Elite League Match, FC Porto vs. Ajax (Sun Jul 29)


                             FC Porto  |  Ajax
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  4-4-2 N
                   Roberto Ciccotelli  |  James Maund
                                       |
                        D_Marshall GK  |  GK E_Van_d_Sar
                       S_Gronkjaer DF  |  DF Fernando_Mera
                           C_Obasi DF  |  DF V_Kompany
                         S_Bradley DF  |  DF Alvaro_Rubio
                            T_Haas DF  |  DF J_Stam
                         D_Pereira MF  |  MF P_Vieira
                         F_Alvares MF  |  MF F_Ljungberg
                         O_Ruggeri MF  |  MF I_Muniain
                           M_James AM  |  MF M_Overmars
                           G_Mixon FW  |  FW D_Bergkamp
                     R_Chamgerlain FW  |  FW T_Wallcott
                                       |
                              Maxi SUB |  SUB G_Langerak
                            C_Barr SUB |  SUB S_Kolasinac
                          T_Finder SUB |  SUB M_Keown
                          G_Fofana SUB |  SUB Oscar_Serrano
                      G_Agbonlahor SUB |  SUB Ian_Wright

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 3  :(fcp) F_Alvares looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Chamgerlain
          ...  T_Wallcott wins the ball with ease
          ...  P_Graham saw something no-one else did
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 4  :(fcp) S_Gronkjaer takes advantage of a mistake by J_Stam
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  S_Gronkjaer rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar tips it behind
          ...  P_Graham has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 4  :(aja) I_Muniain knocks it forward
          ...  S_Gronkjaer slips
          ...  T_Wallcott gets to it!
          ...  T_Wallcott drives the ball low !
          ...  D_Marshall parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 5  :(fcp) R_Chamgerlain has it on the edge of the box
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from V_Kompany
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  O_Ruggeri plays it into the danger area!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of E_Van_d_Sar
Min. 6  :(fcp) M_James with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  O_Ruggeri gets on the end of the pass
          ...  O_Ruggeri hits a curling shot!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 8  :(fcp) O_Ruggeri with a neat pass into G_Mixon
          ...  J_Stam takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 8  :(aja) P_Vieira with an incisive pass to D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  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. 10 :(fcp) D_Pereira puts in G_Mixon
          ...  V_Kompany gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 11 :(fcp) M_James hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  G_Mixon latches onto it!
          ...  G_Mixon lobs E_Van_d_Sar!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Alvares swings it in!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes the catch!
Min. 14 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri heads the ball back to M_James
          ...  A powerful shot by M_James !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 15 :(aja) P_Vieira crosses into the box, finding D_Bergkamp
          ...  D_Bergkamp rifles it to the far post !
          ...  But D_Marshall makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 17 :(fcp) R_Chamgerlain off the woodwork.
          ...  M_James picks up the deflection
          ...  D_Bergkamp wins the ball with ease
          ...  P_Graham saw something no-one else did
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 18 :(fcp) C_Obasi is hurt
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 18 :(aja) E_Van_d_Sar looks injured. He's coming off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
Min. 18 :(aja) G_Langerak replaces an unhappy E_Van_d_Sar and will play as a GK
Min. 21 :(fcp) G_Mixon knocks the ball past the lunge of F_Ljungberg
          ...  A delicate chip from G_Mixon !
          ...  But G_Langerak makes an easy save
Min. 21 :(aja) D_Bergkamp beats S_Bradley
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  D_Bergkamp flings a shot at goal !
          ...  D_Marshall makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 23 :(fcp) D_Pereira crosses into the box, finding M_James
          ...  M_James from 20 yards !
          ...  But G_Langerak stops that one easily
Min. 23 :(fcp) G_Mixon runs at V_Kompany
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio with a nasty foul
          ...  P_Graham will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  G_Mixon hits it over the wall
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  FC Porto go ahead in this match now!
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Ajax ...
Min. 26 :(fcp) D_Pereira runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to G_Mixon
          ...  G_Mixon with a powerful diving header!
          ...  G_Langerak gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 28 :(fcp) F_Alvares takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to O_Ruggeri
          ...  The cross hits O_Ruggeri on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  G_Langerak won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 28 :(aja) P_Vieira brings it under control
          ...  He takes on S_Gronkjaer
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Bergkamp!
          ...  D_Bergkamp gets up high for the header !
          ...  D_Marshall tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 29 :(fcp) M_James is all alone
          ...  the linesman keeps his flag down
          ...  But V_Kompany barges him off the ball
Min. 33 :(fcp) D_Pereira backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  G_Mixon gets on the end of it
          ...  G_Mixon tries to beat G_Langerak!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by F_Alvares!
          ...  Fernando_Mera reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 36 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri miskicks!
          ...  He finds M_James though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  M_James with the shot !
          ...  It floats over G_Langerak
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to M_James
          ...  M_James rifles it at the goal !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 45 :(aja) P_Vieira with a glorious long pass to T_Wallcott
          ...  S_Gronkjaer wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 48 :(aja) Ian_Wright will come on for T_Wallcott and play FW

