Elite FA Cup Group Match 5, Santos FC vs. FC Porto (Thu Mar 21)


                            Santos FC  |  FC Porto
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-3-1-2 C
                           Glyn Rigby  |  Derek Ritchie
                                       |
                        Lev_Yashin GK  |  GK J_Hart
                           Alberto DF  |  DF E_Baily
                           Josimar DF  |  DF C_Jullien
                             Oscar DF  |  DF T_Alexander
                        Trappatoni DF  |  DF Martins_Indi
                           Enrique MF  |  MF AFrizzel
                        G_Lo_Celso MF  |  MF Diego
                           Draxler MF  |  MF A_Taylor
                             Matic MF  |  AM S_Winzor
                             Bojan FW  |  FW G_Borges
                           Ronaldo FW  |  FW Boksic
                                       |
                            Bursik SUB |  SUB I_Casillas
                          Donadoni SUB |  SUB M_Tresor
                             Godin SUB |  SUB Ianis_Hagi
                              Zico SUB |  SUB Ainiesta
                          L_Suarez SUB |  SUB M_McKay

Referee: A_Dali (Iran)


Min. 1  :(sfc) Ronaldo plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  Ronaldo has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  J_Hart won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 7  :(sfc) G_Lo_Celso chips the ball over the defence and finds Bojan
          ...  Bojan with the header !
          ...  J_Hart can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  J_Hart has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 9  :(sfc) Ronaldo finds his way through
          ...  The offside trap didn't work
          ...  Ronaldo tries to beat J_Hart from outside the area!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Draxler floats the ball in!
          ...  Josimar gets his head on it
          ...  But J_Hart punches it away
          ...  He was lucky to get to that one
Min. 9  :(fcp) S_Winzor knocks the ball past the defender
          ...  S_Winzor has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  Lev_Yashin goes down well to save
Min. 10 :(fcp) G_Borges runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off Oscar back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  G_Borges with the drive!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  Lev_Yashin grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 12 :(fcp) C_Jullien knocks it past Alberto and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  C_Jullien swings in the shot!
          ...  Lev_Yashin gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he slots in the rebound
          ...  He has put it wide !!
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair!
Min. 13 :(fcp) Diego makes the tackle
          ...  Diego aims for the top right corner !
          ...  Lev_Yashin gets up well to catch that one
Min. 14 :(sfc) Oscar with electric pace
          ...  He eases past T_Alexander
          ...  Oscar with the 40 yard drive !
          ...  J_Hart is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 14 :(fcp) E_Baily gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  Boksic is unmarked
          ...  Boksic attempts to nutmeg Lev_Yashin!
          ...  Lev_Yashin with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 16 :(sfc) Draxler with a precise ball to Ronaldo
          ...  A wicked drive by Ronaldo !
          ...  But J_Hart punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 18 :(fcp) Martins_Indi cuts inside the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to AFrizzel
          ...  AFrizzel goes for goal !
          ...  But Lev_Yashin pulls out a save of the game
Min. 19 :(fcp) The ball runs loose!
          ...  Boksic seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  Alberto forces him off the ball
Min. 22 :(fcp) Boksic beats Alberto
          ...  Boksic fires the shot in!
          ...  Lev_Yashin with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 22 :(sfc) G_Lo_Celso controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs T_Alexander
          ...  He puts in Bojan!
          ...  E_Baily pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That s a poor tackle!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 24 :(sfc) Draxler holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Bojan
          ...  C_Jullien wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Matic floats the ball in!
          ...  T_Alexander belts it clear
Min. 26 :(fcp) AFrizzel gains control of the loose ball
          ...  Draxler is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  What s A_Dali going to give?
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  It certainly looked like a dive from here!!
          ...  G_Borges places the ball on the spot!
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  FC Porto go ahead in this match now!
          ...  Santos FC 0-1 FC Porto...
Min. 28 :(sfc) Bojan controls it with ease
          ...  Blocked by E_Baily
Min. 31 :(sfc) Bojan with the mazy run
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot
          ...  Martins_Indi dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 32 :(fcp) The ball rolls free!
          ...  G_Borges takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  G_Borges with a bomb of a shot !
          ...  But it goes just over
Min. 35 :(sfc) Santos FC altered their play to a A strategy
Min. 39 :(sfc) Bojan jumps over Martins_Indi's challenge
          ...  But C_Jullien wins the ball
Min. 39 :(fcp) G_Borges slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  Draxler stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That s a rash challenge!!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 42 :(fcp) Diego holds the ball up
          ...  He sees Boksic in space!
          ...  Boksic uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot!
          ...  But Lev_Yashin gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Taylor plays it towards the near post!
          ...  T_Alexander loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  Lev_Yashin blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 42 :(sfc) Matic nutmegs the defender
          ...  E_Baily with an over the top challenge
          ...  A_Dali warned him
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(fcp) G_Borges barges Alberto off the ball
          ...  G_Borges with the chance !
          ...  Lev_Yashin tips it round the post
          ...  Good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Taylor lofts the ball in!
          ...  Trappatoni wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 44 :(sfc) Enrique sidesteps his marker
          ...  Martins_Indi knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But A_Dali just turns away!

