Elite League Match, FC Porto vs. Barcelona (Sun Oct 31)


                             FC Porto  |  Barcelona
                              5-4-1 C  |  4-3-3 A
                          Malky McKay  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK T_Conner
                          T_Stavos DF  |  DF J_Miranda
                              Hugo DF  |  DF A_Cissokho
                         E_Herbert DF  |  DF Ramos
                           M_Salah DF  |  DF Marco_Rojo
                           L_Jones DF  |  MF Adnan_Januzaj
                      J_Gandolfini MF  |  MF E_Barreto
                         J_Butland MF  |  MF Coutinho
                          M_Canete MF  |  FW K_Mbappe
                         S_Gerrard MF  |  FW H_Son
                         Neymar_Jr FW  |  FW Sheringham
                                       |
                         I_Cardoso SUB |  SUB C_Gordon
                       R_Ferdinand SUB |  SUB D_Rose
                     Tomas_Rosicky SUB |  SUB A_Telles
                        Liel_Abada SUB |  SUB A_Rodriguez
                        M_Esposito SUB |  SUB A_Lallana

Referee: B_Kuipers (Netherlands)


Min. 1  :(fcp) Hugo barges the defender off the ball
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  J_Miranda hits it out for a throw
Min. 6  :(brc) H_Son picks up a loose ball
          ...  L_Jones with a perfectly timed tackle
Min. 7  :(fcp) J_Butland feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  S_Gerrard runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  The defender plays it back to T_Conner
          ...  S_Gerrard intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy T_Conner
          ...  He rounds T_Conner
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  A_Cissokho rushes back to get to it
Min. 9  :(brc) K_Mbappe takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  K_Mbappe flings a shot at goal !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 13 :(fcp) Neymar_Jr cuts inside A_Cissokho
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Neymar_Jr has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  T_Conner makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 16 :(fcp) T_Conner miskicks!
          ...  J_Butland is takes control of the ball!
          ...  H_Son with the tackle
          ...  B_Kuipers will want to speak to him
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 19 :(brc) Sheringham breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on D_James!
          ...  Hugo brings him down!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 19 :(fcp) R_Ferdinand will come on for S_Gerrard and play DF
Min. 22 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj with a measured pass to Ramos
          ...  Ramos launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  D_James parries it
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Coutinho lofts the ball in!
          ...  D_James reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 26 :(fcp) Neymar_Jr finds the space intelligently
          ...  Neymar_Jr has a go!
          ...  Saved by T_Conner
Min. 26 :(brc) Coutinho with the towering header to H_Son
          ...  H_Son bears down on goal!
          ...  D_James with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 27 :(fcp) Neymar_Jr pushes it past Marco_Rojo
          ...  Neymar_Jr tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  T_Conner parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And T_Conner recovers to save!!
Min. 31 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini with a glorious 60-yard pass to Neymar_Jr
          ...  J_Miranda brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But B_Kuipers waves play on!!!
Min. 32 :(brc) Sheringham gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside R_Ferdinand!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  R_Ferdinand reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 34 :(brc) E_Barreto cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Mbappe
          ...  K_Mbappe goes for the top corner !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  The Barcelona fans chant his name!
          ...  And Barcelona are leading in the game now
          ...  FC Porto 0-1 Barcelona ...
Min. 35 :(brc) Barcelona will now play C after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 36 :(brc) J_Miranda finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  M_Salah with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  It's a Red Card!!
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 37 :(brc) Ramos watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  Ramos with a thundering shot!
          ...  But D_James makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 40 :(brc) E_Barreto takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Adnan_Januzaj
          ...  R_Ferdinand robs him of the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(fcp) J_Butland unselfishly lays the ball back to Neymar_Jr
          ...  Neymar_Jr tries to beat T_Conner from outside the area!
          ...  T_Conner makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 46 :(fcp) Neymar_Jr with a flicked pass to J_Gandolfini
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!

