Division One League Match, FC Porto vs. Hearts (Sun Oct 20)


                             FC Porto  |  Hearts
                              4-4-2 P  |  4-3-1-2 E
                         Shaun Winzor  |  Daniel Perry
                                       |
                        D_Marshall GK  |  GK S_Banks
                           T_Adams DF  |  DF W_Sagnol
                          S_Rolfes DF  |  DF R_Ayala
                         M_Laursen DF  |  DF L_Roy
                         H_Almeida DF  |  DF R_Bratseth
                            G_Hagi MF  |  MF J_Obi_Mikel
                          Di_Maria MF  |  MF K_Kong
                      J_R_Riquelme MF  |  MF G_McSheffrey
                         R_Castias MF  |  AM Saruman
                        E_Adebayor FW  |  FW Messi
                            D_Rags FW  |  FW D_Bunting
                                       |
                           C_Clark SUB |  SUB A_Basso
                         D_McGrain SUB |  SUB S_Hoffmeister
                        R_Nomvethe SUB |  SUB P_Kuzmanovic
                          B_Bannan SUB |  SUB K_Katsouranis
                            Amauri SUB |  SUB H_Kane

Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland)


Min. 1  :(hts) G_McSheffrey races into the box
          ...  He sees Saruman lose his man
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him
          ...  Saruman fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  D_Marshall parries it, he follows it up
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The defence had gone walk about!
          ...  And Hearts are leading in the game now
          ...  FC Porto 0-1 Hearts ...
Min. 2  :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme is now playing as a AM
Min. 2  :(fcp) M_Laursen is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to E_Adebayor
          ...  But L_Roy will cut out the threat
Min. 3  :(fcp) T_Adams looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to D_Rags
          ...  L_Roy takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 5  :(fcp) G_Hagi with a short pass to find E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor must beat S_Banks!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 6  :(fcp) G_Hagi finds a hole in the defence
          ...  But R_Ayala slid in
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be
Min. 7  :(fcp) D_Rags with a real burst of pace
          ...  He leaves R_Bratseth behind
          ...  D_Rags flicks the header toward the far post!
          ...  But S_Banks is equal to it
Min. 8  :(fcp) H_Almeida gets to the by line
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross
          ...  M_Laursen is unmarked
          ...  A well-placed shot from M_Laursen !
          ...  It goes wide for a goal kick
Min. 11 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  K_Kong gets on the end of it
          ...  D_Rags wins the ball with ease
          ...  G_Reddy saw something no-one else did
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
Min. 14 :(fcp) T_Adams controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs W_Sagnol
          ...  He puts in H_Almeida!
          ...  What a shot from H_Almeida !
          ...  It could go anywhere
          ...  It's beaten S_Banks
          ...  It goes wide !!
Min. 17 :(fcp) H_Almeida plays a quick one-two with his team mate
          ...  He looks around for options
          ...  He moves forward with the ball
          ...  But R_Bratseth barges him off the ball
Min. 18 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme with a glorious long pass to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor fires the shot in!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 19 :(hts) D_Bunting flicks it over H_Almeida and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  R_Castias tackles from behind
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  G_Reddy had no choice there!!
          ...  Daniel Perry appluads the decision
Min. 26 :(fcp) E_Adebayor takes advantage of a defensive mistake
          ...  But Messi wins the ball with a sliding challenge
Min. 31 :(hts) Saruman jumps over M_Laursen's challenge
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  But T_Adams sweeps up the threat
Min. 33 :(fcp) M_Laursen gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds G_Hagi
          ...  G_McSheffrey knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But G_Reddy just turns away!
Min. 33 :(hts) R_Bratseth finds his way through
          ...  He lost his man too easily
          ...  R_Bratseth has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But it puts it well wide
Min. 41 :(hts) R_Bratseth takes control of the loose ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Obi_Mikel
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel with a bicycle kick !
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  That was a terrible attempt!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(fcp) E_Adebayor takes advantage of a mistake by R_Ayala
          ...  E_Adebayor with only one thing on his mind!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!
          ...  Just look at the delight!!
          ...  That's pulled FC Porto level!
          ...  FC Porto 1-1 Hearts ...
Min. 44 :(fcp) G_Hagi with a simple pass to D_Rags
          ...  L_Roy with a deliberate foul
          ...  That deserves a punishment
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  G_Hagi passes to D_Rags
          ...  R_Ayala wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 45 :(fcp) E_Adebayor with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past W_Sagnol
          ...  E_Adebayor goes for goal !
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 1-1 Hearts

