Elite Football League Match, FC Porto vs. Valencia (Fri Jun 24)


                             FC Porto  |  Valencia
                          4-1-2-1-2 P  |  5-4-1 C
                         Shaun Winzor  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                        D_Marshall GK  |  GK K_Jensen
                       P_Rodriguez DF  |  DF S_Logan
                         H_Almeida DF  |  DF D_Criscrito
                          J_Conroy DF  |  DF K_Ramsteijn
                       A_Kerzhakov DF  |  DF C_Prandelli
                          G_Fofana DM  |  DF Henrique
                            K_Kong MF  |  MF I_Falque
                          Di_Maria MF  |  MF P_Nedved
                      J_R_Riquelme AM  |  MF O_Ruggeri
                         S_Morison FW  |  MF Emerson_Jr
                           L_Massu FW  |  FW Stefano
                                       |
                            Helton SUB |  SUB J_Hart
                           B_Moore SUB |  SUB P_Jones
                           Gandolf SUB |  SUB F_Baumann
                      Song_Billong SUB |  SUB T_Kroos
                       D_Sulejmani SUB |  SUB G_Puciato

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 2  :(vla) D_Criscrito had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  D_Criscrito with a powerful header !
          ...  But D_Marshall palms it behind
          ...  P_Graham has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 5  :(fcp) Di_Maria boots it towards S_Morison
          ...  S_Morison shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 7  :(vla) O_Ruggeri lays the ball back to Stefano
          ...  Stefano looks to see where D_Marshall is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  D_Marshall moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  D_Marshall tips it wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  O_Ruggeri hits it into the box!
          ...  D_Marshall fists it away!
Min. 10 :(fcp) L_Massu makes himself available
          ...  L_Massu tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But K_Jensen punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 15 :(vla) I_Falque brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  K_Ramsteijn gets on the end of the pass
          ...  K_Ramsteijn shoots towards goal !
          ...  D_Marshall gets up well to catch that one
Min. 20 :(fcp) FC Porto switch to playing E
Min. 20 :(fcp) G_Fofana with a first time pass
          ...  S_Morison runs onto it!
          ...  A glorious effort by S_Morison !
          ...  K_Jensen narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 26 :(vla) P_Nedved runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of Stefano
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  Stefano controls the ball well!
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  D_Marshall acrobatically tips it over !!
          ...  Great keeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Ramsteijn curls it into the box!
          ...  D_Marshall fists it away!
Min. 29 :(vla) O_Ruggeri changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Stefano
          ...  Stefano gets his head to the ball !
          ...  D_Marshall saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 30 :(vla) O_Ruggeri pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  P_Nedved is clean through!
          ...  P_Nedved with a thundering drive!
          ...  D_Marshall narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 31 :(vla) Henrique sidesteps A_Kerzhakov
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  Good sliding challenge from J_Conroy and it had to be
Min. 32 :(fcp) G_Fofana with the header on
          ...  He finds J_Conroy in space
          ...  J_Conroy runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  K_Jensen with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 35 :(fcp) FC Porto altered their play to a P strategy
Min. 35 :(fcp) K_Kong has it now
          ...  He takes on C_Prandelli
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in H_Almeida!
          ...  I_Falque with a superb tackle!
          ...  He easily dispossessed him.
Min. 37 :(vla) C_Prandelli slides the ball across to Henrique
          ...  Henrique with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 40 :(fcp) Di_Maria with the header on
          ...  He finds L_Massu in space
          ...  L_Massu tries to beat K_Jensen!
          ...  K_Jensen gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by K_Jensen !!
Min. 41 :(fcp) Curled in dangerously from J_Conroy to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  I_Falque wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 41 :(vla) I_Falque plays it forward to P_Nedved
          ...  P_Nedved hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  D_Marshall gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(vla) D_Criscrito looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to P_Nedved
          ...  P_Nedved drives the ball low !
          ...  D_Marshall with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 45 :(vla) S_Logan is first to the ball
          ...  S_Logan curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That puts Valencia ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  FC Porto 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 48 :(vla) C_Prandelli looks in some pain
          ...  He'll have to come off
Min. 48 :(vla) P_Jones is ready to come on to replace C_Prandelli
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF

