Division One League Match, FC Porto vs. Marseille (Mon Nov 19)


                             FC Porto  |  Marseille
                              5-3-2 N  |  4-4-1-1 A
                         Shaun Winzor  |  Lee Shaw
                                       |
                        D_Marshall GK  |  GK R_Higuita
                           T_Adams DF  |  DF D_Maicon
                           T_Wilks DF  |  DF T_Taiwo
                        L_Escalada DF  |  DF G_Halford
                          S_Rolfes DF  |  DF L_Shawry
                      Ciaran_Clark DF  |  MF L_Thomas
                          Sektioui MF  |  MF Y_Sankhare
                          R_Mavuba MF  |  MF Douglas_Costa
                      J_R_Riquelme MF  |  MF N_Ben_Khalifa
                        E_Adebayor FW  |  AM A_Marcos
                            Sansao FW  |  FW J_Digweed
                                       |
                          J_Moreau SUB |  SUB S_Given
                         H_Almeida SUB |  SUB L_Koscielny
                        R_Nomvethe SUB |  SUB D_Obua
                           I_Jesus SUB |  SUB Craige
                       F_Morientes SUB |  SUB S_Walsh

Referee: M_Stadio (Austria)


Min. 5  :(fcp) E_Adebayor runs at L_Shawry
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  But D_Maicon wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by R_Mavuba
          ...  L_Escalada with the header
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And R_Higuita reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Sektioui drives it into the box!
          ...  R_Higuita easily catches it!
Min. 7  :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme passes the ball to L_Escalada
          ...  L_Escalada hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 10 :(fcp) E_Adebayor takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  L_Shawry with a nasty foul
Min. 14 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme with a glorious long pass to L_Escalada
          ...  L_Escalada hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 16 :(msl) Douglas_Costa whips the ball across to L_Shawry
          ...  S_Rolfes brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But M_Stadio waves play on!!!
Min. 17 :(fcp) Sektioui with a penetrating pass to Sansao
          ...  Sansao fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 20 :(fcp) It seems FC Porto are making a tactical change to C
Min. 20 :(msl) Y_Sankhare retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Douglas_Costa gets on the end of it
          ...  Douglas_Costa gets his head to the ball !
          ...  D_Marshall parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 22 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme sidesteps G_Halford
          ...  J_R_Riquelme aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  R_Higuita with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 23 :(msl) J_Digweed sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  J_Digweed keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  But D_Marshall is equal to it
Min. 24 :(msl) Douglas_Costa plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Marcos keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A_Marcos carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But D_Marshall with the difficult save
Min. 30 :(fcp) Sansao turns on a sixpence
          ...  Sansao with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  R_Higuita never had a chance!
Min. 36 :(msl) J_Digweed breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on D_Marshall!
          ...  Ciaran_Clark brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  M_Stadio calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 37 :(fcp) Sektioui looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor is clean through, he is one on one with R_Higuita
          ...  He rounds R_Higuita
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  R_Higuita somehow manages to get to it !!
Min. 37 :(msl) Douglas_Costa takes advantage of a mistake by T_Wilks
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Douglas_Costa runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  D_Marshall looks relieved there!
Min. 39 :(fcp) T_Wilks cuts inside T_Taiwo
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Douglas_Costa with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  M_Stadio wants a quiet word
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(fcp) T_Wilks beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  L_Shawry wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 48 :(msl) L_Thomas with the first time flick to Y_Sankhare
          ...  Y_Sankhare with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Thomas chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  A_Marcos gets something on it!
          ...  D_Marshall gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Thomas chips the ball into the area!
          ...  A_Marcos gets a shot in
          ...  D_Marshall makes a good save