Min. 48 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme looks around for support
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to E_Adebayor
          ...  W_Sagnol with the tackle
          ...  G_Reddy will want to speak to him
          ...  G_Reddy calls him over!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme passes to E_Adebayor
          ...  R_Bratseth forces him off the ball
          ...  But it rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Di_Maria
          ...  S_Banks reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 49 :(fcp) H_Almeida makes himself available
          ...  H_Almeida attempts a lob!
          ...  S_Banks is beaten!
          ...  It hits the bar!!
          ...  And goes clear
Min. 50 :(hts) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  Hearts will now play P
Min. 50 :(fcp) Di_Maria turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to E_Adebayor
          ...  The ball hits R_Ayala in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 53 :(fcp) A defence splitting pass from Di_Maria to T_Adams
          ...  T_Adams attempts a chip!
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  S_Banks never had a chance!
Min. 54 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme takes advantage of a mistake by R_Ayala
          ...  He runs towards goal
          ...  J_R_Riquelme hits the shot with the outside of the right foot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 55 :(hts) K_Kong miskicks!
          ...  He finds Messi though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  Messi carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  D_Marshall gets a hand to it!!
          ...  But can't hold onto it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Lets see if Hearts can hang onto that lead!
          ...  FC Porto 1-2 Hearts ...
Min. 56 :(hts) K_Kong flicks the ball through
          ...  D_Bunting runs onto it!
          ...  D_Bunting drives the ball low !
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  How did that find its way in?
          ...  FC Porto 1-3 Hearts ...
Min. 57 :(fcp) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  FC Porto will now play A
Min. 58 :(fcp) Di_Maria with a measured ball to D_Rags
          ...  Brilliantly taken away by W_Sagnol !!
          ...  Any youngsters out there should be taking notes
Min. 58 :(fcp) G_Hagi unselfishly lays the ball back to E_Adebayor
          ...  L_Roy with an ugly foul
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Shaun Winzor looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 60 :(hts) Up goes the substitution board - H_Kane on for D_Bunting as a FW
Min. 60 :(fcp) Di_Maria has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past L_Roy
          ...  He knocks it to D_Rags!
          ...  D_Rags hits a great shot !
          ...  S_Banks fists it away
Min. 61 :(hts) S_Hoffmeister is ready to come on to replace W_Sagnol
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF
Min. 61 :(hts) K_Kong holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Saruman
          ...  H_Almeida clears with a diving header
Min. 62 :(hts) K_Katsouranis is being prepared to come on
          ...  K_Kong is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 62 :(hts) Saruman gets to the bye line
          ...  He puts it into the box
          ...  He finds H_Kane
          ...  H_Kane bears down on goal!
          ...  It flies wide!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 63 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme sidesteps R_Bratseth
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  J_R_Riquelme tries to chip the ball over the keeper !
          ...  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. 64 :(hts) Saruman finds J_Obi_Mikel in the box
          ...  D_Marshall with a bad challenge
          ...  G_Reddy will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Daniel Perry looks bemused that it wasn't more!
          ...  G_Reddy consults with his assistant!
          ...  PENALTY !!
          ...  Messi places the ball on the spot!
          ...  D_Marshall dives
          ...  GOAL!!
          ...  The keeper had no chance there!
          ...  FC Porto 1-4 Hearts...
Min. 67 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme takes advantage of a bad back pass from R_Ayala
          ...  The ball hits J_Obi_Mikel in the face!
          ...  And goes clear!
Min. 67 :(fcp) G_Hagi is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to E_Adebayor
          ...  H_Kane with the foul
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 68 :(fcp) D_McGrain is going to be brought on
          ...  T_Adams is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 68 :(fcp) B_Bannan is ready to come on to replace J_R_Riquelme
          ...  Looks like he will play as a MF
Min. 68 :(fcp) Amauri will replace the useless D_Rags and will play FW
Min. 69 :(fcp) E_Adebayor drives it forward to S_Rolfes
          ...  S_Rolfes attempts to drive it home!
          ...  S_Banks parries it
          ...  The defender clears it
Min. 70 :(fcp) B_Bannan lays the ball back to E_Adebayor
          ...  L_Roy cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 70 :(hts) S_Hoffmeister takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past M_Laursen
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  S_Hoffmeister hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  D_Marshall just watches it fly safely wide!
Min. 79 :(hts) R_Bratseth feeds the ball through the middle
          ...  Saruman runs onto it
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender
          ...  Saruman with the shot on net !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 82 :(hts) S_Hoffmeister leaps into the air
          ...  He wins the header
          ...  He heads it across to Saruman
          ...  Fine tackle by D_McGrain
          ...  But he can't prevent the corner
Min. 85 :(hts) K_Katsouranis turns past the defender
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He passes it to H_Kane
          ...  A delicate chip from H_Kane !
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(hts) Saruman knocks it forward
          ...  S_Rolfes slips
          ...  H_Kane gets to it!
          ...  H_Kane hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  D_Marshall was caught out there
          ...  FC Porto 1-5 Hearts ...
Min. 90 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel with a neat pass into Messi
          ...  Messi tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  D_Marshall gets up well to catch that one
Min. 92 :(hts) J_Obi_Mikel with the Cruyff turn
          ...  J_Obi_Mikel sees D_Marshall off his line !
          ...  D_Marshall can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar!
          ...  D_Marshall makes a cocky smile
          ...  Did he know that was going over?

