Division Two League Match, FC Porto vs. AC Milan (Mon Jul 08)


                             FC Porto  |  AC Milan
                          4-1-3-1-1 P  |  4-3-3 A
                         Shaun Winzor  |  Mike McLeod
                                       |
                        D_Marshall GK  |  GK Belushi
                           T_Adams DF  |  DF M_Bordon
                         M_Laursen DF  |  DF D_Oleary
                         H_Almeida DF  |  DF B_Berg
                         D_McGrain DF  |  DF J_Tomkinson
                        R_Nomvethe DM  |  MF P_Rossi
                          Di_Maria MF  |  MF F_Zappa
                         R_Castias MF  |  MF F_Baumann
                          B_Bannan MF  |  FW R_Wolford
                      J_R_Riquelme AM  |  FW M_Maigi
                            Amauri FW  |  FW C_Canista
                                       |
                           C_Clark SUB |  SUB Carlotta
                          S_Rolfes SUB |  SUB E_Moretti
                          R_Mavuba SUB |  SUB U_Emanuelson
                        E_Adebayor SUB |  SUB Carmo
                            D_Rags SUB |  SUB Carioca

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 1  :(fcp) Di_Maria with a one-touch layoff to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  J_R_Riquelme with the attempt at goal!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  Belushi looks relieved there!
Min. 2  :(fcp) M_Laursen with the header on
          ...  He finds Amauri in space
          ...  B_Berg brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 3  :(fcp) B_Bannan runs at B_Berg
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  B_Bannan with the side footed shot!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 6  :(fcp) R_Nomvethe beats the defender
          ...  But J_Tomkinson slides in two footed.
          ...  A_Barken has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 8  :(amn) D_Marshall miskicks!
          ...  M_Maigi is takes control of the ball!
          ...  R_Castias with a superb challenge
          ...  A_Barken has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  A_Barken wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 10 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme is too quick for the defence
          ...  M_Bordon bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 13 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves M_Bordon behind
          ...  R_Nomvethe with a powerful downward header!
          ...  It's beaten Belushi
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 13 :(amn) P_Rossi whips the ball across to M_Maigi
          ...  M_Maigi tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  D_Marshall makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 15 :(fcp) R_Castias squares it to Amauri
          ...  D_Oleary slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 17 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Amauri gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Amauri unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  Belushi guesses right
Min. 21 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to Amauri
          ...  J_Tomkinson gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 23 :(fcp) R_Castias with an in swinging cross to T_Adams
          ...  J_Tomkinson reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 24 :(amn) B_Berg takes advantage of a mistake by R_Nomvethe
          ...  B_Berg with a blistering shot !
          ...  D_Marshall parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And D_Marshall recovers to save!!
Min. 28 :(amn) C_Canista with a clever shimmy
          ...  J_R_Riquelme leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
          ...  That's a bad foul!!
          ...  A_Barken calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 28 :(amn) J_Tomkinson 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!
          ...  C_Canista receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  C_Canista with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  D_Marshall goes down well to save
Min. 31 :(amn) F_Baumann feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  M_Maigi runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  M_Maigi throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  D_Marshall tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Baumann crosses it in!
          ...  J_Tomkinson loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  D_Marshall makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 32 :(fcp) H_Almeida knocks the ball past M_Maigi
          ...  H_Almeida shoots towards goal !
          ...  Belushi gathers it comfortably
Min. 33 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past B_Berg
          ...  He puts in J_R_Riquelme!
          ...  J_Tomkinson knocks the ball back to Belushi
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past Belushi!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme curls it into the box!
          ...  R_Nomvethe swings a leg at it!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 34 :(amn) M_Bordon hits a hard pass to C_Canista
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by D_McGrain
Min. 35 :(fcp) T_Adams turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  T_Adams tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Belushi dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Belushi beaten!
Min. 37 :(fcp) Amauri finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  Amauri tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  Belushi was lucky there
Min. 39 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme with a well-controlled run
          ...  F_Baumann with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 41 :(amn) C_Canista gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past Di_Maria!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  C_Canista attempts to drive it home!
          ...  D_Marshall falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(amn) F_Zappa with the through ball to F_Baumann
          ...  F_Baumann hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But D_Marshall is equal to it
Min. 46 :(amn) F_Zappa reads the run of C_Canista
          ...  R_Nomvethe with an ugly foul
          ...  A_Barken tells him to calm his game down a bit

