Division One League Match, FC Porto vs. Marseille (Mon Sep 09)


                             FC Porto  |  Marseille
                            4-1-3-2 P  |  4-4-2 C
                         Shaun Winzor  |  Lee Shaw
                                       |
                        D_Marshall GK  |  GK R_Higuita
                           T_Adams DF  |  DF D_Maicon
                          S_Rolfes DF  |  DF G_Halford
                         M_Laursen DF  |  DF L_Koscielny
                         D_McGrain DF  |  DF L_Shawry
                        R_Nomvethe DM  |  MF L_Thomas
                            G_Hagi MF  |  MF Y_Sankhare
                          Di_Maria MF  |  MF Douglas_Costa
                      J_R_Riquelme MF  |  MF A_Marcos
                        E_Adebayor FW  |  FW Z_Zidane
                            Amauri FW  |  FW J_Digweed
                                       |
                           C_Clark SUB |  SUB S_Given
                         H_Almeida SUB |  SUB T_Taiwo
                         R_Castias SUB |  SUB N_Ben_Khalifa
                          B_Bannan SUB |  SUB D_Obua
                            D_Rags SUB |  SUB Yeboah

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 1  :(fcp) E_Adebayor barges G_Halford off the ball
          ...  A powerful header from E_Adebayor !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It was a top drawer goal
          ...  That's put FC Porto ahead!
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Marseille ...
Min. 2  :(fcp) B_Bannan replaces J_R_Riquelme and will play MF
Min. 2  :(fcp) The FC Porto manager told his side to change to a C strategy
Min. 2  :(msl) Marseille made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 5  :(fcp) G_Hagi with a probing pass to E_Adebayor
          ...  But G_Halford wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 9  :(msl) G_Halford runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of Z_Zidane
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  M_Laursen bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 10 :(msl) J_Digweed dribbles it into the box
          ...  J_Digweed gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 14 :(fcp) B_Bannan controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  E_Adebayor gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  E_Adebayor unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  R_Higuita tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 15 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to Z_Zidane
          ...  But D_McGrain sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 18 :(fcp) Amauri with the mazy run
          ...  Y_Sankhare pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  F_Brych lectures him
Min. 19 :(msl) L_Shawry steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  L_Shawry with the side footed shot!
          ...  D_Marshall parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And D_Marshall recovers to save!!
Min. 20 :(fcp) Amauri with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  J_Digweed pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  F_Brych has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by F_Brych!
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Lee Shaw looks relieved
          ...  Shaun Winzor is far from happy with that decision
Min. 22 :(fcp) M_Laursen runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  M_Laursen shoots towards goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Hagi swings it in!
          ...  The ball comes to Amauri
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  R_Higuita can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  R_Higuita makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 24 :(fcp) B_Bannan kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  S_Rolfes gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Rolfes hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A classy finish
          ...  FC Porto 2-0 Marseille ...
Min. 25 :(msl) Z_Zidane cuts through the defence
          ...  Z_Zidane aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  But D_Marshall punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 28 :(msl) A_Marcos is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  J_Digweed latches onto the ball
          ...  J_Digweed fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But D_Marshall parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 29 :(msl) J_Digweed lobs it over Amauri
          ...  S_Rolfes with a nasty foul
          ...  F_Brych will want to speak to him
          ...  F_Brych tells him to calm his game down a bit
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  F_Brych signals that it is indirect
          ...  Y_Sankhare plays it short to A_Marcos
          ...  D_McGrain read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 29 :(msl) Y_Sankhare runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Rolfes
Min. 31 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe miskicks!
          ...  He finds Amauri though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  L_Koscielny forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Bannan chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  R_Higuita comes out and claims it!
Min. 31 :(msl) J_Digweed beats M_Laursen
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  What a shot from J_Digweed !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  The shot slips through D_Marshall's hands
          ...  But D_Marshall recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 32 :(msl) Douglas_Costa with a short pass to find A_Marcos
          ...  G_Hagi with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 34 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe with a probing through ball E_Adebayor
          ...  But L_Koscielny with the fine tackle
Min. 36 :(msl) A_Marcos finds L_Shawry in acres of space
          ...  S_Rolfes with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Marseille players
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Lee Shaw looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 38 :(fcp) Di_Maria kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  B_Bannan gets on the end of the pass
          ...  G_Halford wins the ball
Min. 38 :(msl) D_Maicon takes advantage of a bad back pass from R_Nomvethe
          ...  D_Maicon curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  D_Marshall with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 40 :(fcp) Amauri leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to E_Adebayor
          ...  D_Maicon hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Bannan floats the ball in!
          ...  The ball finds its way to R_Nomvethe
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 40 :(msl) J_Digweed nutmegs B_Bannan, he continues to run forward
          ...  J_Digweed tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(fcp) Amauri with the header on
          ...  He finds R_Nomvethe in space
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by L_Koscielny
Min. 45 :(msl) Y_Sankhare picks out J_Digweed with the cross
          ...  J_Digweed belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled home!
          ...  FC Porto 2-1 Marseille ...
Min. 46 :(msl) A_Marcos gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside T_Adams!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_McGrain
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Thomas chips the ball into the area!
          ...  D_Marshall easily claims the ball!

