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Season 19 Archive: Elite League Cup Quarter Finals
FC Porto 0 - 0 Benfica
Elite Football League Cup Quarter Final Round Match, FC Porto vs. Benfica (Thu Oct 02)
FC Porto | Benfica
4-1-3-1-1 P | 4-4-2 P
Shaun Winzor | Steven Theobald
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D_Marshall GK | GK E_Thorstvedt
P_Rodriguez DF | DF J_Djourou
J_Conroy DF | DF C_Barr
B_Moore DF | DF C_Thomson
H_Almeida DF | DF B_Bryn
Gandolf DM | MF D_Damjanovic
K_Kong MF | MF B_Abdoulaye
Di_Maria MF | MF Zheng_Zhi
Romagnoli MF | MF P_Do_Shaw
J_R_Riquelme AM | FW K_McInally
E_Adebayor FW | FW S_Morison
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C_Clark SUB | SUB J_Moreau
M_Laursen SUB | SUB Yann_M_Vila
G_Fofana SUB | SUB R_Tomassi
J_Rodriguez SUB | SUB J_Shaddix
D_Rags SUB | SUB M_Maigi
Referee: M_McCurry (Scotland)
Min. 2 :(fcp) E_Adebayor sidesteps his marker
... He showed great skill there
... E_Adebayor rises above the defence to head the ball !
... E_Thorstvedt gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic reflex save by E_Thorstvedt !!
Min. 4 :(bfa) S_Morison gains control of the loose ball
... S_Morison fires off a right-footed shot !
... But he somehow misses
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 4 :(fcp) B_Moore breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on E_Thorstvedt!
... D_Damjanovic brings him down!
... RED CARD!!
... M_McCurry sends him off the pitch !!
... He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 4 :(bfa) J_Shaddix is coming on for S_Morison and will play AM
Min. 8 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme retreats under pressure
... He hits the ball up field
... J_Conroy latches onto the end of it
... A delicate chip from J_Conroy !
... It's going over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... And E_Thorstvedt reacts well to tip it over
... CORNER!
... J_R_Riquelme lofts the ball in!
... It goes straight into the arms of E_Thorstvedt
Min. 8 :(bfa) K_McInally finds his way through
... They tried to play the offside trap
... But H_Almeida comes away with the ball
... Excellent defending there!
Min. 12 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme turns nicely onto the ball
... J_R_Riquelme with the crafty shot!
... E_Thorstvedt parries it
Min. 16 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... J_R_Riquelme is clean through!
... But C_Barr barges him off the ball
Min. 17 :(fcp) K_Kong changes direction inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to E_Adebayor
... E_Adebayor shapes up for a shot!
... It hits off a defender!
... E_Thorstvedt is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... Romagnoli crosses it in!
... E_Thorstvedt makes the catch!
Min. 18 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi has the ball
... He knocks the ball past Gandolf
... He puts in B_Bryn!
... B_Bryn gets up high for the header !
... D_Marshall saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 19 :(fcp) E_Adebayor cuts through the defence
... E_Adebayor belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... But E_Thorstvedt hits it away
... He could have held onto that!
Min. 21 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to E_Adebayor
... E_Adebayor fires a shot at goal !
... E_Thorstvedt parries it, he follows it up
... And E_Thorstvedt recovers to save!!
Min. 21 :(bfa) C_Barr sidesteps H_Almeida
... He showed great skill there
... P_Rodriguez gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 23 :(bfa) B_Bryn beats his marker
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves M_McCurry
... But P_Rodriguez clears the danger
Min. 27 :(bfa) B_Bryn hoists the ball across to K_McInally
... K_McInally tries to beat D_Marshall from outside the area!
... But D_Marshall just gets his fingers to that one
... M_McCurry has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 28 :(fcp) E_Adebayor spots K_Kong who is in acres of space
... K_Kong with the overhead !
... But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 28 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi takes advantage of a mistake by Gandolf
... That mistake could prove costly
... But B_Moore slides in
Min. 29 :(bfa) C_Thomson beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds K_McInally
... Di_Maria leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
... That's a bad foul!!
... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 30 :(fcp) B_Moore plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He runs towards goal now
... B_Moore with a terrific drive !
... But he puts it well wide
... That was a mishit effort!
Min. 31 :(fcp) Di_Maria puts in P_Rodriguez
... P_Rodriguez with a thundering drive!
... It's beaten E_Thorstvedt
... It goes wide !!
Min. 36 :(fcp) J_Conroy with a first time pass
... H_Almeida runs onto it!
... H_Almeida hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by K_Kong!
... J_R_Riquelme gets something on it!
... E_Thorstvedt with a fantastic point blank save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 37 :(bfa) J_Shaddix comes to collect the ball
... Great turn!!!
... Superb play
... J_Shaddix hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... D_Marshall with a fantastic save
... His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 38 :(fcp) H_Almeida spots E_Adebayor who is in acres of space
... E_Adebayor tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
... E_Thorstvedt gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it over
Min. 39 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez moves forward
... P_Rodriguez with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... E_Thorstvedt makes a great save
... And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 41 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez with the dribble
... He made that look easy
... P_Rodriguez hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... It's beaten E_Thorstvedt
... It goes wide !!
Min. 42 :(fcp) K_Kong turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to E_Adebayor
... E_Adebayor tries to place it in the corner !
... E_Thorstvedt makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) K_McInally with the dribble
... The defender is easily beaten
... E_Adebayor with the tackle
... M_McCurry will want to speak to him
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 44 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw looks up for support for support
... He spots his team mate making a run now
... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
... K_McInally receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... Fine tackle by H_Almeida
... But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 45 :(fcp) J_Conroy runs at the defender
... The ball rebounds off B_Bryn back to him!
... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
... J_Djourou reads the play well
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 0-0 Benfica
Min. 50 :(fcp) The FC Porto manager told his side to change to a C strategy
Min. 50 :(fcp) B_Moore finds his way through
... The offside trap didn't work
... C_Thomson makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 52 :(fcp) J_Conroy holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to K_Kong
... A delicate header from K_Kong !
... But E_Thorstvedt dives to his left
... I think E_Thorstvedt just got a hand on that one
... M_McCurry has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 58 :(fcp) B_Moore leaps into the air
... He wins the header
... He heads it across to E_Adebayor
... E_Adebayor with a powerful downward header!
... But E_Thorstvedt makes a fine save
... Wow!! That was close!
... He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 58 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... H_Almeida gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... J_Djourou with an awful challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 60 :(bfa) J_Shaddix crosses to K_McInally
... B_Moore makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 64 :(fcp) M_Laursen is being prepared to come on
... J_Conroy is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(fcp) B_Moore hits in a shot!
... It hits the defender
... J_R_Riquelme collects the loose ball!
... J_R_Riquelme with the cheeky shot!
... It's beaten E_Thorstvedt
... It goes wide !!
Min. 67 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme times his run well
... J_R_Riquelme bears down on goal!
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 67 :(bfa) K_McInally times his run well
... Romagnoli with a bad challenge
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 68 :(bfa) J_Shaddix with an in swinging cross to B_Bryn
... But H_Almeida wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 70 :(fcp) Gandolf has the ball
... He knocks the ball past C_Thomson
... He puts in Romagnoli!
... Romagnoli keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... E_Thorstvedt turns it behind for a corner
... CORNER!
... Di_Maria plays it into the danger area!
... E_Adebayor loses his marker
... He gets his head onto it!
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 71 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme holds the ball up
... He sees E_Adebayor in space!
... E_Adebayor with the goal bound shot!
... E_Thorstvedt catches the ball
Min. 72 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez 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 J_R_Riquelme
... J_R_Riquelme fires a shot at goal !
... The ball moves through the air!
... E_Thorstvedt moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... E_Thorstvedt catches it with style!
Min. 74 :(fcp) Romagnoli plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... J_Shaddix reads the play well
Min. 77 :(fcp) M_Laursen with a flashy move
... M_Laursen with a thundering volley!
