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Season 19 Archive: Elite League, Week 15

FC Porto 0 - 3 Barcelona

Elite Football League Match, FC Porto vs. Barcelona (Mon Oct 27)


                             FC Porto  |  Barcelona
                          4-2-2-1-1 N  |  4-3-1-2 A
                         Shaun Winzor  |  Bryngar Myre
                                       |
                        D_Marshall GK  |  GK K_Jensen
                     P_Mertesacker DF  |  DF B_Myre
                       P_Rodriguez DF  |  DF G_Bale
                          J_Conroy DF  |  DF S_Gronkjaer
                         H_Almeida DF  |  DF J_Myre
                           Gandolf DM  |  MF R_Tabata
                        R_Nomvethe DM  |  MF M_Essien
                            K_Kong MF  |  MF R_Kopa
                          Di_Maria MF  |  AM Saruman
                      J_R_Riquelme AM  |  FW R_v_Nistelroy
                        E_Adebayor FW  |  FW Pele
                                       |
                           C_Clark SUB |  SUB J_Hart
                           B_Moore SUB |  SUB C_Obradovic
                          G_Fofana SUB |  SUB Sektioui
                            Dillon SUB |  SUB B_Spencer
                          L_Modric SUB |  SUB M_Hunt

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 3  :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme jumps over S_Gronkjaer's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  J_R_Riquelme tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 5  :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme knocks it past S_Gronkjaer and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  But J_Myre slides in two footed.
          ...  S_Youri has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 5  :(brc) Pele with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  But P_Rodriguez with the fine tackle
Min. 6  :(brc) Saruman runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Pele
          ...  Pele is clean through!
          ...  D_Marshall tries to make himself big
          ...  He rounds D_Marshall
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That's put Barcelona ahead!
          ...  FC Porto 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 8  :(brc) B_Myre knocks it forward
          ...  E_Adebayor slips
          ...  Pele gets to it!
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  H_Almeida looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 10 :(brc) R_Kopa hoofs it up field to find Pele
          ...  Pele with the punt towards goal!
          ...  But D_Marshall makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 12 :(fcp) Gandolf nutmegs the defender
          ...  Gandolf shapes up for a shot!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 14 :(brc) M_Essien passes the ball to R_v_Nistelroy
          ...  A powerful shot by R_v_Nistelroy !
          ...  D_Marshall is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Pick that one out!!
          ...  FC Porto 0-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 15 :(fcp) FC Porto's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 15 :(brc) Barcelona restructured their strategy to C
Min. 15 :(brc) Saruman has changed his position on the pitch to a MF
Min. 16 :(fcp) Di_Maria holds the ball up
          ...  He sees P_Rodriguez in space!
          ...  P_Rodriguez fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 17 :(brc) S_Gronkjaer hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy latches onto it!
          ...  But P_Mertesacker barges him off the ball
Min. 22 :(fcp) Gandolf controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs B_Myre
          ...  He puts in E_Adebayor!
          ...  E_Adebayor uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  But K_Jensen hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 23 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme squares it to R_Nomvethe
          ...  A powerful shot by R_Nomvethe !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 23 :(brc) R_Tabata runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_Myre
          ...  R_Nomvethe forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Saruman lofts the ball in!
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy with the header
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  But it hits off D_Marshall's back!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Very unlucky for !
          ...  FC Porto 0-3 Barcelona ...
Min. 27 :(fcp) Gandolf bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  J_R_Riquelme curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  K_Jensen makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 27 :(brc) R_Kopa wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_v_Nistelroy
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy with a powerful header !
          ...  D_Marshall parries it
Min. 28 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Saruman with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the FC Porto players
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 29 :(fcp) Gandolf gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  R_Nomvethe is unmarked
          ...  J_Myre fouls badly
          ...  S_Youri will want to speak to him
          ...  S_Youri reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 30 :(brc) M_Essien puts in R_Tabata
          ...  R_Tabata tries to chip the ball over D_Marshall!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 33 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  R_Kopa with a superb challenge
          ...  S_Youri has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 34 :(brc) R_v_Nistelroy finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled R_Nomvethe
          ...  J_R_Riquelme with a nasty foul
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 35 :(brc) R_Tabata finds the run of R_v_Nistelroy
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy beats the offside trap!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  D_Marshall comes towards him
          ...  He tries to slide it past D_Marshall
          ...  He has put it wide!!
Min. 36 :(brc) M_Essien 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!
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy looks to see where D_Marshall is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 37 :(fcp) Gandolf finds E_Adebayor in acres of space
          ...  E_Adebayor rifles it at the goal !
          ...  Looks like it should be K_Jensen's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  K_Jensen looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 40 :(brc) R_Kopa drives it across the face of the goal G_Bale
          ...  But R_Nomvethe slides in
Min. 41 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to E_Adebayor
          ...  But S_Gronkjaer barges him off the ball
Min. 42 :(fcp) K_Kong gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside G_Bale!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  B_Myre tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  S_Youri has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by S_Youri!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  K_Kong hits it hard
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Barcelona fans taunt him!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(brc) R_Tabata runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to S_Gronkjaer
          ...  S_Gronkjaer lobs D_Marshall!
          ...  D_Marshall narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 45 :(brc) Pele gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past J_R_Riquelme!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Pele looks to see where D_Marshall is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 0-3 Barcelona

