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Season 21 Archive: Elite League Cup Match 3

FC Porto 1 - 2 Ajax

Elite Football League Cup Group Match, FC Porto vs. Ajax (Thu Oct 08)


                             FC Porto  |  Ajax
                          4-2-2-1-1 E  |  4-4-2 C
                         Shaun Winzor  |  James Maund
                                       |
                        D_Marshall GK  |  GK E_Van_d_Sar
                          J_Conroy DF  |  DF C_dos_Passos
                           B_Moore DF  |  DF D_Agger
                       A_Kerzhakov DF  |  DF V_Kompany
                       L_Squillaci DF  |  DF M_Van_D_Hoorn
                           Gandolf DM  |  MF Ridoutski
                          G_Fofana DM  |  MF A_Ross
                            K_Kong MF  |  MF Oscar_Serrano
                          Di_Maria MF  |  MF M_Overmars
                      J_R_Riquelme AM  |  FW C_Nade
                        E_Adebayor FW  |  FW T_Wallcott
                                       |
                            Helton SUB |  SUB Falcón
                         M_Montoya SUB |  SUB M_Hart
                          S_Winzor SUB |  SUB S_Phelan
                           G_Carey SUB |  SUB W_Sneijder
                          Juanfran SUB |  SUB A_Arshavin

Referee: P_Dowd (England)


Min. 1  :(fcp) B_Moore wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  J_R_Riquelme fires a shot at goal !
          ...  The shot slips through E_Van_d_Sar's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 4  :(fcp) J_Conroy with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves C_dos_Passos behind
          ...  J_Conroy has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 5  :(fcp) K_Kong gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past C_dos_Passos!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  K_Kong with a powerful header !
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 7  :(aja) A_Ross looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to C_dos_Passos
          ...  C_dos_Passos has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  D_Marshall makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 8  :(fcp) B_Moore lobs it over D_Agger
          ...  Oscar_Serrano plays the back pass
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  What a lucky escape!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme floats the ball in!
          ...  K_Kong with the header
          ...  The shot slips through E_Van_d_Sar's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 10 :(fcp) Di_Maria boots it towards J_R_Riquelme
          ...  Oscar_Serrano with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 13 :(fcp) K_Kong is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Conroy
          ...  V_Kompany wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 14 :(aja) The ball is passed in from Oscar_Serrano, he finds T_Wallcott
          ...  An audacious effort from T_Wallcott !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His players jump on top of him
          ...  That's put Ajax in front!
          ...  FC Porto 0-1 Ajax ...
Min. 16 :(fcp) B_Moore knocks it past V_Kompany and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  B_Moore with a thundering shot!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar falls over
          ...  But E_Van_d_Sar is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 22 :(fcp) K_Kong runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off T_Wallcott back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  K_Kong sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 22 :(aja) M_Overmars squares it to C_Nade
          ...  G_Fofana clears with a diving header
Min. 23 :(aja) M_Overmars finds C_Nade in acres of space
          ...  C_Nade beats the offside trap!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  D_Marshall comes towards him
          ...  He nutmegs D_Marshall
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  FC Porto 0-2 Ajax ...
Min. 24 :(fcp) FC Porto are switching their playing style to A
Min. 24 :(aja) Ajax made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 24 :(fcp) Di_Maria knocks the ball past V_Kompany
          ...  Di_Maria with the goal bound shot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar never had a chance!
Min. 24 :(fcp) K_Kong 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!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Oscar_Serrano with the tackle
          ...  P_Dowd will want to speak to him
          ...  P_Dowd refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 25 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Kerzhakov
          ...  D_Agger takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 30 :(fcp) K_Kong looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Di_Maria
          ...  Di_Maria hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  It floats over E_Van_d_Sar
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 32 :(aja) C_Nade floats the ball in to find Ridoutski
          ...  J_Conroy robs him of the ball
Min. 33 :(fcp) Di_Maria curls the ball out wide to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor with a little chip!
          ...  E_Van_d_Sar with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 34 :(fcp) G_Fofana flicks the ball through
          ...  Gandolf runs onto it!
          ...  M_Van_D_Hoorn beats him to the ball
Min. 35 :(fcp) A_Kerzhakov swings an elbow
          ...  He caught V_Kompany full in the face
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 38 :(aja) M_Overmars finds M_Van_D_Hoorn on the edge of the box
          ...  But B_Moore wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 41 :(fcp) E_Van_d_Sar miskicks!
          ...  E_Adebayor is takes control of the ball!
          ...  T_Wallcott goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 41 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  T_Wallcott fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  P_Dowd gave him a strong warning
Min. 42 :(aja) M_Overmars shoves Di_Maria in the chest!!
          ...  P_Dowd has seen it!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  P_Dowd had no choice there!!
          ...  Shaun Winzor appluads the decision
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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

