Division One League Match, FC Porto vs. Arsenal (Mon Feb 10)


                             FC Porto  |  Arsenal
                              4-4-2 N  |  4-5-1 C
                   Roberto Ciccotelli  |  Adrian Dalmedo
                                       |
                         Dino_Zoff GK  |  GK D_James
                           C_Obasi DF  |  DF R_Holding
                              Maxi DF  |  DF Henrique
                         S_Bradley DF  |  DF S_Ramos
                          T_Stavos DF  |  DF C_Blewitt
                          M_Scholl MF  |  MF T_Cruise
                         D_Pereira MF  |  MF P_Bouba_Diop
                        M_Politano MF  |  MF S_Matthews
                           R_Neves MF  |  MF B_Yaga
                        A_Langlitz FW  |  MF S_Wiltord
                           G_Mixon FW  |  FW N_Anelka
                                       |
                       B_Trautmann SUB |  SUB D_de_Gea
                           L_Jones SUB |  SUB P_Evra
                         F_Alvares SUB |  SUB E_Spence
                       J_Livermore SUB |  SUB P_Crouch
                     R_Chamgerlain SUB |  SUB Edouard

Referee: J_Eriksson (Sweden)


Min. 2  :(arn) N_Anelka finds his way through
          ...  He bears down on goal
          ...  M_Scholl with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 2  :(arn) P_Bouba_Diop beats his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop has time and space!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Hammered home!
          ...  The Arsenal fans chant his name!
          ...  That puts Arsenal ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  FC Porto 0-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 5  :(arn) S_Matthews pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  N_Anelka is clean through!
          ...  A powerful shot by N_Anelka !
          ...  Dino_Zoff tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop chips the ball into the area!
          ...  Maxi clears the danger
Min. 7  :(fcp) A_Langlitz takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past the defender
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  C_Blewitt wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 7  :(arn) N_Anelka jumps over S_Bradley's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  N_Anelka carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  Dino_Zoff tips it over his bar
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Wiltord lofts the ball in!
          ...  Dino_Zoff easily catches it!
Min. 15 :(fcp) D_Pereira takes possession
          ...  He looks up
          ...  He's in acres of space
          ...  Good sliding challenge from C_Blewitt and it had to be
Min. 15 :(arn) N_Anelka swings at T_Stavos
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  J_Eriksson calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 16 :(fcp) M_Scholl with a slick pass to Maxi
          ...  R_Holding slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 18 :(fcp) M_Politano slides it through the middle to G_Mixon
          ...  G_Mixon with a powerful diving header!
          ...  D_James is beaten!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Superb finish!!
          ...  FC Porto are back on level terms now!
          ...  FC Porto 1-1 Arsenal ...
Min. 19 :(arn) S_Matthews runs into space
          ...  S_Matthews swings in the shot!
          ...  Dino_Zoff makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 23 :(fcp) M_Scholl with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Henrique
          ...  He knocks it to D_Pereira!
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by C_Blewitt
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 23 :(arn) Henrique knocks it past Maxi and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  Henrique carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 24 :(arn) S_Matthews takes advantage of a mistake by S_Bradley
          ...  A_Langlitz with a bad challenge
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  He's been sent off!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
Min. 26 :(fcp) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  Maxi is through!
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from R_Holding
Min. 27 :(arn) T_Cruise is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to S_Wiltord
          ...  S_Wiltord drives the ball low !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Wide !!
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop drives it into the box!
          ...  D_Pereira reads it well
          ...  And he knocks it away
Min. 28 :(arn) N_Anelka loses D_Pereira
          ...  N_Anelka with a powerful diving header!
          ...  Dino_Zoff makes a difficult save
Min. 30 :(fcp) D_Pereira can't keep control of it and loses possession!
          ...  He goes in hard and wins it back!
          ...  He creates some space for an opening!
          ...  R_Holding is late with that one
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 31 :(fcp) The ball is passed in from D_Pereira, he finds G_Mixon
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  S_Ramos hits it out for a throw
Min. 35 :(arn) S_Matthews is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker
          ...  He throws it to S_Wiltord
          ...  S_Wiltord could have let it bounce!
          ...  It hits the post
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  What a great effort!
          ...  That's given Arsenal the lead!
          ...  FC Porto 1-2 Arsenal ...
Min. 38 :(arn) S_Matthews gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He cuts inside the defender!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  S_Matthews sees Dino_Zoff off his line !
          ...  Dino_Zoff takes the ball off him
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 39 :(arn) N_Anelka with a reverse pass to P_Bouba_Diop
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  S_Bradley hits it out for a throw
Min. 40 :(arn) N_Anelka with an in swinging cross to B_Yaga
          ...  C_Obasi clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play
          ...  The linesman is flagging
          ...  Throw in
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(fcp) M_Scholl has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Blewitt
          ...  He puts in C_Obasi!
          ...  C_Blewitt moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 45 :(arn) The Arsenal manager told his side to change to a D strategy

