Elite League Match, FC Porto vs. Santos FC (Sun Nov 29)


                             FC Porto  |  Santos FC
                            4-3-1-2 C  |  4-4-2 A
                          Malky McKay  |  Glyn Rigby
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK Ederson
                           C_Obasi DF  |  DF Leonardo
                              Maxi DF  |  DF Henrique
                          T_Stavos DF  |  DF T_Silva
                           L_Jones DF  |  DF Agostini
                          R_Baggio MF  |  MF Draxler
                        P_Di_Canio MF  |  MF Socrates
                     Lubo_Moravcik MF  |  MF Luis_Garcia
                      J_Gandolfini AM  |  MF Casemiro
                        D_Rortugal FW  |  FW Bar
                      Dziekanowski FW  |  FW Neymar_Jr
                                       |
                       B_Trautmann SUB |  SUB Leo
                        P_Thompson SUB |  SUB H_Bellini
                         D_Pereira SUB |  SUB Emerson_Jr
                           T_Rogic SUB |  SUB Enrique
                        A_Langlitz SUB |  SUB Bojan

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(fcp) Dziekanowski with the dribble
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Dziekanowski blasts it at the goal !
          ...  Ederson goes down well to save
Min. 2  :(fcp) Dziekanowski breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Ederson!
          ...  Luis_Garcia brings him down!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  J_Underhill calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  J_Gandolfini shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to D_Rortugal instead
          ...  Henrique tackles cleanly
Min. 3  :(sfc) Agostini pushes it past T_Stavos
          ...  C_Obasi with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 5  :(fcp) L_Jones punches Casemiro off the ball
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 5  :(fcp) P_Thompson comes on for Lubo_Moravcik and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 12 :(sfc) Draxler is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to Bar
          ...  Bar with a powerful downward header!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 14 :(sfc) Draxler feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Neymar_Jr runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  But C_Obasi with the fine tackle
Min. 18 :(sfc) Draxler looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Socrates
          ...  But P_Di_Canio wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 25 :(sfc) Luis_Garcia finds Henrique on the edge of the box
          ...  Henrique gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 27 :(sfc) Luis_Garcia jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Leonardo
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Leonardo !
          ...  D_James just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 31 :(fcp) R_Baggio is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to P_Di_Canio
          ...  But T_Silva barges him off the ball
Min. 33 :(fcp) Dziekanowski takes advantage of a mistake by Neymar_Jr
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by Henrique !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 34 :(fcp) R_Baggio has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  Henrique gathers up the loose ball
Min. 35 :(sfc) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Santos FC will now play E
Min. 35 :(sfc) Neymar_Jr comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  Neymar_Jr with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  But D_James reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 37 :(fcp) P_Di_Canio finds T_Stavos with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  But Bar clears the ball to safety
Min. 37 :(sfc) Luis_Garcia looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Neymar_Jr
          ...  Maxi bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 39 :(fcp) P_Di_Canio with a probing pass to J_Gandolfini
          ...  Socrates beats him to the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(sfc) Neymar_Jr has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Thompson
          ...  He puts in Bar!
          ...  Bar from 20 yards !
          ...  D_James makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 46 :(sfc) Leonardo pulls it back to T_Silva
          ...  T_Silva with the side footed shot!
          ...  D_James gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 49 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to P_Thompson
          ...  P_Thompson with the chance !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a well worked goal!
          ...  That puts FC Porto ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Santos FC ...

