Division One League Match, FC Porto vs. Werder Bremen (Wed Nov 27)


                             FC Porto  |  Werder Bremen
                            5-1-2-2 A  |  4-3-1-2 E
                      Anthony Harrris  |  Harry Kleinjan
                                       |
                         D_Vukovic GK  |  GK R_Riou
                      J_A_Boumsong DF  |  DF M_Friedl
                       C_C_Vickers DF  |  DF Jerzinho_Jnr
                           E_Baily DF  |  DF M_Veljkovic
                         C_Jullien DF  |  DF H_Odoffin
                       T_Alexander DF  |  MF S_Veron
                            W_More MF  |  MF Dunga
                       S_Eustaquio AM  |  MF B_Towell
                       Malky_McKay AM  |  AM N_Valsic
                           M_McKay FW  |  FW L_Riva
                          Jeffinho FW  |  FW D_Kownacki
                                       |
                        C_Taffarel SUB |  SUB T_Courtois
                          V_Coufal SUB |  SUB A_Carabali
                      Martins_Indi SUB |  SUB A_Addey
                          AFrizzel SUB |  SUB O_Kauper
                          G_Borges SUB |  SUB Del_Vecchio

Referee: C_MacDermid (Scotland)


Min. 3  :(fcp) W_More with a flicked pass to M_McKay
          ...  M_McKay keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  He salutes the FC Porto fans!!
          ...  FC Porto go ahead in this match now!
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 6  :(fcp) W_More skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Jeffinho
          ...  M_Friedl intercepts the pass
Min. 6  :(wbn) D_Kownacki sprints forward with the ball
          ...  D_Kownacki with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  D_Vukovic with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 8  :(fcp) S_Eustaquio sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  T_Alexander runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  T_Alexander gets up high for the header !
          ...  R_Riou blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 8  :(fcp) W_More with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  B_Towell tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
          ...  C_MacDermid shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 9  :(fcp) C_Jullien with a neat pass into M_McKay
          ...  Good sliding challenge from H_Odoffin
Min. 11 :(fcp) C_Jullien plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  E_Baily decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  E_Baily cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  R_Riou has to pick the ball out of the net
          ...  FC Porto 2-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 13 :(fcp) M_McKay with a smart turn
          ...  M_McKay has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_More floats the ball in!
          ...  M_Veljkovic wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 13 :(wbn) M_Friedl threads the through ball to L_Riva
          ...  C_C_Vickers stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 18 :(fcp) Malky_McKay has it now
          ...  He takes on Dunga
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_McKay!
          ...  M_McKay hits a great drive!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 19 :(wbn) B_Towell brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  L_Riva makes himself available
          ...  But C_Jullien comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 22 :(fcp) S_Eustaquio with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past H_Odoffin
          ...  He knocks it to W_More!
          ...  W_More tries the shot !
          ...  R_Riou watches it sail wide!
Min. 23 :(fcp) Malky_McKay is first to the loose ball
          ...  Jerzinho_Jnr reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 24 :(fcp) Malky_McKay with a neat pass into M_McKay
          ...  M_McKay has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  He salutes the FC Porto fans!!
          ...  FC Porto 3-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 25 :(fcp) Jeffinho kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_McKay gets on the end of the pass
          ...  M_Veljkovic wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 28 :(wbn) Jerzinho_Jnr is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Kownacki
          ...  Blocked by T_Alexander
Min. 31 :(fcp) S_Eustaquio finds M_McKay in the box
          ...  B_Towell wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 35 :(fcp) The ball rolls free!
          ...  M_McKay takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  M_McKay tries to beat R_Riou!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 35 :(wbn) B_Towell is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to L_Riva
          ...  But E_Baily barges him off the ball
Min. 36 :(fcp) Malky_McKay loses his marker!
          ...  Malky_McKay throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  But R_Riou palms it behind
          ...  C_MacDermid has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 36 :(wbn) N_Valsic whips the ball across to Jerzinho_Jnr
          ...  Jerzinho_Jnr attempts to nutmeg D_Vukovic!
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 38 :(fcp) Malky_McKay sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Eustaquio
          ...  A delicate chip from S_Eustaquio !
          ...  But R_Riou palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 40 :(fcp) S_Eustaquio beats M_Friedl
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  M_Friedl slices it
          ...  R_Riou moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Malky_McKay crosses it in!
          ...  T_Alexander gets something on it!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  R_Riou never had a chance!
Min. 41 :(fcp) Curled in dangerously from W_More to Jeffinho
          ...  Jeffinho hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 42 :(fcp) Malky_McKay watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  H_Odoffin gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 42 :(wbn) L_Riva with a measured pass to D_Kownacki
          ...  D_Kownacki strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  D_Vukovic saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(fcp) S_Eustaquio looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_McKay
          ...  M_McKay hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  R_Riou manages to turn it behind
Min. 49 :(fcp) S_Eustaquio is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Jullien
          ...  Jerzinho_Jnr with a perfectly timed tackle

