Elite, FC Porto vs. Newcastle (Mon Oct 03)


                             FC Porto  |  Newcastle
                            4-1-3-2 C  |  3-6-1 A
                         Shaun Winzor  |  Tony Glendinning
                                       |
                            V_Baía GK  |  GK P_Cech
                           T_Adams DF  |  DF T_Hitch
                             V_Bow DF  |  DF M_Cech
                       Yann_M_Vila DF  |  DF D_Mills
                         H_Almeida DF  |  MF R_Donadel
                         I_Koybasi DM  |  MF G_Glen
                          Sektioui MF  |  FW D_Lovenkrands
                       D_Stankovic MF  |  MF R_Liverani
                      K_Richardson MF  |  MF A_Driver
                        E_Adebayor FW  |  MF G_Hagi
                            D_Rags FW  |  MF M_Vayrynen
                                       |
                          J_Moreau SUB |  SUB Falcón
                        L_Escalada SUB |  SUB B_Moore
                        R_Nomvethe SUB |  SUB K_Toure
                          Quaresma SUB |  SUB P_Levchenko
                         D_Nelisse SUB |  SUB Pavlyuchenko

Referee: D_McDonald (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(fcp) I_Koybasi takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Rags 
          ...  D_Rags fires a shot at goal ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be P_Cech's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  P_Cech looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by Sektioui 
          ...  D_Rags gets to it! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  P_Cech is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Stankovic plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  P_Cech easily claims the ball! 
Min. 2  :(nwt) R_Liverani drives it forward to G_Hagi 
          ...  V_Bow reads the play well 
Min. 3  :(fcp) Sektioui turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to E_Adebayor 
          ...  Driven towards goal by E_Adebayor ! 
          ...  But P_Cech comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 3  :(nwt) P_Cech looks in some pain. He'll have to come off 
Min. 3  :(nwt) Falcón will come on for P_Cech and play GK 
Min. 4  :(fcp) I_Koybasi floats the ball in to find V_Bow 
          ...  V_Bow with the crafty shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  In off the post 
          ...  That’s put FC Porto in front! 
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Newcastle ...
Min. 5  :(nwt) R_Donadel moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Lovenkrands 
          ...  K_Richardson with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 6  :(fcp) I_Koybasi with the first time flick to D_Rags 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  M_Cech belts it clear 
Min. 9  :(fcp) T_Adams beats G_Glen 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  T_Adams gets his head to the ball ! 
          ...  Falcón saves it 
          ...  Good goalkeeping 
Min. 14 :(fcp) D_Rags dribbles it into the box 
          ...  D_Rags hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 16 :(fcp) H_Almeida lays the ball back to E_Adebayor 
          ...  E_Adebayor tries to beat Falcón from outside the area! 
          ...  But Falcón makes a fine save 
Min. 20 :(fcp) FC Porto's manager orders his side to play P 
Min. 22 :(fcp) D_Stankovic is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  E_Adebayor latches onto the end of it 
          ...  E_Adebayor cracks a laser towards goal ! 
          ...  Looks like it should be Falcón's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  Falcón looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Richardson plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  D_Stankovic loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  Falcón makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 25 :(fcp) H_Almeida chests it down 
          ...  H_Almeida with the shot on net ! 
          ...  Falcón gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 26 :(fcp) Sektioui has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  H_Almeida gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  H_Almeida has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  Falcón with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 27 :(nwt) T_Hitch with a Cruyff turn 
          ...  T_Hitch leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  But V_Baía makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 28 :(fcp) D_Rags flicks it over M_Vayrynen's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  D_Rags rifles it at the goal ! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 
Min. 30 :(fcp) H_Almeida with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past M_Cech 
          ...  He knocks it to D_Rags! 
          ...  D_Rags drives the ball low ! 
          ...  But he puts it well wide 
          ...  That was a mishit effort! 
Min. 32 :(fcp) K_Richardson has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Mills! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A well-placed shot from K_Richardson ! 
          ...  Falcón makes a good save 
Min. 34 :(fcp) D_Rags finds his way through 
          ...  R_Donadel with an ugly foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  E_Adebayor hits it hard 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! 
          ...  FC Porto 2-0 Newcastle ...
Min. 37 :(fcp) I_Koybasi pass splits open the defence and finds E_Adebayor 
          ...  E_Adebayor belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  Falcón gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 40 :(fcp) It seems FC Porto are making a tactical change to N 
Min. 40 :(nwt) M_Vayrynen takes on T_Adams 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  T_Adams with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK! 
          ...  A_Driver plays it short to G_Glen 
          ...  G_Glen swings in the shot! 
          ...  V_Baía with the save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 41 :(fcp) K_Richardson finds V_Bow with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  V_Bow with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(fcp) D_Stankovic wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to I_Koybasi 
          ...  D_Mills knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But D_McDonald just turns away! 
Min. 46 :(fcp) H_Almeida controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs T_Hitch 
          ...  He puts in E_Adebayor! 
          ...  E_Adebayor attempts to nutmeg Falcón! 
          ...  Falcón makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 2-0 Newcastle

