Division One League Match, FC Porto vs. AS Roma (Sun Mar 08)


                             FC Porto  |  AS Roma
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-2-2-1-1 D
                         Shaun Winzor  |  Chris Ridout
                                       |
                        D_Marshall GK  |  GK J_Reina
                       P_Rodriguez DF  |  DF A_McLeish
                          J_Conroy DF  |  DF M_Keown
                           B_Moore DF  |  DF A_Kerzhakov
                         G_Collins DF  |  DF M_Bossis
                            K_Kong MF  |  DM Ridoutska
                           Gandolf MF  |  DM J_Jurado
                          Di_Maria MF  |  MF T_Huddlestone
                          G_Fofana MF  |  MF J_Butland
                        E_Adebayor FW  |  AM Christinoa
                          Juanfran FW  |  FW G_Puciato
                                       |
                           C_Clark SUB |  SUB Kindonga
                         H_Almeida SUB |  SUB Rivaldo
                         Romagnoli SUB |  SUB Craige
                      J_R_Riquelme SUB |  SUB M_Bangura
                          L_Modric SUB |  SUB Y_Yiannicis

Referee: C_Richmond (Scotland)


Min. 3  :(fcp) G_Collins takes possession
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  A_McLeish slices it
          ...  J_Reina moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Gandolf!
          ...  It is kicked away by A_McLeish
Min. 11 :(fcp) Juanfran gets possession in his own half
          ...  Juanfran hits a crisp volley!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 14 :(fcp) E_Adebayor runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off A_McLeish back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  J_Jurado with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Shaun Winzor looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 15 :(fcp) Di_Maria fires over a low cross to Juanfran
          ...  A_Kerzhakov anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 20 :(fcp) The FC Porto manager shouts at them from the touchline to play E
Min. 21 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez knocks it past Ridoutska and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  P_Rodriguez curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  J_Reina with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 26 :(fcp) Juanfran takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_McLeish
          ...  A_McLeish goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 27 :(fcp) Di_Maria jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Moore
          ...  B_Moore with a powerful header !
          ...  J_Reina with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 29 :(asr) G_Puciato takes advantage of a mistake by G_Collins
          ...  B_Moore with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 34 :(asr) Ridoutska runs at the defender
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  K_Kong with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 37 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez with the mazy run
          ...  Ridoutska takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(asr) AS Roma altered their play to a L strategy
Min. 45 :(fcp) Di_Maria runs at Ridoutska
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Ridoutska goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 46 :(asr) T_Huddlestone plays a long ball to Christinoa
          ...  P_Rodriguez with a nasty foul
          ...  C_Richmond will want to speak to him
          ...  C_Richmond calls him for a talk

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 0-0 AS Roma

Min. 46 :(fcp) Gandolf reads the run of Di_Maria
          ...  Di_Maria launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 48 :(asr) A_Kerzhakov runs at the heart of the defence
          ...  Gandolf with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 50 :(fcp) Gandolf plays in E_Adebayor with a beautiful ball
          ...  The ball hits M_Bossis in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 51 :(fcp) Di_Maria runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  G_Fofana latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  M_Keown with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 52 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  Blocked by J_Jurado
Min. 55 :(asr) M_Bangura will come on for Ridoutska and play FW
Min. 59 :(fcp) Juanfran runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Juanfran attempts a lob!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into J_Reina's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 60 :(fcp) FC Porto are switching their playing style to C
Min. 63 :(fcp) Di_Maria picks out Gandolf with the cross
          ...  Gandolf tries to beat J_Reina!
          ...  J_Reina gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by J_Reina !!
Min. 63 :(asr) Christinoa flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Gandolf read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 65 :(fcp) H_Almeida comes on for P_Rodriguez and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 65 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme is being prepared to come on
          ...  Gandolf is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(asr) Rivaldo will come on for J_Butland and play MF
Min. 66 :(fcp) Juanfran plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  Cleared by G_Puciato
Min. 70 :(fcp) L_Modric is coming on for Juanfran and will play FW
Min. 70 :(asr) G_Puciato sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  G_Collins steals the ball of off him
Min. 71 :(asr) Rivaldo races into the box
          ...  He sees G_Puciato lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  But H_Almeida wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but C_Richmond has none of it.
Min. 73 :(fcp) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems FC Porto will now be playing A
Min. 74 :(fcp) E_Adebayor takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Jurado
          ...  E_Adebayor from 20 yards !
          ...  But J_Reina comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 75 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme seems to have switched to a AM role
Min. 75 :(asr) Y_Yiannicis replaces an unhappy A_McLeish and will play as a FW
Min. 75 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme with a neat pass into G_Fofana
          ...  G_Fofana with a thundering shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The FC Porto fans go wild!
          ...  That's given FC Porto the advantage!
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 76 :(fcp) FC Porto switch to playing D
Min. 76 :(fcp) G_Fofana moves in a DM position
Min. 77 :(fcp) K_Kong takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  K_Kong with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But J_Reina tips it behind
          ...  C_Richmond has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 79 :(asr) Christinoa flicks it over G_Collins's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  A cracking drive from Christinoa !
          ...  But D_Marshall makes a fine save
Min. 81 :(fcp) G_Fofana takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Adebayor
          ...  M_Bossis beats him to the ball
Min. 83 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme pulls it back to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor tries to chip the ball over J_Reina!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  The FC Porto fans sing his praises!
          ...  FC Porto 2-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 86 :(fcp) G_Collins plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  L_Modric decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Rivaldo takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 131,267
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : J_R_Riquelme (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Fofana (75), E_Adebayor (83)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Gandolf (48)
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : Rivaldo
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Jurado (14)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |    AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       1
Off target           :           3        |       0
On target            :           7        |       1
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       10
Key Passes           :          10        |       2
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Final Score          : FC Porto 2 - 0 AS Roma
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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  36   7   5   7  14 |  93   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
P_Rodriguez    DF   2  28   8  10  28 |  66   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Conroy       DF   2  26  12   9  21 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
B_Moore        DF   2  25  12  11  20 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
G_Collins      DF   2  24   8   6  19 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
K_Kong         MF   1   6  29   9  18 |  93   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Gandolf        MF   2  18  26   8  19 |  66   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  38  23
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  26   5  37 |  93   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   1
G_Fofana       DM   1  15  24   7  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  20
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  27  35 |  93   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
Juanfran       FW   3   6   6  25  31 |  71   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
C_Clark        GK  27   4   2   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Almeida      DF   2  26  11  10  29 |  27   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Romagnoli      MF   3   6  24  12  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   5  25  20  34 |  27   0   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
L_Modric       FW   1   7   2  26  31 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - AS Roma
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_Reina        GK  28   2   3   1  18 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
A_McLeish      DF   1  24  11   5  26 |  76   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Keown        DF   3  23  11   7  21 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  23  10   7  42 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
M_Bossis       DF   1  23   8   6  10 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Ridoutska      DM   2  15  24   7  34 |  56   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Jurado       DM   1  14  24   7  28 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
T_Huddlestone  MF   1   9  25  10  19 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Butland      MF   2   9  23  10  41 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Christinoa     AM   3   8   6  23  42 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  26  42 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
Kindonga       GK  24   5   6   5  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rivaldo        MF   2   7  25   8  37 |  27   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Craige         MF   1   1  24   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Bangura      FW   3   8   7  23  27 |  37   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Yiannicis    FW   1   3   7  23  24 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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