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Season 16 Archive: Division 2, Week 5
FC Porto 5 - 3 Celtic FC
Division Two League Match, FC Porto vs. Celtic FC (Sun Apr 28)
FC Porto | Celtic FC
4-3-3 A | 4-4-2 A
Shaun Winzor | Stuart Neilson
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D_Marshall GK | GK C_Gordon
T_Adams DF | DF R_Chimbonda
H_Almeida DF | DF Alex
M_Laursen DF | DF B_Howedes
C_Smalling DF | DF D_Santon
R_Mavuba MF | MF A_Jolie
Di_Maria MF | MF K_Mizuno
R_Castias MF | MF D_Damjanovic
E_Adebayor FW | MF Zheng_Zhi
Amauri FW | FW M_Phisbaena
J_Rodriguez FW | FW R_Fowler
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M_Eardley SUB | SUB O_Giroud
S_Rolfes SUB | SUB K_Ramsteijn
R_Nomvethe SUB | SUB E_Quagliarela
J_R_Riquelme SUB | SUB I_Koybasi
Joe_Mason SUB | SUB R_Sole
Referee: S_Farina (Italy)
Min. 3 :(fcp) C_Smalling has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past Alex
... He knocks it to J_Rodriguez!
... J_Rodriguez attempts to nutmeg C_Gordon!
... C_Gordon gathers it easily
Min. 8 :(fcp) Di_Maria boots it towards J_Rodriguez
... J_Rodriguez looks to see where C_Gordon is!
... He rifles in the shot!
... C_Gordon parries it
Min. 8 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic with a reverse pass to M_Phisbaena
... From long range M_Phisbaena bends the ball towards goal!
... It hits off a defender!
... But goes clear to safety!
Min. 10 :(fcp) R_Mavuba runs at the defender
... The defender slips and falls over
... R_Mavuba carves a shot towards goal !
... But C_Gordon just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 12 :(cfc) B_Howedes looks around for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to R_Fowler
... R_Fowler tries to beat D_Marshall!
... The shot slips through D_Marshall's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
Min. 13 :(cfc) D_Santon looks around for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to D_Damjanovic
... D_Damjanovic with a powerful downward header!
... D_Marshall makes a difficult save
Min. 14 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena steps over the ball
... He nutmegs H_Almeida
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... M_Phisbaena with the shot on net !
... But D_Marshall makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 15 :(cfc) B_Howedes with a flicked pass to D_Damjanovic
... M_Laursen with the tackle
... He came to the rescue there!
Min. 18 :(cfc) A_Jolie races into the box
... He sees M_Phisbaena lose his man
... He cuts the ball back to him
... M_Phisbaena with the shot on net !
... D_Marshall parries it
Min. 20 :(fcp) The manager shouting something towards his players
... It looks like he's turning things round a bit
... FC Porto will now play N
Min. 21 :(cfc) R_Chimbonda has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past C_Smalling
... He puts in K_Mizuno!
... K_Mizuno with the shot on net !
... It's just over!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 23 :(fcp) Di_Maria looks up
... He swings the ball right towards Amauri
... Amauri controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... C_Gordon blocks the shot with his legs
... And he gathers it!
Min. 29 :(cfc) R_Chimbonda looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to D_Damjanovic
... D_Damjanovic tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
... But D_Marshall punches it away
... He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 31 :(cfc) D_Santon plays the back pass
... C_Gordon can't get to it!!
... GOAL !!
... He has put it into his own net!!
... Look at the despair on his face!!
... FC Porto 1-0 Celtic FC ...
Min. 34 :(cfc) D_Santon with a flicked pass to M_Phisbaena
... M_Phisbaena is through on goal!
... The flag stays down
... He just has D_Marshall to beat
... He lobs it over D_Marshall
... Its hit the bar and over!!
Min. 36 :(cfc) R_Fowler flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... R_Fowler with the goal bound shot!
... But he puts it wide
... That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 36 :(fcp) Di_Maria floats the ball in to find J_Rodriguez
... Zheng_Zhi with a well timed tackle
... S_Farina didn't like it though
... S_Farina warned him
... PENALTY !!