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

Min. 48 :(aja) V_Kompany with a short pass to find D_Bergkamp
          ...  O_Ruggeri pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He received a good talking to from P_Graham
Min. 49 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano comes on for F_Ljungberg and takes up a MF role
Min. 49 :(fcp) G_Mixon can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  An audacious effort from G_Mixon !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 52 :(fcp) F_Alvares with the cross-field pass to M_James
          ...  M_James with the attempt at goal!
          ...  But G_Langerak punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 56 :(fcp) F_Alvares curls the ball out wide to R_Chamgerlain
          ...  R_Chamgerlain with a powerful diving header!
          ...  G_Langerak gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 57 :(fcp) T_Haas with an incisive pass to S_Gronkjaer
          ...  S_Gronkjaer gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But G_Langerak parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 57 :(aja) Ian_Wright kills the ball dead
          ...  S_Gronkjaer slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 60 :(fcp) C_Barr is going to be brought on
          ...  S_Bradley is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 60 :(fcp) S_Gronkjaer nutmegs the defender
          ...  S_Gronkjaer blasts it at the goal !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 66 :(aja) D_Bergkamp watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  C_Barr with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 67 :(fcp) D_Pereira with a penetrating pass to T_Haas
          ...  T_Haas tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  G_Langerak with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 68 :(fcp) G_Mixon has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Fernando_Mera takes possession
Min. 69 :(aja) Ian_Wright plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  C_Barr stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 75 :(fcp) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  G_Agbonlahor will come on for G_Mixon and play FW
Min. 76 :(fcp) R_Chamgerlain has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  Fernando_Mera slices it
          ...  G_Langerak moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Chamgerlain crosses it in!
          ...  G_Langerak catches it!
Min. 86 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano with a smart pass to Alvaro_Rubio
          ...  But C_Obasi slides in
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri slides the ball across to M_James
          ...  A well-placed shot from M_James !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 92 :(aja) P_Vieira sidesteps C_Obasi
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  S_Gronkjaer beats him to the ball

*************  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          : G_Mixon (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Mixon (23)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Barr (66)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : P_Vieira
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Wallcott (3), D_Bergkamp (17), Alvaro_Rubio (23)
Injured              : E_Van_d_Sar (18)
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       5
Off target           :           7        |       1
On target            :          12        |       4
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       6
Key Passes           :          18        |       7
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Final Score          : FC Porto 1 - 0 Ajax
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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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D_Marshall     GK  39   7   5   7  14 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
S_Gronkjaer    DF   2  30   8   8  12 |  96   0   3   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  60   0  21
C_Obasi        DF   2  28  11   8  39 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Bradley      DF   2  27  13   7  21 |  63   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
T_Haas         DF   2  24  12   7  11 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
D_Pereira      MF   3  11  28   7  32 |  96   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
F_Alvares      MF   1   9  27   8  22 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  60  20
O_Ruggeri      MF   1   9  26  22  19 |  96   0   0   5   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  50  11
M_James        AM   2  11  25  14  21 |  96   0   0   2   0   6   0   0   0   0  20  40  53
G_Mixon        FW   1   6  11  28  42 |  78   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  67
R_Chamgerlain  FW   2   6  10  27  20 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
Maxi           GK   1  28   8   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Barr         DF   2  32  13  10  27 |  33   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
T_Finder       MF   3   7  28   8  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Fofana       MF   1  17  27   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Agbonlahor   FW   1  11   8  26  32 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Ajax
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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E_Van_d_Sar    GK  39   5   5   7  14 |  18   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
Fernando_Mera  DF   3  31   9   8  27 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  30  11   8  33 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Alvaro_Rubio   DF   2  29   9  10  36 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
J_Stam         DF   2  27   8   7  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
P_Vieira       MF   1   7  29   9  20 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
F_Ljungberg    MF   3   7  28  11  12 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Muniain      MF   1  10  28   8  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Overmars     MF   2  10  26  13  32 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   8   7  28  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  29
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  11  27  21 |  48   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -12
G_Langerak     GK  27   2   2   6  23 |  78   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   2  28  10   9  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  27  12   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  16  29  12  19 |  44   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Ian_Wright     FW   1   8  10  27  23 |  48   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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