Elite Football League Cup Groups Match, Paris Saint Germain vs. FC Porto (Thu Feb 26)


                  Paris Saint Germain  |  FC Porto
                            3-3-1-3 N  |  3-2-2-1-2 E
                       Warren Tricker  |  Shaun Winzor
                                       |
                         N_Douchez GK  |  GK D_Marshall
                          Y_Kaboul DF  |  DF P_Rodriguez
                           T_Silva DF  |  DF B_Moore
                        Marquinhos DF  |  DF H_Almeida
                           T_Motta MF  |  DM Gandolf
                             Lucas MF  |  DM R_Nomvethe
                           J_Jezek MF  |  MF K_Kong
                       L_Talamonti AM  |  MF Romagnoli
                        M_Verratti FW  |  AM J_R_Riquelme
                         S_Warwick FW  |  FW E_Adebayor
                         E_Lavezzi FW  |  FW Juanfran
                                       |
                        R_Descamps SUB |  SUB C_Clark
                        G_V_D_Wiel SUB |  SUB J_Conroy
                           Maxwell SUB |  SUB G_Fofana
                          Y_Cabaye SUB |  SUB Di_Maria
                       K_Coulibaly SUB |  SUB L_Modric

Referee: C_Tango (Wales)


Min. 1  :(fcp) Romagnoli with the first time pass to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor drives the ball low !
          ...  N_Douchez guesses right
Min. 2  :(psg) E_Lavezzi with an intelligent ball to S_Warwick
          ...  S_Warwick with a stunning strike !
          ...  D_Marshall makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 2  :(fcp) Juanfran gets possession in his own half
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Juanfran !
          ...  But N_Douchez tips it over
          ...  C_Tango has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 4  :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  But L_Talamonti will cut out the threat
Min. 7  :(psg) M_Verratti with a pinpoint pass to E_Lavezzi
          ...  R_Nomvethe with a pull on the shirt
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 8  :(fcp) Romagnoli with a reverse pass to Juanfran
          ...  Lucas slices it
          ...  N_Douchez moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Romagnoli hits it towards the far post!
          ...  H_Almeida gets to it!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 10 :(psg) Lucas slides the ball across to E_Lavezzi
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  H_Almeida hits it out for a throw
Min. 10 :(fcp) K_Kong lays the ball back to Juanfran
          ...  Juanfran with a powerful diving header!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  C_Tango talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given FC Porto the advantage!
          ...  Paris Saint Germain 0-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 11 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe crosses into the box, finding E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor with a stunning strike !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  Paris Saint Germain 0-2 FC Porto ...
Min. 12 :(fcp) The FC Porto manager told his side to change to a D strategy
Min. 12 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to E_Adebayor
          ...  A wicked drive by E_Adebayor !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  N_Douchez never had a chance!
Min. 14 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Juanfran gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A great volley from Juanfran !
          ...  N_Douchez gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Kong floats the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to B_Moore
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  N_Douchez goes down well to save
Min. 17 :(psg) Lucas is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  E_Lavezzi latches onto the ball
          ...  E_Lavezzi has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  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!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Talamonti chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  D_Marshall comes out and claims it!
Min. 22 :(fcp) B_Moore nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  Y_Kaboul takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 24 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme runs at T_Motta
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  E_Lavezzi goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  C_Tango lectures him
Min. 26 :(psg) Lucas with a penetrating pass to E_Lavezzi
          ...  But B_Moore spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 26 :(fcp) E_Adebayor sidesteps Y_Kaboul
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  T_Silva plays it back
          ...  N_Douchez slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Romagnoli curls it into the box!
          ...  P_Rodriguez gets his head on it
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Kong drives it into the box!
          ...  Romagnoli with the header
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  N_Douchez dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had N_Douchez beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Romagnoli crosses it in!
          ...  The ball comes to K_Kong
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  N_Douchez with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 28 :(psg) E_Lavezzi barges Gandolf off the ball
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  E_Adebayor looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 30 :(psg) S_Warwick plays it forward to T_Motta
          ...  R_Nomvethe gathers up the loose ball
Min. 34 :(psg) T_Motta slides it through the middle to S_Warwick
          ...  S_Warwick has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Paris Saint Germain 0-2 FC Porto