Min. 48 :(aja) Ridoutski plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  L_Squillaci belts it clear
Min. 49 :(aja) A_Arshavin takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace C_Nade as FW
Min. 50 :(aja) S_Phelan is being prepared to come on
          ...  Ridoutski is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 51 :(aja) M_Hart is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Agger is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 54 :(fcp) J_Conroy floats the ball in to find E_Adebayor
          ...  M_Hart wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 54 :(aja) A_Arshavin knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  But B_Moore sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 56 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme sidesteps M_Van_D_Hoorn
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  J_R_Riquelme tries to beat E_Van_d_Sar from outside the area!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 56 :(aja) A_Arshavin nutmegs L_Squillaci, he continues to run forward
          ...  A_Arshavin attempts a chip!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 63 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme looks to see where E_Van_d_Sar is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!!
          ...  He is dancing round the corner flag!
          ...  FC Porto 1-2 Ajax ...
Min. 63 :(aja) T_Wallcott with a clever shimmy
          ...  T_Wallcott sees D_Marshall off his line !
          ...  But D_Marshall just gets his fingers to that one
Min. 65 :(fcp) E_Adebayor finds Gandolf in the box
          ...  The defender fails to control it
          ...  Gandolf picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal
          ...  He is one on one with E_Van_d_Sar
          ...  He tries to slide it past E_Van_d_Sar
          ...  He has put it wide!!
Min. 69 :(fcp) M_Montoya is ready to come on to replace J_Conroy
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 69 :(fcp) S_Winzor is coming on for G_Fofana and playing DM
Min. 69 :(fcp) G_Carey is coming on and J_R_Riquelme is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play AM
Min. 76 :(fcp) S_Winzor cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Di_Maria
          ...  Di_Maria heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Di_Maria curls it into the box!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by Oscar_Serrano
Min. 76 :(aja) M_Van_D_Hoorn with a reverse pass to C_dos_Passos
          ...  B_Moore clears with a diving header
Min. 77 :(aja) A_Ross with a 50-yard pass to T_Wallcott
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by L_Squillaci
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Phelan plays it into the danger area!
          ...  L_Squillaci belts it clear
Min. 79 :(fcp) Gandolf with the diagonal pass E_Adebayor
          ...  A cheeky lob from E_Adebayor !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 79 :(aja) S_Phelan takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  But S_Winzor will cut out the threat
Min. 82 :(aja) T_Wallcott hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  A_Arshavin latches onto it!
          ...  A_Arshavin has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  D_Marshall plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 85 :(fcp) L_Squillaci gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds E_Adebayor
          ...  M_Hart is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  P_Dowd wants a quiet word
Min. 86 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to T_Wallcott
          ...  T_Wallcott unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  It floats over D_Marshall
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(aja) Oscar_Serrano pulls it back to T_Wallcott
          ...  But B_Moore sweeps up the threat
Min. 90 :(fcp) Di_Maria flicks it over C_dos_Passos and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  V_Kompany scythes the player down.
          ...  Psycho!

*************  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          : J_R_Riquelme
Scorers              : J_R_Riquelme (63)
Sent Off             : A_Kerzhakov (35)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Ajax Match Info
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Best player          : Oscar_Serrano (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : T_Wallcott (14), C_Nade (23)
Sent Off             : M_Overmars (42)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |     Ajax
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       7
Off target           :          10        |       2
On target            :           4        |       5
Possession           :          59        |       41
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       6
Key Tackles          :           9        |       7
Key Passes           :          14        |       12
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Final Score          : FC Porto 1 - 2 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  37   7   5   7  14 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
J_Conroy       DF   2  27  12   9  21 |  71   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
B_Moore        DF   2  26  12  11  20 |  95   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  10   5
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  24  10   7  42 |  35   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
L_Squillaci    DF   4  23  10   7  37 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Gandolf        DM   2  19  27   8  19 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
G_Fofana       DM   1  16  24   7  21 |  71   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
K_Kong         MF   1   6  29   9  18 |  95   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30   3
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  27   5  37 |  95   0   0   3   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  30   3
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   6  25  20  34 |  71   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  22
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  27  35 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
Helton         GK  29   1   1   2  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Montoya      DF   2  21   9   6  23 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
S_Winzor       DM   3  18  20  10  22 |  24   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
G_Carey        AM   1   4  21  14  30 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Juanfran       FW   3   6   6  25  31 |   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  35   5   5   7  14 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
C_dos_Passos   DF   2  30  11   9  46 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
D_Agger        DF   2  26  12   5  24 |  53   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
V_Kompany      DF   2  26  10   8  33 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Van_D_Hoorn  DF   1  23   8   8  33 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Ridoutski      MF   1   5  30   4  32 |  52   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ross         MF   1   3  27   2  36 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Oscar_Serrano  MF   2  15  26  12  19 |  95   0   3   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  60  45   0
M_Overmars     MF   2   9  24  13  32 |  42   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0 -10  35 -10
C_Nade         FW   1   2   8  29  27 |  51   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  20
T_Wallcott     FW   3   8  10  24  21 |  95   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  20  10  26
Falcón         GK  27   5   2   3  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hart         DF   2  29   4   1  22 |  42   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20  20
S_Phelan       MF   3   6  28  21  36 |  43   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
W_Sneijder     MF   2   8  28   8  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Arshavin     FW   2   6   7  23  32 |  44   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
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