Elite League Match, Manchester City vs. FC Porto (Sun Dec 12)


                      Manchester City  |  FC Porto
                              4-5-1 P  |  4-5-1 C
                        Tony McCleary  |  Malky McKay
                                       |
                         A_Zaratta GK  |  GK D_James
                       D_Gallagher DF  |  DF T_Stavos
                           C_Fuchs DF  |  DF C_Dos_Passos
                     Bohte_Daisuke DF  |  DF Hugo
                     Aoyama_Hideki DF  |  DF L_Jones
                        K_DeBruyne MF  |  MF J_Gandolfini
                       Leda_Cygnus MF  |  MF S_Gerrard
                         Aparichit MF  |  MF J_Butland
                         E_Shikari MF  |  MF M_Canete
                       D_Upamecano MF  |  MF Tomas_Rosicky
                          Thanatos FW  |  FW Neymar_Jr
                                       |
                           R_Videi SUB |  SUB I_Cardoso
                     Mikio_Fujioka SUB |  SUB E_Herbert
                        D_McDonald SUB |  SUB N_Barella
                      Suz_Nakamoto SUB |  SUB Liel_Abada
                            J_Cruz SUB |  SUB M_Esposito

Referee: S_Farina (Italy)


Min. 2  :(mnc) Aparichit sprints down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He puts in a square ball!
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  T_Stavos with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 3  :(fcp) J_Gandolfini with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  D_Gallagher with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  S_Farina gave him a strong warning
Min. 3  :(fcp) S_Gerrard runs at C_Fuchs
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  D_Gallagher wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 4  :(mnc) K_DeBruyne is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  Thanatos latches onto the end of it
          ...  T_Stavos anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 10 :(fcp) Hugo is clutching his leg!
          ...  The FC Porto physio rushes on
          ...  He isn't able to carry on!
Min. 10 :(fcp) E_Herbert takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Hugo
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 14 :(fcp) J_Butland with a probing pass to Neymar_Jr
          ...  Neymar_Jr throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  But A_Zaratta reaches the ball. Good save
Min. 15 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus sprints past J_Gandolfini
          ...  Leda_Cygnus hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  D_James with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Upamecano lofts the ball in!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of D_James
Min. 17 :(mnc) Thanatos skips the challenge from S_Gerrard
          ...  T_Stavos with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 17 :(fcp) S_Gerrard could get a shot on goal here
          ...  S_Gerrard hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 17 :(mnc) Aparichit plays in Aoyama_Hideki with a beautiful ball
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 23 :(fcp) M_Canete hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Neymar_Jr collects the loose ball!
          ...  Neymar_Jr fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  A_Zaratta just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 33 :(fcp) M_Canete moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to S_Gerrard
          ...  S_Gerrard aims for the top right corner !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 38 :(mnc) E_Shikari lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Thanatos latches on to it
          ...  Thanatos tries the shot !
          ...  D_James makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 40 :(mnc) D_Gallagher with a pinpoint pass to Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Tomas_Rosicky
          ...  He made it look easy
          ...  But he can't keep it in
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Upamecano drives it into the box!
          ...  It comes to Thanatos
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  The Manchester City fans get off there seats!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put Manchester City in front!
          ...  Manchester City 1-0 FC Porto ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini beats Bohte_Daisuke
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  J_Gandolfini has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post

