Division One League Match, FC Porto vs. Tottenham (Thu Jul 09)


                             FC Porto  |  Tottenham
                              4-4-2 A  |  3-3-3-1 E
                   Roberto Ciccotelli  |  Levi Stephen
                                       |
                         Dino_Zoff GK  |  GK Carlos_Bravo
                           C_Obasi DF  |  DF W_Morgan
                              Maxi DF  |  DF E_Plummer
                          T_Stavos DF  |  DF John_McNamara
                           L_Jones DF  |  DM S_Winzor
                         D_Pereira MF  |  DM P_Henrique
                           R_Neves MF  |  DM Doriva
                         F_Alvares MF  |  MF R_Pires
                        L_Matthaus MF  |  MF R_Morrison
                        A_Langlitz FW  |  MF S_McMahon
                        M_Esposito FW  |  FW Ricardinho
                                       |
                       B_Trautmann SUB |  SUB E_Manuel
                         S_Bradley SUB |  SUB E_Donk
                       J_Livermore SUB |  SUB Moreto
                          P_Minuti SUB |  SUB M_Laudrup
                       M_Crickmore SUB |  SUB D_Byrne

Referee: N_Rizzoli (Italy)


Min. 1  :(fcp) The ball is passed in from D_Pereira, he finds A_Langlitz
          ...  A_Langlitz with a blistering shot !
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 6  :(fcp) F_Alvares with a short pass to find L_Matthaus
          ...  L_Matthaus curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort
Min. 6  :(tth) R_Morrison unselfishly lays the ball back to John_McNamara
          ...  John_McNamara with his head down lets it go !
          ...  Dino_Zoff with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 6  :(fcp) C_Obasi finds the run of L_Matthaus
          ...  R_Pires with a pull on the shirt
          ...  N_Rizzoli calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 10 :(fcp) L_Matthaus knocks the ball past the lunge of John_McNamara
          ...  But E_Plummer clears the ball to safety
Min. 12 :(tth) S_McMahon runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to S_Winzor
          ...  L_Jones beats him to the ball
Min. 13 :(tth) P_Henrique off the woodwork.
          ...  R_Pires picks up the deflection
          ...  R_Pires could have let it bounce!
          ...  But he's put it wide
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!?
Min. 13 :(fcp) D_Pereira controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  M_Esposito gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Doriva with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He received a good talking to from N_Rizzoli
Min. 14 :(tth) Ricardinho with a well-controlled run
          ...  M_Esposito fouls badly
          ...  N_Rizzoli just wants to lecture him
Min. 16 :(fcp) F_Alvares beats his marker
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  R_Morrison goes in studs first
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 18 :(fcp) D_Pereira brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  A_Langlitz makes himself available
          ...  A_Langlitz with the strike !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Pereira lofts the ball in!
          ...  T_Stavos with the header
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  L_Matthaus crosses it in!
          ...  M_Esposito tries to place the shot!
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into Carlos_Bravo's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 20 :(tth) R_Morrison pushes it past C_Obasi
          ...  R_Morrison tries to beat Dino_Zoff from outside the area!
          ...  But Dino_Zoff makes a fine save
Min. 21 :(fcp) D_Pereira has it now
          ...  He takes on John_McNamara
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in F_Alvares!
          ...  F_Alvares shapes up for a shot!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo just watches float over the bar!
Min. 21 :(tth) S_Winzor with the dribble
          ...  T_Stavos with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 22 :(tth) Ricardinho beats the defender
          ...  Ricardinho rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  Dino_Zoff makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 27 :(fcp) T_Stavos runs at the defender
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  T_Stavos has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  What agility from Carlos_Bravo
Min. 28 :(fcp) D_Pereira gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds M_Esposito
          ...  From long range M_Esposito bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that Carlos_Bravo got a touch
Min. 29 :(fcp) A_Langlitz is unmarked!
          ...  A_Langlitz with a terrific drive !
          ...  Carlos_Bravo gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by Carlos_Bravo !!
Min. 29 :(tth) P_Henrique sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Ricardinho
          ...  Ricardinho lobs Dino_Zoff!
          ...  Dino_Zoff saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 31 :(tth) P_Henrique hits a hard pass to John_McNamara
          ...  John_McNamara hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  But Dino_Zoff tips it behind
          ...  N_Rizzoli has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 32 :(tth) P_Henrique is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to S_McMahon
          ...  S_McMahon with a powerful header !
          ...  Dino_Zoff gets his fingertips to it
Min. 33 :(tth) R_Pires with a smart pass to E_Plummer
          ...  But L_Jones spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 38 :(fcp) M_Esposito turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  M_Esposito with a powerful downward header!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 41 :(tth) Doriva with a pinpoint pass to R_Morrison
          ...  F_Alvares reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 41 :(fcp) A_Langlitz kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  S_Winzor is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  N_Rizzoli calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Levi Stephen looks relieved
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(tth) Ricardinho breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Dino_Zoff!
          ...  C_Obasi brings him down!
          ...  N_Rizzoli calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red!
Min. 45 :(tth) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  M_Laudrup will come on for S_McMahon and play MF
Min. 45 :(tth) E_Plummer beats his marker
          ...  M_Esposito with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 46 :(fcp) D_Pereira turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  D_Pereira goes for goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great finish
          ...  That's put FC Porto in front!
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Tottenham ...
Min. 48 :(tth) M_Laudrup sidesteps T_Stavos
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  A powerful shot by M_Laudrup !
          ...  Dino_Zoff just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 49 :(fcp) F_Alvares hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  M_Esposito latches onto it!
          ...  P_Henrique with a bad challenge
          ...  N_Rizzoli will want to speak to him