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 0-0 AC Milan

Min. 46 :(amn) P_Rossi whips the ball across to M_Maigi
          ...  M_Maigi lobs D_Marshall!
          ...  D_Marshall collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 48 :(amn) B_Berg threads the through ball to R_Wolford
          ...  R_Wolford attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But D_Marshall reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on D_Marshall anyway
Min. 50 :(fcp) Di_Maria with a measured ball to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  Blocked by M_Bordon
Min. 52 :(fcp) M_Laursen has it now
          ...  He takes on D_Oleary
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Amauri!
          ...  Amauri gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But Belushi palms it behind
          ...  A_Barken has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 53 :(fcp) Amauri with the dribble
          ...  J_Tomkinson is easily beaten
          ...  Amauri hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But Belushi reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on Belushi anyway
Min. 55 :(amn) F_Zappa is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  M_Maigi latches onto the ball
          ...  D_McGrain bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 59 :(amn) M_Maigi makes the tackle
          ...  What a shot from M_Maigi !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 60 :(fcp) R_Castias turns past D_Oleary
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  R_Castias tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But Belushi punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that Belushi got a touch
Min. 62 :(fcp) Di_Maria has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_Laursen gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A great volley from M_Laursen !
          ...  Belushi makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 63 :(fcp) Amauri can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  Amauri with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Belushi fists it away!
Min. 64 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Oleary
          ...  M_Bordon with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  A_Barken warned him
Min. 65 :(fcp) There's going to be a change
          ...  S_Rolfes will come on for T_Adams and play DF
Min. 67 :(fcp) R_Mavuba is coming on for Di_Maria and playing MF
Min. 70 :(fcp) E_Adebayor is coming on for J_R_Riquelme and will play FW
Min. 71 :(fcp) D_McGrain crosses to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor with his head down lets it go !
          ...  But Belushi punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 71 :(fcp) Amauri with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  M_Maigi tackles cleanly
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! Unbelievable! It looked clean to me
Min. 75 :(fcp) The FC Porto manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 75 :(fcp) R_Castias runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Tomkinson
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Amauri lofts the ball in!
          ...  Belushi catches it!
Min. 76 :(fcp) R_Castias with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Nomvethe
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by B_Berg
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Mavuba lofts the ball in!
          ...  M_Bordon gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 78 :(fcp) E_Adebayor runs forward
          ...  E_Adebayor sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  It flies in!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  That must have sealed it!!
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 AC Milan ...
Min. 78 :(fcp) FC Porto will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 78 :(amn) D_Oleary feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  J_Tomkinson runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  M_Laursen with a terrible tackle
          ...  A_Barken reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 80 :(fcp) B_Bannan unselfishly lays the ball back to Amauri
          ...  Amauri with a powerful header !
          ...  But Belushi makes a superb stop down low
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Nomvethe plays it towards the near post!
          ...  M_Laursen gets a shot in
          ...  Saved by Belushi
Min. 81 :(fcp) R_Castias threads the through ball to E_Adebayor
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  M_Bordon picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 85 :(amn) M_Bordon knocks it past H_Almeida and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  M_Bordon curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 87 :(fcp) H_Almeida sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  M_Laursen runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Driven towards goal by M_Laursen !
          ...  But Belushi makes a superb stop down low
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Adebayor hits it into the box!
          ...  Belushi jumps well to claim it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(fcp) R_Castias controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs D_Oleary
          ...  He puts in E_Adebayor!
          ...  E_Adebayor from 20 yards !
          ...  Belushi just watches it fly safely wide!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 104,440
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : M_Laursen (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Adebayor (78)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Laursen (78)
Injured              : N/A
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : J_Tomkinson
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       11
Off target           :           7        |       3
On target            :          12        |       8
Possession           :          68        |       32
Corners              :           6        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           9        |       11
Key Tackles          :           2        |       12
Key Passes           :          16        |       10
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Final Score          : FC Porto 1 - 0 AC Milan
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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  32   7   5   7  14 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  26   7   6  22 |  66   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Laursen      DF   2  25   8   6  30 |  93   0   0   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  38  22  22
H_Almeida      DF   2  24  11  10  29 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
D_McGrain      DF   1  23  11   7  24 |  93   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  17  21   6  28 |  93   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  36   2
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  25   5  37 |  68   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
R_Castias      MF   2   8  23   9  29 |  93   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  80  28
B_Bannan       MF   1   7  23   4  27 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  32  21
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   5  24  20  34 |  71   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Amauri         FW   2   6   7  24  29 |  93   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  41
C_Clark        GK  27   4   2   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Rolfes       DF   2  25   6   8  34 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Mavuba       MF   2  10  24  10  28 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  25  35 |  22   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  37
D_Rags         FW   2   3   5  23  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - AC Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Belushi        GK  32   8   8   5  11 |  93  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
M_Bordon       DF   2  24   7   6  26 |  93   0   4   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  -8 -19
D_Oleary       DF   1  23   9   5  24 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
B_Berg         DF   2  23   7   6  33 |  93   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  12   8
J_Tomkinson    DF   1  23   7   7  29 |  93   0   5   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  75  12   8
P_Rossi        MF   2   8  25  10  37 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
F_Zappa        MF   1   6  25   2  19 |  93   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
F_Baumann      MF   1   5  23   6  30 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12   8
R_Wolford      FW   1   1   2  24   8 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
M_Maigi        FW   1   8  12  23  42 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  25
C_Canista      FW   1   4   3  23  33 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
Carlotta       GK  24   2   5   6  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Moretti      DF   2  22   4   6  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
U_Emanuelson   DF   1  22   2   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Carmo          MF   1   5  22   4  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Carioca        FW   1   5   4  22  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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