Division One League Match, FC Porto vs. Liverpool (Sun Jan 27)


                             FC Porto  |  Liverpool
                          4-1-3-1-1 A  |  4-1-3-1-1 C
                         Shaun Winzor  |  Malky McKay
                                       |
                        D_Marshall GK  |  GK T_Peterson
                           T_Adams DF  |  DF C_John
                        L_Escalada DF  |  DF Kuzmanovic
                         H_Almeida DF  |  DF D_Bornosuzov
                      Ciaran_Clark DF  |  DF D_Majstorovic
                        R_Nomvethe DM  |  DM Oscar_Serrano
                          Sektioui MF  |  MF C_N_Zogbia
                           I_Jesus MF  |  MF Song_Billong
                            Kelvin MF  |  MF B_Stancu
                      J_R_Riquelme AM  |  AM S_Perrotta
                        E_Adebayor FW  |  FW O_G_Solskjaer
                                       |
                         M_Eardley SUB |  SUB F_Forster
                           T_Wilks SUB |  SUB M_Kelly
                          S_Rolfes SUB |  SUB A_Johnson
                            Sansao SUB |  SUB D_Rommedahl
                       F_Morientes SUB |  SUB M_Vucinic

Referee: S_Dougal (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(lpl) Oscar_Serrano 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 B_Stancu
          ...  L_Escalada goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  S_Dougal calls him for a talk
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  D_Bornosuzov plays it short to Kuzmanovic
          ...  A glorious effort by Kuzmanovic !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The FC Porto fans taunt him!
Min. 2  :(lpl) C_N_Zogbia brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  D_Bornosuzov gets on the end of the pass
          ...  D_Bornosuzov pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  D_Marshall catches the ball
Min. 4  :(fcp) E_Adebayor plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  E_Adebayor with his head down lets it go !
          ...  T_Peterson blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 6  :(fcp) Sektioui with a smart pass to T_Adams
          ...  T_Adams sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  T_Peterson won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 11 :(fcp) H_Almeida punches C_N_Zogbia off the ball
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  S_Dougal reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 15 :(fcp) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems FC Porto will now be playing E
Min. 15 :(lpl) C_John gets to the by line and finds D_Majstorovic with a beautiful cross
          ...  D_Majstorovic goes for the top corner !
          ...  D_Marshall with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 16 :(lpl) C_N_Zogbia looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to O_G_Solskjaer
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer could have let it bounce!
          ...  But D_Marshall hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 21 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  J_R_Riquelme looks to see where T_Peterson is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 24 :(lpl) Song_Billong controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme with an awful challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  S_Dougal calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 25 :(fcp) T_Adams finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  D_Bornosuzov pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 28 :(fcp) Sektioui pass splits open the defence and finds I_Jesus
          ...  I_Jesus has a dig at goal!
          ...  T_Peterson falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 29 :(lpl) S_Perrotta beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  What a shot from S_Perrotta !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  But D_Marshall pulls out a save of the game
Min. 30 :(fcp) FC Porto switch to playing A
Min. 30 :(lpl) S_Perrotta with the dribble
          ...  S_Perrotta attempts to drive it home!
          ...  D_Marshall just watches float over the bar!
Min. 34 :(lpl) Song_Billong knocks it past L_Escalada and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Song_Billong fires a shot at goal !
          ...  D_Marshall fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 35 :(fcp) E_Adebayor finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  Oscar_Serrano brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 35 :(lpl) C_N_Zogbia looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to O_G_Solskjaer
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Ciaran_Clark
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Perrotta curls it into the box!
          ...  D_Marshall reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 36 :(lpl) C_N_Zogbia 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 C_John
          ...  H_Almeida reads the play well
Min. 37 :(lpl) B_Stancu plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_Majstorovic decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  D_Majstorovic with the cheeky shot!
          ...  D_Marshall makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 38 :(fcp) E_Adebayor dribbles it into the box
          ...  But D_Bornosuzov with the fine tackle
Min. 38 :(lpl) Oscar_Serrano threads the through ball to B_Stancu
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  R_Nomvethe belts it clear
Min. 39 :(lpl) C_N_Zogbia looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to B_Stancu
          ...  B_Stancu keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  D_Marshall dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had D_Marshall beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Bornosuzov lofts the ball in!
          ...  D_Marshall jumps well to claim it!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(fcp) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  FC Porto will now play E

