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Season 23 Archive: Elite League, Week 11
FC Porto 1 - 1 Benfica
Elite Football League Match, FC Porto vs. Benfica (Sun Dec 18)
FC Porto | Benfica
4-2-1-1-2 E | 4-4-2 A
Shaun Winzor | Steven Theobald
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D_Marshall GK | GK E_Thorstvedt
P_Rodriguez DF | DF J_Martinez
C_Barr DF | DF T_Adams
B_Moore DF | DF Yann_M_Vila
H_Almeida DF | DF M_Zeffane
Gandolf DM | MF Zheng_Zhi
G_Fofana DM | MF J_Wilshere
D_Pereira MF | MF J_Plasil
O_Ruggeri AM | MF J_Bolm
E_Adebayor FW | FW K_McInally
L_Massu FW | FW Nathan_Dyer
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Helton SUB | SUB Tiribocchi
S_McEveley SUB | SUB C_Thomson
S_Winzor SUB | SUB H_Kiessling
P_Nedved SUB | SUB R_VD_Vaart
S_Morison SUB | SUB E_Stranger
Referee: S_Farina (Italy)
Min. 1 :(fcp) L_Massu floats the ball in to find G_Fofana
... But he loses control of it
... Yann_M_Vila belts it clear
Min. 2 :(fcp) H_Almeida with electric pace
... He eases past J_Martinez
... H_Almeida with the side footed shot!
... E_Thorstvedt manages to turn it behind
Min. 4 :(fcp) L_Massu beats his man
... M_Zeffane takes the ball
... OOOHHHH!!
... He almost loses it straight away
... But he hits it clear!
Min. 9 :(bfa) J_Bolm miskicks!
... He finds J_Plasil though
... That was fortunate
... J_Plasil hits a great drive!
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... D_Marshall never had a chance!
Min. 9 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri back heels to find E_Adebayor in space
... T_Adams goes in studs first
... He received a good talking to from S_Farina
Min. 16 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... E_Adebayor gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... J_Martinez gathers up the loose ball
Min. 18 :(fcp) D_Pereira controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball into the middle!
... Gandolf gets onto the end of the pass!
... T_Adams wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 18 :(bfa) J_Plasil picks up the pass
... C_Barr is late with that one
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 18 :(bfa) J_Plasil finds the run of Nathan_Dyer
... Nathan_Dyer with a screamer of a shot !
... But D_Marshall punches it away
... He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 20 :(fcp) L_Massu with an inch perfect pass to G_Fofana
... G_Fofana drives the shot in!
... E_Thorstvedt has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... E_Thorstvedt is left flat-footed
... It's gone wide !!
Min. 21 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri unselfishly lays the ball back to H_Almeida
... H_Almeida with the side footed shot!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 24 :(fcp) G_Fofana runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to L_Massu
... T_Adams gets to the ball first
Min. 25 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past J_Martinez!
... He has some space now!
... P_Rodriguez drives the shot in!
... E_Thorstvedt gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic reflex save by E_Thorstvedt !!
Min. 25 :(bfa) M_Zeffane is clutching his leg!
... He gets to his feet
... It looks like he will try to run it off
Min. 27 :(fcp) Gandolf is taking a throw in
... He sees a man in space!
... He throws it to E_Adebayor
... E_Adebayor carves a shot towards goal !
... E_Thorstvedt with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 29 :(fcp) C_Barr sidesteps his marker
... Yann_M_Vila gets the foot in to win the ball
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... D_Pereira floats the ball in!
... B_Moore loses his marker
... He gets his head onto it!
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
Min. 31 :(fcp) E_Adebayor sidesteps his marker
... He runs forward now
... M_Zeffane read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 32 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi beats G_Fofana
... Zheng_Zhi sends it flying towards goal!
... D_Marshall blocks the shot with his legs
... And he gathers it!
Min. 35 :(fcp) E_Adebayor feeds the ball through the middle
... O_Ruggeri runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... O_Ruggeri breaks clear!
... He tries to take it round E_Thorstvedt
... He tries to flick it past E_Thorstvedt
... He falls over
... The ball trickles out for a goal kick!!
Min. 36 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer loses his marker
... But P_Rodriguez wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 37 :(bfa) J_Plasil reads the run of Nathan_Dyer
... Nathan_Dyer hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... GOAL !!
