Division One League Match, Newcastle vs. FC Porto (Mon Dec 03)


                            Newcastle  |  FC Porto
                          3-1-3-1-2 E  |  5-3-2 A
                     Tony Glendinning  |  Shaun Winzor
                                       |
                        L_Bowazski GK  |  GK D_Marshall
                          D_Taddei DF  |  DF T_Adams
                         T_Roberts DF  |  DF T_Wilks
                              Pepe DF  |  DF S_Rolfes
                          X_Alonso DM  |  DF H_Almeida
                            B_Emre MF  |  DF Ciaran_Clark
                       P_Levchenko MF  |  MF Sektioui
                        R_Liverani MF  |  MF R_Mavuba
                         M_Platini AM  |  MF J_R_Riquelme
                       Van_Tijkaan FW  |  FW E_Adebayor
                        Joao_Paiva FW  |  FW Sansao
                                       |
                        M_Landreau SUB |  SUB M_Eardley
                           B_Moore SUB |  SUB L_Escalada
                          M_Amoros SUB |  SUB R_Nomvethe
                          B_Aguiar SUB |  SUB I_Jesus
                           G_Speed SUB |  SUB F_Morientes

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 6  :(nwt) B_Emre has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_Platini gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  M_Platini cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It clips the post!!
          ...  The net bulges !!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Newcastle go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Newcastle 1-0 FC Porto ...
Min. 6  :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past P_Levchenko
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  D_Taddei with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 12 :(fcp) Sektioui miskicks!
          ...  He finds E_Adebayor though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  D_Taddei gets to the ball first
Min. 15 :(fcp) T_Wilks is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to E_Adebayor
          ...  Van_Tijkaan takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 18 :(fcp) It looks as though FC Porto is now playing E
Min. 24 :(fcp) H_Almeida sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  S_Rolfes runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  S_Rolfes has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  L_Bowazski gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 25 :(nwt) D_Taddei puts in T_Roberts
          ...  The ball comes in high
          ...  T_Roberts beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
          ...  He just has D_Marshall to beat
          ...  He dinks it over D_Marshall
          ...  Its heading in!
          ...  T_Adams somehow gets back to hack it off the line!!
Min. 27 :(nwt) R_Liverani can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to Pepe
          ...  Pepe sees D_Marshall off his line !
          ...  It floats over D_Marshall
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 27 :(fcp) Sektioui floats the ball in to find E_Adebayor
          ...  X_Alonso anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 32 :(nwt) R_Liverani finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  T_Wilks reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 33 :(fcp) T_Wilks with an in swinging cross to Sansao
          ...  Sansao sees L_Bowazski off his line !
          ...  L_Bowazski goes down well to save
Min. 34 :(fcp) H_Almeida controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  H_Almeida with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  L_Bowazski with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 36 :(fcp) S_Rolfes takes advantage of a mistake by X_Alonso
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  M_Platini picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 37 :(fcp) E_Adebayor sidesteps X_Alonso
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  E_Adebayor controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 38 :(fcp) FC Porto are switching their playing style to P
Min. 38 :(fcp) Sektioui runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off P_Levchenko back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  But Joao_Paiva sweeps up the threat
Min. 39 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Sansao gets on the end of it
          ...  Sansao hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  L_Bowazski guesses right
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(nwt) Pepe runs at the defence
          ...  Ciaran_Clark steals the ball of off him
Min. 44 :(nwt) X_Alonso plays a first time ball through the defence to Joao_Paiva
          ...  Joao_Paiva with a powerful downward header!
          ...  D_Marshall catches the ball
Min. 45 :(nwt) R_Liverani pushes it past the defender
          ...  Sektioui with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 46 :(nwt) R_Liverani sprints forward with the ball
          ...  Sektioui fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning

