Division One League Match, FC Porto vs. Valencia (Wed Oct 31)


                             FC Porto  |  Valencia
                              4-3-3 A  |  4-3-1-2 L
                   Roberto Ciccotelli  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                        P_Lattuada GK  |  GK Kamikaze
                            C_Barr DF  |  DF A_Van_Buuren
                           C_Obasi DF  |  DF W_Van_Boer
                              Maxi DF  |  DF D_E_Boyata
                         S_Bradley DF  |  DF T_Stavos
                         D_Pereira MF  |  MF P_Niemeyer
                           R_Neves MF  |  MF T_Huddlestone
                         F_Alvares MF  |  MF K_El_Ahmadi
                        A_Langlitz FW  |  AM J_R_Riquelme
                           G_Mixon FW  |  FW W_Jose
                          J_Garner FW  |  FW Christinoa
                                       |
                            T_Haas SUB |  SUB Romero
                           L_Jones SUB |  SUB B_Ivanovic
                          G_Fofana SUB |  SUB A_Nouri
                           A_Silva SUB |  SUB A_A_Messi
                     R_Chamgerlain SUB |  SUB M_Icardi

Referee: C_Cakir (Turkey)


Min. 2  :(fcp) F_Alvares with an incisive pass to R_Neves
          ...  R_Neves with the cheeky shot!
          ...  But Kamikaze makes a fine save
          ...  Wow!! That was close!
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one!
Min. 4  :(fcp) A_Langlitz sidesteps his marker
          ...  T_Stavos takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 4  :(vla) W_Jose takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  That mistake could prove costly
          ...  D_Pereira with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 5  :(fcp) J_Garner flicks it over T_Stavos's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  J_Garner with a thundering drive!
          ...  It floats over Kamikaze
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 13 :(fcp) C_Barr is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  F_Alvares latches onto the ball
          ...  P_Niemeyer with an ugly foul
          ...  C_Cakir will want to speak to him
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 14 :(fcp) F_Alvares moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Langlitz
          ...  A_Langlitz hits the ball on the bounce !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He kicks the sponsor hoarding in delight!
          ...  That's given FC Porto the lead!
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 15 :(vla) Valencia's manager orders his side to play A
Min. 15 :(fcp) R_Neves has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past D_E_Boyata
          ...  He puts in A_Langlitz!
          ...  A_Van_Buuren gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Pereira hits it into the box!
          ...  S_Bradley gets on the end of it
          ...  Kamikaze saves it
          ...  He got his body behind the ball there
Min. 16 :(vla) P_Niemeyer has a go!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Christinoa collects the loose ball!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from Maxi
Min. 17 :(fcp) F_Alvares hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  J_Garner latches onto it!
          ...  A skilful effort from J_Garner !
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 18 :(fcp) R_Neves runs at goal
          ...  He spots the run of A_Langlitz
          ...  He's played him in
          ...  Christinoa slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by R_Neves!
          ...  C_Obasi makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  Kamikaze collects it comfortably
          ...  The shot never troubled him
Min. 20 :(fcp) C_Obasi sidesteps W_Van_Boer
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  C_Obasi with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  Kamikaze with the acrobatic save
          ...  Well saved
Min. 20 :(vla) T_Stavos plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  P_Niemeyer keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  P_Niemeyer hits the shot with the inside of the left foot!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  But it sails over !!
Min. 21 :(fcp) A_Langlitz hoofs it up field to find G_Mixon
          ...  W_Van_Boer gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 21 :(vla) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  W_Jose is through!
          ...  W_Jose tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  P_Lattuada grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 22 :(vla) D_E_Boyata punches F_Alvares off the ball
          ...  He's Butted him !
          ...  C_Cakir has stopped play
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 30 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme drives it forward to W_Jose
          ...  S_Bradley with an ugly foul
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  A_Van_Buuren plays it short to Christinoa
          ...  Maxi cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 31 :(vla) P_Niemeyer backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  Christinoa gets on the end of it
          ...  Christinoa with a thundering volley!
          ...  P_Lattuada fists it away
          ...  That was a good save!
Min. 33 :(fcp) S_Bradley with a well-controlled run
          ...  S_Bradley has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The manager is delighted with that one
          ...  FC Porto 2-0 Valencia ...
Min. 33 :(fcp) FC Porto changed their strategy to play N
Min. 33 :(vla) W_Jose latches onto the ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  R_Neves goes in stud's first
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  C_Cakir calls him for a talk
Min. 35 :(vla) T_Stavos brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme gets on the end of the pass
          ...  The defender plays it back to P_Lattuada
          ...  J_R_Riquelme intercepts the back pass!
          ...  He tries to dummy P_Lattuada
          ...  He tries to slide it past P_Lattuada
          ...  P_Lattuada smothers the ball !!
Min. 37 :(fcp) F_Alvares with an inch perfect pass to S_Bradley
          ...  S_Bradley with the header !
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  The Valencia fans taunt him!
Min. 37 :(vla) J_R_Riquelme hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  D_E_Boyata latches onto it!
          ...  D_E_Boyata has a dig at goal!
          ...  P_Lattuada with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 40 :(fcp) C_Obasi hits a hard pass to Maxi
          ...  Maxi with a powerful downward header!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  Kamikaze is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by R_Neves!
          ...  G_Mixon loses his marker
          ...  He gets his head onto it!
          ...  He miskicks the ball
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(fcp) F_Alvares moves out wide
          ...  He plays the ball through to Maxi
          ...  Maxi hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A classy finish
          ...  FC Porto 3-0 Valencia ...
Min. 44 :(vla) T_Huddlestone lobs it over A_Langlitz
          ...  C_Barr takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 3-0 Valencia

