Division One League Match, FC Porto vs. Hearts (Sun May 24)


                             FC Porto  |  Hearts
                              4-4-2 E  |  4-3-1-2 N
                   Roberto Ciccotelli  |  Derek Purvis
                                       |
                         Dino_Zoff GK  |  GK Q_Atoo
                              Maxi DF  |  DF K_Ajer
                           C_Obasi DF  |  DF R_Jordan
                         S_Bradley DF  |  DF L_Gasparotto
                           L_Jones DF  |  DF S_Walsh
                         D_Pereira MF  |  MF A_A_Messi
                           R_Neves MF  |  MF K_Kairinen
                         F_Alvares MF  |  MF M_Lopez
                            J_Ross MF  |  AM C_Dopolpoppod
                        A_Langlitz FW  |  FW A_Souda
                        M_Esposito FW  |  FW Puskas
                                       |
                       B_Trautmann SUB |  SUB Z_Stonewall
                          T_Stavos SUB |  SUB R_Carlos
                        L_Matthaus SUB |  SUB M_Franchu
                         C_Sibbald SUB |  SUB J_Cooper
                          P_Minuti SUB |  SUB Neves

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 2  :(fcp) D_Pereira sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  S_Walsh reads the play well
Min. 2  :(hts) K_Ajer drives it forward to Puskas
          ...  But S_Bradley puts the ball out of play
Min. 4  :(fcp) C_Obasi knocks it forward
          ...  S_Walsh slips
          ...  S_Bradley gets to it!
          ...  S_Bradley tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  Q_Atoo can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  FC Porto go in front now with that goal!
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Hearts ...
Min. 7  :(hts) Puskas leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to C_Dopolpoppod
          ...  C_Dopolpoppod with the attempt at goal!
          ...  Dino_Zoff saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 10 :(hts) M_Lopez sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to C_Dopolpoppod
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from F_Alvares
Min. 13 :(fcp) F_Alvares with the diagonal pass A_Langlitz
          ...  A_Langlitz blasts it at the goal !
          ...  Q_Atoo makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 25 :(fcp) D_Pereira has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past K_Ajer
          ...  He puts in S_Bradley!
          ...  S_Bradley with the shot !
          ...  Q_Atoo gets his fingertips to it
Min. 25 :(hts) C_Dopolpoppod nutmegs the defender
          ...  M_Esposito fouls badly
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 28 :(fcp) S_Bradley beats Puskas
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Puskas moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 29 :(fcp) R_Neves leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to A_Langlitz
          ...  A_Langlitz with a thundering drive!
          ...  Q_Atoo with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 31 :(fcp) R_Neves sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  M_Esposito runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A cheeky lob from M_Esposito !
          ...  But Q_Atoo punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 33 :(hts) Puskas sprints past C_Obasi
          ...  Fine tackle by S_Bradley
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 36 :(hts) R_Jordan breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Dino_Zoff!
          ...  D_Pereira brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  He's been hard done by for that!!
Min. 37 :(fcp) M_Esposito with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  What a shot from M_Esposito !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  Q_Atoo gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic save by Q_Atoo to tip it wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Alvares floats the ball in!
          ...  R_Jordan heads it away
Min. 38 :(hts) M_Lopez is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Puskas latches onto the ball
          ...  A glorious effort by Puskas !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 40 :(fcp) M_Esposito takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past A_A_Messi
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  M_Esposito attempts to drive it home!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 42 :(fcp) A_Langlitz knocks it past L_Gasparotto and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  L_Gasparotto reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(fcp) F_Alvares backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  A_Langlitz gets on the end of it
          ...  A_Langlitz lobs Q_Atoo!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 47 :(fcp) J_Ross runs towards the goal
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from K_Ajer
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Ross
          ...  A_Langlitz with the header
          ...  Q_Atoo with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Langlitz swings it in!
          ...  Q_Atoo makes the catch!

