Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match, Manchester City vs. FC Porto (Wed Nov 25)


                      Manchester City  |  FC Porto
                              4-5-1 P  |  4-5-1 C
                        Tony McCleary  |  Malky McKay
                                       |
                              Vorm GK  |  GK D_James
                       D_Gallagher DF  |  DF C_Obasi
                     Mikio_Fujioka DF  |  DF Maxi
                     Aoyama_Hideki DF  |  DF T_Stavos
                     Bohte_Daisuke DF  |  DF P_Thompson
                       Caoimhin_Og MF  |  MF D_Pereira
                      R_Nainggolan MF  |  MF P_Di_Canio
                           R_Neves MF  |  MF Lubo_Moravcik
                        Sam_Totman MF  |  MF J_Gandolfini
                         Aparichit MF  |  MF T_Rogic
                          Thanatos FW  |  FW D_Rortugal
                                       |
                             Chalk SUB |  SUB B_Trautmann
                           J_Okore SUB |  SUB L_Jones
                           K_Coman SUB |  SUB G_Karagounis
                          Thiago_C SUB |  SUB J_Ross
                         F_Inzaghi SUB |  SUB A_Langlitz

Referee: H_Webb (England)


Min. 7  :(mnc) Sam_Totman slides it through the middle to Aparichit
          ...  A cheeky lob from Aparichit !
          ...  D_James is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 7  :(fcp) D_Rortugal nutmegs R_Nainggolan, he continues to run forward
          ...  D_Rortugal with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Gandolfini
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 8  :(fcp) P_Di_Canio threads the through ball to C_Obasi
          ...  C_Obasi with the strike !
          ...  Vorm parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And Vorm recovers to save!!
Min. 10 :(mnc) R_Neves with the header on
          ...  He finds Sam_Totman in space
          ...  Sam_Totman attempts the shot!
          ...  But D_James punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Aparichit crosses it in!
          ...  D_James easily catches it!
Min. 11 :(mnc) D_Gallagher wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to Caoimhin_Og
          ...  But Maxi with the fine tackle
Min. 19 :(mnc) The ball goes loose!
          ...  Caoimhin_Og gains possesion and thinks about the shot
          ...  Cleared by T_Stavos
Min. 20 :(fcp) Lubo_Moravcik is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  T_Rogic latches onto the ball
          ...  T_Rogic is clean through, he is one on one with Vorm
          ...  He dinks it over Vorm
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 21 :(mnc) R_Neves with a one-touch layoff to Thanatos
          ...  Thanatos with the side footed shot!
          ...  But D_James tips it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Nainggolan curls it into the box!
          ...  Lubo_Moravcik gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 21 :(fcp) P_Thompson beats Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  R_Neves with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  H_Webb warned him
Min. 22 :(fcp) T_Stavos puts in D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Gallagher with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  H_Webb wants a word
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 23 :(fcp) T_Rogic finds his way through
          ...  He sets up the shot
          ...  T_Rogic hits a curling shot!
          ...  But Vorm makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 28 :(fcp) A defence splitting pass from D_Pereira to D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal looks to see where Vorm is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Vorm gathers it comfortably
Min. 31 :(mnc) R_Neves is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  But P_Thompson clears the danger
Min. 32 :(fcp) Vorm miskicks!
          ...  T_Rogic is takes control of the ball!
          ...  D_Gallagher takes the player down!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  H_Webb calls him over
          ...  H_Webb tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 33 :(fcp) C_Obasi cuts inside R_Nainggolan
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  C_Obasi fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  Vorm is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Gandolfini chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  T_Rogic gets his head on it
          ...  Vorm parries it
Min. 34 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal hits a great shot !
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 36 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke hits a great shot !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 38 :(mnc) Thanatos picks up a loose ball
          ...  D_Pereira with an over the top challenge
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from H_Webb
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(mnc) Aoyama_Hideki beats Lubo_Moravcik
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki with a terrific drive !
          ...  D_James saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 44 :(fcp) D_Pereira beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds D_Rortugal
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 45 :(mnc) Aoyama_Hideki takes advantage of a mistake by P_Thompson
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki with the header !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But flies wide of the post!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Caoimhin_Og plays it towards the near post!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by C_Obasi
Min. 45 :(fcp) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  Maxi seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  But D_Gallagher puts it in row Z!
Min. 46 :(fcp) D_Rortugal with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  D_Gallagher bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-0 FC Porto