... Amauri steps up
... GOAL!!
... FC Porto 2-0 Celtic FC...
Min. 37 :(cfc) Alex brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... D_Damjanovic gets on the end of the pass
... D_Marshall fouls badly
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... That will be a booking
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK
... It is deep inside there own half
... Zheng_Zhi hoists it forward
... M_Phisbaena gets on the end of it
... M_Phisbaena with a low drive through the rain!
... GOAL !!
... He jumps into the Celtic FC crowd to celebrate!!
... Both he and the fans are delighted!!
... FC Porto 2-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 38 :(fcp) J_Rodriguez beats D_Santon
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves S_Farina
... But R_Chimbonda sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 40 :(fcp) It looks as though FC Porto is now playing P
Min. 40 :(fcp) J_Rodriguez had to stretch to reach the pass
... R_Chimbonda pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 41 :(fcp) E_Adebayor finds his way through
... He lost his man too easily
... Alex takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 41 :(cfc) R_Chimbonda runs at the defence
... He nutmegs H_Almeida
... He showed his class there
... R_Chimbonda goes for the top corner !
... It floats over D_Marshall
... Its heading goal ward!
... GOAL !!
... That was a great effort
... All square, that should make things interesting!
... FC Porto 2-2 Celtic FC ...
Min. 42 :(fcp) Amauri controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the left!
... J_Rodriguez gets onto the end of the pass!
... But B_Howedes with the fine tackle
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(fcp) R_Castias bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Amauri
... D_Santon tries to clear it
... He has miskicked it!!!
... It goes wide!
... CORNER!
... J_Rodriguez swings it in!
... C_Gordon fists it away!
Min. 46 :(cfc) R_Fowler jumps over the defender's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... C_Smalling is forced to retreat
... He knocks it back!
... D_Marshall misses it!
... It creeps just wide!
... CORNER!
... K_Mizuno plays it towards the near post!
... R_Chimbonda tries to place the shot!
... D_Marshall tips it over
... CORNER!
... A_Jolie drives it into the box!
... The ball finds its way to M_Phisbaena
... He gets the shot away
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... D_Marshall dives desperately to try and save it!!
... And D_Marshall tips it wide!
... Great goalkeeping!
... CORNER!
... K_Mizuno chips the ball in towards the back post!
... H_Almeida reads it well and clears the danger
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 2-2 Celtic FC
Min. 46 :(fcp) R_Mavuba brings it under control
... He takes on B_Howedes
... He gets past him!
... He puts in E_Adebayor!
... E_Adebayor belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... C_Gordon guesses right
Min. 48 :(fcp) Di_Maria takes a throw in
... He throws the ball into J_Rodriguez
... R_Chimbonda forces him off the ball
... But it rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... R_Castias floats the ball in!
... Amauri tries to place the shot!
... C_Gordon saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 50 :(cfc) K_Mizuno is taking a throw in
... He is taking a run up at it!
... He throws it long to M_Phisbaena
... M_Phisbaena has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... D_Marshall with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 50 :(fcp) E_Adebayor has it now
... He takes on D_Santon
... He gets past him!
... He puts in Di_Maria!
... D_Damjanovic with a superb challenge
... S_Farina has given the free kick the other way!
... S_Farina tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 51 :(fcp) J_Rodriguez with a real burst of pace
... He shows R_Chimbonda a clean set of heals
... R_Chimbonda reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 53 :(fcp) R_Castias looks around for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to J_Rodriguez
... J_Rodriguez has a go!
... It clips the post!!
... The net bulges !!
... GOAL !!
... FC Porto go in front now with that goal!
... FC Porto 3-2 Celtic FC ...
