Division One League Match, FC Porto vs. Arsenal (Mon Oct 22)


                             FC Porto  |  Arsenal
                          4-1-2-1-2 A  |  4-5-1 P
                         Shaun Winzor  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                        D_Marshall GK  |  GK J_Lehmann
                           T_Adams DF  |  DF S_Logan
                           T_Wilks DF  |  DF N_Vidic
                         H_Almeida DF  |  DF J_Myre
                      Ciaran_Clark DF  |  DF P_Jones
                     Pichu_Atienza DM  |  MF A_Isaksson
                          Sektioui MF  |  MF N_Scally
                          R_Mavuba MF  |  MF S_Severin
                      J_R_Riquelme AM  |  MF Matheus
                        E_Adebayor FW  |  MF S_Davies
                            Sansao FW  |  FW P_Currer
                                       |
                          J_Moreau SUB |  SUB F_Carini
                          S_Rolfes SUB |  SUB N_Burdisso
                        R_Nomvethe SUB |  SUB D_Caicedo
                           I_Jesus SUB |  SUB M_Dembele
                       F_Morientes SUB |  SUB G_Schelotto

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 4  :(fcp) Pichu_Atienza sidesteps S_Davies
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Driven towards goal by Pichu_Atienza !
          ...  J_Lehmann won't get to that!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!!
          ...  That's given FC Porto the lead!
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 5  :(fcp) E_Adebayor sidesteps Matheus
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  N_Scally reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 7  :(arn) S_Severin finds P_Jones with a ball over the defence
          ...  P_Jones goes for the top corner !
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Matheus!
          ...  D_Marshall catches it!
Min. 8  :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  E_Adebayor gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  But S_Logan wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 11 :(fcp) J_Lehmann miss-kicks!
          ...  H_Almeida is through!
          ...  J_Myre plays the back pass
          ...  J_Lehmann can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Sektioui chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  R_Mavuba loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Sektioui chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  E_Adebayor makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  J_Lehmann just watches float over the bar!
Min. 13 :(arn) Matheus gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds P_Currer
          ...  P_Currer tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  D_Marshall is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 17 :(fcp) Sektioui kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  T_Adams gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  P_Jones hits it out for a throw
Min. 18 :(fcp) Ciaran_Clark turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  J_R_Riquelme hits a great drive!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 21 :(arn) S_Severin with the header on
          ...  He finds P_Currer in space
          ...  P_Currer leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 22 :(fcp) Pichu_Atienza hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  J_R_Riquelme latches onto it!
          ...  J_Myre gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 22 :(arn) P_Jones with the heel pass to P_Currer
          ...  P_Currer gets his head to the ball !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  D_Marshall moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  D_Marshall catches it with style!
Min. 27 :(arn) P_Currer had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  P_Currer drives it low !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  D_Marshall moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  D_Marshall catches it with style!
Min. 29 :(fcp) Sektioui sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Sansao
          ...  Sansao fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But he's missed it!
          ...  He couldn't hit a cow's arse with a banjo
Min. 32 :(arn) P_Currer steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs Ciaran_Clark
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from H_Almeida
Min. 33 :(fcp) H_Almeida with the first time flick to Sektioui
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Sektioui !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 33 :(arn) A_Isaksson is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to J_Myre
          ...  J_Myre looks to see where D_Marshall is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But D_Marshall makes a fine save
Min. 37 :(fcp) Sektioui skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to E_Adebayor
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  P_Jones looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 37 :(arn) N_Scally hoists the ball across to S_Logan
          ...  A vicious shot by S_Logan !
          ...  It floats over D_Marshall
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 39 :(fcp) The ball goes loose!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  Matheus with a deliberate foul
          ...  K_Ippi will want to speak to him
Min. 41 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme boots it towards E_Adebayor
          ...  J_Myre forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Sektioui curls it into the box!
          ...  R_Mavuba with the header
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 41 :(arn) N_Vidic slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  T_Wilks with the block
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(fcp) Pichu_Atienza finds H_Almeida in the box
          ...  S_Davies beats him to the ball
Min. 45 :(arn) N_Scally finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  N_Scally has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 46 :(fcp) R_Mavuba threads the through ball to Sansao
          ...  Sansao rifles it to the far post !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  J_Lehmann tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme hits it towards the far post!
          ...  J_Lehmann jumps well to claim it!
Min. 48 :(fcp) Sansao sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Sansao with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But J_Lehmann hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 48 :(arn) P_Currer runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  T_Adams hits it out for a throw

