Division One League Match, FC Porto vs. AS Roma (Mon May 26)


                             FC Porto  |  AS Roma
                            4-1-3-2 N  |  5-4-1 C
                         Shaun Winzor  |  Chris Ridout
                                       |
                        D_Marshall GK  |  GK L_McCormick
                       P_Rodriguez DF  |  DF B_Smith
                         H_Almeida DF  |  DF R_Neilson
                         M_Laursen DF  |  DF G_Clichy
                       L_Squillaci DF  |  DF F_Cannavaro
                        R_Nomvethe DM  |  DF A_Kerzhakov
                            G_Hagi MF  |  MF Y_Jiangshan
                      J_R_Riquelme MF  |  MF I_Muniain
                         R_Castias MF  |  MF Kelvin
                        E_Adebayor FW  |  MF B_Bannan
                            Amauri FW  |  FW N_Gomes
                                       |
                           C_Clark SUB |  SUB P_Gulacsi
                           B_Moore SUB |  SUB A_Britton
                        R_Rivelino SUB |  SUB Ludovic
                          Di_Maria SUB |  SUB S_Davis
                       J_Rodriguez SUB |  SUB Nathan_Dyer

Referee: S_Dougal (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(fcp) G_Hagi holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to P_Rodriguez
          ...  P_Rodriguez with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 2  :(fcp) P_Rodriguez beats the defender
          ...  What a shot from P_Rodriguez !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  But L_McCormick makes a fine save
Min. 4  :(asr) N_Gomes with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  R_Nomvethe anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 7  :(asr) Kelvin knocks it forward
          ...  M_Laursen slips
          ...  N_Gomes gets to it!
          ...  L_Squillaci slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Jiangshan hits it towards the far post!
          ...  D_Marshall easily catches it!
Min. 16 :(fcp) H_Almeida leaves his marker standing
          ...  R_Neilson goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 18 :(asr) N_Gomes beats his man
          ...  N_Gomes with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The FC Porto fans taunt him!
Min. 20 :(fcp) R_Castias finds the run of L_Squillaci
          ...  L_Squillaci tries the shot !
          ...  L_McCormick makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 20 :(asr) A_Kerzhakov holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to N_Gomes
          ...  Amauri with a pull on the shirt
          ...  S_Dougal warned him
Min. 22 :(fcp) G_Hagi with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Rodriguez
          ...  I_Muniain brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 22 :(asr) B_Bannan is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to Y_Jiangshan
          ...  Cleared by E_Adebayor
Min. 26 :(asr) Y_Jiangshan spots A_Kerzhakov who is in acres of space
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  L_Squillaci picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 27 :(fcp) R_Castias sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Amauri runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Amauri with a powerful header !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 28 :(asr) N_Gomes runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  L_Squillaci fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 30 :(fcp) Amauri with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  A_Kerzhakov hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Hagi drives it into the box!
          ...  A_Kerzhakov wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 36 :(asr) N_Gomes knocks the ball past P_Rodriguez
          ...  J_R_Riquelme with a bad challenge
          ...  S_Dougal will want to speak to him
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(fcp) Amauri brings it under control
          ...  He takes on N_Gomes
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_R_Riquelme!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  L_McCormick can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  L_McCormick makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 47 :(asr) B_Bannan is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to N_Gomes
          ...  P_Rodriguez takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 0-0 AS Roma

