Division One League Match, FC Porto vs. Aberdeen (Mon Mar 02)


                             FC Porto  |  Aberdeen
                              5-3-2 C  |  5-4-1 C
                   Roberto Ciccotelli  |  Malky McKay
                                       |
                         Dino_Zoff GK  |  GK G_Buffon
                              Maxi DF  |  DF Marcelo
                           C_Obasi DF  |  DF A_Ramsey
                         S_Bradley DF  |  DF M_Pierce
                          T_Stavos DF  |  DF Balde
                           L_Jones DF  |  DF P_Thompson
                          M_Scholl MF  |  MF T_Finder
                         D_Pereira MF  |  MF J_Shaddix
                        M_Politano MF  |  MF Leroy_Fer
                        A_Langlitz FW  |  MF J_Ross
                        O_Bierhoff FW  |  FW G_Botti
                                       |
                       B_Trautmann SUB |  SUB C_Gordon
                            T_Haas SUB |  SUB M_Pavlovic
                           R_Neves SUB |  SUB J_McArthur
                       J_Livermore SUB |  SUB R_Bentley
                     R_Chamgerlain SUB |  SUB Hakim_Ziyech

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 2  :(abn) T_Finder with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Maxi
          ...  He knocks it to J_Shaddix!
          ...  C_Obasi knocks the ball back to Dino_Zoff
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past Dino_Zoff!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Shaddix plays it towards the near post!
          ...  C_Obasi reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 5  :(fcp) O_Bierhoff with electric pace
          ...  He eases past Balde
          ...  A_Ramsey with an over the top challenge
          ...  S_Youri calls him over
          ...  S_Youri is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 9  :(fcp) T_Stavos has it now
          ...  He takes on M_Pierce
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Pereira!
          ...  A powerful header from D_Pereira !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Politano crosses it in!
          ...  It comes to S_Bradley
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by D_Pereira!
          ...  A_Ramsey wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 23 :(fcp) M_Politano with a probing through ball O_Bierhoff
          ...  O_Bierhoff tries to beat G_Buffon from outside the area!
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 28 :(fcp) M_Politano hoofs it up field to find A_Langlitz
          ...  Marcelo takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 28 :(abn) Leroy_Fer finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  C_Obasi gets to the ball first
Min. 30 :(fcp) M_Politano plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Langlitz keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A_Langlitz looks to see where G_Buffon is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  G_Buffon never had a chance!
Min. 34 :(abn) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  G_Botti seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  S_Bradley with the block
Min. 35 :(fcp) Maxi lobs it over the defender
          ...  J_Shaddix stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 35 :(abn) Leroy_Fer brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  A_Ramsey makes himself available
          ...  Maxi dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 37 :(fcp) Maxi looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to M_Politano
          ...  P_Thompson gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 38 :(fcp) M_Scholl looks in some pain
          ...  He'll have to come off
Min. 38 :(fcp) R_Neves is being prepared to come on
          ...  M_Scholl is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 39 :(abn) G_Botti breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Dino_Zoff!
          ...  M_Politano brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 40 :(fcp) R_Neves is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to A_Langlitz
          ...  M_Pierce takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(fcp) R_Neves plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Langlitz keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  But Leroy_Fer clears the danger
Min. 47 :(fcp) R_Neves with a slick pass to D_Pereira
          ...  Blocked by Marcelo

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

Min. 52 :(fcp) C_Obasi feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  A_Langlitz runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Cleared by A_Ramsey
Min. 52 :(fcp) O_Bierhoff flicks it over G_Botti and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  M_Pierce with an ugly foul
          ...  S_Youri will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 54 :(abn) G_Botti nutmegs Maxi, he continues to run forward
          ...  M_Politano knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  S_Youri blows up for a foul
          ...  What a stupid booking that was
          ...  That's his second of the game !
          ...  He heads of towards the changing rooms
Min. 55 :(fcp) C_Obasi flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  C_Obasi sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 56 :(abn) T_Finder controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  Leroy_Fer gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Leroy_Fer tries one from the edge of the box !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Finder swings it in!
          ...  Maxi gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 58 :(fcp) R_Neves pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  O_Bierhoff is clean through!
          ...  O_Bierhoff hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  It floats over G_Buffon
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 63 :(abn) Leroy_Fer is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to A_Ramsey
          ...  L_Jones stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 65 :(abn) Hakim_Ziyech comes on for G_Botti and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 67 :(fcp) R_Neves with the cross-field pass to T_Stavos
          ...  The defender fails to control it
          ...  T_Stavos picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal
          ...  He is one on one with G_Buffon
          ...  He nutmegs G_Buffon
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  But it's been disallowed. The linesman flags for offside
Min. 69 :(fcp) O_Bierhoff runs at the defence
          ...  J_Ross rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  S_Youri warned him
Min. 70 :(abn) M_Pavlovic is being brought on
          ...  A_Ramsey is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 70 :(abn) J_McArthur replaces T_Finder to play as a MF
Min. 74 :(fcp) O_Bierhoff takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  Good sliding challenge from P_Thompson and it had to be
Min. 74 :(abn) Hakim_Ziyech flicks it over Maxi and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  The cross hits Hakim_Ziyech on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  Dino_Zoff makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 82 :(fcp) S_Bradley brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Marcelo
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in L_Jones!
          ...  L_Jones with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Aberdeen fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(fcp) C_Obasi with a slide rule pass to R_Neves
          ...  But Balde slides in two footed.
          ...  S_Youri has a look but waves "Play On!"

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 150,000
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : C_Obasi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : M_Politano (54)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : M_Scholl (38)
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : Marcelo
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Ramsey (5), M_Pierce (52)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |    Aberdeen
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       2
Off target           :           7        |       1
On target            :           1        |       1
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       4
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :          13        |       4
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Final Score          : FC Porto 0 - 0 Aberdeen
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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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Dino_Zoff      GK  35   2   2   3  30 |  94   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
Maxi           DF   1  31   8   8  22 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
C_Obasi        DF   2  30  12   8  39 |  94   0   3   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  20   1
S_Bradley      DF   2  29  13   8  21 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   1
T_Stavos       DF   3  29  12   5  10 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
L_Jones        DF   3  29   7   8  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
M_Scholl       MF   2  11  31  10  22 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Pereira      MF   3  12  30   7  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Politano     MF   3   5  30   9  41 |  57   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10  20 -10
A_Langlitz     FW   3   8  11  29  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
O_Bierhoff     FW   1   8  10  28  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
B_Trautmann    GK  29   2   1   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Haas         DF   2  26  12   7  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Neves        MF   2   5  30   4  33 |  56   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
J_Livermore    MF   1  11  25   9  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Chamgerlain  FW   2   6  10  28  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Aberdeen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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G_Buffon       GK  35   2   3   1  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
Marcelo        DF   1  30   9   7  21 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
A_Ramsey       DF   2  29   9   6  31 |  73   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
M_Pierce       DF   3  29   7   8  31 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
Balde          DF   3  29   7   8  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Thompson     DF   2  28  13   6  30 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
T_Finder       MF   3   7  30   8  23 |  73   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Shaddix      MF   3  12  29  18  31 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Leroy_Fer      MF   2  11  29   9  36 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
J_Ross         MF   1   8  29   7  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Botti        FW   1   9  10  31  32 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Gordon       GK  32   4   1   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pavlovic     DF   3  27   6   7  22 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_McArthur     MF   3   7  29   7  12 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Bentley      FW   3   8   8  27  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hakim_Ziyech   FW   2   6   7  27  32 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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