Elite FA Cup Groups Match, Manchester Utd vs. FC Porto (Mon Mar 10)


                       Manchester Utd  |  FC Porto
                              4-4-2 N  |  3-2-2-3 A
                         Derek Purvis  |  Shaun Winzor
                                       |
                      Tom_Clements GK  |  GK D_Marshall
                      Sergio_Ramos DF  |  DF P_Rodriguez
                           C_Puyol DF  |  DF M_Laursen
                        L_Nyatanga DF  |  DF B_Moore
                       Ben_Barcley DF  |  DM R_Rivelino
                         Y_Hussein MF  |  DM R_Nomvethe
                         J_Forrest MF  |  MF G_Hagi
                           J_Quigg MF  |  MF J_R_Riquelme
                          Z_Zidane MF  |  FW E_Adebayor
                       G_Marilungo FW  |  FW Amauri
                          A_Little FW  |  FW J_Rodriguez
                                       |
                        M_Marshall SUB |  SUB C_Clark
                          G_Hooper SUB |  SUB H_Almeida
                         A_Johnson SUB |  SUB D_McGrain
                         G_Gattuso SUB |  SUB Di_Maria
                         H_Larsson SUB |  SUB D_Rags

Referee: P_Graham (Wales)


Min. 2  :(fcp) P_Rodriguez is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor shoots towards goal !
          ...  Tom_Clements catches the ball
Min. 4  :(mnu) G_Marilungo slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  B_Moore gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by L_Nyatanga!
          ...  D_Marshall easily catches it!
Min. 4  :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme off the woodwork.
          ...  E_Adebayor picks up the deflection
          ...  Y_Hussein with a nasty foul
Min. 6  :(mnu) J_Forrest with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle
          ...  J_Forrest goes for goal !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But sails wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Forrest floats the ball in!
          ...  G_Marilungo loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  The Manchester Utd fans get off there seats!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's put Manchester Utd in front!
          ...  Manchester Utd 1-0 FC Porto ...
Min. 7  :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme shifts into the AM position in a tactical change
Min. 8  :(fcp) Amauri looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Rodriguez
          ...  J_Rodriguez goes for goal !
          ...  But Tom_Clements is equal to it
Min. 9  :(fcp) P_Rodriguez sprints past the defender
          ...  Ben_Barcley with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  P_Graham tells him to calm his game down a bit
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  J_Rodriguez shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to E_Adebayor instead
          ...  E_Adebayor strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Rifled into the top corner!
          ...  He runs off to the FC Porto fans to celebrate!
          ...  FC Porto are back on level terms now!
          ...  Manchester Utd 1-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 10 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme will now play as MF
Min. 10 :(fcp) Amauri takes on the defender
          ...  He runs past the defender
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Ben_Barcley
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Nomvethe floats the ball in!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme gets something on it!
          ...  Tom_Clements makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 11 :(mnu) Z_Zidane runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to G_Marilungo
          ...  M_Laursen cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 11 :(fcp) R_Rivelino hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  E_Adebayor latches onto it!
          ...  C_Puyol clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 12 :(mnu) Z_Zidane kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  G_Marilungo gets on the end of the pass
          ...  P_Rodriguez cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 16 :(fcp) G_Hagi spots E_Adebayor who is in acres of space
          ...  L_Nyatanga is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He is warned by P_Graham
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 18 :(fcp) G_Hagi passes the ball to Amauri
          ...  C_Puyol reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 20 :(fcp) FC Porto's manager orders his side to play N
Min. 21 :(mnu) J_Forrest plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  A_Little decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  A_Little hits a great shot !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  Unbelievable!!!
          ...  It's gone wide
Min. 21 :(fcp) M_Laursen finds B_Moore in the box
          ...  B_Moore with his head down lets it go !
          ...  The shot slips through Tom_Clements's hands
          ...  But Tom_Clements recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 25 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Rodriguez
          ...  A wicked drive by J_Rodriguez !
          ...  But Tom_Clements palms it behind
          ...  P_Graham has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 31 :(mnu) G_Marilungo kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  G_Marilungo sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 31 :(fcp) R_Rivelino brings it under control
          ...  He takes on L_Nyatanga
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in J_Rodriguez!
          ...  J_Rodriguez hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  Tom_Clements makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 37 :(mnu) J_Quigg looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to A_Little
          ...  From long range A_Little bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  But D_Marshall with the difficult save
Min. 39 :(mnu) J_Quigg hoofs it up field to find A_Little
          ...  A powerful shot by A_Little !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 39 :(mnu) Z_Zidane with a penetrating pass to C_Puyol
          ...  J_R_Riquelme with a pull on the shirt
          ...  He received a good talking to from P_Graham
Min. 40 :(mnu) Y_Hussein comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  M_Laursen with an awful challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  P_Graham warned him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  J_Forrest floats it forward
          ...  J_Quigg latches onto the end of it
          ...  A left-footer by J_Quigg !
          ...  D_Marshall makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 42 :(mnu) Ben_Barcley breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on D_Marshall!
          ...  E_Adebayor brings him down!
          ...  P_Graham wants a quiet word
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on