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

Min. 47 :(fcp) Tomas_Rosicky moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He plays the ball through to L_Jones
          ...  L_Jones beats the offside trap!
          ...  He looked offside to me
          ...  A_Zaratta comes towards him
          ...  He tries to beat A_Zaratta
          ...  A_Zaratta dives on the ball !!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Canete chips the ball into the area!
          ...  D_Gallagher wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 48 :(fcp) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Neymar_Jr is through!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from D_Gallagher
Min. 56 :(mnc) Leda_Cygnus heads the ball back to Aparichit
          ...  Good sliding challenge from E_Herbert
Min. 58 :(mnc) Thanatos plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  Thanatos bears down on goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  The Manchester City fans chant his name!
          ...  Manchester City 2-0 FC Porto ...
Min. 59 :(fcp) The FC Porto manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 59 :(fcp) Tomas_Rosicky looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Gandolfini
          ...  J_Gandolfini with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  A_Zaratta falls over
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post!
          ...  But it hits his back!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Unlucky!
          ...  The FC Porto fans start to taunt him now!
          ...  Manchester City 2-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 60 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini sidesteps D_Gallagher
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  J_Gandolfini with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But A_Zaratta gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Gandolfini drives it into the box!
          ...  Neymar_Jr with the header
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He runs towards the FC Porto fans!
          ...  FC Porto are back on level terms now!
          ...  Manchester City 2-2 FC Porto ...
Min. 61 :(fcp) FC Porto changed their strategy to play C
Min. 63 :(mnc) Aparichit wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to Leda_Cygnus
          ...  Leda_Cygnus flings a shot at goal !
          ...  D_James parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 65 :(mnc) Aparichit knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender
          ...  A great volley from Aparichit !
          ...  It's going over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net !!
          ...  D_James looks relieved there!
Min. 66 :(mnc) Bohte_Daisuke with a glorious long pass to Thanatos
          ...  But C_Dos_Passos comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!
Min. 67 :(mnc) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Aparichit is through!
          ...  A glorious effort by Aparichit !
          ...  D_James takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 69 :(mnc) E_Shikari fires over a low cross to Thanatos
          ...  Thanatos has a dig at goal!
          ...  D_James heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 70 :(mnc) Mikio_Fujioka is going to be brought on
          ...  Bohte_Daisuke is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 70 :(fcp) Curled in dangerously from J_Butland to S_Gerrard
          ...  S_Gerrard carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 75 :(mnc) Suz_Nakamoto is being brought on
          ...  D_Upamecano is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 75 :(mnc) J_Cruz replaces Thanatos to play as a FW
Min. 75 :(fcp) N_Barella takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace J_Butland as MF
Min. 84 :(mnc) E_Shikari miskicks!
          ...  He finds Suz_Nakamoto though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  What a shot from Suz_Nakamoto !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  But D_James punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 85 :(fcp) M_Esposito replaces Neymar_Jr and will play FW
Min. 87 :(mnc) J_Cruz pushes it past S_Gerrard
          ...  Fine tackle by T_Stavos
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 92 :(mnc) K_DeBruyne runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Mikio_Fujioka
          ...  Mikio_Fujioka drives the ball low !
          ...  But D_James tips it behind
          ...  S_Farina has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !

*************  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          : Thanatos (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Thanatos (40,58)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : J_Gandolfini
Scorers              : J_Gandolfini (59), Neymar_Jr (60)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Tomas_Rosicky (17)
Injured              : Hugo (10)
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Match Statistics
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                         Manchester City  |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       10
Off target           :           1        |       5
On target            :           9        |       5
Possession           :          45        |       55
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           4        |       7
Key Tackles          :           2        |       7
Key Passes           :          11        |       6
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Final Score          : Manchester City 2 - 2 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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A_Zaratta      GK  32   3   3   1  21 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
D_Gallagher    DF   1  34   9  10  43 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
C_Fuchs        DF   2  34   9  10  32 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bohte_Daisuke  DF   1  33  11   6  31 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  32   7   9  20 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_DeBruyne     MF   1   8  33   8  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Leda_Cygnus    MF   1   9  30  19  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10  10
Aparichit      MF   3   5  30  18  12 |  95   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
E_Shikari      MF   1   6  27   9  32 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
D_Upamecano    MF   3   7  26  17  31 |  77   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Thanatos       FW   3   9   5  35  22 |  77   0   0   0   0   4   2   0   0   0   0   0  60
R_Videi        GK  30   4   1   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mikio_Fujioka  DF   2  33   8  10  41 |  23   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
D_McDonald     DF   1  28   9   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Suz_Nakamoto   MF   1   1  29  22  33 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Cruz         FW   1   6   8  27  31 |  18   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 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  32  13   5  10 |  95   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  32  12   5  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Hugo           DF   2  31  14   9  42 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Jones        DF   3  31   7   8  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Gandolfini   MF   3  10  31  21  12 |  95   0   0   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0  20  30
S_Gerrard      MF   2   7  31  19  21 |  95   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Butland      MF   2  10  31  11  41 |  77   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Canete       MF   2   6  31   5  19 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   3   8  30   8  32 |  95   0   1   2   1   0   0   1   0   0  18  38  -2
Neymar_Jr      FW   1   9   8  35  20 |  87   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
I_Cardoso      GK  30   2   4   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  31   7  11  41 |  85   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
N_Barella      MF   1   8  25   8  31 |  18   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Liel_Abada     MF   1   1  25   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Esposito     FW   1   7   7  30  41 |   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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