Division One League Match, FC Porto vs. Marseille (Sun May 18)


                             FC Porto  |  Marseille
                            4-1-3-2 N  |  5-4-1 C
                         Shaun Winzor  |  Lee Shaw
                                       |
                        D_Marshall GK  |  GK R_Higuita
                       P_Rodriguez DF  |  DF T_Taiwo
                         H_Almeida DF  |  DF G_Halford
                           B_Moore DF  |  DF L_Koscielny
                         D_McGrain DF  |  DF L_Shawry
                          G_Fofana DM  |  DF F_Le_Boeuf
                            G_Hagi MF  |  MF Y_Sankhare
                          Di_Maria MF  |  MF Douglas_Costa
                        R_Rivelino MF  |  MF A_Marcos
                        E_Adebayor FW  |  MF N_Ben_Khalifa
                            Amauri FW  |  FW J_Digweed
                                       |
                           C_Clark SUB |  SUB S_Given
                         M_Laursen SUB |  SUB Y_Kaboul
                        R_Nomvethe SUB |  SUB D_Obua
                         R_Castias SUB |  SUB D_Albertini
                       J_Rodriguez SUB |  SUB Yeboah

Referee: S_Bennett (England)


Min. 5  :(fcp) G_Fofana with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  G_Fofana with the attempt at goal!
          ...  But R_Higuita hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 6  :(fcp) E_Adebayor beats L_Shawry
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves S_Bennett
          ...  But L_Koscielny puts it in row Z!
Min. 8  :(fcp) G_Hagi moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Almeida
          ...  H_Almeida swings in the shot!
          ...  R_Higuita with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 9  :(msl) Douglas_Costa has it now
          ...  He takes on H_Almeida
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_Digweed!
          ...  P_Rodriguez cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 11 :(fcp) G_Fofana controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs T_Taiwo
          ...  He puts in H_Almeida!
          ...  H_Almeida heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  But R_Higuita tips it behind
          ...  S_Bennett has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 11 :(msl) Y_Sankhare floats the ball in to find T_Taiwo
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by R_Rivelino
          ...  He timed it well
Min. 20 :(fcp) FC Porto changed their strategy to play P
Min. 21 :(msl) Douglas_Costa finds F_Le_Boeuf with a ball over the defence
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  D_Marshall has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  D_Marshall is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone in
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That puts Marseille ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  FC Porto 0-1 Marseille ...
Min. 21 :(fcp) G_Hagi runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_McGrain
          ...  N_Ben_Khalifa muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  S_Bennett had no choice there!!
          ...  Shaun Winzor appluads the decision
Min. 26 :(fcp) G_Fofana plays in P_Rodriguez with a beautiful ball
          ...  R_Higuita is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  S_Bennett gave him a strong warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  B_Moore swings it in
          ...  E_Adebayor gets on the end of it
          ...  But L_Shawry clears the ball to safety
Min. 28 :(fcp) G_Hagi beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds B_Moore
          ...  L_Koscielny with a reckless challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He received a good talking to from S_Bennett
Min. 30 :(fcp) FC Porto's manager orders his side to play E
Min. 33 :(msl) J_Digweed loses his marker!
          ...  G_Fofana read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 34 :(msl) L_Koscielny gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds A_Marcos
          ...  A_Marcos keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 35 :(fcp) Amauri barges the defender off the ball
          ...  Driven towards goal by Amauri !
          ...  R_Higuita with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 36 :(msl) J_Digweed takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  J_Digweed with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 38 :(fcp) It seems FC Porto are making a tactical change to C
Min. 39 :(fcp) G_Fofana brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  E_Adebayor makes himself available
          ...  E_Adebayor has a go!
          ...  R_Higuita heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 40 :(fcp) FC Porto altered their play to a E strategy
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on