Min. 47 :(psg) M_Verratti hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  S_Warwick latches onto it!
          ...  But R_Nomvethe wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Lucas chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  D_Marshall fists it away!
Min. 47 :(fcp) Romagnoli with the nod to E_Adebayor
          ...  T_Silva cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 50 :(psg) S_Warwick sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_R_Riquelme
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 50 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to H_Almeida
          ...  Y_Kaboul gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 58 :(fcp) B_Moore looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to Juanfran
          ...  Juanfran tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But N_Douchez makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 60 :(psg) K_Coulibaly is coming on for S_Warwick and will play FW
Min. 61 :(psg) T_Motta hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  J_Jezek latches onto it!
          ...  J_Jezek fires a shot at goal !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 61 :(fcp) Gandolf has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Y_Kaboul
          ...  He knocks it to Juanfran!
          ...  Juanfran carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 62 :(psg) T_Motta with a penetrating pass to L_Talamonti
          ...  R_Nomvethe rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's C_Tango going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 63 :(fcp) B_Moore has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Silva
          ...  He puts in E_Adebayor!
          ...  J_Jezek is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 63 :(fcp) Juanfran turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  Juanfran fires a shot at goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Romagnoli
          ...  Gandolf gets on the end of it
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Nomvethe hits it towards the far post!
          ...  N_Douchez comes out and claims it!
Min. 65 :(fcp) There's going to be a change
          ...  J_Conroy will come on for B_Moore and play DF
Min. 65 :(fcp) Gandolf feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Romagnoli runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Romagnoli with the side footed shot!
          ...  But N_Douchez punches it away
Min. 67 :(psg) G_V_D_Wiel is going to be brought on
          ...  Marquinhos is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 67 :(psg) Y_Cabaye will come on for J_Jezek and play MF
Min. 67 :(fcp) Up goes the substitution board - Di_Maria on for K_Kong as a MF
Min. 67 :(psg) E_Lavezzi flicks it over H_Almeida and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  R_Nomvethe wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 67 :(fcp) J_Conroy can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to Gandolf
          ...  A skilful effort from Gandolf !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 68 :(psg) Lucas with a perfectly timed run
          ...  Lucas hits a great shot !
          ...  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. 68 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme finds the space intelligently
          ...  J_R_Riquelme fires a shot at goal !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 69 :(psg) L_Talamonti takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Y_Cabaye
          ...  But P_Rodriguez puts it in row Z!
Min. 70 :(fcp) G_Fofana is being brought on
          ...  Juanfran is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DM
Min. 72 :(psg) K_Coulibaly holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to L_Talamonti
          ...  L_Talamonti has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  D_Marshall with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 73 :(fcp) J_Conroy kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  E_Adebayor gets on the end of the pass
          ...  E_Adebayor with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But N_Douchez tips it over
          ...  C_Tango has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 78 :(fcp) Romagnoli takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Adebayor
          ...  T_Silva with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Shaun Winzor looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 81 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to P_Rodriguez
          ...  P_Rodriguez drives the ball low !
          ...  N_Douchez gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 86 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe sidesteps G_V_D_Wiel
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  R_Nomvethe with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 87 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme leaves Lucas standing
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  Y_Kaboul picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Parc des Princes
Attendance           : 40,000
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Paris Saint Germain Match Info
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Best player          : Lucas
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Jezek (63)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : R_Nomvethe (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Juanfran (10), E_Adebayor (11)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                      Paris Saint Germain |     FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       21
Off target           :           4        |       11
On target            :           2        |       10
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           2        |       7
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          12        |       16
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Final Score          : Paris Saint Germain 0 - 2 FC Porto
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Player Statistics - Paris Saint Germain
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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N_Douchez      GK  29   2   2   7  30 |  92   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
Y_Kaboul       DF   1  25   6   2  31 |  92   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
T_Silva        DF   1  24   9   9  42 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Marquinhos     DF   2  24   6   2  18 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Motta        MF   1   8  24   4  32 |  92   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Lucas          MF   2   5  23  13  19 |  92   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   1
J_Jezek        MF   1   7  23   8  28 |  68   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
L_Talamonti    AM   1   8  24  15  19 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -15
M_Verratti     FW   2   2  23   2  26 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Warwick      FW   2   8   8  24  24 |  61   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
E_Lavezzi      FW   1   3   7  23  14 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -19
R_Descamps     GK  21   6   6   6  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_V_D_Wiel     DF   1  23  10   5  20 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maxwell        DF   2  23   4   3  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Cabaye       MF   2  10  24  10  14 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Coulibaly    FW   1   4  21  14  12 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   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  36   7   5   7  14 |  92   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
P_Rodriguez    DF   2  28   8  10  28 |  92   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   2
B_Moore        DF   2  25  12  11  20 |  66   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
H_Almeida      DF   2  25  11  10  29 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   1
Gandolf        DM   2  18  26   8  19 |  92   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  18  22   6  28 |  92   0   4   2   1   1   0   0   0   0 100  55  21
K_Kong         MF   1   6  29   9  18 |  68   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  45  25
Romagnoli      MF   3   6  24  12  26 |  92   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   6
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   5  25  20  34 |  92   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   1
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  27  35 |  92   0   1   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  20   0  31
Juanfran       FW   3   6   6  25  31 |  71   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  37
C_Clark        GK  27   4   2   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Conroy       DF   2  26  12   9  21 |  26   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
G_Fofana       DM   1  15  24   7  21 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  26   5  37 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Modric       FW   1   7   2  26  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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