Division One League Match, FC Porto vs. Valencia (Sun Mar 05)


                             FC Porto  |  Valencia
                              5-4-1 C  |  4-3-1-2 C
                        Derek Ritchie  |  James Burns
                                       |
                        I_Casillas GK  |  GK Bonner
                     Layvin_Kurzaw DF  |  DF A_Obileye
                      J_A_Boumsong DF  |  DF T_Forou
                       C_C_Vickers DF  |  DF B_Chilwell
                           E_Baily DF  |  DF M_Gorgon
                       T_Alexander DF  |  MF M_Barry
                      J_Gandolfini MF  |  MF L_Macleod
                         S_Gerrard MF  |  MF T_Kroos
                         A_McGeady MF  |  AM R_Tabatta
                     Juan_Callejon MF  |  FW W_Jose
                           M_McKay FW  |  FW D_Trezeguet
                                       |
                      Jin_Sin_Ping SUB |  SUB S_Cooper
                          M_Tresor SUB |  SUB A_Storm
                          S_Winzor SUB |  SUB Y_Stamm
                             Diego SUB |  SUB Jesus_Cordoba
                        M_Esposito SUB |  SUB R_Firmino

Referee: J_Underhill (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(fcp) J_Gandolfini with a probing through ball M_McKay
          ...  M_McKay sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Bonner tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!
Min. 5  :(vla) R_Tabatta is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet attempts a lob!
          ...  But I_Casillas punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 6  :(fcp) Juan_Callejon is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to M_McKay
          ...  T_Forou is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 9  :(fcp) A_McGeady with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past A_Obileye
          ...  A_McGeady with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  Looks like it should be Bonner's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Bonner looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Gerrard curls it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to A_McGeady
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Looks like it should be Bonner's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Bonner looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  Goal kick given, amazing decision there!
Min. 13 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to J_A_Boumsong
          ...  T_Forou forces him off the ball
Min. 13 :(vla) T_Kroos pass splits open the defence and finds D_Trezeguet
          ...  J_A_Boumsong with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  J_Underhill calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 13 :(vla) The ball is passed in from M_Gorgon, he finds D_Trezeguet
          ...  D_Trezeguet with a little chip!
          ...  But I_Casillas punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 17 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini beats T_Forou
          ...  M_Gorgon steals the ball of off him
Min. 19 :(fcp) A_McGeady kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  E_Baily gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  T_Forou takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 20 :(fcp) M_McKay drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to J_Gandolfini
          ...  J_Gandolfini with a powerful downward header!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  Bonner moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 23 :(fcp) Juan_Callejon knocks it forward
          ...  B_Chilwell slips
          ...  E_Baily gets to it!
          ...  E_Baily with the goal bound shot!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 30 :(fcp) T_Alexander pushes it past the defender
          ...  T_Alexander launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  But Bonner makes an easy save
Min. 31 :(vla) A_Obileye with a probing pass to W_Jose
          ...  Layvin_Kurzaw makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 32 :(fcp) M_McKay steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs A_Obileye
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  M_McKay attempts a lob!
          ...  Bonner 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. 33 :(vla) T_Kroos controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs C_C_Vickers
          ...  He puts in W_Jose!
          ...  But Layvin_Kurzaw slides in two footed.
          ...  J_Underhill has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 35 :(fcp) A_McGeady finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  A_Obileye reads the play well
Min. 36 :(vla) M_Barry hits a hard pass to W_Jose
          ...  W_Jose with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 37 :(fcp) A_McGeady hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  J_Gandolfini latches onto it!
          ...  J_Gandolfini with a terrific drive !
          ...  But Bonner parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away
Min. 40 :(fcp) S_Gerrard plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  M_McKay decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  M_Barry wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 40 :(vla) R_Tabatta passes the ball to W_Jose
          ...  T_Alexander with the high feet
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 42 :(fcp) A_McGeady picks out S_Gerrard with the cross
          ...  S_Gerrard blasts it at the goal !
          ...  Bonner makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(vla) D_Trezeguet takes advantage of a bad back pass from T_Alexander
          ...  But Layvin_Kurzaw wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 46 :(vla) R_Tabatta with the towering header to W_Jose
          ...  Good sliding challenge from C_C_Vickers
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Kroos chips the ball into the area!
          ...  C_C_Vickers reads it
          ...  He clears the danger