Min. 55 :(fcp) Di_Maria takes possession of the ball
... He plays the ball across to Amauri
... But B_Howedes wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 56 :(fcp) Amauri with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past R_Chimbonda
... Amauri hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
... C_Gordon saves, but he fumbles
... But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 60 :(fcp) FC Porto will now play N after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 60 :(cfc) B_Howedes plays a long ball to K_Mizuno
... R_Mavuba is called for the holding foul
... He was a bit too close for comfort
... RED CARD!! that'll be the end of the game for him
Min. 60 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme will come on for J_Rodriguez and play MF
Min. 61 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena rushes through the defence
... H_Almeida seizes control of the ball
... He hoists it forward
Min. 63 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena skips the challenge from the defender
... M_Phisbaena with a thundering shot!
... D_Marshall gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it over
Min. 65 :(fcp) S_Rolfes is being prepared to come on
... M_Laursen is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(cfc) K_Ramsteijn is coming on and R_Chimbonda is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 66 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... D_Santon gets on the end of the pass
... Excellent sliding challenge from T_Adams
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... Alex plays it towards the near post!
... D_Marshall reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 69 :(fcp) H_Almeida beats his marker
... He showed great skill there
... M_Phisbaena with the lunge!!
... And the whistle goes, that's a foul
Min. 70 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe replaces Amauri to play as a DM
Min. 70 :(cfc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... I_Koybasi will come on for K_Mizuno and play MF
Min. 70 :(fcp) R_Castias gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside M_Phisbaena!
... He has some space now!
... M_Phisbaena goes in with high feet!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... S_Farina lectures him
Min. 72 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme brings the ball into the opposing area
... R_Nomvethe makes himself available
... R_Nomvethe hits the ball on the bounce !
... It hits the bar!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 73 :(cfc) Alex slices it
... C_Gordon moves quickly!!
... GOAL !!
... He has put it into his own net!!
... FC Porto 4-2 Celtic FC ...
Min. 73 :(fcp) FC Porto made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 73 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic with the diagonal pass A_Jolie
... A_Jolie throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... But D_Marshall makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 74 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past I_Koybasi
... He puts in E_Adebayor!
... But B_Howedes wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 76 :(cfc) R_Fowler sidesteps C_Smalling
... He was too quick for his marker
... A vicious shot by R_Fowler !
... It hits the post!!
... GOAL !!
... Celtic FC have pulled one back!
... FC Porto 4-3 Celtic FC ...
Min. 78 :(cfc) R_Fowler finds his way through
... But C_Smalling comes away with the ball
... Excellent defending there!
Min. 80 :(cfc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... R_Sole will come on for M_Phisbaena and play FW
Min. 81 :(fcp) R_Castias turns past K_Ramsteijn
... He has created space for himself now
... R_Castias with a powerful downward header!
... But C_Gordon gets down well to tip the ball wide
... CORNER!
... J_R_Riquelme hits it into the box!
... C_Gordon easily catches it!
Min. 81 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to A_Jolie
... But he loses control of it
... E_Adebayor hits it out for a throw
Min. 83 :(fcp) H_Almeida knocks it past B_Howedes and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... H_Almeida with a screamer of a shot !
... It hits the post
... GOAL !!
... What a great effort!