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

Min. 49 :(hts) A_Souda nutmegs S_Bradley, he continues to run forward
          ...  A_Souda belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  Dino_Zoff gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 50 :(hts) Neves is coming on for Puskas and will play FW
Min. 50 :(fcp) F_Alvares 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!
          ...  A_Langlitz receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  A_Langlitz flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Q_Atoo moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Q_Atoo looks dejected!
          ...  FC Porto 2-0 Hearts ...
Min. 54 :(hts) Curled in dangerously from M_Lopez to A_Souda
          ...  A_Souda fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Dino_Zoff moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 55 :(hts) R_Carlos is coming on and R_Jordan is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 55 :(hts) M_Franchu is coming on for K_Kairinen and will play MF
Min. 55 :(hts) L_Gasparotto looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Dopolpoppod
          ...  But F_Alvares with the fine tackle
Min. 60 :(hts) M_Franchu looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Souda
          ...  A_Souda hits a great drive!
          ...  Dino_Zoff can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  Dino_Zoff makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 63 :(fcp) C_Obasi beats R_Carlos
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  L_Gasparotto with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 64 :(hts) A_A_Messi beats C_Obasi
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves S_Youri
          ...  F_Alvares slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 65 :(hts) Neves sidesteps Maxi
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Neves belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 66 :(hts) K_Ajer sidesteps C_Obasi
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  The cross hits K_Ajer on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  But it hits off Dino_Zoff's back!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Very unlucky!
          ...  FC Porto 2-1 Hearts ...
Min. 67 :(fcp) F_Alvares bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to M_Esposito
          ...  M_Esposito hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  Q_Atoo with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 68 :(hts) M_Lopez with a pinpoint pass to Neves
          ...  A powerful header from Neves !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  Dino_Zoff watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 69 :(hts) M_Franchu plays in Neves with a beautiful ball
          ...  Neves with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 72 :(hts) A_Souda lobs it over C_Obasi
          ...  A_Souda hits a great drive!
          ...  Dino_Zoff is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 74 :(fcp) L_Jones makes the tackle
          ...  S_Walsh steals the ball of off him
Min. 74 :(hts) M_Franchu has it now
          ...  He takes on S_Bradley
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in C_Dopolpoppod!
          ...  Maxi with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  S_Youri ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Roberto Ciccotelli looks relieved
Min. 75 :(hts) A_Souda finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  J_Ross forces him off the ball
Min. 76 :(hts) A_A_Messi nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  A_A_Messi has a go!
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 77 :(fcp) F_Alvares feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  A_Langlitz runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  C_Dopolpoppod fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 78 :(fcp) F_Alvares with the heel pass to C_Obasi
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by S_Walsh
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by F_Alvares!
          ...  The ball finds its way to R_Neves
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Q_Atoo watches it sail wide!
Min. 80 :(fcp) FC Porto altered their play to a N strategy
Min. 87 :(hts) M_Franchu back heels to find Neves in space
          ...  Neves with the header !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(fcp) A_Langlitz finds M_Esposito with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  M_Esposito with the chance !
          ...  Q_Atoo gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 134,064
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : F_Alvares (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Bradley (4), A_Langlitz (50)
Sent Off             : D_Pereira (36)
Booked               : M_Esposito (25)
Injured              : N/A
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player          : M_Lopez
Scorers              : K_Ajer (66)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Dopolpoppod (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            FC Porto      |     Hearts
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       12
Off target           :           4        |       10
On target            :           9        |       2
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       5
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :          11        |       11
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Final Score          : FC Porto 2 - 1 Hearts
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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  35   2   2   3  30 |  95   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
Maxi           DF   1  31   8   8  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
C_Obasi        DF   2  30  12   8  39 |  95   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  45  20
S_Bradley      DF   2  29  13   8  21 |  95   0   2   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  40   0  35
L_Jones        DF   3  29   7   8  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Pereira      MF   3  12  30   7  32 |  36   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10   0 -10
R_Neves        MF   2   5  30   4  33 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
F_Alvares      MF   1   9  29   8  22 |  95   0   3   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  60  75   0
J_Ross         MF   1   8  29   7  27 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Langlitz     FW   3   8  11  29  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  10  45
M_Esposito     FW   1   7   7  28  41 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  13
B_Trautmann    GK  29   2   1   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  29  12   5  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Matthaus     MF   1   9  28  10  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Sibbald      MF   2   8  28   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Minuti       FW   2   8   9  26  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Hearts
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Q_Atoo         GK  31   3   7   4  22 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
K_Ajer         DF   1  28  11   7  21 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  10  30
R_Jordan       DF   2  26   8   7  30 |  59   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
L_Gasparotto   DF   3  25   8   7  23 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
S_Walsh        DF   2  25   8   5  32 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
A_A_Messi      MF   2   7  27  11  40 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Kairinen     MF   3   9  25  10  11 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Lopez        MF   2   7  25   9  32 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
C_Dopolpoppod  AM   3   9  25  11  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
A_Souda        FW   2   6   8  26  31 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Puskas         FW   2   7   6  25  21 |  54   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Z_Stonewall    GK  29   2   2   2  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Carlos       DF   3  28  11   6  11 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Franchu      MF   3  13  25   6  32 |  36   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
J_Cooper       MF   3  10  25   9  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Neves          FW   1   5   6  27  43 |  41   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
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