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

Min. 46 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme reads the run of Sektioui
          ...  Sektioui has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But R_Higuita just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 46 :(msl) Y_Sankhare gets to the by line and finds N_Ben_Khalifa with a beautiful cross
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa with the header !
          ...  D_Marshall gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Douglas_Costa floats the ball in!
          ...  D_Marshall easily claims the ball!
Min. 49 :(fcp) L_Escalada with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 50 :(fcp) It looks as though FC Porto is now playing N
Min. 55 :(fcp) Sektioui has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Taiwo
          ...  He puts in Ciaran_Clark!
          ...  L_Shawry clears with a diving header
Min. 64 :(fcp) E_Adebayor runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Sansao
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Sansao !
          ...  It floats over R_Higuita
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 65 :(fcp) I_Jesus replaces an unhappy Sektioui and will play as a MF
Min. 65 :(fcp) There's going to be a change
          ...  H_Almeida will come on for S_Rolfes and play DF
Min. 65 :(msl) J_Digweed 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!
          ...  J_Digweed with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  But D_Marshall makes an easy save
Min. 66 :(msl) L_Thomas with a probing pass to J_Digweed
          ...  But H_Almeida wins the tackle
Min. 67 :(fcp) FC Porto switch to playing C
Min. 67 :(msl) L_Shawry lays the ball back to J_Digweed
          ...  T_Adams stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 68 :(msl) Y_Sankhare backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  D_Maicon gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Maicon tries the shot !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And D_Marshall reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Thomas floats the ball in!
          ...  J_Digweed loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  D_Marshall got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out
          ...  That's put Marseille ahead!
          ...  FC Porto 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 70 :(fcp) F_Morientes is being prepared to come on
          ...  Sansao is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 70 :(fcp) FC Porto's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 70 :(msl) A_Marcos takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  A_Marcos belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  D_Marshall falls over
          ...  But D_Marshall is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 71 :(fcp) H_Almeida brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  I_Jesus gets on the end of the pass
          ...  I_Jesus with the chance !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 72 :(msl) J_Digweed sidesteps L_Escalada
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  L_Escalada reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 73 :(fcp) F_Morientes with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  F_Morientes smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 76 :(msl) L_Koscielny will replace D_Maicon and play DF
Min. 77 :(msl) L_Shawry looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Koscielny
          ...  T_Adams bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 78 :(msl) D_Obua comes on for N_Ben_Khalifa and takes up a MF role
Min. 80 :(msl) S_Walsh is coming on and J_Digweed is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 80 :(msl) Douglas_Costa controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  Y_Sankhare gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Ciaran_Clark slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 87 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme crosses to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  R_Higuita gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Wilks hits it towards the far post!
          ...  R_Higuita jumps well to claim it!
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           : 100,000
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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               : Ciaran_Clark (36), T_Adams (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : J_Digweed (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Digweed (68)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Ben_Khalifa (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       12
Off target           :           7        |       2
On target            :           5        |       10
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          15        |       11
Key Tackles          :           5        |       3
Key Passes           :           9        |       10
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Final Score          : FC Porto 0 - 1 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  32   7   5   7  14 |  94  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  25   7   6  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  -2  -2
T_Wilks        DF   2  25   9   8  30 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Escalada     DF   2  25  11   7  42 |  94   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  -5 -20 -10
S_Rolfes       DF   2  24   6   8  34 |  68   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  23   8   8  24 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  -2  -2
Sektioui       MF   1   1  28   5  37 |  68   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20  16 -12
R_Mavuba       MF   2  10  24  10  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_R_Riquelme   MF   3   5  23  19  34 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   8
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   6  25  35 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  16
Sansao         FW   1   7   8  24  23 |  73   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Almeida      DF   2  23  10  10  29 |  26   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  17  21   6  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Jesus        MF   2   6  23   6  25 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
F_Morientes    FW   1   3   9  23  35 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

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  36   2   2   2  34 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
D_Maicon       DF   2  26  12   3  24 |  79   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  55   0   8
T_Taiwo        DF   2  26   4   3  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Halford      DF   1  26   7   3  35 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  25   7   7  15 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  44  20
L_Thomas       MF   1   6  25   6  18 |  94   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  24  10  36 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   1
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  24  10  42 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  36   9
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  10  23  11  25 |  81   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   6
A_Marcos       AM   2   6  24  15  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  32
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  25  19 |  83   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  44
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  24   9   7  36 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Obua         MF   2  11  23   8  31 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Craige         MF   1   1  22   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Walsh        FW   1   2   8  22  20 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
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