Division One League Match, FC Porto vs. Valencia (Sun Mar 29)


                             FC Porto  |  Valencia
                              4-3-3 A  |  5-4-1 C
                   Roberto Ciccotelli  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                         Dino_Zoff GK  |  GK T_Flowers
                              Maxi DF  |  DF O_Price
                           C_Obasi DF  |  DF D_E_Boyata
                         S_Bradley DF  |  DF J_Stam
                           L_Jones DF  |  DF A_Nouri
                          M_Scholl MF  |  DF M_Salah
                         D_Pereira MF  |  MF P_Niemeyer
                         F_Alvares MF  |  MF E_Jackson
                        A_Langlitz FW  |  MF M_Barry
                     R_Chamgerlain FW  |  MF M_Kikuchi
                        M_Esposito FW  |  FW W_Jose
                                       |
                       B_Trautmann SUB |  SUB Ji_Han_Sun
                          T_Stavos SUB |  SUB B_Ivanovic
                        M_Politano SUB |  SUB S_Bould
                       J_Livermore SUB |  SUB B_Green
                        L_Martinez SUB |  SUB D_Trezeguet

Referee: O_Hategan (Romania)


Min. 3  :(vla) A_Nouri turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 4  :(fcp) C_Obasi takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Chamgerlain
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by M_Barry
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Obasi crosses it in!
          ...  T_Flowers easily catches it!
Min. 6  :(fcp) C_Obasi controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs P_Niemeyer
          ...  He puts in R_Chamgerlain!
          ...  J_Stam reads the play well
Min. 8  :(vla) E_Jackson with a first time pass
          ...  W_Jose runs onto it!
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Maxi
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Niemeyer hits it towards the far post!
          ...  It comes to E_Jackson
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Dino_Zoff parries it
Min. 9  :(vla) E_Jackson with a pinpoint pass to M_Barry
          ...  Maxi makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 15 :(vla) J_Stam slides it through the middle to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose from 20 yards !
          ...  Dino_Zoff with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 17 :(fcp) D_Pereira with a one-touch layoff to M_Scholl
          ...  M_Scholl smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  T_Flowers goes down well to save
Min. 18 :(vla) W_Jose takes advantage of a mistake by L_Jones
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  W_Jose with the chance !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  But it's been disallowed.
          ...  The reason is unclear!
          ...  The manager is fuming with the ref!
          ...  He is hurling abuse at him!
Min. 22 :(vla) P_Niemeyer floats the ball in to find W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose goes for the top corner !
          ...  But Dino_Zoff just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  O_Hategan has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 24 :(fcp) F_Alvares runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to A_Langlitz
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by J_Stam !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 24 :(vla) D_E_Boyata loses his marker
          ...  A_Langlitz with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Andie Glen looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 26 :(fcp) M_Scholl kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  R_Chamgerlain gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Chamgerlain must beat T_Flowers!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  T_Flowers will be disappointed he did not save that!
          ...  That's given FC Porto the lead!
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 26 :(vla) Valencia are switching their playing style to A
Min. 26 :(vla) P_Niemeyer looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards M_Barry
          ...  An audacious effort from M_Barry !
          ...  Dino_Zoff was lucky there
Min. 27 :(fcp) A_Langlitz has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past A_Nouri
          ...  He knocks it to R_Chamgerlain!
          ...  D_E_Boyata gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Pereira crosses it in!
          ...  M_Salah wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 30 :(fcp) A_Langlitz with a reverse pass to S_Bradley
          ...  S_Bradley with a terrific drive !
          ...  T_Flowers turns it behind for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Pereira lofts the ball in!
          ...  S_Bradley gets something on it!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 31 :(fcp) M_Esposito jumps over A_Nouri's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  M_Esposito gets up high for the header !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 31 :(vla) M_Barry puts in M_Kikuchi
          ...  M_Kikuchi with a thundering shot!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 32 :(fcp) M_Esposito controls it with ease
          ...  M_Barry with a bad challenge
          ...  O_Hategan reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 33 :(vla) M_Kikuchi with a reverse pass to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 35 :(fcp) M_Scholl looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Esposito
          ...  D_E_Boyata stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 36 :(fcp) R_Chamgerlain runs at M_Salah
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  A_Nouri takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 37 :(fcp) C_Obasi retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  R_Chamgerlain latches onto the end of it
          ...  But O_Price comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 37 :(vla) D_E_Boyata 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!
          ...  W_Jose receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  W_Jose sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Dino_Zoff saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 42 :(vla) M_Kikuchi sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 42 :(vla) D_E_Boyata looks in some pain
          ...  He'll have to come off
Min. 42 :(vla) B_Ivanovic is being brought on
          ...  D_E_Boyata is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(vla) P_Niemeyer takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Jackson
          ...  E_Jackson fires a shot at goal !
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 48 :(vla) M_Barry slides the ball across to W_Jose
          ...  C_Obasi hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Kikuchi curls it into the box!
          ...  The ball finds its way to A_Nouri
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Dino_Zoff falls over
          ...  But Dino_Zoff is relieved to watch it go out of play!