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

Min. 46 :(fcp) It seems FC Porto are making a tactical change to D
Min. 56 :(fcp) R_Baggio beats Henrique
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  R_Baggio sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But Ederson comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 60 :(sfc) Bojan is ready to come on to replace Neymar_Jr
          ...  Looks like he will play as a FW
Min. 60 :(fcp) Dziekanowski with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  But T_Silva wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by P_Di_Canio!
          ...  J_Gandolfini swings a leg at it!
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 60 :(sfc) Luis_Garcia has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past D_Rortugal
          ...  He knocks it to Bar!
          ...  Bar with a thundering drive!
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 61 :(sfc) Bar takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Leonardo
          ...  Leonardo cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  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!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Draxler hits it into the box!
          ...  Casemiro gets something on it!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The FC Porto fans laugh at him
Min. 64 :(sfc) Bojan takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Maxi with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 65 :(sfc) a big roar from the crowd as Enrique comes on for Casemiro to play MF
Min. 65 :(sfc) Santos FC will now play A
Min. 65 :(fcp) P_Di_Canio plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  Enrique with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  D_Rortugal bends it in
          ...  Ederson is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 67 :(fcp) Dziekanowski takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  A vicious shot by Dziekanowski !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Di_Canio curls it into the box!
          ...  Henrique gets up well
          ...  And he heads it clear
Min. 67 :(sfc) Henrique with the heel pass to Enrique
          ...  Enrique tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  D_James guesses right
Min. 68 :(sfc) Enrique looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Bojan
          ...  C_Obasi knocks the ball back to D_James
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past D_James!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Luis_Garcia lofts the ball in!
          ...  Bar gets his head on it
          ...  But D_James punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 69 :(fcp) D_Rortugal runs at the defence
          ...  Henrique with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 70 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  Bojan wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 75 :(fcp) A_Langlitz comes on for D_Rortugal and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 75 :(sfc) H_Bellini will replace Leonardo and play DF
Min. 75 :(fcp) P_Thompson plays a long ball to J_Gandolfini
          ...  Henrique brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But J_Underhill waves play on!!!
Min. 77 :(sfc) Socrates has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Bojan gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  A thundering drive by Bojan !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  D_James had no chance!
          ...  An equaliser late in the game!!
          ...  FC Porto 1-1 Santos FC ...
Min. 78 :(fcp) It looks as though FC Porto is now playing C
Min. 79 :(sfc) Enrique brings it under control
          ...  He takes on C_Obasi
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Bar!
          ...  P_Thompson with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 80 :(fcp) P_Di_Canio knocks it forward
          ...  Henrique slips
          ...  C_Obasi gets to it!
          ...  C_Obasi curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  But Ederson punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 81 :(fcp) Maxi beats Agostini
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Henrique rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's J_Underhill going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 82 :(sfc) Luis_Garcia looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards T_Silva
          ...  A cheeky lob from T_Silva !
          ...  But D_James comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 83 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini chips the ball over the defence and finds Dziekanowski
          ...  Agostini makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 85 :(fcp) R_Baggio bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to J_Gandolfini
          ...  J_Gandolfini with the side footed shot!
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 87 :(sfc) Bojan takes on T_Stavos
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  Bojan heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  D_James with a fantastic save
          ...  His captain pats him on the back for that one
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(fcp) Dziekanowski takes advantage of a mistake by Henrique
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Dziekanowski aims for the top right corner !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 146,342
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : J_Gandolfini
Scorers              : P_Thompson (49)
Sent Off             : L_Jones (5)
Booked               : C_Obasi (3)
Injured              : N/A
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Henrique (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Bojan (77)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Luis_Garcia (2), Enrique (65)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |    Santos FC
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       14
Off target           :           5        |       7
On target            :           4        |       7
Possession           :          37        |       63
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       10
Key Tackles          :           5        |       12
Key Passes           :           8        |       16
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Final Score          : FC Porto 1 - 1 Santos 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 |  97   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
C_Obasi        DF   2  32  12   8  39 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  -2   3
Maxi           DF   1  32   8   8  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  31  13   5  10 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Jones        DF   3  30   7   8  22 |   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
R_Baggio       MF   1  10  32   8  21 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
P_Di_Canio     MF   1  18  30   1  16 |  97   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Lubo_Moravcik  MF   1  18  30   1  16 |   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Gandolfini   AM   3   9  29  21  12 |  97   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
D_Rortugal     FW   3  11  10  32  21 |  79   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dziekanowski   FW   1   1   1  30  13 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
B_Trautmann    GK  29   2   1   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Thompson     DF   2  29  13   6  30 |  92   0   1   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  10  25
D_Pereira      MF   3  12  31   7  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Rogic        MF   1   8  29  16  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Langlitz     FW   3   8  12  30  32 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Santos 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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Ederson        GK  39   5   5   3  23 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
Leonardo       DF   2  33  11  11  22 |  79   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Henrique       DF   1  32  12   9  29 |  97   0   7   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 140  10   0
T_Silva        DF   1  32  10  10  42 |  97   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
Agostini       DF   2  31  13  10  41 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Draxler        MF   1   9  35   8  31 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Socrates       MF   1   6  32   9  12 |  97   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  25   0
Luis_Garcia    MF   2   8  32   6  11 |  97   0   0   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  48  -2
Casemiro       MF   3   7  32   6  11 |  69   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Bar            FW   1   8  11  37  22 |  97   0   1   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  20  10  10
Neymar_Jr      FW   1   9   8  34  20 |  64   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Leo            GK  28   2   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Bellini      DF   2  24  12   7  22 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Emerson_Jr     MF   3  20  28  11  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Enrique        MF   1   1  28  17  26 |  28   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18   3
Bojan          FW   2   7  10  30  12 |  33   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20   0  30
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