Division One League Match, FC Porto vs. Rangers FC (Mon Dec 10)


                             FC Porto  |  Rangers FC
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-1-4-1 P
                         Shaun Winzor  |  Gazza Grant
                                       |
                        D_Marshall GK  |  GK E_Van_d_Sar
                           T_Adams DF  |  DF K_Uddin
                        L_Escalada DF  |  DF A_Van_Buuren
                         H_Almeida DF  |  DF A_McLeish
                      Ciaran_Clark DF  |  DF F_de_Boer
                          Sektioui MF  |  DM J_Jurado
                          R_Mavuba MF  |  MF L_Copland
                      J_R_Riquelme MF  |  MF I_Muniain
                           I_Jesus MF  |  MF R_VD_Vaart
                        E_Adebayor FW  |  MF B_Yaga
                            Sansao FW  |  FW M_Murphy
                                       |
                         M_Eardley SUB |  SUB T_Snelders
                          S_Rolfes SUB |  SUB E_Johnson
                            D_Barr SUB |  SUB P_Sweeper
                        R_Nomvethe SUB |  SUB R_Acquafresca
                       F_Morientes SUB |  SUB Salim_Kerkar

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(rfc) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  I_Muniain seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  I_Muniain with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But D_Marshall punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 3  :(fcp) R_Mavuba passes the ball to Ciaran_Clark
          ...  Ciaran_Clark aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 4  :(rfc) M_Murphy runs into space
          ...  T_Adams wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 6  :(rfc) M_Murphy with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves R_Mavuba behind
          ...  T_Adams rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  M_Murphy with the thundering drive
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into D_Marshall's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 6  :(rfc) A_Van_Buuren hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  M_Murphy collects the loose ball!
          ...  M_Murphy throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  D_Marshall blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 10 :(rfc) A_Van_Buuren looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to R_VD_Vaart
          ...  Ciaran_Clark slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 11 :(rfc) B_Yaga with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  B_Yaga with a powerful diving header!
          ...  D_Marshall with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 14 :(rfc) K_Uddin unselfishly heads the ball back to B_Yaga
          ...  A thundering drive by B_Yaga !
          ...  D_Marshall with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 14 :(fcp) Sektioui finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  I_Muniain pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  K_Clark calls him for a talk
Min. 18 :(rfc) A_McLeish jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Jurado
          ...  J_Jurado aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 20 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme jumps over K_Uddin's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by A_McLeish
Min. 21 :(fcp) R_Mavuba takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into J_R_Riquelme
          ...  K_Uddin reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 22 :(rfc) L_Copland with the heel pass to M_Murphy
          ...  M_Murphy drives the ball low !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 24 :(rfc) L_Copland with electric pace
          ...  He eases past H_Almeida
          ...  But Ciaran_Clark puts the ball out of play
Min. 29 :(rfc) M_Murphy plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  H_Almeida slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 31 :(fcp) Sektioui breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on E_Van_d_Sar!
          ...  J_Jurado brings him down!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Shaun Winzor looks annoyed that there was no card there
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  I_Jesus swings it in
          ...  Sansao gets on the end of it
          ...  L_Copland with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 33 :(fcp) H_Almeida is forced to retreat
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  FC Porto 0-1 Rangers FC ...
Min. 34 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme changes position to fill a AM slot
Min. 37 :(rfc) L_Copland cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Yaga
          ...  B_Yaga with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  D_Marshall dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Jurado curls it into the box!
          ...  D_Marshall easily claims the ball!
Min. 41 :(fcp) Sektioui runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from A_McLeish
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 42 :(rfc) A_McLeish is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  L_Copland latches onto the ball
          ...  L_Copland with the drive!
          ...  D_Marshall takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(fcp) R_Mavuba threads the through ball to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  K_Uddin takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 43 :(rfc) M_Murphy with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows H_Almeida a clean set of heals
          ...  A cracking drive from M_Murphy !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  D_Marshall is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by L_Copland
          ...  It comes to K_Uddin
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  D_Marshall with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 44 :(fcp) E_Adebayor barges the defender off the ball
          ...  M_Murphy fouls badly
          ...  It's a RED CARD!!
          ...  He's off!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme plays it short to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  All square, that should make things interesting!
          ...  FC Porto 1-1 Rangers FC ...
Min. 48 :(fcp) E_Adebayor is too quick for the defence
          ...  E_Adebayor rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Jesus plays it into the danger area!
          ...  A_Van_Buuren heads it away
Min. 49 :(rfc) E_Johnson is going to be brought on
          ...  A_Van_Buuren is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 49 :(rfc) L_Copland passes the ball to E_Johnson
          ...  E_Johnson hits the ball first time!
          ...  What agility from D_Marshall
Min. 49 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme gains possession
          ...  F_de_Boer stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  K_Clark calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 1-1 Rangers FC

