Elite League Cup Group Match 1, FC Porto vs. Rangers FC (Wed Oct 19)


                             FC Porto  |  Rangers FC
                              4-4-2 N  |  6-3-1 D
                         Shaun Winzor  |  Gazza Grant
                                       |
                        D_Marshall GK  |  GK V_Mannone
                       P_Rodriguez DF  |  DF A_Schulz
                            C_Barr DF  |  DF P_Senderos
                         H_Almeida DF  |  DF R_Giovinco
                           B_Moore DF  |  DF D_McGrain
                          Di_Maria MF  |  DF F_de_Boer
                           Gandolf MF  |  DF L_Jones
                      J_R_Riquelme MF  |  MF L_Thomas
                         D_Pereira MF  |  MF A_Gunnarsson
                        E_Adebayor FW  |  MF M_Ozil
                         S_Morison FW  |  FW D_Trezeguet
                                       |
                            Helton SUB |  SUB G_Adam
                       A_Kerzhakov SUB |  SUB M_Hart
                        S_McEveley SUB |  SUB D_Weir
                         T_Hurlock SUB |  SUB S_Gerrard
                           L_Massu SUB |  SUB H_Rodellega

Referee: C_Cakir (Turkey)


Min. 6  :(rfc) D_McGrain gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  B_Moore wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 9  :(fcp) E_Adebayor plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  L_Thomas rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 10 :(fcp) E_Adebayor skips the challenge from F_de_Boer
          ...  M_Ozil gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 11 :(rfc) L_Thomas jumps over C_Barr's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Driven towards goal by L_Thomas !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 12 :(fcp) E_Adebayor runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs P_Senderos
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by A_Gunnarsson
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 15 :(rfc) D_Trezeguet beats C_Barr
          ...  A left-footer by D_Trezeguet !
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 17 :(rfc) F_de_Boer is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  A_Gunnarsson latches onto the end of it
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  C_Barr hits it out for a throw
Min. 19 :(fcp) E_Adebayor runs at A_Schulz
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  E_Adebayor attempts a lob!
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 20 :(fcp) Gandolf brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  S_Morison gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Morison unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  V_Mannone dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had V_Mannone beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  E_Adebayor hits it towards the far post!
          ...  V_Mannone comes out and claims it!
Min. 20 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs P_Rodriguez
          ...  He puts in L_Jones!
          ...  H_Almeida with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 23 :(rfc) M_Ozil with a short pass to find D_Trezeguet
          ...  H_Almeida steals the ball of off him
Min. 27 :(rfc) M_Ozil is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to D_Trezeguet
          ...  A well-placed shot from D_Trezeguet !
          ...  D_Marshall makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 30 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez with a measured pass to S_Morison
          ...  A skilful effort from S_Morison !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 32 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to S_Morison
          ...  D_McGrain rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's C_Cakir going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 33 :(fcp) Di_Maria runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to S_Morison
          ...  F_de_Boer cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 38 :(rfc) Curled in dangerously from L_Thomas to M_Ozil
          ...  Di_Maria gathers up the loose ball
Min. 40 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on D_Marshall!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme brings him down!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  C_Cakir sends him off the pitch !!
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!!
Min. 40 :(rfc) Rangers FC altered their play to a P strategy
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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

