Elite FA Cup Group Match, Manchester Utd vs. FC Porto (Wed Dec 07)


                       Manchester Utd  |  FC Porto
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-1-2-1-2 E
                         Derek Purvis  |  Shaun Winzor
                                       |
                      Tom_Clements GK  |  GK D_Marshall
                        P_Zabaleta DF  |  DF P_Rodriguez
                       Ben_Barcley DF  |  DF B_Moore
                         P_Hoskins DF  |  DF A_Kerzhakov
                           C_Puyol DF  |  DF S_McEveley
                         C_Ronaldo MF  |  DM S_Winzor
                         A_Griffin MF  |  MF D_Pereira
                           J_Maria MF  |  MF O_Ruggeri
                          W_Barker AM  |  AM M_Isco
                       Van_Tijkaan FW  |  FW E_Adebayor
                          L_Suarez FW  |  FW L_Massu
                                       |
                        M_Marshall SUB |  SUB Helton
                       J_Talamonti SUB |  SUB C_Barr
                           A_Pirlo SUB |  SUB G_Fofana
                      Brian_Lavery SUB |  SUB P_Nedved
                       E_Ostenstad SUB |  SUB D_Sulejmani

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 3  :(fcp) O_Ruggeri fires over a low cross to P_Rodriguez
          ...  Ben_Barcley slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 4  :(mnu) J_Maria with the diagonal pass Van_Tijkaan
          ...  P_Rodriguez reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 6  :(mnu) C_Ronaldo kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  L_Suarez gets on the end of the pass
          ...  L_Suarez has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  D_Marshall makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 8  :(fcp) O_Ruggeri brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  S_McEveley gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_McEveley drives it low !
          ...  Tom_Clements claws it off the line
          ...  K_Ippi consults his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given FC Porto the lead!
          ...  Manchester Utd 0-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 9  :(fcp) E_Adebayor 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!
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  Ben_Barcley looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 10 :(fcp) S_Winzor plays it forward to P_Rodriguez
          ...  P_Rodriguez uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 13 :(fcp) S_McEveley beats Ben_Barcley
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  C_Ronaldo hits it out for a throw
Min. 14 :(mnu) C_Ronaldo with a perfectly timed run
          ...  B_Moore bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 18 :(fcp) L_Massu plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  E_Adebayor decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Ben_Barcley
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 20 :(fcp) It seems FC Porto are making a tactical change to P
Min. 20 :(fcp) S_McEveley with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows P_Hoskins a clean set of heals
          ...  S_McEveley has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The shot slips through Tom_Clements's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 23 :(fcp) E_Adebayor nutmegs Ben_Barcley, he continues to run forward
          ...  Good sliding challenge from P_Hoskins
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Rodriguez chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Tom_Clements easily catches it!
Min. 24 :(mnu) A_Griffin is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  C_Ronaldo latches onto the ball
          ...  C_Ronaldo with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  The shot slips through D_Marshall's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  Shaun Winzor looks gutted
          ...  Now they are back in the game!
          ...  Manchester Utd 1-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 25 :(fcp) S_Winzor plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  M_Isco keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  C_Puyol with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 28 :(mnu) Ben_Barcley runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Ben_Barcley has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But D_Marshall makes an easy save
Min. 28 :(mnu) C_Puyol beats his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  D_Pereira with the foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 30 :(mnu) A_Griffin flicks it over A_Kerzhakov and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A_Kerzhakov reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 34 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Van_Tijkaan curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 34 :(fcp) S_Winzor is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  M_Isco latches onto the ball
          ...  J_Maria tackles from behind
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  P_Rodriguez drives it in
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 38 :(fcp) D_Pereira knocks it past C_Puyol and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  A left-footer by D_Pereira !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 39 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Moore
          ...  But Van_Tijkaan puts it in row Z!
Min. 41 :(mnu) W_Barker with a penetrating pass to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  But A_Kerzhakov with the fine tackle
Min. 42 :(fcp) S_Winzor with the nod to L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  Van_Tijkaan with a little chip!
          ...  The shot slips through D_Marshall's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester Utd 1-1 FC Porto