... It hits the side netting!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 78 :(bfa) R_Tomassi takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace C_Thomson
... He'll play as a DF
... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 78 :(fcp) E_Adebayor slows the ball down and waits for support
... He spots his team mate making a run now
... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
... His team mate plays the through ball for him!
... E_Adebayor drives it towards goal !
... It hits the bar!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 79 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila will come on for B_Bryn and play DF
Min. 80 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw with a slick pass to K_McInally
... H_Almeida pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 84 :(fcp) Gandolf lobs the ball over the defence
... K_Kong latches on to it
... Yann_M_Vila clears with a diving header
Min. 85 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez nutmegs the defender
... R_Tomassi bundles the player over!!
... That's a foul!!
... The ref looks across to his assistant!
... Play on!
Min. 86 :(fcp) E_Adebayor takes possession
... He has his back towards goal
... He turns well
... A powerful header from E_Adebayor !
... It looks good
... But E_Thorstvedt palms it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 87 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme is force to hold onto the ball
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... R_Tomassi takes the player out!!
... The ref turns away!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(fcp) D_Rags will replace the useless Di_Maria and will play MF
Min. 90 :(fcp) J_Rodriguez is coming on and Gandolf is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play FW
************* PENALTY SHOOTOUT *************
... PENALTY !!
... E_Adebayor steps up!
... He sends E_Thorstvedt the wrong way
... Clinical Penalty
... GOAL!!
... FC Porto 1-0 Benfica...
... PENALTY !!
... K_McInally steps up!
... D_Marshall dives
... GOAL!!
... The keeper had no chance there!
... FC Porto 1-1 Benfica...
... PENALTY !!
... J_Rodriguez steps up!
... He's put it wide!
... PENALTY !!
... J_Shaddix steps up!
... He's put it over!
... PENALTY !!
... D_Rags steps up!
... He's converted it!!
... GOAL!!
... FC Porto 2-1 Benfica...
... PENALTY !!
... J_Djourou is taking it!
... He's converted it!!
... GOAL!!
... FC Porto 2-2 Benfica...
... PENALTY !!
... J_R_Riquelme steps up!
... E_Thorstvedt dives
... GOAL!!
... The keeper had no chance there!
... FC Porto 3-2 Benfica...
... PENALTY !!
... C_Barr steps up!
... D_Marshall dives
... GOAL!!
... The keeper had no chance there!
... FC Porto 3-3 Benfica...
... PENALTY !!
... Romagnoli is taking it!
... He's converted it!!
... GOAL!!
... FC Porto 4-3 Benfica...
... PENALTY !!
... Zheng_Zhi steps up!
... D_Marshall tips it wide!
... FC Porto wins the penalty shootout
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance : 115,423
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player : E_Adebayor
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Di_Maria (29), E_Adebayor (43), Romagnoli (67)
Injured : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : E_Thorstvedt (Man of the Match)
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : D_Damjanovic (4)
Booked : J_Djourou (58)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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FC Porto | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 26 | 4
Off target : 11 | 1
On target : 15 | 3
Possession : 72 | 28
Corners : 4 | 0
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 3 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 7 | 8
Key Tackles : 8 | 7
Key Passes : 17 | 7
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Final Score : FC Porto 0 - 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_Marshall GK 35 7 5 7 14 | 92 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0
P_Rodriguez DF 2 27 8 9 28 | 92 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 40 20 7
J_Conroy DF 2 26 12 9 21 | 65 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 20 5
B_Moore DF 2 25 12 11 20 | 92 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 20 1
H_Almeida DF 2 25 11 10 29 | 92 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 80 10 1
Gandolf DM 2 18 26 8 19 | 91 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
K_Kong MF 1 6 28 9 18 | 92 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 10
Di_Maria MF 1 6 26 5 37 | 91 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 8 -2
Romagnoli MF 3 6 24 12 26 | 92 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 3
J_R_Riquelme AM 3 5 24 20 34 | 92 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 40 17
