Elite League Match, FC Porto vs. Manchester City (Sun Feb 27)


                             FC Porto  |  Manchester City
                              4-5-1 C  |  4-4-2 T
                          Malky McKay  |  Tony McCleary
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK A_Zaratta
                         F_de_Boer DF  |  DF C_Fuchs
                              Hugo DF  |  DF D_Gallagher
                           L_Jones DF  |  DF Mikio_Fujioka
                           M_Salah DF  |  DF Aoyama_Hideki
                          M_Canete MF  |  MF K_DeBruyne
                      J_Gandolfini MF  |  MF S_Matthews
                         S_Gerrard MF  |  MF Leda_Cygnus
                         J_Butland MF  |  MF Aparichit
                     Tomas_Rosicky MF  |  FW J_Cruz
                        M_Esposito FW  |  FW Y_Van_Der_Vu
                                       |
                         I_Cardoso SUB |  SUB R_Videi
                         E_Herbert SUB |  SUB D_McDonald
                        Liel_Abada SUB |  SUB D_Upamecano
                         Ansu_Fati SUB |  SUB Suz_Nakamoto
                          D_Baggio SUB |  SUB E_Shikari

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 1  :(fcp) Hugo kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  M_Esposito gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A wicked drive by M_Esposito !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  That's given FC Porto the lead!
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 1  :(fcp) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  FC Porto will now play D
Min. 1  :(fcp) F_de_Boer punches D_Gallagher off the ball
          ...  Well spotted by F_Brych
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 1  :(fcp) E_Herbert comes on for M_Canete and takes up a DF role
Min. 3  :(fcp) M_Esposito finds Hugo in the box
          ...  D_Gallagher gathers up the loose ball
Min. 4  :(fcp) M_Esposito gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past C_Fuchs!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A well-placed shot from M_Esposito !
          ...  A_Zaratta with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 4  :(mnc) K_DeBruyne moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Cruz
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  E_Herbert picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 5  :(fcp) E_Herbert runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off Aoyama_Hideki back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  K_DeBruyne with an ugly foul
Min. 7  :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus has it now
          ...  He takes on Hugo
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Aparichit!
          ...  Hugo reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 8  :(fcp) M_Esposito makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka with the tackle
          ...  F_Brych will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 13 :(fcp) S_Gerrard with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Aparichit with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 14 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini with an inch perfect pass to M_Salah
          ...  M_Salah lobs A_Zaratta!
          ...  A_Zaratta gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But can't hold onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  FC Porto 2-0 Manchester City ...
Min. 16 :(fcp) J_Butland picks up a loose ball
          ...  J_Butland hits a great drive!
          ...  A_Zaratta beats the ball away
Min. 17 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini nutmegs S_Matthews
          ...  K_DeBruyne reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 21 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini with an intelligent ball to S_Gerrard
          ...  S_Gerrard keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  A_Zaratta with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 27 :(mnc) D_Gallagher sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to J_Cruz
          ...  But J_Butland slides in
Min. 33 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini knocks the ball past the lunge of C_Fuchs
          ...  Y_Van_Der_Vu wins the ball with ease
          ...  F_Brych saw something no-one else did
Min. 38 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  But Mikio_Fujioka wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Gandolfini crosses it in!
          ...  C_Fuchs gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 40 :(fcp) E_Herbert lobs it over Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  E_Herbert with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  A_Zaratta gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 41 :(fcp) S_Gerrard holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Esposito
          ...  Y_Van_Der_Vu is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(fcp) Tomas_Rosicky with an in swinging cross to M_Esposito
          ...  But Mikio_Fujioka wins the tackle
Min. 46 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini with an inch perfect pass to M_Esposito
          ...  M_Esposito is in acres of space!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  He tries to round A_Zaratta
          ...  He dinks it over A_Zaratta
          ...  D_Gallagher gets back to hack it off the line!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 2-0 Manchester City