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

Min. 49 :(fcp) R_Ferdinand holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to L_Jones
          ...  L_Jones could have let it bounce!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 53 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini leaves Marco_Rojo standing
          ...  Adnan_Januzaj fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
Min. 58 :(brc) K_Mbappe takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham attempts to nutmeg D_James!
          ...  D_James takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 59 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Sheringham
          ...  Sheringham tries to chip the ball over D_James!
          ...  But D_James tips it over
          ...  B_Kuipers has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 59 :(fcp) Neymar_Jr knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  E_Barreto fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 60 :(brc) Coutinho looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Marco_Rojo
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by R_Ferdinand
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 64 :(brc) E_Barreto is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Sheringham
          ...  But Neymar_Jr clears the ball to safety
Min. 65 :(brc) A_Telles is coming on and A_Cissokho is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 65 :(brc) H_Son skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  H_Son with a thundering drive!
          ...  D_James parries it
Min. 66 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  J_Butland makes himself available
          ...  J_Butland attempts a lob!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 72 :(brc) Adnan_Januzaj with the nod to K_Mbappe
          ...  T_Stavos with the block
Min. 74 :(fcp) L_Jones with the nod to E_Herbert
          ...  Ramos reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 75 :(brc) There's going to be a change
          ...  A_Rodriguez will come on for H_Son and play MF
Min. 75 :(brc) A_Lallana is coming on for Sheringham and will play MF
Min. 75 :(fcp) E_Herbert nutmegs the defender
          ...  E_Herbert bears down on goal!
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And T_Conner reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Gandolfini lofts the ball in!
          ...  It is kicked away by J_Miranda
Min. 77 :(fcp) a big roar from the crowd as Tomas_Rosicky comes on for J_Butland to play MF
Min. 77 :(fcp) M_Esposito is being prepared to come on
          ...  Neymar_Jr is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 80 :(brc) Marco_Rojo brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  K_Mbappe makes himself available
          ...  K_Mbappe fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 82 :(brc) E_Barreto with a simple pass to Coutinho
          ...  Coutinho has a go!
          ...  The shot slips through D_James's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 87 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini with a well-controlled run
          ...  K_Mbappe reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(brc) A_Telles controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  A_Telles runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  D_James manages to turn it behind

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 145,462
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : Neymar_Jr
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Hugo (19), M_Salah (36)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Barcelona Match Info
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Best player          : K_Mbappe (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Mbappe (34)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : H_Son (16), E_Barreto (59)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |    Barcelona
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       11
Off target           :           2        |       3
On target            :           6        |       8
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           2        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       9
Key Tackles          :           6        |       5
Key Passes           :           7        |       11
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Final Score          : FC Porto 0 - 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 |  93   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  32  13   5  10 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Hugo           DF   2  31  14   9  42 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -30 -30 -30
E_Herbert      DF   1  31   7  11  41 |  93   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Salah        DF   2  30   8   9  22 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
L_Jones        DF   3  30   7   8  22 |  93   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
J_Gandolfini   MF   3  10  31  21  12 |  93   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
J_Butland      MF   2  10  31  11  41 |  78   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Canete       MF   2   6  31   5  19 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Gerrard      MF   2   6  30  19  21 |  19   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Neymar_Jr      FW   1   9   8  35  20 |  78   0   1   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  20  10  20
I_Cardoso      GK  30   2   4   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  24  12   9  22 |  74   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   3   8  30   8  32 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Liel_Abada     MF   1   1  25   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Esposito     FW   1   7   7  30  41 |  15   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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T_Conner       GK  39   3   3   2  32 |  93   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
J_Miranda      DF   2  33  12   8  21 |  93   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
A_Cissokho     DF   2  33  12   7  12 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ramos          DF   1  32   8   8  22 |  93   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  80  20  30
Marco_Rojo     DF   1  30  11   7  30 |  93   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Adnan_Januzaj  MF   3  13  32  11  23 |  93   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
E_Barreto      MF   1  10  30   9  33 |  93   0   0   4   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  58  -2
Coutinho       MF   3   7  30   9  21 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
K_Mbappe       FW   2   8   8  36  12 |  93   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  20  10  25
H_Son          FW   2   9  12  34  20 |  76   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   8
Sheringham     FW   2   6   9  34  21 |  76   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  30
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  30  11   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Telles       DF   2  29  17  12  21 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Rodriguez    MF   1   8  29  21  44 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Lallana      MF   3  10  29   9  21 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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