Division One League Match, Tottenham vs. FC Porto (Sun Apr 26)


                            Tottenham  |  FC Porto
                            5-3-1-1 P  |  4-3-1-2 E
                         Levi Stephen  |  Roberto Ciccotelli
                                       |
                      Carlos_Bravo GK  |  GK Dino_Zoff
                          W_Morgan DF  |  DF Maxi
                          S_Winzor DF  |  DF C_Obasi
                        P_Henrique DF  |  DF S_Bradley
                            Doriva DF  |  DF T_Stavos
                        R_Morrison DF  |  MF D_Pereira
                         M_Laudrup DM  |  MF R_Neves
                            Moreto DM  |  MF F_Alvares
                          D_McHale DM  |  AM A_Langlitz
                           R_Pires MF  |  FW R_Chamgerlain
                        Ricardinho FW  |  FW M_Esposito
                                       |
                          E_Manuel SUB |  SUB B_Trautmann
                        D_Epureanu SUB |  SUB L_Jones
                        A_Oldridge SUB |  SUB L_Matthaus
                         S_McMahon SUB |  SUB C_Sibbald
                           D_Byrne SUB |  SUB P_Minuti

Referee: N_Alexander (Northern_Ireland)


Min. 2  :(tth) R_Pires boots it towards R_Morrison
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  R_Neves hits it out for a throw
Min. 3  :(tth) D_McHale is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to Ricardinho
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by Ricardinho !
          ...  The net bulges!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kisses his shirt!!
          ...  He shows his love for the club!!
          ...  The fans cheer him and chant his name!!
          ...  Tottenham go in front now with that goal!
          ...  Tottenham 1-0 FC Porto ...
Min. 7  :(tth) Ricardinho drives it across the face of the goal R_Morrison
          ...  R_Morrison with the crafty shot!
          ...  Dino_Zoff fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 8  :(tth) Ricardinho holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Doriva
          ...  Doriva with a little chip!
          ...  Dino_Zoff parries it
Min. 9  :(tth) Ricardinho flicks it past the defender
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  A_Langlitz reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_McHale swings it in!
          ...  Dino_Zoff easily claims the ball!
Min. 9  :(fcp) Dino_Zoff is hobbling. He's unable to continue
Min. 9  :(fcp) B_Trautmann is being prepared to come on
          ...  Dino_Zoff is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play GK
Min. 10 :(tth) M_Laudrup boots it towards Ricardinho
          ...  Ricardinho with the shot on net !
          ...  The shot slips through B_Trautmann's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 12 :(tth) M_Laudrup lays the ball back to Ricardinho
          ...  Ricardinho leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  B_Trautmann with a great save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 13 :(tth) Ricardinho with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves T_Stavos behind
          ...  Ricardinho goes for the top corner !
          ...  But B_Trautmann stops that one easily
Min. 15 :(tth) W_Morgan finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled C_Obasi
          ...  But T_Stavos clears the ball to safety
Min. 16 :(tth) Moreto cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Pires
          ...  R_Pires with the overhead !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  B_Trautmann never had a chance!
Min. 18 :(fcp) R_Neves sprints down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to M_Esposito
          ...  M_Esposito hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kicks the sponsor hoarding in delight!
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild!
          ...  Tottenham 1-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 20 :(fcp) M_Esposito with electric pace
          ...  He eases past the defender
          ...  M_Esposito shoots towards goal !
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 21 :(fcp) D_Pereira looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Obasi
          ...  The defender is caught ball watching
          ...  C_Obasi takes advantage and races towards the goal!
          ...  Just Carlos_Bravo is between him and the goal
          ...  He tries to beat Carlos_Bravo
          ...  Carlos_Bravo dives on the ball !!
Min. 22 :(fcp) A_Langlitz gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Esposito
          ...  M_Esposito tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  Carlos_Bravo falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 24 :(tth) Ricardinho takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past Maxi
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  T_Stavos looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 24 :(tth) R_Pires crosses in from the wing, he finds Doriva in the box
          ...  R_Neves with the foul
          ...  N_Alexander called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 27 :(tth) R_Morrison finds R_Pires with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  C_Obasi is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Just outside the box!