E_Adebayor FW 2 7 7 27 35 | 92 0 0 1 0 11 0 1 0 0 -2 8 37
C_Clark GK 27 4 2 3 38 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Laursen DF 2 26 8 6 30 | 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
G_Fofana MF 1 15 23 7 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Rodriguez FW 2 4 7 23 23 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Rags MF 2 3 5 23 30 | 1 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 | 92 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 0 0 0
J_Djourou DF 3 27 5 9 35 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 -2 -2
C_Barr DF 2 26 12 9 27 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
C_Thomson DF 2 26 11 6 25 | 79 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
B_Bryn DF 2 26 7 8 31 | 80 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
D_Damjanovic MF 3 8 27 10 42 | 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10
B_Abdoulaye MF 2 14 26 7 39 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 26 8 42 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 8 26 8 25 | 92 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
K_McInally FW 2 6 5 28 27 | 92 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
S_Morison FW 1 2 7 27 36 | 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
J_Moreau GK 27 1 2 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 25 13 7 22 | 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
R_Tomassi DF 1 24 8 6 37 | 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
J_Shaddix AM 3 10 22 16 31 | 88 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 5
M_Maigi FW 1 8 12 24 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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FC Porto | Benfica
4-1-3-1-1 P | 4-4-2 P
Shaun Winzor | Steven Theobald
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D_Marshall GK | GK E_Thorstvedt
P_Rodriguez DF | DF J_Djourou
J_Conroy DF | DF C_Barr
B_Moore DF | DF C_Thomson
H_Almeida DF | DF B_Bryn
Gandolf DM | MF D_Damjanovic
K_Kong MF | MF B_Abdoulaye
Di_Maria MF | MF Zheng_Zhi
Romagnoli MF | MF P_Do_Shaw
J_R_Riquelme AM | FW K_McInally
E_Adebayor FW | FW S_Morison
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C_Clark SUB | SUB J_Moreau
M_Laursen SUB | SUB Yann_M_Vila
G_Fofana SUB | SUB R_Tomassi
J_Rodriguez SUB | SUB J_Shaddix
D_Rags SUB | SUB M_Maigi
Referee: M_McCurry (Scotland)
Min. 2 :(fcp) E_Adebayor sidesteps his marker
... He showed great skill there
... E_Adebayor rises above the defence to head the ball !
... E_Thorstvedt gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... Fantastic reflex save by E_Thorstvedt !!
Min. 4 :(bfa) S_Morison gains control of the loose ball
... S_Morison fires off a right-footed shot !
... But he somehow misses
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 4 :(fcp) B_Moore breaks clear of the defence!
... He is clean through on E_Thorstvedt!
... D_Damjanovic brings him down!
... RED CARD!!
... M_McCurry sends him off the pitch !!
... He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 4 :(bfa) J_Shaddix is coming on for S_Morison and will play AM
Min. 8 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme retreats under pressure
... He hits the ball up field
... J_Conroy latches onto the end of it
... A delicate chip from J_Conroy !
... It's going over!
... It dips dramatically!!
... And E_Thorstvedt reacts well to tip it over
... CORNER!
... J_R_Riquelme lofts the ball in!
... It goes straight into the arms of E_Thorstvedt
Min. 8 :(bfa) K_McInally finds his way through
... They tried to play the offside trap
... But H_Almeida comes away with the ball
... Excellent defending there!
Min. 12 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme turns nicely onto the ball
... J_R_Riquelme with the crafty shot!
... E_Thorstvedt parries it
Min. 16 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez pass splits open the defence
... What a ball!
... J_R_Riquelme is clean through!
... But C_Barr barges him off the ball
Min. 17 :(fcp) K_Kong changes direction inside
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to E_Adebayor
... E_Adebayor shapes up for a shot!
... It hits off a defender!
... E_Thorstvedt is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... Romagnoli crosses it in!
... E_Thorstvedt makes the catch!
Min. 18 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi has the ball
... He knocks the ball past Gandolf
... He puts in B_Bryn!
... B_Bryn gets up high for the header !
... D_Marshall saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 19 :(fcp) E_Adebayor cuts through the defence
... E_Adebayor belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... But E_Thorstvedt hits it away
... He could have held onto that!