Min. 50 :(fcp) L_Jones crosses to J_Gandolfini
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching
          ...  J_Gandolfini takes advantage and races towards the goal!
          ...  Just A_Zaratta is between him and the goal
          ...  He rounds A_Zaratta
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  A_Zaratta manages to get to it !!
Min. 50 :(mnc) Y_Van_Der_Vu sidesteps his marker
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by E_Herbert !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 53 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Aparichit
          ...  E_Herbert wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 55 :(fcp) Tomas_Rosicky runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to Hugo
          ...  J_Cruz with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 56 :(fcp) J_Butland crosses to E_Herbert
          ...  E_Herbert unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 58 :(fcp) S_Gerrard flicks the ball through
          ...  J_Gandolfini runs onto it!
          ...  D_Gallagher gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 63 :(mnc) S_Matthews with an incisive pass to Aparichit
          ...  Hugo gathers up the loose ball
Min. 64 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Aoyama_Hideki!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  J_Gandolfini with a bicycle kick !
          ...  A_Zaratta guesses right
Min. 68 :(fcp) Curled in dangerously from M_Salah to M_Esposito
          ...  M_Esposito with the shot on net !
          ...  A_Zaratta with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 69 :(fcp) L_Jones takes advantage of a mistake by D_Gallagher
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Fine tackle by C_Fuchs
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 75 :(fcp) Ansu_Fati is being brought on
          ...  J_Gandolfini is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(fcp) J_Butland plays a long ball to S_Gerrard
          ...  S_Gerrard attempts a lob!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 82 :(fcp) Ansu_Fati takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into M_Esposito
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky hits it into the box!
          ...  C_Fuchs reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 84 :(mnc) S_Matthews looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Cruz
          ...  But S_Gerrard slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 87 :(fcp) S_Gerrard beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves F_Brych
          ...  Good sliding challenge from Aoyama_Hideki
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(fcp) Tomas_Rosicky looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to S_Gerrard
          ...  S_Gerrard with the goal bound shot!
          ...  A_Zaratta goes down well to save

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 137,324
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : M_Esposito (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Esposito (1), M_Salah (14)
Sent Off             : F_de_Boer (1)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : K_DeBruyne
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Mikio_Fujioka (8), Y_Van_Der_Vu (41)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     | Manchester City
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       0
Off target           :           2        |       0
On target            :          11        |       0
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       0
Fouls                :           4        |       14
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :          14        |       7
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Final Score          : FC Porto 2 - 0 Manchester City
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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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
F_de_Boer      DF   2  34   8   8  27 |   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  30 -10 -10
Hugo           DF   2  31  14   9  42 |  94   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  40  30   0
L_Jones        DF   3  31   7   8  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Salah        DF   2  30   8   9  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  10  25
M_Canete       MF   2   6  32   5  19 |   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
J_Gandolfini   MF   3  10  31  22  12 |  77   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0  20  70  30
S_Gerrard      MF   2   7  31  19  21 |  94   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  20  10
J_Butland      MF   2  10  31  11  41 |  94   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   5
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   3   8  30   8  32 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Esposito     FW   1   7   7  30  41 |  94   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  10  40
I_Cardoso      GK  30   2   4   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  32   7  11  41 |  93   0   3   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
Liel_Abada     MF   1   1  25   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ansu_Fati      MF   1   2  19  16  22 |  17   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Baggio       FW   2   7  10  29  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Zaratta      GK  32   3   3   1  21 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  35   9  10  32 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  34   9  10  43 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  33   8  10  41 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  78  -2  -2
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  33   7   9  20 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
K_DeBruyne     MF   1   8  33   7  31 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
S_Matthews     MF   3   9  32   7  32 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1   9  30  19  22 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -20
Aparichit      MF   3   5  30  18  12 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Cruz         FW   1   6   8  27  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Van_Der_Vu   FW   3   8   7  26  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
R_Videi        GK  30   4   1   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_McDonald     DF   1  28   9   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Upamecano    DF   3   7  26  17  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Suz_Nakamoto   MF   1   1  29  22  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Shikari      FW   1   6  27   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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