Elite League Match, FC Porto vs. Rangers FC (Sun Jan 31)


                             FC Porto  |  Rangers FC
                            4-2-3-1 C  |  4-3-3 C
                          Malky McKay  |  Steve Brown
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK A_Peruzzi
                              Maxi DF  |  DF J_Pedro
                           C_Obasi DF  |  DF G_Grant
                          T_Stavos DF  |  DF F_Le_Boeuf
                           S_Ramos DF  |  DF L_Olsen
                        P_Di_Canio DM  |  MF B_Hemoth
                     Lubo_Moravcik DM  |  MF R_Jack
                         D_Pereira MF  |  MF Ianis_Hagi
                      J_Gandolfini MF  |  FW Ricardinho
                           T_Rogic MF  |  FW H_Rodellega
                        D_Rortugal FW  |  FW Steve_Brown
                                       |
                       B_Trautmann SUB |  SUB P_Lattuada
                           L_Jones SUB |  SUB K_Rekik
                      G_Karagounis SUB |  SUB F_Ricksen
                        R_Donadoni SUB |  SUB J_Marshman
                      Dziekanowski SUB |  SUB G_Puciato

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(rfc) Ianis_Hagi finds the run of H_Rodellega
          ...  H_Rodellega flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 6  :(rfc) Ricardinho slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  A left-footer by Ricardinho !
          ...  Looks like it should be D_James's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  D_James looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Jack crosses it in!
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf gets something on it!
          ...  D_James with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 7  :(fcp) D_Rortugal with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  Steve_Brown with the foul
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  T_Rogic knocks it forward
          ...  D_Rortugal gets on the end of it
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by D_Rortugal !
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 10 :(rfc) Ricardinho turns on a sixpence
          ...  Ricardinho hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  D_James dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had D_James beaten!
Min. 12 :(fcp) P_Di_Canio looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards J_Gandolfini
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from G_Grant
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Lubo_Moravcik crosses it in!
          ...  A_Peruzzi comes out and claims it!
Min. 18 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  C_Obasi gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  J_Pedro knocks the ball back to A_Peruzzi
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past A_Peruzzi!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Rogic plays it into the danger area!
          ...  L_Olsen gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 18 :(fcp) Maxi with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from G_Grant
          ...  R_Jack with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 19 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini with the through ball to D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal with the header !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kicks the sponsor hoarding in delight!
          ...  He has notched up his 10th goal this season with that one!!
          ...  That's given FC Porto the advantage!
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Rangers FC ...
Min. 20 :(fcp) It seems FC Porto are making a tactical change to D
Min. 23 :(fcp) Lubo_Moravcik takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Stavos
          ...  J_Pedro bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 23 :(rfc) Steve_Brown with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows T_Rogic a clean set of heals
          ...  But D_Pereira wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but G_Reddy has none of it.
Min. 27 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs G_Grant
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  But J_Pedro sweeps up the threat
Min. 28 :(rfc) Steve_Brown spits at D_James
          ...  G_Reddy tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 32 :(rfc) B_Hemoth 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 R_Jack
          ...  T_Rogic gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 34 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini beats F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  But L_Olsen sweeps up the threat
Min. 35 :(fcp) D_Pereira skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Maxi
          ...  But Ricardinho wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 37 :(rfc) Ianis_Hagi with the cross-field pass to H_Rodellega
          ...  A powerful header from H_Rodellega !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  D_James just watches float over the bar!
Min. 39 :(fcp) S_Ramos knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  G_Grant cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 40 :(rfc) G_Grant holds the ball up
          ...  He sees J_Pedro in space!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  S_Ramos hits it out for a throw
Min. 41 :(fcp) T_Stavos lobs it over G_Grant
          ...  G_Grant recovers to win the ball back
Min. 42 :(rfc) Steve_Brown plays a long ball to Ricardinho
          ...  Ricardinho with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But D_James makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(fcp) Lubo_Moravcik has it now
          ...  He takes on L_Olsen
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in D_Rortugal!
          ...  L_Olsen goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 48 :(fcp) Maxi is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  S_Ramos latches onto the ball
          ...  S_Ramos with a thundering drive!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  A_Peruzzi dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And A_Peruzzi tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Rogic crosses it in!
          ...  G_Grant gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away

