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Season 16 Archive: Elite League Cup 2nd Round

Hearts 0 - 0 FC Porto

Elite Football League Cup 2nd Round Match, Hearts vs. FC Porto (Thu Jun 20)


                               Hearts  |  FC Porto
                            4-3-1-2 E  |  5-2-1-1-1 N
                         Daniel Perry  |  Shaun Winzor
                                       |
                           S_Banks GK  |  GK C_Clark
                           R_Ayala DF  |  DF T_Adams
                             L_Roy DF  |  DF S_Rolfes
                         G_Ogararu DF  |  DF M_Laursen
                        Raúl_Albil DF  |  DF H_Almeida
                         S_Marsden MF  |  DF C_Smalling
                        R_Radinski MF  |  DM R_Mavuba
                          T_Cruise MF  |  DM R_Nomvethe
                      G_McSheffrey AM  |  MF Di_Maria
                         A_Johnson FW  |  AM J_R_Riquelme
                         D_Bunting FW  |  FW Amauri
                                       |
                           A_Basso SUB |  SUB M_Eardley
                     S_Hoffmeister SUB |  SUB D_McGrain
                       J_Obi_Mikel SUB |  SUB R_Castias
                           Saruman SUB |  SUB E_Adebayor
                          S_Larsen SUB |  SUB D_Rags

Referee: G_Poll (England)


Min. 1  :(hts) S_Marsden looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to L_Roy
          ...  L_Roy tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Cruise chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  It is kicked away by S_Rolfes
Min. 1  :(fcp) R_Nomvethe hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  C_Smalling collects the loose ball!
          ...  The ball comes in high
          ...  C_Smalling beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
          ...  He just has S_Banks to beat
          ...  He tries to slide it past S_Banks
          ...  S_Banks pulls off a save !!
Min. 5  :(fcp) FC Porto switch to playing C
Min. 8  :(fcp) H_Almeida steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs Raúl_Albil
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  R_Ayala with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
Min. 8  :(fcp) H_Almeida changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Nomvethe
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by R_Ayala
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 15 :(hts) T_Cruise is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  G_McSheffrey latches onto the ball
          ...  Amauri fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 20 :(fcp) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  FC Porto will now play A
Min. 20 :(fcp) R_Mavuba moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to Amauri
          ...  A_Johnson muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  C_Smalling hits it hard
          ...  S_Banks with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 21 :(fcp) H_Almeida brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  Amauri makes himself available
          ...  R_Ayala with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 22 :(fcp) Di_Maria with a first time pass
          ...  R_Nomvethe runs onto it!
          ...  R_Nomvethe with a stunning strike !
          ...  S_Banks won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 23 :(fcp) T_Adams sidesteps his marker
          ...  Driven towards goal by T_Adams !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 24 :(hts) R_Radinski backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  G_McSheffrey gets on the end of it
          ...  G_McSheffrey fires a shot at goal !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  C_Clark was beaten there!
Min. 26 :(fcp) Curled in dangerously from J_R_Riquelme to Amauri
          ...  G_McSheffrey with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the FC Porto players
          ...  G_Poll calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Daniel Perry looks relieved
Min. 28 :(fcp) T_Adams runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to M_Laursen
          ...  M_Laursen tries to beat S_Banks!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 31 :(hts) T_Cruise with the first time pass to R_Radinski
          ...  A wicked drive by R_Radinski !
          ...  C_Clark with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 34 :(hts) A_Johnson nutmegs the defender
          ...  T_Adams gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 35 :(fcp) It seems FC Porto are making a tactical change to C
Min. 38 :(hts) S_Marsden sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Bunting
          ...  The cross hits D_Bunting on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  C_Clark with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 40 :(hts) The Hearts manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(hts) S_Marsden with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves H_Almeida behind
          ...  The ball hits Amauri in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 45 :(hts) D_Bunting gains possession
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  S_Rolfes hits it out for a throw