Min. 21 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme takes on the defender
... He gets past him!
... He sees a team mate making a run
... He plays the ball through to E_Adebayor
... E_Adebayor fires a shot at goal !
... E_Thorstvedt parries it, he follows it up
... And E_Thorstvedt recovers to save!!
Min. 21 :(bfa) C_Barr sidesteps H_Almeida
... He showed great skill there
... P_Rodriguez gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 23 :(bfa) B_Bryn beats his marker
... It looked like he pushed his marker
... "Play On!" Waves M_McCurry
... But P_Rodriguez clears the danger
Min. 27 :(bfa) B_Bryn hoists the ball across to K_McInally
... K_McInally tries to beat D_Marshall from outside the area!
... But D_Marshall just gets his fingers to that one
... M_McCurry has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 28 :(fcp) E_Adebayor spots K_Kong who is in acres of space
... K_Kong with the overhead !
... But E_Thorstvedt punches it away
... He took a knock there
... His manager is looking on anxiously
... He's ok to carry on
Min. 28 :(bfa) Zheng_Zhi takes advantage of a mistake by Gandolf
... That mistake could prove costly
... But B_Moore slides in
Min. 29 :(bfa) C_Thomson beats one
... Knocks it past a second
... And finds K_McInally
... Di_Maria leaves his foot in with the challenge!!
... That's a bad foul!!
... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 30 :(fcp) B_Moore plays a quick one-two with his team mate
... He runs towards goal now
... B_Moore with a terrific drive !
... But he puts it well wide
... That was a mishit effort!
Min. 31 :(fcp) Di_Maria puts in P_Rodriguez
... P_Rodriguez with a thundering drive!
... It's beaten E_Thorstvedt
... It goes wide !!
Min. 36 :(fcp) J_Conroy with a first time pass
... H_Almeida runs onto it!
... H_Almeida hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
... It takes a deflection!
... But goes wide!
... CORNER!
... The corner is swung in by K_Kong!
... J_R_Riquelme gets something on it!
... E_Thorstvedt with a fantastic point blank save
... He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 37 :(bfa) J_Shaddix comes to collect the ball
... Great turn!!!
... Superb play
... J_Shaddix hits the ball first time!
... He could have let that bounce
... D_Marshall with a fantastic save
... His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 38 :(fcp) H_Almeida spots E_Adebayor who is in acres of space
... E_Adebayor tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
... E_Thorstvedt gets a hand to it!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it over
Min. 39 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez moves forward
... P_Rodriguez with the deft touch!
... He hits the ball towards goal!
... E_Thorstvedt makes a great save
... And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 41 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez with the dribble
... He made that look easy
... P_Rodriguez hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
... It's beaten E_Thorstvedt
... It goes wide !!
Min. 42 :(fcp) K_Kong turns past the defender
... He sees a team mate in space
... He passes it to E_Adebayor
... E_Adebayor tries to place it in the corner !
... E_Thorstvedt makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(bfa) K_McInally with the dribble
... The defender is easily beaten
... E_Adebayor with the tackle
... M_McCurry will want to speak to him
... He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 44 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw looks up for support for support
... He spots his team mate making a run now
... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
... K_McInally receives the pass and heads towards the goal
... Fine tackle by H_Almeida
... But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 45 :(fcp) J_Conroy runs at the defender
... The ball rebounds off B_Bryn back to him!
... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
... J_Djourou reads the play well
************* HALF TIME ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 0-0 Benfica
Min. 50 :(fcp) The FC Porto manager told his side to change to a C strategy
Min. 50 :(fcp) B_Moore finds his way through
... The offside trap didn't work
... C_Thomson makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 52 :(fcp) J_Conroy holds up the ball
... He plays the ball to K_Kong
... A delicate header from K_Kong !
... But E_Thorstvedt dives to his left
... I think E_Thorstvedt just got a hand on that one
... M_McCurry has given a goal kick
... Unbelievable !
Min. 58 :(fcp) B_Moore leaps into the air
... He wins the header
... He heads it across to E_Adebayor
... E_Adebayor with a powerful downward header!
