Division One League Match, FC Porto vs. Newcastle (Wed Mar 20)


                             FC Porto  |  Newcastle
                            4-3-1-2 E  |  5-4-1 C
                   Roberto Ciccotelli  |  Tony Glendinning
                                       |
                        P_Lattuada GK  |  GK T_Conner
                            C_Barr DF  |  DF D_A_Cole
                           C_Obasi DF  |  DF A_Hanson
                              Maxi DF  |  DF P_Thompson
                         S_Bradley DF  |  DF A_Lallana
                         D_Pereira MF  |  DF D_Ginola
                           R_Neves MF  |  MF B_Yaga
                          G_Fofana MF  |  MF J_M_Jurado
                           M_James AM  |  MF W_Zaha
                           G_Mixon FW  |  MF E_Huws
                          J_Garner FW  |  FW R_Bentley
                                       |
                       B_Trautmann SUB |  SUB W_Hunt
                           L_Jones SUB |  SUB B_Benson
                           J_Terry SUB |  SUB L_Inagzij
                          S_Winzor SUB |  SUB F_Moussa
                        A_Langlitz SUB |  SUB A_Carroll

Referee: A_Barken (Norway)


Min. 3  :(nwt) B_Yaga breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on P_Lattuada!
          ...  M_James brings him down!
          ...  He could be off!!
          ...  A_Barken calls him over
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  Right on the edge of the box!
          ...  P_Thompson fires it towards the goal
          ...  Wide of goal
Min. 3  :(nwt) B_Yaga whips the ball across to A_Lallana
          ...  A_Lallana keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  He has put it over the bar!
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 5  :(fcp) J_Garner makes the tackle
          ...  J_Garner chases it through, he must score !
          ...  T_Conner catches the ball
Min. 5  :(nwt) W_Zaha 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!
          ...  E_Huws receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  E_Huws hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  P_Lattuada goes down well to save
Min. 6  :(fcp) J_Garner with the diagonal pass Maxi
          ...  Maxi runs forward
          ...  He hits the shot!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  T_Conner moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And goes out!
Min. 8  :(nwt) R_Bentley sprints past C_Barr
          ...  Cleared by S_Bradley
Min. 13 :(fcp) M_James takes advantage of a mistake by A_Hanson
          ...  M_James with a powerful header !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  His players jump on top of him
          ...  That puts FC Porto ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Newcastle ...
Min. 16 :(fcp) D_Pereira holds the ball up and waits for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Mixon
          ...  D_A_Cole wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 18 :(fcp) R_Neves takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into S_Bradley
          ...  S_Bradley fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  T_Conner dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had T_Conner beaten!
Min. 23 :(nwt) W_Zaha takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into J_M_Jurado
          ...  J_M_Jurado hits the ball first time!
          ...  He could have let that bounce
          ...  But he puts it wide
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre
Min. 26 :(nwt) J_M_Jurado has it now
          ...  He takes on C_Barr
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in R_Bentley!
          ...  But C_Obasi will cut out the threat
Min. 28 :(fcp) D_Pereira crosses to C_Obasi
          ...  Superbly timed tackle by P_Thompson
          ...  He made it look easy
Min. 29 :(fcp) R_Neves with a reverse pass to C_Obasi
          ...  R_Bentley rushes in with a clumsy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
Min. 31 :(nwt) J_M_Jurado with a measured pass to E_Huws
          ...  D_Pereira wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 32 :(nwt) W_Zaha backtracks with the ball
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  J_M_Jurado gets on the end of it
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_Obasi
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 33 :(fcp) D_Pereira plays a first time ball through the defence to S_Bradley
          ...  B_Yaga is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 35 :(fcp) C_Obasi picks up the pass
          ...  D_A_Cole reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 36 :(fcp) M_James whips the ball across to G_Mixon
          ...  A_Lallana fouls badly
          ...  I don't think he meant anything other than trying to get the ball
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 38 :(nwt) E_Huws with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Maxi
          ...  He knocks it to R_Bentley!
          ...  R_Bentley tries to place it in the corner !
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!!
          ...  But he picks up the rebound
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Newcastle have squared things up with that goal!
          ...  FC Porto 1-1 Newcastle ...
Min. 40 :(fcp) C_Barr has the ball on the wing
          ...  He takes it past A_Lallana
          ...  He knocks it to J_Garner!
          ...  J_Garner drives it low !
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Right into the top corner!
          ...  FC Porto have snatched the lead!
          ...  FC Porto 2-1 Newcastle ...
Min. 41 :(nwt) J_M_Jurado jumps over C_Barr's challenge
          ...  C_Obasi with a late tackle
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it
          ...  He gets away with that one
          ...  It's just a warning
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(nwt) W_Zaha with the mazy run
          ...  W_Zaha with the cheeky shot!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity
Min. 45 :(fcp) G_Mixon runs forward
          ...  D_A_Cole clears with a diving header

