Elite League Match, FC Porto vs. Santos FC (Sun Dec 05)


                             FC Porto  |  Santos FC
                              4-5-1 C  |  4-3-1-2 A
                          Malky McKay  |  Glyn Rigby
                                       |
                           D_James GK  |  GK Ederson
                          T_Stavos DF  |  DF Leonardo
                      C_Dos_Passos DF  |  DF T_Silva
                         E_Herbert DF  |  DF Agostini
                           L_Jones DF  |  DF Josimar
                      J_Gandolfini MF  |  MF Draxler
                         S_Gerrard MF  |  MF J_Litmanen
                         J_Butland MF  |  MF Eusebio
                          M_Canete MF  |  AM Enrique
                     Tomas_Rosicky MF  |  FW J_Greaves
                         Neymar_Jr FW  |  FW Bojan
                                       |
                         I_Cardoso SUB |  SUB Leo
                              Hugo SUB |  SUB Ni_Na_Lee
                         N_Barella SUB |  SUB Jairzinho
                        Liel_Abada SUB |  SUB Emerson_Jr
                        M_Esposito SUB |  SUB L_Suarez

Referee: K_Clark (Scotland)


Min. 2  :(fcp) J_Gandolfini with a throw in
          ...  He throws the ball across to S_Gerrard
          ...  S_Gerrard hits it
          ...  This one could go anywhere !
          ...  But Ederson is equal to it
Min. 3  :(fcp) Neymar_Jr sidesteps his marker
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Eusebio with a nasty foul
          ...  K_Clark will want to speak to him
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! He is in the book for that one
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on
Min. 7  :(fcp) J_Gandolfini retreats under pressure
          ...  He hoofs the ball up field
          ...  S_Gerrard gets on the end of it
          ...  S_Gerrard heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  Ederson dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  The deflection beat Ederson!
          ...  FC Porto go in front now with that goal!
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Santos FC ...
Min. 8  :(fcp) FC Porto made the switch to a D strategy
Min. 9  :(sfc) Eusebio pass splits open the defence and finds Enrique
          ...  S_Gerrard with the tackle
          ...  He came to the rescue there!
Min. 10 :(fcp) M_Canete squares it to S_Gerrard
          ...  T_Silva goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 23 :(fcp) Neymar_Jr runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs Josimar
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  Agostini picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 24 :(sfc) Enrique with electric pace
          ...  He eases past T_Stavos
          ...  Enrique carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  D_James blocks the shot with his legs
          ...  And he gathers it!
Min. 25 :(fcp) E_Herbert makes himself available
          ...  E_Herbert with the drive!
          ...  Ederson goes down well to save
Min. 27 :(sfc) Bojan plays a clever one-two with his team mate
          ...  He heads towards the goal
          ...  He slides it past the defender!
          ...  But Neymar_Jr reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 28 :(sfc) The defender loses control of the ball!
          ...  J_Greaves seizes control of it and thinks about the shot
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!!
          ...  E_Herbert picks up the loose ball and clears the danger
Min. 31 :(fcp) S_Gerrard has it now
          ...  He takes on Eusebio
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in T_Stavos!
          ...  A cracking drive from T_Stavos !
          ...  Ederson heads it away
          ...  He was showing off there!
Min. 36 :(fcp) Neymar_Jr sidesteps his marker
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  A cheeky lob from Neymar_Jr !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He nutmegged Ederson
          ...  FC Porto 2-0 Santos FC ...
Min. 40 :(fcp) Neymar_Jr skips the challenge from T_Silva
          ...  Neymar_Jr with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  It floats over Ederson
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 41 :(sfc) Bojan with the mazy run
          ...  Bojan with the attempt at goal!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort
Min. 42 :(fcp) J_Gandolfini brings the ball under control
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker!
          ...  He plays the ball across to him!
          ...  T_Stavos gets on the end of the pass
          ...  T_Stavos with a terrific drive !
          ...  The shot slips through Ederson's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
          ...  Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me
Min. 42 :(fcp) S_Gerrard 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!
