Elite FA Cup Groups Match, Lyon vs. FC Porto (Sun Feb 23)


                                 Lyon  |  FC Porto
                            5-1-3-1 C  |  4-1-3-2 P
                          Neil Abbott  |  Shaun Winzor
                                       |
                          A_Guaita GK  |  GK D_Marshall
                         S_Bassong DF  |  DF P_Rodriguez
                      D_Bornosuzov DF  |  DF B_Moore
                        C_Mongongu DF  |  DF H_Almeida
                       P_Gualtieri DF  |  DF D_McGrain
                         C_Luciano DF  |  DM R_Nomvethe
                        P_Henrique DM  |  MF G_Hagi
                     T_Huddlestone MF  |  MF Di_Maria
                     Pichu_Atienza MF  |  MF R_Rivelino
                       Eljero_Elia MF  |  FW E_Adebayor
                         G_Puciato FW  |  FW Amauri
                                       |
                           C_Zotti SUB |  SUB C_Clark
                        C_Smalling SUB |  SUB M_Laursen
                        A_Oldridge SUB |  SUB J_R_Riquelme
                        M_Harewood SUB |  SUB J_Rodriguez
                         G_Roberts SUB |  SUB D_Rags

Referee: M_de_Vries (Holland)


Min. 5  :(lyn) P_Henrique looks in some pain
          ...  He'll have to come off
Min. 5  :(lyn) A_Oldridge is being brought on
          ...  P_Henrique is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 5  :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza shifts into the DM position in a tactical change
Min. 7  :(lyn) C_Mongongu runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato rifles it at the goal !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 15 :(fcp) Di_Maria sidesteps D_Bornosuzov
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  P_Gualtieri with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 16 :(fcp) Di_Maria runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to E_Adebayor
          ...  P_Gualtieri knobbles the attacking player.
          ...  M_de_Vries blows up for a foul
          ...  M_de_Vries calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Neil Abbott looks relieved
Min. 17 :(lyn) A_Oldridge works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Huddlestone
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  E_Adebayor takes possession
Min. 19 :(lyn) A_Oldridge backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  C_Luciano gets on the end of it
          ...  G_Hagi wins the ball
Min. 20 :(fcp) FC Porto are switching their playing style to E
Min. 22 :(fcp) H_Almeida controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  S_Bassong with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 26 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  S_Bassong decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  A thundering drive by S_Bassong !
          ...  D_Marshall makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 27 :(lyn) T_Huddlestone beats his marker
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  T_Huddlestone aims the cheeky shot at goal!
          ...  He has put it wide!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 29 :(fcp) G_Hagi sprints forward with the ball
          ...  But Eljero_Elia slides in two footed.
          ...  M_de_Vries has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 30 :(fcp) G_Hagi is taking a throw in
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt
          ...  He throws the ball to D_McGrain
          ...  D_McGrain with the side footed shot!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 31 :(fcp) R_Rivelino brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  E_Adebayor makes himself available
          ...  But S_Bassong clears the ball to safety
Min. 32 :(lyn) T_Huddlestone passes the ball to G_Puciato
          ...  G_Puciato with the cheeky shot!
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 32 :(fcp) Di_Maria sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  The shot slips through A_Guaita's hands
          ...  But A_Guaita recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 34 :(lyn) A_Oldridge with a glorious 60-yard pass to C_Luciano
          ...  C_Luciano with the goal bound shot!
          ...  But D_Marshall stops that one easily
Min. 36 :(lyn) A_Oldridge beats B_Moore
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  B_Moore recovers to win the ball back
Min. 40 :(fcp) FC Porto altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 40 :(fcp) Amauri chests it down
          ...  G_Puciato with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  M_de_Vries lectures him
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(lyn) C_Luciano takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Bornosuzov
          ...  What a shot from D_Bornosuzov !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  It's gone over
          ...  Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one
Min. 44 :(lyn) C_Mongongu spits at H_Almeida
          ...  M_de_Vries calls him over
          ...  He's told to calm down
          ...  Neil Abbott looks relieved
Min. 44 :(fcp) G_Hagi turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Amauri
          ...  But D_Bornosuzov with the fine tackle

