Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match 4, Barcelona vs. FC Porto (Wed Sep 04)


                            Barcelona  |  FC Porto
                          4-1-3-1-1 E  |  5-1-3-1 N
                           Andie Glen  |  Anthony Harrris
                                       |
                          T_McGill GK  |  GK D_Vukovic
                        Marco_Rojo DF  |  DF J_A_Boumsong
                            D_Burn DF  |  DF C_C_Vickers
                           J_James DF  |  DF C_Jullien
                            T_Haas DF  |  DF T_Alexander
                           P_Erras DM  |  DF M_Tresor
                          Tabbatta MF  |  DM Diego
                       Amine_Harit MF  |  MF J_McGinn
                          N_Stiles MF  |  MF N_Sirrah
                       Taliyah_Jnr AM  |  MF AFrizzel
                          K_Mbappe FW  |  FW M_McKay
                                       |
                          J_Cranky SUB |  SUB O_Kahn
                            Arthur SUB |  SUB A_Bastoni
                          D_Abdoun SUB |  SUB Ainiesta
                        F_Rijkaard SUB |  SUB S_Eustaquio
                      P_B_E_Dybala SUB |  SUB Jeffinho

Referee: C_Vergetis (Greece)


Min. 1  :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Mbappe
          ...  A glorious effort by K_Mbappe !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 2  :(brc) P_Erras looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Amine_Harit
          ...  Amine_Harit with the attempt at goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the Barcelona fans!
          ...  Barcelona go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Barcelona 1-0 FC Porto ...
Min. 2  :(brc) Marco_Rojo brings it under control
          ...  He takes on J_A_Boumsong
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Burn!
          ...  C_C_Vickers is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  C_Vergetis reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 8  :(fcp) M_McKay with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  N_Stiles with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that s a foul
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  M_McKay bends it in
          ...  T_McGill gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 10 :(fcp) J_McGinn takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into T_Alexander
          ...  T_Alexander with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  T_McGill gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 11 :(fcp) AFrizzel with a reverse pass to M_McKay
          ...  T_McGill takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  The ref gives a PENALTY !!
          ...  M_McKay will take it
          ...  T_McGill dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  It's all square now!
          ...  Barcelona 1-1 FC Porto...
Min. 12 :(brc) P_Erras plays the early ball across the box to find K_Mbappe in space
          ...  K_Mbappe has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  Looks like it should be D_Vukovic's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  D_Vukovic looks embarrassed!
          ...  That s put Barcelona in front!
          ...  Barcelona 2-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 15 :(brc) K_Mbappe picks up a loose ball
          ...  K_Mbappe hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But D_Vukovic just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  C_Vergetis has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 22 :(fcp) J_A_Boumsong with a clever shimmy
          ...  N_Stiles is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  He is warned by C_Vergetis
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 26 :(brc) Amine_Harit looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe with the goal bound shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The linesman raised his flag
          ...  That looked like a very bad decision
Min. 27 :(brc) Tabbatta hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr collects the loose ball!
          ...  J_A_Boumsong pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 30 :(brc) Barcelona made the switch to a C strategy
Min. 33 :(brc) Tabbatta turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Haas
          ...  T_Haas sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 35 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr with an in swinging cross to K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 36 :(brc) Tabbatta with a slick pass to Amine_Harit
          ...  C_Jullien plays the back pass
          ...  D_Vukovic can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_James!
          ...  T_Haas gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Vukovic with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 38 :(fcp) Diego takes advantage of a mistake by Marco_Rojo
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Amine_Harit with a clumsy challenge
          ...  C_Vergetis warned him
Min. 39 :(brc) Amine_Harit has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Tresor
          ...  He puts in K_Mbappe!
          ...  K_Mbappe has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  The shot slips through D_Vukovic's hands
          ...  But D_Vukovic recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 40 :(fcp) M_McKay beats J_James
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Taliyah_Jnr with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 41 :(fcp) AFrizzel finds T_Alexander with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  T_Alexander has a go!
          ...  T_McGill is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  T_McGill looks very relieved!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 48 :(fcp) Diego breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_McGill!
          ...  Marco_Rojo brings him down!
          ...  C_Vergetis calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Barcelona 2-1 FC Porto