Min. 46 :(fcp) G_Mixon lobs it over W_Jose
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from G_Mixon !
          ...  He hits the side netting
          ...  There was some parts of the ground that thought that went in!
Min. 49 :(fcp) C_Barr with the first time pass to A_Langlitz
          ...  A_Langlitz hits the ball first time!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 53 :(vla) Christinoa kills the ball dead
          ...  Beautiful turn
          ...  He could get a shot of here
          ...  C_Obasi with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  C_Cakir lectures him
Min. 54 :(vla) T_Huddlestone takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  T_Huddlestone attempts a chip!
          ...  But he puts it well wide
          ...  That was a mishit effort!
Min. 55 :(vla) B_Ivanovic is coming on and D_E_Boyata is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 55 :(vla) A_A_Messi is being prepared to come on
          ...  W_Jose is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 56 :(fcp) C_Obasi knocks it past B_Ivanovic and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  W_Van_Boer wins the ball
Min. 56 :(vla) K_El_Ahmadi beats the defender
          ...  R_Neves with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick
          ...  J_R_Riquelme shapes to shoot
          ...  He plays it to Christinoa instead
          ...  C_Barr dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 57 :(fcp) R_Neves holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Langlitz
          ...  A thundering drive by A_Langlitz !
          ...  But Kamikaze makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 58 :(vla) T_Huddlestone has it now
          ...  He takes on S_Bradley
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in Christinoa!
          ...  C_Obasi scythes the player down.
          ...  Like Joey Barton would!
          ...  C_Cakir calls him over
          ...  C_Cakir tells him he has had enough warnings
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is in a good position!
          ...  Christinoa drives it in
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That was unfortunate
          ...  FC Porto 3-1 Valencia ...
Min. 60 :(fcp) G_Mixon makes the tackle
          ...  He gets to his feet quickly
          ...  He's beat the defender to the ball
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  W_Van_Boer looks embarrassed to take the ball off him!
Min. 64 :(fcp) R_Neves hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  A_Langlitz latches onto it!
          ...  A powerful shot by A_Langlitz !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 67 :(vla) Christinoa cuts inside C_Barr
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  S_Bradley steals the ball of off him
Min. 69 :(vla) T_Huddlestone loses his marker
          ...  Maxi wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 71 :(vla) B_Ivanovic gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds Christinoa
          ...  Christinoa with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But P_Lattuada parries the ball
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd
Min. 74 :(fcp) C_Barr takes on 3 men
          ...  But W_Van_Boer will cut out the threat
Min. 75 :(fcp) G_Fofana is going to be brought on
          ...  G_Mixon is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 77 :(fcp) C_Obasi breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on Kamikaze!
          ...  T_Huddlestone brings him down!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  C_Cakir calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 85 :(fcp) Maxi runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Langlitz
          ...  P_Niemeyer pulls the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 150,000
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : F_Alvares (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Langlitz (14), S_Bradley (33), Maxi (44)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_Pereira (4), S_Bradley (30), C_Obasi (58)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : Christinoa
Scorers              : Christinoa (58)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : D_E_Boyata (22), T_Huddlestone (77)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       8
Off target           :           8        |       3
On target            :           8        |       5
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           3        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       2
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :          12        |       9
Key Tackles          :           6        |       7
Key Passes           :          13        |       8
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Final Score          : FC Porto 3 - 1 Valencia
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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 |  92   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
C_Barr         DF   2  32  13  10  27 |  92   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  40  20
C_Obasi        DF   2  28  11   8  39 |  92   0   0   1   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2   8   8
Maxi           DF   1  28   8   8  22 |  92   0   3   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  60   0  31
S_Bradley      DF   2  27  13   7  21 |  92   0   1   0   0   3   1   1   0   0  38  18  54
D_Pereira      MF   3  12  28   7  32 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
R_Neves        MF   2   5  28   4  33 |  92   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  40   5
F_Alvares      MF   1   9  27   8  22 |  92   0   0   5   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0
A_Langlitz     FW   3   7  11  28  32 |  92   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  10  37
G_Mixon        FW   1   6  11  28  42 |  76   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
J_Garner       FW   3   7   8  28  11 |  92   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
T_Haas         GK   2  25  12   7  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Jones        DF   3  27   7   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Fofana       MF   1  17  27   7  21 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Silva        MF   1   6  25   7  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Chamgerlain  FW   2   6  10  27  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Kamikaze       GK  35   7   2   2  20 |  92   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5   0   0   0
A_Van_Buuren   DF   2  31  12   8  25 |  92   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
W_Van_Boer     DF   1  30   6   6  32 |  92   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
D_E_Boyata     DF   2  28  10   8  11 |  56   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0 -22 -22 -17
T_Stavos       DF   3  27  12   5  10 |  92   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
P_Niemeyer     MF   1  17  28   5  22 |  92   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   1
T_Huddlestone  MF   1  10  28  11  19 |  92   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -1
K_El_Ahmadi    MF   1  10  28   7  15 |  92   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   6  28  21  34 |  92   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20   0 -15
W_Jose         FW   3   8   9  27  10 |  56   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
Christinoa     FW   3   9   7  26  42 |  92   0   1   0   0   3   1   0   0   0  20   0  40
Romero         GK  34   1   2   2  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Ivanovic     DF   3  27  11   7  22 |  36   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Nouri        DF   1  26  11   6  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_A_Messi      MF   2   7  26  11  40 |  36   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Icardi       FW   1   7   7  25  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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