... Was that a smile we saw on his manager's face?
... That's put Benfica in front!
... FC Porto 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 38 :(bfa) J_Wilshere is now playing as a DM
Min. 39 :(fcp) B_Moore with a probing through ball C_Barr
... C_Barr with the 40 yard drive !
... But E_Thorstvedt makes a fine save
... Wow!! That was close!
... He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 39 :(bfa) J_Plasil drives the ball across field
... It comes to K_McInally
... K_McInally breaks clear!
... He tries to take it round D_Marshall
... He tries to beat D_Marshall
... D_Marshall dives on the ball !!
Min. 40 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to K_McInally
... K_McInally hits the ball first time!
... But it whistles just past the post
Min. 42 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi finds Nathan_Dyer on the edge of the box
... H_Almeida robs him of the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(fcp) A defence splitting pass from D_Pereira to E_Adebayor
... The defender plays it back to E_Thorstvedt
... E_Adebayor intercepts the back pass!
... He tries to dummy E_Thorstvedt
... He dinks it over E_Thorstvedt
... M_Zeffane gets back to hack it off the line!!
Min. 43 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila crosses into the box, finding K_McInally
... E_Adebayor goes in with high feet!!
... That's a poor tackle!
Min. 44 :(fcp) Gandolf slows the ball down and waits for support
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... Gandolf with a scorcher of a shot !
... E_Thorstvedt takes the ball off him
... He was showing off there!
Min. 45 :(bfa) J_Wilshere is clutching his leg!
... He gets to his feet
... He signals to the bench he can't carry on
Min. 45 :(bfa) H_Kiessling replaces J_Wilshere and will play DM
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 0-1 Benfica
Min. 48 :(fcp) B_Moore 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 O_Ruggeri
... O_Ruggeri hits the ball on the bounce !
... It hits the post
... But it hits off E_Thorstvedt's back!!
... GOAL !!
... Very unlucky!
... It's all square now!
... FC Porto 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 49 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri beats K_McInally
... O_Ruggeri with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... E_Thorstvedt with a superb tip over the bar
... He showed great Reflexes there
... CORNER!
... D_Pereira chips the ball in towards the back post!
... E_Thorstvedt easily claims the ball!
Min. 50 :(bfa) T_Adams heads the ball back to Nathan_Dyer
... C_Barr slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
... CORNER!
... J_Martinez hits it towards the far post!
... D_Marshall easily claims the ball!
Min. 54 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... L_Massu gets on the end of the pass
... L_Massu keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... But E_Thorstvedt makes a superb stop down low
... CORNER!
... D_Pereira lofts the ball in!
... E_Thorstvedt catches it!
Min. 55 :(fcp) B_Moore runs at the defence
... Yann_M_Vila with the tackle
... He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 58 :(fcp) Gandolf brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... E_Adebayor gets on the end of the pass
... E_Adebayor with a screamer of a shot !
... E_Thorstvedt with the save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 60 :(fcp) D_Pereira kicks Yann_M_Vila off the ball
... RED CARD!!
... S_Farina sends him off the pitch !!
... He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 60 :(bfa) J_Bolm looks to play the ball out wide
... He plays the ball across to Nathan_Dyer
... Nathan_Dyer with a thundering drive!
... D_Marshall won't get to that!
... It clips the post!
... And goes wide!
Min. 66 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez takes advantage of a mistake by J_Martinez
... That mistake could prove costly
... J_Martinez reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 66 :(bfa) H_Kiessling turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to Nathan_Dyer
... Nathan_Dyer is clean through!
... D_Marshall tries to make himself big
... He rounds D_Marshall
... He has been pushed wide!
... He shoots from a tight angle
... It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!!
Min. 68 :(fcp) S_Winzor 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 DM
Min. 69 :(fcp) S_McEveley is coming on and C_Barr is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 70 :(fcp) FC Porto restructured their strategy to C
Min. 72 :(fcp) G_Fofana finds the run of L_Massu
... L_Massu with a scorcher of a shot !
... E_Thorstvedt tips it round the post
... Good save
... Corner not given!!
