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Season 21 Archive: Elite League, Week 14

FC Porto 1 - 0 Aston Villa

Elite Football League Match, FC Porto vs. Aston Villa (Tue Dec 15)


                             FC Porto  |  Aston Villa
                          4-2-1-2-1 E  |  5-3-2 A
                         Shaun Winzor  |  John O Brien
                                       |
                        D_Marshall GK  |  GK T_Sorensen
                       P_Rodriguez DF  |  DF P_Sweeper
                         H_Almeida DF  |  DF J_Lescott
                          J_Conroy DF  |  DF Alvaro_Rubio
                       L_Squillaci DF  |  DF M_Hummels
                          G_Fofana DM  |  DF Beckenbauer
                        R_Nomvethe DM  |  MF Denilson
                            K_Kong MF  |  MF O_Curkovic
                      J_R_Riquelme AM  |  MF I_Jesus
                         T_Hurlock AM  |  FW B_Wolford
                        E_Adebayor FW  |  FW D_Rommedahl
                                       |
                            Helton SUB |  SUB M_Taibi
                           B_Moore SUB |  SUB D_Sloan
                           Gandolf SUB |  SUB B_Charlton
                            Dillon SUB |  SUB N_Kalavee
                          L_Modric SUB |  SUB P_Di_Canio

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(fcp) R_Nomvethe with a measured ball to K_Kong
          ...  K_Kong with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Aston Villa fans taunt him!
Min. 3  :(asv) O_Curkovic with a glorious long pass to D_Rommedahl
          ...  D_Rommedahl with a powerful diving header!
          ...  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!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Jesus chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  D_Marshall easily catches it!
Min. 4  :(asv) P_Sweeper flicks it over J_Conroy and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  L_Squillaci with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 4  :(asv) B_Wolford finds his way through
          ...  H_Almeida takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 6  :(fcp) H_Almeida with the cross-field pass to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  J_R_Riquelme has a dig at goal!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  T_Sorensen never had a chance!
Min. 8  :(asv) D_Rommedahl finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  P_Rodriguez wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Sweeper swings it in!
          ...  D_Marshall easily claims the ball!
Min. 17 :(asv) M_Hummels is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He gets up again
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 19 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past J_Lescott
          ...  J_R_Riquelme heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  But T_Sorensen makes a fine save
Min. 20 :(fcp) G_Fofana controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  E_Adebayor gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  E_Adebayor curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  T_Sorensen gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 20 :(asv) Denilson is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Rommedahl
          ...  H_Almeida reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 25 :(fcp) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme is through!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme with a terrific drive !
          ...  The shot slips through T_Sorensen's hands
          ...  But T_Sorensen recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 25 :(asv) B_Wolford nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  B_Wolford tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  D_Marshall with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 27 :(fcp) T_Hurlock with a flicked pass to E_Adebayor
          ...  Alvaro_Rubio gathers up the loose ball
Min. 28 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Cleared by B_Wolford
Min. 34 :(fcp) L_Squillaci with electric pace
          ...  He eases past M_Hummels
          ...  A wicked drive by L_Squillaci !
          ...  But T_Sorensen smothers the ball.
Min. 35 :(fcp) G_Fofana with a glorious 60-yard pass to K_Kong
          ...  K_Kong attempts the shot!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 36 :(fcp) E_Adebayor with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  E_Adebayor gets his head to the ball !
          ...  It's just over!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 39 :(asv) B_Wolford with a reverse pass to D_Rommedahl
          ...  D_Rommedahl shoots towards goal !
          ...  D_Marshall with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 40 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves N_Alexander
          ...  O_Curkovic with a bad challenge
          ...  N_Alexander will want to speak to him
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 41 :(fcp) G_Fofana plays a first time ball through the defence to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  J_R_Riquelme tries to beat T_Sorensen from outside the area!
          ...  But T_Sorensen with the difficult save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Hurlock curls it into the box!
          ...  T_Sorensen jumps well to claim it!
Min. 42 :(asv) D_Rommedahl finds himself in acres of space
          ...  D_Rommedahl with the shot on net !
          ...  D_Marshall gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(fcp) G_Fofana has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past O_Curkovic
          ...  He puts in K_Kong!
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from K_Kong !
          ...  T_Sorensen gets up well to catch that one
Min. 48 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez hoists the ball across to L_Squillaci
          ...  Driven towards goal by L_Squillaci !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 48 :(asv) O_Curkovic is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to D_Rommedahl
          ...  J_Conroy is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 48 :(asv) I_Jesus retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  D_Rommedahl gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Rommedahl hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  D_Marshall makes a good save