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 3-0 Werder Bremen

Min. 50 :(fcp) M_McKay with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from M_Friedl
          ...  M_McKay attempts a low drive!
          ...  R_Riou gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But can't hold onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has completed his hat trick!!
          ...  The defenders have been run ragged!
          ...  FC Porto 4-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 50 :(wbn) H_Odoffin with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Towell
          ...  B_Towell tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  D_Vukovic saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 53 :(fcp) Malky_McKay with a slick pass to E_Baily
          ...  E_Baily blasts it at the goal !
          ...  But R_Riou punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 53 :(wbn) L_Riva takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  W_More with an ugly foul
          ...  C_MacDermid will want to speak to him
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  RED CARD!
          ...  Anthony Harrris shakes his head
Min. 53 :(wbn) D_Kownacki nutmegs C_Jullien, he continues to run forward
          ...  D_Kownacki shoots towards goal !
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 56 :(fcp) S_Eustaquio with the towering header to Jeffinho
          ...  Jeffinho with a thundering shot!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it s gone just wide !!
Min. 56 :(wbn) L_Riva plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  But C_C_Vickers slides in two footed.
          ...  C_MacDermid has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 58 :(fcp) Jeffinho barges the defender off the ball
          ...  A delicate header from Jeffinho !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 59 :(fcp) S_Eustaquio with a one-touch layoff to M_McKay
          ...  M_McKay with a powerful header !
          ...  R_Riou is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!
          ...  FC Porto 5-0 Werder Bremen ...
Min. 59 :(wbn) S_Veron finds N_Valsic with a ball over the defence
          ...  J_A_Boumsong wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 59 :(wbn) L_Riva looks injured. He's coming off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
Min. 59 :(wbn) Del_Vecchio is coming on for L_Riva and will play FW
Min. 60 :(wbn) It looks as though Werder Bremen is now playing A
Min. 60 :(fcp) S_Eustaquio beats B_Towell
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  S_Eustaquio with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  R_Riou won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 61 :(fcp) Jeffinho cuts inside H_Odoffin
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  H_Odoffin reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 66 :(fcp) Malky_McKay takes advantage of a mistake by M_Veljkovic
          ...  Malky_McKay keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  R_Riou with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 66 :(wbn) Dunga jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Kownacki
          ...  A great volley from D_Kownacki !
          ...  D_Vukovic guesses right
Min. 70 :(fcp) G_Borges is being prepared to come on
          ...  Jeffinho is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 70 :(fcp) AFrizzel is being prepared to come on
          ...  Malky_McKay is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 72 :(fcp) G_Borges takes advantage of a bad back pass from Dunga
          ...  Jerzinho_Jnr plays the back pass
          ...  R_Riou can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  AFrizzel hits it towards the far post!
          ...  H_Odoffin heads it away
Min. 73 :(fcp) C_Jullien chips the ball over the defence and finds M_McKay
          ...  M_McKay fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  R_Riou with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 80 :(fcp) M_McKay runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Del_Vecchio rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  C_MacDermid calls him for a talk
          ...  It s just a warning
Min. 81 :(fcp) T_Alexander runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_McKay
          ...  M_McKay tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by J_A_Boumsong!
          ...  R_Riou reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 83 :(fcp) S_Eustaquio slides it through the middle to M_McKay
          ...  M_McKay fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But R_Riou tips it over
          ...  C_MacDermid has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 86 :(fcp) S_Eustaquio lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  M_McKay latches on to it
          ...  A vicious shot by M_McKay !
          ...  R_Riou gets his fingertips to it
