Division One League Match, FC Porto vs. AC Milan (Sun Mar 22)


                             FC Porto  |  AC Milan
                              4-3-3 A  |  4-1-3-1-1 C
                   Roberto Ciccotelli  |  Darren Lear
                                       |
                         Dino_Zoff GK  |  GK D_Van_Don_Bur
                           C_Obasi DF  |  DF P_McGrath
                           L_Jones DF  |  DF Y_Mina
                            T_Haas DF  |  DF P_Jones
                         J_Nasazzi DF  |  DF Hugo
                        M_Politano MF  |  DM Kak
                           R_Neves MF  |  MF A_Bawbag
                         F_Alvares MF  |  MF Almen_Abdi
                        A_Langlitz FW  |  MF Jese
                     R_Chamgerlain FW  |  AM Imbula
                        M_Esposito FW  |  FW Pezza
                                       |
                       B_Trautmann SUB |  SUB M_Kingsley
                         S_Bradley SUB |  SUB D_Dalot
                          T_Stavos SUB |  SUB P_Duffy
                       J_Livermore SUB |  SUB Alexis
                        O_Bierhoff SUB |  SUB E_Richardson

Referee: W_Collum (Scotland)


Min. 1  :(amn) AC Milan changed their strategy to play P
Min. 1  :(amn) Hugo jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Pezza
          ...  Pezza with the diving header !
          ...  He had to be brave there
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 2  :(fcp) J_Nasazzi looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_Neves
          ...  R_Neves tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  But D_Van_Don_Bur dives to his left
          ...  I think D_Van_Don_Bur just got a hand on that one
          ...  W_Collum has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 2  :(amn) A_Bawbag knocks it past J_Nasazzi and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  A_Bawbag with an overhead kick !
          ...  He gets a connection
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  The FC Porto fans laugh at him
Min. 5  :(fcp) R_Chamgerlain has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Hugo read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 9  :(amn) Pezza turns well with ball
          ...  He has some space now
          ...  C_Obasi gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Kak plays it towards the near post!
          ...  Dino_Zoff comes out and claims it!
Min. 10 :(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 M_Esposito
          ...  Pezza takes out the attacker
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there
Min. 11 :(fcp) R_Chamgerlain chests it down
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from P_Jones
Min. 12 :(amn) P_Jones loses his marker!
          ...  T_Haas clears with a diving header
Min. 14 :(amn) Jese knocks it past the defender and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  A cracking drive from Jese !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by A_Bawbag
          ...  Imbula with the header
          ...  Dino_Zoff won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 16 :(fcp) M_Politano plays a first time ball through the defence to R_Chamgerlain
          ...  But P_Jones with the fine tackle
Min. 22 :(fcp) R_Chamgerlain nutmegs Hugo
          ...  R_Chamgerlain sights up the goal
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 22 :(amn) Pezza sidesteps his marker
          ...  A_Langlitz with a clumsy challenge
          ...  He is ordered to cool off
Min. 25 :(fcp) A_Langlitz runs forward
          ...  Almen_Abdi reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 31 :(fcp) M_Esposito jumps over P_McGrath's challenge
          ...  M_Esposito heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  The shot slips through D_Van_Don_Bur's hands
          ...  But D_Van_Don_Bur recovers to save!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 32 :(fcp) M_Esposito looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Langlitz
          ...  A_Langlitz flings a shot at goal !
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur makes a fine save
Min. 34 :(fcp) M_Esposito moves out over to the edge of the pitch
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Obasi
          ...  C_Obasi sends it flying towards goal!
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  But hits the side netting!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  R_Neves curls it into the box!
          ...  P_McGrath gets up well
          ...  And he heads it away
Min. 35 :(amn) Pezza jinks infield
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Kak
          ...  J_Nasazzi with an ugly foul
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
Min. 36 :(amn) Imbula looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to Jese
          ...  Jese hits a curling shot!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  In off the post
          ...  That's given AC Milan the advantage!
          ...  FC Porto 0-1 AC Milan ...
Min. 38 :(fcp) R_Neves skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to A_Langlitz
          ...  A_Langlitz from 20 yards !
          ...  Terrific shot
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide
          ...  That's unlucky!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Politano crosses it in!
          ...  It comes to T_Haas
          ...  He fires it towards to goal
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur guesses right
Min. 38 :(amn) A_Bawbag is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to Imbula
          ...  Imbula heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  Dino_Zoff makes a fine save
Min. 40 :(fcp) M_Esposito finds his way through
          ...  His quick turn fooled Hugo
          ...  Fine tackle by P_McGrath
          ...  He prevents the corner as well
Min. 41 :(fcp) F_Alvares takes advantage of a mistake by P_Jones
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  P_McGrath cuts out the pass
          ...  That was close!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(amn) P_Jones finds his way through
          ...  He has tremendous pace
          ...  P_Jones keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  Dino_Zoff with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 43 :(fcp) M_Esposito uses his feet well to turn on the ball
          ...  P_Jones is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one
          ...  Darren Lear looks relieved
          ...  Roberto Ciccotelli is far from happy with that decision
Min. 46 :(fcp) M_Esposito plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  M_Esposito leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!!
          ...  But D_Van_Don_Bur stops that one easily
Min. 46 :(amn) A_Bawbag hits in a wicked shot!
          ...  It hits the defender
          ...  Almen_Abdi latches onto it!
          ...  Almen_Abdi hits the shot!
          ...  It swerves a lot!
          ...  It's beaten Dino_Zoff
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 47 :(fcp) L_Jones loses his marker
          ...  L_Jones smashed the ball towards the bottom corner!
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur saves, but he fumbles
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt!
Min. 47 :(amn) Pezza beats C_Obasi
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free
          ...  T_Haas wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!

