Division One League Match, FC Porto vs. Ajax (Mon Oct 08)


                             FC Porto  |  Ajax
                              5-3-2 N  |  4-4-2 N
                         Shaun Winzor  |  James Maund
                                       |
                        D_Marshall GK  |  GK J_Dudek
                           T_Adams DF  |  DF M_Cassetti
                        L_Escalada DF  |  DF C_dos_Passos
                          S_Rolfes DF  |  DF M_Hart
                         H_Almeida DF  |  DF A_Carabali
                      Ciaran_Clark DF  |  MF Ridoutski
                          Sektioui MF  |  MF H_Kiessling
                          R_Mavuba MF  |  MF W_Sneijder
                      J_R_Riquelme MF  |  MF C_Fabregas
                        E_Adebayor FW  |  FW D_Trezeguet
                            Sansao FW  |  FW D_Bergkamp
                                       |
                          J_Moreau SUB |  SUB Falcón
                           T_Wilks SUB |  SUB F_Cannavaro
                        R_Nomvethe SUB |  SUB D_Agger
                           I_Jesus SUB |  SUB J_Crujff
                       F_Morientes SUB |  SUB K_Huntelaar

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(fcp) Sansao loses M_Hart
          ...  Sansao fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 2  :(fcp) Sektioui cuts the ball back to Ciaran_Clark
          ...  Ciaran_Clark bears down on goal!
          ...  J_Dudek parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And J_Dudek recovers to save!!
Min. 4  :(fcp) H_Almeida runs at M_Hart
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  C_dos_Passos with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  K_Clark wants a quiet word
Min. 10 :(aja) H_Kiessling feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  D_Bergkamp runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  D_Bergkamp drives the ball low !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 19 :(aja) A_Carabali with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet attempts to nutmeg D_Marshall!
          ...  D_Marshall blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 20 :(fcp) FC Porto switch to playing E
Min. 20 :(fcp) T_Adams controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs W_Sneijder
          ...  He puts in Sansao!
          ...  Sansao attempts to nutmeg J_Dudek!
          ...  But J_Dudek punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 20 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves M_Cassetti behind
          ...  M_Hart fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
Min. 21 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to E_Adebayor
          ...  C_Fabregas rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 23 :(aja) A_Carabali wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Trezeguet
          ...  Driven towards goal by D_Trezeguet !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  D_Marshall dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had D_Marshall beaten!
Min. 25 :(fcp) E_Adebayor turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  The cross hits E_Adebayor on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  Its sails over!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 25 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past M_Hart!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  C_dos_Passos is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
Min. 29 :(fcp) T_Adams flicks it over A_Carabali's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  A powerful header from T_Adams !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  The shot slips through J_Dudek's hands
          ...  But J_Dudek recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 31 :(fcp) H_Almeida sidesteps M_Cassetti
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  H_Almeida has a dig at goal!
          ...  J_Dudek fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 38 :(aja) W_Sneijder finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  W_Sneijder with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  It floats over D_Marshall
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was a great effort
          ...  That's put Ajax in front!
          ...  FC Porto 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 39 :(aja) Ajax changed their strategy to play C
Min. 40 :(fcp) FC Porto are switching their playing style to P
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme leaves C_dos_Passos standing
          ...  J_R_Riquelme shoots towards goal !
          ...  But J_Dudek comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 44 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs M_Hart
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  A_Carabali gets to the ball first
Min. 45 :(aja) W_Sneijder with the first time pass to D_Trezeguet
          ...  Ciaran_Clark clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in

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

Min. 48 :(fcp) Sektioui is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to S_Rolfes
          ...  W_Sneijder with a well timed tackle
          ...  K_Clark didn't like it though
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 50 :(aja) F_Cannavaro comes on for C_dos_Passos and takes up a DF role
Min. 50 :(aja) J_Crujff replaces an unhappy C_Fabregas and will play as a MF
Min. 50 :(aja) K_Huntelaar comes on for D_Bergkamp and takes up a MF role
Min. 53 :(aja) Ridoutski finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  L_Escalada with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 57 :(fcp) S_Rolfes breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on J_Dudek!
          ...  Ridoutski brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 58 :(aja) H_Kiessling with a 40-yard pass to D_Trezeguet
          ...  But H_Almeida sweeps up the threat
Min. 59 :(aja) K_Huntelaar runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  K_Huntelaar rifles it to the far post !
          ...  But D_Marshall palms it behind
          ...  K_Clark has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 60 :(fcp) FC Porto made the switch to a E strategy
Min. 62 :(fcp) Sansao jumps over J_Crujff's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Sansao with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But J_Dudek smothers the ball.
Min. 64 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme with a one-touch layoff to Sansao
          ...  Cleared by M_Hart
Min. 68 :(fcp) T_Wilks is going to be brought on
          ...  S_Rolfes is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 68 :(fcp) F_Morientes is being prepared to come on
          ...  Sansao is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 68 :(aja) Ridoutski 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!
          ...  W_Sneijder receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  W_Sneijder with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  D_Marshall gets up well to catch that one
Min. 70 :(fcp) I_Jesus comes on for J_R_Riquelme and takes up a MF role
Min. 70 :(fcp) The FC Porto manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 78 :(fcp) L_Escalada hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  F_Morientes latches onto it!
          ...  But H_Kiessling puts it in row Z!
Min. 82 :(fcp) E_Adebayor latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  Ridoutski with the foul
Min. 83 :(aja) J_Crujff wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  D_Marshall never had a chance!
Min. 85 :(fcp) E_Adebayor with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves M_Hart behind
          ...  M_Hart rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
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                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 97,887
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : J_R_Riquelme
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : W_Sneijder (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : W_Sneijder (38)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Fabregas (21), W_Sneijder (48), Ridoutski (57)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                FC Porto  |    Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       7
Off target           :           2        |       3
On target            :           6        |       4
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           0        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       14
Key Tackles          :           3        |       3
Key Passes           :           6        |       7
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Final Score          : FC Porto 0 - 1 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  31   7   5   7  14 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  25   6   6  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
L_Escalada     DF   2  24  11   7  42 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
S_Rolfes       DF   2  24   5   8  34 |  72   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Almeida      DF   2  23  10   9  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   8
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  23   8   8  24 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  -5 -20 -12
Sektioui       MF   1   1  27   5  37 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
R_Mavuba       MF   2  10  24  10  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_R_Riquelme   MF   3   5  23  19  34 |  74   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   8
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   6  25  35 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Sansao         FW   1   7   8  24  23 |  72   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0 -20 -20  -3
J_Moreau       GK  27   1   2   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Wilks        DF   2  25   9   8  30 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  17  21   6  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Jesus        MF   2   6  23   6  25 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Morientes    FW   1   3   9  23  35 |  23   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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J_Dudek        GK  36   3   1   1  18 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
M_Cassetti     DF   1  27   1   1  38 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  26  10   9  46 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
M_Hart         DF   2  26   4   1  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0
A_Carabali     DF   2  25   9   7  10 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  27   4  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  10  -2
H_Kiessling    MF   4  11  26   9  31 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
W_Sneijder     MF   2   7  24   8  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   1   1   0   0  -2  10  34
C_Fabregas     MF   3   7  24  12  29 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
D_Trezeguet    FW   1   5   3  27  23 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
D_Bergkamp     FW   1   1   9  24  24 |  54   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Falcón         GK  25   5   2   3  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Cannavaro    DF   2  25   6   2  21 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Agger        DF   2  23  11   5  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Crujff       MF   2   5  24   9  28 |  41   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
K_Huntelaar    MF   2   9   7  27  37 |  41   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
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