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

Min. 46 :(nwt) B_Yaga is taking a throw in
          ...  He is taking a run up at it!
          ...  He throws it long to D_A_Cole
          ...  C_Barr gets the foot in to win the ball
          ...  It rolls out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_M_Jurado chips the ball into the area!
          ...  A_Hanson makes a firm connection with his head
          ...  P_Lattuada makes a good save
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_M_Jurado plays it towards the near post!
          ...  C_Obasi reads it
          ...  He clears the danger
Min. 48 :(nwt) R_Bentley sidesteps C_Barr
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  G_Mixon is late with that one
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
          ...  He received a good talking to from A_Barken
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  That could have been a penalty!
          ...  R_Bentley bends it round the wall
          ...  It takes a deflection!
          ...  P_Lattuada is wrong footed!
          ...  It drifts just wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  A_Hanson hits it into the box!
          ...  P_Lattuada fists it away!
Min. 49 :(fcp) R_Neves with a precise ball to J_Garner
          ...  E_Huws wins it well
          ...  Perfectly timed!
Min. 50 :(fcp) M_James has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past A_Hanson
          ...  He puts in C_Barr!
          ...  D_Ginola wins the ball with a clear tackle
Min. 51 :(fcp) S_Bradley steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs D_Ginola
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  S_Bradley with a little chip!
          ...  It fly's into Row Z!
Min. 57 :(fcp) G_Fofana brings the ball into the opposing area
          ...  M_James makes himself available
          ...  D_A_Cole clears with a diving header
Min. 57 :(nwt) J_M_Jurado has the ball on the wing
          ...  He knocks the ball past G_Fofana
          ...  He puts in D_Ginola!
          ...  D_Ginola hits the shot with the inside of the right foot!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 59 :(nwt) R_Bentley beats Maxi
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  R_Bentley has a go!
          ...  P_Lattuada makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 65 :(nwt) F_Moussa is going to be brought on
          ...  B_Yaga is leaving the pitch
          ...  He hasn't had the best of games today
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play MF
Min. 69 :(fcp) S_Bradley takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Barr
          ...  A thundering drive by C_Barr !
          ...  But T_Conner punches it away
          ...  That's gone out for a goal kick
          ...  It was clear to everyone that T_Conner got a touch
Min. 69 :(nwt) E_Huws rushes through the defence
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from E_Huws !
          ...  But P_Lattuada just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  F_Moussa plays it into the danger area!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by S_Bradley
Min. 70 :(nwt) Up goes the substitution board - B_Benson on for A_Lallana as a DF
Min. 70 :(nwt) R_Bentley lobs it over Maxi
          ...  G_Fofana with a nasty foul
          ...  A_Barken will want to speak to him
          ...  A_Barken refrained from booking him but had words
Min. 71 :(nwt) A_Hanson runs with pace at the defence
          ...  C_Barr brings him down in the area
          ...  There can only be one outcome surely!
          ...  But A_Barken waves play on!!!
Min. 75 :(fcp) S_Winzor is coming on and M_James is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play AM
Min. 75 :(nwt) A_Carroll will replace R_Bentley and play FW
Min. 76 :(fcp) R_Neves finds C_Barr in acres of space
          ...  C_Barr cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  T_Conner gets up well to catch that one
Min. 82 :(fcp) R_Neves plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  J_Garner decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  A_Hanson wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 84 :(nwt) W_Zaha with the kinky dribble
          ...  W_Zaha shapes up for a shot!
          ...  P_Lattuada blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  It goes clear!
Min. 85 :(nwt) A_Carroll leaves Maxi standing
          ...  C_Barr intercepts the pass
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on
Min. 89 :(nwt) F_Moussa with the mazy dribble
          ...  He takes it past the defender
          ...  F_Moussa sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender !
          ...  He has failed to hit the target!
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss!
          ...  He puts his face in his hands!
Min. 90 :(nwt) B_Benson with an incisive pass to J_M_Jurado
          ...  R_Neves fouls badly
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  They are lining up to take this one!
          ...  W_Zaha swings it in
          ...  P_Thompson gets on the end of it
          ...  P_Thompson fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  P_Lattuada won't get to that!
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!!
Min. 90 :(nwt) B_Benson takes a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball into A_Hanson
          ...  A_Hanson flings a shot at goal !
          ...  It grazes the post!
          ...  And hits the side netting