... FC Porto 5-3 Celtic FC ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme pauses and waits for support
... He runs towards goal
... D_Santon reads the play well
Min. 94 :(cfc) R_Fowler picks up a loose ball
... But he loses control of it
... H_Almeida belts it clear
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance : 106,806
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player : Amauri
Scorers : D_Santon (31 og), Amauri (36 pen), J_Rodriguez (53), Alex (73 og), H_Almeida (83)
Sent Off : R_Mavuba (60)
Booked : D_Marshall (37)
Injured : N/A
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player : R_Chimbonda (Man of the Match)
Scorers : M_Phisbaena (37), R_Chimbonda (41), R_Fowler (76)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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FC Porto | Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal : 12 | 17
Off target : 1 | 6
On target : 11 | 11
Possession : 49 | 51
Corners : 3 | 4
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 0
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 10 | 13
Key Tackles : 7 | 10
Key Passes : 13 | 14
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Final Score : FC Porto 5 - 3 Celtic FC
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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 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 0 0
T_Adams DF 2 25 7 6 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
H_Almeida DF 2 24 11 10 29 | 95 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 45 0 28
M_Laursen DF 2 24 8 6 30 | 66 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
C_Smalling DF 1 23 7 5 29 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 32 20
R_Mavuba MF 2 10 24 10 28 | 61 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 -10 2 -2
Di_Maria MF 1 6 24 5 37 | 95 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0
R_Castias MF 2 8 23 9 29 | 95 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 8
E_Adebayor FW 2 7 7 25 35 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 12 8
Amauri FW 2 6 7 24 29 | 71 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 12 52
J_Rodriguez FW 2 4 7 22 23 | 61 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 44
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 6 8 34 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R_Nomvethe DM 2 17 21 6 28 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
J_R_Riquelme MF 3 5 23 19 34 | 34 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 44 20
Joe_Mason FW 2 7 6 22 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Statistics - Celtic FC
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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C_Gordon GK 33 1 1 3 17 | 95 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R_Chimbonda DF 2 27 5 4 23 | 66 0 4 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 60 24 36
Alex DF 2 24 13 8 20 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 -8 0
B_Howedes DF 2 24 9 7 23 | 95 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 36 0
D_Santon DF 2 23 10 5 24 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 0
A_Jolie MF 1 8 26 5 35 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 8
K_Mizuno MF 1 7 25 9 28 | 71 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
D_Damjanovic MF 2 8 25 8 47 | 95 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 48 16
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 8 25 8 42 | 95 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
M_Phisbaena FW 2 8 11 25 32 | 81 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 63
R_Fowler FW 1 1 8 23 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -20 -20 10
O_Giroud GK 20 3 3 2 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K_Ramsteijn DF 1 23 10 9 42 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E_Quagliarela DF 2 20 8 9 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I_Koybasi MF 2 12 22 6 31 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R_Sole FW 1 8 9 21 22 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -20
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FC Porto | Celtic FC
4-3-3 A | 4-4-2 A
Shaun Winzor | Stuart Neilson
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D_Marshall GK | GK C_Gordon
T_Adams DF | DF R_Chimbonda
H_Almeida DF | DF Alex
M_Laursen DF | DF B_Howedes
C_Smalling DF | DF D_Santon
R_Mavuba MF | MF A_Jolie
Di_Maria MF | MF K_Mizuno
R_Castias MF | MF D_Damjanovic
E_Adebayor FW | MF Zheng_Zhi
Amauri FW | FW M_Phisbaena
J_Rodriguez FW | FW R_Fowler
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M_Eardley SUB | SUB O_Giroud
S_Rolfes SUB | SUB K_Ramsteijn
R_Nomvethe SUB | SUB E_Quagliarela
J_R_Riquelme SUB | SUB I_Koybasi
Joe_Mason SUB | SUB R_Sole
Referee: S_Farina (Italy)
Min. 3 :(fcp) C_Smalling has the ball on the wing
... He takes it past Alex
... He knocks it to J_Rodriguez!
... J_Rodriguez attempts to nutmeg C_Gordon!
... C_Gordon gathers it easily
Min. 8 :(fcp) Di_Maria boots it towards J_Rodriguez
... J_Rodriguez looks to see where C_Gordon is!
... He rifles in the shot!
... C_Gordon parries it
Min. 8 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic with a reverse pass to M_Phisbaena
... From long range M_Phisbaena bends the ball towards goal!
... It hits off a defender!
... But goes clear to safety!
Min. 10 :(fcp) R_Mavuba runs at the defender
... The defender slips and falls over
... R_Mavuba carves a shot towards goal !
... But C_Gordon just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 12 :(cfc) B_Howedes looks around for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to R_Fowler
... R_Fowler tries to beat D_Marshall!
... The shot slips through D_Marshall's hands
... But goes wide!
... He got away with that!
Min. 13 :(cfc) D_Santon looks around for support
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to D_Damjanovic
... D_Damjanovic with a powerful downward header!
... D_Marshall makes a difficult save
Min. 14 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena steps over the ball
... He nutmegs H_Almeida
... That a lovely piece of trickery
... M_Phisbaena with the shot on net !
... But D_Marshall makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 15 :(cfc) B_Howedes with a flicked pass to D_Damjanovic
... M_Laursen with the tackle
... He came to the rescue there!
