Elite FA Cup Group Stage Match 1, Aberdeen vs. FC Porto (Wed Mar 12)


                             Aberdeen  |  FC Porto
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-4-2 T
                          Dan Haldane  |  Anthony Harrris
                                       |
                           M_Neuer GK  |  GK D_Vukovic
                         G_McQueen DF  |  DF A_Odriozola
                        M_Desailly DF  |  DF J_A_Boumsong
                         L_DeDoorn DF  |  DF C_C_Vickers
                       K_Raikonnen DF  |  DF Ze_Pedro
                        J_Cuadrado MF  |  MF N_Sirrah
                        M_Overmars MF  |  MF M_Sorrentino
                        Dani_Alves MF  |  MF Pote
                      Gio_Staricco MF  |  MF AFrizzel
                         R_Bentley FW  |  FW M_McKay
                           E__Unal FW  |  FW Jeffinho
                                       |
                         V_Mannone SUB |  SUB C_Taffarel
                         C_Jullien SUB |  SUB V_Coufal
                          K_Sansom SUB |  SUB T_Alexander
                         Ridoutski SUB |  SUB Ainiesta
                         T_Roberts SUB |  SUB M_Crickmore

Referee: F_Tello (Argentina)


Min. 1  :(abn) M_Desailly plays the early ball across the box to find R_Bentley in space
          ...  R_Bentley fires the shot in!
          ...  D_Vukovic guesses right
Min. 5  :(fcp) J_A_Boumsong with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves K_Raikonnen behind
          ...  M_Overmars rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That s a foul!!
          ...  F_Tello warns him
Min. 5  :(fcp) A_Odriozola flicks it past L_DeDoorn
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  K_Raikonnen plays the back pass
          ...  M_Neuer can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  AFrizzel drives it into the box!
          ...  L_DeDoorn reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 6  :(fcp) M_McKay had to stretch to reach the pass
          ...  M_Overmars with an awful challenge
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 8  :(abn) J_Cuadrado has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Odriozola
          ...  He puts in E__Unal!
          ...  A glorious effort by E__Unal !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 12 :(abn) Dani_Alves with an inch perfect pass to E__Unal
          ...  Ze_Pedro takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 14 :(abn) M_Overmars with a short pass to find G_McQueen
          ...  G_McQueen hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  D_Vukovic beats the ball away
Min. 14 :(fcp) A_Odriozola puts in Jeffinho
          ...  J_Cuadrado with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
Min. 15 :(abn) M_Overmars plays a first time ball through the defence to G_McQueen
          ...  AFrizzel fouls badly
          ...  F_Tello will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 16 :(abn) R_Bentley with a burst of pace
          ...  M_McKay wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 19 :(abn) Gio_Staricco is unmarked!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_McKay
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 23 :(abn) The ball rolls free!
          ...  J_Cuadrado takes control of it on the half way line
          ...  He sprints past the defenders!!
          ...  J_Cuadrado pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  D_Vukovic blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 23 :(abn) Gio_Staricco kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  E__Unal gets on the end of the pass
          ...  AFrizzel with an inch perfect tackle
          ...  The whistle has gone! Incredible!
          ...  His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off !
          ...  He knew he had to be careful after the first one, and this time he had to walk!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  R_Bentley drives it under the wall
          ...  D_Vukovic is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 24 :(abn) E__Unal cuts inside M_Sorrentino
          ...  He worked that well
          ...  Pote goes in stud's first
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only!
Min. 26 :(abn) M_Overmars works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  D_Vukovic gets his fingertips to it
Min. 27 :(abn) R_Bentley with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  R_Bentley strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 28 :(abn) E__Unal with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves C_C_Vickers behind
          ...  E__Unal sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  D_Vukovic moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  D_Vukovic catches it with style!
Min. 32 :(abn) Gio_Staricco leaves his marker standing
          ...  Gio_Staricco drives it low !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He puts his hands to his ears!!
          ...  He is winding the FC Porto fans up!!
          ...  They greet the gesture with jeers!
          ...  That s put Aberdeen ahead!
          ...  Aberdeen 1-0 FC Porto ...
Min. 33 :(abn) Aberdeen altered their play to a D strategy
Min. 33 :(abn) J_Cuadrado finds R_Bentley in the box
          ...  Jeffinho is called for the holding foul
          ...  Looked like a fair jump
          ...  The referee got it wrong
Min. 35 :(abn) E__Unal with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves J_A_Boumsong behind
          ...  E__Unal strikes a wicked curler !
          ...  D_Vukovic is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 36 :(abn) E__Unal sidesteps his marker
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  M_Sorrentino reads it well
          ...  This boy is a quality defender
          ...  The crowd sing his praises
Min. 36 :(abn) J_Cuadrado plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  R_Bentley decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A_Odriozola tugs on his opponent s shirt!!
          ...  F_Tello has stopped play
          ...  Well spotted by F_Tello!
          ...  He got away with just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  This is a good chance!
          ...  E__Unal drives it in
          ...  D_Vukovic with an amazing dive to the bottom left
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know !
Min. 41 :(fcp) J_A_Boumsong with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past Gio_Staricco
          ...  M_Overmars with the tackle
          ...  That's got to be a yellow
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from F_Tello
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(abn) M_Overmars kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate in space!
          ...  He plays the ball in to him!
          ...  Dani_Alves gets on the end of the pass
          ...  Ze_Pedro anticipates the pass and cuts it out
Min. 43 :(fcp) A_Odriozola controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs L_DeDoorn
          ...  He puts in Jeffinho!
          ...  But K_Raikonnen spotted the danger and cleans up the play
Min. 46 :(abn) Dani_Alves has it now
          ...  He takes on J_A_Boumsong
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in E__Unal!
          ...  J_A_Boumsong reacts to stop the move going any further

