Elite League Match, Marseille vs. FC Porto (Sun Aug 28)


                            Marseille  |  FC Porto
                              4-4-2 E  |  5-1-2-2 C
                         Daniel Perry  |  Malky McKay
                                       |
                          P_Assure GK  |  GK D_James
                     Mark_Robinson DF  |  DF S_Bould
                            A_Rami DF  |  DF Layvin_Kurzaw
                      M_A_Nastasic DF  |  DF Omar_Little
                     Aoyama_Hideki DF  |  DF J_A_Boumsong
                             Bovan MF  |  DF E_Baily
                       Seong_Gihun MF  |  DM S_Winzor
                        A_Oko_Flex MF  |  MF T_Muller
                          Seb_Rudy MF  |  MF J_Gandolfini
                          Thanatos FW  |  FW M_McKay
                        S_Bergwijn FW  |  FW M_Esposito
                                       |
                      Jin_Sin_Ping SUB |  SUB J_Hart
                         G_Johnson SUB |  SUB C_C_Vickers
                           J_Okore SUB |  SUB S_Gerrard
                           R_Pires SUB |  SUB A_McGeady
                     Rolando_Silva SUB |  SUB G_Borges

Referee: J_Eriksson (Sweden)


Min. 3  :(msl) A_Oko_Flex with electric pace
          ...  He eases past J_Gandolfini
          ...  E_Baily wins the ball
Min. 4  :(fcp) M_Esposito plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  But A_Rami slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 6  :(msl) Seong_Gihun sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Aoyama_Hideki
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  That's given Marseille the lead!
          ...  Marseille 1-0 FC Porto ...
Min. 9  :(msl) A_Rami turns past E_Baily
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  An audacious effort from A_Rami !
          ...  But D_James stops that one easily
Min. 11 :(msl) Bovan with a short pass to find Thanatos
          ...  S_Winzor with the block
Min. 12 :(msl) Seong_Gihun beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds S_Bergwijn
          ...  S_Bergwijn with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  D_James got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out
          ...  Marseille 2-0 FC Porto ...
Min. 12 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  M_Esposito gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  M_Esposito tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 15 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex plays the early ball across the box to find S_Bergwijn in space
          ...  S_Winzor gathers up the loose ball
Min. 15 :(msl) Bovan sprints down the flank
          ...  He threads the ball in to Thanatos
          ...  M_Esposito with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  Shown a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  It is deep inside there own half
          ...  Bovan shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to S_Bergwijn instead
          ...  S_Bergwijn attempts to nutmeg P_Assure!
          ...  D_James gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He pushes it on to the post
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball
Min. 18 :(fcp) T_Muller drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to M_McKay
          ...  Thanatos with a well timed tackle
          ...  J_Eriksson didn't like it though
Min. 19 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini with an in swinging cross to J_A_Boumsong
          ...  A_Rami with a nasty foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from J_Eriksson
Min. 19 :(fcp) E_Baily is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to M_McKay
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki intercepts the pass
Min. 22 :(fcp) M_McKay looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  Seong_Gihun fouls badly
          ...  J_Eriksson will want to speak to him
          ...  J_Eriksson wants a quiet word
Min. 23 :(msl) Bovan kicks T_Muller!
          ...  J_Eriksson refrained from booking him but had stern words
Min. 24 :(msl) Seb_Rudy gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Seb_Rudy with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 26 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini is rolling on the ground!
          ...  He gets up again
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting
Min. 27 :(msl) Seong_Gihun with the through ball to Thanatos
          ...  Thanatos hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  D_James saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 29 :(fcp) T_Muller finds S_Bould on the edge of the box
          ...  S_Bould bears down on goal!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 30 :(msl) Marseille are switching their playing style to D
Min. 35 :(fcp) Layvin_Kurzaw feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  M_Esposito runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  A_Rami is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  J_Eriksson calls him over
          ...  J_Eriksson tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(msl) A_Oko_Flex with an inch perfect pass to Thanatos
          ...  S_Winzor with the tackle
          ...  He did well to stop that attack!
Min. 46 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini finds M_McKay with a ball over the defence
          ...  M_A_Nastasic goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Marseille 2-0 FC Porto

