Division One League Match, FC Porto vs. Tottenham (Sun Nov 11)


                             FC Porto  |  Tottenham
                              4-3-3 A  |  5-1-0-1-3 P
                   Roberto Ciccotelli  |  Levi Stephen
                                       |
                        P_Lattuada GK  |  GK R_Ceni
                           C_Obasi DF  |  DF A_Wisdom
                              Maxi DF  |  DF S_Howey
                           L_Jones DF  |  DF E_Gabor
                            T_Haas DF  |  DF P_Henrique
                         D_Pereira MF  |  DF Doriva
                          G_Fofana MF  |  DM C_McGregor
                          S_Winzor MF  |  AM Hugo_Sanchez
                           G_Mixon FW  |  FW R_Sharp
                          J_Garner FW  |  FW G_Weah
                     R_Chamgerlain FW  |  FW J_Vardy
                                       |
                            C_Barr SUB |  SUB C_Poenaru
                         S_Bradley SUB |  SUB A_R_Essien
                           R_Neves SUB |  SUB T_Manniman
                         F_Alvares SUB |  SUB A_Johnson
                        A_Langlitz SUB |  SUB R_Pires

Referee: N_Rizzoli (Italy)


Min. 3  :(tth) R_Sharp passes the ball to J_Vardy
          ...  L_Jones brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But N_Rizzoli waves play on!!!
Min. 3  :(fcp) D_Pereira with the first time flick to G_Mixon
          ...  C_McGregor is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  N_Rizzoli shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
Min. 4  :(fcp) D_Pereira 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 G_Mixon
          ...  G_Mixon is miles offside!
          ...  The flag stays down
          ...  R_Ceni tries to close down the angle
          ...  He lobs it over R_Ceni
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That puts FC Porto ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Tottenham ...
Min. 5  :(fcp) R_Chamgerlain takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  It's a lucky break
          ...  R_Chamgerlain must beat R_Ceni!
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 5  :(tth) G_Weah runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  A powerful shot by G_Weah !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 9  :(fcp) S_Winzor barges the defender off the ball
          ...  S_Winzor with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  R_Ceni with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 10 :(tth) R_Sharp takes advantage of a mistake by L_Jones
          ...  Can he make them pay?
          ...  Maxi stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 11 :(fcp) G_Mixon barges the defender off the ball
          ...  But A_Wisdom slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 14 :(fcp) G_Fofana miskicks!
          ...  He finds G_Mixon though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  G_Weah is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just past the halfway line
          ...  D_Pereira swings it in
          ...  T_Haas takes control of it!
          ...  T_Haas with a powerful downward header!
          ...  It's way wide
          ...  The Tottenham fans behind the goal spread their arms out
Min. 21 :(tth) S_Howey holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Hugo_Sanchez
          ...  Hugo_Sanchez smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_McGregor lofts the ball in!
          ...  C_Obasi wins the ball
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 21 :(fcp) L_Jones controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  G_Mixon gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  C_McGregor with a deliberate foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  An early bath or him then!
Min. 29 :(fcp) C_Obasi has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past P_Henrique
          ...  He puts in J_Garner!
          ...  S_Howey takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 32 :(tth) E_Gabor is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to G_Weah
          ...  C_Obasi pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!
Min. 33 :(tth) P_Henrique looks around for some movement
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Vardy
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by Maxi
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 37 :(fcp) G_Mixon passes the ball to J_Garner
          ...  J_Garner blasts it at the goal !
          ...  R_Ceni fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 37 :(tth) J_Vardy with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves the defender behind
          ...  The cross hits J_Vardy on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  P_Lattuada guesses right
Min. 38 :(fcp) S_Winzor runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  G_Mixon latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  A_Wisdom slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Mixon plays it towards the near post!
          ...  R_Ceni jumps well to claim it!
Min. 38 :(tth) P_Henrique plays a first time ball through the defence to Hugo_Sanchez
          ...  A powerful header from Hugo_Sanchez !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 40 :(tth) E_Gabor has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past L_Jones
          ...  He puts in G_Weah!
          ...  G_Weah rifles it to the far post !
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over
          ...  Well, sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't
Min. 42 :(tth) A_Wisdom takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to S_Howey
          ...  L_Jones is called for the holding foul
          ...  He won that header unfairly
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(tth) R_Pires is being prepared to come on
          ...  J_Vardy is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 46 :(fcp) D_Pereira with a glorious 60-yard pass to G_Mixon
          ...  P_Henrique stands his ground and wins the tackle
Min. 47 :(tth) Hugo_Sanchez finds a hole in the defence
          ...  Hugo_Sanchez hits a crisp volley!
          ...  But P_Lattuada parries the shot
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away