Min. 18 :(cfc) A_Jolie races into the box
... He sees M_Phisbaena lose his man
... He cuts the ball back to him
... M_Phisbaena with the shot on net !
... D_Marshall parries it
Min. 20 :(fcp) The manager shouting something towards his players
... It looks like he's turning things round a bit
... FC Porto will now play N
Min. 21 :(cfc) R_Chimbonda has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past C_Smalling
... He puts in K_Mizuno!
... K_Mizuno with the shot on net !
... It's just over!
... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 23 :(fcp) Di_Maria looks up
... He swings the ball right towards Amauri
... Amauri controls the ball well!
... He hits the shot towards goal!
... C_Gordon blocks the shot with his legs
... And he gathers it!
Min. 29 :(cfc) R_Chimbonda looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to D_Damjanovic
... D_Damjanovic tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
... But D_Marshall punches it away
... He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 31 :(cfc) D_Santon plays the back pass
... C_Gordon can't get to it!!
... GOAL !!
... He has put it into his own net!!
... Look at the despair on his face!!
... FC Porto 1-0 Celtic FC ...
Min. 34 :(cfc) D_Santon with a flicked pass to M_Phisbaena
... M_Phisbaena is through on goal!
... The flag stays down
... He just has D_Marshall to beat
... He lobs it over D_Marshall
... Its hit the bar and over!!
Min. 36 :(cfc) R_Fowler flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... R_Fowler with the goal bound shot!
... But he puts it wide
... That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 36 :(fcp) Di_Maria floats the ball in to find J_Rodriguez
... Zheng_Zhi with a well timed tackle
... S_Farina didn't like it though
... S_Farina warned him
... PENALTY !!
... Amauri steps up
... GOAL!!
... FC Porto 2-0 Celtic FC...
Min. 37 :(cfc) Alex brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... D_Damjanovic gets on the end of the pass
... D_Marshall fouls badly
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... That will be a booking
... YELLOW CARD!!
... FREE KICK
... It is deep inside there own half
... Zheng_Zhi hoists it forward
... M_Phisbaena gets on the end of it
... M_Phisbaena with a low drive through the rain!
... GOAL !!
... He jumps into the Celtic FC crowd to celebrate!!
... Both he and the fans are delighted!!
... FC Porto 2-1 Celtic FC ...
Min. 38 :(fcp) J_Rodriguez beats D_Santon
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves S_Farina
... But R_Chimbonda sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 40 :(fcp) It looks as though FC Porto is now playing P
Min. 40 :(fcp) J_Rodriguez had to stretch to reach the pass
... R_Chimbonda pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 41 :(fcp) E_Adebayor finds his way through
... He lost his man too easily
... Alex takes out the attacker
... He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 41 :(cfc) R_Chimbonda runs at the defence
... He nutmegs H_Almeida
... He showed his class there
... R_Chimbonda goes for the top corner !
... It floats over D_Marshall
... Its heading goal ward!
... GOAL !!
... That was a great effort
... All square, that should make things interesting!
... FC Porto 2-2 Celtic FC ...
Min. 42 :(fcp) Amauri controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the left!
... J_Rodriguez gets onto the end of the pass!
... But B_Howedes with the fine tackle
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(fcp) R_Castias bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to Amauri
... D_Santon tries to clear it
... He has miskicked it!!!
... It goes wide!
... CORNER!
... J_Rodriguez swings it in!
... C_Gordon fists it away!
Min. 46 :(cfc) R_Fowler jumps over the defender's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... C_Smalling is forced to retreat
... He knocks it back!
... D_Marshall misses it!
... It creeps just wide!
... CORNER!
... K_Mizuno plays it towards the near post!
... R_Chimbonda tries to place the shot!
... D_Marshall tips it over
... CORNER!
... A_Jolie drives it into the box!
... The ball finds its way to M_Phisbaena
... He gets the shot away
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... D_Marshall dives desperately to try and save it!!
... And D_Marshall tips it wide!
... Great goalkeeping!
... CORNER!