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

Min. 46 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to E_Adebayor
          ...  A delicate chip from E_Adebayor !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Tom_Clements was left standing
          ...  Lets see if FC Porto can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Manchester Utd 1-2 FC Porto ...
Min. 46 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme falls badly. He's unable to continue
Min. 46 :(fcp) Di_Maria will replace the useless J_R_Riquelme and will play MF
Min. 50 :(fcp) It looks as though FC Porto is now playing P
Min. 50 :(mnu) J_Forrest retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  G_Marilungo latches onto the end of it
          ...  G_Marilungo from 20 yards !
          ...  D_Marshall beats the ball away
Min. 52 :(fcp) Amauri takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Z_Zidane with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
Min. 52 :(fcp) Amauri drives it across the face of the goal E_Adebayor
          ...  Y_Hussein reads the game well and cuts out the pass!
Min. 53 :(mnu) Z_Zidane hits a hard pass to Y_Hussein
          ...  But P_Rodriguez slides in two footed.
          ...  P_Graham has a look but waves "Play On!"
Min. 54 :(mnu) J_Quigg has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past R_Nomvethe
          ...  He knocks it to A_Little!
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by P_Rodriguez !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 55 :(fcp) G_Hagi leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to P_Rodriguez
          ...  L_Nyatanga gathers up the loose ball
Min. 59 :(mnu) J_Quigg looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Marilungo
          ...  R_Rivelino wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 60 :(fcp) H_Almeida is coming on for M_Laursen and will play DF
Min. 60 :(mnu) J_Quigg has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Rodriguez
          ...  He puts in Sergio_Ramos!
          ...  R_Nomvethe takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 65 :(fcp) E_Adebayor has it on the edge of the box
          ...  E_Adebayor has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  But Tom_Clements stops that one easily
Min. 68 :(fcp) There's going to be a change
          ...  D_Rags will come on for Amauri and play FW
Min. 70 :(fcp) FC Porto altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 75 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  E_Adebayor gets on the end of the pass
          ...  E_Adebayor with the strike !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 76 :(mnu) J_Quigg with an incisive pass to G_Marilungo
          ...  H_Almeida forces him off the ball
Min. 79 :(mnu) A_Little flicks it over R_Nomvethe and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Intercepted by H_Almeida
Min. 79 :(fcp) B_Moore takes advantage of a mistake by Z_Zidane
          ...  Sergio_Ramos with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 84 :(fcp) H_Almeida looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Rags
          ...  D_Rags fires a shot at goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Tom_Clements was well beaten there!
          ...  Manchester Utd 1-3 FC Porto ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(fcp) D_Rags flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Ben_Barcley bundles the player over!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant!
          ...  Play on!
Min. 90 :(mnu) Sergio_Ramos volleys it forward. He finds G_Marilungo
          ...  G_Marilungo from 20 yards !
          ...  D_Marshall gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Ben_Barcley lofts the ball in!
          ...  D_Marshall reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 93 :(mnu) A_Little sidesteps R_Rivelino
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  A left-footer by A_Little !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  D_Marshall tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Y_Hussein floats the ball in!
          ...  R_Nomvethe wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Old Trafford
Attendance           : 57,000
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Manchester Utd Match Info
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Best player          : G_Marilungo
Scorers              : G_Marilungo (6)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : E_Adebayor (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Adebayor (9,46), D_Rags (84)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : J_R_Riquelme (46)
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Match Statistics
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                          Manchester Utd  |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       11
Off target           :           4        |       1
On target            :           6        |       10
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           4        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :          14        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       9
Key Passes           :          13        |       13
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Final Score          : Manchester Utd 1 - 3 FC Porto
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Player Statistics - Manchester Utd
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Tom_Clements   GK  26   2   3   2  42 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Sergio_Ramos   DF   1  24   8  10  28 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Puyol        DF   1  21   8   5  36 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
L_Nyatanga     DF   2  21  13   7  29 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ben_Barcley    DF   3  20   6   8  41 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Hussein      MF   2   8  24   9  39 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Forrest      MF   2   9  23   8  37 |  96   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -19
J_Quigg        MF   2   5  23   5  30 |  96   0   0   6   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Z_Zidane       MF   2   5  22   8  35 |  96   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Marilungo    FW   2   5   8  24  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Little       FW   2   7   6  23  21 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Marshall     GK  25   1   2   3  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Hooper       DF   2   9   4  22  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Johnson      DF   2   6  22  16  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Gattuso      MF   2   5  21   4  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Larsson      FW   2   6   7  22  42 |   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  34   7   5   7  14 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
P_Rodriguez    DF   2  26   8   9  28 |  96   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  45  12   0
M_Laursen      DF   2  25   8   6  30 |  63   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
B_Moore        DF   2  24  12  11  20 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0   8
R_Rivelino     DM   3  12  23   7  34 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  18  22   6  28 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  24   0
G_Hagi         MF   2   5  28  10  30 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
J_R_Riquelme   MF   3   5  24  20  34 |  49   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  52  28
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  26  35 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0  73
Amauri         FW   2   6   7  25  29 |  71   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
J_Rodriguez    FW   2   4   7  23  23 |  96   0   0   0   1   3   0   0   0   0  20  40  44
C_Clark        GK  27   4   2   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Almeida      DF   2  24  11  10  29 |  33   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30  32   0
D_McGrain      DF   1  24  11   7  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  25   5  37 |  47   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rags         FW   2   3   5  23  30 |  25   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
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