Elite FA Cup Groups Match, Feyenoord vs. FC Porto (Sun Sep 15)


                            Feyenoord  |  FC Porto
                              4-3-3 A  |  4-4-2 P
                         Rowan Hunter  |  Shaun Winzor
                                       |
                           K_Ghost GK  |  GK D_Marshall
                            M_Abel DF  |  DF S_Rolfes
                             Grimi DF  |  DF H_Almeida
                         P_Swanson DF  |  DF D_McGrain
                          J_Mensah DF  |  DF L_Squillaci
                        Nuri_Sahin MF  |  MF Di_Maria
                            Gerson MF  |  MF J_R_Riquelme
                      Michel_Scott MF  |  MF R_Castias
                        J_Portillo FW  |  MF B_Bannan
                          K_Miller FW  |  FW E_Adebayor
                       Fabinhioski FW  |  FW D_Rags
                                       |
                           J_Corvo SUB |  SUB C_Clark
                        D_Pokrivac SUB |  SUB T_Adams
                          A_Driver SUB |  SUB R_Nomvethe
                        K_Dalglish SUB |  SUB G_Hagi
                        G_Strachan SUB |  SUB Amauri

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 3  :(fyd) Nuri_Sahin plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Fabinhioski keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  Fabinhioski fires a shot at goal !
          ...  But D_Marshall makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 3  :(fcp) B_Bannan with the towering header to E_Adebayor
          ...  P_Swanson bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 4  :(fyd) J_Mensah slides it through the middle to J_Portillo
          ...  But E_Adebayor wins the ball
Min. 4  :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  J_R_Riquelme pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  K_Ghost manages to turn it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Castias plays it towards the near post!
          ...  K_Ghost catches it!
Min. 5  :(fcp) Di_Maria beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  Di_Maria hits a curling shot!
          ...  K_Ghost gathers it comfortably
Min. 7  :(fyd) Gerson with a short pass to find Grimi
          ...  A vicious shot by Grimi !
          ...  D_Marshall blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 8  :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  M_Abel is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
Min. 9  :(fyd) Michel_Scott takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  S_Rolfes reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 10 :(fcp) B_Bannan with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past M_Abel
          ...  He knocks it to E_Adebayor!
          ...  J_Mensah intercepts the pass
Min. 13 :(fyd) M_Abel has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Michel_Scott gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But D_McGrain clears the ball to safety
Min. 13 :(fcp) L_Squillaci spits at Fabinhioski
          ...  P_Graham calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 16 :(fyd) J_Portillo knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  J_Portillo drives it towards goal !
          ...  But D_Marshall tips it over
          ...  P_Graham has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 16 :(fcp) H_Almeida gets to the by line and finds D_Rags with a beautiful cross
          ...  A wicked drive by D_Rags !
          ...  K_Ghost is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  That's given FC Porto the lead!
          ...  Feyenoord 0-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 17 :(fcp) FC Porto made the switch to a C strategy
Min. 19 :(fyd) Michel_Scott with an intelligent ball to Fabinhioski
          ...  L_Squillaci rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  P_Graham calls him over
          ...  P_Graham tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  Grimi bends it round the wall
          ...  But D_Marshall palms it behind
          ...  P_Graham has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 20 :(fyd) K_Miller takes advantage of a bad back pass from S_Rolfes
          ...  K_Miller rifles it to the far post !
          ...  D_Marshall watches it sail wide!
Min. 23 :(fyd) Gerson with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past D_McGrain
          ...  He knocks it to Michel_Scott!
          ...  Michel_Scott cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  And D_Marshall reacts well to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Nuri_Sahin hits it into the box!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 24 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme finds D_McGrain on the edge of the box
          ...  Grimi anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 25 :(fyd) Nuri_Sahin finds the run of P_Swanson
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from D_McGrain
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 30 :(fyd) Nuri_Sahin with the diagonal pass J_Portillo
          ...  S_Rolfes cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 31 :(fyd) Michel_Scott picks out Fabinhioski with the cross
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from L_Squillaci
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 37 :(fcp) E_Adebayor stops the ball and looks around for movement
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  Grimi pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 38 :(fcp) D_Rags takes advantage of a mistake by J_Mensah
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  D_Rags swings in the shot!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 39 :(fyd) K_Miller takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  J_R_Riquelme stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
Min. 41 :(fyd) Nuri_Sahin finds M_Abel in the box
          ...  M_Abel keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  D_Marshall goes down well to save
Min. 42 :(fcp) D_Rags with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past Grimi
          ...  D_Rags fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(fcp) S_Rolfes finds E_Adebayor with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  M_Abel takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 45 :(fcp) Di_Maria hoofs it up field to find E_Adebayor
          ...  Grimi slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 46 :(fcp) S_Rolfes jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  J_R_Riquelme throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Feyenoord fans taunt him!
Min. 47 :(fyd) Michel_Scott jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Fabinhioski
          ...  Fabinhioski with the attempt at goal!
          ...  But D_Marshall is equal to it