Min. 52 :(fcp) N_Sirrah with a probing pass to J_A_Boumsong
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by D_Burn
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 55 :(brc) Arthur is coming on for Marco_Rojo and playing DF
Min. 58 :(brc) Taliyah_Jnr looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Burn
          ...  M_Tresor reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 59 :(fcp) J_McGinn with the towering header to AFrizzel
          ...  D_Burn bundles the player over!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 60 :(brc) The ball is passed in from Arthur, he finds K_Mbappe
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_A_Boumsong
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 61 :(brc) N_Stiles controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  Amine_Harit gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  But M_Tresor will cut out the threat
Min. 62 :(brc) P_Erras looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  AFrizzel reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 65 :(brc) F_Rijkaard is ready to come on to replace Taliyah_Jnr
          ...  Looks like he will play as a AM
Min. 65 :(brc) Tabbatta has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Alexander
          ...  He puts in F_Rijkaard!
          ...  F_Rijkaard aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 69 :(brc) Amine_Harit brings it under control
          ...  He takes on T_Alexander
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in K_Mbappe!
          ...  J_A_Boumsong knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But C_Vergetis just turns away!
Min. 70 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala is going to be brought on
          ...  K_Mbappe is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 71 :(fcp) Diego with an intelligent ball to J_A_Boumsong
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by T_Haas
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Diego floats the ball in!
          ...  T_McGill catches it!
Min. 78 :(fcp) There's going to be a change
          ...  S_Eustaquio will come on for N_Sirrah and play MF
Min. 79 :(fcp) Ainiesta is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_McGinn is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(fcp) Jeffinho is ready to come on to replace M_McKay
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 80 :(brc) The ball runs loose!
          ...  F_Rijkaard seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  F_Rijkaard gets up high for the header !
          ...  D_Vukovic falls over
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  D_Vukovic looks a little embarrassed now!
          ...  Barcelona 3-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 81 :(fcp) A_Bastoni comes on for J_A_Boumsong and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 81 :(fcp) It seems FC Porto are making a tactical change to E
Min. 81 :(brc) T_Haas picks out D_Burn with the cross
          ...  D_Burn hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  C_Vergetis talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
          ...  The Barcelona fans celebrate though!
          ...  Barcelona 4-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 84 :(fcp) Jeffinho skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to T_Alexander
          ...  T_Alexander with the drive!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_McGill moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  T_McGill tips it wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Eustaquio chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  T_McGill reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 85 :(brc) F_Rijkaard loses C_C_Vickers
          ...  C_Jullien with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  C_Vergetis wants a quiet word
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is within shooting distance!
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala drives it under the wall
          ...  Looks like it should be D_Vukovic's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  D_Vukovic looks embarrassed!
          ...  Barcelona 5-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 87 :(fcp) AFrizzel plays a first time ball through the defence to Jeffinho
          ...  Jeffinho has a go!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Eustaquio chips the ball into the area!
          ...  AFrizzel tries to place the shot!
          ...  T_McGill just watches float over the bar!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(brc) T_Haas controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  C_Jullien brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But C_Vergetis waves play on!!!
Min. 89 :(brc) Tabbatta takes advantage of a mistake by C_Jullien
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Tabbatta blasts it at the goal !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Camp Nou
Attendance           : 147,140
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : K_Mbappe (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Amine_Harit (2), K_Mbappe (12), F_Rijkaard (80), D_Burn (81), P_B_E_Dybala (85)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Stiles (8), T_McGill (11), Taliyah_Jnr (40), Marco_Rojo (48)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : M_McKay
Scorers              : M_McKay (11 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_C_Vickers (2)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Barcelona     |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       7
Off target           :           5        |       5
On target            :           9        |       2
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :          10        |       9
Key Tackles          :           3        |       8
Key Passes           :          17        |       8
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Final Score          : Barcelona 5 - 1 FC Porto
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Player Statistics - Barcelona
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_McGill       GK  38   2   3   1  31 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  36  12   8  30 |  59   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
D_Burn         DF   2  35  11  13  21 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  60  20  45
J_James        DF   2  32  24   1  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Haas         DF   2  32  14   8  11 |  95   0   1   2   1   2   0   0   0   0  20  40   5
P_Erras        DM   2  18  32   1  25 |  95   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
Tabbatta       MF   2   2  34  16  11 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Amine_Harit    MF   2  10  31  18  28 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  25
N_Stiles       MF   2  18  31   1  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  28  18
Taliyah_Jnr    AM   1   5  32  24  28 |  69   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
K_Mbappe       FW   2   8   8  40  12 |  74   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
J_Cranky       GK  30   3   3   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Arthur         DF   1  32  17   1  21 |  36   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Abdoun       DF   3  31  10   7  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Rijkaard     AM   2   1  31  24  28 |  26   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
P_B_E_Dybala   FW   2   7   9  35  22 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25

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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D_Vukovic      GK  31   4   3   2  28 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -35   0   0   0
J_A_Boumsong   DF   2  30  10  11  20 |  85   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
C_C_Vickers    DF   1  30   2   2  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
C_Jullien      DF   1  29   7   5  29 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
T_Alexander    DF   1  27   7   9  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Tresor       DF   3  26   4   6  11 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Diego          DM   1  15  26   8  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_McGinn       MF   1   4  33   3  10 |  83   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
N_Sirrah       MF   2   3  31   1  32 |  82   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
AFrizzel       MF   1   5  27   4  28 |  95   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
M_McKay        FW   3   8  11  32  21 |  84   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0 -20 -20   5
O_Kahn         GK  25   3   5   5  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Bastoni      DF   2  25   8  10  23 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ainiesta       MF   2   2  27   3  20 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Eustaquio    MF   1  10  25  17  22 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jeffinho       FW   2   1   5  29  15 |  11   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
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