          ...  Moreto shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to Ricardinho instead
          ...  Ricardinho fires the shot in!
          ...  B_Trautmann gets his fingertips to it
          ...  He just manages to tip it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Henrique floats the ball in!
          ...  M_Laudrup gets to it!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 28 :(tth) Ricardinho with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  The cross hits Ricardinho on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  B_Trautmann was left standing
          ...  That's given Tottenham the lead!
          ...  Tottenham 2-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 40 :(tth) R_Morrison wins possession
          ...  He plays the ball across to Ricardinho
          ...  Ricardinho drives it low !
          ...  B_Trautmann falls over
          ...  But B_Trautmann is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 42 :(fcp) A_Langlitz with the dribble
          ...  He skips through the tackle from W_Morgan
          ...  A_Langlitz with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(fcp) F_Alvares looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to T_Stavos
          ...  T_Stavos leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  It's beaten Carlos_Bravo
          ...  It goes wide !!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Tottenham 2-1 FC Porto

Min. 46 :(fcp) F_Alvares with a measured pass to R_Chamgerlain
          ...  R_Chamgerlain hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 50 :(tth) D_Epureanu is going to be brought on
          ...  W_Morgan is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 50 :(tth) R_Pires is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  D_McHale latches onto the ball
          ...  But T_Stavos wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Henrique crosses it in!
          ...  T_Stavos reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 52 :(fcp) D_Pereira gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds A_Langlitz
          ...  A_Langlitz throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Pereira plays it into the danger area!
          ...  It comes to C_Obasi
          ...  He gets the shot away
          ...  Carlos_Bravo collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 54 :(tth) D_McHale drives it across the face of the goal Doriva
          ...  Doriva shapes up for a shot!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 54 :(fcp) R_Chamgerlain with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  R_Chamgerlain looks to see where Carlos_Bravo is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Tottenham fans taunt him!
Min. 57 :(fcp) F_Alvares slides the ball across to M_Esposito
          ...  M_Esposito fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  N_Alexander has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 60 :(tth) D_Byrne is coming on for Ricardinho and playing FW
Min. 61 :(tth) Moreto plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  S_Winzor keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  S_Winzor rifles it to the far post !
          ...  B_Trautmann parries it
Min. 62 :(tth) M_Laudrup turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to D_McHale
          ...  R_Neves with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  N_Alexander calls him over
          ...  N_Alexander tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  R_Pires hoists it forward
          ...  D_Epureanu gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Epureanu with a screamer of a shot !
          ...  B_Trautmann makes himself big
          ...  Superb Stop !
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him
Min. 63 :(tth) The ball goes loose!
          ...  D_Byrne seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  S_Bradley takes the ball and the player!!
          ...  But the ref waves play on!!
Min. 64 :(tth) Moreto is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  M_Laudrup latches onto the ball
          ...  M_Laudrup sees B_Trautmann off his line !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 64 :(fcp) F_Alvares with a glorious 60-yard pass to R_Chamgerlain
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Moreto
Min. 65 :(tth) Doriva beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves N_Alexander
          ...  But F_Alvares clears the ball to safety
Min. 66 :(tth) D_Byrne takes advantage of a mistake by S_Bradley
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  D_Byrne has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Epureanu drives it into the box!
          ...  B_Trautmann jumps well to claim it!
Min. 68 :(tth) S_Winzor with a short pass to find P_Henrique
          ...  P_Henrique strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Doriva crosses it in!
          ...  C_Obasi reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 69 :(tth) Doriva looks for options
          ...  He decides to go it alone
          ...  T_Stavos clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 69 :(fcp) D_Pereira has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past Doriva
          ...  He puts in R_Chamgerlain!
          ...  R_Chamgerlain with the cheeky shot!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 70 :(tth) M_Laudrup finds Moreto with a perfectly weighted pass
          ...  Moreto hits the shot with the outside of the left foot!
