Elite League Match, FC Porto vs. Marseille (Sun Feb 13)


                             FC Porto  |  Marseille
                            4-2-2-2 C  |  4-1-2-1-2 E
                          Malky McKay  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK P_Assure
                         F_de_Boer DF  |  DF A_Ranocchia
                          T_Stavos DF  |  DF Mark_Robinson
                      C_Dos_Passos DF  |  DF H_Bellerin
                              Hugo DF  |  DF M_A_Nastasic
                         J_Butland MF  |  DM A_Oko_Flex
                     Tomas_Rosicky MF  |  MF R_Mendes
                      J_Gandolfini AM  |  MF R_Pires
                         S_Gerrard AM  |  AM Bovan
                        Sheringham FW  |  FW Taliyah
                        M_Esposito FW  |  FW S_Bergwijn
                                       |
                         I_Cardoso SUB |  SUB M_Stryjek
                           M_Salah SUB |  SUB A_Rami
                        Liel_Abada SUB |  SUB P_Viera
                     Y_Verschaeren SUB |  SUB Didier
                          G_Borges SUB |  SUB Dziekanowski

Referee: C_V_Carballo (Spain)


Min. 2  :(fcp) J_Butland holds the ball up
          ...  He sees J_Gandolfini in space!
          ...  J_Gandolfini unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  But P_Assure parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 2  :(msl) S_Bergwijn beats J_Butland
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves C_V_Carballo
          ...  S_Bergwijn aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 3  :(fcp) M_Esposito sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  A_Oko_Flex wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 3  :(msl) A_Ranocchia lays the ball back to S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn blasts it at the goal !
          ...  D_James gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 5  :(fcp) J_Gandolfini plays in Sheringham with a beautiful ball
          ...  Sheringham unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 6  :(fcp) Tomas_Rosicky passes the ball to S_Gerrard
          ...  M_A_Nastasic with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 6  :(fcp) M_Esposito breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through!
          ...  He rounds P_Assure!
          ...  P_Assure brings him down in the area!
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 6  :(msl) M_Stryjek takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace S_Bergwijn
          ...  He'll play as a GK
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
          ...  What's C_V_Carballo going to give?
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  That looked like it was outside the box VAR?!!
          ...  Sheringham places the ball on the spot!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  Lets see if FC Porto can hang onto that lead!
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Marseille...
Min. 7  :(fcp) It seems FC Porto are making a tactical change to D
Min. 20 :(msl) R_Mendes takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Taliyah
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 30 :(msl) The Marseille manager shouts at them from the touchline to play P
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(fcp) Sheringham skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  R_Mendes with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 46 :(msl) Mark_Robinson plays in Taliyah with a beautiful ball
          ...  T_Stavos cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!