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(fcp) G_Borges runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  G_Borges drives the shot in!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 88 :(wbn) D_Kownacki takes on 3 men
          ...  M_McKay with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  S_Veron shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to D_Kownacki instead
          ...  C_C_Vickers tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Towell curls it into the box!
          ...  It is cleared by T_Alexander
Min. 89 :(wbn) B_Towell hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Del_Vecchio latches onto it!
          ...  Del_Vecchio with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 91 :(fcp) S_Eustaquio finds a hole in the defence
          ...  A great volley from S_Eustaquio !
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio do Dragaos
Attendance           : 134,427
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : M_McKay (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_McKay (3,24,50,59), E_Baily (11)
Sent Off             : W_More (53)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : B_Towell
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Towell (8)
Injured              : L_Riva (59)
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |  Werder Bremen
Attempts on Goal     :          26        |       7
Off target           :          12        |       3
On target            :          14        |       4
Possession           :          49        |       51
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       1
Fouls                :           8        |       10
Key Tackles          :           7        |       10
Key Passes           :          21        |       10
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Final Score          : FC Porto 5 - 0 Werder Bremen
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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_Vukovic      GK  31   4   3   2  28 |  98   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
J_A_Boumsong   DF   2  31  10  11  20 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
C_C_Vickers    DF   1  31   2   2  32 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
E_Baily        DF   3  30   8   9  41 |  98   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20   0  30
C_Jullien      DF   1  30   7   5  29 |  98   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  50   0
T_Alexander    DF   1  27   7   9  21 |  98   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
W_More         MF   2  14  26   5  28 |  57   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   1   0 -10  40 -10
S_Eustaquio    AM   1  10  25  17  22 |  98   0   0   9   1   3   0   0   0   0  20 130  25
Malky_McKay    AM   2  10  25  17  29 |  74   0   0   4   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  60  10
M_McKay        FW   3   8  11  32  21 |  98   0   0   0   0  12   4   0   0   0   0   0 120
Jeffinho       FW   2   1   5  29  15 |  74   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
C_Taffarel     GK  25   3   5   3  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Coufal       DF   1  28   2   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Martins_Indi   DF   1  27   7   7  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
AFrizzel       MF   1   5  28   4  28 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Borges       FW   1   1   1  27  28 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
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_Riou         GK  30   2   1   1  33 |  98  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Friedl       DF   1  31   9   5  28 |  98   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -10 -20
Jerzinho_Jnr   DF   1  30   7   1  17 |  98   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
M_Veljkovic    DF   1  29   8   1  41 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
H_Odoffin      DF   2  27   7  10  12 |  98   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
S_Veron        MF   2   3  30   5  29 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Dunga          MF   2  13  29   6  23 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Towell       MF   2   4  27  15  45 |  98   0   1   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  28   3
N_Valsic       AM   2   8  28  18  29 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Riva         FW   1  10   6  30  42 |  63   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Kownacki     FW   2   4   5  27  23 |  98   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
T_Courtois     GK  30   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Carabali     DF   1  28  11   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Addey        MF   2  11  27  10  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Kauper       MF   2   4  26  10  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Del_Vecchio    FW   3   5   8  26  20 |  35   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
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