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

Min. 49 :(rfc) B_Hemoth slides the ball across to Ricardinho
          ...  Ricardinho with the crafty shot!
          ...  But D_James makes an easy save
Min. 50 :(fcp) D_Pereira with an inch perfect pass to T_Rogic
          ...  Steve_Brown tackles cleanly
Min. 56 :(fcp) S_Ramos runs towards the goal
          ...  Ianis_Hagi with the block
Min. 60 :(rfc) It seems Rangers FC are making a tactical change to A
Min. 63 :(fcp) T_Rogic gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Obasi
          ...  But J_Pedro wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but G_Reddy has none of it.
Min. 63 :(rfc) F_Le_Boeuf looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to Ricardinho
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Gandolfini belts it clear
Min. 64 :(fcp) T_Rogic has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past J_Pedro
          ...  He puts in D_Rortugal!
          ...  Ianis_Hagi fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He got away with just a warning
Min. 70 :(fcp) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  L_Jones will come on for T_Stavos and play DF
Min. 70 :(fcp) R_Donadoni is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Pereira is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 74 :(fcp) P_Di_Canio drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to J_Gandolfini
          ...  But L_Olsen barges him off the ball
Min. 75 :(fcp) Dziekanowski is coming on and D_Rortugal is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play FW
Min. 75 :(rfc) B_Hemoth with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Ianis_Hagi gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  C_Obasi with a terrible tackle
          ...  G_Reddy calls him over
          ...  G_Reddy is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 76 :(rfc) F_Le_Boeuf sidesteps C_Obasi
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  C_Obasi wins the ball with ease
          ...  G_Reddy saw something no-one else did
          ...  That's better. The dirty sod should have been sent off first time of asking!
Min. 79 :(rfc) H_Rodellega runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs Maxi
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  P_Di_Canio plays it back
          ...  D_James slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Le_Boeuf plays it into the danger area!
          ...  D_James fists it away!
Min. 80 :(rfc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  P_Lattuada will come on for J_Pedro and play DF
Min. 82 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Dziekanowski
          ...  Dziekanowski has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But A_Peruzzi with the difficult save
Min. 84 :(rfc) Steve_Brown with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  Steve_Brown tries to beat D_James from outside the area!
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 85 :(fcp) Lubo_Moravcik with a precise pass to J_Gandolfini
          ...  J_Gandolfini goes for goal !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 86 :(rfc) Steve_Brown nutmegs Maxi, he continues to run forward
          ...  Steve_Brown hits the ball first time!
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 87 :(fcp) L_Jones takes advantage of a mistake by F_Le_Boeuf
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  G_Grant reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 87 :(rfc) Ianis_Hagi beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds Steve_Brown
          ...  P_Di_Canio with the block
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(fcp) L_Jones with the dribble
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate
          ...  He's decided to go alone
          ...  L_Jones with a thundering drive!
          ...  A_Peruzzi has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  A_Peruzzi reacts well to tip it wide!!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Rogic hits it into the box!
          ...  A_Peruzzi catches it!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 145,601
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : J_Gandolfini (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Rortugal (19)
Sent Off             : C_Obasi (76)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : G_Grant
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Steve_Brown (7)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |  Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       9
Off target           :           2        |       6
On target            :           4        |       3
Possession           :          56        |       44
Corners              :           4        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           7        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       14
Key Passes           :          13        |       9
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Final Score          : FC Porto 1 - 0 Rangers FC
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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   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
Maxi           DF   1  33   8   8  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
C_Obasi        DF   2  32  12   8  39 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
T_Stavos       DF   3  31  13   5  10 |  73   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Ramos        DF   2  31   7   7  40 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
P_Di_Canio     DM   1  18  30   1  16 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  40  20
Lubo_Moravcik  DM   1  18  30   1  16 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Pereira      MF   3  12  31   8  32 |  73   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  40  20
J_Gandolfini   MF   3   9  29  21  12 |  94   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  45   0
T_Rogic        MF   1   8  29  16  28 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
D_Rortugal     FW   3  11  10  32  21 |  78   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  25
B_Trautmann    GK  29   2   1   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Jones        DF   3  30   7   8  22 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  29   9  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Donadoni     MF   1   8  29   7  41 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dziekanowski   FW   1   1   1  30  13 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

Player Statistics - Rangers FC
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_Peruzzi      GK  39   2   7   3  22 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
J_Pedro        DF   2  35   8   9  33 |  83   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
G_Grant        DF   3  35   7   9  13 |  94   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80 -10 -20
F_Le_Boeuf     DF   2  33  11   7  22 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -15
L_Olsen        DF   3  30   8   6  42 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
B_Hemoth       MF   2   5  33   6  22 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
R_Jack         MF   3   8  31  12  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ianis_Hagi     MF   1   9  30   7  12 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Ricardinho     FW   3   5  12  29  40 |  94   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
H_Rodellega    FW   2   6   8  29  13 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Steve_Brown    FW   1  16  22  27  29 |  94   0   1   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  18   8  -2
P_Lattuada     DF  31   3   2   1  42 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Rekik        DF   1  31   7   2  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Ricksen      DF   2  29   8   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Marshman     MF   3   8  31   7  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Puciato      FW   2  10  10  30  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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