Min. 49 :(rfc) I_Muniain kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  B_Yaga gets on the end of the pass
          ...  B_Yaga with the chance !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 50 :(rfc) P_Sweeper is being prepared to come on
          ...  F_de_Boer is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 53 :(rfc) J_Jurado controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs J_R_Riquelme
          ...  He puts in I_Muniain!
          ...  But L_Escalada wins the tackle
Min. 58 :(fcp) Sansao flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  K_Uddin knocks the ball back to E_Van_d_Sar
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past E_Van_d_Sar!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Mavuba hits it into the box!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar easily claims the ball!
Min. 60 :(fcp) S_Rolfes will come on for H_Almeida and play DF
Min. 64 :(fcp) R_Mavuba sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  P_Sweeper knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But K_Clark just turns away!
Min. 65 :(fcp) T_Adams with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows P_Sweeper a clean set of heals
          ...  A_McLeish with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 67 :(fcp) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  R_Nomvethe will come on for Sektioui and play DF
Min. 67 :(rfc) J_Jurado miskicks!
          ...  He finds P_Sweeper though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  P_Sweeper has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But D_Marshall reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 70 :(fcp) F_Morientes is going to be brought on
          ...  E_Adebayor is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 73 :(fcp) T_Adams finds I_Jesus with a ball over the defence
          ...  I_Jesus with the header !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar catches the ball
Min. 75 :(fcp) The FC Porto manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 75 :(fcp) T_Adams is hurt
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  But he looks unable to continue
          ...  The Manager has already made his 3 subs!
          ...  They will have to play a man down!
Min. 78 :(rfc) K_Uddin crosses into the box, finding B_Yaga
          ...  B_Yaga with a stunning strike !
          ...  D_Marshall with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 80 :(rfc) I_Muniain plays the early ball across the box to find R_VD_Vaart in space
          ...  R_Mavuba with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 80 :(fcp) Sansao runs at K_Uddin
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  A_McLeish knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  K_Clark blows up for a foul
          ...  K_Clark ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Gazza Grant looks relieved
Min. 84 :(fcp) Sansao jumps over B_Yaga's challenge
          ...  Sansao shoots towards goal !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(rfc) I_Muniain finds himself in a good position
          ...  A cheeky lob from I_Muniain !
          ...  The shot slips through D_Marshall's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 93 :(rfc) L_Copland finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled S_Rolfes
          ...  A powerful shot by L_Copland !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 93,783
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : E_Adebayor
Scorers              : E_Adebayor (44)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Adams (6), R_Mavuba (80)
Injured              : T_Adams (75)
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : L_Copland (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Almeida (33 og)
Sent Off             : M_Murphy (44)
Booked               : F_de_Boer (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              FC Porto    |    Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       17
Off target           :           1        |       7
On target            :           4        |       10
Possession           :          36        |       64
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          11        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :           5        |       13
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Final Score          : FC Porto 1 - 1 Rangers 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 |  97  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  25   7   6  22 |  79   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  10  -2
L_Escalada     DF   2  25  11   7  42 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
H_Almeida      DF   2  23  11  10  29 |  64   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5 -20   0
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  23   8   8  24 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   8
Sektioui       MF   1   1  28   5  37 |  71   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
R_Mavuba       MF   2  10  24  10  28 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  34  -2
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   5  23  19  34 |  97   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
I_Jesus        MF   2   6  23   6  25 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   6  25  35 |  74   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  29
Sansao         FW   1   7   8  24  23 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
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  24   5   8  34 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Barr         DF   2  19  15   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Nomvethe     DF   2  17  21   6  28 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Morientes    FW   1   3   9  23  35 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Rangers 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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E_Van_d_Sar    GK  31   5   5   7  14 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
K_Uddin        DF   2  24  11   6  40 |  97   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  45  24   8
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  23  10   7  25 |  49   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
A_McLeish      DF   1  22  10   5  26 |  97   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  24   0
F_de_Boer      DF   2  22   6   6  27 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
J_Jurado       DM   1  14  23   7  28 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   1
L_Copland      MF   1   7  24   6  21 |  97   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  36   9
I_Muniain      MF   1   9  23   7  24 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24   9
R_VD_Vaart     MF   2   9  23   8  24 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Yaga         MF   2   8  23   7  35 |  97   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  33
M_Murphy       FW   1  11  13  25  26 |  44   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   1   0 -10 -10   1
T_Snelders     GK  28   2   3   4  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Johnson      DF   1  23   7   5  31 |  48   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
P_Sweeper      DF   2  23   5  10  22 |  43   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   8
R_Acquafresca  FW   1   6   8  24  36 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Salim_Kerkar   FW   2   4   8  23  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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