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 0-0 Aston Villa

Min. 48 :(asv) M_Hummels plays the back pass
          ...  T_Sorensen can't get to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Look at the despair on his face!!
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Aston Villa ...
Min. 49 :(asv) It looks as though Aston Villa is now playing L
Min. 51 :(fcp) E_Adebayor finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled J_Lescott
          ...  E_Adebayor uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  T_Sorensen with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 55 :(fcp) E_Adebayor takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  J_Lescott slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 55 :(asv) D_Rommedahl with a probing through ball B_Wolford
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  H_Almeida belts it clear
Min. 62 :(asv) Denilson runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_Rommedahl
          ...  H_Almeida fouls badly
          ...  N_Alexander will want to speak to him
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 63 :(fcp) L_Squillaci jumps over Alvaro_Rubio's challenge
          ...  L_Squillaci attempts a low drive!
          ...  T_Sorensen watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 65 :(fcp) B_Moore takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace P_Rodriguez
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 65 :(fcp) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Gandolf will come on for K_Kong and play DM
Min. 65 :(asv) B_Charlton takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Denilson as MF
Min. 65 :(asv) N_Kalavee is being brought on
          ...  O_Curkovic is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 68 :(fcp) There's going to be a change
          ...  L_Modric will come on for E_Adebayor and play FW
Min. 68 :(fcp) FC Porto will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 69 :(asv) I_Jesus works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Wolford
          ...  Cleaned up by H_Almeida
Min. 70 :(asv) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  P_Di_Canio will come on for B_Wolford and play FW
Min. 81 :(asv) I_Jesus finds N_Kalavee on the edge of the box
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  B_Moore picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 82 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme off the woodwork.
          ...  Gandolf picks up the deflection
          ...  Gandolf hits a curling shot!
          ...  T_Sorensen with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 82 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on T_Sorensen!
          ...  Beckenbauer brings him down!
          ...  N_Alexander tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 85 :(fcp) J_Conroy finds J_R_Riquelme with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Beckenbauer
Min. 87 :(asv) B_Charlton is first to the ball
          ...  L_Squillaci with an over the top challenge
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 143,406
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : H_Almeida (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Hummels (48 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Almeida (62)
Injured              : N/A
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Aston Villa Match Info
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Best player          : D_Rommedahl
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : O_Curkovic (40)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |   Aston Villa
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       5
Off target           :           6        |       1
On target            :           8        |       4
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :          10        |       8
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Final Score          : FC Porto 1 - 0 Aston Villa
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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  38   7   5   7  14 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
P_Rodriguez    DF   2  30   8  10  28 |  68   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
H_Almeida      DF   2  27  12  10  29 |  95   0   4   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  98  28  18
J_Conroy       DF   2  27  12   9  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
L_Squillaci    DF   4  24  10   7  37 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
G_Fofana       DM   1  16  24   7  21 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  18  23   6  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Kong         MF   1   6  30   9  18 |  68   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   6  26  20  34 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  16
T_Hurlock      AM   1   8  23  18  37 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  27  35 |  71   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
Helton         GK  29   1   1   2  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Moore        DF   2  27  13  11  20 |  27   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Gandolf        DM   2  19  27   8  19 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
Dillon         AM   1   7  23  18  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Modric       FW   1   7   2  27  31 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Aston Villa
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Sorensen     GK  39   4   4   1  15 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
P_Sweeper      DF   2  27   5  11  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Lescott      DF   1  26   6   3  20 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Alvaro_Rubio   DF   2  25   8  10  36 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Hummels      DF   1  25   6   3  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -40 -40 -20
Beckenbauer    DF   2  24   8   7  21 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
Denilson       MF   1  14  26   2  18 |  68   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
O_Curkovic     MF   1   5  25   9  30 |  68   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
I_Jesus        MF   2   6  24   7  25 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
B_Wolford      FW   1  11  13  26  28 |  73   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
D_Rommedahl    FW   2   6   9  26  27 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  10  16
M_Taibi        GK  16   2   2   1  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Sloan        DF   2  24  10   4  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Charlton     MF   1   7  23   8  30 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Kalavee      MF   2   5  23   8  22 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Di_Canio     FW   1   8   5  24  32 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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