Elite League Match, Feyenoord vs. FC Porto (Sun Jan 24)


                            Feyenoord  |  FC Porto
                              4-4-2 A  |  4-4-2 N
                          Jamie Coady  |  Malky McKay
                                       |
                            Rafael GK  |  GK D_James
                          B_Benson DF  |  DF Maxi
                             Ramos DF  |  DF C_Obasi
                       Seb_Ferrira DF  |  DF T_Stavos
                              Dodo DF  |  DF L_Jones
                         C_Makiadi MF  |  MF R_Baggio
                        L_Matthaus MF  |  MF P_Di_Canio
                           J_Molby MF  |  MF Lubo_Moravcik
                     Jesus_Cordoba MF  |  MF J_Gandolfini
                         A_Morelos FW  |  FW D_Rortugal
                         J_A_Vardy FW  |  FW Dziekanowski
                                       |
                          D_Marino SUB |  SUB B_Trautmann
                          M_Babbel SUB |  SUB P_Thompson
                        R_Zdravkov SUB |  SUB D_Pereira
                          J_Colmey SUB |  SUB T_Rogic
                       D_Whitehall SUB |  SUB R_Donadoni

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 1  :(fyd) Feyenoord made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 3  :(fyd) J_Molby brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Maxi
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in A_Morelos!
          ...  A_Morelos is clean through!
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised
          ...  But A_Barken waves play on
          ...  He just has to beat D_James
          ...  He dinks it over D_James
          ...  Its heading in!
          ...  R_Baggio somehow gets back to hack it off the line!!
Min. 6  :(fcp) C_Obasi slumps to the ground!
          ...  He gets up again though
          ...  He signals to the bench he is ok to continue
Min. 7  :(fcp) Dziekanowski has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Seb_Ferrira!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Jesus_Cordoba wins the ball
Min. 20 :(fcp) P_Di_Canio finds J_Gandolfini in acres of space
          ...  But Seb_Ferrira wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 21 :(fcp) P_Di_Canio leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Dziekanowski
          ...  Dziekanowski gets his head to the ball !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 25 :(fyd) Jesus_Cordoba turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  P_Di_Canio takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 26 :(fcp) D_Rortugal plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  D_Rortugal with the shot on net !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 29 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini pulls it back to D_Rortugal
          ...  J_Molby with the tackle
          ...  A_Barken will want to speak to him
          ...  A_Barken reaches to his pocket!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 31 :(fcp) Lubo_Moravcik runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Feyenoord fans taunt him!
Min. 33 :(fcp) Maxi runs at Seb_Ferrira
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Ramos with a pull on the shirt
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 34 :(fyd) C_Makiadi controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  Jesus_Cordoba gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Maxi fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 36 :(fyd) B_Benson gets to the by line and finds J_A_Vardy with a beautiful cross
          ...  Blocked by C_Obasi
Min. 38 :(fcp) P_Di_Canio 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!
          ...  D_Rortugal receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  A_Morelos with an over the top challenge
Min. 40 :(fyd) A_Morelos can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  D_Rortugal robs him of the ball
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini turns past the defender
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  But B_Benson wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 44 :(fyd) J_A_Vardy makes the tackle
          ...  R_Baggio with a late tackle
          ...  It looked worse than what it was
          ...  He is surrounded by the Feyenoord players
          ...  A_Barken refrained from booking him but had stern words
Min. 45 :(fyd) J_A_Vardy gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past Lubo_Moravcik!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Maxi fouls badly
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Jamie Coady looks annoyed that there was no card there
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  B_Benson knocks it forward
          ...  A_Morelos gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Rortugal wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 46 :(fyd) A_Morelos kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  Maxi reads the play well
Min. 46 :(fcp) The ball is passed in from J_Gandolfini, he finds Dziekanowski
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  Dodo takes possession