Min. 75 :(bfa) E_Stranger is being prepared to come on
... J_Plasil is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(bfa) Benfica altered their play to a L strategy
Min. 75 :(bfa) It seems J_Bolm has switched to a AM
Min. 75 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer makes the tackle
... L_Massu wins the ball well
... S_Farina has given a free kick
Min. 76 :(bfa) C_Thomson will replace the useless J_Martinez and will play DF
Min. 78 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the left!
... G_Fofana gets onto the end of the pass!
... C_Thomson gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 79 :(fcp) S_Winzor with a real burst of pace
... He leaves Yann_M_Vila behind
... Excellent sliding challenge from M_Zeffane
... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(fcp) H_Almeida knocks it forward
... E_Stranger slips
... O_Ruggeri gets to it!
... O_Ruggeri fires off a right-footed shot !
... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by H_Almeida!
... E_Thorstvedt fists it away!
Min. 89 :(bfa) E_Stranger flicks it over the defenders head
... He showed some great skill there!
... S_Winzor with an awful challenge
... It's a yellow, and rightly so
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 90 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez looks around for some movement
... He knocks the ball across to B_Moore
... But M_Zeffane clears the danger
Min. 91 :(fcp) E_Adebayor runs at T_Adams
... The defender slips and falls over
... E_Adebayor has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
... CORNER!
... E_Adebayor hits it into the box!
... E_Thorstvedt fists it away!
Min. 94 :(fcp) S_Winzor with a probing through ball E_Adebayor
... Wonderful sliding challenge by Yann_M_Vila
************* 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 : O_Ruggeri (Man of the Match)
Scorers : O_Ruggeri (48)
Sent Off : D_Pereira (60)
Booked : S_Winzor (89)
Injured : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : J_Plasil
Scorers : Nathan_Dyer (37)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : J_Wilshere (45)
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Match Statistics
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FC Porto | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 17 | 8
Off target : 6 | 4
On target : 11 | 4
Possession : 55 | 45
Corners : 5 | 1
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 0
Subs Used : 2 | 3
Fouls : 14 | 5
Key Tackles : 3 | 13
Key Passes : 19 | 10
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Final Score : FC Porto 1 - 1 Benfica
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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 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
P_Rodriguez DF 2 32 9 10 28 | 96 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 5
C_Barr DF 2 29 13 10 27 | 71 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 5
B_Moore DF 2 28 13 11 20 | 96 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 1
H_Almeida DF 2 28 12 10 29 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 10 6
Gandolf DM 2 20 28 8 19 | 70 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 5
G_Fofana DM 1 16 25 7 21 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
D_Pereira MF 3 11 27 7 32 | 62 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 10 -10
O_Ruggeri AM 1 8 25 21 19 | 96 0 0 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 40 27
E_Adebayor FW 2 7 7 28 35 | 96 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 16
L_Massu FW 1 7 10 26 13 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 10
Helton GK 29 1 1 2 11 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_McEveley DF 2 24 12 9 24 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Winzor DM 3 19 23 10 22 | 26 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 8 -2
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 - Benfica
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_Thorstvedt GK 39 2 6 4 13 | 96 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0
J_Martinez DF 1 34 3 4 23 | 78 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
T_Adams DF 2 30 7 6 22 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 28 13 8 22 | 96 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 10 0
M_Zeffane DF 1 26 9 7 31 | 96 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 29 8 42 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 5
J_Wilshere DM 2 19 28 11 19 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Plasil MF 1 7 28 9 19 | 77 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 45 1
J_Bolm AM 2 11 27 13 32 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
K_McInally FW 2 6 5 31 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 6 11 28 31 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 27
Tiribocchi GK 27 3 3 4 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Thomson DF 2 30 12 6 25 | 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
H_Kiessling DM 4 12 31 10 31 | 51 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
R_VD_Vaart MF 2 10 27 8 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E_Stranger FW 2 9 7 26 20 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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FC Porto | Benfica
4-2-1-1-2 E | 4-4-2 A
Shaun Winzor | Steven Theobald
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D_Marshall GK | GK E_Thorstvedt
P_Rodriguez DF | DF J_Martinez
C_Barr DF | DF T_Adams
B_Moore DF | DF Yann_M_Vila
H_Almeida DF | DF M_Zeffane
Gandolf DM | MF Zheng_Zhi
G_Fofana DM | MF J_Wilshere
D_Pereira MF | MF J_Plasil
O_Ruggeri AM | MF J_Bolm
E_Adebayor FW | FW K_McInally
L_Massu FW | FW Nathan_Dyer
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Helton SUB | SUB Tiribocchi
S_McEveley SUB | SUB C_Thomson
S_Winzor SUB | SUB H_Kiessling
P_Nedved SUB | SUB R_VD_Vaart
S_Morison SUB | SUB E_Stranger
Referee: S_Farina (Italy)
Min. 1 :(fcp) L_Massu floats the ball in to find G_Fofana
... But he loses control of it
... Yann_M_Vila belts it clear
Min. 2 :(fcp) H_Almeida with electric pace
... He eases past J_Martinez
... H_Almeida with the side footed shot!