... But E_Thorstvedt makes a fine save
... Wow!! That was close!
... He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 58 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme with an excellent first touch
... He sees a team mate making a run!
... He swings the ball in
... H_Almeida gets on the end of the pass
... He is in space!
... J_Djourou with an awful challenge
... I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
... YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
... He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 60 :(bfa) J_Shaddix crosses to K_McInally
... B_Moore makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 64 :(fcp) M_Laursen is being prepared to come on
... J_Conroy is leaving the pitch
... He applauds the crowd
... Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(fcp) B_Moore hits in a shot!
... It hits the defender
... J_R_Riquelme collects the loose ball!
... J_R_Riquelme with the cheeky shot!
... It's beaten E_Thorstvedt
... It goes wide !!
Min. 67 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme times his run well
... J_R_Riquelme bears down on goal!
... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 67 :(bfa) K_McInally times his run well
... Romagnoli with a bad challenge
... YELLOW CARD!!
... He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 68 :(bfa) J_Shaddix with an in swinging cross to B_Bryn
... But H_Almeida wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 70 :(fcp) Gandolf has the ball
... He knocks the ball past C_Thomson
... He puts in Romagnoli!
... Romagnoli keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
... E_Thorstvedt turns it behind for a corner
... CORNER!
... Di_Maria plays it into the danger area!
... E_Adebayor loses his marker
... He gets his head onto it!
... But he puts it over
... He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 71 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme holds the ball up
... He sees E_Adebayor in space!
... E_Adebayor with the goal bound shot!
... E_Thorstvedt catches the ball
Min. 72 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez 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 J_R_Riquelme
... J_R_Riquelme fires a shot at goal !
... The ball moves through the air!
... E_Thorstvedt moves quickly!
... Can he get to this?
... E_Thorstvedt catches it with style!
Min. 74 :(fcp) Romagnoli plays a clever one-two with his team mate
... He heads towards the goal
... He slides it past the defender!
... J_Shaddix reads the play well
Min. 77 :(fcp) M_Laursen with a flashy move
... M_Laursen with a thundering volley!
... It hits the side netting!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 78 :(bfa) R_Tomassi takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace C_Thomson
... He'll play as a DF
... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 78 :(fcp) E_Adebayor slows the ball down and waits for support
... He spots his team mate making a run now
... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
... His team mate plays the through ball for him!
... E_Adebayor drives it towards goal !
... It hits the bar!!
... But he picks up the rebound
... OHHHHHHHH !!
... He's put it wide
Min. 79 :(bfa) Yann_M_Vila will come on for B_Bryn and play DF
Min. 80 :(bfa) P_Do_Shaw with a slick pass to K_McInally
... H_Almeida pulls on his shirt
... He wins the ball
... The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 84 :(fcp) Gandolf lobs the ball over the defence
... K_Kong latches on to it
... Yann_M_Vila clears with a diving header
Min. 85 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez nutmegs the defender
... R_Tomassi bundles the player over!!
... That's a foul!!
... The ref looks across to his assistant!
... Play on!
Min. 86 :(fcp) E_Adebayor takes possession
... He has his back towards goal
... He turns well
... A powerful header from E_Adebayor !
... It looks good
... But E_Thorstvedt palms it away
... He could have caught that!
Min. 87 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme is force to hold onto the ball
... No one seems to be coming forward
... He heads towards the goal alone!
... R_Tomassi takes the player out!!
... The ref turns away!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(fcp) D_Rags will replace the useless Di_Maria and will play MF
Min. 90 :(fcp) J_Rodriguez is coming on and Gandolf is being brought off
... Looks likely he will go and play FW
************* PENALTY SHOOTOUT *************
... PENALTY !!
... E_Adebayor steps up!
... He sends E_Thorstvedt the wrong way
... Clinical Penalty
... GOAL!!
... FC Porto 1-0 Benfica...
... PENALTY !!
... K_McInally steps up!
... D_Marshall dives
... GOAL!!
... The keeper had no chance there!
