Division One League Match, Tottenham vs. FC Porto (Sun Jan 15)


                            Tottenham  |  FC Porto
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-4-2 C
                            Tim Allen  |  Derek Ritchie
                                       |
                      Carlos_Bravo GK  |  GK I_Casillas
                       D_Georgesco DF  |  DF Layvin_Kurzaw
                         E_Plummer DF  |  DF J_A_Boumsong
                      T_Histelberg DF  |  DF C_C_Vickers
                           S_Howey DF  |  DF C_Jullien
                     Omar_Mascarel MF  |  MF J_Gandolfini
                        D_Baboescu MF  |  MF S_Gerrard
                        R_Morrison MF  |  MF A_McGeady
                       J_Obi_Mikel MF  |  MF Juan_Callejon
                          M_Jordan FW  |  FW M_McKay
                           Janssen FW  |  FW M_Esposito
                                       |
                          D_Gogean SUB |  SUB Jin_Sin_Ping
                           A_Salto SUB |  SUB T_Alexander
                      Juninhio_Jnr SUB |  SUB Diego
                      P_Gasgoingne SUB |  SUB S_Winzor
                           J_Bowen SUB |  SUB G_Borges

Referee: N_Rizzoli (Italy)


Min. 1  :(tth) Janssen jumps over C_C_Vickers's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  Janssen must beat I_Casillas!
          ...  I_Casillas is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!
          ...  That's put Tottenham in front!
          ...  Tottenham 1-0 FC Porto ...
Min. 2  :(tth) Tottenham altered their play to a C strategy
Min. 3  :(tth) J_Obi_Mikel finds himself in a good position
          ...  C_C_Vickers slices it
          ...  I_Casillas moves quickly!!
          ...  He can't get there!
          ...  It inches just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Baboescu chips the ball into the area!
          ...  C_C_Vickers wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 5  :(fcp) A_McGeady spots S_Gerrard who is in acres of space
          ...  A wicked drive by S_Gerrard !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 6  :(fcp) A_McGeady with a measured pass to S_Gerrard
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel gets in the way and wins the ball
Min. 16 :(fcp) J_A_Boumsong finds A_McGeady on the edge of the box
          ...  A_McGeady goes for the top corner !
          ...  Carlos_Bravo tips it wide for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_McGeady chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Janssen wins the ball
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 23 :(tth) Janssen breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on I_Casillas!
          ...  C_Jullien brings him down!
          ...  He deserves punishment for that!
          ...  N_Rizzoli calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 26 :(tth) D_Georgesco hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  M_Jordan collects the loose ball!
          ...  M_Jordan goes for goal !
          ...  But I_Casillas palms it behind
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Morrison floats the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to Omar_Mascarel
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 28 :(tth) R_Morrison has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past Layvin_Kurzaw
          ...  He knocks it to D_Baboescu!
          ...  D_Baboescu leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  I_Casillas gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  Fantastic save by I_Casillas to tip it wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Morrison curls it into the box!
          ...  M_Jordan gets to it!
          ...  I_Casillas can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!!
          ...  Tottenham 2-0 FC Porto ...
Min. 29 :(tth) Tottenham will now play L
Min. 33 :(tth) Janssen is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 34 :(tth) M_Jordan lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  Janssen latches on to it
          ...  But Layvin_Kurzaw wins the ball from behind
          ...  The crowd appeal but N_Rizzoli has none of it.
Min. 34 :(fcp) M_McKay turns past Omar_Mascarel
          ...  He has created space for himself now
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 40 :(fcp) M_McKay pushes it past T_Histelberg
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Howey
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by S_Gerrard
          ...  R_Morrison clears the danger
Min. 41 :(tth) T_Histelberg with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to J_Obi_Mikel
          ...  C_Jullien with a deliberate foul
          ...  N_Rizzoli will want to speak to him
          ...  That's better. The dirty sod should have been sent off first time of asking!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(fcp) FC Porto will now play A
Min. 46 :(tth) R_Morrison has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_C_Vickers
          ...  He puts in D_Baboescu!
          ...  D_Baboescu with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  I_Casillas goes down well to save