          ...  Neymar_Jr receives the pass and heads towards the goal
          ...  Enrique with an awful challenge
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(fcp) L_Jones runs at T_Silva
          ...  He takes it past him
          ...  Eusebio fouls badly
          ...  K_Clark will want to speak to him
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  Just inside there own half
          ...  J_Butland plays it short to Neymar_Jr
          ...  T_Silva wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge
Min. 45 :(fcp) Neymar_Jr flicks it over Josimar's head
          ...  He showed some great skill there!
          ...  Neymar_Jr attempts a chip!
          ...  Ederson gathers it easily
Min. 46 :(sfc) Draxler runs at the defender
          ...  The ball rebounds off E_Herbert back to him!
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward!
          ...  Tomas_Rosicky with the dive
          ...  There's no room in the game for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Glyn Rigby looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 47 :(sfc) Enrique bursts forward
          ...  Enrique tries to lob the keeper !
          ...  D_James with the diving save
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 2-0 Santos FC

Min. 46 :(sfc) Bojan sidesteps T_Stavos
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  J_Butland gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 47 :(sfc) Agostini floats the ball in to find J_Litmanen
          ...  S_Gerrard tries to clear it
          ...  He has miskicked it!!!
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by Enrique
          ...  Draxler tries to place the shot!
          ...  D_James can't get to it!
          ...  OH! It drifts wide!
          ...  D_James has a smile on his face
          ...  Did he know that was going wide?
Min. 48 :(fcp) J_Butland sidesteps Josimar
          ...  That was too easy
          ...  J_Butland fires off a left-footed shot !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 48 :(fcp) Neymar_Jr flicks it past Leonardo
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  Draxler with the foul
          ...  He's in trouble!!
          ...  He could be sent off for that!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that!
Min. 51 :(fcp) C_Dos_Passos looks injured. He's coming off
          ...  Lets hope it's not serious
Min. 51 :(fcp) Hugo takes off his tracksuit
          ...  he'll replace C_Dos_Passos as DF
Min. 51 :(sfc) Draxler looks for options
          ...  He knocks the ball across to J_Greaves
          ...  Blocked by E_Herbert
Min. 54 :(sfc) Bojan nutmegs E_Herbert, he continues to run forward
          ...  But L_Jones wins the ball with a sliding challenge
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  J_Litmanen swings it in!
          ...  L_Jones belts it clear
Min. 55 :(sfc) Ni_Na_Lee replaces Leonardo and will play DF
Min. 57 :(fcp) T_Stavos is taking a throw in
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Butland
          ...  J_Butland shoots towards goal !
          ...  The shot slips through Ederson's hands
          ...  But goes wide!
          ...  He got away with that!
Min. 57 :(sfc) Eusebio takes possession
          ...  Knocks it past T_Stavos
          ...  He's through on goal
          ...  Eusebio with the drive!
          ...  But he somehow misses
          ...  That was a woeful effort
Min. 58 :(fcp) J_Butland knocks it forward
          ...  T_Silva slips
          ...  J_Gandolfini gets to it!
          ...  Agostini goes in with the block tackle
          ...  He comes out of it with the ball
          ...  Great tackle!
Min. 60 :(fcp) Neymar_Jr knocks it past T_Silva and runs onto it
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Agostini
Min. 61 :(fcp) Tomas_Rosicky crosses to Neymar_Jr
          ...  Neymar_Jr aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  Ederson tips it over
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Swung in by S_Gerrard
          ...  Ni_Na_Lee belts it clear
Min. 63 :(sfc) J_Litmanen miskicks!
          ...  He finds J_Greaves though
          ...  That was fortunate
          ...  But T_Stavos reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 64 :(sfc) Draxler crosses in from the wing, he finds Bojan in the box
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  L_Jones hits it out for a throw
Min. 65 :(sfc) Jairzinho will replace the useless J_Litmanen and will play MF
Min. 66 :(sfc) Draxler can't find space for the shot
          ...  He slips it through to Agostini
          ...  Hugo makes the challenge and clears the ball
Min. 67 :(fcp) Hugo leaves Ni_Na_Lee standing
          ...  T_Silva takes the players legs from beneath him!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
          ...  K_Clark just wants to lecture him
Min. 71 :(fcp) E_Herbert skips the challenge from Ni_Na_Lee
          ...  E_Herbert blasts it at the goal !
