Elite FA Cup Round 2, Inter Milan vs. FC Porto (Wed Nov 18)


                          Inter Milan  |  FC Porto
                            4-1-4-1 E  |  4-1-2-1-2 E
                        Peter Griffin  |  Shaun Winzor
                                       |
                           K_Ghost GK  |  GK D_Marshall
                       V_Mosthovoy DF  |  DF P_Rodriguez
                             Breno DF  |  DF H_Almeida
                        D_Sinclair DF  |  DF J_Conroy
                        J_Ekstrand DF  |  DF A_Kerzhakov
                           A_Pirlo DM  |  DM G_Fofana
                        M_Valbuena MF  |  MF Gandolf
                        Nuri_Sahin MF  |  MF J_R_Riquelme
                          B_Brolin MF  |  AM T_Hurlock
                           L_Clark MF  |  FW E_Adebayor
                       I_Gabilondo FW  |  FW Juanfran
                                       |
                        A_Capivara SUB |  SUB Helton
                          J_Valera SUB |  SUB L_Squillaci
                     D_Majstorovic SUB |  SUB K_Kong
                          R_Stokes SUB |  SUB Dillon
                              Tone SUB |  SUB L_Modric

Referee: P_Dowd (England)


Min. 4  :(irm) Nuri_Sahin with a probing pass to D_Sinclair
          ...  D_Sinclair goes for goal !
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide
Min. 6  :(fcp) G_Fofana has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  E_Adebayor collects the loose ball!
          ...  E_Adebayor with the attempt at goal!
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 10 :(fcp) E_Adebayor takes advantage of a mistake by J_Ekstrand
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  E_Adebayor attempts a lob!
          ...  K_Ghost takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 16 :(irm) Curled in dangerously from L_Clark to Nuri_Sahin
          ...  Nuri_Sahin belts the ball towards goal!
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air
          ...  It hits the inside of the post
          ...  It falls right into D_Marshall's arms
          ...  Unlucky
Min. 16 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme off the woodwork.
          ...  G_Fofana picks up the deflection
          ...  L_Clark goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  P_Dowd calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 18 :(irm) Curled in dangerously from L_Clark to J_Ekstrand
          ...  Blocked by A_Kerzhakov
Min. 18 :(fcp) T_Hurlock with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past D_Sinclair
          ...  He knocks it to J_R_Riquelme!
          ...  But A_Pirlo spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 20 :(irm) A_Pirlo with a short pass to find I_Gabilondo
          ...  I_Gabilondo tries to beat D_Marshall from outside the area!
          ...  D_Marshall makes a good save
Min. 22 :(irm) I_Gabilondo flicks it over the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  T_Hurlock with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  P_Dowd gave him a strong warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  Breno hits it hard
          ...  But he puts it wide
Min. 28 :(irm) I_Gabilondo finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  I_Gabilondo pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  But D_Marshall punches it away
          ...  He could have caught that!
Min. 30 :(irm) A_Pirlo hoofs it up field to find I_Gabilondo
          ...  I_Gabilondo curls the ball in on goal !
          ...  D_Marshall with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 31 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Juanfran
          ...  But Breno wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 34 :(irm) M_Valbuena with a short pass to find A_Pirlo
          ...  A_Pirlo attempts a low drive!
          ...  D_Marshall just watches it drift out of play!
Min. 39 :(irm) I_Gabilondo beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  I_Gabilondo tries to beat D_Marshall!
          ...  It's beaten D_Marshall
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 40 :(irm) Nuri_Sahin looks up for support for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  M_Valbuena receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  But A_Kerzhakov sweeps up the threat
Min. 40 :(fcp) Juanfran with a Cruyff turn
          ...  D_Sinclair goes in studs first
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme looks around for some movement
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Conroy
          ...  J_Conroy drives it towards goal !
          ...  K_Ghost can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  K_Ghost makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 45 :(irm) A_Pirlo controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  V_Mosthovoy gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  J_Conroy belts it clear
Min. 45 :(fcp) J_Conroy volleys it forward. He finds T_Hurlock
          ...  T_Hurlock hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  K_Ghost grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Inter Milan 0-0 FC Porto

