Elite League Match, FC Porto vs. Benfica (Sun Jan 09)


                             FC Porto  |  Benfica
                            4-2-2-2 C  |  4-4-2 C
                          Malky McKay  |  Matias Finkelstein
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK N_Winneke
                         F_de_Boer DF  |  DF R_Tomassi
                          T_Stavos DF  |  DF J_Foyth
                      C_Dos_Passos DF  |  DF A_Hanson
                         E_Herbert DF  |  DF S_Mannaerts
                         J_Butland MF  |  MF I_Marcone
                          M_Canete MF  |  MF C_Ronaldo
                      J_Gandolfini AM  |  MF M_Verratti
                         S_Gerrard AM  |  MF W_Dustice
                         Neymar_Jr FW  |  FW Nathan_Dyer
                        M_Esposito FW  |  FW B_Dugnutt
                                       |
                         I_Cardoso SUB |  SUB L_Yashin
                              Hugo SUB |  SUB M_Zeffane
                     Tomas_Rosicky SUB |  SUB K_Commons
                        Liel_Abada SUB |  SUB T_Erak
                          G_Borges SUB |  SUB T_Trezeguet

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 2  :(bfa) J_Foyth looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  C_Dos_Passos reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 12 :(fcp) Neymar_Jr takes advantage of a mistake by B_Dugnutt
          ...  Neymar_Jr drives the ball low !
          ...  N_Winneke with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 13 :(fcp) S_Gerrard sidesteps W_Dustice
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  S_Gerrard hits a curling shot!
          ...  N_Winneke gets up well to catch that one
Min. 13 :(bfa) W_Dustice drives it across the face of the goal C_Ronaldo
          ...  M_Esposito with an ugly foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 17 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini slides it through the middle to M_Esposito
          ...  Nathan_Dyer wins the ball
Min. 18 :(fcp) M_Esposito sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  M_Esposito sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  N_Winneke falls over
          ...  But N_Winneke is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 18 :(fcp) Neymar_Jr with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves A_Hanson behind
          ...  W_Dustice is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  S_Farina signals that it is indirect
          ...  M_Canete swings it in
          ...  Neymar_Jr gets on the end of it
          ...  Neymar_Jr looks to see where D_James is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  N_Winneke gets the finger tips to it
          ...  And puts it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by F_de_Boer
          ...  N_Winneke comes out and claims it!
Min. 19 :(fcp) N_Winneke miss-kicks!
          ...  M_Esposito is through!
          ...  A_Hanson robs him of the ball
Min. 26 :(fcp) M_Esposito nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  R_Tomassi dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 26 :(bfa) I_Marcone skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  Neymar_Jr with the tackle
Min. 27 :(bfa) R_Tomassi crosses to S_Mannaerts
          ...  E_Herbert reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 29 :(bfa) C_Ronaldo turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Nathan_Dyer
          ...  M_Esposito fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 30 :(bfa) M_Verratti unselfishly lays the ball back to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  D_James gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 34 :(bfa) M_Verratti hoists the ball across to A_Hanson
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by M_Esposito
Min. 39 :(fcp) Neymar_Jr finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  A well-placed shot from Neymar_Jr !
          ...  But N_Winneke palms it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 39 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Nathan_Dyer is unmarked
          ...  Nathan_Dyer chases it through, he must score !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 39 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini pushes it past the defender
          ...  Nathan_Dyer with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 40 :(fcp) J_Butland pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  J_Gandolfini is clean through!
          ...  W_Dustice brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 40 :(fcp) Neymar_Jr beats C_Ronaldo
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  C_Ronaldo fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 42 :(fcp) S_Gerrard is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to M_Esposito
          ...  S_Mannaerts goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(bfa) M_Verratti changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to B_Dugnutt
          ...  B_Dugnutt with a thundering volley!
          ...  D_James won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 45 :(fcp) Neymar_Jr jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Neymar_Jr drives it towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a cheeky finish!
          ...  The FC Porto fans sing his praises!
          ...  That puts FC Porto ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Benfica ...
Min. 46 :(fcp) FC Porto switch to playing D
Min. 46 :(bfa) Benfica restructured their strategy to A
Min. 48 :(bfa) T_Trezeguet takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Nathan_Dyer as FW
Min. 48 :(fcp) F_de_Boer is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Esposito
          ...  I_Marcone wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 1-0 Benfica

