Elite League Match, FC Porto vs. Aberdeen (Sun May 16)


                             FC Porto  |  Aberdeen
                              4-3-3 E  |  5-4-1 N
                          Malky McKay  |  Dan Haldane
                                       |
                         Dino_Zoff GK  |  GK B_Friedel
                              Maxi DF  |  DF J_Knoxville
                          T_Stavos DF  |  DF M_Pierce
                      C_Dos_Passos DF  |  DF Balde
                           L_Jones DF  |  DF K_Femenia
                         D_Pereira MF  |  DF G_McQueen
                        S_Matthews MF  |  MF J_Shaddix
                        L_Matthaus MF  |  MF S_Pittman
                            H_Kane FW  |  MF T_Finder
                          P_Crouch FW  |  MF G_Fofana
                      Dziekanowski FW  |  FW M_Bombarda
                                       |
                         I_Cardoso SUB |  SUB A_Capivara
                         E_Herbert SUB |  SUB A_Ramsey
                        R_Donadoni SUB |  SUB M_Pavlovic
                            J_Ross SUB |  SUB J_McArthur
                          G_Borges SUB |  SUB Hakim_Ziyech

Referee: C_Cakir (Turkey)


Min. 2  :(fcp) H_Kane 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!
          ...  Balde with an over the top challenge
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 5  :(fcp) D_Pereira chips the ball over the defence and finds H_Kane
          ...  H_Kane with his head down lets it go !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb strike!
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!!
          ...  That's given FC Porto the lead!
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Aberdeen ...
Min. 5  :(abn) S_Pittman flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  T_Stavos pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 6  :(abn) T_Finder lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  M_Bombarda latches on to it
          ...  H_Kane with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  C_Cakir calls him over
          ...  C_Cakir is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 6  :(abn) Balde with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Pittman
          ...  S_Pittman with his head down lets it go !
          ...  Dino_Zoff makes a difficult save
Min. 7  :(fcp) D_Pereira with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past G_McQueen
          ...  He knocks it to P_Crouch!
          ...  K_Femenia reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 8  :(fcp) D_Pereira whips the ball across to P_Crouch
          ...  S_Pittman clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 11 :(abn) G_Fofana holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to G_McQueen
          ...  G_McQueen controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 12 :(fcp) D_Pereira leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to P_Crouch
          ...  P_Crouch hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  But B_Friedel comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 21 :(fcp) S_Matthews kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  L_Jones gets on the end of the pass
          ...  But K_Femenia wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 26 :(abn) T_Finder sidesteps D_Pereira
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  A vicious shot by T_Finder !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Knoxville plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Dino_Zoff fists it away!
Min. 26 :(fcp) L_Matthaus with a probing pass to H_Kane
          ...  S_Pittman with an awful challenge
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  C_Cakir calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 28 :(abn) K_Femenia looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Finder
          ...  T_Finder flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  Dino_Zoff with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 30 :(abn) S_Pittman crosses to M_Bombarda
          ...  S_Matthews tugs on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  C_Cakir has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by C_Cakir!
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  M_Bombarda bends it round the wall
          ...  The Aberdeen fans get off there seats!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Now they are back in the game!
          ...  FC Porto 1-1 Aberdeen ...
Min. 33 :(abn) J_Knoxville controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  J_Shaddix gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  J_Shaddix hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  Dino_Zoff parries it
Min. 35 :(fcp) S_Matthews with a glorious 60-yard pass to P_Crouch
          ...  K_Femenia with the block
Min. 37 :(abn) G_Fofana finds M_Bombarda in the box
          ...  But D_Pereira wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 39 :(fcp) S_Matthews with a 50-yard pass to P_Crouch
          ...  G_Fofana with the high feet
          ...  C_Cakir shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 42 :(fcp) D_Pereira moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to Dziekanowski
          ...  K_Femenia gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 42 :(abn) S_Pittman barges Maxi off the ball
          ...  A powerful shot by S_Pittman !
          ...  Dino_Zoff with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(abn) G_Fofana turns on a sixpence
          ...  D_Pereira with a deliberate foul
          ...  C_Cakir will want to speak to him
          ...  C_Cakir calls him for a talk
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  J_Shaddix knocks it forward
          ...  M_Bombarda gets on the end of it
          ...  M_Bombarda tries to chip the ball over B_Friedel!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  Dino_Zoff tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Finder crosses it in!
          ...  It comes to J_Shaddix
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Finder floats the ball in!
          ...  T_Stavos heads it away

