Elite League Match, FC Porto vs. Barcelona (Sun Jul 04)


                             FC Porto  |  Barcelona
                            4-3-1-2 P  |  4-1-3-2 P
                          Malky McKay  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                         Dino_Zoff GK  |  GK T_Conner
                              Maxi DF  |  DF J_Miranda
                          T_Stavos DF  |  DF Marco_Rojo
                      C_Dos_Passos DF  |  DF M_Babbel
                         E_Herbert DF  |  DF A_Ramos
                         D_Pereira MF  |  DM A_McGeady
                            J_Ross MF  |  MF Coutinho
                     A_Postecoglou MF  |  MF K_Porborsky
                         S_Gerrard AM  |  MF Robinho
                            H_Kane FW  |  FW K_Mbappe
                          P_Crouch FW  |  FW P_B_E_Dybala
                                       |
                         I_Cardoso SUB |  SUB C_Gordon
                           M_Salah SUB |  SUB D_Rose
                           L_Jones SUB |  SUB I_Hart
                        R_Donadoni SUB |  SUB R_V_Persie
                      Dziekanowski SUB |  SUB Adnan_Januzaj

Referee: M_Atkinson (England)


Min. 1  :(fcp) A_Postecoglou squares it to H_Kane
          ...  H_Kane with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 6  :(fcp) Maxi barges Robinho off the ball
          ...  A_Ramos with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 7  :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  S_Gerrard fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  M_Atkinson calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 9  :(brc) A_Ramos with a slick pass to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  Dino_Zoff catches the ball
Min. 10 :(fcp) A_Postecoglou hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  S_Gerrard latches onto it!
          ...  S_Gerrard sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  T_Conner gets a hand to it!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He just couldn't keep it out!
          ...  But it's been ruled out!
          ...  What on earth for?
          ...  That looks like an appalling decision!
Min. 11 :(brc) K_Mbappe with a perfectly timed run
          ...  H_Kane with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  M_Atkinson just wants to lecture him
Min. 12 :(fcp) J_Ross cuts the ball back to P_Crouch
          ...  P_Crouch tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  But T_Conner just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  M_Atkinson has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 20 :(brc) J_Miranda with a 40-yard pass to K_Mbappe
          ...  A skilful effort from K_Mbappe !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a well worked goal!
          ...  That's put Barcelona in front!
          ...  FC Porto 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 21 :(brc) It seems Barcelona are making a tactical change to C
Min. 22 :(fcp) P_Crouch takes advantage of a mistake by Coutinho
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  A_Ramos with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 22 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala beats E_Herbert
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs to the corner and gives the away fans the middle finger
          ...  FC Porto 0-2 Barcelona ...
Min. 28 :(fcp) D_Pereira takes advantage of a mistake by A_McGeady
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  M_Babbel with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  M_Atkinson ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Andie Glen looks relieved
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  D_Pereira hoists it forward
          ...  P_Crouch gets on the end of it
          ...  P_Crouch with a powerful diving header!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 31 :(brc) Coutinho holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to K_Porborsky
          ...  K_Porborsky with a thundering shot!
          ...  But Dino_Zoff dives to his left
          ...  I think Dino_Zoff just got a hand on that one
          ...  M_Atkinson has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 32 :(brc) Coutinho pulls it back to K_Mbappe
          ...  E_Herbert wins the ball well
          ...  M_Atkinson has given a free kick
          ...  M_Atkinson reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 32 :(brc) K_Mbappe lobs it over the defender
          ...  K_Mbappe sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Porborsky hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Dino_Zoff catches it!
Min. 38 :(fcp) D_Pereira with a glorious long pass to H_Kane
          ...  H_Kane with the strike !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_Conner dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And T_Conner tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Pereira plays it into the danger area!
          ...  Maxi gets something on it!
          ...  T_Conner with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 38 :(brc) J_Miranda looks injured. He's coming off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
Min. 38 :(brc) D_Rose takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace J_Miranda
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 40 :(fcp) E_Herbert looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Maxi
          ...  Maxi with a powerful diving header!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  T_Conner never had a chance!
Min. 40 :(brc) A_McGeady miskicks!
          ...  He finds M_Babbel though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  S_Gerrard with a pull on the shirt
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  He looks dejected with himself now
Min. 42 :(brc) K_Porborsky sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  But E_Herbert clears the danger
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(brc) A_McGeady controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  K_Mbappe gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  J_Ross with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  M_Atkinson calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 47 :(fcp) H_Kane gains possession
          ...  K_Porborsky with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 0-2 Barcelona

