Elite FA Cup Group Match, FC Porto vs. Benfica (Sun Apr 07)


                             FC Porto  |  Benfica
                            4-2-2-2 N  |  4-4-2 E
                         Shaun Winzor  |  Steven Theobald
                                       |
                        D_Marshall GK  |  GK E_Thorstvedt
                         H_Almeida DF  |  DF R_Neilson
                         M_Laursen DF  |  DF Heraldo
                         D_McGrain DF  |  DF Fernando_Mera
                        C_Smalling DF  |  DF Yann_M_Vila
                        R_Nomvethe DM  |  MF Sektioui
                     Pichu_Atienza DM  |  MF B_Zamora
                          R_Mavuba MF  |  MF B_Abdoulaye
                          B_Bannan MF  |  MF P_Do_Shaw
                        E_Adebayor FW  |  FW S_Morison
                          Juanfran FW  |  FW N_Jelavic
                                       |
                         M_Eardley SUB |  SUB J_Moreau
                          S_Rolfes SUB |  SUB J_Djourou
                          Di_Maria SUB |  SUB G_Hagi
                      J_R_Riquelme SUB |  SUB B_Emre
                            Sansao SUB |  SUB K_McInally

Referee: H_Webb (England)


Min. 1  :(fcp) R_Nomvethe finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  Fernando_Mera gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 2  :(fcp) D_McGrain finds E_Adebayor with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  E_Adebayor tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 4  :(bfa) B_Abdoulaye has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past E_Adebayor
          ...  He puts in Heraldo!
          ...  H_Almeida with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 6  :(bfa) B_Zamora looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards Heraldo
          ...  M_Laursen with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  H_Webb tries to calm him down
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  B_Zamora knocks it forward
          ...  Sektioui gets on the end of it
          ...  But H_Almeida slides in two footed.
          ...  H_Webb has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 7  :(bfa) Sektioui gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Heraldo is unmarked
          ...  Heraldo with the shot !
          ...  D_Marshall falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  And goes wide!!
          ...  D_Marshall looks relieved!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Sektioui
          ...  It comes to S_Morison
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 10 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila sidesteps R_Nomvethe
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  H_Almeida with a deliberate foul
          ...  That deserves a punishment
Min. 15 :(fcp) Pichu_Atienza finds E_Adebayor with a ball over the defence
          ...  R_Neilson pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 15 :(fcp) E_Adebayor with a burst of pace
          ...  Fernando_Mera is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  Juanfran hits it hard
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt with the difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Mavuba curls it into the box!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt easily catches it!
Min. 16 :(fcp) B_Bannan looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor with the header !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt tips it over
          ...  H_Webb has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 19 :(bfa) N_Jelavic beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves H_Webb
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Laursen
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Sektioui lofts the ball in!
          ...  Pichu_Atienza clears the danger
Min. 20 :(fcp) FC Porto switch to playing C
Min. 22 :(bfa) N_Jelavic with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  H_Almeida gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 23 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe cuts the ball back to R_Mavuba
          ...  But Heraldo wins the ball
Min. 32 :(fcp) R_Mavuba takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Adebayor
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Heraldo takes possession
Min. 34 :(fcp) E_Adebayor plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  E_Adebayor goes for the top corner !
          ...  E_Thorstvedt just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 34 :(bfa) R_Neilson has it now
          ...  He takes on M_Laursen
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in S_Morison!
          ...  S_Morison bears down on goal!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  D_Marshall dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had D_Marshall beaten!
Min. 36 :(fcp) E_Adebayor finds himself in acres of space
          ...  N_Jelavic takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 37 :(fcp) Pichu_Atienza chips the ball over the defence and finds Juanfran
          ...  But B_Abdoulaye wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Pichu_Atienza swings it in!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt easily claims the ball!
Min. 38 :(fcp) R_Mavuba cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Adebayor
          ...  R_Neilson dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 42 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila boots it towards B_Zamora
          ...  B_Zamora with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  D_Marshall gets his fingertips to it
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(fcp) B_Bannan boots it towards E_Adebayor
          ...  Heraldo pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 45 :(bfa) Sektioui with the through ball to N_Jelavic
          ...  N_Jelavic curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  D_Marshall parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And D_Marshall recovers to save!!
Min. 47 :(bfa) R_Neilson has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Juanfran
          ...  He knocks it to S_Morison!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from D_McGrain

