Elite League Match, Werder Bremen vs. FC Porto (Sun Jan 30)


                        Werder Bremen  |  FC Porto
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-2-2-2 C
                       Harry Kleinjan  |  Malky McKay
                                       |
                        J_Pavlenka GK  |  GK D_James
                         J_Zanetti DF  |  DF F_de_Boer
                        J_Ekstrand DF  |  DF T_Stavos
                          F_Beijmo DF  |  DF Hugo
                         Cece_Pepe DF  |  DF L_Jones
                          J_Ledley MF  |  MF M_Canete
                        K_Moehwald MF  |  MF J_Butland
                     Jose_Callejon MF  |  AM J_Gandolfini
                            Calmac MF  |  AM S_Gerrard
                        E_Stranger FW  |  FW Sheringham
                         M_Ducksch FW  |  FW M_Esposito
                                       |
                        T_Courtois SUB |  SUB I_Cardoso
                     L_Augustinson SUB |  SUB C_Dos_Passos
                           P_Erras SUB |  SUB Tomas_Rosicky
                           A_Addey SUB |  SUB Liel_Abada
                        E_Bergkamp SUB |  SUB G_Borges

Referee: C_V_Carballo (Spain)


Min. 2  :(fcp) M_Canete lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  T_Stavos latches on to it
          ...  J_Zanetti forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Gandolfini crosses it in!
          ...  Cece_Pepe gets up well
          ...  And he clears the danger
Min. 6  :(wbn) Jose_Callejon has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  M_Ducksch collects the loose ball!
          ...  L_Jones with the tackle
Min. 7  :(wbn) Jose_Callejon crosses in from the wing, he finds J_Ekstrand in the box
          ...  S_Gerrard with the tackle
          ...  He left his foot in there!
          ...  He's warned for that one
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book
          ...  C_V_Carballo gives a PENALTY !!
          ...  Perhaps if had seen the replay he would change his mind!
          ...  E_Stranger takes it
          ...  He's put it wide!
Min. 8  :(fcp) S_Gerrard beats Cece_Pepe
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  F_Beijmo wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 12 :(fcp) M_Canete with a measured ball to M_Esposito
          ...  M_Esposito has a go!
          ...  The FC Porto fans get off there seats!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That puts FC Porto ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Werder Bremen 0-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 13 :(fcp) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders
          ...  It seems FC Porto will now be playing D
Min. 15 :(wbn) J_Ekstrand with a well-controlled run
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Hugo
          ...  He timed it well
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  K_Moehwald swings it in!
          ...  F_de_Boer reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 16 :(wbn) J_Ledley works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to E_Stranger
          ...  Intercepted by S_Gerrard
Min. 16 :(fcp) T_Stavos is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to Sheringham
          ...  Cece_Pepe slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 17 :(wbn) Cece_Pepe holds the ball up
          ...  He sees E_Stranger in space!
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  M_Esposito hits it out for a throw
Min. 19 :(wbn) K_Moehwald with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past F_de_Boer
          ...  He knocks it to J_Ledley!
          ...  But L_Jones puts the ball out of play
Min. 24 :(wbn) Calmac hoofs it up field to find E_Stranger
          ...  But Hugo clears the ball to safety
Min. 27 :(fcp) D_James is in some pain
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now
          ...  He looks like he will continue
Min. 29 :(fcp) Sheringham takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  E_Stranger with a deliberate foul
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 32 :(wbn) E_Stranger takes on T_Stavos
          ...  He runs past him
          ...  T_Stavos with a deliberate foul
          ...  He should be jailed for that
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 33 :(wbn) J_Zanetti looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to K_Moehwald
          ...  K_Moehwald has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  D_James moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  D_James catches it with style!
Min. 36 :(wbn) It seems Werder Bremen are making a tactical change to A
Min. 37 :(wbn) E_Stranger knocks it past L_Jones and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  J_Gandolfini with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(wbn) Jose_Callejon threads the through ball to M_Ducksch
          ...  M_Ducksch rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  D_James watches it sail wide!
Min. 46 :(wbn) F_Beijmo finds his way through
          ...  J_Butland with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  C_V_Carballo refrained from booking him but had stern words
Min. 48 :(fcp) S_Gerrard pulls it back to M_Esposito
          ...  The defence has gone to sleep
          ...  M_Esposito is all alone
          ...  J_Pavlenka comes towards him
          ...  He nutmegs J_Pavlenka
          ...  It goes wide!!

