Elite League Match, FC Porto vs. Barcelona (Sun Mar 07)


                             FC Porto  |  Barcelona
                              4-5-1 C  |  4-4-2 A
                          Malky McKay  |  Bryngar Myre
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK Kepa
                              Maxi DF  |  DF Marco_Rojo
                          T_Stavos DF  |  DF A_Ramos
                           L_Jones DF  |  DF I_Hart
                        P_Thompson DF  |  DF P_Navarra
                          R_Baggio MF  |  MF Xavi
                           N_Kante MF  |  MF Coutinho
                        P_Di_Canio MF  |  MF K_Porborsky
                     Lubo_Moravcik MF  |  MF V_Lei
                      J_Gandolfini MF  |  FW K_Mbappe
                        D_Rortugal FW  |  FW P_B_E_Dybala
                                       |
                         I_Cardoso SUB |  SUB T_Conner
                           C_Obasi SUB |  SUB Ciaran_Clark
                         D_Pereira SUB |  SUB J_Miranda
                           T_Rogic SUB |  SUB B_Spencer
                      Dziekanowski SUB |  SUB H_Son

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 1  :(fcp) Lubo_Moravcik with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past A_Ramos
          ...  He knocks it to Maxi!
          ...  Maxi with the overhead !
          ...  Kepa parries it
Min. 3  :(fcp) P_Thompson drives it across the face of the goal L_Jones
          ...  L_Jones unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs to the corner and gives the away fans the middle finger
          ...  FC Porto go ahead in this match now!
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Barcelona ...
Min. 3  :(fcp) FC Porto will now play D after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 3  :(fcp) J_Gandolfini with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to R_Baggio
          ...  K_Porborsky with a well timed tackle
          ...  F_Brych didn't like it though
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from F_Brych
Min. 10 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  J_Gandolfini sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  Kepa is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And Kepa reacts well to palm it behind!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Di_Canio plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Marco_Rojo reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 15 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  Marco_Rojo wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 19 :(brc) Xavi is hobbling. He's unable to continue
Min. 19 :(brc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  B_Spencer will come on for Xavi and play MF
Min. 23 :(brc) K_Porborsky flicks the ball through
          ...  K_Mbappe runs onto it!
          ...  P_Thompson is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  F_Brych calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  V_Lei swings it in
          ...  P_Navarra gets on the end of it
          ...  P_Di_Canio wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 25 :(fcp) R_Baggio has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past P_Navarra
          ...  He knocks it to J_Gandolfini!
          ...  J_Gandolfini has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 35 :(brc) Coutinho can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to I_Hart
          ...  P_Thompson forces him off the ball
Min. 38 :(fcp) D_Rortugal looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  K_Porborsky with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 39 :(fcp) N_Kante crosses in from the wing, he finds J_Gandolfini in the box
          ...  J_Gandolfini tries to beat Kepa from outside the area!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 39 :(brc) K_Porborsky works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Mbappe
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching
          ...  K_Mbappe takes advantage and races towards the goal!
          ...  Just D_James is between him and the goal
          ...  He rounds D_James
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's got Barcelona back level!
          ...  FC Porto 1-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 40 :(fcp) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems FC Porto will now be playing C
Min. 40 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs Marco_Rojo
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  P_Navarra wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Lubo_Moravcik hits it into the box!
          ...  It comes to P_Di_Canio
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Kepa gets up well to catch that one
Min. 42 :(fcp) D_Rortugal nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  P_Navarra with the block
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(fcp) L_Jones pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  D_Rortugal is clean through!
          ...  I_Hart read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 45 :(fcp) D_Rortugal with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  A_Ramos is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
Min. 46 :(fcp) T_Stavos feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  L_Jones runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  L_Jones tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 47 :(fcp) Maxi runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Rortugal
          ...  But P_Navarra spotted the danger and cleans up the play