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

Min. 52 :(fyd) Gerson is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  Fabinhioski latches onto the ball
          ...  D_Rags wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 55 :(fyd) Fabinhioski with an intelligent ball to K_Miller
          ...  H_Almeida clears with a diving header
Min. 55 :(fyd) Grimi spits at H_Almeida
          ...  P_Graham will just give him a speaking to
Min. 56 :(fyd) K_Miller nutmegs H_Almeida
          ...  K_Miller tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  D_Marshall takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 56 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme takes advantage of a mistake by P_Swanson
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  J_Mensah knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  P_Graham blows up for a foul
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  R_Castias drives it under the wall
          ...  K_Ghost is stranded!
          ...  He can't get there in time!
          ...  OH! It drifts just past the post
          ...  Great strike!
          ...  Deserved a goal really
Min. 56 :(fcp) D_McGrain fires over a low cross to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  J_R_Riquelme swings in the shot!
          ...  K_Ghost won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 57 :(fcp) B_Bannan with a one-touch layoff to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  Grimi takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 60 :(fyd) Gerson plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  L_Squillaci goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 60 :(fcp) H_Almeida looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Di_Maria
          ...  Di_Maria with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 61 :(fyd) J_Portillo jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  S_Rolfes fouls badly
          ...  P_Graham will want to speak to him
          ...  He received a good talking to from P_Graham
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  K_Miller with the thundering drive
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 62 :(fcp) T_Adams takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace S_Rolfes
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 62 :(fcp) R_Castias heads the ball back to D_Rags
          ...  D_Rags gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 65 :(fyd) K_Dalglish will replace the useless Nuri_Sahin and will play MF
Min. 65 :(fcp) Amauri will come on for D_Rags and play FW
Min. 65 :(fcp) Di_Maria bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to J_R_Riquelme
          ...  Grimi takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 68 :(fcp) G_Hagi is being prepared to come on
          ...  Di_Maria is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 69 :(fyd) Gerson curls the ball out wide to Grimi
          ...  Grimi tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  D_Marshall looks relieved there!
Min. 70 :(fyd) Up goes the substitution board - G_Strachan on for J_Portillo as a FW
Min. 71 :(fyd) K_Dalglish gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Fabinhioski is unmarked
          ...  T_Adams stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 71 :(fcp) L_Squillaci pulls it back to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor attempts to nutmeg K_Ghost!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 71 :(fyd) G_Strachan breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on D_Marshall!
          ...  E_Adebayor brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It's in a very dangerous position!
          ...  K_Dalglish passes to G_Strachan
          ...  G_Strachan tries the lob from 30 yards !
          ...  But D_Marshall punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 72 :(fyd) A_Driver will replace Grimi and play DF
Min. 75 :(fcp) FC Porto altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 75 :(fcp) The ball goes loose!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  A left-footer by J_R_Riquelme !
          ...  K_Ghost gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic reflex save by K_Ghost !!
Min. 79 :(fcp) L_Squillaci finds a hole in the defence
          ...  The defence was sleeping
          ...  He made a fantastic run though
          ...  L_Squillaci hits a curling shot!
          ...  It's beaten K_Ghost
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Feyenoord 0-2 FC Porto ...
Min. 83 :(fyd) G_Strachan slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  L_Squillaci plays it back
          ...  D_Marshall slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Michel_Scott chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  D_Marshall reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(fcp) G_Hagi takes advantage of a mistake by G_Strachan
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  G_Strachan rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 93 :(fyd) K_Dalglish with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  P_Swanson gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But T_Adams puts the ball out of play

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stadium De Kuip
Attendance           : 62,195
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Feyenoord Match Info
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Best player          : Grimi
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Mensah (56)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : L_Squillaci (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Rags (16), L_Squillaci (79)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Squillaci (19), E_Adebayor (71)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Feyenoord    |     FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       13
Off target           :           3        |       8
On target            :           9        |       5
Possession           :          34        |       66
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       12
Key Tackles          :           8        |       12
Key Passes           :          16        |       13
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Final Score          : Feyenoord 0 - 2 FC Porto
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Player Statistics - Feyenoord
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_Ghost        GK  33   6   2   6  18 |  97   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
M_Abel         DF   1  25   3   3  32 |  97   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12   8
Grimi          DF   2  24   7   9  35 |  76   0   5   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  75   0  17
P_Swanson      DF   2  22  10   6  25 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
J_Mensah       DF   2  20   7  10  24 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  10  -2
Nuri_Sahin     MF   1   8  24   8  19 |  69   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
Gerson         MF   2   5  23   9  15 |  97   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  28 -20
Michel_Scott   MF   3   6  22  14  44 |  97   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36   8
J_Portillo     FW   1   5   3  25  25 |  74   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
K_Miller       FW   1   1   2  25  26 |  97   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
Fabinhioski    FW   2   7  11  24  33 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  16
J_Corvo        GK  21   2   2   3  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Pokrivac     DF   1  21  11   6  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Driver       DF   2   5  23   3  23 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Dalglish     MF   3   6  22  12  18 |  28   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
G_Strachan     FW   2   5   7  23  32 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8

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  33   7   5   7  14 |  97  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  90   0   0   0
S_Rolfes       DF   2  25   6   8  34 |  66   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  24   0
H_Almeida      DF   2  24  11  10  29 |  97   0   1   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  35  64  20
D_McGrain      DF   1  23  11   7  24 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50  32  20
L_Squillaci    DF   4  22  10   7  37 |  97   0   3   1   0   1   1   1   0   0  43  10  26
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  25   5  37 |  72   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24   9
J_R_Riquelme   MF   3   5  24  20  34 |  97   0   1   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  15  12  18
R_Castias      MF   2   8  24   9  29 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
B_Bannan       MF   1   7  23   4  27 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  26  35 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  13  -2  -1
D_Rags         FW   2   3   5  23  30 |  69   0   1   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  15   0  31
C_Clark        GK  27   4   2   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  26   7   6  22 |  31   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  17  22   6  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Hagi         MF   2   5  27  10  30 |  25   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Amauri         FW   2   6   7  24  29 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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