Min. 47 :(bfa) C_Ronaldo takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Mannaerts
          ...  S_Mannaerts hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  D_James tips it wide !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by W_Dustice
          ...  C_Dos_Passos wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 49 :(fcp) E_Herbert with a short pass to find S_Gerrard
          ...  But R_Tomassi spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 51 :(bfa) C_Ronaldo with an intelligent ball to T_Trezeguet
          ...  T_Trezeguet could have let it bounce!
          ...  D_James catches the ball
Min. 60 :(bfa) There's going to be a change
          ...  M_Zeffane will come on for J_Foyth and play DF
Min. 60 :(bfa) M_Zeffane is hurt
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 61 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini knocks it forward
          ...  S_Mannaerts slips
          ...  S_Gerrard gets to it!
          ...  S_Gerrard has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But N_Winneke dives to his left
          ...  I think N_Winneke just got a hand on that one
          ...  S_Farina has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 61 :(bfa) B_Dugnutt jumps over J_Butland's challenge
          ...  Cleaned up by T_Stavos
Min. 62 :(bfa) M_Verratti looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to B_Dugnutt
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  T_Stavos belts it clear
Min. 64 :(fcp) S_Gerrard nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  S_Gerrard with a thundering drive!
          ...  But N_Winneke punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 65 :(bfa) T_Erak takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace M_Verratti
          ...  He'll play as a FW
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 66 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini nutmegs M_Zeffane, he continues to run forward
          ...  J_Gandolfini tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But N_Winneke punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 66 :(bfa) I_Marcone with a probing through ball T_Trezeguet
          ...  T_Trezeguet attempts to drive it home!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 67 :(fcp) J_Butland takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past M_Zeffane
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  M_Zeffane does well to get the tackle in
Min. 68 :(fcp) E_Herbert brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  M_Esposito gets on the end of the pass
          ...  R_Tomassi rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's S_Farina going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 72 :(bfa) C_Ronaldo with a smart pass to T_Trezeguet
          ...  T_Trezeguet has a dig at goal!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Dustice drives it into the box!
          ...  E_Herbert wins the ball
          ...  He belts it away
Min. 77 :(fcp) M_Canete looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to S_Gerrard
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from S_Gerrard !
          ...  N_Winneke makes a fine save
Min. 77 :(bfa) W_Dustice with a Cruyff turn
          ...  But T_Stavos will cut out the threat
Min. 78 :(fcp) Hugo replaces T_Stavos and will play DF
Min. 78 :(fcp) Tomas_Rosicky takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace J_Butland
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 78 :(fcp) Liel_Abada is going to be brought on
          ...  J_Gandolfini is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(fcp) Liel_Abada is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to M_Canete
          ...  M_Canete with a thundering volley!
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 80 :(bfa) C_Ronaldo with a precise ball to A_Hanson
          ...  Hugo slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  I_Marcone chips the ball into the area!
          ...  T_Erak swings a leg at it!
          ...  D_James just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 82 :(fcp) S_Gerrard with a 50-yard pass to Neymar_Jr
          ...  A_Hanson with a well timed tackle
          ...  S_Farina didn't like it though
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 83 :(bfa) I_Marcone fires over a low cross to B_Dugnutt
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(bfa) W_Dustice looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to B_Dugnutt
          ...  M_Esposito takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 90 :(bfa) W_Dustice kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  S_Mannaerts gets on the end of the pass
          ...  F_de_Boer slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 92 :(bfa) T_Trezeguet runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs M_Canete
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  F_de_Boer plays it back
          ...  D_James slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  W_Dustice floats the ball in!
          ...  D_James catches it!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 141,005
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : Neymar_Jr (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Neymar_Jr (45)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Esposito (29)
Injured              : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player          : C_Ronaldo
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_Dustice (18), Nathan_Dyer (39), C_Ronaldo (40), A_Hanson (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            FC Porto      |    Benfica
Attempts on Goal     :          11        |       8
Off target           :           1        |       5
On target            :          10        |       3
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       4
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       14
Key Tackles          :          11        |       9
Key Passes           :          10        |       16
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Final Score          : FC Porto 1 - 0 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_James        GK  39   2   2   3  26 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
F_de_Boer      DF   2  34   8   8  27 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  33  13   5  10 |  82   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  32  12   5  22 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  31   7  11  41 |  97   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20   0
J_Butland      MF   2  10  31  11  41 |  82   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Canete       MF   2   6  31   5  19 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Gandolfini   AM   3  10  31  22  12 |  82   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40  25
S_Gerrard      AM   2   7  31  19  21 |  97   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  20  20
Neymar_Jr      FW   1   9   8  35  20 |  97   0   1   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  20   0  40
M_Esposito     FW   1   7   7  30  41 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  -2   3
I_Cardoso      GK  30   2   4   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hugo           DF   2  31  14   9  42 |  15   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   3   8  30   8  32 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Liel_Abada     MF   1   1  25   3  30 |  15   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
G_Borges       FW   1   1   1  26  28 |   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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N_Winneke      GK  37   2   2   3  20 |  97  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
R_Tomassi      DF   1  35   9   7  37 |  97   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
J_Foyth        DF   1  34  14   7  42 |  64   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Hanson       DF   2  32   9  10  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2 -22 -22
S_Mannaerts    DF   2  32  10   5  12 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
I_Marcone      MF   3   7  32   7  32 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
C_Ronaldo      MF   3   7  30   9  21 |  97   0   0   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  48  -2
M_Verratti     MF   1   9  28  12  20 |  69   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
W_Dustice      MF   1  13  27   6  42 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  -2
Nathan_Dyer    FW   2   7  12  32  31 |  48   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
B_Dugnutt      FW   1   5   7  29  20 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
L_Yashin       GK  29   2   1   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Zeffane      DF   1  35  10   7  31 |  33   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
K_Commons      MF   1   8  30  11  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Erak         FW   2   7   7  29  21 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Trezeguet    FW   2   1   1  25  38 |  49   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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