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 1-1 Aberdeen

Min. 46 :(abn) T_Finder jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Femenia
          ...  A left-footer by K_Femenia !
          ...  Dino_Zoff parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 50 :(fcp) T_Stavos turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Dziekanowski
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from G_Fofana
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Matthews plays it towards the near post!
          ...  M_Pierce reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 51 :(fcp) Curled in dangerously from S_Matthews to P_Crouch
          ...  P_Crouch rifles it to the far post !
          ...  But B_Friedel just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  C_Cakir has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 54 :(fcp) H_Kane beats K_Femenia
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  A left-footer by H_Kane !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  FC Porto go in front now with that goal!
          ...  FC Porto 2-1 Aberdeen ...
Min. 54 :(abn) T_Finder plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  M_Bombarda decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  M_Bombarda hits a great shot !
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 57 :(fcp) D_Pereira holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to P_Crouch
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Knoxville
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Matthews hits it into the box!
          ...  Dziekanowski gets a shot in
          ...  B_Friedel with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 57 :(abn) S_Pittman with the heel pass to G_McQueen
          ...  H_Kane reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 58 :(abn) J_Knoxville races into the box
          ...  He sees J_Shaddix lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  C_Dos_Passos cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 63 :(fcp) S_Matthews runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to P_Crouch
          ...  P_Crouch curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Crouch floats the ball in!
          ...  B_Friedel easily catches it!
Min. 65 :(fcp) P_Crouch runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off Balde back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  But J_Knoxville barges him off the ball
Min. 69 :(fcp) S_Matthews with a probing pass to Dziekanowski
          ...  Dziekanowski with a thundering shot!
          ...  B_Friedel 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. 70 :(abn) Aberdeen switch to playing A
Min. 70 :(fcp) L_Matthaus sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  L_Jones runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A powerful header from L_Jones !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  FC Porto 3-1 Aberdeen ...
Min. 71 :(fcp) D_Pereira is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to S_Matthews
          ...  Balde wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 72 :(abn) M_Pierce spits at L_Jones
          ...  C_Cakir calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 75 :(fcp) It seems FC Porto are making a tactical change to D
Min. 75 :(abn) A_Ramsey takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace G_McQueen
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 75 :(abn) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  M_Pavlovic will come on for T_Finder and play MF
Min. 75 :(abn) Hakim_Ziyech replaces an unhappy M_Bombarda and will play as a FW
Min. 75 :(abn) Hakim_Ziyech works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Shaddix
          ...  P_Crouch with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 76 :(abn) J_Shaddix lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  G_Fofana latches on to it
          ...  T_Stavos clears with a diving header
Min. 77 :(abn) Hakim_Ziyech knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Maxi
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 78 :(fcp) H_Kane kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  Dziekanowski gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Dziekanowski attempts a lob!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 81 :(abn) S_Pittman with a measured ball to J_Shaddix
          ...  J_Shaddix swings in the shot!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 82 :(fcp) E_Herbert takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Maxi as DF
Min. 82 :(fcp) R_Donadoni is going to be brought on
          ...  S_Matthews is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 82 :(fcp) J_Ross replaces L_Matthaus to play as a MF
Min. 82 :(abn) G_Fofana kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  But H_Kane spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 83 :(abn) Hakim_Ziyech plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  Intercepted by C_Dos_Passos
Min. 84 :(abn) J_Knoxville brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  E_Herbert is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from C_Cakir
Min. 85 :(fcp) Dziekanowski with a real burst of pace
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  J_Knoxville hits it out for a throw
Min. 87 :(fcp) D_Pereira sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to P_Crouch
          ...  P_Crouch gets up high for the header !
          ...  B_Friedel parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And B_Friedel recovers to save!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 93 :(fcp) P_Crouch knocks the ball past J_Knoxville
          ...  J_Knoxville plays it back
          ...  B_Friedel slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Ross curls it into the box!
          ...  M_Pierce wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 140,361
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : D_Pereira (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : H_Kane (5,54), L_Jones (70)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Kane (6), S_Matthews (30), P_Crouch (75)
Injured              : N/A
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : S_Pittman
Scorers              : M_Bombarda (30)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Balde (2), G_Fofana (39), M_Pierce (72)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |    Aberdeen
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       12
Off target           :           3        |       6
On target            :           7        |       6
Possession           :          43        |       57
Corners              :           4        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       9
Key Tackles          :           8        |       11
Key Passes           :          18        |       14
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Final Score          : FC Porto 3 - 1 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  39   2   2   3  30 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Maxi           DF   1  33   8   8  22 |  83   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  31  13   5  10 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  31  11   5  22 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
L_Jones        DF   3  30   7   8  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20
D_Pereira      MF   3  12  31   8  32 |  95   0   1   8   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  90   0
S_Matthews     MF   3   9  31   7  32 |  83   0   0   6   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  58  -2
L_Matthaus     MF   1   9  29  10  20 |  83   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  50  20
H_Kane         FW   1   8  11  33  33 |  95   0   2   1   0   2   2   1   0   0  38   8  38
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  13  30  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  13
Dziekanowski   FW   1   1   1  30  13 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
I_Cardoso      GK  30   2   4   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  30   7  11  41 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
R_Donadoni     MF   1   8  29   7  41 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ross         MF   1   8  29   7  27 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Borges       FW   1   1   1  26  28 |   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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B_Friedel      GK  36   4   3   5  11 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
J_Knoxville    DF   3  32  11  10  11 |  95   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20   0
M_Pierce       DF   3  31   7   8  31 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
Balde          DF   3  31   7   8  22 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
K_Femenia      DF   3  30   9   7  32 |  95   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60 -10 -20
G_McQueen      DF   2  29   1   8  30 |  76   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Shaddix      MF   3  12  31  19  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
S_Pittman      MF   3  10  31  11  40 |  95   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  30  10
T_Finder       MF   3   7  31   8  23 |  76   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
G_Fofana       MF   1  18  30   7  21 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  -2
M_Bombarda     FW   2   7   5  30  22 |  76   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
A_Capivara     GK  29   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ramsey       DF   2  31   9   7  31 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Pavlovic     MF   3  27   6   7  22 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_McArthur     MF   3   7  30   8  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hakim_Ziyech   FW   2   6   7  28  32 |  19   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
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