Min. 48 :(irm) M_Valbuena has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past H_Almeida
          ...  He puts in I_Gabilondo!
          ...  I_Gabilondo with the side footed shot!
          ...  D_Marshall falls over
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway!
Min. 50 :(irm) M_Valbuena looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Nuri_Sahin
          ...  Nuri_Sahin with the shot !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 52 :(irm) I_Gabilondo slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  I_Gabilondo attempts the shot!
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Pirlo curls it into the box!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of D_Marshall
Min. 55 :(fcp) Gandolf heads the ball back to Juanfran
          ...  V_Mosthovoy with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
Min. 56 :(irm) I_Gabilondo flicks it over J_Conroy and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  I_Gabilondo blasts it at the goal !
          ...  D_Marshall manages to turn it behind
Min. 56 :(fcp) T_Hurlock sidesteps D_Sinclair
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  T_Hurlock with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 64 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  E_Adebayor gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  E_Adebayor smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  The shot slips through K_Ghost's hands
          ...  But K_Ghost recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 67 :(fcp) L_Squillaci replaces A_Kerzhakov and will play DF
Min. 67 :(fcp) P_Rodriguez beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  A skilful effort from P_Rodriguez !
          ...  K_Ghost is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  K_Ghost looks very relieved!
Min. 68 :(fcp) L_Modric takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace Juanfran as FW
Min. 69 :(fcp) L_Squillaci runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Gandolf latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  Gandolf with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  But K_Ghost dives to his left
          ...  I think K_Ghost just got a hand on that one
          ...  P_Dowd has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 71 :(irm) B_Brolin hoofs it up field to find I_Gabilondo
          ...  I_Gabilondo keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  D_Marshall makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
Min. 72 :(irm) Tone is being prepared to come on
          ...  I_Gabilondo is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play FW
Min. 72 :(fcp) L_Modric slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  L_Modric hits a great shot !
          ...  K_Ghost is just going to watch it go over!
          ...  It dips dramatically!!
          ...  But goes just over !!
          ...  K_Ghost looks very relieved!
Min. 75 :(irm) There's going to be a change
          ...  R_Stokes will come on for L_Clark and play MF
Min. 78 :(irm) J_Valera is going to be brought on
          ...  D_Sinclair is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 79 :(irm) Nuri_Sahin skips the challenge from the defender
          ...  L_Modric with the block
Min. 81 :(irm) Tone sidesteps H_Almeida
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  J_Conroy gets to the ball first
Min. 85 :(fcp) G_Fofana with the heel pass to P_Rodriguez
          ...  Breno wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 86 :(irm) Curled in dangerously from A_Pirlo to Tone
          ...  J_Conroy slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 86 :(fcp) E_Adebayor runs towards the goal
          ...  E_Adebayor bears down on goal!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of K_Ghost
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(irm) J_Ekstrand beats his marker
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker
          ...  "Play On!" Waves P_Dowd
          ...  J_Ekstrand with a powerful header !
          ...  D_Marshall with a great save
          ...  And he holds onto it as well!
Min. 89 :(fcp) A defence splitting pass from Gandolf to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor bears down on goal!
          ...  But K_Ghost reaches the ball. Good save
          ...  There was a foul on K_Ghost anyway
Min. 91 :(irm) R_Stokes with a one-touch layoff to Tone
          ...  Tone with the shot on net !
          ...  But D_Marshall punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 91 :(fcp) L_Modric cuts through the defence
          ...  What a shot from L_Modric !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  It grazes the bar
          ...  And goes over
          ...  Oh so close there!
Min. 93 :(fcp) L_Squillaci tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He has put it into his own net!!
          ...  Inter Milan 1-0 FC Porto ...
Min. 94 :(irm) Inter Milan will now play C after the order comes from the dugout
Min. 94 :(fcp) FC Porto altered their play to a A strategy

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


Match Details
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Venue                : San Siro Stadium
Attendance           : 85,000
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Inter Milan Match Info
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Best player          : I_Gabilondo (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_Squillaci (93 og)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Clark (16), D_Sinclair (40)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : E_Adebayor
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                            Inter Milan   |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       12
Off target           :           8        |       8
On target            :           7        |       4
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           1        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          15        |       5
Key Tackles          :           3        |       6
Key Passes           :          13        |       10
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Final Score          : Inter Milan 1 - 0 FC Porto
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Player Statistics - Inter Milan
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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K_Ghost        GK  37   6   2   6  18 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
V_Mosthovoy    DF   1  27  10   7  18 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Breno          DF   2  26   9  10  16 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  20  21
D_Sinclair     DF   3  25   8   7  41 |  79   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
J_Ekstrand     DF   1  24  11   6  22 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20  25
A_Pirlo        DM   1  12  23   7  11 |  95   0   1   4   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  40   1
M_Valbuena     MF   2  11  27  10  45 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
Nuri_Sahin     MF   1   8  26   8  19 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   2
B_Brolin       MF   1   3  26   4  31 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
L_Clark        MF   2   6  25  15  37 |  76   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
I_Gabilondo    FW   2   6   8  25  29 |  73   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0   0   0   0  28
A_Capivara     GK  27   3   2   1  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Valera       DF   2  25   8   9  39 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Majstorovic  DF   2  25   5   5  47 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Stokes       MF   2   8  27   8  18 |  19   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Tone           FW   2   7   8  28  31 |  22   0   0   0   0   1   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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D_Marshall     GK  38   7   5   7  14 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
P_Rodriguez    DF   2  30   8  10  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
H_Almeida      DF   2  27  12  10  29 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
J_Conroy       DF   2  27  12   9  21 |  95   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   1
A_Kerzhakov    DF   1  24  11   7  42 |  68   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
G_Fofana       DM   1  16  24   7  21 |  95   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
Gandolf        MF   2  19  27   8  19 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
J_R_Riquelme   MF   3   6  26  20  34 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
T_Hurlock      AM   1   8  23  18  37 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -18
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  27  35 |  95   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  17
Juanfran       FW   3   6   6  25  31 |  69   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Helton         GK  29   1   1   2  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Squillaci    DF   4  24  10   7  37 |  27   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -10   0
K_Kong         MF   1   6  30   9  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Dillon         AM   1   7  23  18  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Modric       FW   1   7   2  27  31 |  26   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   2
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