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

Min. 46 :(hts) S_Marsden is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to A_Johnson
          ...  Driven towards goal by A_Johnson !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 49 :(fcp) The FC Porto manager shouts at them from the touchline to play P
Min. 50 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past G_Ogararu
          ...  He knocks it to M_Laursen!
          ...  G_Ogararu recovers to win the ball back
Min. 51 :(fcp) R_Mavuba runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Amauri
          ...  G_Ogararu forces him off the ball
Min. 52 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Laursen
          ...  Raúl_Albil wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 52 :(hts) T_Cruise with a reverse pass to G_McSheffrey
          ...  M_Laursen with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  G_Poll tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 55 :(hts) G_McSheffrey takes advantage of a mistake by S_Rolfes
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  H_Almeida wins the ball well
          ...  G_Poll has given a free kick
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 58 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme sidesteps Raúl_Albil
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  But L_Roy with the fine tackle
Min. 58 :(hts) T_Cruise chips the ball over the defence and finds R_Ayala
          ...  Di_Maria with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  G_Poll warned him
Min. 59 :(hts) Saruman takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace G_McSheffrey as AM
Min. 60 :(hts) S_Hoffmeister takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace R_Ayala
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 61 :(hts) S_Larsen is going to be brought on
          ...  A_Johnson is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 62 :(fcp) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems FC Porto will now be playing C
Min. 64 :(hts) T_Cruise sidesteps H_Almeida
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  T_Cruise unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  C_Clark plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 67 :(fcp) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  D_McGrain will come on for T_Adams and play DF
Min. 72 :(hts) S_Larsen takes on R_Nomvethe
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  The cross hits S_Larsen on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  C_Clark was beaten there!
Min. 78 :(fcp) E_Adebayor is coming on for R_Nomvethe and playing FW
Min. 83 :(hts) D_Bunting sidesteps S_Rolfes
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  D_Bunting with the shot !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 87 :(hts) R_Radinski is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Saruman
          ...  Saruman shoots towards goal !
          ...  C_Clark has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  C_Clark is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 87 :(fcp) M_Laursen has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Raúl_Albil
          ...  He puts in H_Almeida!
          ...  S_Hoffmeister wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(fcp) C_Smalling is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to D_McGrain
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  G_Ogararu hits it out for a throw

*************  PENALTY SHOOTOUT  *************


          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  D_Bunting steps up!
          ...  He sends C_Clark the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Hearts 1-0 FC Porto...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  E_Adebayor steps up!
          ...  He's put it wide!

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  S_Larsen is taking it!
          ...  He sends C_Clark the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Hearts 2-0 FC Porto...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Amauri steps up!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Hearts 2-1 FC Porto...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Saruman steps up!
          ...  C_Clark dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  Hearts 3-1 FC Porto...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme steps up!
          ...  He sends S_Banks the wrong way
          ...  Clinical Penalty
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Hearts 3-2 FC Porto...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  S_Hoffmeister is taking it!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Hearts 4-2 FC Porto...

          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  H_Almeida is taking it!
          ...  He's put it over!


          ...  Hearts wins the penalty shootout



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


Match Details
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Venue                : Tynecastle Park
Attendance           : 50,000
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player          : G_Ogararu (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Johnson (20)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : C_Smalling
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Almeida (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Hearts     |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       5
Off target           :           6        |       3
On target            :           3        |       2
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          18        |       18
Key Tackles          :           8        |       3
Key Passes           :           9        |       12
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Final Score          : Hearts 0 - 0 FC Porto
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Player Statistics - Hearts
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Banks        GK  37   5   1   4  11 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
R_Ayala        DF   1  26  12   1  24 |  61   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
L_Roy          DF   3  26   6   8  29 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   1
G_Ogararu      DF   2  24  11   1  20 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
Raúl_Albil     DF   2  24  10   6  35 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
S_Marsden      MF   1   8  24   8  46 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
R_Radinski     MF   1  11  23   6  29 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   8
T_Cruise       MF   2   9  23   8  39 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   8
G_McSheffrey   AM   1   6  24  16  37 |  60   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
A_Johnson      FW   1   3  11  26  31 |  62   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
D_Bunting      FW   1   2   8  24  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
A_Basso        GK  16   5   5   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Hoffmeister  DF   3  24  12   9  31 |  33   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0
J_Obi_Mikel    MF   2   7  26   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Saruman        AM   2   6  23  21  30 |  34   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
S_Larsen       FW   1   6   3  24  28 |  32   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1

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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C_Clark        GK  27   4   2   3  38 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  26   7   6  22 |  68   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12   1
S_Rolfes       DF   2  25   6   8  34 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
M_Laursen      DF   2  25   8   6  30 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
H_Almeida      DF   2  24  11  10  29 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  22  -2
C_Smalling     DF   1  23   7   5  29 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  12  16
R_Mavuba       DM   2  10  24  10  28 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  17  21   6  28 |  79   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   1
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  25   5  37 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   5  23  20  34 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
Amauri         FW   2   6   7  24  29 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
M_Eardley      GK  25   5   1   2  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_McGrain      DF   1  23  11   7  24 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Castias      MF   2   8  23   9  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  25  35 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rags         FW   2   3   5  23  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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