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

Min. 53 :(abn) R_Bentley 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!
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him!
          ...  N_Sirrah steals the ball of off him
Min. 55 :(fcp) A_Odriozola brings it under control
          ...  He takes on M_Desailly
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Sorrentino!
          ...  But J_Cuadrado sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 60 :(fcp) M_McKay beats G_McQueen
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Cleaned up by L_DeDoorn
Min. 61 :(fcp) M_McKay flicks it over M_Desailly and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  E__Unal with an ugly foul
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
Min. 65 :(abn) Dani_Alves plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  R_Bentley keeps possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  R_Bentley could have let it bounce!
          ...  The shot slips through D_Vukovic's hands
          ...  But D_Vukovic recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 66 :(abn) M_Overmars finds his way through
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap
          ...  M_Overmars has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  The referee talks to his assistant
          ...  He waves play on
          ...  Goal not given there!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
Min. 73 :(abn) Curled in dangerously from M_Overmars to R_Bentley
          ...  R_Bentley hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  But he puts it over
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 74 :(abn) Dani_Alves drives it forward to R_Bentley
          ...  But C_C_Vickers clears the ball to safety
Min. 75 :(abn) C_Jullien replaces G_McQueen and will play DF
Min. 75 :(abn) K_Sansom will come on for M_Desailly and play DF
Min. 75 :(abn) Ridoutski is coming on and M_Overmars is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 75 :(abn) T_Roberts will come on for R_Bentley and play FW
Min. 75 :(fcp) C_C_Vickers fires over a low cross to M_McKay
          ...  Dani_Alves with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out
          ...  The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on!
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  M_Sorrentino knocks it forward
          ...  M_McKay gets on the end of it
          ...  K_Sansom wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 86 :(fcp) Jeffinho gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  C_Jullien with the tackle
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(abn) E__Unal sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  A_Odriozola wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 92 :(abn) Gio_Staricco volleys it forward. He finds Ridoutski
          ...  What a shot from Ridoutski !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 92 :(fcp) M_Sorrentino finds M_McKay in acres of space
          ...  Dani_Alves fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  His 2nd yellow card, that's an early shower for him !

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance           : 130,304
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Aberdeen Match Info
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Best player          : Gio_Staricco (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Gio_Staricco (32)
Sent Off             : Dani_Alves (92)
Booked               : M_Overmars (6), E__Unal (61)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : M_McKay
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : AFrizzel (23), Pote (24)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Aberdeen     |   FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       0
Off target           :           7        |       0
On target            :           8        |       0
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       2
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           4        |       0
Fouls                :          13        |       7
Key Tackles          :           6        |       9
Key Passes           :          14        |       4
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Final Score          : Aberdeen 1 - 0 FC Porto
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Player Statistics - Aberdeen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Neuer        GK  35   2   5   5  31 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0   0
G_McQueen      DF   2  35   1   9  30 |  76   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Desailly     DF   1  35   8   4  47 |  76   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
L_DeDoorn      DF   2  33   1   3  43 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
K_Raikonnen    DF   2  31   1   3  43 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
J_Cuadrado     MF   2   2  33   2  30 |  93   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  30   5
M_Overmars     MF   2   5  32   2  47 |  76   0   0   5   0   1   0   1   0   0  18  93  18
Dani_Alves     MF   2   1  31  12  12 |  93   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10  50 -10
Gio_Staricco   MF   1   3  31   3  21 |  93   0   0   2   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  30  25
R_Bentley      FW   3   9   9  33  21 |  76   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  15
E__Unal        FW   1   6   6  31  38 |  93   0   0   0   0   4   0   1   0   0  18  18  28
V_Mannone      GK  28   2   5   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Jullien      DF   1  30   7   5  29 |  17   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0
K_Sansom       DF   2  28   5   3  19 |  17   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
Ridoutski      MF   2   1  27   5  17 |  17   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Roberts      FW   2   2   3  31  25 |  17   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_Vukovic      GK  32   4   3   2  28 |  93   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  65   0   0   0
A_Odriozola    DF   1  31  21   4  26 |  93   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  30   0
J_A_Boumsong   DF   2  31  10  11  20 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5 -20 -20
C_C_Vickers    DF   1  31   2   2  32 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
Ze_Pedro       DF   1  30   9   5  31 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0   0
N_Sirrah       MF   2   3  31   1  32 |  93   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0
M_Sorrentino   MF   2  12  30   6  26 |  93   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  25  15   0
Pote           MF   1   8  29  13  37 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
AFrizzel       MF   1   5  28   4  28 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
M_McKay        FW   3   8  11  33  21 |  93   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30 -20 -20
Jeffinho       FW   2   1   5  29  15 |  93   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Taffarel     GK  25   3   5   3  40 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Coufal       DF   1  28   2   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Alexander    DF   1  27   7   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ainiesta       MF   2   2  27   3  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Crickmore    FW   1   7   9  28  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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