Elite FA Cup Group Match, FC Porto vs. Tottenham (Wed Jun 01)


                             FC Porto  |  Tottenham
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-1-4-1 E
                          Malky McKay  |  Graham Brown
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK Carlos_Bravo
                           S_Bould DF  |  DF D_Georgesco
                     Layvin_Kurzaw DF  |  DF Hanson
                       Omar_Little DF  |  DF E_Plummer
                      J_A_Boumsong DF  |  DF S_Howey
                      J_Gandolfini MF  |  DM S_Winzor
                         S_Gerrard MF  |  MF D_Baboescu
                         A_McGeady MF  |  MF S_Wiltord
                     Omar_Mascarel MF  |  MF Doriva
                        M_Esposito FW  |  MF R_Morrison
                          D_Baggio FW  |  FW M_Jordan
                                       |
                            J_Hart SUB |  SUB Davinio
                           E_Baily SUB |  SUB B_Chilwell
                           R_Pires SUB |  SUB A_Salto
                        Liel_Abada SUB |  SUB P_Gasgoingne
                          G_Borges SUB |  SUB D_Byrne

Referee: O_Bundy (USA)


Min. 1  :(tth) Tottenham switch to playing C
Min. 3  :(fcp) D_Baggio gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past D_Georgesco!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  S_Winzor hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Gerrard curls it into the box!
          ...  R_Morrison clears the corner
Min. 3  :(tth) S_Winzor with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Omar_Little
          ...  He knocks it to M_Jordan!
          ...  M_Jordan hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 4  :(tth) M_Jordan plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  M_Jordan with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But D_James with the difficult save
Min. 5  :(fcp) D_Baggio looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  D_Baggio with a thundering drive!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 7  :(fcp) J_A_Boumsong is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio with a thundering volley!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo makes a good save
Min. 13 :(tth) E_Plummer plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  J_A_Boumsong with a terrible tackle
          ...  O_Bundy will just give him a speaking to
Min. 13 :(tth) S_Winzor takes advantage of a mistake by Layvin_Kurzaw
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  M_Esposito brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 14 :(tth) M_Jordan with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  M_Jordan with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  D_James gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  It's pushed behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Wiltord floats the ball in!
          ...  M_Jordan tries to place the shot!
          ...  D_James makes a good save
Min. 15 :(tth) S_Wiltord flicks it past S_Bould
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  But Layvin_Kurzaw comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 17 :(fcp) M_Esposito barges S_Winzor off the ball
          ...  R_Morrison with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 23 :(fcp) D_Baggio backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  S_Gerrard gets on the end of it
          ...  But Doriva wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but O_Bundy has none of it.
Min. 23 :(tth) Doriva spots M_Jordan who is in acres of space
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_A_Boumsong
Min. 27 :(tth) The ball is passed in from S_Winzor, he finds S_Wiltord
          ...  A_McGeady is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 29 :(tth) M_Jordan drives it across the face of the goal Doriva
          ...  Doriva gets his head to the ball !
          ...  D_James makes a difficult save
Min. 33 :(tth) Doriva plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Hanson keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  J_A_Boumsong wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 37 :(tth) S_Wiltord takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  But Omar_Little sweeps up the threat
Min. 38 :(fcp) M_Esposito runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off the defender back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  But S_Wiltord wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Gerrard chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Hanson gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 42 :(tth) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  M_Jordan seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  M_Jordan controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  Looks like it should be D_James's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  D_James looks embarrassed!
          ...  Tottenham go ahead in this match now!
          ...  FC Porto 0-1 Tottenham ...
Min. 42 :(fcp) FC Porto switch to playing A
Min. 42 :(fcp) S_Gerrard cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to M_Esposito
          ...  S_Howey is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Malky McKay looks bemused that it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  D_Baggio shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to M_Esposito instead
          ...  M_Esposito with a stunning strike !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Omar_Mascarel chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  S_Howey clears the corner
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(fcp) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  A_McGeady is through!
          ...  S_Wiltord fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  S_Gerrard knocks it forward
          ...  M_Esposito gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Georgesco knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But O_Bundy just turns away!
Min. 45 :(fcp) A_McGeady with an in swinging cross to M_Esposito
          ...  R_Morrison takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 45 :(tth) D_Baboescu with a pinpoint pass to M_Jordan
          ...  A glorious effort by M_Jordan !
          ...  D_James gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 0-1 Tottenham