... K_Mizuno chips the ball in towards the back post!
... H_Almeida reads it well and clears the danger
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 2-2 Celtic FC
Min. 46 :(fcp) R_Mavuba brings it under control
... He takes on B_Howedes
... He gets past him!
... He puts in E_Adebayor!
... E_Adebayor belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... C_Gordon guesses right
Min. 48 :(fcp) Di_Maria takes a throw in
... He throws the ball into J_Rodriguez
... R_Chimbonda forces him off the ball
... But it rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... R_Castias floats the ball in!
... Amauri tries to place the shot!
... C_Gordon saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 50 :(cfc) K_Mizuno is taking a throw in
... He is taking a run up at it!
... He throws it long to M_Phisbaena
... M_Phisbaena has time and space!
... He flicks the ball towards goal
... D_Marshall with an amazing dive to the bottom left
... How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 50 :(fcp) E_Adebayor has it now
... He takes on D_Santon
... He gets past him!
... He puts in Di_Maria!
... D_Damjanovic with a superb challenge
... S_Farina has given the free kick the other way!
... S_Farina tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 51 :(fcp) J_Rodriguez with a real burst of pace
... He shows R_Chimbonda a clean set of heals
... R_Chimbonda reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 53 :(fcp) R_Castias looks around for support
... His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
... He knocks a through ball to J_Rodriguez
... J_Rodriguez has a go!
... It clips the post!!
... The net bulges !!
... GOAL !!
... FC Porto go in front now with that goal!
... FC Porto 3-2 Celtic FC ...
Min. 55 :(fcp) Di_Maria takes possession of the ball
... He plays the ball across to Amauri
... But B_Howedes wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 56 :(fcp) Amauri with the mazy dribble
... He takes it past R_Chimbonda
... Amauri hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
... C_Gordon saves, but he fumbles
... But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 60 :(fcp) FC Porto will now play N after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 60 :(cfc) B_Howedes plays a long ball to K_Mizuno
... R_Mavuba is called for the holding foul
... He was a bit too close for comfort
... RED CARD!! that'll be the end of the game for him
Min. 60 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme will come on for J_Rodriguez and play MF
Min. 61 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena rushes through the defence
... H_Almeida seizes control of the ball
... He hoists it forward
Min. 63 :(cfc) M_Phisbaena skips the challenge from the defender
... M_Phisbaena with a thundering shot!
... D_Marshall gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it over
Min. 65 :(fcp) S_Rolfes is being prepared to come on
... M_Laursen is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(cfc) K_Ramsteijn is coming on and R_Chimbonda is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 66 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... D_Santon gets on the end of the pass
... Excellent sliding challenge from T_Adams
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... Alex plays it towards the near post!
... D_Marshall reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 69 :(fcp) H_Almeida beats his marker
... He showed great skill there
... M_Phisbaena with the lunge!!
... And the whistle goes, that's a foul
Min. 70 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe replaces Amauri to play as a DM
Min. 70 :(cfc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... I_Koybasi will come on for K_Mizuno and play MF
Min. 70 :(fcp) R_Castias gets the ball on the wing
... He cuts inside M_Phisbaena!
... He has some space now!
... M_Phisbaena goes in with high feet!!
... That's a poor tackle!
... S_Farina lectures him
Min. 72 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme brings the ball into the opposing area
... R_Nomvethe makes himself available
... R_Nomvethe hits the ball on the bounce !
... It hits the bar!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 73 :(cfc) Alex slices it
... C_Gordon moves quickly!!
... GOAL !!
... He has put it into his own net!!
... FC Porto 4-2 Celtic FC ...
Min. 73 :(fcp) FC Porto made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 73 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic with the diagonal pass A_Jolie
... A_Jolie throws himself at the ball !
... He manages to reach the ball
... But D_Marshall makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 74 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme has the ball on the wing
... He knocks the ball past I_Koybasi
... He puts in E_Adebayor!
... But B_Howedes wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 76 :(cfc) R_Fowler sidesteps C_Smalling
... He was too quick for his marker
... A vicious shot by R_Fowler !