Min. 47 :(asr) I_Muniain with a measured ball to N_Gomes
          ...  R_Castias is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  S_Dougal ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Shaun Winzor looks relieved
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  Y_Jiangshan drives it in
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 47 :(asr) G_Clichy backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  A_Kerzhakov latches onto the end of it
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by L_Squillaci
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Bannan chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of D_Marshall
Min. 48 :(fcp) G_Hagi with a flicked pass to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor with the shot on net !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The AS Roma fans laugh at him
Min. 51 :(asr) G_Clichy runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Y_Jiangshan
          ...  L_Squillaci wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 58 :(asr) I_Muniain plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  J_R_Riquelme with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  He looks dejected with himself now
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  N_Gomes hits it over the wall
          ...  D_Marshall makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 58 :(asr) Curled in dangerously from I_Muniain to N_Gomes
          ...  P_Rodriguez forces him off the ball
Min. 61 :(fcp) M_Laursen with the first time flick to Amauri
          ...  But A_Kerzhakov sweeps up the threat
Min. 62 :(asr) G_Clichy breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on D_Marshall!
          ...  M_Laursen brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  G_Clichy knocks it forward
          ...  Y_Jiangshan gets on the end of it
          ...  Y_Jiangshan shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Kelvin floats the ball in!
          ...  D_Marshall jumps well to claim it!
Min. 62 :(asr) Y_Jiangshan moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Gomes
          ...  N_Gomes carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  D_Marshall looks relieved there!
Min. 63 :(fcp) G_Hagi has it now
          ...  He takes on A_Kerzhakov
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in E_Adebayor!
          ...  The defender plays it back to L_McCormick
          ...  E_Adebayor intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy L_McCormick
          ...  He tries to beat L_McCormick
          ...  L_McCormick dives on the ball !!
Min. 65 :(fcp) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  B_Moore will come on for H_Almeida and play DF
Min. 67 :(fcp) Di_Maria is being brought on
          ...  G_Hagi is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 67 :(fcp) Di_Maria moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 67 :(asr) A_Kerzhakov with a glorious 60-yard pass to N_Gomes
          ...  E_Adebayor pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  S_Dougal has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by S_Dougal!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 69 :(fcp) J_Rodriguez takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace E_Adebayor
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 70 :(fcp) FC Porto changed their strategy to play C
Min. 71 :(asr) I_Muniain has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past B_Moore
          ...  He puts in N_Gomes!
          ...  N_Gomes drives it towards goal !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 75 :(asr) Up goes the substitution board - Ludovic on for A_Kerzhakov as a MF
Min. 75 :(asr) A_Britton will replace R_Neilson and play DF
Min. 77 :(asr) G_Clichy sidesteps R_Nomvethe
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  L_Squillaci tackles cleanly
Min. 77 :(fcp) Amauri has it on the edge of the box
          ...  Kelvin with a well timed tackle
          ...  S_Dougal didn't like it though
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 83 :(fcp) M_Laursen slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from G_Clichy
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Di_Maria!
          ...  It comes to B_Moore
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 86 :(fcp) M_Laursen spits at B_Bannan
          ...  S_Dougal tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 87 :(asr) G_Clichy with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past B_Moore
          ...  Di_Maria dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(asr) B_Smith finds N_Gomes with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  P_Rodriguez slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 90 :(fcp) B_Moore cuts inside Kelvin
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Fine tackle by G_Clichy
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 91 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe plays it forward to B_Moore
          ...  B_Moore heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  L_McCormick gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 108,501
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : L_Squillaci (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : J_R_Riquelme (58)
Booked               : M_Laursen (62), E_Adebayor (67)
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : A_Kerzhakov
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    |     AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       6
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :           4        |       1
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          15        |       7
Key Tackles          :          11        |       6
Key Passes           :          10        |       13
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Final Score          : FC Porto 0 - 0 AS Roma
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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  34   7   5   7  14 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
P_Rodriguez    DF   2  27   8   9  28 |  94   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  85   0   9
H_Almeida      DF   2  25  11  10  29 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Laursen      DF   2  25   8   6  30 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  10  -2
L_Squillaci    DF   4  23  10   7  37 |  94   0   5   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  75   0   8
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  18  22   6  28 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
G_Hagi         MF   2   5  29  10  30 |  69   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
J_R_Riquelme   MF   3   5  24  20  34 |  60   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -9
R_Castias      MF   2   8  24   9  29 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  26  35 |  71   0   1   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  13  -2   8
Amauri         FW   2   6   7  25  29 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
C_Clark        GK  27   4   2   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Moore        DF   2  24  12  11  20 |  27   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
R_Rivelino     DM   3  12  23   7  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  26   5  37 |  25   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
J_Rodriguez    FW   2   4   7  23  23 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - AS Roma
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_McCormick    GK  34   2   3   2  17 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
B_Smith        DF   1  27  11   1  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
R_Neilson      DF   1  26  13   2  29 |  77   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
G_Clichy       DF   2  26   9   9  32 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  24   0
F_Cannavaro    DF   2  26   6   2  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  23  10   7  42 |  77   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  24   0
Y_Jiangshan    MF   2   7  25  16  23 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24   2
I_Muniain      MF   1   9  25   7  24 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  36   0
Kelvin         MF   2   6  23  12  36 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
B_Bannan       MF   1   7  23   4  27 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
N_Gomes        FW   1   4   3  26  37 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
P_Gulacsi      GK  23   2   3   3  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Britton      DF   2  24   8   7  15 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ludovic        MF   2   1  26   1  25 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Davis        MF   1   3  23  11  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   6  10  23  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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