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

Min. 47 :(fcp) M_Scholl knocks it forward
          ...  W_Jose slips
          ...  R_Chamgerlain gets to it!
          ...  M_Salah hits it out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by F_Alvares!
          ...  T_Flowers catches it!
Min. 49 :(vla) P_Niemeyer plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  W_Jose decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  W_Jose drifts clear!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He is one on one with Dino_Zoff
          ...  He rounds Dino_Zoff
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  And that takes his tally to 10 for the campaign!!
          ...  It's all square now!
          ...  FC Porto 1-1 Valencia ...
Min. 50 :(vla) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems Valencia will now be playing C
Min. 51 :(vla) P_Niemeyer has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  C_Obasi with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 58 :(vla) M_Kikuchi kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  W_Jose gets on the end of the pass
          ...  W_Jose blasts it at the goal !
          ...  Dino_Zoff makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 59 :(fcp) F_Alvares finds A_Langlitz on the edge of the box
          ...  A_Langlitz attempts the shot!
          ...  It floats over T_Flowers
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 62 :(vla) E_Jackson with an inch perfect pass to M_Barry
          ...  M_Barry with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  Looks like it should be Dino_Zoff's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Dino_Zoff looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Niemeyer plays it towards the near post!
          ...  W_Jose tries to place the shot!
          ...  Dino_Zoff watches it sail wide!
Min. 65 :(vla) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  B_Green will come on for M_Kikuchi and play MF
Min. 65 :(vla) D_Trezeguet will replace W_Jose and play FW
Min. 66 :(vla) D_Trezeguet knocks it past S_Bradley and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  A left-footer by D_Trezeguet !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Dino_Zoff dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Dino_Zoff beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Nouri drives it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Dino_Zoff
Min. 68 :(vla) M_Barry nutmegs C_Obasi, he continues to run forward
          ...  M_Barry belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 72 :(vla) B_Green knocks the ball past the lunge of Maxi
          ...  Maxi reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 74 :(vla) B_Green takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Trezeguet
          ...  C_Obasi with a well timed tackle
          ...  O_Hategan didn't like it though
          ...  The referee comes over to him
          ...  Will he show him another yellow?
          ...  He does! That's the end of the game for him, he is sent off!
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  E_Jackson knocks it forward
          ...  D_Trezeguet gets on the end of it
          ...  Maxi slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 75 :(vla) O_Price with the first time flick to J_Stam
          ...  J_Stam uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  Dino_Zoff won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 77 :(vla) B_Ivanovic takes advantage of a mistake by L_Jones
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  B_Ivanovic rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  Dino_Zoff gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 80 :(fcp) FC Porto are switching their playing style to N
Min. 81 :(fcp) M_Scholl beats B_Green
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  O_Price plays the back pass
          ...  T_Flowers can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Scholl plays it towards the near post!
          ...  J_Stam heads it away
Min. 83 :(vla) A_Nouri finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  A_Nouri fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 87 :(vla) O_Price controls the ball with ease
          ...  O_Price aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  Dino_Zoff with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by B_Green
          ...  Dino_Zoff jumps well to claim it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(fcp) R_Chamgerlain takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past M_Barry
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  A_Nouri with a bad challenge
          ...  O_Hategan will want to speak to him
          ...  That's his second booking !
          ...  He's sent off!
Min. 91 :(fcp) M_Scholl races into the box
          ...  He sees A_Langlitz lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  M_Salah bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 91 :(fcp) F_Alvares with the towering header to A_Langlitz
          ...  D_Trezeguet with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 149,325
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : M_Scholl
Scorers              : R_Chamgerlain (26)
Sent Off             : C_Obasi (74)
Booked               : A_Langlitz (24)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : W_Jose (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : W_Jose (49)
Sent Off             : A_Nouri (90)
Booked               : M_Barry (32), D_Trezeguet (91)
Injured              : D_E_Boyata (42)
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       22
Off target           :           3        |       12
On target            :           3        |       10
Possession           :          32        |       68
Corners              :           5        |       5
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       9
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          13        |       17
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Final Score          : FC Porto 1 - 1 Valencia
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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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Dino_Zoff      GK  35   2   2   3  30 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
Maxi           DF   1  31   8   8  22 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
C_Obasi        DF   2  30  12   8  39 |  78   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   1   0  10  20 -10
S_Bradley      DF   2  29  13   8  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
L_Jones        DF   3  29   7   8  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Scholl       MF   2  11  31  10  22 |  96   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  55   5
D_Pereira      MF   3  12  30   7  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
F_Alvares      MF   1   9  29   8  22 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
A_Langlitz     FW   3   8  11  29  32 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -1
R_Chamgerlain  FW   2   6  10  28  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
M_Esposito     FW   1   7   7  28  41 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
B_Trautmann    GK  29   2   1   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  29  12   5  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Politano     MF   3   5  30   9  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Livermore    MF   1  11  25   9  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Martinez     FW   2   6  25   8  43 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Flowers      GK  39   2   2   1  27 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
O_Price        DF   2  31  13   8  26 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  30  11   9  11 |  42   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Stam         DF   2  29   8   7  29 |  96   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   1
A_Nouri        DF   1  28  12   6  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   1   0 -10   0  -4
M_Salah        DF   2  28   8   8  22 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
P_Niemeyer     MF   1  18  30   5  22 |  96   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0
E_Jackson      MF   3   7  30   7  32 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   6
M_Barry        MF   2  17  28   7  32 |  96   0   1   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  18  18   5
M_Kikuchi      MF   1  15  28   9  30 |  69   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  29  10 |  69   0   0   0   0  10   1   0   0   0   0   0  59
Ji_Han_Sun     GK  33   3   1   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  30  11   7  22 |  54   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
S_Bould        DF   2  27   8   5  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Green        MF   2  16  28   6  30 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  10  28  21 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
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