Min. 47 :(mnc) R_Nainggolan cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  D_James palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Sam_Totman hits it into the box!
          ...  D_Pereira clears the danger
Min. 50 :(fcp) D_Rortugal sidesteps his marker
          ...  He runs forward now
          ...  A great volley from D_Rortugal !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  OH!! He has hit the side netting
          ...  Goal kick given
Min. 52 :(fcp) T_Stavos plays the early ball across the box to find P_Thompson in space
          ...  P_Thompson drives it towards goal !
          ...  Vorm gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by J_Gandolfini
          ...  T_Rogic swings a leg at it!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  Vorm pushes it behind !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by T_Rogic
          ...  D_Gallagher reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 55 :(fcp) D_Pereira finds D_Rortugal with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  D_Rortugal attempts a chip!
          ...  But Vorm punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that Vorm got a touch
Min. 56 :(mnc) Thanatos runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  P_Thompson with a nasty foul
          ...  H_Webb will want to speak to him
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 57 :(mnc) R_Nainggolan with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Sam_Totman gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  But Maxi slides in
Min. 57 :(fcp) P_Di_Canio controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  J_Gandolfini gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  D_Gallagher wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 58 :(fcp) D_Rortugal has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 59 :(mnc) Thanatos takes possession on the edge of the box
          ...  Thanatos with a thundering drive!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  D_James is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Caoimhin_Og lofts the ball in!
          ...  It is cleared by T_Stavos
Min. 61 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  A powerful shot by Mikio_Fujioka !
          ...  D_James with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 63 :(fcp) P_Di_Canio takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Pereira
          ...  A powerful shot by D_Pereira !
          ...  But Vorm just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  H_Webb has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 67 :(fcp) Lubo_Moravcik is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to Maxi
          ...  Maxi aims for the top right corner !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 69 :(fcp) L_Jones is going to be brought on
          ...  Maxi is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 69 :(fcp) G_Karagounis is going to be brought on
          ...  T_Rogic is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 70 :(mnc) Aparichit with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to Thanatos
          ...  D_Rortugal wins the ball
Min. 70 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka with a burst of pace
          ...  C_Obasi with a nasty foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 71 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini runs down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to C_Obasi
          ...  C_Obasi strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  Vorm can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  Vorm has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 75 :(mnc) J_Okore is being prepared to come on
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 75 :(mnc) K_Coman is being prepared to come on
          ...  R_Nainggolan is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 75 :(mnc) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  Thiago_C will come on for Sam_Totman and play MF
Min. 80 :(mnc) K_Coman is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to J_Okore
          ...  J_Okore with a powerful diving header!
          ...  D_James makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 82 :(mnc) R_Neves runs at G_Karagounis
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Lubo_Moravcik with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 87 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka with a flicked pass to Aparichit
          ...  P_Thompson with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(mnc) Thiago_C drives it across the face of the goal Thanatos
          ...  A wicked drive by Thanatos !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Neves drives it into the box!
          ...  The ball comes to Thiago_C
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  Saved by D_James
Min. 89 :(fcp) P_Di_Canio retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  G_Karagounis latches onto the end of it
          ...  D_Gallagher read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 91 :(fcp) P_Di_Canio with a neat pass into D_Rortugal
          ...  D_Rortugal with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 92 :(mnc) Thiago_C squares it to Aparichit
          ...  But P_Thompson will cut out the threat
Min. 93 :(fcp) G_Karagounis gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past Mikio_Fujioka!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A great volley from G_Karagounis !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : City Of Manchester Stadium
Attendance           : 112,000
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Manchester City Match Info
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Best player          : D_Gallagher (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Gallagher (32)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : T_Stavos
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : P_Thompson (56), C_Obasi (70), Lubo_Moravcik (82)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       17
Off target           :           5        |       9
On target            :           7        |       8
Possession           :          39        |       61
Corners              :           6        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       6
Key Passes           :          12        |       14
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Final Score          : Manchester City 0 - 0 FC Porto
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Player Statistics - Manchester City
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Vorm           GK  35   3   7   1  22 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  31   8  10  43 |  94   0   5   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  98   8  -2
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  30   7  10  41 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  30   6   9  20 |  76   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  40   0   5
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  28   9   5  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Caoimhin_Og    MF   2   8  32   8  32 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Nainggolan   MF   1   8  31   6  23 |  76   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Neves        MF   2   5  31   4  33 |  94   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Sam_Totman     MF   1  22  30   5  28 |  76   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Aparichit      MF   3   4  25  15  12 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Thanatos       FW   3   9   5  30  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Chalk          GK  26   4   3   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Okore        DF   3  27   5   6  22 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
K_Coman        MF   1  10  30   7  30 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Thiago_C       MF   1  10  27   9  21 |  18   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
F_Inzaghi      FW   1  10   7  31  43 |   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_James        GK  39   2   2   3  26 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
C_Obasi        DF   2  32  12   8  39 |  94   0   1   0   0   3   0   1   0   0  18  -2   3
Maxi           DF   1  32   8   8  22 |  70   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  31  13   5  10 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
P_Thompson     DF   2  29  13   6  30 |  94   0   2   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  38  -2   3
D_Pereira      MF   3  12  31   7  32 |  94   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
P_Di_Canio     MF   1  18  30   1  16 |  94   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
Lubo_Moravcik  MF   1  18  30   1  16 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  18  -2
J_Gandolfini   MF   3   9  29  21  12 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
T_Rogic        MF   1   8  29  16  28 |  70   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
D_Rortugal     FW   3  11  10  32  21 |  94   0   1   0   0   6   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
B_Trautmann    GK  29   2   1   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Jones        DF   3  30   7   8  22 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
G_Karagounis   MF   2  10  29   9  33 |  24   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Ross         MF   1   8  29   7  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Langlitz     FW   3   8  12  30  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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