Elite League Cup 2nd Round Match, FC Porto vs. AS Roma (Wed Nov 30)


                             FC Porto  |  AS Roma
                          4-1-2-1-2 E  |  5-3-2 A
                         Shaun Winzor  |  Chris Ridout
                                       |
                        D_Marshall GK  |  GK G_Pagliuca
                       P_Rodriguez DF  |  DF Breno
                            C_Barr DF  |  DF M_A_Nastasic
                         H_Almeida DF  |  DF K_Rekik
                       A_Kerzhakov DF  |  DF G_Panucci
                           Gandolf DM  |  DF M_Reiziger
                          Di_Maria MF  |  MF Rocket
                         D_Pereira MF  |  MF H_Mkhitaryan
                         O_Ruggeri AM  |  MF T_Cairney
                        E_Adebayor FW  |  FW Juanfran
                           L_Massu FW  |  FW D_Baggio
                                       |
                            Helton SUB |  SUB P_Kenny
                           B_Moore SUB |  SUB J_A_Riise
                          G_Fofana SUB |  SUB Dodo
                          P_Nedved SUB |  SUB Ronaldinho
                         S_Morison SUB |  SUB M_Vucinic

Referee: J_Eriksson (Sweden)


Min. 2  :(fcp) L_Massu with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves D_Baggio behind
          ...  D_Baggio fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  J_Eriksson reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  L_Massu drives it in
          ...  G_Pagliuca makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 3  :(fcp) P_Rodriguez breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on G_Pagliuca!
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan brings him down!
          ...  J_Eriksson calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 5  :(fcp) O_Ruggeri wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  G_Pagliuca gets his fingertips to it
Min. 7  :(fcp) Di_Maria drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Massu
          ...  A thundering drive by L_Massu !
          ...  But G_Pagliuca makes a fine save
Min. 12 :(asr) Juanfran takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  C_Barr with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 15 :(asr) The AS Roma manager shouts at them from the touchline to play C
Min. 15 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Gandolf
          ...  T_Cairney goes in studs first
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  L_Massu hits it hard
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  O_Ruggeri drives it into the box!
          ...  P_Rodriguez tries to place the shot!
          ...  But G_Pagliuca hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 16 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  A left-footer by O_Ruggeri !
          ...  It floats over G_Pagliuca
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 16 :(asr) H_Mkhitaryan lays the ball back to Juanfran
          ...  Juanfran with the overhead !
          ...  D_Marshall saves, but he fumbles
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Cairney floats the ball in!
          ...  D_Marshall reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 19 :(fcp) Gandolf kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  C_Barr gets on the end of the pass
          ...  C_Barr attempts a lob!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 21 :(asr) Rocket drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Mkhitaryan
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan tries the shot !
          ...  But D_Marshall pulls out a save of the game
Min. 27 :(fcp) Gandolf pulls it back to E_Adebayor
          ...  But Breno wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 27 :(asr) M_Reiziger holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to D_Baggio
          ...  D_Baggio hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  D_Marshall has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  D_Marshall reacts well to save!!!
Min. 28 :(fcp) Gandolf looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to L_Massu
          ...  M_Reiziger gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Pereira drives it into the box!
          ...  P_Rodriguez gets a shot in
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 29 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri sidesteps M_Reiziger
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  O_Ruggeri fires the shot in!
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 29 :(asr) K_Rekik volleys it forward. He finds Juanfran
          ...  Juanfran must beat D_Marshall!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 33 :(fcp) L_Massu knocks it past G_Panucci and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  L_Massu tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But G_Pagliuca punches it away
Min. 35 :(asr) AS Roma altered their play to a E strategy
Min. 36 :(fcp) E_Adebayor plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  G_Panucci gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 36 :(asr) T_Cairney flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  A_Kerzhakov brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 39 :(asr) H_Mkhitaryan retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  D_Baggio latches onto the end of it
          ...  D_Baggio tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  D_Marshall saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 40 :(asr) H_Mkhitaryan beats A_Kerzhakov
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  H_Mkhitaryan has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  D_Marshall was beaten there!
Min. 41 :(fcp) Di_Maria crosses to E_Adebayor
          ...  Rocket with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  J_Eriksson calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(fcp) D_Pereira pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from K_Rekik
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Di_Maria curls it into the box!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by G_Panucci
Min. 45 :(asr) M_Reiziger with a first time pass
          ...  Juanfran runs onto it!
          ...  Juanfran uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  D_Marshall with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 46 :(asr) The AS Roma manager told his side to change to a N strategy
Min. 46 :(fcp) Gandolf hoofs it up field to find H_Almeida
          ...  H_Almeida tries to chip the ball over G_Pagliuca!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  H_Almeida lofts the ball in!
          ...  G_Pagliuca jumps well to claim it!

