Elite Football League Cup 1st Round Match, FC Porto vs. Rangers FC (Sun Oct 30)


                             FC Porto  |  Rangers FC
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-4-2 N
                         Shaun Winzor  |  Gazza Grant
                                       |
                            V_Baía GK  |  GK J_Dudek
                        U_DeLaCruz DF  |  DF M_Hart
                           T_Adams DF  |  DF L_Amoruso
                        L_Escalada DF  |  DF M_Lindberg
                             V_Bow DF  |  DF E_Johnson
                         I_Koybasi DM  |  MF K_Lafferty
                          Quaresma MF  |  MF S_Phelan
                       D_Stankovic MF  |  MF O_Bosingwa
                      K_Richardson MF  |  MF I_Muniain
                        E_Adebayor FW  |  FW L_Podolski
                            D_Rags FW  |  FW M_Murphy
                                       |
                          J_Moreau SUB |  SUB T_Snelders
                         H_Almeida SUB |  SUB A_McLeish
                        R_Nomvethe SUB |  SUB J_Jurado
                          Sektioui SUB |  SUB Kaka
                         D_Nelisse SUB |  SUB N_Jelavic

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 7  :(fcp) V_Bow moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Adams 
          ...  M_Lindberg with a well timed tackle 
          ...  K_Clark didn't like it though 
          ...  K_Clark shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 8  :(fcp) D_Stankovic with an in swinging cross to E_Adebayor 
          ...  E_Adebayor with the 40 yard drive ! 
          ...  But it goes just over 
Min. 11 :(rfc) L_Podolski sidesteps I_Koybasi 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  L_Podolski has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward! 
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort 
Min. 17 :(fcp) D_Stankovic holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Rags 
          ...  But L_Amoruso slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 18 :(fcp) Quaresma floats the ball in to find D_Rags 
          ...  M_Lindberg wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 22 :(rfc) K_Lafferty with a glorious long pass to E_Johnson 
          ...  E_Johnson heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  V_Baía with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 23 :(fcp) Quaresma unselfishly lays the ball back to U_DeLaCruz 
          ...  But K_Lafferty wins the tackle 
Min. 24 :(fcp) D_Rags plays a clever one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  D_Rags with the drive! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 25 :(fcp) I_Koybasi takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Quaresma 
          ...  Quaresma runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  J_Dudek moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It’s beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And into the net! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That’s put FC Porto in front! 
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 25 :(rfc) Curled in dangerously from K_Lafferty to O_Bosingwa 
          ...  O_Bosingwa attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 29 :(fcp) D_Stankovic passes the ball to D_Rags 
          ...  D_Rags with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 29 :(fcp) D_Rags makes the tackle 
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly 
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball 
          ...  L_Podolski rushes in with a poor tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  K_Clark tries to calm him down 
Min. 31 :(fcp) I_Koybasi takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into D_Rags 
          ...  M_Lindberg reads the play well 
Min. 37 :(fcp) I_Koybasi kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  D_Rags gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Rags throws himself at the ball ! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  J_Dudek never had a chance! 
Min. 40 :(rfc) M_Murphy runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  V_Bow pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! 
          ...  K_Clark has stopped play 
          ...  Well spotted by K_Clark! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  It is deep inside there own half 
          ...  K_Lafferty swings it in 
          ...  O_Bosingwa gets on the end of it 
          ...  U_DeLaCruz knocks the ball back to V_Baía 
          ...  Ohhhh no!! 
          ...  It’s gone past V_Baía! 
          ...  And just creeps wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Lafferty plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  It comes to S_Phelan 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  The net bulges! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He runs towards the fans! 
          ...  And slides on his knees! 
          ...  Rangers FC have squared things up with that goal! 
          ...  FC Porto 1-1 Rangers FC ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 1-1 Rangers FC