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

Min. 46 :(tth) Doriva with the dribble
          ...  L_Jones is easily beaten
          ...  C_Obasi with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  N_Rizzoli refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 47 :(fcp) L_Jones runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs S_Howey
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  L_Jones with the shot !
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  R_Ceni moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  R_Ceni catches it with style!
Min. 47 :(tth) G_Weah runs at Maxi
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  But T_Haas sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 48 :(tth) S_Howey skips the challenge from Maxi
          ...  An audacious effort from S_Howey !
          ...  P_Lattuada narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety
Min. 49 :(fcp) S_Winzor looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Pereira
          ...  D_Pereira tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  R_Ceni was lucky there
Min. 50 :(tth) A_R_Essien is being prepared to come on
          ...  R_Sharp is leaving the pitch
          ...  Looks like the substitute will play DM
Min. 50 :(tth) A_R_Essien moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to Hugo_Sanchez
          ...  Hugo_Sanchez with the shot on net !
          ...  OOOOOOHHHHHHHH
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide
Min. 55 :(tth) There's going to be a change
          ...  A_Johnson will come on for G_Weah and play FW
Min. 56 :(fcp) G_Mixon skips the challenge from Doriva
          ...  G_Mixon could have let it bounce!
          ...  But R_Ceni punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in
Min. 56 :(tth) R_Pires is first to the loose ball
          ...  R_Pires with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 58 :(fcp) Maxi plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He runs towards goal now
          ...  A_R_Essien with a nasty foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Levi Stephen looks relieved
          ...  Roberto Ciccotelli is far from happy with that decision
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  S_Winzor knocks it forward
          ...  R_Chamgerlain gets on the end of it
          ...  R_Chamgerlain hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Pereira plays it towards the near post!
          ...  S_Howey belts it clear
Min. 61 :(fcp) S_Winzor gets to the by-line
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Chamgerlain
          ...  The defender plays it back to R_Ceni
          ...  R_Chamgerlain intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy R_Ceni
          ...  He nutmegs R_Ceni
          ...  It goes wide!!
Min. 61 :(tth) A_Johnson picks out P_Henrique with the cross
          ...  A delicate header from P_Henrique !
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up!
          ...  But it's gone just wide !!
Min. 63 :(fcp) R_Chamgerlain with a superb first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  G_Mixon gets on the end of the pass
          ...  G_Mixon flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But R_Ceni palms it behind
          ...  N_Rizzoli has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 65 :(fcp) Maxi loses E_Gabor
          ...  A powerful header from Maxi !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But R_Ceni hits it away
          ...  He could have held onto that!
Min. 66 :(tth) S_Howey pass splits open the defence and finds E_Gabor
          ...  E_Gabor with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  P_Lattuada gets his fingertips to it
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_R_Essien floats the ball in!
          ...  P_Lattuada fists it away!
Min. 70 :(fcp) There's going to be a change
          ...  S_Bradley will come on for Maxi and play DF
Min. 71 :(fcp) J_Garner is first to the ball
          ...  J_Garner with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  It hits the side netting!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 71 :(tth) E_Gabor beats S_Bradley
          ...  S_Winzor with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  N_Rizzoli calls him for a talk
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 75 :(tth) E_Gabor reads the run of R_Pires
          ...  Good sliding challenge from G_Fofana
Min. 80 :(fcp) J_Garner is injured. He's been stretchered off
Min. 80 :(fcp) A_Langlitz replaces J_Garner to play as a FW
Min. 81 :(fcp) G_Mixon plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  G_Mixon fires the shot in!
          ...  R_Ceni with the acrobatic save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!
Min. 82 :(fcp) A_Langlitz with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  But Doriva puts the ball out of play
Min. 83 :(fcp) S_Winzor with an excellent first touch
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  R_Chamgerlain gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  R_Chamgerlain tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  The shot slips through R_Ceni's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 84 :(fcp) R_Chamgerlain finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  R_Chamgerlain hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  R_Ceni can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  R_Ceni makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 93 :(tth) A_Johnson takes advantage of a bad back pass
          ...  G_Mixon pulls on his shirt
          ...  He wins the ball
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 146,449
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : G_Mixon (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : G_Mixon (4)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : L_Jones (42)
Injured              : J_Garner (80)
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Tottenham Match Info
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Best player          : S_Howey
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : C_McGregor (21)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |    Tottenham
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       11
Off target           :           7        |       7
On target            :           9        |       4
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          11        |       7
Key Tackles          :           7        |       5
Key Passes           :          11        |       11
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Final Score          : FC Porto 1 - 0 Tottenham
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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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P_Lattuada     GK  29   3   2   1  42 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
C_Obasi        DF   2  28  11   8  39 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
Maxi           DF   1  28   8   8  22 |  73   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  20  25
L_Jones        DF   3  27   7   8  22 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  18   8   3
T_Haas         DF   2  25  12   7  11 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
D_Pereira      MF   3  12  28   7  32 |  96   0   0   3   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  45   5
G_Fofana       MF   1  17  27   7  21 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Winzor       MF   3  20  25  10  22 |  96   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
G_Mixon        FW   1   6  11  28  42 |  96   0   1   1   0   4   1   0   0   0  20  10  45
J_Garner       FW   3   7   8  28  11 |  83   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
R_Chamgerlain  FW   2   6  10  27  20 |  96   0   0   1   0   5   0   0   0   0   0  10   5
C_Barr         GK   2  32  13  10  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bradley      DF   2  27  13   7  21 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Neves        MF   2   5  28   4  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Alvares      MF   1   9  27   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Langlitz     FW   3   7  11  28  32 |  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20

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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R_Ceni         GK  34   2   2   7  30 |  96   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
A_Wisdom       DF   2  27  22   8  34 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
S_Howey        DF   2  22  19   5  36 |  96   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0 -15
E_Gabor        DF   2  18  25   5  21 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   5
P_Henrique     DF   1  18  24   7  18 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  20   1
Doriva         DF   2  22  23  10  21 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
C_McGregor     DM   3  14  25   8  23 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -30 -30 -30
Hugo_Sanchez   AM   2   9  16  24  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
R_Sharp        FW   3   6  11  25  22 |  53   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
G_Weah         FW   1   9   7  25  22 |  58   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
J_Vardy        FW   1   6   7  25  30 |  45   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
C_Poenaru      GK  20   2   3   3  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_R_Essien     DM   1  23  20   1  23 |  43   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Manniman     DF   2  18  24   5  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Johnson      FW   2   6  25  18  27 |  38   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
R_Pires        FW   3   9  25  17  31 |  51   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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