          ...  B_Trautmann makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 71 :(fcp) R_Neves is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Esposito
          ...  M_Esposito beats the offside trap!
          ...  He is clean through
          ...  Carlos_Bravo comes towards him
          ...  He tries to beat Carlos_Bravo
          ...  Carlos_Bravo dives on the ball !!
Min. 77 :(fcp) R_Chamgerlain has space to run with the ball
          ...  R_Chamgerlain with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 78 :(tth) A_Oldridge is coming on for M_Laudrup and playing MF
Min. 78 :(tth) P_Henrique holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to Moreto
          ...  Moreto attempts to drive it home!
          ...  B_Trautmann parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And B_Trautmann recovers to save!!
Min. 81 :(fcp) R_Neves slides the ball across to A_Langlitz
          ...  A_Langlitz has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 82 :(tth) D_Byrne flicks it past S_Bradley
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  T_Stavos brings him down from behind!
          ...  But the ref gives nothing!
Min. 83 :(tth) D_Byrne runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  P_Henrique latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  P_Henrique rifles it at the goal !
          ...  B_Trautmann goes down well to save
Min. 86 :(tth) R_Pires spits at R_Neves
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  N_Alexander reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(fcp) R_Neves controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  R_Chamgerlain gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A powerful header from R_Chamgerlain !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  Looks like it should be Carlos_Bravo's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Alvares crosses it in!
          ...  S_Bradley with the header
          ...  Carlos_Bravo with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance           : 105,000
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : Ricardinho (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Ricardinho (3,28)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Pires (86)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : R_Neves
Scorers              : M_Esposito (18)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Neves (62)
Injured              : Dino_Zoff (9)
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Match Statistics
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                            Tottenham     |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :          20        |       17
Off target           :           7        |       8
On target            :          13        |       9
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           5        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       1
Fouls                :           6        |       6
Key Tackles          :           1        |       9
Key Passes           :          18        |       12
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Final Score          : Tottenham 2 - 1 FC Porto
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Player Statistics - Tottenham
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Carlos_Bravo   GK  29   1   2   3  21 |  92   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0   0
W_Morgan       DF   3  26  11   7  10 |  51   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Winzor       DF   3  21  26  11  22 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
P_Henrique     DF   1  19  26   7  18 |  92   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Doriva         DF   2  23  24  10  21 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
R_Morrison     DF   3  18  24  10  11 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
M_Laudrup      DM   2  14  25   7  22 |  79   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Moreto         DM   2  18  24   8  12 |  92   0   1   3   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  50  30
D_McHale       DM   2  17  24  12  28 |  92   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
R_Pires        MF   3   9  27  18  31 |  92   0   0   3   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  28  -2
Ricardinho     FW   3   5  12  28  40 |  61   0   0   2   0   7   2   0   0   0   0  20  80
E_Manuel       GK  27   1   2   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Epureanu     DF   1  27   8   8  33 |  41   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Oldridge     MF   1   8  25  18  17 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_McMahon      FW   3   7  25  18  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Byrne        FW   1   6  12  25  42 |  31   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   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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Dino_Zoff      GK  35   2   2   3  30 |   9   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
Maxi           DF   1  31   8   8  22 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Obasi        DF   2  30  12   8  39 |  92   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  10
S_Bradley      DF   2  29  13   8  21 |  92   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
T_Stavos       DF   3  29  12   5  10 |  92   0   6   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 120   0   0
D_Pereira      MF   3  12  30   7  32 |  92   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
R_Neves        MF   2   5  30   4  33 |  92   0   1   4   1   0   0   1   0   0  -2  33 -22
F_Alvares      MF   1   9  29   8  22 |  92   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
A_Langlitz     AM   3   8  11  29  32 |  92   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -10
R_Chamgerlain  FW   2   6  10  28  20 |  92   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Esposito     FW   1   7   7  28  41 |  92   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
B_Trautmann    GK  29   2   1   2  14 |  83  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
L_Jones        DF   3  29   7   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Matthaus     MF   1   9  28  10  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Sibbald      MF   2   8  28   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Minuti       FW   2   8   9  26  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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