June Ridout Memorial Cup Group Stage Match, FC Porto vs. Chelsea (Wed Sep 24)


                             FC Porto  |  Chelsea
                              4-4-2 T  |  4-1-3-2 C
                        Aaron Burrows  |  Ian McNamara
                                       |
                         D_Vukovic GK  |  GK Donnarumma
                       C_C_Vickers DF  |  DF D_DeCoco
                           E_Baily DF  |  DF Malick_Thiaw
                          Ze_Pedro DF  |  DF S_Byram
                       T_Alexander DF  |  DF S_Warton
                          N_Sirrah MF  |  DM S_Busquets
                          AFrizzel MF  |  MF Xavi_Jnr
                         C_Casadei MF  |  MF J_Kucka
                            W_More MF  |  MF A_Baggio
                            A_Gray FW  |  FW Julian_Quione
                          Jeffinho FW  |  FW Jnr_Ridoutski
                                       |
                        C_Taffarel SUB |  SUB K_Ridouy
                          V_Coufal SUB |  SUB N_Rasskazov
                        F_Nzouango SUB |  SUB L_Sharpe
                          L_Robert SUB |  SUB F_Trincao
                            Danilo SUB |  SUB F_Gento

Referee: M_Oliver (England)


Min. 1  :(fcp) Jeffinho flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Jeffinho hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But Donnarumma parries the ball
          ...  It s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 1  :(chs) S_Byram with the towering header to Jnr_Ridoutski
          ...  Jnr_Ridoutski attempts to drive it home!
          ...  D_Vukovic collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 2  :(fcp) N_Sirrah hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  A_Gray collects the loose ball!
          ...  Intercepted by D_DeCoco
Min. 8  :(chs) S_Busquets looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Julian_Quione
          ...  E_Baily reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_Kucka!
          ...  AFrizzel gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 9  :(fcp) AFrizzel plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Gray keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A_Gray beats the offside trap!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  Donnarumma comes towards him
          ...  He rounds Donnarumma
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  Donnarumma manages to get to it !!
Min. 9  :(chs) Jnr_Ridoutski takes advantage of a mistake by E_Baily
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  Jnr_Ridoutski tries to beat D_Vukovic from outside the area!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 11 :(fcp) T_Alexander picks up the pass
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Malick_Thiaw
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 11 :(chs) Julian_Quione could get a shot on goal here
          ...  Julian_Quione launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  But D_Vukovic punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 12 :(chs) D_DeCoco turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  C_C_Vickers looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 14 :(chs) S_Byram finds Julian_Quione with a ball over the defence
          ...  Julian_Quione has slipped behind the defence!
          ...  He is one on one with D_Vukovic
          ...  He tries to slide it past D_Vukovic
          ...  D_Vukovic dives bravely at his feet !!
Min. 16 :(chs) S_Busquets turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Jnr_Ridoutski
          ...  But E_Baily wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Baggio curls it into the box!
          ...  D_Vukovic comes out and claims it!
Min. 17 :(fcp) A_Gray takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  S_Busquets with an ugly foul
          ...  M_Oliver will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Aaron Burrows looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 24 :(chs) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Jnr_Ridoutski is through!
          ...  Jnr_Ridoutski fires the shot in!
          ...  It floats over D_Vukovic
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 31 :(fcp) E_Baily moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Ze_Pedro
          ...  Xavi_Jnr is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  Donnarumma misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_More plays it into the danger area!
          ...  S_Busquets heads it away
Min. 31 :(chs) Malick_Thiaw sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Jnr_Ridoutski
          ...  Jnr_Ridoutski fires the shot in!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His manager looks unmoved
          ...  And Chelsea are leading in the game now
          ...  FC Porto 0-1 Chelsea ...
Min. 34 :(fcp) N_Sirrah looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Gray
          ...  S_Byram wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 34 :(chs) D_DeCoco runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  C_Casadei takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  M_Oliver reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 37 :(fcp) C_Casadei flicks the ball through
          ...  Jeffinho runs onto it!
          ...  Xavi_Jnr robs him of the ball
Min. 39 :(fcp) C_Casadei gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside D_DeCoco!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  S_Warton reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 41 :(chs) Xavi_Jnr retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  J_Kucka gets on the end of it
          ...  J_Kucka shoots towards goal !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 41 :(fcp) A_Gray breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Donnarumma!
          ...  D_DeCoco brings him down!
          ...  M_Oliver will just give him a speaking to
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(fcp) E_Baily looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Gray
          ...  Malick_Thiaw rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  What s M_Oliver going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 43 :(chs) S_Busquets looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Julian_Quione
          ...  Julian_Quione with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  D_Vukovic parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  FC Porto 0-2 Chelsea ...
Min. 44 :(fcp) C_Casadei with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to A_Gray
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by D_DeCoco
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  AFrizzel crosses it in!
          ...  S_Warton wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 44 :(chs) J_Kucka runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to Jnr_Ridoutski
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Jnr_Ridoutski !
          ...  But D_Vukovic parries the ball
          ...  It s picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 44 :(fcp) AFrizzel retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  A_Gray latches onto the end of it
          ...  S_Byram with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It s in a very dangerous position!
          ...  Jeffinho hits it hard
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 46 :(fcp) A_Gray races into the box
          ...  He sees C_Casadei lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  C_Casadei leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  M_Oliver talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The FC Porto fans celebrate the goal
          ...  FC Porto 1-2 Chelsea ...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 1-2 Chelsea