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

Min. 48 :(lyn) T_Huddlestone sidesteps H_Almeida
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  D_McGrain plays the back pass
          ...  D_Marshall can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Mongongu lofts the ball in!
          ...  D_Marshall easily catches it!
Min. 48 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez off the woodwork.
          ...  E_Adebayor picks up the deflection
          ...  P_Gualtieri body checks his opponent!!
          ...  That's a careless challenge!!
          ...  His 2nd yellow card, that's an early shower for him !
Min. 48 :(lyn) C_Smalling takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Eljero_Elia as DF
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  M_de_Vries signals that it is indirect
          ...  R_Nomvethe swings it in
          ...  Amauri gets on the end of it
          ...  Amauri with a terrific drive !
          ...  But A_Guaita tips it over
          ...  M_de_Vries has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 50 :(lyn) T_Huddlestone plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  T_Huddlestone with a terrific drive !
          ...  D_Marshall with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 57 :(lyn) T_Huddlestone plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  S_Bassong decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  But G_Hagi reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 57 :(fcp) Amauri sidesteps C_Mongongu
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  C_Luciano cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 60 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza pulls it back to A_Oldridge
          ...  P_Rodriguez bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 62 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme comes on for Di_Maria and takes up a MF role
Min. 62 :(lyn) Pichu_Atienza flicks it over the defenders head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  B_Moore slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Smalling lofts the ball in!
          ...  D_Marshall jumps well to claim it!
Min. 65 :(fcp) M_Laursen comes on for H_Almeida and takes up a DF role
Min. 65 :(lyn) D_Bornosuzov is hurt
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 66 :(fcp) G_Hagi plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Amauri decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Amauri with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  A_Guaita is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Rivelino plays it into the danger area!
          ...  A_Guaita comes out and claims it!
Min. 67 :(lyn) A_Oldridge retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  G_Puciato gets on the end of it
          ...  R_Nomvethe reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 70 :(fcp) There's going to be a change
          ...  J_Rodriguez will come on for Amauri and play FW
Min. 71 :(lyn) M_Harewood will replace the useless G_Puciato and will play FW
Min. 71 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme takes advantage of a bad back pass from C_Luciano
          ...  Cleared by C_Smalling
Min. 72 :(fcp) FC Porto switch to playing A
Min. 72 :(lyn) S_Bassong is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to A_Oldridge
          ...  R_Rivelino wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 77 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  D_McGrain gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  C_Luciano pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  M_de_Vries has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by M_de_Vries!
          ...  He received a good talking to from M_de_Vries
Min. 80 :(fcp) J_Rodriguez nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward
          ...  J_Rodriguez with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  A_Guaita dives towards his top let hand corner
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal
          ...  Super Stop !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme hits it into the box!
          ...  C_Mongongu wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 84 :(fcp) G_Hagi backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  E_Adebayor latches onto the end of it
          ...  E_Adebayor runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the bench
          ...  He jumps on a delighted Shaun Winzor
          ...  Yes!!
          ...  That goal surely snatches the win!
          ...  Lyon 0-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 85 :(fcp) The FC Porto manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D
Min. 87 :(lyn) S_Bassong pushes it past M_Laursen
          ...  D_McGrain reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(lyn) C_Mongongu with the dribble
          ...  The defender is easily beaten
          ...  A delicate chip from C_Mongongu !
          ...  D_Marshall tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  Corner not given!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade de Gerland
Attendance           : 60,000
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Lyon Match Info
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Best player          : A_Oldridge
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : P_Gualtieri (48)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : P_Henrique (5)
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : G_Hagi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Adebayor (84)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                Lyon      |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       6
Off target           :           4        |       2
On target            :           4        |       4
Possession           :          48        |       52
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       2
Key Tackles          :           6        |       10
Key Passes           :          11        |       9
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Final Score          : Lyon 0 - 1 FC Porto
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Player Statistics - Lyon
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Guaita       GK  30   3   2   2  29 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
S_Bassong      DF   2  24  11   6  30 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  12   8
D_Bornosuzov   DF   2  24   4   8  39 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   1
C_Mongongu     DF   2  23   8   5  36 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12   8
P_Gualtieri    DF   2  22   6   8  44 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
C_Luciano      DF   2  22   7   7  31 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12   8
P_Henrique     DM   1  16  21   7  18 |   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Huddlestone  MF   1   9  24  10  19 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20   4 -11
Pichu_Atienza  DM   1  14  23   6  33 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
Eljero_Elia    MF   1   6  22   3  35 |  51   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
G_Puciato      FW   2   8   8  25  42 |  74   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
C_Zotti        GK  23   4   2   3  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Smalling     DF   1  23   7   5  29 |  45   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
A_Oldridge     MF   1   7  20  16  17 |  91   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  28 -20
M_Harewood     FW   2   7  11  23  34 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Roberts      FW   1   9   9  21  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

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 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
P_Rodriguez    DF   2  26   8   9  28 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
B_Moore        DF   2  24  12  11  20 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
H_Almeida      DF   2  24  11  10  29 |  68   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
D_McGrain      DF   1  24  11   7  24 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0   1
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  18  22   6  28 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35  20  20
G_Hagi         MF   2   5  28  10  30 |  96   0   2   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  68   0
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  25   5  37 |  65   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
R_Rivelino     MF   3  12  23   7  34 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  26  35 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  15   0  36
Amauri         FW   2   6   7  25  29 |  73   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
C_Clark        GK  27   4   2   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Laursen      DF   2  25   8   6  30 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
J_R_Riquelme   MF   3   5  24  20  34 |  31   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
J_Rodriguez    FW   2   4   7  23  23 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
D_Rags         FW   2   3   5  23  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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