... E_Thorstvedt manages to turn it behind
Min. 4 :(fcp) L_Massu beats his man
... M_Zeffane takes the ball
... OOOHHHH!!
... He almost loses it straight away
... But he hits it clear!
Min. 9 :(bfa) J_Bolm miskicks!
... He finds J_Plasil though
... That was fortunate
... J_Plasil hits a great drive!
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... But it sails past the post !!
... D_Marshall never had a chance!
Min. 9 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri back heels to find E_Adebayor in space
... T_Adams goes in studs first
... He received a good talking to from S_Farina
Min. 16 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez kills the ball dead
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... E_Adebayor gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... J_Martinez gathers up the loose ball
Min. 18 :(fcp) D_Pereira controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball into the middle!
... Gandolf gets onto the end of the pass!
... T_Adams wins control of the ball with his hand!!
... Play On!!
Min. 18 :(bfa) J_Plasil picks up the pass
... C_Barr is late with that one
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 18 :(bfa) J_Plasil finds the run of Nathan_Dyer
... Nathan_Dyer with a screamer of a shot !
... But D_Marshall punches it away
... He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 20 :(fcp) L_Massu with an inch perfect pass to G_Fofana
... G_Fofana drives the shot in!
... E_Thorstvedt has it covered
... It takes a bobble!
... E_Thorstvedt is left flat-footed
... It's gone wide !!
Min. 21 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri unselfishly lays the ball back to H_Almeida
... H_Almeida with the side footed shot!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 24 :(fcp) G_Fofana runs at the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to L_Massu
... T_Adams gets to the ball first
Min. 25 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez gets the ball on the wing
... He slides the ball past J_Martinez!
... He has some space now!
... P_Rodriguez drives the shot in!
... E_Thorstvedt gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic reflex save by E_Thorstvedt !!
Min. 25 :(bfa) M_Zeffane is clutching his leg!
... He gets to his feet
... It looks like he will try to run it off
Min. 27 :(fcp) Gandolf is taking a throw in
... He sees a man in space!
... He throws it to E_Adebayor
... E_Adebayor carves a shot towards goal !
... E_Thorstvedt with a great save
... And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 29 :(fcp) C_Barr sidesteps his marker
... Yann_M_Vila gets the foot in to win the ball
... It rolls out of play
... CORNER!
... D_Pereira floats the ball in!
... B_Moore loses his marker
... He gets his head onto it!
... Terrific shot
... It takes a bounce of the defender
... The deflection takes it just wide
... That's unlucky!
Min. 31 :(fcp) E_Adebayor sidesteps his marker
... He runs forward now
... M_Zeffane read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 32 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi beats G_Fofana
... Zheng_Zhi sends it flying towards goal!
... D_Marshall blocks the shot with his legs
... And he gathers it!
Min. 35 :(fcp) E_Adebayor feeds the ball through the middle
... O_Ruggeri runs onto it
... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
... O_Ruggeri breaks clear!
... He tries to take it round E_Thorstvedt
... He tries to flick it past E_Thorstvedt
... He falls over
... The ball trickles out for a goal kick!!
Min. 36 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer loses his marker
... But P_Rodriguez wins the tackle cleanly
Min. 37 :(bfa) J_Plasil reads the run of Nathan_Dyer
... Nathan_Dyer hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
... GOAL !!
... Was that a smile we saw on his manager's face?
... That's put Benfica in front!
... FC Porto 0-1 Benfica ...