Min. 47 :(fcp) D_Rags sprints past M_Cech 
          ...  D_Rags carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  That was a dismal effort! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 48 :(nwt) M_Cech knocks the ball back to Falcón 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He has put it into his own net!! 
          ...  FC Porto 3-0 Newcastle ...
Min. 49 :(fcp) E_Adebayor is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  E_Adebayor must beat Falcón! 
          ...  But Falcón makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 49 :(nwt) G_Hagi jumps over Yann_M_Vila's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  V_Bow cuts it out easily 
          ...  He clears the ball up field 
Min. 50 :(nwt) R_Liverani takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  D_Rags takes the player down!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
Min. 52 :(fcp) Sektioui hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  T_Adams latches onto it! 
          ...  T_Adams fires the shot in! 
          ...  Falcón gathers it comfortably 
Min. 53 :(fcp) I_Koybasi with a precise pass to V_Bow 
          ...  V_Bow with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  Falcón is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over !! 
          ...  Falcón looks very relieved! 
Min. 56 :(fcp) I_Koybasi kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  D_Rags gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Rags flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 60 :(fcp) FC Porto are switching their playing style to C 
Min. 61 :(fcp) V_Bow crosses to E_Adebayor 
          ...  E_Adebayor with the overhead ! 
          ...  Falcón with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 63 :(nwt) G_Glen with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  G_Glen shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  But V_Baía with the difficult save 
Min. 65 :(fcp) L_Escalada is being prepared to come on 
          ...  T_Adams is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF 
Min. 65 :(fcp) There's going to be a change 
          ...  D_Nelisse will come on for D_Rags and play FW 
Min. 65 :(nwt) a big roar from the crowd as Pavlyuchenko comes on for A_Driver to play FW 
Min. 65 :(nwt) P_Levchenko is being prepared to come on 
          ...  G_Hagi is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM 
Min. 67 :(nwt) G_Glen has it now 
          ...  He takes on V_Bow 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in Pavlyuchenko! 
          ...  Pavlyuchenko hits a great drive! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post !! 
          ...  V_Baía never had a chance! 
Min. 72 :(fcp) Sektioui barges T_Hitch off the ball 
          ...  Sektioui with the shot ! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 72 :(nwt) Pavlyuchenko runs forward 
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from E_Adebayor 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Hitch chips the ball into the area! 
          ...  V_Baía easily catches it! 
Min. 73 :(fcp) V_Bow runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to L_Escalada 
          ...  L_Escalada with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  FC Porto 4-0 Newcastle ...
Min. 74 :(fcp) K_Richardson looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Sektioui 
          ...  But T_Hitch comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 75 :(fcp) FC Porto altered their play to a D strategy 
Min. 75 :(nwt) M_Vayrynen controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  D_Lovenkrands gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  Yann_M_Vila takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 80 :(fcp) D_Nelisse picks out H_Almeida with the cross 
          ...  P_Levchenko takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 84 :(fcp) I_Koybasi dribbles it into the box 
          ...  I_Koybasi keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(fcp) Yann_M_Vila curls the ball out wide to D_Nelisse 
          ...  A delicate header from D_Nelisse ! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 88 :(nwt) P_Levchenko gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  L_Escalada beats him to the ball 
Min. 91 :(nwt) R_Liverani has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Stankovic 
          ...  He puts in Pavlyuchenko! 
          ...  Pavlyuchenko attempts a lob! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  V_Baía never had a chance! 
Min. 93 :(fcp) E_Adebayor beats the defender 
          ...  T_Hitch takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 97,237
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : V_Bow (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : V_Bow (4), E_Adebayor (34), M_Cech (48 og), L_Escalada (73)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Richardson (5), T_Adams (40)
Injured              : N/A
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : G_Glen
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : P_Cech (3)
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Match Statistics
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                                FC Porto  |    Newcastle
Attempts on Goal     :          28        |       5
Off target           :          13        |       2
On target            :          15        |       3
Possession           :          68        |       32
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       5
Key Passes           :          20        |       5
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Final Score          : FC Porto 4 - 0 Newcastle
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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  32   4   3   2  16 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  24   6   6  22 |  66   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  14
V_Bow          DF   2  23   8   5  13 |  95   0   2   2   1   3   1   0   0   0  50  44  28
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  20  11   6  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  12   0
H_Almeida      DF   2  23  10   9  29 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  36  16
I_Koybasi      DM   2  11  21   6  31 |  95   0   0   6   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  92   0
Sektioui       MF   1   1  26   5  37 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
D_Stankovic    MF   1   3  25   1  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   8
K_Richardson   MF   1   5  22   1  39 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  42  26
E_Adebayor     FW   2   6   6  22  35 |  95   0   1   0   0   8   1   0   0   0  25   0  76
D_Rags         FW   2   3   5  22  30 |  66   0   0   0   0   7   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
L_Escalada     DF   2  24  10   7  42 |  29   0   1   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  25   0  28
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  17  21   6  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Quaresma       MF   2   2  28   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Nelisse      FW   4   6   5  26  42 |  29   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   0

Player Statistics - Newcastle
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_Cech         GK  39   1   1   3  16 |   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
T_Hitch        DF   2  21   6  11  25 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  50   0   8
M_Cech         DF   2  21  11   5  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5 -20   0
D_Mills        DF   1  21   9   4  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5 -20 -20
R_Donadel      MF   3   5  21  11  35 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
G_Glen         MF   2   6  21  12  29 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20  -8  -4
D_Lovenkrands  FW   3   9   8  21  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Liverani     MF   3   8  22  13  40 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
A_Driver       MF   2   5  21   3  23 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Hagi         MF   2   5  25  10  30 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Vayrynen     MF   2   6  21  14  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Falcón         GK  25   5   2   3  19 |  92  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
B_Moore        DF   2  22  11  11  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Toure        DF   1  24   6  10  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Levchenko    AM   3  10  22  14  47 |  29   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Pavlyuchenko   FW   2  10   8  22  30 |  29   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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