Division One League Match, Marseille vs. FC Porto (Mon Mar 17)


                            Marseille  |  FC Porto
                              4-4-2 A  |  5-3-2 N
                             Lee Shaw  |  Shaun Winzor
                                       |
                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK D_Marshall
                         G_Halford DF  |  DF P_Rodriguez
                           T_Taiwo DF  |  DF M_Laursen
                          L_Shawry DF  |  DF H_Almeida
                       L_Koscielny DF  |  DF D_McGrain
                        Y_Sankhare MF  |  DF L_Squillaci
                          A_Marcos MF  |  MF G_Hagi
                     Douglas_Costa MF  |  MF Di_Maria
                     N_Ben_Khalifa MF  |  MF R_Castias
                          Z_Zidane FW  |  FW E_Adebayor
                         J_Digweed FW  |  FW Amauri
                                       |
                           S_Given SUB |  SUB C_Clark
                          Y_Kaboul SUB |  SUB B_Moore
                          L_Thomas SUB |  SUB R_Nomvethe
                            D_Obua SUB |  SUB R_Rivelino
                            Yeboah SUB |  SUB D_Rags

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 2  :(fcp) G_Hagi finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  G_Hagi with a powerful header !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 3  :(fcp) G_Hagi cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Marseille fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 6  :(msl) A_Marcos feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  But D_McGrain slides in
Min. 7  :(msl) Y_Sankhare controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  A_Marcos gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A_Marcos with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  D_Marshall is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 7  :(fcp) G_Hagi with the first time flick to P_Rodriguez
          ...  T_Taiwo with the foul
Min. 8  :(fcp) E_Adebayor looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Amauri
          ...  But G_Halford clears the danger
Min. 9  :(msl) G_Halford is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to Douglas_Costa
          ...  H_Almeida beats him to the ball
Min. 17 :(msl) A_Marcos gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds J_Digweed
          ...  D_McGrain cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 18 :(msl) Y_Sankhare has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_McGrain
          ...  He puts in J_Digweed!
          ...  M_Laursen gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 22 :(fcp) D_McGrain is clutching his leg!
          ...  The FC Porto physio rushes on
          ...  He isn't able to carry on!
Min. 22 :(fcp) B_Moore takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace D_McGrain as DF
Min. 24 :(fcp) R_Castias flicks it past T_Taiwo
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  T_Taiwo goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 25 :(msl) Douglas_Costa off the woodwork.
          ...  A_Marcos picks up the deflection
          ...  But L_Squillaci spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 25 :(fcp) G_Hagi sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Amauri
          ...  A great volley from Amauri !
          ...  R_Higuita with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 28 :(msl) Douglas_Costa finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled L_Squillaci
          ...  Douglas_Costa tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 28 :(fcp) Di_Maria wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Laursen
          ...  But G_Halford clears the danger
Min. 31 :(fcp) E_Adebayor skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to G_Hagi
          ...  A well-placed shot from G_Hagi !
          ...  The shot slips through R_Higuita's hands
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake
          ...  Lee Shaw looks gutted
          ...  FC Porto go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Marseille 0-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 32 :(msl) Y_Sankhare jumps over B_Moore's challenge
          ...  E_Adebayor wins the ball well
          ...  N_Alexander has given a free kick
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  N_Alexander had no choice there!!
          ...  Lee Shaw appluads the decision
Min. 37 :(fcp) It seems FC Porto are making a tactical change to C
Min. 37 :(fcp) G_Hagi with a flashy move
          ...  G_Hagi heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 38 :(msl) A defence splitting pass from Y_Sankhare to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  D_Marshall just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 39 :(fcp) Di_Maria 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 Amauri
          ...  Amauri with the attempt at goal!
          ...  R_Higuita with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 40 :(msl) L_Koscielny finds a hole in the defence
          ...  L_Koscielny hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  Looks like it should be D_Marshall's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  D_Marshall looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 41 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  A cheeky lob from P_Rodriguez !
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  R_Higuita never had a chance!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(fcp) Amauri finds a hole in the defence
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Amauri !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 46 :(msl) A_Marcos beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds J_Digweed
          ...  M_Laursen with the tackle

