Elite Football League Match, FC Porto vs. Ajax (Sun Jul 17)


                             FC Porto  |  Ajax
                          4-2-1-1-2 E  |  4-4-2 N
                         Shaun Winzor  |  James Maund
                                       |
                        D_Marshall GK  |  GK E_Van_d_Sar
                       P_Rodriguez DF  |  DF M_Hart
                          J_Conroy DF  |  DF D_Agger
                           B_Moore DF  |  DF V_Kompany
                       L_Squillaci DF  |  DF J_Stam
                           Gandolf DM  |  MF Ridoutski
                          G_Fofana DM  |  MF W_Sneijder
                            K_Kong MF  |  MF A_Ross
                      J_R_Riquelme AM  |  MF Oscar_Serrano
                        E_Adebayor FW  |  FW C_Nade
                       D_Sulejmani FW  |  FW T_Wallcott
                                       |
                            Helton SUB |  SUB M_De_Sanctis
                         H_Almeida SUB |  SUB C_dos_Passos
                          Di_Maria SUB |  SUB M_Keown
                      Song_Billong SUB |  SUB J_Crujff
                           L_Massu SUB |  SUB A_Arshavin

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 2  :(aja) Ridoutski threads the through ball to C_Nade
          ...  But L_Squillaci wins the tackle
Min. 3  :(fcp) K_Kong controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  V_Kompany goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 3  :(aja) Oscar_Serrano is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott shoots towards goal !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 5  :(aja) Oscar_Serrano turns past P_Rodriguez
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Oscar_Serrano tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  D_Marshall goes down well to save
Min. 5  :(fcp) K_Kong finds E_Adebayor with a ball over the defence
          ...  C_Nade goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 11 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez sidesteps M_Hart
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  T_Wallcott gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 17 :(aja) C_Nade sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  Gandolf brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But A_Barken waves play on!!!
Min. 19 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano with a flicked pass to C_Nade
          ...  C_Nade flings a shot at goal !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 20 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano runs forward
          ...  E_Adebayor with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 27 :(fcp) G_Fofana finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  G_Fofana leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 38 :(fcp) J_Conroy plays the back pass
          ...  D_Marshall can't get to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a terrible mistake to make!!
          ...  Look at the fury on the managers face!!
          ...  FC Porto 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 42 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  M_Hart takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 48 :(aja) T_Wallcott lobs it over the defender
          ...  J_Conroy rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  A_Barken lectures him
          ...  A_Barken speaks with his assistant!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  C_Nade places the ball on the spot!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  FC Porto 0-2 Ajax...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 0-2 Ajax

Min. 47 :(fcp) E_Adebayor runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs T_Wallcott
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  E_Adebayor with a blistering shot !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar makes a difficult save
Min. 49 :(aja) A_Arshavin is going to be brought on
          ...  T_Wallcott is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 49 :(fcp) K_Kong whips the ball across to E_Adebayor
          ...  A delicate chip from E_Adebayor !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_R_Riquelme
          ...  It is kicked away by J_Stam
Min. 50 :(aja) J_Crujff replaces an unhappy W_Sneijder and will play as a MF
Min. 51 :(aja) C_dos_Passos is going to be brought on
          ...  D_Agger is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 54 :(fcp) G_Fofana plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  B_Moore decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  B_Moore hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And E_Van_d_Sar tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar easily catches it!
Min. 57 :(aja) A_Ross changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Nade
          ...  C_Nade aims for the top right corner !
          ...  D_Marshall is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!
          ...  FC Porto 0-3 Ajax ...
Min. 61 :(fcp) B_Moore is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  Oscar_Serrano reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 65 :(fcp) D_Sulejmani turns past V_Kompany
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  V_Kompany goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 66 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  M_Hart forces him off the ball
Min. 67 :(fcp) G_Fofana has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  D_Sulejmani gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  D_Sulejmani with the side footed shot!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar guesses right
Min. 67 :(aja) A_Ross with a simple pass to C_Nade
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  J_Conroy picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 70 :(aja) C_dos_Passos with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from J_Conroy
          ...  But L_Squillaci sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 70 :(fcp) D_Sulejmani gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  C_dos_Passos with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
Min. 71 :(fcp) E_Adebayor takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_Arshavin
          ...  A_Arshavin moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 71 :(fcp) D_Sulejmani crosses into the box, finding J_R_Riquelme
          ...  A_Arshavin takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 72 :(aja) J_Crujff is injured. He's been stretchered off
          ...  They have no substitutions left.
          ...  Will play a man down
Min. 73 :(fcp) E_Adebayor sidesteps C_dos_Passos
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from E_Adebayor !
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar palms it behind
          ...  A_Barken has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 76 :(aja) C_dos_Passos with a first time pass
          ...  Oscar_Serrano runs onto it!
          ...  Oscar_Serrano tries to beat D_Marshall!
          ...  D_Marshall makes a good save
Min. 77 :(fcp) D_Sulejmani beats his marker
          ...  Oscar_Serrano takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  A_Barken calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  James Maund looks relieved
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  K_Kong plays it short to P_Rodriguez
          ...  P_Rodriguez fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 78 :(fcp) K_Kong controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  D_Sulejmani gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  J_Stam takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(aja) Ridoutski with the diagonal pass A_Arshavin
          ...  But B_Moore sweeps up the threat
Min. 90 :(fcp) K_Kong with an inch perfect pass to B_Moore
          ...  C_dos_Passos plays it back
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Gandolf plays it towards the near post!
          ...  The ball comes to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Gandolf chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  D_Sulejmani gets to it!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!

*************  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          : K_Kong
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Adebayor (20)
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : C_Nade (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : J_Conroy (38 og), C_Nade (48 pen,57)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : J_Crujff (72)
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Match Statistics
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                              FC Porto    |      Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       6
Off target           :           3        |       2
On target            :           6        |       4
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       9
Key Passes           :           7        |       7
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Final Score          : FC Porto 0 - 3 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  38   7   5   7  14 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
P_Rodriguez    DF   2  31   8  10  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
J_Conroy       DF   2  28  12   9  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0
B_Moore        DF   2  27  13  11  20 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -15
L_Squillaci    DF   4  24  10   7  37 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Gandolf        DM   2  19  27   8  19 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Fofana       DM   1  16  25   7  21 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
K_Kong         MF   1   6  31   9  18 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   6  26  21  34 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  28  35 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  13
D_Sulejmani    FW   1   2  16  24  36 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
Helton         GK  29   1   1   2  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Almeida      DF   2  28  12  10  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  28   5  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Song_Billong   AM   3   6  25  17  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Massu        FW   1   7  10  26  13 |   0   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  37   5   5   7  14 |  94   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
M_Hart         DF   2  31   4   1  22 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_Agger        DF   2  28  12   5  24 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  27  11   8  33 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
J_Stam         DF   2  25   8   6  29 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  31   4  32 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
W_Sneijder     MF   2   8  29   8  23 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ross         MF   1   3  28   2  36 |  94   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  55  20
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  15  27  12  19 |  94   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  10
C_Nade         FW   1   2   8  29  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0  41
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  10  26  21 |  52   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
M_De_Sanctis   GK  27   8   5   5  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  31  11   9  46 |  40   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Keown        DF   3  25  11   7  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Crujff       MF   2   6  27  10  28 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Arshavin     FW   2   6   7  24  32 |  42   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
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