Min. 46 :(fcp) Quaresma gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Quaresma tries to chip the ball over J_Dudek! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!! 
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag! 
          ...  But it's been ruled out! 
          ...  He was caught offside 
Min. 50 :(fcp) Quaresma with a probing through ball I_Koybasi 
          ...  L_Amoruso reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 51 :(rfc) K_Lafferty with the nutmeg 
          ...  He takes the ball forward 
          ...  K_Lafferty fires off a right-footed shot ! 
          ...  But V_Baía palms it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by K_Lafferty! 
          ...  T_Adams wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 53 :(fcp) K_Richardson with the towering header to E_Adebayor 
          ...  But E_Johnson with the fine tackle 
Min. 54 :(fcp) D_Stankovic with the header on 
          ...  He finds I_Koybasi in space 
          ...  I_Koybasi with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It's just over! 
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that! 
Min. 55 :(fcp) H_Almeida comes on for L_Escalada and takes up a DF role 
Min. 55 :(fcp) D_Nelisse takes off his tracksuit 
          ...  he'll replace D_Rags as FW 
Min. 58 :(rfc) J_Jurado is going to be brought on 
          ...  K_Lafferty is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He applauds the crowd 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 58 :(rfc) S_Phelan off the woodwork. 
          ...  M_Murphy picks up the deflection 
          ...  M_Murphy with the strike ! 
          ...  V_Baía blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 60 :(fcp) Sektioui is going to be brought on 
          ...  Quaresma is leaving the pitch 
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today 
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF 
Min. 61 :(rfc) A_McLeish is ready to come on to replace M_Hart 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF 
Min. 62 :(rfc) I_Muniain finds his way through 
          ...  He bears down on goal 
          ...  I_Muniain tries to chip the ball over the keeper ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 64 :(rfc) E_Johnson with the diagonal pass M_Murphy 
          ...  M_Murphy carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  But V_Baía tips it behind 
          ...  K_Clark has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 67 :(rfc) J_Jurado looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Lindberg 
          ...  I_Koybasi pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 70 :(fcp) The FC Porto manager told his side to change to a A strategy 
Min. 70 :(rfc) There's going to be a change 
          ...  Kaka will come on for S_Phelan and play MF 
Min. 71 :(rfc) L_Amoruso is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to L_Podolski 
          ...  U_DeLaCruz tackles cleanly 
Min. 72 :(fcp) H_Almeida lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  D_Nelisse latches on to it 
          ...  L_Amoruso bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 72 :(rfc) J_Jurado spits at Sektioui 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  K_Clark calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 73 :(rfc) J_Jurado turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Lindberg 
          ...  M_Lindberg attempts the shot! 
          ...  V_Baía makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball up field! 
Min. 76 :(rfc) O_Bosingwa takes possession of the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to I_Muniain 
          ...  I_Koybasi takes the ball and the player!! 
          ...  But the ref waves play on!! 
Min. 77 :(rfc) I_Muniain retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball up field 
          ...  M_Murphy latches onto the end of it 
          ...  M_Murphy with the drive! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  V_Baía pushes it behind ! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Muniain crosses it in! 
          ...  V_Bow heads it away 
Min. 78 :(fcp) D_Nelisse can't keep control of it and loses possession! 
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back! 
          ...  He creates some space for an opening! 
          ...  D_Nelisse with an overhead kick ! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  But J_Dudek reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 85 :(fcp) V_Bow hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  E_Adebayor collects the loose ball! 
          ...  L_Amoruso takes the player down!! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  Unbelievable! 
Min. 86 :(fcp) K_Richardson with a one-touch layoff to D_Nelisse 
          ...  L_Amoruso muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It’s in a very dangerous position! 
          ...  T_Adams knocks it forward 
          ...  H_Almeida gets on the end of it 
          ...  H_Almeida pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  J_Dudek is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Koybasi swings it in! 
          ...  J_Dudek easily claims the ball! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(fcp) H_Almeida sidesteps L_Amoruso 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  But M_Lindberg comes away with the ball 
          ...  Excellent defending there! 
Min. 89 :(fcp) E_Adebayor takes possession 
          ...  What can he do here? 
          ...  E_Adebayor pounds a rocket on goal ! 
          ...  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. 90 :(fcp) Sektioui sidesteps L_Amoruso 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  M_Murphy clears with a diving header 

