Elite FA Cup Group Match, Santos FC vs. FC Porto (Wed Nov 24)


                            Santos FC  |  FC Porto
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-3-2-1 C
                           Glyn Rigby  |  Malky McKay
                                       |
                           Ederson GK  |  GK D_James
                          Leonardo DF  |  DF T_Stavos
                           T_Silva DF  |  DF C_Dos_Passos
                         Ni_Na_Lee DF  |  DF Hugo
                          D_Walker DF  |  DF L_Jones
                        J_Litmanen MF  |  MF S_Gerrard
                         Jairzinho MF  |  MF M_Canete
                        Emerson_Jr MF  |  MF Tomas_Rosicky
                        G_Lo_Celso MF  |  AM J_Gandolfini
                         J_Greaves FW  |  AM J_Butland
                             Bojan FW  |  FW Neymar_Jr
                                       |
                               Leo SUB |  SUB I_Cardoso
                          Agostini SUB |  SUB E_Herbert
                           Eusebio SUB |  SUB Liel_Abada
                           Enrique SUB |  SUB N_Barella
                          L_Suarez SUB |  SUB M_Esposito

Referee: F_Brych (Germany)


Min. 6  :(sfc) J_Litmanen is forced back with the ball
          ...  He belts the ball up field
          ...  Bojan latches onto the end of it
          ...  T_Stavos anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 15 :(sfc) J_Greaves makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by T_Stavos
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Jairzinho
          ...  It comes to J_Greaves
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  D_James palms it behind !!
          ...  What a great save!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Emerson_Jr chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  D_James easily catches it!
Min. 22 :(fcp) J_Butland finds S_Gerrard in the box
          ...  Ni_Na_Lee rushes in with a poor tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  F_Brych lectures him
Min. 27 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  J_Gandolfini fires a shot at goal !
          ...  Ederson fists it away
Min. 28 :(fcp) Neymar_Jr picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it
          ...  But T_Silva spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 29 :(sfc) D_Walker bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to J_Greaves
          ...  J_Greaves strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  D_James gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Bojan hits it towards the far post!
          ...  D_James easily catches it!
Min. 31 :(fcp) Hugo takes possession
          ...  He's got no outlet
          ...  He decides to go alone
          ...  Ni_Na_Lee with a deliberate foul
          ...  F_Brych will want to speak to him
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 31 :(sfc) Bojan with electric pace
          ...  He eases past J_Gandolfini
          ...  L_Jones with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
Min. 33 :(fcp) Neymar_Jr knocks the ball past the lunge of Emerson_Jr
          ...  Neymar_Jr with the goal bound shot!
          ...  But Ederson tips it over
          ...  F_Brych has given a goal kick
          ...  He's not having the best of days !
Min. 35 :(sfc) The Santos FC manager told his side to change to a E strategy
Min. 38 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Bojan
          ...  Bojan tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  D_James manages to turn it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Emerson_Jr lofts the ball in!
          ...  D_James jumps well to claim it!
Min. 41 :(fcp) J_Butland floats the ball in to find Neymar_Jr
          ...  D_Walker with a deliberate foul
          ...  F_Brych will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was unlucky to be booked for that
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(fcp) S_Gerrard pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  J_Butland is clean through!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Greaves takes possession
Min. 47 :(sfc) Leonardo kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  J_Greaves gets on the end of the pass
          ...  J_Greaves hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  D_James makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 47 :(fcp) Neymar_Jr takes advantage of a mistake by Ni_Na_Lee
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  But D_Walker comes away with the ball
          ...  Excellent defending there!

