Division One League Match, FC Porto vs. Inter Milan (Mon Mar 31)


                             FC Porto  |  Inter Milan
                              5-3-2 P  |  5-4-1 P
                         Shaun Winzor  |  Peter Griffin
                                       |
                        D_Marshall GK  |  GK K_Ghost
                       P_Rodriguez DF  |  DF H_Westermann
                           B_Moore DF  |  DF Breno
                         H_Almeida DF  |  DF V_Mosthovoy
                         D_McGrain DF  |  DF D_Majstorovic
                       L_Squillaci DF  |  DF M_Flano
                      J_R_Riquelme MF  |  MF A_Gunnarsson
                         R_Castias MF  |  MF M_Valbuena
                        R_Rivelino MF  |  MF R_Stokes
                        E_Adebayor FW  |  MF B_Brolin
                            Amauri FW  |  FW Tone
                                       |
                           C_Clark SUB |  SUB R_Wright
                         M_Laursen SUB |  SUB P_Caddis
                        R_Nomvethe SUB |  SUB D_Platt
                            G_Hagi SUB |  SUB I_Gabilondo
                       J_Rodriguez SUB |  SUB P_Kluivert

Referee: K_Ippi (Finland)


Min. 1  :(fcp) H_Almeida takes advantage of a mistake by Breno
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  H_Almeida keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  K_Ghost can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  K_Ghost has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 1  :(irm) B_Brolin jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Tone
          ...  D_McGrain cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 6  :(fcp) Amauri with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from H_Westermann
          ...  But M_Flano comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 7  :(irm) B_Brolin lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  R_Stokes latches on to it
          ...  E_Adebayor with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  K_Ippi shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 9  :(fcp) E_Adebayor takes advantage of a bad back pass from D_Majstorovic
          ...  V_Mosthovoy pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  K_Ippi has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by K_Ippi!
Min. 11 :(fcp) L_Squillaci gets possession in his own half
          ...  D_Majstorovic goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 11 :(irm) M_Valbuena brings it under control
          ...  He takes on D_McGrain
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Tone!
          ...  A wicked drive by Tone !
          ...  But D_Marshall punches it away
Min. 15 :(fcp) R_Castias plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_McGrain decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by D_Majstorovic
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 17 :(fcp) Amauri knocks the ball past the lunge of M_Flano
          ...  M_Flano does well to get the tackle in
Min. 18 :(irm) B_Brolin with a measured pass to Tone
          ...  D_McGrain seizes control of the ball
          ...  He hoists it forward
Min. 19 :(fcp) R_Castias finds Amauri with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  H_Westermann takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 26 :(fcp) L_Squillaci back heels to find Amauri in space
          ...  Tone fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  K_Ippi calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 29 :(fcp) R_Castias back heels to find D_McGrain in space
          ...  But V_Mosthovoy slides in two footed.
          ...  K_Ippi has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 33 :(irm) Tone is unmarked!
          ...  A great volley from Tone !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 35 :(irm) A_Gunnarsson turns past P_Rodriguez
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  A_Gunnarsson tries to chip the ball over D_Marshall!
          ...  D_Marshall with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 37 :(fcp) H_Almeida unselfishly lays the ball back to Amauri
          ...  Amauri carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  K_Ghost collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 42 :(irm) R_Stokes with an intelligent ball to D_Majstorovic
          ...  But D_McGrain wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but K_Ippi has none of it.
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 47 :(fcp) R_Castias can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to E_Adebayor
          ...  M_Flano beats him to the ball
Min. 48 :(fcp) R_Castias with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  R_Castias swings in the shot!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Moore chips the ball into the area!
          ...  K_Ghost reads it well, and claims it!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 0-0 Inter Milan