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

Min. 46 :(fcp) S_Morison takes advantage of a mistake by P_Jones
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  S_Logan takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 48 :(vla) P_Jones is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Di_Maria fouls badly
          ...  P_Graham will want to speak to him
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  I_Falque plays it short to O_Ruggeri
          ...  From long range O_Ruggeri bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 50 :(fcp) FC Porto made the switch to a E strategy
Min. 51 :(vla) S_Logan brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  K_Ramsteijn gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Morison with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  D_Criscrito with the delicate chip over the wall
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  D_Marshall is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  O_Ruggeri swings it in!
          ...  D_Marshall makes the catch!
Min. 52 :(fcp) A_Kerzhakov is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to S_Morison
          ...  But Henrique comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 57 :(vla) O_Ruggeri with a first time pass
          ...  S_Logan runs onto it!
          ...  S_Logan shoots towards goal !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  D_Marshall moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 57 :(vla) Stefano slumps to the ground!
          ...  He gets up again though
          ...  He signals to the bench he is ok to continue
Min. 60 :(fcp) FC Porto are switching their playing style to P
Min. 61 :(vla) Stefano has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Fofana!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  H_Almeida with an ugly foul
          ...  P_Graham tells him to calm his game down a bit
Min. 62 :(fcp) D_Sulejmani will come on for K_Kong and play FW
Min. 63 :(fcp) FC Porto altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 65 :(fcp) Song_Billong is coming on and J_R_Riquelme is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play AM
Min. 65 :(vla) T_Kroos will replace Emerson_Jr and play MF
Min. 66 :(fcp) S_Morison jumps over K_Ramsteijn's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  S_Morison with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But K_Jensen makes an easy save
Min. 67 :(fcp) B_Moore replaces P_Rodriguez and will play DF
Min. 67 :(vla) Henrique finds his way through
          ...  Henrique shapes up for a shot!
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 69 :(vla) D_Criscrito cuts the ball back to I_Falque
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by G_Fofana
Min. 75 :(vla) G_Puciato replaces an unhappy Stefano and will play as a FW
Min. 77 :(fcp) Di_Maria brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Henrique
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in B_Moore!
          ...  T_Kroos is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was a bit too close for comfort
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 81 :(vla) S_Logan knocks it past J_Conroy and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  S_Logan must beat D_Marshall!
          ...  But D_Marshall tips it over the bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Henrique plays it into the danger area!
          ...  D_Marshall comes out and claims it!
Min. 85 :(fcp) A_Kerzhakov drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Almeida
          ...  O_Ruggeri rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's P_Graham going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(vla) T_Kroos flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A wicked drive by T_Kroos !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 91 :(fcp) Song_Billong sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to L_Massu
          ...  Blocked by D_Criscrito
Min. 92 :(vla) P_Nedved had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  Di_Maria with the tackle
          ...  P_Graham will want to speak to him
          ...  He is warned by P_Graham
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  O_Ruggeri shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to Henrique instead
          ...  Henrique with the shot !
          ...  D_Marshall parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!

*************  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          : D_Marshall
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Di_Maria (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : S_Logan (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Logan (45)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : C_Prandelli (48)
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Match Statistics
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                              FC Porto    |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :           6        |       17
Off target           :           1        |       7
On target            :           5        |       10
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           0        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       5
Key Tackles          :           2        |       6
Key Passes           :          10        |       11
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Final Score          : FC Porto 0 - 1 Valencia
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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  38   7   5   7  14 |  96  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
P_Rodriguez    DF   2  31   8  10  28 |  70   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Almeida      DF   2  28  12  10  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Conroy       DF   2  28  12   9  21 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  24  11   7  42 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
G_Fofana       DM   1  16  25   7  21 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
K_Kong         MF   1   6  30   9  18 |  65   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  28   5  37 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   6  26  21  34 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Morison      FW   1   2   7  28  36 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0 -20 -20  -9
L_Massu        FW   1   7  10  26  13 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Helton         GK  29   1   1   2  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Moore        DF   2  27  13  11  20 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gandolf        DM   2  19  27   8  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Song_Billong   AM   3   6  25  17  25 |  28   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
D_Sulejmani    FW   1   2  16  24  36 |  31   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Jensen       GK  39   4   5   3  18 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
S_Logan        DF   3  28  10   8  36 |  96   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  20  10  26
D_Criscrito    DF   2  28  10   7  27 |  96   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  40  26
K_Ramsteijn    DF   1  27  11  10  42 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
C_Prandelli    DF   1  25  12   7  29 |  48   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Henrique       DF   1  25  11   8  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  20   0   7
I_Falque       MF   3  14  26   9  19 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
P_Nedved       MF   1   7  24  22  17 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  11
O_Ruggeri      MF   1   8  24  21  19 |  96   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   1
Emerson_Jr     MF   3  17  24  10  21 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Stefano        FW   2   9   8  28  39 |  78   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
J_Hart         GK  28   2   2   7  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Jones        DF   2  24  11   6  28 |  48   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Baumann      MF   1   6  24   6  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Kroos        MF   3   7  23  19  30 |  28   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
G_Puciato      FW   2   9   9  26  42 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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