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

Min. 47 :(tth) M_Jordan beats J_A_Boumsong
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Layvin_Kurzaw with the block
Min. 48 :(tth) D_Georgesco looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Janssen
          ...  Janssen with the cheeky shot!
          ...  I_Casillas makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 49 :(tth) M_Jordan cuts inside Layvin_Kurzaw
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  J_A_Boumsong pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 51 :(tth) E_Plummer skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to M_Jordan
          ...  M_Jordan goes for goal !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 51 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Layvin_Kurzaw
          ...  But E_Plummer spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 53 :(tth) Omar_Mascarel retreats under pressure
          ...  He hits the ball up field
          ...  M_Jordan latches onto the end of it
          ...  The defence has gone to sleep
          ...  M_Jordan is all alone
          ...  I_Casillas comes towards him
          ...  He rounds I_Casillas
          ...  He has been pushed wide!
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle
          ...  It hits post!!
          ...  Layvin_Kurzaw clears the danger!!
Min. 55 :(tth) Juninhio_Jnr will replace J_Obi_Mikel and play MF
Min. 58 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  M_McKay collects the loose ball!
          ...  S_Howey slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Gandolfini drives it into the box!
          ...  M_Esposito with the header
          ...  Carlos_Bravo saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 60 :(tth) A_Salto is being prepared to come on
          ...  S_Howey is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 62 :(tth) A_Salto controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Layvin_Kurzaw
          ...  He puts in Juninhio_Jnr!
          ...  Juninhio_Jnr tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But I_Casillas punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that I_Casillas got a touch
Min. 63 :(tth) D_Georgesco hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  M_Jordan collects the loose ball!
          ...  J_A_Boumsong wins the ball
Min. 64 :(fcp) M_McKay with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  M_McKay has a dig at goal!
          ...  Carlos_Bravo gets up well to catch that one
Min. 65 :(tth) J_Bowen comes on for Janssen and takes up a FW role
Min. 69 :(fcp) A_McGeady finds J_Gandolfini in acres of space
          ...  D_Baboescu fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 70 :(tth) M_Jordan slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  M_Esposito fouls badly
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  N_Rizzoli signals that it is indirect
          ...  Omar_Mascarel shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to E_Plummer instead
          ...  E_Plummer shapes up for a shot!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  I_Casillas dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had I_Casillas beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Baboescu drives it into the box!
          ...  A_Salto makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 71 :(fcp) M_Esposito could get a shot on goal here
          ...  M_Esposito throws himself at the ball !
          ...  He manages to reach the ball
          ...  But Carlos_Bravo makes an easy save
Min. 76 :(tth) D_Georgesco hits a hard pass to M_Jordan
          ...  M_Jordan tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  I_Casillas won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 77 :(fcp) Juan_Callejon turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to J_A_Boumsong
          ...  M_Jordan pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  N_Rizzoli has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by N_Rizzoli!
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 79 :(tth) R_Morrison looks up
          ...  He swings the ball right towards M_Jordan
          ...  A_McGeady pulls on his opponent's shirt!!
          ...  N_Rizzoli has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by N_Rizzoli!
          ...  N_Rizzoli warned him
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  M_Jordan drives it under the wall
          ...  But I_Casillas gets down well to tip the ball wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Omar_Mascarel crosses it in!
          ...  J_A_Boumsong reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 80 :(fcp) A_McGeady can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to S_Gerrard
          ...  E_Plummer takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 82 :(tth) T_Histelberg with a simple pass to M_Jordan
          ...  M_Jordan drives the shot in!
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 84 :(fcp) A_McGeady 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!
          ...  E_Plummer reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 85 :(tth) J_Bowen beats J_A_Boumsong
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  J_Bowen could have let it bounce!
          ...  I_Casillas gets his body behind the ball and saves
          ...  Text book goalkeeping!
Min. 86 :(tth) D_Georgesco kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Juninhio_Jnr gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Juninhio_Jnr has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  I_Casillas makes a comfortable save
          ...  He wasn't troubled there
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 91 :(tth) J_Bowen skips the challenge from A_McGeady
          ...  J_Bowen heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Graham Brown Memorial Stadium
Attendance           : 105,000
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : M_Jordan (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Janssen (1), M_Jordan (28)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_Jordan (77)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : A_McGeady
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : C_Jullien (41)
Booked               : M_Esposito (70)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Tottenham    |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       5
Off target           :           7        |       1
On target            :          11        |       4
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           5        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :           4        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :          14        |       8
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Final Score          : Tottenham 2 - 0 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  34   1   2   3  21 |  94   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0   0
D_Georgesco    DF   1  31  23   8  25 |  94   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
E_Plummer      DF   1  29  12  12  22 |  94   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
T_Histelberg   DF   1  28  22   3  31 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
S_Howey        DF   2  28   1   3  27 |  63   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Omar_Mascarel  MF   1  21  28   1  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30  20
D_Baboescu     MF   1  15  28   6  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
R_Morrison     MF   3  19  26  10  11 |  94   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  50   0
J_Obi_Mikel    MF   2  22  25   5  18 |  58   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
M_Jordan       FW   1   1  23  31  36 |  94   0   0   1   0   7   1   1   0   0  -2   8  38
Janssen        FW   2   7   7  26  32 |  68   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20   0  30
D_Gogean       GK  23   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Salto        DF   2  25  11   5  11 |  31   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Juninhio_Jnr   MF   1   5  27  17  32 |  36   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
P_Gasgoingne   MF   1  17  26   3  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bowen        FW   2   5   6  25  11 |  26   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5

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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I_Casillas     GK  30   1   2   1  25 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
Layvin_Kurzaw  DF   2  31   8   1  25 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
J_A_Boumsong   DF   2  29  10  11  20 |  94   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
C_C_Vickers    DF   1  29   2   2  32 |  94   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Jullien      DF   1  27   7   5  29 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
J_Gandolfini   MF   3  10  32  22  12 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Gerrard      MF   2   7  32  19  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_McGeady      MF   1  18  30  13  29 |  94   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
Juan_Callejon  MF   2   7  30   8  23 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_McKay        FW   3   8  11  31  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Esposito     FW   1   7   7  30  41 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -12
Jin_Sin_Ping   GK  29   5   3   2  13 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Alexander    DF   1  25   7   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Diego          DM   1  15  25   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Winzor       MF   3  24  29  11  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Borges       FW   1   1   1  26  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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