... FC Porto 1-1 Benfica...
... PENALTY !!
... J_Rodriguez steps up!
... He's put it wide!
... PENALTY !!
... J_Shaddix steps up!
... He's put it over!
... PENALTY !!
... D_Rags steps up!
... He's converted it!!
... GOAL!!
... FC Porto 2-1 Benfica...
... PENALTY !!
... J_Djourou is taking it!
... He's converted it!!
... GOAL!!
... FC Porto 2-2 Benfica...
... PENALTY !!
... J_R_Riquelme steps up!
... E_Thorstvedt dives
... GOAL!!
... The keeper had no chance there!
... FC Porto 3-2 Benfica...
... PENALTY !!
... C_Barr steps up!
... D_Marshall dives
... GOAL!!
... The keeper had no chance there!
... FC Porto 3-3 Benfica...
... PENALTY !!
... Romagnoli is taking it!
... He's converted it!!
... GOAL!!
... FC Porto 4-3 Benfica...
... PENALTY !!
... Zheng_Zhi steps up!
... D_Marshall tips it wide!
... FC Porto wins the penalty shootout
************* FULL TIME ****************
Match Details
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Venue : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance : 115,423
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player : E_Adebayor
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : N/A
Booked : Di_Maria (29), E_Adebayor (43), Romagnoli (67)
Injured : N/A
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Benfica Match Info
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Best player : E_Thorstvedt (Man of the Match)
Scorers : N/A
Sent Off : D_Damjanovic (4)
Booked : J_Djourou (58)
Injured : N/A
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Match Statistics
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FC Porto | Benfica
Attempts on Goal : 26 | 4
Off target : 11 | 1
On target : 15 | 3
Possession : 72 | 28
Corners : 4 | 0
Red Cards : 0 | 1
Yellow Cards : 3 | 1
Subs Used : 3 | 3
Fouls : 7 | 8
Key Tackles : 8 | 7
Key Passes : 17 | 7
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Final Score : FC Porto 0 - 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_Marshall GK 35 7 5 7 14 | 92 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 0 0
P_Rodriguez DF 2 27 8 9 28 | 92 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 40 20 7
J_Conroy DF 2 26 12 9 21 | 65 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 20 5
B_Moore DF 2 25 12 11 20 | 92 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 40 20 1
H_Almeida DF 2 25 11 10 29 | 92 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 80 10 1
Gandolf DM 2 18 26 8 19 | 91 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
K_Kong MF 1 6 28 9 18 | 92 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 10
Di_Maria MF 1 6 26 5 37 | 91 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 8 -2
Romagnoli MF 3 6 24 12 26 | 92 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 3
J_R_Riquelme AM 3 5 24 20 34 | 92 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 40 17
E_Adebayor FW 2 7 7 27 35 | 92 0 0 1 0 11 0 1 0 0 -2 8 37
C_Clark GK 27 4 2 3 38 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M_Laursen DF 2 26 8 6 30 | 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
G_Fofana MF 1 15 23 7 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J_Rodriguez FW 2 4 7 23 23 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D_Rags MF 2 3 5 23 30 | 1 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 | 92 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 0 0 0
J_Djourou DF 3 27 5 9 35 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18 -2 -2
C_Barr DF 2 26 12 9 27 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0
C_Thomson DF 2 26 11 6 25 | 79 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10 0
B_Bryn DF 2 26 7 8 31 | 80 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5
D_Damjanovic MF 3 8 27 10 42 | 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -10 -10 -10
B_Abdoulaye MF 2 14 26 7 39 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zheng_Zhi MF 1 9 26 8 42 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
P_Do_Shaw MF 2 8 26 8 25 | 92 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0
K_McInally FW 2 6 5 28 27 | 92 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
S_Morison FW 1 2 7 27 36 | 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
J_Moreau GK 27 1 2 2 14 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yann_M_Vila DF 2 25 13 7 22 | 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
R_Tomassi DF 1 24 8 6 37 | 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0
J_Shaddix AM 3 10 22 16 31 | 88 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 5
M_Maigi FW 1 8 12 24 42 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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