          ...  But Ederson punches it away
          ...  He commands his area so well
Min. 74 :(sfc) Enrique takes on 3 men
          ...  Neymar_Jr fouls badly
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
Min. 75 :(fcp) N_Barella comes on for S_Gerrard and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 75 :(sfc) L_Suarez replaces J_Greaves and will play FW
Min. 79 :(sfc) Draxler with an in swinging cross to Bojan
          ...  L_Jones plays the back pass
          ...  D_James can't get to it!!
          ...  It goes just wide!!
          ...  Look at the relief on his face!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Jairzinho chips the ball in towards the back post!
          ...  D_James comes out and claims it!
Min. 80 :(fcp) Liel_Abada comes on for J_Butland and takes up a MF role
Min. 80 :(fcp) Neymar_Jr beats Josimar
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  Agostini wins the ball!
          ...  But he caught the player also!
          ...  The ref gives nothing!
Min. 81 :(fcp) L_Jones with a simple pass to E_Herbert
          ...  E_Herbert fires off a right-footed shot !
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding
Min. 86 :(fcp) T_Stavos pass splits open the defence
          ...  What a ball!
          ...  E_Herbert is clean through!
          ...  Agostini takes the player down!!
          ...  PENALTY!!
          ...  No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
          ...  Unbelievable!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 143,891
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : S_Gerrard (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Gerrard (7), Neymar_Jr (36)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Tomas_Rosicky (46), Neymar_Jr (74)
Injured              : C_Dos_Passos (51)
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Santos FC Match Info
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Best player          : Agostini
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : Eusebio (3), Draxler (48)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             FC Porto     |   Santos FC
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       5
Off target           :           5        |       3
On target            :           8        |       2
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           1        |       3
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       7
Key Tackles          :          11        |       7
Key Passes           :          10        |       7
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Final Score          : FC Porto 2 - 0 Santos FC
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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_James        GK  39   2   2   3  26 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
T_Stavos       DF   3  32  13   5  10 |  95   0   1   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  60  20   5
C_Dos_Passos   DF   1  32  12   5  22 |  55   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Herbert      DF   1  31   7  11  41 |  95   0   2   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  40   0  10
L_Jones        DF   3  31   7   8  22 |  95   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80  10   0
J_Gandolfini   MF   3  10  31  21  12 |  95   0   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
S_Gerrard      MF   2   7  31  19  21 |  79   0   2   1   0   2   1   0   0   0  40  10  30
J_Butland      MF   2  10  31  11  41 |  84   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  20  10   0
M_Canete       MF   2   6  31   5  19 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Tomas_Rosicky  MF   3   8  30   8  32 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  18  28  18
Neymar_Jr      FW   1   9   8  35  20 |  95   0   1   0   0   4   1   1   0   0  18  -2  33
I_Cardoso      GK  30   2   4   1  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Hugo           DF   2  31  14   9  42 |  40   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
N_Barella      MF   1   8  25   8  31 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  20  20
Liel_Abada     MF   1   1  25   3  30 |  11   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Esposito     FW   1   7   7  30  41 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Santos FC
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Ederson        GK  39   5   5   3  23 |  95   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0   0   0
Leonardo       DF   2  35  11  11  22 |  59   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Silva        DF   1  34  11  10  42 |  95   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
Agostini       DF   2  32  13  10  41 |  95   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  80 -10 -20
Josimar        DF   2  29   1   5  46 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Draxler        MF   1   9  37   8  31 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2  38  -2
J_Litmanen     MF   3   9  33   7  22 |  69   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
Eusebio        MF   1   5  30  11  21 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -2   8  -2
Enrique        AM   1   1  29  17  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
J_Greaves      FW   3   9   7  32  23 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Bojan          FW   2   7  10  31  12 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0 -20 -20 -20
Leo            GK  28   2   2   2  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Ni_Na_Lee      DF   3  32   9   7  41 |  36   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
Jairzinho      MF   1   9  31  12  23 |  26   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Emerson_Jr     MF   3  20  30  12  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Suarez       FW   2  10   6  26  34 |  16   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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