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

Min. 47 :(tth) R_Morrison works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Pires
          ...  R_Neves with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 47 :(tth) M_Laudrup crosses in from the wing, he finds Ricardinho in the box
          ...  Ricardinho is miles offside!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  Dino_Zoff tries to close down the angle
          ...  He dinks it over Dino_Zoff
          ...  Dino_Zoff reacts well to save !!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Henrique crosses it in!
          ...  C_Obasi clears the corner
Min. 49 :(fcp) A_Langlitz finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  A_Langlitz has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Obasi chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo easily claims the ball!
Min. 50 :(tth) R_Morrison with a glorious 60-yard pass to Ricardinho
          ...  F_Alvares beats him to the ball
Min. 51 :(tth) M_Laudrup controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs F_Alvares
          ...  He puts in Doriva!
          ...  Cleared by L_Jones
Min. 53 :(tth) John_McNamara has it now
          ...  He takes on C_Obasi
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in R_Pires!
          ...  R_Pires shapes up for a shot!
          ...  But Dino_Zoff parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 54 :(tth) John_McNamara plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  W_Morgan keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  The ball comes in high
          ...  W_Morgan beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
          ...  He just has Dino_Zoff to beat
          ...  He nutmegs Dino_Zoff
          ...  It hits the upright!!
          ...  Dino_Zoff recovers to save it !!
Min. 54 :(fcp) M_Esposito breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Carlos_Bravo!
          ...  M_Laudrup brings him down!
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  N_Rizzoli reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 60 :(fcp) D_Pereira looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to A_Langlitz
          ...  P_Henrique takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 63 :(tth) Ricardinho finds a hole in the defence
          ...  But Maxi spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 64 :(fcp) A_Langlitz sidesteps E_Plummer
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  E_Plummer recovers to win the ball back
Min. 64 :(tth) W_Morgan with the mazy run
          ...  W_Morgan with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 65 :(tth) Moreto is being brought on
          ...  R_Pires is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 65 :(tth) R_Morrison gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds M_Laudrup
          ...  The ball comes in high
          ...  M_Laudrup beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path
          ...  He just has Dino_Zoff to beat
          ...  He dinks it over Dino_Zoff
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 66 :(tth) M_Laudrup squares it to Ricardinho
          ...  A_Langlitz wins the ball with ease
          ...  N_Rizzoli saw something no-one else did
          ...  N_Rizzoli refrained from booking him but had stern words
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  R_Morrison plays it short to Ricardinho
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_Obasi
Min. 66 :(tth) Ricardinho runs towards the goal
          ...  Ricardinho hits a curling shot!
          ...  But Dino_Zoff tips it behind
          ...  N_Rizzoli has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 69 :(fcp) F_Alvares with the first time pass to M_Esposito
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  John_McNamara takes possession
Min. 70 :(tth) D_Byrne comes on for Ricardinho and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 73 :(tth) W_Morgan knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  R_Neves with a nasty foul
          ...  That's better. The dirty sod should have been sent off first time of asking!
Min. 73 :(tth) P_Henrique with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  The cross hits P_Henrique on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  Dino_Zoff with a great save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1
Min. 74 :(tth) S_Winzor beats A_Langlitz
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  S_Winzor curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  Dino_Zoff watches it sail wide!
Min. 75 :(fcp) FC Porto will now play N after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 76 :(tth) R_Morrison with the flick on
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Byrne
          ...  C_Obasi wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 81 :(tth) Moreto hits a hard pass to D_Byrne