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 1-0 Arsenal

Min. 47 :(arn) N_Scally crosses to P_Jones
          ...  A thundering drive by P_Jones !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The FC Porto fans taunt him!
Min. 52 :(fcp) Sektioui with a smart pass to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor tries to chip the ball over J_Lehmann!
          ...  J_Lehmann watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 52 :(arn) S_Severin holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to N_Scally
          ...  The defender fails to control it
          ...  N_Scally picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal
          ...  He is one on one with D_Marshall
          ...  He rounds D_Marshall
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 53 :(arn) D_Caicedo is coming on for J_Myre and playing DF
Min. 53 :(arn) A_Isaksson retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  S_Logan latches onto the end of it
          ...  The ball hits T_Wilks in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 55 :(arn) Arsenal will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 58 :(arn) S_Logan is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to P_Currer
          ...  P_Currer attempts the shot!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 60 :(fcp) R_Mavuba is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to H_Almeida
          ...  H_Almeida with a thundering shot!
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 61 :(arn) P_Currer had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  P_Currer flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But D_Marshall just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  K_Ippi has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 65 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe is being brought on
          ...  J_R_Riquelme is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DM
Min. 67 :(fcp) S_Rolfes is ready to come on to replace T_Wilks
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 68 :(fcp) F_Morientes will come on for Sansao and play FW
Min. 68 :(fcp) Pichu_Atienza with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past N_Vidic
          ...  He knocks it to E_Adebayor!
          ...  S_Davies intercepts the pass
Min. 69 :(fcp) R_Mavuba threads the through ball to S_Rolfes
          ...  D_Caicedo wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 70 :(arn) S_Severin finds P_Currer with a ball over the defence
          ...  But Ciaran_Clark wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 73 :(fcp) Sektioui lobs it over D_Caicedo
          ...  Sektioui with the header !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 74 :(arn) P_Currer looks injured. He's been stretchered off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
          ...  He returns to the pitch to carry on
          ...  He seems to be ok
Min. 75 :(arn) S_Davies looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards P_Currer
          ...  Ciaran_Clark tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by S_Davies!
          ...  T_Adams gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 76 :(fcp) R_Mavuba looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Adebayor
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from N_Vidic
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 80 :(arn) Matheus is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to P_Jones
          ...  P_Jones from 20 yards !
          ...  D_Marshall saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 81 :(fcp) The ball is passed in from Sektioui, he finds E_Adebayor
          ...  P_Jones bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 83 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Adebayor
          ...  S_Logan makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 84 :(fcp) Sektioui backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  F_Morientes latches onto the end of it
          ...  Good sliding challenge from P_Currer and it had to be
Min. 86 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe with a short pass to find F_Morientes
          ...  F_Morientes with the chance !
          ...  J_Lehmann gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 87 :(fcp) Sektioui is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to H_Almeida
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  S_Logan hits it out for a throw
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(arn) Matheus hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  P_Currer latches onto it!
          ...  P_Currer could have let it bounce!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Scally hits it towards the far post!
          ...  It comes to A_Isaksson
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But D_Marshall pulls out a save of the game

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 97,200
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : Pichu_Atienza (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Pichu_Atienza (4)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : P_Currer
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                FC Porto  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       15
Off target           :           9        |       9
On target            :           4        |       6
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           4        |       15
Key Tackles          :           6        |       14
Key Passes           :          20        |       14
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Final Score          : FC Porto 1 - 0 Arsenal
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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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D_Marshall     GK  31   7   5   7  14 |  95   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  25   6   6  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
T_Wilks        DF   2  25   9   8  30 |  70   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  20  20
H_Almeida      DF   2  23  10  10  29 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  55  12   1
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  23   8   8  24 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
Pichu_Atienza  DM   1  14  21   5  33 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  36  28
Sektioui       MF   1   1  27   5  37 |  95   0   0   7   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  84   2
R_Mavuba       MF   2  10  24  10  28 |  95   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  48   2
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   5  23  19  34 |  68   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   1
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   6  25  35 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Sansao         FW   1   7   8  24  23 |  71   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Rolfes       DF   2  24   6   8  34 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  17  21   6  28 |  27   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  44  20
I_Jesus        MF   2   6  23   6  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Morientes    FW   1   3   9  23  35 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8

Player Statistics - Arsenal
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_Lehmann      GK  34   2   4   4  19 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
S_Logan        DF   3  24   9   7  36 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  45  12   1
N_Vidic        DF   3  23   6   7  36 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5 -20 -20
J_Myre         DF   2  23   7   7  39 |  56   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  45   0   8
P_Jones        DF   2  21  10   6  28 |  95   0   2   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  30  12  10
A_Isaksson     MF   1   7  24   4  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   8
N_Scally       MF   2   4  24   6  28 |  95   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  24   2
S_Severin      MF   2   3  23   2  36 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
Matheus        MF   1   7  22   2  31 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
S_Davies       MF   2  10  22   8  13 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  10  -8 -20
P_Currer       FW   1   2   8  23  32 |  95   0   1   0   0   7   0   0   0   0  15   0  28
F_Carini       GK  22   4   1   3  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Burdisso     DF   2  23   8   6  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Caicedo      DF   1  22   7   6  47 |  39   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
M_Dembele      MF   1  10  21   6  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Schelotto    FW   2   4   4  24  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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