Min. 46 :(rfc) D_McGrain is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Thomas
          ...  P_Rodriguez is forced to retreat
          ...  He knocks it back!
          ...  D_Marshall misses it!
          ...  It creeps just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by A_Gunnarsson
          ...  P_Senderos gets his head on it
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  D_Marshall is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by L_Thomas
          ...  D_Marshall easily catches it!
Min. 48 :(rfc) A_Gunnarsson runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs P_Rodriguez
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  But D_Pereira comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 51 :(fcp) D_Pereira with an in swinging cross to E_Adebayor
          ...  From long range E_Adebayor bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  The shot slips through V_Mannone's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 54 :(fcp) Gandolf sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  E_Adebayor runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  F_de_Boer read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 55 :(rfc) M_Hart takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace R_Giovinco as DF
Min. 55 :(rfc) The ball is passed in from L_Thomas, he finds L_Jones
          ...  L_Jones hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  But D_Marshall tips it over
          ...  C_Cakir has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 61 :(rfc) M_Ozil brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  F_de_Boer gets on the end of the pass
          ...  P_Rodriguez stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 66 :(fcp) E_Adebayor with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows L_Jones a clean set of heals
          ...  A_Schulz is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
Min. 67 :(rfc) P_Senderos runs at H_Almeida
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  B_Moore with the tackle
Min. 68 :(rfc) M_Ozil volleys it forward. He finds D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet with the strike !
          ...  But D_Marshall smothers the ball.
Min. 72 :(rfc) D_Trezeguet takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  D_Trezeguet curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  D_Marshall fists it away
Min. 73 :(fcp) H_Almeida gains possession
          ...  A_Gunnarsson is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  C_Cakir ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Gazza Grant looks relieved
Min. 74 :(rfc) D_Trezeguet finds himself in a good position
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by C_Barr
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Hart chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  D_Marshall reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 76 :(rfc) D_McGrain pass splits open the defence and finds M_Ozil
          ...  M_Ozil launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into D_Marshall's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 78 :(fcp) Di_Maria with an incisive pass to S_Morison
          ...  D_McGrain brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 80 :(fcp) Gandolf hoofs it up field to find P_Rodriguez
          ...  P_Rodriguez with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Rangers FC fans taunt him!
Min. 82 :(fcp) S_Morison sidesteps A_Schulz
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  M_Hart wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 83 :(rfc) D_Weir is being brought on
          ...  F_de_Boer is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 84 :(rfc) S_Gerrard is being prepared to come on
          ...  L_Thomas is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 93 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez brings it under control
          ...  He takes on D_McGrain
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in E_Adebayor!
          ...  A_Schulz takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 150,000
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : P_Rodriguez (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : J_R_Riquelme (40)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Rangers FC Match Info
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Best player          : D_McGrain
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Thomas (9)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |    Rangers FC
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       8
Off target           :           5        |       4
On target            :           0        |       4
Possession           :          40        |       60
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :          10        |       8
Key Passes           :           9        |       10
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Final Score          : FC Porto 0 - 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_Marshall     GK  39   7   5   7  14 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
P_Rodriguez    DF   2  31   8  10  28 |  94   0   2   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  80  30   1
C_Barr         DF   2  29  12  10  27 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
H_Almeida      DF   2  28  12  10  29 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
B_Moore        DF   2  27  13  11  20 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  28   5  37 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Gandolf        MF   2  19  28   8  19 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_R_Riquelme   MF   3   6  26  21  34 |  40   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
D_Pereira      MF   3  11  26   7  32 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  28  35 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
S_Morison      FW   1   2   7  28  36 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
Helton         GK  29   1   1   2  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  25  11   7  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_McEveley     DF   2  24  12   9  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Hurlock      MF   1   8  23  18  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Massu        FW   1   7  10  26  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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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V_Mannone      GK  27   5   3   1  30 |  94   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
A_Schulz       DF   1  31  12  10  20 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Senderos     DF   1  28  12   5  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
R_Giovinco     DF   2  27  12  10  35 |  56   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
D_McGrain      DF   1  27  12   7  24 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
F_de_Boer      DF   2  27   7   7  27 |  84   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
L_Jones        DF   3  24   7   8  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
L_Thomas       MF   1   7  30   7  18 |  85   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -1
A_Gunnarsson   MF   2   8  29  17  34 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Ozil         MF   2   8  29   7  18 |  94   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   1
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   6   9  25  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
G_Adam         GK  20   5   1   2  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hart         DF   2  31   4   1  22 |  38   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
D_Weir         DF   3  22   5   5  12 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Gerrard      MF   2   6  25  16  21 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Rodellega    FW   2   5   8  26  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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