Min. 53 :(msl) Seb_Rudy finds Thanatos in the box
          ...  S_Winzor wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by Seong_Gihun!
          ...  It is cleared by Layvin_Kurzaw
Min. 58 :(fcp) M_Esposito breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on P_Assure!
          ...  Thanatos brings him down!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 61 :(fcp) M_McKay jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Esposito
          ...  A_Oko_Flex cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 65 :(fcp) FC Porto will now play A after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 67 :(msl) Aoyama_Hideki kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Thanatos gets on the end of the pass
          ...  S_Bould beats him to the ball
Min. 69 :(msl) S_Bergwijn takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  But S_Bould puts it in row Z!
Min. 69 :(fcp) M_Esposito slumps to the ground!
          ...  He gets up again though
          ...  He signals to the bench he is ok to continue
Min. 70 :(fcp) C_C_Vickers comes on for Layvin_Kurzaw and will play DF to the delight of the fans
Min. 70 :(fcp) There's going to be a change
          ...  S_Gerrard will come on for J_Gandolfini and play MF
Min. 70 :(fcp) A_McGeady will replace S_Winzor and play DM
Min. 70 :(fcp) M_McKay has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Mark_Robinson
          ...  He puts in M_Esposito!
          ...  A vicious shot by M_Esposito !
          ...  P_Assure makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 72 :(msl) Seong_Gihun spits at T_Muller
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 75 :(msl) R_Pires takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace Seb_Rudy
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 75 :(msl) Rolando_Silva is being prepared to come on
          ...  Thanatos is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 76 :(fcp) S_Gerrard leaves Mark_Robinson standing
          ...  S_Gerrard with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  P_Assure can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  P_Assure has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 77 :(fcp) M_McKay beats his man
          ...  A_Rami cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 78 :(fcp) G_Borges is going to be brought on
          ...  M_Esposito is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 80 :(msl) Seong_Gihun with the nod to R_Pires
          ...  R_Pires drives it towards goal !
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 81 :(msl) S_Bergwijn sprints past E_Baily
          ...  S_Bergwijn leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target
          ...  The FC Porto fans taunt him about that effort
Min. 81 :(fcp) A_McGeady with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past A_Oko_Flex
          ...  He knocks it to T_Muller!
          ...  Cleaned up by A_Rami
Min. 82 :(msl) G_Johnson is coming on for Mark_Robinson and will play DF
Min. 82 :(msl) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  J_Okore will come on for A_Rami and play DF
Min. 86 :(fcp) A_McGeady sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Muller
          ...  Aoyama_Hideki reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_McGeady plays it into the danger area!
          ...  S_Bergwijn wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Orange Veladrome
Attendance           : 143,583
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : Aoyama_Hideki (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Aoyama_Hideki (6), S_Bergwijn (12)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Rami (35), Thanatos (58), Seong_Gihun (72)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : S_Winzor
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Esposito (15)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Marseille    |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :           8        |       4
Off target           :           3        |       3
On target            :           5        |       1
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       1
Subs Used            :           4        |       4
Fouls                :          12        |       6
Key Tackles          :           7        |       7
Key Passes           :          10        |       10
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Final Score          : Marseille 2 - 0 FC Porto
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Player Statistics - Marseille
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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P_Assure       GK  36   1   1   3  40 |  92   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
Mark_Robinson  DF   1  35  10   5  23 |  83   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
A_Rami         DF   3  34   5   7  20 |  83   0   3   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  58  -2   3
M_A_Nastasic   DF   1  34   2   2  45 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Aoyama_Hideki  DF   1  33   7   9  20 |  92   0   2   1   0   1   1   0   0   0  40  10  25
Bovan          MF   3  10  32  13  43 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Seong_Gihun    MF   1  18  29   3  28 |  92   0   0   4   2   0   0   1   0   0  -2  78  -2
A_Oko_Flex     MF   3  16  29  10  23 |  92   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Seb_Rudy       MF   1   8  29   1  37 |  76   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Thanatos       FW   3   9   5  36  22 |  76   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
S_Bergwijn     FW   3  10   8  33  10 |  92   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  20   0  30
Jin_Sin_Ping   GK  29   5   3   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Johnson      DF   1  28   9   7  18 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Okore        DF   3  28   6   6  22 |   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Pires        MF   2   3  28   5  32 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Rolando_Silva  FW   3  10   9  29  41 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20

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 |  92   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
S_Bould        DF   2  31   9   5  22 |  92   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Layvin_Kurzaw  DF   2  31   8   1  25 |  71   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Omar_Little    DF   1  30   8   3  44 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
J_A_Boumsong   DF   2  28  10  11  20 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Baily        DF   3  28   8   9  41 |  92   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
S_Winzor       DM   3  24  28  11  22 |  71   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
T_Muller       MF   3  10  33  10  32 |  92   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
J_Gandolfini   MF   3  10  32  22  12 |  71   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
M_McKay        FW   3   8  11  31  21 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Esposito     FW   1   7   7  30  41 |  79   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2   3
J_Hart         GK  29   1   1   5  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_C_Vickers    DF   1  28   2   2  32 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Gerrard      MF   2   7  31  19  21 |  21   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_McGeady      DM   1  18  30  12  29 |  21   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
G_Borges       FW   1   1   1  26  28 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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