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

Min. 48 :(fcp) T_Alexander holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Boksic
          ...  Boksic is miles offside!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  Lev_Yashin tries to close down the angle
          ...  He dinks it over Lev_Yashin
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Santos FC 0-2 FC Porto ...
Min. 50 :(sfc) Ronaldo has time and space on the edge of the box
          ...  A_Taylor with a well timed tackle
          ...  A_Dali didn't like it though
Min. 52 :(sfc) Draxler kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  Ronaldo gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  Fine tackle by E_Baily
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 56 :(fcp) Diego with a measured ball to E_Baily
          ...  E_Baily attempts a lob!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 57 :(sfc) Bojan runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs Martins_Indi
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  Martins_Indi goes in hard to win the ball back
Min. 60 :(fcp) FC Porto made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 61 :(fcp) Diego hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  Boksic latches onto it!
          ...  Oscar wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 62 :(sfc) Oscar has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past E_Baily
          ...  He puts in Ronaldo!
          ...  E_Baily reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 63 :(sfc) Enrique slides the ball across to Bojan
          ...  Bojan has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 65 :(sfc) Zico is coming on and Matic is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 68 :(sfc) Draxler holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Ronaldo
          ...  The cross hits Ronaldo on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  But J_Hart reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on J_Hart anyway
Min. 68 :(fcp) Boksic controls the ball immaculately
          ...  Leaves the defenders for dead
          ...  This looks like it could be a great chance
          ...  But Alberto wins the tackle
Min. 69 :(sfc) Zico gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Enrique
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by AFrizzel
Min. 70 :(fcp) M_Tresor is being brought on
          ...  T_Alexander is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 70 :(fcp) There's going to be a change
          ...  Ianis_Hagi will come on for Martins_Indi and play DF
Min. 72 :(sfc) Zico plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  Ronaldo decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A_Taylor with the block
Min. 75 :(sfc) Up goes the substitution board - L_Suarez on for Bojan as a FW
Min. 75 :(fcp) Ainiesta replaces S_Winzor to play as a MF
Min. 75 :(fcp) M_McKay comes on for Boksic and will play FW to the delight of the fans
Min. 78 :(sfc) Draxler unselfishly heads the ball back to L_Suarez
          ...  A_Taylor rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Glyn Rigby looks bemused that it wasn't more!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  It will be Ronaldo to take it
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That s given Santos FC a glimmer of hope!
          ...  Santos FC 1-2 FC Porto...
Min. 80 :(sfc) Donadoni is being brought on
          ...  Josimar is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 84 :(sfc) Enrique with a slide rule pass to Ronaldo
          ...  Diego takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 87 :(sfc) Oscar with a 40-yard pass to L_Suarez
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_McKay
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(fcp) Ainiesta pass splits open the defence and finds M_McKay
          ...  Trappatoni forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  AFrizzel chips the ball in towards the far post!
          ...  Alberto wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio Urbano Caldeira
Attendance           : 141,011
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Ronaldo
Scorers              : Ronaldo (78 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Draxler (39)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : Boksic (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Borges (26 pen), Boksic (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : E_Baily (22), A_Taylor (78)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Santos FC    |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       14
Off target           :           5        |       4
On target            :           4        |       10
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       4
Fouls                :           9        |       15
Key Tackles          :           4        |       12
Key Passes           :          13        |       7
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Final Score          : Santos FC 1 - 2 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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Lev_Yashin     GK  33   1   3   2  32 |  92   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Alberto        DF   1  32   8   2  38 |  92   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Josimar        DF   2  31   1   5  46 |  81   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Oscar          DF   1  29   8   4  46 |  92   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
Trappatoni     DF   2  29   1   4  26 |  92   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
Enrique        MF   1   1  32  18  26 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
G_Lo_Celso     MF   2  10  29   9  31 |  92   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Draxler        MF   1   3  28   2  33 |  92   0   0   5   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  48  -2
Matic          MF   2   8  25  21  19 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bojan          FW   2   8  10  34  12 |  76   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ronaldo        FW   2   4   4  34  25 |  92   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
Bursik         GK  29   3   4   5  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Donadoni       DF   2  31   3   2  10 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Godin          DF   3  25  10   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Zico           MF   2   3  27   5  32 |  26   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  27  34 |  16   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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J_Hart         GK  29   1   1   5  40 |  92   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
E_Baily        DF   3  29   8   9  41 |  92   0   3   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  58   8  -2
C_Jullien      DF   1  29   7   5  29 |  92   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
T_Alexander    DF   1  26   7   9  21 |  71   0   1   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
Martins_Indi   DF   1  26   7   7  23 |  71   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
AFrizzel       MF   1   5  27   4  28 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
Diego          MF   1  15  26   8  22 |  92   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
A_Taylor       MF   3   6  25  16  31 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
S_Winzor       AM   3  25  29  11  22 |  76   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
G_Borges       FW   1   1   1  26  28 |  92   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
Boksic         FW   3   6  10  25  21 |  76   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  20  20  60
I_Casillas     GK  31   1   2   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Tresor       DF   3  26   4   6  11 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ianis_Hagi     DF   1  10  32   7  12 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ainiesta       MF   2   2  27   3  20 |  16   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_McKay        FW   3   8  11  31  21 |  16   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
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