Min. 46 :(brc) K_Porborsky with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to Robinho
          ...  H_Kane takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 47 :(fcp) A_Postecoglou shoves Coutinho in the chest!!
          ...  M_Atkinson has seen it!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  M_Atkinson had no choice there!!
          ...  Andie Glen appluads the decision
Min. 47 :(fcp) R_Donadoni is going to be brought on
          ...  P_Crouch is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 49 :(brc) K_Mbappe plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  K_Mbappe smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  Dino_Zoff with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 52 :(brc) Robinho looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Ramos
          ...  A_Ramos with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  Dino_Zoff with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 54 :(brc) K_Porborsky with a 50-yard pass to P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala has a dig at goal!
          ...  It hits the bar
          ...  And goes over!
          ...  Dino_Zoff was beaten there!
Min. 56 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala loses Maxi
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala tries to chip the ball over Dino_Zoff!
          ...  But Dino_Zoff reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on Dino_Zoff anyway
Min. 58 :(brc) M_Babbel sprints forward with the ball
          ...  M_Babbel with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  Saved by Dino_Zoff
Min. 60 :(brc) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  K_Mbappe is through!
          ...  Maxi reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 61 :(brc) Coutinho with the heel pass to K_Mbappe
          ...  But Maxi slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 63 :(brc) K_Porborsky beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Robinho
          ...  C_Dos_Passos reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 64 :(brc) K_Porborsky 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!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  But C_Dos_Passos clears the ball to safety
Min. 64 :(fcp) H_Kane has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Marco_Rojo!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  K_Porborsky bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
Min. 65 :(brc) Up goes the substitution board - R_V_Persie on for Robinho as a MF
Min. 69 :(fcp) E_Herbert has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_McGeady!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Ramos reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 70 :(fcp) FC Porto altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 70 :(fcp) H_Kane runs forward
          ...  P_B_E_Dybala with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  What's M_Atkinson going to give?
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  That looked like it was outside the box VAR?!!
          ...  H_Kane places the ball on the spot!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  FC Porto 1-2 Barcelona...
Min. 71 :(fcp) H_Kane takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past D_Rose
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  D_Rose reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 71 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala nutmegs E_Herbert
          ...  H_Kane with a clumsy challenge
          ...  M_Atkinson calls him over
          ...  M_Atkinson tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 72 :(brc) R_V_Persie 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 P_B_E_Dybala
          ...  Maxi with a pull on the shirt
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning
Min. 73 :(fcp) T_Stavos flicks it over Marco_Rojo's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  D_Rose anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 78 :(fcp) J_Ross finds H_Kane with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  M_Babbel cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 78 :(brc) A_Ramos boots it towards A_McGeady
          ...  A_McGeady smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  But Dino_Zoff with the difficult save
Min. 79 :(brc) P_B_E_Dybala with a short pass to find K_Mbappe
          ...  C_Dos_Passos wins the ball
Min. 80 :(fcp) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  M_Salah will come on for T_Stavos and play DF
Min. 80 :(fcp) Dziekanowski is coming on and H_Kane is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 80 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj is being prepared to come on
          ...  K_Mbappe is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 81 :(fcp) J_Ross with an incisive pass to Dziekanowski
          ...  Dziekanowski hits a great shot !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 81 :(brc) D_Rose is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to Marco_Rojo
          ...  E_Herbert beats him to the ball
Min. 84 :(brc) Coutinho turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to A_Ramos
          ...  A skilful effort from A_Ramos !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 87 :(fcp) The defender slips and falls over!
          ...  Dziekanowski is through!
          ...  R_V_Persie is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj with the dribble
          ...  This is a great chance
          ...  M_Salah takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 89 :(brc) R_V_Persie finds A_Ramos on the edge of the box
          ...  A_Ramos cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But Dino_Zoff punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 90 :(brc) Coutinho backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj gets on the end of it
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Adnan_Januzaj !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Babbel hits it into the box!
          ...  Dino_Zoff comes out and claims it!
Min. 92 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to M_Babbel
          ...  But Maxi clears the ball to safety

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 145,441
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : H_Kane
Scorers              : H_Kane (70 pen)
Sent Off             : S_Gerrard (40), A_Postecoglou (47)
Booked               : E_Herbert (32), J_Ross (43), H_Kane (71)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : P_B_E_Dybala (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Mbappe (20), P_B_E_Dybala (22)
Sent Off             : K_Porborsky (64)
Booked               : A_Ramos (6)
Injured              : J_Miranda (38)
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       14
Off target           :           4        |       4
On target            :           5        |       10
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           2        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       9
Key Tackles          :          10        |       5
Key Passes           :           7        |       21
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Final Score          : FC Porto 1 - 2 Barcelona
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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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Dino_Zoff      GK  39   2   2   3  30 |  96  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
Maxi           DF   1  34   8   8  22 |  96   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
T_Stavos       DF   3  32  13   5  10 |  84   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  31  11   5  22 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  30   7  11  41 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  38   8  -2
D_Pereira      MF   3  12  32   8  32 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Ross         MF   1   8  30   7  27 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
A_Postecoglou  MF   2   5  28   1  23 |  51   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10  10 -10
S_Gerrard      AM   2   6  30  18  21 |  40   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -5
H_Kane         FW   1   8  11  33  33 |  84   0   1   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  18  -2  28
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  13  30  21 |  51   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
I_Cardoso      GK  30   2   4   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Salah        DF   2  30   8   9  22 |  12   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Jones        DF   3  30   7   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Donadoni     MF   1   8  29   7  41 |  45   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dziekanowski   FW   1   1   1  30  13 |  12   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Barcelona
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_Conner       GK  38   3   3   2  32 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  33  12   8  21 |  38   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  30  11   7  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Babbel       DF   1  28  10   7  33 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
A_Ramos        DF   2  28   9   8  41 |  96   0   2   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  38  18   8
A_McGeady      DM   1  17  29  12  29 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Coutinho       MF   3   7  30   9  21 |  96   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0
K_Porborsky    MF   2   7  29   9  21 |  68   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10  30  -5
Robinho        MF   1   8  29   8  23 |  69   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Mbappe       FW   2   8   7  36  12 |  84   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
P_B_E_Dybala   FW   2   6   9  30  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0  20  30  55
C_Gordon       GK  33   4   1   5  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rose         DF   1  29  11   7  22 |  58   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
I_Hart         DF   3  29   7   6  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_V_Persie     MF   2  10  32  15  31 |  27   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  12  32  11  23 |  12   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
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