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

Min. 47 :(fcp) M_Canete with a first time pass
          ...  Neymar_Jr runs onto it!
          ...  Neymar_Jr swings in the shot!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 49 :(fcp) Neymar_Jr turns nicely onto the ball
          ...  Neymar_Jr aims for the top right corner !
          ...  Ederson makes a fine save
Min. 50 :(fcp) S_Gerrard with the first time flick to Tomas_Rosicky
          ...  D_Walker with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  That's better. The dirty sod should have been sent off first time of asking!
Min. 50 :(sfc) Agostini is coming on for G_Lo_Celso and playing DF
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  Neymar_Jr bends it in
          ...  But Ederson tips it over
          ...  F_Brych has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 50 :(fcp) J_Butland moves forward
          ...  J_Butland with the chance !
          ...  Ederson parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 52 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr with a smart pass to J_Greaves
          ...  J_Greaves looks to see where D_James is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 56 :(sfc) J_Litmanen plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Bojan decides to go for goal instead!
          ...  Bojan with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But D_James punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a corner kick
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Litmanen floats the ball in!
          ...  Jairzinho makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 56 :(fcp) S_Gerrard turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to Neymar_Jr
          ...  Neymar_Jr tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
Min. 59 :(fcp) Neymar_Jr with the header on
          ...  He finds J_Gandolfini in space
          ...  An audacious effort from J_Gandolfini !
          ...  Ederson can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  Ederson has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 65 :(sfc) Enrique comes on for Jairzinho and takes up a MF role
Min. 65 :(sfc) The Santos FC manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 66 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr drives it forward to Bojan
          ...  S_Gerrard muscles him off the ball
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick
          ...  F_Brych shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 68 :(sfc) Bojan runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off C_Dos_Passos back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Bojan uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  Looks like it should be D_James's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  D_James looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Enrique
          ...  T_Silva gets his head on it
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 70 :(sfc) Emerson_Jr pauses and waits for support
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  Emerson_Jr looks to see where D_James is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 71 :(fcp) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  S_Gerrard is through!
          ...  Emerson_Jr with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 74 :(sfc) Bojan with electric pace
          ...  He eases past Tomas_Rosicky
          ...  Bojan has a dig at goal!
          ...  D_James narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 75 :(sfc) L_Suarez is being prepared to come on
          ...  Bojan is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 76 :(fcp) Hugo looks to play the ball out wide
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Jones
          ...  A left-footer by L_Jones !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Ederson dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  And Ederson tips it wide!
          ...  Great goalkeeping!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  T_Stavos chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Ederson jumps well to claim it!
Min. 78 :(fcp) E_Herbert will replace T_Stavos and play DF
Min. 78 :(fcp) Liel_Abada is being prepared to come on
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play MF
Min. 78 :(fcp) N_Barella replaces an unhappy J_Gandolfini and will play as a MF
Min. 78 :(fcp) S_Gerrard back heels to find J_Butland in space
          ...  The defender fails to control it
          ...  J_Butland picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal
          ...  He is one on one with Ederson
          ...  He rounds Ederson
          ...  He taps it towards the goal!
          ...  Ederson manages to get to it !!
Min. 79 :(fcp) L_Jones holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to M_Canete
          ...  M_Canete with the shot !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 80 :(sfc) Leonardo has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past E_Herbert
          ...  He knocks it to L_Suarez!
          ...  L_Jones takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 82 :(fcp) J_Butland holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Neymar_Jr
          ...  Agostini reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 84 :(fcp) N_Barella drives it forward to S_Gerrard
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Ni_Na_Lee
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 86 :(sfc) J_Litmanen with the towering header to Emerson_Jr
          ...  C_Dos_Passos slices it
          ...  D_James moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Enrique floats the ball in!
          ...  E_Herbert reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(fcp) M_Canete knocks it forward
          ...  Agostini slips
          ...  S_Gerrard gets to it!
          ...  S_Gerrard with a powerful downward header!
          ...  But Ederson makes an easy save
Min. 90 :(sfc) Enrique holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to J_Greaves
          ...  J_Greaves fires the shot in!
          ...  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                : Estadio Urbano Caldeira
Attendance           : 146,632
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Ederson (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : D_Walker (50)
Booked               : Ni_Na_Lee (31), Emerson_Jr (71)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : D_James
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Gerrard (66)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Santos FC    |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       12
Off target           :           6        |       4
On target            :           6        |       8
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           7        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :           5        |       4
Key Passes           :          10        |       13
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Final Score          : Santos FC 0 - 0 FC Porto
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Player Statistics - Santos FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Ederson        GK  39   5   5   3  23 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
Leonardo       DF   2  35  11  11  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
T_Silva        DF   1  34  11  10  42 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Ni_Na_Lee      DF   3  32   9   7  41 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
D_Walker       DF   2  32   9   7  43 |  54   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0  50   0 -10
J_Litmanen     MF   3   9  33   7  22 |  96   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Jairzinho      MF   1   9  31  12  23 |  69   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Emerson_Jr     MF   3  20  30  12  21 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
G_Lo_Celso     MF   2  10  27   9  31 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Greaves      FW   3   9   7  32  23 |  96   0   1   0   0   5   0   0   0   0  20   0  15
Bojan          FW   2   7  10  31  12 |  79   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
Leo            GK  28   2   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Agostini       DF   2  32  13  10  41 |  42   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Eusebio        MF   1   5  30  11  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Enrique        MF   1   1  29  17  26 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  26  34 |  17   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 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  85   0   0   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  32  13   5  10 |  82   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  32  12   5  22 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Hugo           DF   2  31  14   9  42 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Jones        DF   3  31   7   8  22 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  10   5
S_Gerrard      MF   2   7  31  19  21 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  38   3
M_Canete       MF   2   6  31   5  19 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   3   8  30   8  32 |  82   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Gandolfini   AM   3  10  31  21  12 |  82   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
J_Butland      AM   2  10  31  11  41 |  96   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30  10
Neymar_Jr      FW   1   9   8  35  20 |  96   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
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 |  14   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Liel_Abada     MF   1   1  25   3  30 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Barella      MF   1   8  24   8  31 |  14   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_Esposito     FW   1   7   7  30  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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