Min. 48 :(fcp) D_Pereira is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Isco
          ...  M_Isco drives it low !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 49 :(fcp) B_Moore with the header on
          ...  He finds P_Rodriguez in space
          ...  Ben_Barcley lunges in with two feet!!
          ...  And play is brought to a halt by K_Ippi
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  S_McEveley shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to S_Winzor instead
          ...  S_Winzor with the crafty shot!
          ...  Tom_Clements gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 49 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Kerzhakov
          ...  C_Ronaldo plays the back pass
          ...  Tom_Clements can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_McEveley lofts the ball in!
          ...  Tom_Clements fists it away!
Min. 50 :(mnu) J_Talamonti replaces C_Puyol to play as a DF
Min. 50 :(fcp) S_McEveley with the diagonal pass P_Rodriguez
          ...  P_Rodriguez has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Tom_Clements just watches float over the bar!
Min. 55 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery is being brought on
          ...  W_Barker is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 60 :(mnu) A_Pirlo is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Maria is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 60 :(fcp) E_Adebayor controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  L_Massu gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A glorious effort by L_Massu !
          ...  Tom_Clements is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And Tom_Clements reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Pereira curls it into the box!
          ...  It comes to P_Rodriguez
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 60 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery slows the ball down and waits 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!
          ...  A_Kerzhakov fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 63 :(fcp) C_Barr is being prepared to come on
          ...  B_Moore is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 63 :(mnu) A_Griffin looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards L_Suarez
          ...  L_Suarez hits a curling shot!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 65 :(fcp) G_Fofana is coming on and S_Winzor is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DM
Min. 65 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs E_Adebayor
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  But C_Barr puts the ball out of play
Min. 65 :(fcp) D_Pereira runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Adebayor
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Brian_Lavery and it had to be
Min. 69 :(fcp) A_Kerzhakov controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  E_Adebayor gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  P_Zabaleta takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 72 :(fcp) a big roar from the crowd as D_Sulejmani comes on for A_Kerzhakov to play FW
Min. 72 :(mnu) A_Griffin with a flicked pass to Van_Tijkaan
          ...  Van_Tijkaan with the overhead !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Griffin curls it into the box!
          ...  D_Marshall makes the catch!
Min. 75 :(fcp) D_Pereira with a precise ball to S_McEveley
          ...  A cracking drive from S_McEveley !
          ...  But Tom_Clements punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 77 :(mnu) Ben_Barcley takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Ben_Barcley attempts to nutmeg D_Marshall!
          ...  D_Marshall makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 78 :(fcp) G_Fofana retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  E_Adebayor latches onto the end of it
          ...  E_Adebayor with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Manchester Utd fans taunt him!
Min. 80 :(mnu) A_Griffin beats E_Adebayor
          ...  P_Rodriguez beats him to the ball
Min. 81 :(mnu) C_Ronaldo 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!
          ...  Brian_Lavery receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  D_Sulejmani with a pull on the shirt
          ...  K_Ippi reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 84 :(mnu) Brian_Lavery with electric pace
          ...  He eases past M_Isco
          ...  Brian_Lavery has a go!
          ...  It floats over D_Marshall
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 86 :(mnu) Van_Tijkaan plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  Van_Tijkaan sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  D_Marshall parries it
Min. 87 :(fcp) C_Barr pulls it back to O_Ruggeri
          ...  O_Ruggeri with a stunning strike !
          ...  Tom_Clements goes down well to save
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(fcp) E_Adebayor is through on goal
          ...  E_Adebayor with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 91 :(fcp) M_Isco nutmegs Ben_Barcley, he continues to run forward
          ...  M_Isco has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  It floats over Tom_Clements
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 93 :(fcp) D_Pereira knocks it forward
          ...  Ben_Barcley slips
          ...  O_Ruggeri gets to it!
          ...  O_Ruggeri flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  Tom_Clements makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
Attendance           : 57,000
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : C_Ronaldo
Scorers              : C_Ronaldo (24)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Puyol (25), J_Maria (34), Ben_Barcley (49)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : O_Ruggeri (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_McEveley (8)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Pereira (28), A_Kerzhakov (60), D_Sulejmani (81)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester Utd  |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       17
Off target           :           5        |       11
On target            :           5        |       6
Possession           :          32        |       68
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       7
Key Tackles          :           9        |       6
Key Passes           :           7        |       19
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Final Score          : Manchester Utd 1 - 1 FC Porto
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Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Tom_Clements   GK  29   2   3   2  42 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
P_Zabaleta     DF   2  24   4   1  27 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Ben_Barcley    DF   3  23   7   8  41 |  94   0   3   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  58  -2   8
P_Hoskins      DF   2  23   8   5  10 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_Puyol        DF   1  23   8   5  36 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
C_Ronaldo      MF   3   6  25   8  21 |  94   0   2   2   0   1   1   0   0   0  40  20  20
A_Griffin      MF   2  10  24  10  15 |  94   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0
J_Maria        MF   3   8  24   9  32 |  61   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
W_Barker       AM   1   9  23  14  25 |  56   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Van_Tijkaan    FW   1   8   8  26  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0   8
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  24  34 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
M_Marshall     GK  27   1   2   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Talamonti    DF   2  25  12   7  13 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Pirlo        MF   1  12  25   7  11 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Brian_Lavery   FW   2   6   8  24  32 |  38   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
E_Ostenstad    FW   1  12  12  19  39 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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  39   7   5   7  14 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
P_Rodriguez    DF   2  32   9  10  28 |  94   0   2   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  40   0   4
B_Moore        DF   2  28  13  11  20 |  64   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  25  11   7  42 |  73   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
S_McEveley     DF   2  24  12   9  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  26
S_Winzor       DM   3  19  23  10  22 |  66   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
D_Pereira      MF   3  11  26   7  32 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -1
O_Ruggeri      MF   1   8  25  21  19 |  94   0   0   4   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  55  10
M_Isco         AM   2   8  23  20  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  28  35 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   2
L_Massu        FW   1   7  10  26  13 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
Helton         GK  29   1   1   2  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Barr         DF   2  29  13  10  27 |  30   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
G_Fofana       DM   1  16  25   7  21 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Nedved       AM   1   7  24  22  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sulejmani    FW   1   2  16  24  36 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
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