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 0-0 Benfica

Min. 47 :(bfa) B_Zamora with an intelligent ball to S_Morison
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  D_McGrain hits it out for a throw
Min. 48 :(fcp) Juanfran takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  But Heraldo wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but H_Webb has none of it.
Min. 50 :(fcp) E_Adebayor with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  B_Abdoulaye wins the ball with ease
          ...  H_Webb saw something no-one else did
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 52 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Heraldo
          ...  He puts in Juanfran!
          ...  A well-placed shot from Juanfran !
          ...  But E_Thorstvedt just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 55 :(fcp) FC Porto are switching their playing style to N
Min. 55 :(fcp) B_Bannan brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  E_Adebayor makes himself available
          ...  Yann_M_Vila slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 56 :(fcp) B_Bannan finds E_Adebayor with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  E_Adebayor with the drive!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt makes a fine save
Min. 59 :(fcp) H_Almeida takes advantage of a mistake by R_Neilson
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  A delicate chip from H_Almeida !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 62 :(fcp) There's going to be a change
          ...  Sansao will come on for E_Adebayor and play FW
Min. 65 :(fcp) a big roar from the crowd as S_Rolfes comes on for H_Almeida to play DF
Min. 66 :(bfa) Sektioui looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to N_Jelavic
          ...  R_Mavuba pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 67 :(bfa) Sektioui finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  Sektioui hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 69 :(fcp) R_Mavuba beats Yann_M_Vila
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  R_Neilson knocks the ball back to E_Thorstvedt
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past E_Thorstvedt!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Nomvethe swings it in!
          ...  E_Thorstvedt easily claims the ball!
Min. 70 :(fcp) FC Porto's manager orders his side to play C
Min. 70 :(bfa) J_Djourou is coming on for R_Neilson and playing DF
Min. 71 :(bfa) G_Hagi is being prepared to come on
          ...  Sektioui is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 73 :(fcp) Pichu_Atienza beats B_Zamora
          ...  Fernando_Mera slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 75 :(fcp) There's going to be a change
          ...  J_R_Riquelme will come on for R_Nomvethe and play AM
Min. 80 :(fcp) FC Porto switch to playing A
Min. 80 :(bfa) K_McInally will come on for S_Morison and play FW
Min. 81 :(bfa) K_McInally takes advantage of a mistake by B_Bannan
          ...  But M_Laursen sweeps up the threat
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 106,387
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : D_McGrain
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Almeida (4), R_Mavuba (66)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : Heraldo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Fernando_Mera (15), B_Abdoulaye (50)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              FC Porto    |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       6
Off target           :           2        |       3
On target            :           5        |       3
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       13
Key Tackles          :           6        |       12
Key Passes           :          11        |       9
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Final Score          : FC Porto 0 - 0 Benfica
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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  32   7   5   7  14 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
H_Almeida      DF   2  24  11  10  29 |  68   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  28  -2  -1
M_Laursen      DF   2  24   8   6  30 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0
D_McGrain      DF   1  23  11   6  24 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  23   7   5  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  17  21   6  28 |  78   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
Pichu_Atienza  DM   1  14  21   6  33 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
R_Mavuba       MF   2  10  24  10  28 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  22  -2
B_Bannan       MF   1   7  23   4  27 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  25  35 |  65   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
Juanfran       FW   3   6   6  21  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
M_Eardley      GK  25   5   1   2  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Rolfes       DF   2  25   5   8  34 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  24   5  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   5  23  19  34 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sansao         FW   1   7   8  24  23 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Benfica
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Thorstvedt   GK  35   2   6   4  13 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
R_Neilson      DF   1  25  12   2  29 |  73   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  24   0
Heraldo        DF   1  24  13   7  11 |  94   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   8
Fernando_Mera  DF   4  24   8   7  27 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  28  -2  -2
Yann_M_Vila    DF   2  23  12   7  22 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
Sektioui       MF   1   1  28   5  37 |  74   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   1
B_Zamora       MF   2  11  25   8  25 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   8
B_Abdoulaye    MF   2  14  24   7  39 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  10  -2
P_Do_Shaw      MF   2   8  24   8  25 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Morison      FW   1   2   6  25  36 |  83   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
N_Jelavic      FW   2   6   7  24  35 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   8
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Djourou      DF   3  25   4   9  35 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
G_Hagi         MF   2   5  27  10  30 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Emre         MF   1  11  22   6  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_McInally     FW   2   6   4  26  27 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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