele is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW 
Min. 61 :(mnu) O_G_Solskjaer nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  What a shot from O_G_Solskjaer ! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  V_Baía is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 65 :(fcp) I_Koybasi will replace R_Nomvethe and play DM 
Min. 65 :(mnu) O_G_Solskjaer looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Krupoviesa 
          ...  J_Krupoviesa with a thundering volley! 
          ...  The shot slips through V_Baía's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
Min. 67 :(mnu) O_G_Solskjaer takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  A thundering drive by O_G_Solskjaer ! 
          ...  V_Baía makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 68 :(fcp) Joe_Mason comes on for E_Adebayor and will play FW to the delight of the fans 
Min. 70 :(fcp) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders 
          ...  It seems FC Porto will now be playing C 
Min. 71 :(fcp) D_Rags with the dribble 
          ...  Y_Hussein is easily beaten 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_O_Shea 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful 
Min. 72 :(fcp) V_Bow brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on R_Bratseth 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in Joe_Mason! 
          ...  Joe_Mason with a stunning strike ! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 75 :(fcp) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders 
          ...  It seems FC Porto will now be playing D 
Min. 75 :(mnu) A defence splitting pass from J_Krupoviesa to O_G_Solskjaer 
          ...  L_Escalada rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  What’s S_Bennett going to give? 
          ...  He just waves play on! 
Min. 77 :(mnu) Curled in dangerously from O_G_Solskjaer to Y_Hussein 
          ...  V_Bow leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a bad foul!! 
          ...  S_Bennett refrained from booking him but had words 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside there own half 
          ...  Z_Ibrahimovic swings it in 
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer gets on the end of it 
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  But V_Baía punches it away 
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 96,722
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : D_Nelisse (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Nelisse (5 pen,12), D_Rags (18)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : U_DeLaCruz (43)
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : O_G_Solskjaer
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Sergio_Ramos (29)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                FC Porto  |    Manchester Utd
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       10
Off target           :           6        |       7
On target            :           8        |       3
Possession           :          41        |       59
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       14
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :          10        |       11
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Final Score          : FC Porto 3 - 0 Manchester Utd
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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 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
U_DeLaCruz     DF   2  24   8   8  21 |  43   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  24   6   6  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  12   0
V_Bow          DF   2  24   8   5  13 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  12   0
H_Almeida      DF   2  23  10   9  29 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  12   0
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  17  21   6  28 |  66   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Quaresma       MF   2   2  29   9  21 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   8
Sektioui       MF   1   1  27   5  37 |  95   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  76  28
D_Nelisse      FW   4   6   5  27  42 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  56
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   6  23  35 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
D_Rags         FW   2   3   5  22  30 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  52
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Escalada     DF   2  24  10   7  42 |  52   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
I_Koybasi      DM   2  12  21   6  31 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Richardson   MF   1   5  23   1  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Joe_Mason      FW   2   7   6  20  20 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Robinson     GK  27   2   4   3  18 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
R_Bratseth     DF   3  24   8   5  17 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
J_Krupoviesa   DF   2  24  10   7  30 |  95   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  36   0
Sergio_Ramos   DF   1  22   7  10  28 |  56   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  10  -2
G_Neville      DM   1  23  10   5  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
K_Ziani        MF   2  10  24   2  27 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Ronaldo      MF   2   4  27   4  20 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   4 -20
J_Forrest      MF   2   8  22   8  37 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  24   0
Y_Hussein      AM   2   8  23   8  39 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
G_Dembele      FW   3   7   8  21  15 |  61   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
O_G_Solskjaer  FW   1   1   9  24  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0 -20   4  -4
W_Zenga        GK  24   3   4   4  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_O_Shea       DF   2  21   7   2  38 |  39   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
S_Schillaci    MF   2  11  21   5  19 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Ibrahimovic  FW   1   5   6  22  37 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Riordan      FW   1   2   4  21  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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