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

Min. 47 :(fcp) Di_Maria holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Amauri
          ...  A_Marcos pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  N_Alexander has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by N_Alexander!
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 49 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Amauri
          ...  G_Halford gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 50 :(fcp) M_Laursen fires over a low cross to G_Hagi
          ...  Z_Zidane takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 55 :(fcp) FC Porto restructured their strategy to N
Min. 55 :(msl) Y_Sankhare is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Z_Zidane
          ...  Z_Zidane with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that?
Min. 56 :(msl) Z_Zidane crosses into the box, finding Douglas_Costa
          ...  A delicate header from Douglas_Costa !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 58 :(fcp) Di_Maria spits at J_Digweed
          ...  N_Alexander just wants to lecture him
Min. 59 :(msl) Y_Sankhare feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Z_Zidane runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  B_Moore with the block
Min. 65 :(msl) Z_Zidane takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past P_Rodriguez
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  H_Almeida plays the back pass
          ...  D_Marshall can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Digweed
          ...  D_Marshall comes out and claims it!
Min. 68 :(fcp) R_Rivelino will replace the useless G_Hagi and will play MF
Min. 68 :(msl) Douglas_Costa knocks it forward
          ...  M_Laursen slips
          ...  J_Digweed gets to it!
          ...  M_Laursen moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 69 :(msl) J_Digweed beats H_Almeida
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  B_Moore pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 70 :(fcp) FC Porto will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 72 :(msl) Y_Kaboul is being prepared to come on
          ...  L_Shawry is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(msl) D_Obua is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Marcos is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 75 :(fcp) Di_Maria finds H_Almeida with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  D_Obua hits it out for a throw
Min. 77 :(msl) L_Koscielny takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  H_Almeida with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 78 :(msl) D_Obua plays it forward to J_Digweed
          ...  L_Squillaci makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 78 :(fcp) Di_Maria is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to L_Squillaci
          ...  Y_Sankhare is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 80 :(msl) Yeboah replaces Z_Zidane and will play FW
Min. 82 :(fcp) R_Castias takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Y_Kaboul with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 84 :(msl) J_Digweed takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  But L_Squillaci clears the ball to safety
Min. 84 :(msl) Yeboah beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  M_Laursen with a reckless challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  D_Obua shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to Yeboah instead
          ...  Yeboah must beat R_Higuita!
          ...  D_Marshall just watches float over the bar!
Min. 85 :(msl) J_Digweed has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past B_Moore!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Digweed throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  D_Marshall 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. 85 :(msl) Yeboah knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  P_Rodriguez tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  N_Alexander has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by N_Alexander!
          ...  N_Alexander tries to calm him down
Min. 87 :(fcp) R_Castias with a measured pass to Amauri
          ...  Amauri with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(msl) Y_Kaboul runs at P_Rodriguez
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Y_Kaboul attempts to drive it home!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 90 :(msl) D_Obua has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past B_Moore
          ...  He puts in J_Digweed!
          ...  J_Digweed with the overhead !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Veladrome
Attendance           : 145,000
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Y_Sankhare
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Marcos (47), Y_Sankhare (78)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : G_Hagi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Hagi (31)
Sent Off             : E_Adebayor (32), M_Laursen (84)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : D_McGrain (22)
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Match Statistics
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                             Marseille    |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       9
Off target           :          10        |       6
On target            :           0        |       3
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       2
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           7        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       13
Key Passes           :          14        |       12
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Final Score          : Marseille 0 - 1 FC Porto
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Player Statistics - Marseille
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_Higuita      GK  38   2   2   2  34 |  92   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Halford      DF   1  27   8   3  35 |  92   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  12   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  27   4   3  31 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  26   8   7  15 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Koscielny    DF   2  25  10   7  36 |  92   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  26  11  36 |  92   0   0   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  58  -2
A_Marcos       MF   2   7  25  15  32 |  76   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  34  -1
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  25  10  42 |  92   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20   4 -18
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  11  24  11  25 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   7  27  34 |  81   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  12   2
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  27  19 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Kaboul       DF   1  23   6   2  31 |  19   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  -5 -20 -19
L_Thomas       MF   1   7  27   6  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Obua         MF   2  11  23   8  31 |  16   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  25  31 |  11   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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D_Marshall     GK  34   7   5   7  14 |  92   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
P_Rodriguez    DF   2  27   8   9  28 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
M_Laursen      DF   2  25   8   6  30 |  85   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  35   2 -10
H_Almeida      DF   2  24  11  10  29 |  92   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
D_McGrain      DF   1  24  11   7  24 |  22   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
L_Squillaci    DF   4  23  10   7  37 |  92   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65  20  20
G_Hagi         MF   2   5  28  10  30 |  69   0   0   2   0   3   1   0   0   0  20  44  50
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  25   5  37 |  92   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
R_Castias      MF   2   8  24   9  29 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  26  35 |  32   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   1   0 -10  34  -9
Amauri         FW   2   6   7  25  29 |  92   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
C_Clark        GK  27   4   2   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Moore        DF   2  24  12  11  20 |  70   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  18  22   6  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Rivelino     MF   3  12  23   7  34 |  23   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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