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

Min. 46 :(fcp) A_Langlitz gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  A_Langlitz attempts to drive it home!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 49 :(amn) Kak with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  Kak attempts to nutmeg Dino_Zoff!
          ...  Dino_Zoff with an easy save
          ...  He just oozes confidence
Min. 51 :(fcp) R_Chamgerlain plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  Kak with a bad challenge
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  W_Collum wants a quiet word
Min. 53 :(fcp) R_Neves with a simple pass to R_Chamgerlain
          ...  Y_Mina dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 53 :(amn) A defence splitting pass from Pezza to Kak
          ...  Kak has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 55 :(fcp) R_Neves runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Langlitz
          ...  A_Langlitz with a scorcher of a shot !
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur gets his fingertips to it
Min. 57 :(amn) Imbula times his run well
          ...  Imbula lobs Dino_Zoff!
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Dino_Zoff dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had Dino_Zoff beaten!
Min. 59 :(fcp) R_Neves runs at the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to M_Esposito
          ...  A powerful header from M_Esposito !
          ...  It looks good
          ...  But D_Van_Don_Bur just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  W_Collum has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 64 :(fcp) R_Neves takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_Alvares
          ...  P_Jones knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But W_Collum just turns away!
Min. 67 :(fcp) M_Politano brings it under control
          ...  He takes on Y_Mina
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in M_Esposito!
          ...  A great volley from M_Esposito !
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 68 :(amn) Imbula with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows J_Nasazzi a clean set of heals
          ...  T_Haas dives in two footed!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 72 :(amn) a big roar from the crowd as P_Duffy comes on for Jese to play DM
Min. 74 :(amn) Almen_Abdi jumps over the defender's challenge
          ...  Cleaned up by J_Nasazzi
Min. 75 :(amn) The AC Milan manager shouts at them from the touchline to play D
Min. 76 :(fcp) F_Alvares gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside Hugo!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  Kak plays it back
          ...  D_Van_Don_Bur slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by F_Alvares
          ...  P_Jones clears the corner
Min. 76 :(amn) A_Bawbag takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  M_Esposito stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  He received a good talking to from W_Collum
Min. 77 :(fcp) R_Chamgerlain finds himself with plenty of time
          ...  Almen_Abdi wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 80 :(fcp) FC Porto restructured their strategy to N
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(amn) Imbula runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  Kak latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  R_Neves fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
          ...  W_Collum called him over for a strong verbal warning
Min. 90 :(amn) A_Bawbag finds Pezza with a ball over the defence
          ...  A great volley from Pezza !
          ...  Dino_Zoff falls over
          ...  But Dino_Zoff is relieved to watch it go out of play!
Min. 91 :(fcp) C_Obasi sidesteps his marker
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  Hugo with a bad challenge
          ...  W_Collum will want to speak to him
          ...  W_Collum called him over for a strong verbal warning

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 142,677
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : R_Neves
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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AC Milan Match Info
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Best player          : P_Jones (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Jese (36)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |    AC Milan
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       12
Off target           :           5        |       7
On target            :           8        |       5
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           3        |       2
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       1
Fouls                :          12        |       8
Key Tackles          :           5        |       11
Key Passes           :          11        |       7
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Final Score          : FC Porto 0 - 1 AC Milan
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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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Dino_Zoff      GK  35   2   2   3  30 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
C_Obasi        DF   2  30  12   8  39 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
L_Jones        DF   3  29   7   8  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -15
T_Haas         DF   2  26  12   7  11 |  96   0   3   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  60   0   5
J_Nasazzi      DF   1  26   8   5  41 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Politano     MF   3   5  30   9  41 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
R_Neves        MF   2   5  30   4  33 |  96   0   0   5   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  50   5
F_Alvares      MF   1   9  29   8  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
A_Langlitz     FW   3   8  11  29  32 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
R_Chamgerlain  FW   2   6  10  28  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
M_Esposito     FW   1   7   7  28  41 |  96   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0 -20   0  -4
B_Trautmann    GK  29   2   1   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Bradley      DF   2  29  13   8  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  29  12   5  10 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Livermore    MF   1  11  25   9  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Bierhoff     FW   1   8  10  28  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - AC 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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D_Van_Don_Bur  GK  35   2   7   5  23 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0   0
P_McGrath      DF   1  30  12   7  12 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60   0   0
Y_Mina         DF   3  30   8  10  31 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
P_Jones        DF   2  29  13   6  28 |  96   0   4   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 120   0   5
Hugo           DF   2  28  13   9  42 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
Kak            DM   2  16  27   9  41 |  96   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
A_Bawbag       MF   3   7  30   8  20 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  50  21
Almen_Abdi     MF   1  11  29  11  30 |  96   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
Jese           MF   2   5  28   7  41 |  74   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  31
Imbula         AM   1  10  26  17  20 |  96   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0   0  35   7
Pezza          FW   1   8  12  27  32 |  96   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  30  26
M_Kingsley     GK  25   2   1   3  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Dalot        DF   2  25  10   6  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Duffy        DM   2  15  25   4  21 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Alexis         MF   3  10  26  13  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Richardson   FW   2   5  11  26  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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