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 105,757
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : E_Adebayor
Scorers              : E_Adebayor (44)
Sent Off             : R_Castias (19)
Booked               : D_Rags (11), D_Marshall (64)
Injured              : N/A
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Hearts Match Info
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Best player          : Messi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : Saruman (1), Messi (55,64 pen), D_Bunting (56), H_Kane (88)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : W_Sagnol (48), L_Roy (58), H_Kane (67)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              FC Porto    |     Hearts
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       13
Off target           :           9        |       7
On target            :           4        |       6
Possession           :          42        |       58
Corners              :           1        |       0
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           5        |       12
Key Tackles          :           3        |       12
Key Passes           :          17        |       13
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Final Score          : FC Porto 1 - 5 Hearts
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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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D_Marshall     GK  33   7   5   7  14 |  95   1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -47   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  26   7   6  22 |  69   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  24   1
S_Rolfes       DF   2  25   6   8  34 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
M_Laursen      DF   2  25   8   6  30 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24   1
H_Almeida      DF   2  24  11  10  29 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  12   2
G_Hagi         MF   2   5  27  10  30 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  25   5  37 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20  28 -20
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   5  24  20  34 |  69   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24   2
R_Castias      MF   2   8  24   9  29 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0 -10 -10 -10
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  26  35 |  95   0   0   1   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  12  31
D_Rags         FW   2   3   5  23  30 |  69   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  14
C_Clark        GK  27   4   2   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_McGrain      DF   1  23  11   7  24 |  26   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5 -20 -20
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  17  22   6  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Bannan       MF   1   7  23   4  27 |  26   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Amauri         FW   2   6   7  25  29 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Hearts
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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S_Banks        GK  38   5   1   4  11 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
W_Sagnol       DF   2  28   9   1  22 |  62   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  13  -2  -2
R_Ayala        DF   1  27  12   1  24 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0
L_Roy          DF   3  26   7   9  29 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  43  -2  -2
R_Bratseth     DF   3  26   8   5  17 |  95   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  24   1
J_Obi_Mikel    MF   2   7  27   9  32 |  95   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  15  24   2
K_Kong         MF   1   5  26   9  18 |  63   0   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  76   0
G_McSheffrey   MF   1   6  25  16  37 |  95   0   1   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  15  32   0
Saruman        AM   2   6  23  22  30 |  95   0   0   3   1   2   1   0   0   0  20  76  49
Messi          FW   1   8   7  26  18 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   2   0   0   0  15   0  64
D_Bunting      FW   1   2   8  24  31 |  61   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  28
A_Basso        GK  16   5   5   2  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Hoffmeister  DF   3  25  12   9  31 |  33   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   1
P_Kuzmanovic   DF   3  25   7   8  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Katsouranis  MF   1   3  25   1  34 |  32   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  32  20
H_Kane         FW   1   7   9  23  33 |  34   0   0   0   0   3   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  28
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