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 1-2 Arsenal

Min. 46 :(arn) N_Anelka beats S_Bradley
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  N_Anelka with the chance !
          ...  But it goes wide
Min. 50 :(fcp) C_Obasi looks in some pain
          ...  He'll have to come off
Min. 50 :(fcp) L_Jones is coming on and C_Obasi is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF
Min. 53 :(arn) S_Wiltord 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!
          ...  M_Scholl clears with a diving header
Min. 54 :(arn) T_Cruise looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_Bouba_Diop
          ...  T_Stavos makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 55 :(fcp) M_Scholl chips the ball over the defence and finds G_Mixon
          ...  G_Mixon with a powerful downward header!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it wide
Min. 56 :(fcp) R_Neves takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to L_Jones
          ...  S_Ramos wins the ball
Min. 60 :(arn) P_Evra will come on for S_Wiltord and play DF
Min. 63 :(fcp) R_Neves is first to the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to G_Mixon
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  B_Yaga belts it clear
Min. 63 :(arn) N_Anelka gains possession
          ...  L_Jones plays it back
          ...  Dino_Zoff slips!!
          ...  It goes just wide
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  B_Yaga lofts the ball in!
          ...  The ball comes to N_Anelka
          ...  He knocks it goalward
          ...  Over the bar
Min. 65 :(fcp) M_Politano finds the run of L_Jones
          ...  B_Yaga stands firm and knocks the player to the ground!!
          ...  That's a rash challenge!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
Min. 70 :(arn) P_Crouch comes on for N_Anelka and takes up a FW role
Min. 77 :(fcp) R_Neves with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from P_Evra
          ...  It goes out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Politano chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  Henrique heads it away
Min. 80 :(fcp) Up goes the substitution board - R_Chamgerlain on for G_Mixon as a FW
Min. 80 :(fcp) The FC Porto manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A
Min. 84 :(arn) E_Spence is going to be brought on
          ...  P_Bouba_Diop is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 85 :(fcp) S_Bradley plays it forward to M_Scholl
          ...  R_Holding knocks the ball back to D_James
          ...  Ohhhh no!!
          ...  It's gone past D_James!
          ...  And just creeps wide!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  D_Pereira swings it in!
          ...  It is cleared by P_Evra
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(arn) E_Spence beats one
          ...  Knocks it past a second
          ...  And finds P_Crouch
          ...  D_Pereira with a nasty foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! or f$k OFF!! cant make it out

*************  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          : M_Politano
Scorers              : G_Mixon (18)
Sent Off             : A_Langlitz (24)
Booked               : M_Scholl (2)
Injured              : C_Obasi (50)
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : S_Matthews (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : P_Bouba_Diop (2), S_Wiltord (35)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N_Anelka (15), R_Holding (30), B_Yaga (65)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |     Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :           2        |       11
Off target           :           1        |       4
On target            :           1        |       7
Possession           :          44        |       56
Corners              :           2        |       4
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       3
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :          13        |       11
Key Tackles          :           5        |       11
Key Passes           :          10        |       6
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Final Score          : FC Porto 1 - 2 Arsenal
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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 |  98   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
C_Obasi        DF   2  30  12   8  39 |  54   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Maxi           DF   1  30   8   8  22 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
S_Bradley      DF   2  29  13   8  21 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  29  12   5  10 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
M_Scholl       MF   2  11  31  10  22 |  98   0   1   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  38  -2
D_Pereira      MF   3  12  30   7  32 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10 -20
M_Politano     MF   3   5  30   9  41 |  98   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0
R_Neves        MF   2   5  30   4  33 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Langlitz     FW   3   8  11  29  32 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
G_Mixon        FW   1   6  11  29  42 |  84   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0 -20 -20  11
B_Trautmann    GK  29   2   1   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Jones        DF   3  29   7   8  22 |  44   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
F_Alvares      MF   1   9  29   8  22 |   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
R_Chamgerlain  FW   2   6  10  28  20 |  14   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Arsenal
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_James        GK  37   2   2   3  26 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
R_Holding      DF   1  31   8   6  22 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  -2  -2
Henrique       DF   1  30  12   9  29 |  98   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
S_Ramos        DF   2  30   7   7  40 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Blewitt      DF   3  29   7   6  22 |  98   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
T_Cruise       MF   2  10  29   9  39 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40  20
P_Bouba_Diop   MF   2   7  29  10  12 |  88   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  30
S_Matthews     MF   3   8  29   7  32 |  98   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  35  10
B_Yaga         MF   2   9  28   8  35 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  -2  -2
S_Wiltord      MF   3  10  25   8  41 |  64   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  31
N_Anelka       FW   2   4  11  26  21 |  74   0   0   2   0   5   0   1   0   0  -2  18  15
D_de_Gea       GK  29   2   3   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Evra         DF   3  29  12  10  21 |  34   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
E_Spence       MF   2  10  28  10  40 |  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Crouch       FW   1   6  12  29  21 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Edouard        FW   3   7   5  25  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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