Division One League Match, Marseille vs. FC Porto (Sun Nov 24)


                            Marseille  |  FC Porto
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-1-3-2 N
                             Lee Shaw  |  Shaun Winzor
                                       |
                         R_Higuita GK  |  GK D_Marshall
                          D_Maicon DF  |  DF T_Adams
                         G_Halford DF  |  DF S_Rolfes
                           T_Taiwo DF  |  DF H_Almeida
                          L_Shawry DF  |  DF L_Squillaci
                        Y_Sankhare MF  |  DM R_Nomvethe
                          L_Thomas MF  |  MF G_Hagi
                          A_Marcos MF  |  MF Di_Maria
                     Douglas_Costa MF  |  MF R_Castias
                          Z_Zidane FW  |  FW E_Adebayor
                         J_Digweed FW  |  FW Amauri
                                       |
                           S_Given SUB |  SUB C_Clark
                          Y_Kaboul SUB |  SUB D_McGrain
                     N_Ben_Khalifa SUB |  SUB B_Bannan
                            D_Obua SUB |  SUB J_R_Riquelme
                            Yeboah SUB |  SUB D_Rags

Referee: M_McCurry (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(fcp) E_Adebayor takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  Y_Sankhare is called for the holding foul
          ...  Well spotted by the referee
          ...  RED CARD!! that'll be the end of the game for him
Min. 4  :(fcp) R_Castias crosses to H_Almeida
          ...  A_Marcos with the high feet
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 5  :(msl) Douglas_Costa is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to L_Shawry
          ...  But T_Adams spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 8  :(msl) D_Maicon brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  G_Halford makes himself available
          ...  T_Adams wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Digweed drives it into the box!
          ...  D_Marshall makes the catch!
Min. 12 :(msl) J_Digweed finds his way through
          ...  He bent his run well
          ...  J_Digweed from 20 yards !
          ...  D_Marshall gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 16 :(fcp) E_Adebayor comes to collect the ball
          ...  Great turn!!!
          ...  Superb play
          ...  A_Marcos takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 17 :(fcp) Di_Maria is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 23 :(fcp) R_Castias spots Amauri who is in acres of space
          ...  L_Shawry reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 26 :(fcp) Amauri is first to the ball
          ...  Amauri looks to see where R_Higuita is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  R_Higuita is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Amauri lofts the ball in!
          ...  R_Higuita catches it!
Min. 27 :(msl) J_Digweed hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  A_Marcos latches onto it!
          ...  R_Nomvethe wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 29 :(fcp) H_Almeida with a neat pass into G_Hagi
          ...  G_Hagi has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  R_Higuita makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 30 :(fcp) R_Castias looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to G_Hagi
          ...  G_Halford brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But M_McCurry waves play on!!!
Min. 41 :(msl) L_Thomas brings it under control
          ...  He takes on L_Squillaci
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Z_Zidane!
          ...  But T_Adams spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on

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

Min. 49 :(fcp) G_Hagi looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  R_Higuita gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But can't hold onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's given FC Porto the lead!
          ...  Marseille 0-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 50 :(msl) Marseille changed their strategy to play A
Min. 50 :(fcp) FC Porto are switching their playing style to C
Min. 50 :(fcp) R_Castias changes position to fill a DM slot
Min. 50 :(fcp) Amauri has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_Maicon!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by L_Shawry !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 59 :(msl) L_Thomas sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to J_Digweed
          ...  S_Rolfes rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 65 :(fcp) B_Bannan takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace G_Hagi
          ...  He'll play as a MF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 65 :(fcp) FC Porto are switching their playing style to D
Min. 65 :(fcp) E_Adebayor sidesteps G_Halford
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  G_Halford reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 67 :(fcp) D_McGrain is being prepared to come on
          ...  T_Adams is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 69 :(fcp) D_Rags is coming on for E_Adebayor and will play FW
Min. 69 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Amauri is unmarked
          ...  L_Thomas with a bad challenge
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  It's a yellow, and rightly so
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 71 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe with a reverse pass to Amauri
          ...  Amauri drives the ball low !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 72 :(msl) Y_Kaboul is going to be brought on
          ...  G_Halford is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 72 :(fcp) D_McGrain looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  Amauri receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by T_Taiwo
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Bannan floats the ball in!
          ...  R_Higuita makes the catch!
Min. 74 :(msl) L_Thomas takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Z_Zidane
          ...  B_Bannan cleanly tackles him
          ...  He judged that well
Min. 75 :(msl) D_Obua takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Douglas_Costa as MF
Min. 75 :(fcp) Amauri is first to the loose ball
          ...  T_Taiwo gets the foot in to win the ball
Min. 77 :(msl) Y_Kaboul runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Z_Zidane
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  R_Nomvethe takes possession
Min. 80 :(msl) Yeboah is going to be brought on
          ...  Z_Zidane is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 85 :(msl) L_Thomas skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to J_Digweed
          ...  A cheeky lob from J_Digweed !
          ...  D_Marshall beats the ball away
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(fcp) Di_Maria lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  D_Rags latches on to it
          ...  L_Shawry brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 92 :(msl) J_Digweed could get a shot on goal here
          ...  R_Nomvethe with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  M_McCurry lectures him
Min. 93 :(msl) D_Obua steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs H_Almeida
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  D_Obua with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  But it goes wide

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Veladrome
Attendance           : 111,531
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Marseille Match Info
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Best player          : J_Digweed
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : Y_Sankhare (2)
Booked               : A_Marcos (4), L_Thomas (69)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : G_Hagi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Adebayor (49)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              Marseille   |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :           3        |       5
Off target           :           1        |       3
On target            :           2        |       2
Possession           :          47        |       53
Corners              :           1        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       11
Key Tackles          :           8        |       6
Key Passes           :           7        |       10
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Final Score          : Marseille 0 - 1 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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R_Higuita      GK  37   2   2   2  34 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
D_Maicon       DF   2  27  13   3  24 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
G_Halford      DF   1  27   8   3  35 |  76   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
T_Taiwo        DF   2  27   4   3  31 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
L_Shawry       DF   2  25   8   7  15 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
Y_Sankhare     MF   3   8  26  11  36 |   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -30 -30 -30
L_Thomas       MF   1   7  26   6  18 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  34  -2
A_Marcos       MF   2   7  25  15  32 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  -2  -2
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   7  25  10  42 |  79   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Z_Zidane       FW   2   8   7  26  34 |  84   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
J_Digweed      FW   1   7   8  26  19 |  97   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  16
S_Given        GK  27   5   5   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Y_Kaboul       DF   1  23   6   2  31 |  21   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
N_Ben_Khalifa  MF   1  11  24  11  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Obua         MF   2  11  23   8  31 |  18   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Yeboah         FW   1   6   6  25  31 |  13   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 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  26   7   6  22 |  71   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
S_Rolfes       DF   2  25   6   8  34 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Almeida      DF   2  24  11  10  29 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
L_Squillaci    DF   4  22  10   7  37 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  17  22   6  28 |  97   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  24   0
G_Hagi         MF   2   5  28  10  30 |  69   0   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  32   8
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  25   5  37 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0
R_Castias      DM   2   8  24   9  29 |  97   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  56  20
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  26  35 |  73   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20  20  49
Amauri         FW   2   6   7  25  29 |  97   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
C_Clark        GK  27   4   2   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_McGrain      DF   1  23  11   7  24 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  12   0
B_Bannan       MF   1   7  23   4  27 |  28   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   5  24  20  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rags         FW   2   3   5  23  30 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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