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

Min. 47 :(asr) H_Mkhitaryan with a flicked pass to M_A_Nastasic
          ...  Gandolf goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  J_Eriksson calls him for a talk
Min. 50 :(fcp) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  L_Massu is through!
          ...  A vicious shot by L_Massu !
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 51 :(asr) D_Baggio takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  D_Baggio tries to beat D_Marshall from outside the area!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 52 :(asr) Breno beats P_Rodriguez
          ...  P_Rodriguez with a pull on the shirt
          ...  J_Eriksson warned him
Min. 54 :(asr) T_Cairney beats C_Barr
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves J_Eriksson
          ...  But P_Rodriguez slides in
Min. 57 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards L_Massu
          ...  L_Massu has a dig at goal!
          ...  It clips the post!!
          ...  The net bulges !!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  FC Porto go in front now with that goal!
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 59 :(fcp) E_Adebayor slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  E_Adebayor hits a crisp volley!
          ...  G_Pagliuca is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  FC Porto 2-0 AS Roma ...
Min. 60 :(fcp) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  FC Porto will now play D
Min. 61 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri with an incisive pass to H_Almeida
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by K_Rekik
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  O_Ruggeri crosses it in!
          ...  G_Panucci wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 62 :(asr) Juanfran is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Rocket
          ...  Gandolf body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
Min. 67 :(fcp) B_Moore will come on for C_Barr and play DF
Min. 70 :(fcp) G_Fofana will come on for Di_Maria and play DM
Min. 70 :(asr) Rocket squares it to Juanfran
          ...  Intercepted by P_Rodriguez
Min. 74 :(asr) Breno is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to H_Mkhitaryan
          ...  L_Massu is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  J_Eriksson tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 75 :(fcp) D_Pereira fires over a low cross to Gandolf
          ...  M_A_Nastasic takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 77 :(asr) Juanfran jumps over P_Rodriguez's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  E_Adebayor stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 78 :(fcp) D_Pereira runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of E_Adebayor
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  E_Adebayor hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 79 :(asr) Ronaldinho comes on for Juanfran and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 80 :(asr) J_A_Riise takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace G_Panucci
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 80 :(asr) M_Vucinic will come on for D_Baggio and play FW
Min. 80 :(asr) It appears T_Cairney is playing as a FW
Min. 80 :(asr) M_Reiziger shifts into the FW position in a tactical change
Min. 84 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri with the first time pass to B_Moore
          ...  Breno with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 85 :(asr) H_Mkhitaryan hoofs it up field to find M_Vucinic
          ...  P_Rodriguez pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 85 :(asr) J_A_Riise looks in some pain
          ...  He'll try and run it off though
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  The ball hits J_A_Riise in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 146,006
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : L_Massu (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Massu (57), E_Adebayor (59)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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AS Roma Match Info
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Best player          : H_Mkhitaryan
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Baggio (2), H_Mkhitaryan (3)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |    AS Roma
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       8
Off target           :           8        |       3
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           5        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       11
Key Tackles          :           5        |       8
Key Passes           :          12        |       10
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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  39   7   5   7  14 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
P_Rodriguez    DF   2  32   9  10  28 |  96   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  60   0   6
C_Barr         DF   2  29  13  10  27 |  69   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
H_Almeida      DF   2  28  12  10  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  25  11   7  42 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Gandolf        DM   2  20  28   8  19 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  28   5  37 |  72   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Pereira      MF   3  11  26   7  32 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
O_Ruggeri      AM   1   8  25  21  19 |  96   0   0   4   1   2   0   0   0   0  20  75  22
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  28  35 |  96   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  20   0  26
L_Massu        FW   1   7  10  26  13 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  37
Helton         GK  29   1   1   2  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Moore        DF   2  28  13  11  20 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Fofana       DM   1  16  25   7  21 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Nedved       AM   1   7  24  22  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Morison      FW   1   2   7  28  36 |   0   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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G_Pagliuca     GK  31   5   5   2  23 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Breno          DF   2  27  10  10  16 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  25   2   2  45 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  24   7   2  12 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
G_Panucci      DF   3  22   7   5  32 |  82   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Reiziger     FW   2  21   6   6  21 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Rocket         MF   2  10  24  10  33 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
H_Mkhitaryan   MF   3   9  23  12  29 |  96   0   0   4   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  38   4
T_Cairney      FW   2   7  23   7  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Juanfran       FW   3   6   7  26  31 |  81   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
D_Baggio       FW   2   6   8  20  21 |  82   0   0   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   9
P_Kenny        GK  27   2   2   1  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_A_Riise      DF   3  25   7   9  32 |  14   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
Dodo           DF   3  23   4   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ronaldinho     MF   3   4  23  12  30 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
M_Vucinic      FW   2   8   8  25  14 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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