Min. 46 :(fcp) K_Kong looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to E_Adebayor
          ...  J_Myre slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 46 :(brc) Pele takes advantage of a mistake by P_Mertesacker
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Good sliding challenge from P_Rodriguez
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Essien chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  P_Mertesacker reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 50 :(brc) R_Tabata plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  But D_Marshall is equal to it
Min. 51 :(fcp) H_Almeida knocks the ball past the lunge of Pele
          ...  H_Almeida sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  K_Jensen gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 52 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme plays it forward to P_Rodriguez
          ...  But B_Myre will cut out the threat
Min. 54 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on K_Jensen!
          ...  R_Tabata brings him down!
          ...  S_Youri wants a quiet word
Min. 55 :(fcp) E_Adebayor nutmegs J_Myre
          ...  G_Bale wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 58 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme with the kinky dribble
          ...  G_Bale takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 60 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Almeida
          ...  H_Almeida curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  K_Jensen won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 62 :(fcp) E_Adebayor with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_Myre
          ...  E_Adebayor with a thundering shot!
          ...  K_Jensen is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And K_Jensen reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Di_Maria!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of K_Jensen
Min. 64 :(fcp) K_Kong stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  K_Kong fires the shot in!
          ...  K_Jensen fists it away
Min. 64 :(brc) R_v_Nistelroy takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Di_Maria stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
Min. 64 :(brc) R_Kopa has it now
          ...  He takes on R_Nomvethe
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Pele!
          ...  Pele with the attempt at goal!
          ...  D_Marshall gets his fingertips to it
Min. 65 :(fcp) There's going to be a change
          ...  L_Modric will come on for K_Kong and play FW
Min. 65 :(brc) C_Obradovic is being brought on
          ...  S_Gronkjaer is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 65 :(brc) G_Bale holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_v_Nistelroy
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  D_Marshall parries it
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Tabata curls it into the box!
          ...  It is kicked away by P_Rodriguez
Min. 69 :(fcp) Dillon is coming on for R_Nomvethe and playing AM
Min. 70 :(brc) B_Spencer will come on for R_Tabata and play MF
Min. 74 :(fcp) E_Adebayor with a smart turn
          ...  C_Obradovic steals the ball of off him
Min. 74 :(brc) M_Essien controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs P_Mertesacker
          ...  He puts in R_v_Nistelroy!
          ...  R_v_Nistelroy has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  D_Marshall saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 75 :(brc) M_Hunt takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace R_v_Nistelroy
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 75 :(brc) M_Essien with the diagonal pass B_Spencer
          ...  A wicked drive by B_Spencer !
          ...  Brilliant save from D_Marshall
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 77 :(brc) B_Myre sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  B_Myre with the strike !
          ...  D_Marshall won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 78 :(fcp) H_Almeida controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  E_Adebayor gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A powerful shot by E_Adebayor !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  K_Jensen moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  K_Jensen catches it with style!
Min. 78 :(fcp) H_Almeida takes on 3 men
          ...  M_Hunt with the tackle
          ...  S_Youri will want to speak to him
Min. 79 :(fcp) H_Almeida holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Di_Maria
          ...  B_Myre slices it
          ...  K_Jensen moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme crosses it in!
          ...  K_Jensen catches it!
Min. 80 :(brc) Saruman brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Saruman hits a crisp volley!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 81 :(fcp) Dillon looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  J_R_Riquelme hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But K_Jensen smothers the ball.
Min. 81 :(brc) G_Bale with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  G_Bale tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 83 :(brc) C_Obradovic turns past Di_Maria
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  A wicked drive by C_Obradovic !