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 1-1 Barcelona

Min. 47 :(fcp) R_Baggio passes the ball to D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal looks to see where Kepa is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But Kepa reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 48 :(fcp) D_Rortugal cuts inside his opponent
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  D_Rortugal fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But Kepa makes a superb stop down low
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Lubo_Moravcik swings it in!
          ...  It comes to L_Jones
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 50 :(fcp) L_Jones with the heel pass to D_Rortugal
          ...  P_Navarra knocks the ball back to Kepa
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past Kepa!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by L_Jones!
          ...  Kepa catches it!
Min. 50 :(brc) K_Porborsky wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Mbappe
          ...  L_Jones rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  F_Brych calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 51 :(brc) I_Hart stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  I_Hart with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 52 :(fcp) N_Kante with the heel pass to D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 57 :(brc) K_Porborsky jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Mbappe
          ...  P_Di_Canio with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 60 :(fcp) Lubo_Moravcik gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds J_Gandolfini
          ...  P_Navarra with the block
Min. 62 :(fcp) Curled in dangerously from N_Kante to D_Rortugal
          ...  Marco_Rojo steals the ball of off him
Min. 63 :(fcp) R_Baggio boots it towards D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal with a bicycle kick !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Kepa dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Kepa beaten!
Min. 64 :(fcp) P_Thompson with the diagonal pass N_Kante
          ...  N_Kante hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 65 :(brc) B_Spencer gets to the by line and finds P_B_E_Dybala with a beautiful cross
          ...  Blocked by Maxi
Min. 70 :(fcp) P_Di_Canio has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Navarra
          ...  He puts in L_Jones!
          ...  L_Jones aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But Kepa reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on Kepa anyway
Min. 72 :(fcp) Lubo_Moravcik with a reverse pass to P_Thompson
          ...  P_Thompson drives it towards goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Di_Canio chips the ball into the area!
          ...  D_Rortugal gets his head on it
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  Kepa never had a chance!
Min. 73 :(fcp) R_Baggio brings it under control
          ...  He takes on I_Hart
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Rortugal!
          ...  Marco_Rojo stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  F_Brych warns him
Min. 75 :(brc) Ciaran_Clark is ready to come on to replace Marco_Rojo
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 75 :(brc) J_Miranda is ready to come on to replace K_Mbappe
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 75 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini with the dribble
          ...  I_Hart is easily beaten
          ...  J_Gandolfini flings a shot at goal !
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 78 :(fcp) N_Kante is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  D_Rortugal latches onto the ball
          ...  D_Rortugal with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Gandolfini chips the ball into the area!
          ...  P_Di_Canio tries to place the shot!
          ...  Kepa narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 78 :(fcp) N_Kante looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards J_Gandolfini
          ...  J_Miranda with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 79 :(fcp) R_Baggio 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!
          ...  D_Rortugal receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  D_Rortugal hits a great shot !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 79 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini sprints past J_Miranda
          ...  Coutinho with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 82 :(fcp) C_Obasi takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Maxi
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 82 :(fcp) D_Pereira replaces P_Di_Canio to play as a MF
Min. 82 :(fcp) T_Rogic is ready to come on to replace R_Baggio
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 83 :(fcp) D_Pereira races into the box
          ...  He sees D_Rortugal lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Ciaran_Clark wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 83 :(brc) K_Porborsky looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Ramos
          ...  A_Ramos rifles it at the goal !
          ...  D_James blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 84 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini with a glorious 60-yard pass to D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  Kepa parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 85 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards D_Rortugal
          ...  Ciaran_Clark forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Lubo_Moravcik hits it towards the far post!
          ...  D_Pereira gets his head on it
          ...  Kepa tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Pereira floats the ball in!
          ...  T_Rogic with the header
          ...  Kepa with a superb tip over the bar
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  N_Kante chips the ball into the area!
          ...  A_Ramos belts it clear
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(fcp) T_Rogic takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  T_Rogic belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  Kepa gets his fingertips to it

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 145,782
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : L_Jones
Scorers              : L_Jones (3)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Thompson (23), P_Di_Canio (57)
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : K_Porborsky (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Mbappe (39)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Porborsky (38), J_Miranda (78)
Injured              : Xavi (19)
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |   Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :          24        |       3
Off target           :          12        |       1
On target            :          12        |       2
Possession           :          65        |       35
Corners              :           9        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       13
Key Tackles          :           3        |       10
Key Passes           :          24        |       7
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Final Score          : FC Porto 1 - 1 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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D_James        GK  39   2   2   3  26 |  94   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
Maxi           DF   1  33   8   8  22 |  85   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
T_Stavos       DF   3  31  13   5  10 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Jones        DF   3  30   7   8  22 |  94   0   0   2   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  20  30
P_Thompson     DF   2  29  13   6  30 |  94   0   1   2   1   1   0   1   0   0  18  33  -2
R_Baggio       MF   1  10  33   8  21 |  85   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
N_Kante        MF   3   8  33   8  13 |  94   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
P_Di_Canio     MF   1  18  30   1  16 |  85   0   1   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  18   8   8
Lubo_Moravcik  MF   1  18  30   1  16 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Gandolfini   MF   3  10  29  21  12 |  94   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
D_Rortugal     FW   3  11  10  32  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
I_Cardoso      GK  30   2   4   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Obasi        DF   2  32  12   8  39 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Pereira      MF   3  12  31   8  32 |   9   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
T_Rogic        MF   1   8  29  16  28 |   9   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Dziekanowski   FW   1   1   1  30  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   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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Kepa           GK  33   5   1   4  21 |  94  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  29  11   7  30 |  78   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
A_Ramos        DF   2  28   9   8  41 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
I_Hart         DF   3  28   7   6  23 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Navarra      DF   1  25   5   9  22 |  94   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0
Xavi           MF   1   5  31  10  31 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Coutinho       MF   3   7  29   9  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
K_Porborsky    MF   2   7  29   8  21 |  94   0   0   5   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  63  -2
V_Lei          MF   1   4  26   6  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Mbappe       FW   2   8   7  33  12 |  78   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
P_B_E_Dybala   FW   2   6   8  27  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Conner       GK  37   3   3   2  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  34   9   9  24 |  16   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  32  12   8  21 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
B_Spencer      MF   1  13  33  14  31 |  75   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Son          FW   2   9  11  33  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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