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 0-0 Liverpool

Min. 47 :(lpl) D_Majstorovic knocks it forward
          ...  E_Adebayor slips
          ...  Kuzmanovic gets to it!
          ...  T_Adams goes in stud's first
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 47 :(fcp) T_Wilks is going to be brought on
          ...  Kelvin is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  C_N_Zogbia bends it round the wall
          ...  D_Marshall won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 51 :(lpl) Song_Billong with a glorious long pass to Kuzmanovic
          ...  The cross hits Kuzmanovic on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  But D_Marshall tips it behind
          ...  S_Dougal has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 52 :(fcp) Ciaran_Clark sidesteps D_Majstorovic
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Ciaran_Clark goes for the top corner !
          ...  T_Peterson just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 52 :(lpl) C_N_Zogbia 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!
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  O_G_Solskjaer controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  D_Marshall won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 56 :(lpl) Oscar_Serrano beats Ciaran_Clark
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  L_Escalada with the block
Min. 57 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe picks out E_Adebayor with the cross
          ...  E_Adebayor hits a great drive!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  T_Peterson palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Sektioui chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  T_Wilks tries to place the shot!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 57 :(fcp) I_Jesus takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  D_Majstorovic with the lunge!!
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul
          ...  He's lucky it wasn't more
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 60 :(fcp) FC Porto restructured their strategy to N
Min. 60 :(lpl) M_Kelly is being brought on
          ...  D_Bornosuzov is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 63 :(fcp) Sektioui hits a hard pass to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  J_R_Riquelme attempts to nutmeg T_Peterson!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Liverpool fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 65 :(lpl) Kuzmanovic reads the run of D_Majstorovic
          ...  D_Majstorovic has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  D_Marshall catches the ball
Min. 66 :(lpl) There's going to be a change
          ...  A_Johnson will come on for S_Perrotta and play AM
Min. 66 :(lpl) D_Rommedahl is coming on and O_G_Solskjaer is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 66 :(lpl) C_N_Zogbia with the header on
          ...  He finds Kuzmanovic in space
          ...  Kuzmanovic tries the shot !
          ...  D_Marshall has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  D_Marshall reacts well to save!!!
Min. 66 :(fcp) E_Adebayor controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs M_Kelly
          ...  He puts in Ciaran_Clark!
          ...  M_Kelly with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 67 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to E_Adebayor
          ...  But M_Kelly slides in two footed.
          ...  S_Dougal has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 69 :(lpl) B_Stancu beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  But H_Almeida spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 70 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  C_John robs him of the ball
Min. 72 :(fcp) I_Jesus feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Ciaran_Clark runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Kuzmanovic bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 74 :(lpl) D_Rommedahl takes advantage of a bad back pass from T_Wilks
          ...  D_Rommedahl chases it through, he must score !
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The FC Porto fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 76 :(lpl) M_Kelly changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_John
          ...  Good sliding challenge from T_Wilks
Min. 77 :(lpl) C_John has it now
          ...  He takes on T_Wilks
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Oscar_Serrano!
          ...  But T_Wilks wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_N_Zogbia swings it in!
          ...  The ball comes to B_Stancu
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 82 :(lpl) Oscar_Serrano looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Rommedahl
          ...  I_Jesus steals the ball of off him
Min. 83 :(lpl) Song_Billong plays it back
          ...  T_Peterson slips!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Liverpool ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(lpl) C_N_Zogbia plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  C_John decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  H_Almeida pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 93,446
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : D_Marshall (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Song_Billong (83 og)
Sent Off             : T_Adams (47)
Booked               : H_Almeida (11), J_R_Riquelme (24)
Injured              : N/A
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Liverpool Match Info
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Best player          : C_N_Zogbia
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              FC Porto    |    Liverpool
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       16
Off target           :           6        |       7
On target            :           2        |       9
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       8
Key Tackles          :           9        |       5
Key Passes           :           8        |       19
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Final Score          : FC Porto 1 - 0 Liverpool
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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  32   7   5   7  14 |  97  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 115   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  25   7   6  22 |  50   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -9
L_Escalada     DF   2  25  11   7  42 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0
H_Almeida      DF   2  23  11  10  29 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  43  -2  -2
Ciaran_Clark   DF   2  23   8   8  24 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   1
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  17  21   6  28 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
Sektioui       MF   1   1  28   5  37 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
I_Jesus        MF   2   6  23   6  25 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12   1
Kelvin         MF   2   6  21  11  36 |  50   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   5  23  19  34 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  10   0
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   6  25  35 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  16
M_Eardley      GK  25   5   1   2  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Wilks        DF   2  25   9   8  30 |  47   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   1
S_Rolfes       DF   2  25   5   8  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sansao         FW   1   7   8  24  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Morientes    FW   1   3   9  23  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Liverpool
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_Peterson     GK  32   1   2   1  10 |  97   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_John         DF   2  24   8   8  31 |  97   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
Kuzmanovic     DF   2  23   8   5  30 |  97   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  -5  -8  -3
D_Bornosuzov   DF   2  23   4   8  39 |  63   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   8
D_Majstorovic  DF   2  23   5   5  47 |  97   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  12  24
Oscar_Serrano  DM   2  14  23  11  19 |  97   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  36   0
C_N_Zogbia     MF   1   3  28  12  21 |  97   0   0   8   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  96   1
Song_Billong   MF   3   6  22  16  25 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   4   8
B_Stancu       MF   2   6  22  16  34 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12   2
S_Perrotta     AM   2   8  22  17  27 |  69   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
O_G_Solskjaer  FW   1   1   9  25  26 |  69   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
F_Forster      GK  21   5   4   4  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Kelly        DF   2  22  13  13  33 |  34   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5  -8 -20
A_Johnson      AM   2   6  22  16  27 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rommedahl    FW   2   5   9  24  27 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Vucinic      FW   2   7   8  23  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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