Min. 65 :(chs) J_Kucka hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Julian_Quione latches onto it!
          ...  Julian_Quione has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  But D_Vukovic dives to his left
          ...  I think D_Vukovic just got a hand on that one
          ...  M_Oliver has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 67 :(fcp) N_Sirrah with the through ball to A_Gray
          ...  But S_Byram wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 70 :(chs) N_Rasskazov is coming on for Malick_Thiaw and playing DF
Min. 70 :(chs) There's going to be a change
          ...  L_Sharpe will come on for A_Baggio and play MF
Min. 70 :(chs) F_Trincao is coming on for Julian_Quione and will play FW
Min. 70 :(chs) F_Gento will replace the useless Jnr_Ridoutski and will play FW
Min. 73 :(chs) J_Kucka is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to F_Gento
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by F_Gento !
          ...  D_Vukovic was lucky there
Min. 75 :(chs) J_Kucka finds F_Trincao with a ball over the defence
          ...  A skilful effort from F_Trincao !
          ...  Brilliant save from D_Vukovic
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 78 :(fcp) AFrizzel with a slick pass to E_Baily
          ...  N_Rasskazov intercepts the pass
Min. 78 :(chs) Xavi_Jnr moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to N_Rasskazov
          ...  N_Rasskazov rifles it to the far post !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 80 :(chs) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  F_Gento is through!
          ...  Ze_Pedro takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 82 :(chs) The ball goes loose!
          ...  F_Trincao gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  But T_Alexander sweeps up the threat
Min. 83 :(chs) Xavi_Jnr crosses into the box, finding F_Trincao
          ...  E_Baily reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 84 :(chs) Xavi_Jnr with a flicked pass to F_Trincao
          ...  N_Sirrah robs him of the ball
Min. 85 :(chs) S_Busquets is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to F_Trincao
          ...  F_Trincao with the crafty shot!
          ...  D_Vukovic gets up well to catch that one
Min. 87 :(fcp) AFrizzel with a slick pass to T_Alexander
          ...  N_Rasskazov takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(chs) S_Busquets threads the through ball to F_Trincao
          ...  C_C_Vickers reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 90 :(chs) L_Sharpe pass splits open the defence and finds F_Gento
          ...  F_Gento with the goal bound shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  FC Porto 1-3 Chelsea ...
Min. 91 :(chs) Chelsea will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 91 :(chs) L_Sharpe chips the ball over the defence and finds D_DeCoco
          ...  D_DeCoco with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio do Dragao
Attendance           : 136,389
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : C_Casadei
Scorers              : C_Casadei (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Casadei (34)
Injured              : N/A
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Chelsea Match Info
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Best player          : S_Busquets (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Jnr_Ridoutski (31), Julian_Quione (43), F_Gento (90)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Busquets (17)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |    Chelsea
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       16
Off target           :           1        |       5
On target            :           3        |       11
Possession           :          29        |       71
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       4
Fouls                :          11        |       9
Key Tackles          :           8        |       11
Key Passes           :          11        |       18
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Final Score          : FC Porto 1 - 3 Chelsea
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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_Vukovic      GK  35   4   3   2  28 |  93   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
C_C_Vickers    DF   1  32   2   2  32 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30 -20 -20
E_Baily        DF   3  31   8   9  41 |  93   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  55  10 -20
Ze_Pedro       DF   1  31   9   5  31 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
T_Alexander    DF   1  28   7   9  21 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
N_Sirrah       MF   2   4  32   1  32 |  93   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  45   0
AFrizzel       MF   1   5  28   4  28 |  93   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  45   0
C_Casadei      MF   1  17  27   2  25 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2  28  23
W_More         MF   2  15  27   5  28 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Gray         FW   3   7  10  32  32 |  93   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  35   5
Jeffinho       FW   2   1   5  30  15 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
C_Taffarel     GK  25   3   5   3  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Coufal       DF   1  28   2   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Nzouango     DF   2  27   9   5  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Robert       MF   3   9  27  11  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Danilo         FW   1   3   1  29  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Chelsea
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Donnarumma     GK  31   3   5   5  43 |  93   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
D_DeCoco       DF   2  28  10   8  32 |  93   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
Malick_Thiaw   DF   1  27   8   3  30 |  71   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  70  55  20
S_Byram        DF   1  27   7   4  16 |  93   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  30   0
S_Warton       DF   2  27   4   3  32 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70  20  20
S_Busquets     DM   2  18  29   1  28 |  93   0   1   5   1   0   0   1   0   0  23  93  -2
Xavi_Jnr       MF   2   6  28   1  31 |  93   0   2   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  60   0
J_Kucka        MF   1   4  27   5  18 |  93   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
A_Baggio       MF   1   5  27   3  42 |  71   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Julian_Quione  FW   2   4   1  29  28 |  71   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
Jnr_Ridoutski  FW   2   5   5  27  28 |  71   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
K_Ridouy       GK  31   3   2   5  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Rasskazov    DF   2  27   8   9  31 |  22   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
L_Sharpe       MF   1   1  27   4  28 |  22   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
F_Trincao      FW   2   3   3  27  29 |  22   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
F_Gento        FW   1   1   1  27  29 |  22   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
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