Min. 38 :(bfa) J_Wilshere is now playing as a DM
Min. 39 :(fcp) B_Moore with a probing through ball C_Barr
... C_Barr with the 40 yard drive !
... But E_Thorstvedt makes a fine save
... Wow!! That was close!
... He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 39 :(bfa) J_Plasil drives the ball across field
... It comes to K_McInally
... K_McInally breaks clear!
... He tries to take it round D_Marshall
... He tries to beat D_Marshall
... D_Marshall dives on the ball !!
Min. 40 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to K_McInally
... K_McInally hits the ball first time!
... But it whistles just past the post
Min. 42 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi finds Nathan_Dyer on the edge of the box
... H_Almeida robs him of the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(fcp) A defence splitting pass from D_Pereira to E_Adebayor
... The defender plays it back to E_Thorstvedt
... E_Adebayor intercepts the back pass!
... He tries to dummy E_Thorstvedt
... He dinks it over E_Thorstvedt
... M_Zeffane gets back to hack it off the line!!
Min. 43 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila crosses into the box, finding K_McInally
... E_Adebayor goes in with high feet!!
... That's a poor tackle!
Min. 44 :(fcp) Gandolf slows the ball down and waits for support
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... Gandolf with a scorcher of a shot !
... E_Thorstvedt takes the ball off him
... He was showing off there!
Min. 45 :(bfa) J_Wilshere is clutching his leg!
... He gets to his feet
... He signals to the bench he can't carry on
Min. 45 :(bfa) H_Kiessling replaces J_Wilshere and will play DM
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 0-1 Benfica
Min. 48 :(fcp) B_Moore 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 O_Ruggeri
... O_Ruggeri hits the ball on the bounce !
... It hits the post
... But it hits off E_Thorstvedt's back!!
... GOAL !!
... Very unlucky!
... It's all square now!
... FC Porto 1-1 Benfica ...
Min. 49 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri beats K_McInally
... O_Ruggeri with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... E_Thorstvedt with a superb tip over the bar
... He showed great Reflexes there
... CORNER!
... D_Pereira chips the ball in towards the back post!
... E_Thorstvedt easily claims the ball!
Min. 50 :(bfa) T_Adams heads the ball back to Nathan_Dyer
... C_Barr slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
... CORNER!
... J_Martinez hits it towards the far post!
... D_Marshall easily claims the ball!
Min. 54 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate in space!
... He plays the ball in to him!
... L_Massu gets on the end of the pass
... L_Massu keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... But E_Thorstvedt makes a superb stop down low
... CORNER!
... D_Pereira lofts the ball in!
... E_Thorstvedt catches it!
Min. 55 :(fcp) B_Moore runs at the defence
... Yann_M_Vila with the tackle
... He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 58 :(fcp) Gandolf brings the ball under control
... He sees a team mate leave his marker!
... He plays the ball across to him!
... E_Adebayor gets on the end of the pass
... E_Adebayor with a screamer of a shot !
... E_Thorstvedt with the save
... He holds onto it as well!
Min. 60 :(fcp) D_Pereira kicks Yann_M_Vila off the ball
... RED CARD!!
... S_Farina sends him off the pitch !!
... He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 60 :(bfa) J_Bolm looks to play the ball out wide
... He plays the ball across to Nathan_Dyer
... Nathan_Dyer with a thundering drive!
... D_Marshall won't get to that!
... It clips the post!
... And goes wide!
Min. 66 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez takes advantage of a mistake by J_Martinez
... That mistake could prove costly
... J_Martinez reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 66 :(bfa) H_Kiessling turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to Nathan_Dyer
... Nathan_Dyer is clean through!
... D_Marshall tries to make himself big
... He rounds D_Marshall
... He has been pushed wide!
... He shoots from a tight angle
... It hits the post and goes out for a goal kick!!
Min. 68 :(fcp) S_Winzor 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 DM
Min. 69 :(fcp) S_McEveley is coming on and C_Barr is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 70 :(fcp) FC Porto restructured their strategy to C
Min. 72 :(fcp) G_Fofana finds the run of L_Massu
... L_Massu with a scorcher of a shot !
... E_Thorstvedt tips it round the post
... Good save
... Corner not given!!