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

Min. 47 :(fcp) C_Obasi lobs it over Ramos
          ...  C_Obasi goes for goal !
          ...  But Rafael just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  A_Barken has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 49 :(fyd) J_Molby flicks the ball through
          ...  J_A_Vardy runs onto it!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  T_Stavos belts it clear
Min. 51 :(fyd) Seb_Ferrira gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds A_Morelos
          ...  C_Obasi reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 53 :(fcp) R_Baggio has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Dodo
          ...  He puts in D_Rortugal!
          ...  D_Rortugal tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  Rafael has it covered
          ...  It takes a bobble!
          ...  Rafael is left flat-footed
          ...  It's gone wide !!
Min. 55 :(fcp) T_Rogic will come on for Dziekanowski and play AM
Min. 56 :(fyd) Seb_Ferrira with the header on
          ...  He finds A_Morelos in space
          ...  T_Stavos slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 58 :(fyd) L_Matthaus is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to J_Molby
          ...  C_Obasi gets to the ball first
Min. 62 :(fcp) T_Rogic with a smart pass to C_Obasi
          ...  B_Benson gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 64 :(fyd) A_Morelos turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  A_Morelos keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  D_James is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  D_James looks very relieved!
Min. 65 :(fcp) P_Di_Canio spots D_Rortugal who is in acres of space
          ...  J_A_Vardy with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 70 :(fcp) P_Thompson is being prepared to come on
          ...  C_Obasi is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(fcp) D_Pereira will replace J_Gandolfini and play MF
Min. 70 :(fyd) L_Matthaus looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Molby
          ...  A powerful header from J_Molby !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  D_James parries it, he follows it up
          ...  He fires it over!!
Min. 70 :(fcp) R_Baggio is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to D_Rortugal
          ...  A_Morelos with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
Min. 71 :(fcp) T_Rogic holds the ball up
          ...  He sees D_Rortugal in space!
          ...  D_Rortugal chases it through, he must score !
          ...  Rafael manages to turn it behind
Min. 77 :(fcp) T_Rogic takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  B_Benson takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 78 :(fcp) D_Pereira with the towering header to L_Jones
          ...  Dodo reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 79 :(fyd) C_Makiadi is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_A_Vardy
          ...  J_A_Vardy rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Molby
          ...  D_James reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 80 :(fyd) M_Babbel replaces Dodo to play as a DF
Min. 80 :(fyd) J_Colmey comes on for C_Makiadi and takes up a MF role
Min. 80 :(fyd) Up goes the substitution board - D_Whitehall on for A_Morelos as a FW
Min. 83 :(fcp) D_Pereira holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal could have let it bounce!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 93 :(fyd) L_Matthaus plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  D_Whitehall decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  D_Whitehall has a dig at goal!
          ...  But D_James makes an easy save

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


Match Details
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Venue                : De Kuip
Attendance           : 93,000
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Feyenoord Match Info
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Best player          : B_Benson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Molby (29), Ramos (33), J_A_Vardy (65)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : D_Rortugal
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Maxi (34)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Feyenoord  |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       7
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :           2        |       2
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       11
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          10        |       11
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Final Score          : Feyenoord 0 - 0 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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Rafael         GK  34   2   2   2  20 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
B_Benson       DF   1  32   8   7  12 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
Ramos          DF   1  31   8   8  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Seb_Ferrira    DF   2  30   9   9  20 |  95   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Dodo           DF   3  29   5   7  33 |  81   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Makiadi      MF   2   7  30   4  10 |  81   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
L_Matthaus     MF   1   9  29  10  20 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Molby        MF   2   9  29  10  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
Jesus_Cordoba  MF   2   8  26  10  11 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Morelos      FW   1   7   9  29  30 |  81   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_A_Vardy      FW   2   7   5  28  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
D_Marino       GK  29   3   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Babbel       DF   1  27  10   7  33 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
R_Zdravkov     DF   3  25   5   9  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Colmey       MF   3  11  26   7  31 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Whitehall    FW   2   5   5  26  21 |  14   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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 |  95   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
Maxi           DF   1  33   8   8  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
C_Obasi        DF   2  32  12   8  39 |  71   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
T_Stavos       DF   3  31  13   5  10 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
L_Jones        DF   3  30   7   8  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
R_Baggio       MF   1  10  33   8  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
P_Di_Canio     MF   1  18  30   1  16 |  95   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
Lubo_Moravcik  MF   1  18  30   1  16 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Gandolfini   MF   3   9  29  21  12 |  71   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
D_Rortugal     FW   3  11  10  32  21 |  95   0   2   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
Dziekanowski   FW   1   1   1  30  13 |  56   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Pereira      MF   3  12  31   8  32 |  24   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
T_Rogic        AM   1   8  29  16  28 |  39   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Donadoni     MF   1   8  29   7  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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