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

Min. 46 :(fcp) Sheringham beats Mark_Robinson
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Sheringham with a powerful diving header!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 47 :(msl) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Taliyah is through!
          ...  T_Stavos brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But C_V_Carballo waves play on!!!
Min. 47 :(fcp) Tomas_Rosicky had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  M_A_Nastasic is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 48 :(fcp) M_Esposito turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  M_Esposito aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Marseille fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 49 :(fcp) Sheringham beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves C_V_Carballo
          ...  Sheringham launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Tomas_Rosicky!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by H_Bellerin
Min. 52 :(msl) Mark_Robinson looks injured. He's been stretchered off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
          ...  He returns to the pitch to carry on
          ...  He seems to be ok
Min. 58 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini miskicks!
          ...  He finds Sheringham though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from Sheringham !
          ...  M_Stryjek makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 59 :(msl) H_Bellerin with a probing pass to Taliyah
          ...  The ball hits Tomas_Rosicky in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 60 :(fcp) S_Gerrard pulls it back to M_Esposito
          ...  Fine tackle by R_Mendes
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 63 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex finds Mark_Robinson with a ball over the defence
          ...  Hugo fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 64 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Taliyah gets on the end of the pass
          ...  C_Dos_Passos stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 65 :(msl) Didier is being prepared to come on
          ...  Bovan is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 66 :(msl) Up goes the substitution board - Dziekanowski on for Taliyah as a FW
Min. 70 :(fcp) Liel_Abada comes on for C_Dos_Passos and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(fcp) S_Gerrard crosses to M_Esposito
          ...  A_Ranocchia wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 73 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Esposito
          ...  M_Esposito tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  M_Stryjek can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  M_Stryjek makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 75 :(fcp) Y_Verschaeren is going to be brought on
          ...  S_Gerrard is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play AM
Min. 78 :(fcp) T_Stavos kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  J_Gandolfini gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A_Ranocchia gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Y_Verschaeren!
          ...  M_Stryjek jumps well to claim it!
Min. 79 :(fcp) Y_Verschaeren knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  R_Mendes goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 81 :(msl) R_Pires with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  But J_Butland wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 83 :(fcp) J_Butland looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Y_Verschaeren
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  A_Ranocchia hits it out for a throw
Min. 85 :(fcp) Tomas_Rosicky unselfishly heads the ball back to T_Stavos
          ...  Cleaned up by M_A_Nastasic
Min. 85 :(msl) Mark_Robinson with an inch perfect pass to Dziekanowski
          ...  Dziekanowski hits a curling shot!
          ...  But D_James tips it behind
          ...  C_V_Carballo has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 87 :(msl) Mark_Robinson controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  Didier gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Hugo knocks the ball back to D_James
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past D_James!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Didier plays it into the danger area!
          ...  F_de_Boer reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(fcp) M_Esposito sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  M_Esposito hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  M_Stryjek guesses right
Min. 92 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex runs at the defence
          ...  F_de_Boer with an awful challenge
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 93 :(fcp) M_Esposito could get a shot on goal here
          ...  M_Esposito with a stunning strike !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 93 :(msl) A_Ranocchia gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past Hugo!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Ranocchia cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered into the top corner!
          ...  He salutes the Marseille fans!!
          ...  What a time to grab an equaliser!!
          ...  FC Porto 1-1 Marseille ...

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 145,000
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : Sheringham
Scorers              : Sheringham (6 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_de_Boer (92)
Injured              : N/A
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : A_Ranocchia (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Ranocchia (93)
Sent Off             : P_Assure (6)
Booked               : M_A_Nastasic (47)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |   Marseille
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       4
Off target           :           6        |       1
On target            :           4        |       3
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           3        |       13
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :          10        |       8
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Final Score          : FC Porto 1 - 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_James        GK  39   2   2   3  26 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_de_Boer      DF   2  34   8   8  27 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
T_Stavos       DF   3  33  13   5  10 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  32  12   5  22 |  72   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Hugo           DF   2  31  14   9  42 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
J_Butland      MF   2  10  31  11  41 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   3   8  30   8  32 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
J_Gandolfini   AM   3  10  31  22  12 |  95   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
S_Gerrard      AM   2   7  31  19  21 |  77   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Sheringham     FW   2   6   9  35  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
M_Esposito     FW   1   7   7  30  41 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
I_Cardoso      GK  30   2   4   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Salah        DF   2  30   8   9  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Liel_Abada     DF   1   1  25   3  30 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Verschaeren  AM   2   3  21  17  47 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Borges       FW   1   1   1  26  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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P_Assure       GK  35   1   1   3  40 |   6   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1  -5   0   0   0
A_Ranocchia    DF   3  34  11  10  30 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  60  10  25
Mark_Robinson  DF   1  34  10   5  23 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
H_Bellerin     DF   1  33  11  11  23 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  33   2   2  45 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
A_Oko_Flex     DM   3  16  28  10  23 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
R_Mendes       MF   1  23  32   1  30 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
R_Pires        MF   2   3  28   5  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bovan          AM   3  10  31  13  43 |  67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Taliyah        FW   2   7   8  33  11 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bergwijn     FW   3  10   8  32  10 |   6   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Stryjek      GK  31   4   1   2  28 |  89   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
A_Rami         DF   3  33   5   7  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Viera        MF   3  11  33   8  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Didier         MF   3   7  33   9  33 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dziekanowski   FW   1   1   1  31  13 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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