          ...  T_Stavos with a deliberate foul
          ...  N_Rizzoli will want to speak to him
Min. 84 :(fcp) M_Esposito barges John_McNamara off the ball
          ...  M_Esposito with a powerful downward header!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The FC Porto fans go wild!
          ...  FC Porto 2-0 Tottenham ...
Min. 86 :(fcp) T_Stavos looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to F_Alvares
          ...  E_Plummer tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Obasi hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo comes out and claims it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 137,816
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : D_Pereira (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Pereira (46), M_Esposito (84)
Sent Off             : R_Neves (73)
Booked               : C_Obasi (44), M_Esposito (45)
Injured              : N/A
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : R_Morrison
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Pires (6), R_Morrison (16), M_Laudrup (54), P_Henrique (60)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |    Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       16
Off target           :           6        |       5
On target            :           7        |       11
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       4
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       16
Key Tackles          :           8        |       4
Key Passes           :          10        |       17
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Final Score          : FC Porto 2 - 0 Tottenham
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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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Dino_Zoff      GK  35   2   2   3  30 |  98  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 115   0   0   0
C_Obasi        DF   2  31  12   8  39 |  98   0   3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  98   8  -2
Maxi           DF   1  31   8   8  22 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  30  12   5  10 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
L_Jones        DF   3  29   7   8  22 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
D_Pereira      MF   3  12  30   7  32 |  98   0   0   6   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  60  30
R_Neves        MF   2   5  30   4  33 |  77   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
F_Alvares      MF   1   9  29   8  22 |  98   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
L_Matthaus     MF   1   9  28  10  20 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
A_Langlitz     FW   3   8  11  29  32 |  98   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
M_Esposito     FW   1   7   7  29  41 |  98   0   0   0   0   4   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  38
B_Trautmann    GK  29   2   1   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bradley      DF   2  30  13   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Livermore    MF   1  11  25   9  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Minuti       FW   2   8   9  26  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Crickmore    FW   1   6   9  25  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Carlos_Bravo   GK  30   1   2   3  21 |  98   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  26  11   7  10 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
E_Plummer      DF   1  26  11  11  22 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
John_McNamara  DF   1  26   9  10  22 |  98   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10
S_Winzor       DM   3  22  26  11  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Henrique     DM   1  19  26   7  18 |  98   0   0   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  38   3
Doriva         DM   2  23  24  10  21 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Pires        MF   3   9  27  18  31 |  69   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2   8   3
R_Morrison     MF   3  18  25  10  11 |  98   0   0   5   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  48   3
S_McMahon      MF   3   7  25  18  31 |  45   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Ricardinho     FW   3   5  12  29  40 |  74   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0 -20 -20   0
E_Manuel       GK  27   1   2   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Donk         DM   3  25  12   7  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Moreto         MF   2  19  24   9  12 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Laudrup      MF   2  14  25   7  22 |  53   0   0   3   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
D_Byrne        FW   1   6  12  25  42 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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