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

Min. 46 :(wbn) K_Moehwald flicks the ball through
          ...  E_Stranger runs onto it!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from F_de_Boer
Min. 48 :(wbn) E_Stranger leaves T_Stavos standing
          ...  But Hugo puts the ball out of play
Min. 48 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left!
          ...  Sheringham gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  Sheringham rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  J_Pavlenka will be disappointed he did not save that!
          ...  That takes his tally to 10 for the season!!
          ...  Werder Bremen 0-2 FC Porto ...
Min. 51 :(wbn) M_Ducksch sprints forward with the ball
          ...  T_Stavos reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 54 :(fcp) Sheringham slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone!
          ...  J_Ledley clears with a diving header
Min. 58 :(wbn) K_Moehwald slides it through the middle to E_Stranger
          ...  M_Esposito with the tackle
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
Min. 59 :(wbn) J_Ledley unselfishly heads the ball back to E_Stranger
          ...  E_Stranger blasts it at the goal !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 62 :(wbn) J_Ledley has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  M_Ducksch gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  M_Ducksch tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  Saved by D_James
Min. 66 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Gerrard
          ...  J_Zanetti wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 67 :(wbn) E_Stranger knocks it forward
          ...  F_de_Boer slips
          ...  M_Ducksch gets to it!
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by T_Stavos
Min. 70 :(fcp) C_Dos_Passos is being prepared to come on
          ...  F_de_Boer is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DF
Min. 70 :(fcp) Tomas_Rosicky replaces S_Gerrard and will play MF
Min. 72 :(fcp) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side.
          ...  G_Borges will come on for M_Esposito and play FW
Min. 74 :(wbn) J_Ledley with electric pace
          ...  He eases past T_Stavos
          ...  J_Ledley has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But D_James smothers the ball.
Min. 74 :(wbn) M_Ducksch with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves Hugo behind
          ...  G_Borges with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  Harry Kleinjan looks annoyed that there was no card there
Min. 75 :(fcp) G_Borges with the dribble
          ...  G_Borges hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  J_Pavlenka with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there
Min. 79 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp is coming on for M_Ducksch and will play FW
Min. 79 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to G_Borges
          ...  J_Ekstrand goes in stud's first
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 79 :(wbn) L_Augustinson takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Jose_Callejon as DF
Min. 80 :(fcp) Tomas_Rosicky plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  J_Gandolfini decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  J_Gandolfini unleashes a pile driver !
          ...  It's beaten J_Pavlenka
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 81 :(wbn) P_Erras is being brought on
          ...  K_Moehwald is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 85 :(wbn) Calmac with the cross-field pass to E_Bergkamp
          ...  J_Gandolfini makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(wbn) J_Zanetti has it now
          ...  He takes on J_Butland
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in E_Bergkamp!
          ...  C_Dos_Passos wins the ball
Min. 91 :(wbn) E_Bergkamp with the dribble
          ...  He uses his pace to get free
          ...  But M_Canete puts the ball out of play
Min. 91 :(fcp) M_Canete with a one-touch layoff to Tomas_Rosicky
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  J_Pavlenka parries it, he follows it up
          ...  And J_Pavlenka recovers to save!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Weser Stadium
Attendance           : 100,000
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : J_Ledley
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : J_Ekstrand (79)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : J_Gandolfini (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Esposito (12), Sheringham (48)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Stavos (32)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Werder Bremen  |   FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :           5        |       6
Off target           :           2        |       2
On target            :           3        |       4
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       16
Key Tackles          :           5        |       13
Key Passes           :          14        |       9
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Final Score          : Werder Bremen 0 - 2 FC Porto
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Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
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_Pavlenka     GK  35   3   1   2  21 |  97   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0   0   0
J_Zanetti      DF   1  34  12  10  41 |  97   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  20   0
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  33  12   7  22 |  82   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
F_Beijmo       DF   3  32  13   9  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
Cece_Pepe      DF   2  29   6   7  22 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
J_Ledley       MF   1   7  30  17  30 |  97   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  30   5
K_Moehwald     MF   1  21  29  12  28 |  84   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   5
Jose_Callejon  MF   3   6  29   8  21 |  82   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Calmac         MF   2   7  27  10  30 |  97   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
E_Stranger     FW   2  10   8  30  20 |  97   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -20
M_Ducksch      FW   2   4   5  27  27 |  82   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
T_Courtois     GK  29   1   2   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Augustinson  DF   2  31   7   6  23 |  15   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Erras        MF   2  17  29   1  25 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Addey        MF   2  11  26  10  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Bergkamp     FW   3  11   6  31  34 |  15   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 |  97   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
F_de_Boer      DF   2  34   8   8  27 |  73   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  33  13   5  10 |  97   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  78   8  -2
Hugo           DF   2  31  14   9  42 |  97   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
L_Jones        DF   3  31   7   8  22 |  97   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
M_Canete       MF   2   6  32   5  19 |  97   0   1   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  50   0
J_Butland      MF   2  10  31  11  41 |  97   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Gandolfini   AM   3  10  31  22  12 |  97   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  20  50   0
S_Gerrard      AM   2   7  31  19  21 |  73   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Sheringham     FW   2   6   9  35  21 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  20  20  45
M_Esposito     FW   1   7   7  30  41 |  75   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  20   0  25
I_Cardoso      GK  30   2   4   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  32  12   5  22 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   3   8  30   8  32 |  24   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
Liel_Abada     MF   1   1  25   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Borges       FW   1   1   1  26  28 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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