Min. 47 :(tth) S_Wiltord brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_Jordan gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Cleaned up by Layvin_Kurzaw
Min. 49 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini jumps over Doriva's challenge
          ...  Blocked by D_Georgesco
Min. 53 :(fcp) M_Esposito pushes it past the defender
          ...  M_Esposito flings a shot at goal !
          ...  Carlos_Bravo tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Esposito drives it into the box!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo fists it away!
Min. 55 :(tth) S_Wiltord with the heel pass to M_Jordan
          ...  M_Jordan carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  D_James parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And D_James recovers to save!!
Min. 57 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini threads the through ball to M_Esposito
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from S_Winzor
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Omar_Mascarel plays it into the danger area!
          ...  J_Gandolfini gets his head on it
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 57 :(tth) D_Georgesco is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to R_Morrison
          ...  A powerful shot by R_Morrison !
          ...  But D_James punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 64 :(tth) Hanson with an inch perfect pass to R_Morrison
          ...  R_Morrison fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It flew past D_James
          ...  FC Porto 0-2 Tottenham ...
Min. 65 :(fcp) Omar_Little with a slick pass to M_Esposito
          ...  M_Esposito beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  Carlos_Bravo comes towards him
          ...  He rounds Carlos_Bravo
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  Hanson rushes back to get to it
Min. 71 :(fcp) D_Baggio beats E_Plummer
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  D_Baggio with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  Carlos_Bravo makes a difficult save
Min. 74 :(tth) S_Winzor jumps over S_Bould's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  M_Esposito tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
Min. 75 :(fcp) E_Baily takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Layvin_Kurzaw as DF
Min. 75 :(fcp) R_Pires takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace A_McGeady as MF
Min. 75 :(tth) D_Byrne replaces an unhappy M_Jordan and will play as a FW
Min. 77 :(tth) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  A_Salto will come on for D_Baboescu and play DF
Min. 78 :(tth) B_Chilwell will replace the useless D_Georgesco and will play DF
Min. 79 :(tth) P_Gasgoingne replaces S_Winzor and will play MF
Min. 79 :(tth) D_Byrne cuts through the defence
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  E_Baily belts it clear
Min. 80 :(fcp) G_Borges will come on for D_Baggio and play FW
Min. 82 :(fcp) Liel_Abada is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Gandolfini is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 83 :(fcp) M_Esposito turns past B_Chilwell
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  But E_Plummer wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but O_Bundy has none of it.
Min. 84 :(fcp) S_Bould runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  S_Gerrard latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  Hanson with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 85 :(fcp) G_Borges knocks it past Doriva and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  R_Morrison bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  O_Bundy calls him over
          ...  O_Bundy tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(fcp) G_Borges kills the ball dead
          ...  S_Howey takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 92 :(tth) Doriva with an incisive pass to D_Byrne
          ...  But E_Baily wins the ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio do Dragaos
Attendance           : 136,775
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : D_Baggio
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_McGeady (27)
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : M_Jordan (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Jordan (42), R_Morrison (64)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Howey (42), S_Wiltord (43), R_Morrison (85)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |   Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       10
Off target           :           1        |       1
On target            :           6        |       9
Possession           :          35        |       65
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :           7        |       13
Key Tackles          :           8        |       10
Key Passes           :           7        |       11
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Final Score          : FC Porto 0 - 2 Tottenham
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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_James        GK  39   2   2   3  26 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
S_Bould        DF   2  30   9   5  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Layvin_Kurzaw  DF   2  30   8   1  25 |  78   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
Omar_Little    DF   1  29   8   3  44 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_A_Boumsong   DF   2  28  10  11  20 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Gandolfini   MF   3  10  31  22  12 |  85   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
S_Gerrard      MF   2   7  31  19  21 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_McGeady      MF   1  18  29  12  29 |  78   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
Omar_Mascarel  MF   1  20  27   1  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Esposito     FW   1   7   7  30  41 |  96   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
D_Baggio       FW   2   7  10  29  21 |  83   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0 -20 -10  -5
J_Hart         GK  29   1   1   5  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Baily        DF   3  28   8   9  41 |  18   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
R_Pires        MF   2   3  28   5  32 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Liel_Abada     MF   1   1  25   3  30 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Borges       FW   1   1   1  26  28 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Carlos_Bravo   GK  33   1   2   3  21 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
D_Georgesco    DF   1  30  23   8  25 |  81   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
Hanson         DF   2  29   4   3  10 |  96   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  60  50  20
E_Plummer      DF   1  28  12  11  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Howey        DF   2  27   1   3  27 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
S_Winzor       DM   3  24  28  11  22 |  82   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
D_Baboescu     MF   1  15  28   6  27 |  80   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
S_Wiltord      MF   3  11  28   9  41 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  -2
Doriva         MF   2  25  26  11  21 |  96   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
R_Morrison     MF   3  19  26  10  11 |  96   0   2   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  38  -2  28
M_Jordan       FW   1   1  23  30  36 |  78   0   0   1   0   7   1   0   0   0   0  10  50
Davinio        GK  29   1   4   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Chilwell     DF   2  25  11   8  22 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Salto        DF   2  25  11   5  11 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Gasgoingne   MF   1  17  26   3  29 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
D_Byrne        FW   1   6  12  25  42 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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