Min. 75 :(bfa) E_Stranger is being prepared to come on
... J_Plasil is leaving the pitch
... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
... Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 75 :(bfa) Benfica altered their play to a L strategy
Min. 75 :(bfa) It seems J_Bolm has switched to a AM
Min. 75 :(bfa) Nathan_Dyer makes the tackle
... L_Massu wins the ball well
... S_Farina has given a free kick
Min. 76 :(bfa) C_Thomson will replace the useless J_Martinez and will play DF
Min. 78 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
... He plays the ball out to the left!
... G_Fofana gets onto the end of the pass!
... C_Thomson gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 79 :(fcp) S_Winzor with a real burst of pace
... He leaves Yann_M_Vila behind
... Excellent sliding challenge from M_Zeffane
... He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(fcp) H_Almeida knocks it forward
... E_Stranger slips
... O_Ruggeri gets to it!
... O_Ruggeri fires off a right-footed shot !
... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by H_Almeida!
... E_Thorstvedt fists it away!
Min. 89 :(bfa) E_Stranger flicks it over the defenders head
... He showed some great skill there!
... S_Winzor with an awful challenge
... It's a yellow, and rightly so
... YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 90 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez looks around for some movement
... He knocks the ball across to B_Moore
... But M_Zeffane clears the danger
Min. 91 :(fcp) E_Adebayor runs at T_Adams
... The defender slips and falls over
... E_Adebayor has time and space on the edge of the box!
... He shoots towards goal!
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... Wide !!
... That was fortunate
... CORNER!
... E_Adebayor hits it into the box!
... E_Thorstvedt fists it away!
Min. 94 :(fcp) S_Winzor with a probing through ball E_Adebayor
... Wonderful sliding challenge by Yann_M_Vila
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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 : O_Ruggeri (Man of the Match)
Scorers : O_Ruggeri (48)
Sent Off : D_Pereira (60)
Booked : S_Winzor (89)
Injured : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : J_Plasil
Scorers : Nathan_Dyer (37)
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : N/A
Injured : J_Wilshere (45)
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Match Statistics
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FC Porto | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 17 | 8
Off target : 6 | 4
On target : 11 | 4
Possession : 55 | 45
Corners : 5 | 1
Red Cards : 1 | 0
Yellow Cards : 1 | 0
Subs Used : 2 | 3
Fouls : 14 | 5
Key Tackles : 3 | 13
Key Passes : 19 | 10
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Final Score : FC Porto 1 - 1 Benfica
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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 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
P_Rodriguez DF 2 32 9 10 28 | 96 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 5
C_Barr DF 2 29 13 10 27 | 71 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 5
B_Moore DF 2 28 13 11 20 | 96 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 1
H_Almeida DF 2 28 12 10 29 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 10 6
Gandolf DM 2 20 28 8 19 | 70 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 5
G_Fofana DM 1 16 25 7 21 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1
D_Pereira MF 3 11 27 7 32 | 62 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 10 -10
O_Ruggeri AM 1 8 25 21 19 | 96 0 0 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 40 27
E_Adebayor FW 2 7 7 28 35 | 96 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 16
L_Massu FW 1 7 10 26 13 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 10
Helton GK 29 1 1 2 11 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_McEveley DF 2 24 12 9 24 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S_Winzor DM 3 19 23 10 22 | 26 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 8 -2
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 - Benfica
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_Thorstvedt GK 39 2 6 4 13 | 96 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0
J_Martinez DF 1 34 3 4 23 | 78 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
T_Adams DF 2 30 7 6 22 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 10 0
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 28 13 8 22 | 96 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 10 0
M_Zeffane DF 1 26 9 7 31 | 96 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 29 8 42 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 5
J_Wilshere DM 2 19 28 11 19 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Plasil MF 1 7 28 9 19 | 77 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 45 1
J_Bolm AM 2 11 27 13 32 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
K_McInally FW 2 6 5 31 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Nathan_Dyer FW 2 6 11 28 31 | 96 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 27
Tiribocchi GK 27 3 3 4 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C_Thomson DF 2 30 12 6 25 | 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
H_Kiessling DM 4 12 31 10 31 | 51 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
R_VD_Vaart MF 2 10 27 8 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E_Stranger FW 2 9 7 26 20 | 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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