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

Min. 47 :(nwt) B_Emre kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  D_Taddei gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Sansao pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 51 :(nwt) B_Emre curls the ball out wide to Joao_Paiva
          ...  H_Almeida gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Platini lofts the ball in!
          ...  D_Marshall catches it!
Min. 55 :(fcp) T_Wilks slumps to the ground!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 55 :(fcp) Up goes the substitution board - L_Escalada on for T_Wilks as a DF
Min. 57 :(fcp) L_Escalada knocks it past Pepe and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  But T_Roberts slides in two footed.
          ...  S_Youri has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 58 :(fcp) FC Porto restructured their strategy to E
Min. 60 :(nwt) B_Moore will come on for Joao_Paiva and play DF
Min. 65 :(nwt) G_Speed will replace the useless P_Levchenko and will play FW
Min. 65 :(fcp) Up goes the substitution board - F_Morientes on for Sansao as a FW
Min. 66 :(nwt) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Van_Tijkaan is through!
          ...  T_Adams makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Emre hits it into the box!
          ...  It is cleared by L_Escalada
Min. 68 :(fcp) FC Porto altered their play to a P strategy
Min. 69 :(fcp) E_Adebayor with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  E_Adebayor hits a crisp volley!
          ...  Saved by L_Bowazski
Min. 72 :(fcp) FC Porto made the switch to a A strategy
Min. 78 :(nwt) M_Platini picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  M_Platini strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  Brilliant save from D_Marshall
          ...  That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands
Min. 79 :(nwt) R_Liverani breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on D_Marshall!
          ...  Sektioui brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  S_Youri reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 84 :(fcp) R_Mavuba threads the through ball to F_Morientes
          ...  B_Moore pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 85 :(nwt) X_Alonso with an intelligent ball to R_Liverani
          ...  R_Liverani attempts a lob!
          ...  It floats over D_Marshall
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 85 :(fcp) H_Almeida jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  But X_Alonso barges him off the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(nwt) B_Emre boots it towards Van_Tijkaan
          ...  Van_Tijkaan fires the shot in!
          ...  But it goes wide

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


Match Details
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Venue                : St James Park
Attendance           : 77,198
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : B_Emre (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Platini (6)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Taddei (6)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : Sansao
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Sektioui (79)
Injured              : T_Wilks (55)
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Match Statistics
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                             Newcastle    |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       6
Off target           :           3        |       1
On target            :           4        |       5
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :           6        |       16
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :           8        |       7
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Final Score          : Newcastle 1 - 0 FC Porto
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Player Statistics - Newcastle
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Bowazski     GK  31   5   4   6  15 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
D_Taddei       DF   2  26  10   8  14 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  10  -2
T_Roberts      DF   2  22  10   9  27 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   8
Pepe           DF   1  21  12  11  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
X_Alonso       DM   2  18  14  12  21 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  24   0
B_Emre         MF   1  11  22   6  36 |  94   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0
P_Levchenko    MF   3  10  22  14  47 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Liverani     MF   3   8  22  13  40 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
M_Platini      AM   2  10  18  12  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  35  20  56
Van_Tijkaan    FW   1   8   7  23  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   1
Joao_Paiva     FW   1   9   6  22  28 |  62   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   8
M_Landreau     GK  27   6   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Moore        DF   2  23  12  11  20 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Amoros       DF   1  20   9   9  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Aguiar       MF   1   6  23   6  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Speed        FW   1  12   6  20  27 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20

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  32   7   5   7  14 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  25   7   6  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
T_Wilks        DF   2  25   9   8  30 |  57   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
S_Rolfes       DF   2  24   6   8  34 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -12
H_Almeida      DF   2  23  10  10  29 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12   8
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  23   8   8  24 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
Sektioui       MF   1   1  28   5  37 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  22  -2
R_Mavuba       MF   2  10  24  10  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
J_R_Riquelme   MF   3   5  23  19  34 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   6  25  35 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
Sansao         FW   1   7   8  24  23 |  67   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  15   0  16
M_Eardley      GK  25   5   1   2  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Escalada     DF   2  25  11   7  42 |  37   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5 -20 -20
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  17  21   6  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Jesus        MF   2   6  23   6  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Morientes    FW   1   3   9  23  35 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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