          ...  D_Marshall saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 84 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Dillon
          ...  Dillon with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Di_Maria lofts the ball in!
          ...  K_Jensen easily claims the ball!
Min. 84 :(brc) M_Hunt beats the defender
          ...  J_R_Riquelme with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  S_Youri called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 87 :(brc) Saruman with a slick pass to G_Bale
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  H_Almeida picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(brc) J_Myre hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  M_Hunt latches onto it!
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by P_Mertesacker !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 90 :(fcp) Di_Maria kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  L_Modric gets on the end of the pass
          ...  L_Modric carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But K_Jensen just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  S_Youri has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 118,000
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : J_R_Riquelme
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_R_Riquelme (34)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : R_v_Nistelroy (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Pele (6), R_v_Nistelroy (14,23)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Saruman (28), J_Myre (29), B_Myre (42)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              FC Porto    |     Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       19
Off target           :           9        |       7
On target            :           7        |       12
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           3        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       13
Key Tackles          :           8        |       8
Key Passes           :          15        |       19
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Final Score          : FC Porto 0 - 3 Barcelona
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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  35   7   5   7  14 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
P_Mertesacker  DF   1  31   3   1  20 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
P_Rodriguez    DF   2  28   8   9  28 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   1
J_Conroy       DF   2  26  12   9  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Almeida      DF   2  25  11  10  29 |  96   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  20   2
Gandolf        DM   2  18  26   8  19 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  20 -19
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  18  22   6  28 |  73   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   1
K_Kong         MF   1   6  28   9  18 |  69   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  26   5  37 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   5  25  20  34 |  96   0   0   4   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  38   9
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  27  35 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
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  25  12  11  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Fofana       DM   1  15  23   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dillon         AM   1   7  23  18  27 |  23   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -19
L_Modric       FW   1   7   2  26  31 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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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K_Jensen       GK  39   4   5   3  18 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
B_Myre         DF   1  28  13   5  30 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  38   8  -1
G_Bale         DF   2  26  10   7  42 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  30  21
S_Gronkjaer    DF   2  26   7   7  12 |  69   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
J_Myre         DF   2  25   8   7  39 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
R_Tabata       MF   1  11  44   8  29 |  74   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
M_Essien       MF   1   2  34   6  39 |  96   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0
R_Kopa         MF   2  13  27   7  23 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Saruman        MF   2   7  25  23  30 |  96   0   0   2   2   1   0   1   0   0  -2  48  -1
R_v_Nistelroy  FW   1   4   2  40  25 |  79   0   0   0   0   8   2   0   0   0  20  20  82
Pele           FW   1   7   8  31  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  31
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Obradovic    DF   2  24   5   7  20 |  27   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
Sektioui       MF   1   1  31   5  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Spencer      MF   1  11  26  11  31 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Hunt         FW   2   8   7  32  33 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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