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

Min. 46 :(fcp) A_McGeady takes on the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Juan_Callejon
          ...  T_Kroos with a terrible tackle
          ...  J_Underhill warns him
Min. 47 :(fcp) The ball runs loose!
          ...  M_McKay seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  A_Obileye with the foul
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 48 :(fcp) E_Baily has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past T_Kroos
          ...  He puts in M_McKay!
          ...  M_McKay with a powerful header !
          ...  Bonner parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  That's put FC Porto ahead!
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 50 :(vla) T_Kroos chips the ball over the defence and finds R_Tabatta
          ...  R_Tabatta swings in the shot!
          ...  I_Casillas gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 54 :(fcp) Juan_Callejon with a probing pass to M_McKay
          ...  A_Obileye is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  The referee comes over to him
          ...  Will he show him another yellow?
          ...  He does! That's the end of the game for him, he is sent off!
Min. 55 :(vla) T_Kroos with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from T_Alexander
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by J_A_Boumsong
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 57 :(fcp) Juan_Callejon races into the box
          ...  He sees J_Gandolfini lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  J_Gandolfini hits a curling shot!
          ...  Bonner with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 61 :(fcp) Juan_Callejon drives it forward to M_McKay
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by R_Tabatta !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 61 :(fcp) A_McGeady looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  M_McKay receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  T_Forou had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that
          ...  J_Underhill calls him over
          ...  J_Underhill is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 65 :(fcp) A_McGeady with a glorious long pass to J_Gandolfini
          ...  J_Gandolfini with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But Bonner palms it behind
          ...  J_Underhill has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 65 :(vla) R_Tabatta brings it under control
          ...  He takes on S_Gerrard
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Barry!
          ...  T_Alexander cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 67 :(fcp) S_Gerrard gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_McGeady
          ...  A_McGeady from 20 yards !
          ...  Bonner gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 68 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini hits a hard pass to M_McKay
          ...  Blocked by R_Tabatta
Min. 70 :(fcp) M_Tresor is ready to come on to replace Layvin_Kurzaw
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 70 :(fcp) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  S_Winzor will come on for S_Gerrard and play MF
Min. 70 :(fcp) M_Esposito comes on for M_McKay and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 71 :(fcp) M_Esposito finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  M_Esposito rifles it at the goal !
          ...  But Bonner palms it behind
          ...  J_Underhill has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 71 :(vla) L_Macleod steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  C_C_Vickers with the foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  PENALTY !! J_Underhill waves the players away
          ...  D_Trezeguet with the spot kick
          ...  I_Casillas dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  That takes his tally to 10 this season with that goal!!
          ...  It's all square now!
          ...  FC Porto 1-1 Valencia...
Min. 78 :(fcp) S_Winzor runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Esposito
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  R_Tabatta takes possession
Min. 79 :(vla) Jesus_Cordoba is going to be brought on
          ...  R_Tabatta is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 80 :(vla) R_Firmino is being prepared to come on
          ...  D_Trezeguet is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 80 :(fcp) A_McGeady hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  M_Esposito collects the loose ball!
          ...  M_Esposito blasts it at the goal !
          ...  But Bonner gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Winzor lofts the ball in!
          ...  T_Alexander with the shot!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  Bonner never had a chance!
Min. 80 :(vla) M_Barry gets to the by line and finds R_Firmino with a beautiful cross
          ...  R_Firmino unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 81 :(vla) A_Storm is being brought on
          ...  B_Chilwell is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 82 :(vla) Jesus_Cordoba sidesteps S_Winzor
          ...  M_Tresor slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 83 :(vla) Jesus_Cordoba finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  Jesus_Cordoba drives it low !
          ...  I_Casillas collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 86 :(vla) T_Forou finds his way through
          ...  M_Esposito with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
Min. 87 :(vla) T_Kroos back heels to find W_Jose in space
          ...  Cleaned up by C_C_Vickers
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(fcp) M_Esposito is force to hold onto the ball
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  M_Gorgon gathers up the loose ball
Min. 91 :(vla) T_Kroos flicks it past C_C_Vickers
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  M_Tresor gets the foot in to win the ball

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio do Dragaos
Attendance           : 138,289
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : A_McGeady
Scorers              : M_McKay (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Alexander (40), C_C_Vickers (71)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : R_Tabatta (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Trezeguet (71 pen)
Sent Off             : A_Obileye (54)
Booked               : T_Forou (61)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       7
Off target           :           6        |       2
On target            :          10        |       5
Possession           :          62        |       38
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       12
Key Tackles          :           9        |       9
Key Passes           :          20        |       12
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Final Score          : FC Porto 1 - 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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I_Casillas     GK  30   1   2   1  25 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Layvin_Kurzaw  DF   2  31   8   1  25 |  73   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
J_A_Boumsong   DF   2  29  10  11  20 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_C_Vickers    DF   1  29   2   2  32 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
E_Baily        DF   3  28   8   9  41 |  94   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
T_Alexander    DF   1  25   7   9  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  18  -2   3
J_Gandolfini   MF   3  10  32  22  12 |  94   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  30  15
S_Gerrard      MF   2   7  32  19  21 |  73   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
A_McGeady      MF   1  18  30  13  29 |  94   0   0   7   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  70   5
Juan_Callejon  MF   2   7  30   8  23 |  94   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
M_McKay        FW   3   8  11  31  21 |  73   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  30
Jin_Sin_Ping   GK  29   5   3   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Tresor       DF   3  25   4   6  11 |  21   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
S_Winzor       MF   3  24  29  11  22 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Diego          MF   1  15  25   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Esposito     FW   1   7   7  30  41 |  21   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10

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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Bonner         GK  32   1   2   2  32 |  94   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
A_Obileye      DF   1  28   8   2  23 |  57   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  10   0 -10
T_Forou        DF   2  28   7   7  33 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  38  -2  -2
B_Chilwell     DF   2  25  11   8  22 |  84   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Gorgon       DF   2  25  10   7  32 |  94   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
M_Barry        MF   2  19  31   7  32 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
L_Macleod      MF   2  10  30  11  31 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Kroos        MF   3   9  28  22  30 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
R_Tabatta      AM   2  24  30  17  21 |  82   0   3   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  40   5
W_Jose         FW   3   9  10  32  10 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Trezeguet    FW   3   7  11  30  21 |  83   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
S_Cooper       DF   3  26   8   9  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Storm        DF   1  25   8   5  30 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Stamm        MF   3  25   8   7  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Jesus_Cordoba  MF   2   8  28  11  11 |  12   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
R_Firmino      FW   2   6   8  25  33 |  11   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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