          ...  Goal Kick!
Min. 91 :(fcp) J_Garner steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs P_Thompson
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  J_Garner with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  He hits the post
          ...  He follows it up!
          ...  But puts it wide!
          ...  He'll be disappointed with that
Min. 91 :(nwt) E_Huws kills the ball dead
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  A_Carroll gets on the end of the pass
          ...  A_Carroll has time and space on the edge of the box!
          ...  He shoots towards goal!
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!!!!
          ...  It's wide!
          ...  That was a dismal effort!
          ...  He should have buried that!
Min. 91 :(fcp) S_Winzor with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  A_Hanson with the high feet
          ...  A_Barken reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 148,518
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : C_Barr
Scorers              : M_James (13), J_Garner (40)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : M_James (3), R_Neves (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Newcastle Match Info
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Best player          : E_Huws (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Bentley (38)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : B_Yaga (33), A_Lallana (36), A_Hanson (91)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |    Newcastle
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       16
Off target           :           4        |       10
On target            :           5        |       6
Possession           :          50        |       50
Corners              :           0        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       3
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :          15        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       8
Key Passes           :          13        |       12
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Final Score          : FC Porto 2 - 1 Newcastle
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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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P_Lattuada     GK  30   3   2   1  42 |  94   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
C_Barr         DF   2  33  13  10  27 |  94   0   3   1   1   2   0   0   0   0  60  25  10
C_Obasi        DF   2  29  11   8  39 |  94   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  20  20
Maxi           DF   1  29   8   8  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
S_Bradley      DF   2  28  13   7  21 |  94   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  40  10   2
D_Pereira      MF   3  12  29   7  32 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  30   0
R_Neves        MF   2   5  29   4  33 |  94   0   0   4   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -2
G_Fofana       MF   1  17  28   7  21 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
M_James        AM   2  11  25  14  21 |  78   0   0   2   0   1   1   1   0   0  -2  18  28
G_Mixon        FW   1   6  11  28  42 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Garner       FW   3   7   8  28  11 |  94   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  36
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  28   7   8  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Terry        DF   1  22  10  10  33 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Winzor       AM   3  20  25  10  22 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
A_Langlitz     FW   3   8  11  28  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Newcastle
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Conner       GK  33   3   3   2  32 |  94   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -25   0   0   0
D_A_Cole       DF   1  28   9  11  29 |  94   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
A_Hanson       DF   2  28   9  10  22 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2 -22 -16
P_Thompson     DF   2  27  12   6  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   2
A_Lallana      DF   3  10  27   8  21 |  73   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -1
D_Ginola       DF   3  10  25   7  31 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   1
B_Yaga         MF   2   9  28   8  35 |  68   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  18  -2
J_M_Jurado     MF   2   6  27  17  18 |  94   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  30   1
W_Zaha         MF   2   7  25  18  12 |  94   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  30   6
E_Huws         MF   2   7  25  18  38 |  94   0   1   2   1   2   0   0   0   0  20  35  10
R_Bentley      FW   3   8   8  26  21 |  78   0   0   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0  36
W_Hunt         GK  29   3   3   1  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Benson       DF   1  28   8   7  12 |  21   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
L_Inagzij      DF   1  27  11   6  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Moussa       MF   1   5  26  18  23 |  26   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
A_Carroll      FW   2   8   7  28  38 |  16   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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