Elite League Match, Bayern Munich vs. FC Porto (Sun Mar 11)


                        Bayern Munich  |  FC Porto
                              3-5-2 E  |  4-2-1-1-2 C
                       Scott Matthews  |  Shaun Winzor
                                       |
                        D_Anderson GK  |  GK D_Marshall
                        J_Charlton DF  |  DF C_Barr
                          M_Tudgay DF  |  DF C_Obasi
                     C_Azpilicueta DF  |  DF Maxi
                        W_Sneijder MF  |  DF S_Bradley
                     Douglas_Costa MF  |  DM G_Fofana
                         L_Carsley MF  |  DM S_Winzor
                        Nuri_Sahin MF  |  MF D_Pereira
                      R_Nainggolan MF  |  AM O_Ruggeri
                             Messi FW  |  FW E_Adebayor
                        Sheringham FW  |  FW G_Mixon
                                       |
                            A_Hugo SUB |  SUB Helton
                         Ni_Na_Lee SUB |  SUB B_Moore
                            M_Ozil SUB |  SUB A_R_Essien
                           T_Motta SUB |  SUB P_Nedved
                     Stan_Matthews SUB |  SUB R_Chamgerlain

Referee: H_Webb (England)


Min. 2  :(fcp) S_Winzor knocks it forward
          ...  C_Azpilicueta slips
          ...  E_Adebayor gets to it!
          ...  E_Adebayor fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  But it whistles just past the post
Min. 3  :(fcp) C_Obasi holds up the ball
          ...  He plays the ball to O_Ruggeri
          ...  O_Ruggeri tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  D_Anderson tips it over !!
          ...  Great goalkeeping there!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Pereira hits it towards the far post!
          ...  Nuri_Sahin reads it well and clears the danger
Min. 4  :(fcp) S_Winzor drives the ball across field
          ...  It comes to G_Mixon
          ...  G_Mixon flings a shot at goal !
          ...  Looks like it should be D_Anderson's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  D_Anderson looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  C_Barr hits it into the box!
          ...  D_Anderson comes out and claims it!
Min. 8  :(bnm) W_Sneijder gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  W_Sneijder attempts the shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  A quality strike
          ...  That puts Bayern Munich ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Bayern Munich 1-0 FC Porto ...
Min. 8  :(bnm) Bayern Munich changed their strategy to play D
Min. 8  :(bnm) R_Nainggolan hits in a shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Sheringham collects the loose ball!
          ...  Maxi with a superb challenge
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way!
Min. 11 :(fcp) D_Pereira with an inch perfect pass to G_Mixon
          ...  R_Nainggolan beats him to the ball
Min. 13 :(bnm) J_Charlton boots it towards M_Tudgay
          ...  The cross hits M_Tudgay on the butt and rebounds towards goal !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork !!
          ...  And goes safely clear!
          ...  D_Marshall never had a chance!
Min. 16 :(fcp) S_Winzor looks around for some movement
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He hits the ball to G_Mixon
          ...  G_Mixon fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  D_Anderson with the save
          ...  He holds onto it as well!
Min. 16 :(bnm) W_Sneijder gets to the by line and finds Messi with a beautiful cross
          ...  G_Fofana with a nasty foul
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 23 :(bnm) Sheringham watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position
          ...  He decides to be greedy and run into the space
          ...  He's gone right through!
          ...  Sheringham with the crafty shot!
          ...  D_Marshall makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 25 :(bnm) Nuri_Sahin beats Maxi
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from C_Barr
Min. 25 :(fcp) S_Winzor holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to O_Ruggeri
          ...  O_Ruggeri with the overhead !
          ...  It hammers off the bar onto the line
          ...  H_Webb talks to his assistant
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That looked like the wrong decision
          ...  The FC Porto fans celebrate though!
          ...  That's the equaliser!
          ...  Bayern Munich 1-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 26 :(bnm) Bayern Munich are switching their playing style to E
Min. 27 :(fcp) D_Pereira plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by M_Tudgay
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 28 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri with a 50-yard pass to S_Bradley
          ...  But M_Tudgay clears the danger
Min. 29 :(bnm) Messi finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  Messi with the chance !
          ...  D_Marshall saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 34 :(bnm) J_Charlton with a first time pass
          ...  Messi runs onto it!
          ...  C_Barr brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But H_Webb waves play on!!!
Min. 36 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri with the cross-field pass to G_Mixon
          ...  J_Charlton goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 38 :(bnm) Nuri_Sahin finds Douglas_Costa in acres of space
          ...  Douglas_Costa with the attempt at goal!
          ...  D_Marshall makes a good save
Min. 39 :(fcp) D_Pereira finds the run of G_Mixon
          ...  G_Mixon launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
Min. 41 :(fcp) G_Fofana looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to O_Ruggeri
          ...  But M_Tudgay sees the pass and cuts it out
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(fcp) S_Winzor with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past R_Nainggolan
          ...  He knocks it to E_Adebayor!
          ...  A well-placed shot from E_Adebayor !
          ...  D_Anderson makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 45 :(fcp) C_Barr with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past J_Charlton
          ...  He knocks it to E_Adebayor!
          ...  E_Adebayor chases it through, he must score !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 46 :(bnm) Messi sidesteps C_Obasi
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Messi tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But D_Marshall tips it over
          ...  H_Webb has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 48 :(bnm) Douglas_Costa with an inch perfect pass to M_Tudgay
          ...  But Maxi wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 48 :(fcp) G_Mixon with the Cruyff turn
          ...  G_Mixon with a thundering shot!
          ...  D_Anderson falls over
          ...  But D_Anderson is relieved to watch it go out of play!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Bayern Munich 1-1 FC Porto