... It hits the post!!
... GOAL !!
... Celtic FC have pulled one back!
... FC Porto 4-3 Celtic FC ...
Min. 78 :(cfc) R_Fowler finds his way through
... But C_Smalling comes away with the ball
... Excellent defending there!
Min. 80 :(cfc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
... R_Sole will come on for M_Phisbaena and play FW
Min. 81 :(fcp) R_Castias turns past K_Ramsteijn
... He has created space for himself now
... R_Castias with a powerful downward header!
... But C_Gordon gets down well to tip the ball wide
... CORNER!
... J_R_Riquelme hits it into the box!
... C_Gordon easily catches it!
Min. 81 :(cfc) D_Damjanovic holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to A_Jolie
... But he loses control of it
... E_Adebayor hits it out for a throw
Min. 83 :(fcp) H_Almeida knocks it past B_Howedes and runs onto it
... He showed great skill and pace there
... H_Almeida with a screamer of a shot !
... It hits the post
... GOAL !!
... What a great effort!
... FC Porto 5-3 Celtic FC ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme pauses and waits for support
... He runs towards goal
... D_Santon reads the play well
Min. 94 :(cfc) R_Fowler picks up a loose ball
... But he loses control of it
... H_Almeida belts it clear
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Match Details
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Venue : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance : 106,806
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player : Amauri
Scorers : D_Santon (31 og), Amauri (36 pen), J_Rodriguez (53), Alex (73 og), H_Almeida (83)
Sent Off : R_Mavuba (60)
Booked : D_Marshall (37)
Injured : N/A
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Celtic FC Match Info
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Best player : R_Chimbonda (Man of the Match)
Scorers : M_Phisbaena (37), R_Chimbonda (41), R_Fowler (76)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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FC Porto | Celtic FC
Attempts on Goal : 12 | 17
Off target : 1 | 6
On target : 11 | 11
Possession : 49 | 51
Corners : 3 | 4
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 0
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 10 | 13
Key Tackles : 7 | 10
Key Passes : 13 | 14
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Final Score : FC Porto 5 - 3 Celtic FC
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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 | 95 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 0 0 0
T_Adams DF 2 25 7 6 22 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
H_Almeida DF 2 24 11 10 29 | 95 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 45 0 28
M_Laursen DF 2 24 8 6 30 | 66 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
C_Smalling DF 1 23 7 5 29 | 95 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 32 20
R_Mavuba MF 2 10 24 10 28 | 61 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 -10 2 -2
Di_Maria MF 1 6 24 5 37 | 95 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0
R_Castias MF 2 8 23 9 29 | 95 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 8
E_Adebayor FW 2 7 7 25 35 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 12 8
Amauri FW 2 6 7 24 29 | 71 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 12 52
J_Rodriguez FW 2 4 7 22 23 | 61 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 44
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 6 8 34 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R_Nomvethe DM 2 17 21 6 28 | 24 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
J_R_Riquelme MF 3 5 23 19 34 | 34 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 44 20
Joe_Mason FW 2 7 6 22 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player Statistics - Celtic FC
Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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C_Gordon GK 33 1 1 3 17 | 95 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R_Chimbonda DF 2 27 5 4 23 | 66 0 4 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 60 24 36
Alex DF 2 24 13 8 20 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 -8 0
B_Howedes DF 2 24 9 7 23 | 95 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 36 0
D_Santon DF 2 23 10 5 24 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 0
A_Jolie MF 1 8 26 5 35 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 8
K_Mizuno MF 1 7 25 9 28 | 71 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1
D_Damjanovic MF 2 8 25 8 47 | 95 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 48 16
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 8 25 8 42 | 95 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
M_Phisbaena FW 2 8 11 25 32 | 81 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 63
R_Fowler FW 1 1 8 23 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -20 -20 10
O_Giroud GK 20 3 3 2 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K_Ramsteijn DF 1 23 10 9 42 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E_Quagliarela DF 2 20 8 9 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I_Koybasi MF 2 12 22 6 31 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R_Sole FW 1 8 9 21 22 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -20 -20 -20
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