Min. 49 :(fcp) R_Castias boots it towards E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor with the punt towards goal!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Castias curls it into the box!
          ...  K_Ghost comes out and claims it!
Min. 51 :(irm) M_Flano takes possession on the halfway line
          ...  He runs forward with the ball
          ...  He skips past the challenges
          ...  Amauri with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 53 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Breno
          ...  He puts in E_Adebayor!
          ...  D_Majstorovic rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's K_Ippi going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 55 :(fcp) E_Adebayor cuts through the defence
          ...  D_Majstorovic clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 57 :(fcp) R_Rivelino twists his ankle!
          ...  He isn't going to continue!
Min. 57 :(fcp) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  R_Nomvethe will come on for R_Rivelino and play MF
Min. 60 :(fcp) E_Adebayor finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled the defender
          ...  V_Mosthovoy intercepts the pass
Min. 63 :(fcp) M_Laursen is being brought on
          ...  H_Almeida is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 66 :(irm) R_Stokes had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  R_Stokes hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  D_Marshall with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 72 :(irm) P_Caddis is coming on for Breno and will play DF
Min. 73 :(irm) D_Marshall miskicks!
          ...  R_Stokes is takes control of the ball!
          ...  R_Stokes hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  But D_Marshall just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  K_Ippi has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 74 :(irm) D_Platt is being prepared to come on
          ...  A_Gunnarsson is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 74 :(fcp) Amauri nutmegs P_Caddis, he continues to run forward
          ...  M_Flano with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 74 :(irm) D_Platt looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_Caddis
          ...  But R_Nomvethe slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 75 :(irm) I_Gabilondo is coming on and Tone is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 76 :(fcp) Curled in dangerously from B_Moore to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  I_Gabilondo hits it out for a throw
Min. 78 :(fcp) Amauri takes advantage of a mistake by M_Flano
          ...  But H_Westermann with the fine tackle
Min. 79 :(irm) V_Mosthovoy pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  P_Rodriguez with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Inter Milan players
Min. 80 :(fcp) Amauri beats P_Caddis
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Amauri with the strike !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  K_Ghost will be disappointed he did not save that!
          ...  That surely hands FC Porto victory!!
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Inter Milan ...
Min. 81 :(fcp) FC Porto will now play D
Min. 81 :(irm) Inter Milan changed their strategy to play A
Min. 86 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  D_Majstorovic with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(fcp) D_McGrain takes advantage of a mistake by D_Majstorovic
          ...  D_McGrain rifles it at the goal !
          ...  K_Ghost with a superb tip around the post
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_R_Riquelme
          ...  K_Ghost jumps well to claim it!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 111,640
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : D_McGrain (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Amauri (80)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Adebayor (7), Amauri (51)
Injured              : R_Rivelino (57)
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : R_Stokes
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Tone (26)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              FC Porto    |   Inter Milan
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       5
Off target           :           3        |       1
On target            :           3        |       4
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       13
Key Passes           :           9        |       6
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Final Score          : FC Porto 1 - 0 Inter Milan
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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  34   7   5   7  14 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
P_Rodriguez    DF   2  27   8   9  28 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
B_Moore        DF   2  24  12  11  20 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
H_Almeida      DF   2  24  11  10  29 |  66   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
D_McGrain      DF   1  24  11   7  24 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  65  20  28
L_Squillaci    DF   4  23  10   7  37 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
J_R_Riquelme   MF   3   5  24  20  34 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
R_Castias      MF   2   8  24   9  29 |  94   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   1
R_Rivelino     MF   3  12  23   7  34 |  60   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  26  35 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
Amauri         FW   2   6   7  25  29 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  18  18  54
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  25   8   6  30 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Nomvethe     MF   2  18  22   6  28 |  34   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
G_Hagi         MF   2   5  28  10  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Rodriguez    FW   2   4   7  23  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Inter Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Ghost        GK  34   6   2   6  18 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
H_Westermann   DF   2  27   5   3  27 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
Breno          DF   2  24   9  10  16 |  75   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Mosthovoy    DF   1  24  10   7  18 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
D_Majstorovic  DF   2  23   5   5  47 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
M_Flano        DF   1  23   5   1  33 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
A_Gunnarsson   MF   2   8  26  17  34 |  77   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
M_Valbuena     MF   2  11  26  10  45 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
R_Stokes       MF   2   8  26   8  18 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  16
B_Brolin       MF   1   3  25   4  31 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
Tone           FW   2   7   8  27  31 |  78   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -13
R_Wright       GK  27   1   2   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Caddis       DF   2  23  12   8  28 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Platt        MF   1   3  24  10  25 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
I_Gabilondo    FW   2   6   8  24  29 |  16   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
P_Kluivert     FW   3   6   6  23  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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