Min. 46 :(bnm) Douglas_Costa looks around for support
          ...  He knocks the ball across to W_Sneijder
          ...  W_Sneijder with the crafty shot!
          ...  D_Marshall with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 47 :(fcp) G_Mixon nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  R_Nainggolan with an ugly foul
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from H_Webb
          ...  Surely a Penalty!
          ...  Given !!
          ...  E_Adebayor is the man who takes it
          ...  He's converted it!!
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  That puts FC Porto ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Bayern Munich 1-2 FC Porto...
Min. 54 :(bnm) W_Sneijder kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  L_Carsley gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A left-footer by L_Carsley !
          ...  But D_Marshall comes out and dives at his feet
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest
Min. 55 :(bnm) M_Tudgay is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure
          ...  Messi latches onto the ball
          ...  Messi drives the ball low !
          ...  D_Marshall makes a great save
          ...  But he can't hold onto it!
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt!
Min. 56 :(fcp) D_Pereira drives it across the face of the goal G_Mixon
          ...  G_Mixon has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It's well wide!
          ...  9 times out of ten he would have scored that!
Min. 59 :(fcp) S_Winzor brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  G_Mixon gets on the end of the pass
          ...  G_Mixon rises above the defence to head the ball !
          ...  D_Anderson makes himself big and wins the ball
Min. 60 :(bnm) R_Nainggolan looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Messi
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from E_Adebayor
Min. 61 :(fcp) D_Pereira heads the ball back to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor launches himself head first to connect with the low cross!
          ...  D_Anderson gathers it comfortably
Min. 64 :(bnm) Messi holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_Nainggolan
          ...  Good sliding challenge from C_Barr and it had to be
Min. 65 :(fcp) B_Moore will come on for C_Barr and play DF
Min. 67 :(fcp) A_R_Essien is going to be brought on
          ...  S_Winzor is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DM
Min. 67 :(fcp) R_Chamgerlain will replace the useless O_Ruggeri and will play FW
Min. 67 :(fcp) FC Porto are switching their playing style to D
Min. 68 :(bnm) W_Sneijder hoists the ball across to Douglas_Costa
          ...  Douglas_Costa flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  D_Marshall watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 71 :(bnm) L_Carsley chips the ball over the defence and finds J_Charlton
          ...  B_Moore clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 76 :(bnm) Nuri_Sahin races into the box
          ...  He sees Messi lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  S_Bradley slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in
Min. 85 :(bnm) J_Charlton races into the box
          ...  He sees Sheringham lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Maxi with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  H_Webb wants a quiet word
Min. 87 :(fcp) G_Fofana finds E_Adebayor with a ball over the defence
          ...  The defence has gone to sleep
          ...  E_Adebayor is all alone
          ...  D_Anderson comes towards him
          ...  He dinks it over D_Anderson
          ...  It goes over!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : The Allianz Arena
Attendance           : 150,000
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Bayern Munich Match Info
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Best player          : W_Sneijder
Scorers              : W_Sneijder (8)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : E_Adebayor (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : O_Ruggeri (25), E_Adebayor (47 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Bayern Munich  |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :          10        |       14
Off target           :           2        |       6
On target            :           8        |       8
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           0        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       6
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          13        |       16
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Final Score          : Bayern Munich 1 - 2 FC Porto
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Player Statistics - Bayern Munich
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_Anderson     GK  39   4   1   5  19 |  98   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
J_Charlton     DF   2  37  14   8  18 |  98   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
M_Tudgay       DF   2  33   6   8  32 |  98   0   3   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  60  10   1
C_Azpilicueta  DF   2  32  10   9  13 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
W_Sneijder     MF   2   8  31   9  23 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  20  35
Douglas_Costa  MF   2   8  30  11  42 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20   6
L_Carsley      MF   2   5  29  11  40 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -10 -15
Nuri_Sahin     MF   1   8  29   9  19 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20   0
R_Nainggolan   MF   1   7  28   5  23 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Messi          FW   1   9   8  32  18 |  98   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  15
Sheringham     FW   2   6   8  29  21 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
A_Hugo         GK  27   2   3   1  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ni_Na_Lee      DF   3  27   8   7  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Ozil         MF   2   8  30   7  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Motta        MF   1   9  26   4  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Stan_Matthews  FW   1   8   5  33  31 |   0   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_Marshall     GK  39   7   5   7  14 |  98   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  25   0   0   0
C_Barr         DF   2  31  13  10  27 |  69   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  10   0
C_Obasi        DF   2  28  11   8  39 |  98   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Maxi           DF   1  27   8   8  22 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Bradley      DF   2  26  12   7  21 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
G_Fofana       DM   1  17  27   7  21 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
S_Winzor       DM   3  20  24  10  22 |  71   0   0   6   1   0   0   0   0   0  20  95  20
D_Pereira      MF   3  11  28   7  32 |  98   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
O_Ruggeri      AM   1   9  26  22  19 |  71   0   0   2   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  20  35
E_Adebayor     FW   2   8   7  29  35 |  98   0   1   0   0   5   1   0   0   0  20   0  43
G_Mixon        FW   1   6  11  27  42 |  98   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0  20  20  38
Helton         GK  29   1   1   2  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Moore        DF   2  30  13  11  20 |  29   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_R_Essien     DM   1  23  20   1  23 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Nedved       AM   1   7  25  23  17 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Chamgerlain  FW   2   6  10  26  20 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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