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

Min. 48 :(msl) L_Koscielny runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs Di_Maria
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  H_Almeida with the block
Min. 51 :(fcp) Di_Maria is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to Amauri
          ...  Amauri has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The Marseille fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 57 :(msl) J_Digweed beats B_Moore
          ...  J_Digweed aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  But D_Marshall tips it over
          ...  S_Bennett has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 61 :(fcp) G_Hagi knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  L_Shawry fouls badly
          ...  S_Bennett will want to speak to him
          ...  S_Bennett wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 64 :(msl) Y_Sankhare retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  J_Digweed latches onto the end of it
          ...  Di_Maria with a nasty foul
          ...  S_Bennett will want to speak to him
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 65 :(fcp) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  R_Castias will come on for R_Rivelino and play MF
Min. 65 :(fcp) The FC Porto manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 67 :(fcp) E_Adebayor with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from A_Marcos
          ...  G_Halford goes in studs first
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Shaun Winzor looks bemused that it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  Amauri fires it towards the goal
          ...  R_Higuita makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 68 :(fcp) M_Laursen takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace P_Rodriguez as DF
Min. 68 :(fcp) J_Rodriguez replaces Amauri and will play FW
Min. 70 :(fcp) R_Castias turns past L_Shawry
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  G_Halford with the block
Min. 72 :(msl) Y_Kaboul replaces an unhappy T_Taiwo and will play as a DF
Min. 73 :(fcp) J_Rodriguez takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  G_Halford clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 75 :(msl) D_Albertini replaces an unhappy Y_Sankhare and will play as a MF
Min. 80 :(msl) Yeboah comes on for J_Digweed and takes up a FW role
Min. 81 :(msl) D_Albertini slides the ball across to F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  But D_Marshall tips it over
          ...  S_Bennett has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 84 :(msl) Douglas_Costa 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!
          ...  D_Albertini receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  B_Moore takes possession
Min. 85 :(msl) D_Albertini controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs M_Laursen
          ...  He puts in Yeboah!
          ...  Yeboah rifles it at the goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Koscielny swings it in!
          ...  D_Marshall comes out and claims it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(fcp) Di_Maria finds B_Moore in the box
          ...  B_Moore is clean through, he is one on one with R_Higuita
          ...  He tries to slide it past R_Higuita
          ...  He has put it wide!!
Min. 91 :(msl) F_Le_Boeuf nutmegs M_Laursen, he continues to run forward
          ...  B_Moore with a perfectly timed tackle

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 112,000
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : G_Fofana
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : F_Le_Boeuf (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : F_Le_Boeuf (21)
Sent Off             : N_Ben_Khalifa (21)
Booked               : G_Halford (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              FC Porto    |    Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       6
Off target           :           2        |       3
On target            :           6        |       3
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       13
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :           8        |       8
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Final Score          : FC Porto 0 - 1 Marseille
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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 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
P_Rodriguez    DF   2  27   8   9  28 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
H_Almeida      DF   2  25  11  10  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  15   0  16
B_Moore        DF   2  24  12  11  20 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   1
D_McGrain      DF   1  24  11   7  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Fofana       DM   1  15  22   7  21 |  96   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  36   8
G_Hagi         MF   2   5  29  10  30 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  26   5  37 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   4 -20
R_Rivelino     MF   3  12  23   7  34 |  69   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  26  35 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
Amauri         FW   2   6   7  25  29 |  72   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
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 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  18  22   6  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Castias      MF   2   8  24   9  29 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Rodriguez    FW   2   4   7  23  23 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20

Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Higuita      GK  39   2   2   2  34 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  28   4   3  31 |  76   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Halford      DF   1  27   8   3  35 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  28  -2  -2
L_Koscielny    DF   2  26  10   7  36 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  55  12   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  26   8   7  15 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  23   9   6  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  27  11  36 |  79   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  26  10  42 |  96   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0
A_Marcos       MF   2   7  25  15  32 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  11  25  11  25 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  27  19 |  84   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  20  29
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Kaboul       DF   1  23   6   2  31 |  20   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Obua         MF   2  11  23   8  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Albertini    MF   2   7  23  11  24 |  17   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  25  31 |  12   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  21
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