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

Min. 46 :(fcp) G_Hagi runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor gets his head to the ball !
          ...  R_Higuita guesses right
Min. 46 :(msl) Y_Sankhare runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to L_Thomas
          ...  L_Thomas with a little chip!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  D_Marshall dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The deflection beat D_Marshall!
          ...  Marseille are back on level terms now!
          ...  FC Porto 2-2 Marseille ...
Min. 49 :(fcp) Di_Maria nutmegs L_Shawry
          ...  An audacious effort from Di_Maria !
          ...  But R_Higuita makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 52 :(fcp) S_Rolfes with a simple pass to Amauri
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by D_Maicon
Min. 53 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  S_Rolfes gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  L_Koscielny robs him of the ball
Min. 56 :(fcp) B_Bannan has it now
          ...  He takes on L_Shawry
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in E_Adebayor!
          ...  Blocked by G_Halford
Min. 58 :(msl) L_Shawry runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to A_Marcos
          ...  B_Bannan seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 59 :(msl) Y_Sankhare with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  M_Laursen with a nasty foul
          ...  F_Brych will want to speak to him
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  The fans chant CHEERIO CHEERIO CHEERIO to him!!
Min. 59 :(fcp) H_Almeida is coming on and E_Adebayor is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 62 :(fcp) B_Bannan knocks it forward
          ...  D_Maicon slips
          ...  R_Nomvethe gets to it!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  G_Halford takes possession
Min. 68 :(fcp) D_McGrain with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past L_Koscielny
          ...  He knocks it to Amauri!
          ...  But L_Shawry sweeps up the threat
Min. 68 :(msl) Douglas_Costa plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Z_Zidane keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Z_Zidane with the header !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 72 :(fcp) G_Hagi with an intelligent ball to Amauri
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  L_Koscielny hits it out for a throw
Min. 73 :(msl) L_Koscielny with a one-touch layoff to Y_Sankhare
          ...  Y_Sankhare has a go!
          ...  Saved by D_Marshall
Min. 75 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe pushes it past the defender
          ...  A left-footer by R_Nomvethe !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 75 :(msl) L_Thomas runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  B_Bannan with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
Min. 75 :(msl) A_Marcos moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to Z_Zidane
          ...  A delicate chip from Z_Zidane !
          ...  D_Marshall with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 78 :(msl) T_Taiwo will replace L_Shawry and play DF
Min. 78 :(msl) Z_Zidane cuts inside H_Almeida
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  H_Almeida goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 80 :(msl) N_Ben_Khalifa is coming on for Douglas_Costa and playing MF
Min. 82 :(msl) Yeboah takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Z_Zidane
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 86 :(msl) D_Maicon crosses to N_Ben_Khalifa
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  D_Marshall saves, but he fumbles
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Marcos lofts the ball in!
          ...  H_Almeida reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 87 :(fcp) Amauri turns past D_Maicon
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Amauri attempts to nutmeg R_Higuita!
          ...  But R_Higuita makes an easy save
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(msl) J_Digweed knocks it past D_McGrain and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  H_Almeida with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 90 :(fcp) T_Adams looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Amauri
          ...  Amauri hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 108,000
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : B_Bannan
Scorers              : E_Adebayor (1), S_Rolfes (24)
Sent Off             : M_Laursen (59)
Booked               : S_Rolfes (36)
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Y_Sankhare (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Digweed (45), L_Thomas (46)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              FC Porto    |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       13
Off target           :           5        |       3
On target            :           6        |       10
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       12
Key Passes           :          16        |       11
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Final Score          : FC Porto 2 - 2 Marseille
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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  33   7   5   7  14 |  93   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  26   7   6  22 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
S_Rolfes       DF   2  25   6   8  34 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  13  10  26
M_Laursen      DF   2  25   8   6  30 |  60   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -9
D_McGrain      DF   1  23  11   7  24 |  93   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  12   0
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  17  22   6  28 |  93   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  36   2
G_Hagi         MF   2   5  27  10  30 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  25   5  37 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
J_R_Riquelme   MF   3   5  24  20  34 |   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  26  35 |  60   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  44
Amauri         FW   2   6   7  24  29 |  93   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  24  10
C_Clark        GK  27   4   2   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Almeida      DF   2  24  11  10  29 |  33   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
R_Castias      MF   2   8  24   9  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Bannan       MF   1   7  23   4  27 |  91   0   1   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  68   0
D_Rags         FW   2   3   5  23  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita      GK  37   2   2   2  34 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
D_Maicon       DF   2  27  12   3  24 |  93   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  12   8
G_Halford      DF   1  26   8   3  35 |  93   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  12   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  25   9   7  36 |  93   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  75  12   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  25   7   7  15 |  79   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12   8
L_Thomas       MF   1   7  26   6  18 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  25  11  36 |  93   0   0   2   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  64   8
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  25  10  42 |  81   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
A_Marcos       MF   2   6  24  15  32 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   7  26  34 |  83   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  26  19 |  93   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  46
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  26   4   3  31 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  10  24  11  25 |  12   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
D_Obua         MF   2  11  23   8  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  25  31 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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