*************  PENALTY SHOOTOUT  *************


          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  D_Nelisse steps up!
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Rangers FC...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  L_Podolski steps up!
          ...  He's converted it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  FC Porto 1-1 Rangers FC...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  E_Adebayor steps up!
          ...  He sends J_Dudek the wrong way 
          ...  Clinical Penalty 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  FC Porto 2-1 Rangers FC...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  M_Murphy steps up!
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  FC Porto 2-2 Rangers FC...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  H_Almeida steps up!
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  FC Porto 3-2 Rangers FC...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  O_Bosingwa is taking it!
          ...  He's converted it!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  FC Porto 3-3 Rangers FC...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  U_DeLaCruz steps up!
          ...  J_Dudek dives 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The keeper had no chance there! 
          ...  FC Porto 4-3 Rangers FC...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Kaka is taking it!
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  FC Porto 4-4 Rangers FC...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  T_Adams is taking it!
          ...  J_Dudek with the save!! 

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  M_Lindberg is taking it!
          ...  V_Baía dives 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The keeper had no chance there! 
          ...  FC Porto 4-5 Rangers FC...


          ...  Rangers FC wins the penalty shootout



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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 97,283
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : I_Koybasi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Quaresma (25)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : V_Bow (40)
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : K_Lafferty
Scorers              : S_Phelan (40)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Lindberg (7), J_Jurado (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                FC Porto  |    Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       10
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :           3        |       7
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       14
Key Tackles          :           4        |       10
Key Passes           :          14        |       9
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Final Score          : FC Porto 1 - 1 Rangers FC
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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 |  93   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
U_DeLaCruz     DF   2  24   8   8  21 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  24   6   6  22 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
L_Escalada     DF   2  24  10   7  42 |  57   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Bow          DF   2  24   8   5  13 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  23  22  -2
I_Koybasi      DM   2  11  21   6  31 |  93   0   2   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  50  56   0
Quaresma       MF   2   2  29   8  21 |  62   0   0   3   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  36  36
D_Stankovic    MF   1   3  25   1  28 |  93   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
K_Richardson   MF   1   5  22   1  39 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
E_Adebayor     FW   2   6   6  23  35 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rags         FW   2   3   5  22  30 |  57   0   0   0   0   3   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
H_Almeida      DF   2  23  10  10  29 |  36   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  17  21   6  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sektioui       MF   1   1  27   5  37 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Nelisse      FW   4   6   5  26  42 |  36   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8

Player Statistics - Rangers FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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J_Dudek        GK  35   3   1   1  18 |  93   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hart         DF   2  25   4   1  22 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Amoruso      DF   1  24  10   7  42 |  93   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 100  12   0
M_Lindberg     DF   1  23   8   8  42 |  93   0   3   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  73  -2   6
E_Johnson      DF   1  22   7   5  31 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  12   8
K_Lafferty     MF   2   8  26   7  19 |  60   0   1   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  25  44   8
S_Phelan       MF   3   6  25  19  36 |  72   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  12  28
O_Bosingwa     MF   4   7  23  16  47 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
I_Muniain      MF   1   9  21   7  24 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
L_Podolski     FW   1   5   2  24  24 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Murphy       FW   1  11  13  24  26 |  93   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  25   0  24
T_Snelders     GK  28   2   3   4  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_McLeish      DF   1  21   9   5  26 |  30   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Jurado       MF   1  13  22   7  28 |  33   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  22  -2
Kaka           MF   2   6  22  15  32 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Jelavic      FW   2   6   7  24  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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