Division One League Match, FC Porto vs. Valencia (Mon Oct 28)


                             FC Porto  |  Valencia
                          4-2-2-1-1 N  |  4-4-1-1 E
                         Shaun Winzor  |  Andie Glen
                                       |
                        D_Marshall GK  |  GK A_Boruc
                           T_Adams DF  |  DF W_A_Glen
                         M_Laursen DF  |  DF D_Criscrito
                         H_Almeida DF  |  DF C_Cuellar
                         D_McGrain DF  |  DF A_Wisdom
                        R_Nomvethe DM  |  MF S_Davies
                          G_Fofana DM  |  MF Sektioui
                            G_Hagi MF  |  MF M_Bidoudane
                          B_Bannan MF  |  MF K_Richard
                      J_R_Riquelme AM  |  AM O_Ruggeri
                            Amauri FW  |  FW H_Postiga
                                       |
                           C_Clark SUB |  SUB T_Tapalovic
                          S_Rolfes SUB |  SUB J_Conroy
                          Di_Maria SUB |  SUB C_Barr
                        E_Adebayor SUB |  SUB Y_Abdessadki
                            D_Rags SUB |  SUB Diaviera

Referee: S_Youri (Morrocco)


Min. 1  :(vla) Valencia will now play A
Min. 1  :(fcp) B_Bannan with the dribble
          ...  He's clean through
          ...  The fans are on their feet
          ...  B_Bannan tries to catch the keeper out!
          ...  But A_Boruc just gets his fingers to that one
          ...  S_Youri has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 3  :(fcp) Amauri sidesteps D_Criscrito
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  K_Richard with a bad challenge
          ...  That looked malicious
Min. 4  :(vla) O_Ruggeri runs at H_Almeida
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  O_Ruggeri looks to see where D_Marshall is!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  But D_Marshall punches it away
          ...  He took a knock there
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously
          ...  He's ok to carry on
Min. 5  :(vla) D_Criscrito has found himself in space
          ...  He looks up for his team mates
          ...  He swings the ball in
          ...  O_Ruggeri gets on the end of the pass
          ...  He is in space!
          ...  O_Ruggeri has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He shoots!
          ...  D_Marshall parries the shot
          ...  And the defender clears it!
Min. 6  :(fcp) Amauri leaves his marker standing
          ...  Intercepted by D_Criscrito
Min. 8  :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme takes possession
          ...  What can he do here?
          ...  J_R_Riquelme gets his head to the ball !
          ...  A_Boruc makes a fine save
Min. 9  :(fcp) M_Laursen steps over the ball
          ...  He nutmegs A_Wisdom
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery
          ...  M_Laursen has time and space!
          ...  He flicks the ball towards goal
          ...  It hits the post!!
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !!
          ...  He's put it over
Min. 11 :(vla) C_Cuellar takes possession
          ...  He has his back towards goal
          ...  He turns well
          ...  C_Cuellar could have let it bounce!
          ...  D_Marshall makes the save
          ...  He hits the ball up field!
Min. 14 :(vla) H_Postiga sidesteps H_Almeida
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  H_Postiga hits a great drive!
          ...  It floats over D_Marshall
          ...  Its heading goal ward!
          ...  But floats just over
          ...  That was a great effort
Min. 15 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme sidesteps W_A_Glen
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by J_R_Riquelme !
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 16 :(fcp) Amauri with the dribble
          ...  He made that look easy
          ...  A great volley from Amauri !
          ...  But A_Boruc makes an easy save
Min. 17 :(fcp) H_Almeida takes advantage of a mistake by C_Cuellar
          ...  C_Cuellar recovers to win the ball back
Min. 18 :(vla) A_Wisdom runs with the ball to the corner flag
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Postiga
          ...  H_Postiga hits a curling shot!
          ...  But D_Marshall tips it over
          ...  S_Youri has given a goal kick
          ...  Unbelievable !
Min. 22 :(fcp) G_Hagi lobs the ball over the defence
          ...  J_R_Riquelme latches on to it
          ...  A powerful shot by J_R_Riquelme !
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection
          ...  A_Boruc dives desperately to try and save it!!
          ...  He can't get to it!
          ...  But it creeps just wide!!
          ...  The deflection had A_Boruc beaten!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  G_Fofana curls it into the box!
          ...  A_Boruc reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 24 :(fcp) G_Hagi brings it under control
          ...  He takes on A_Wisdom
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He puts in H_Almeida!
          ...  H_Almeida rifles it to the far post !
          ...  A_Boruc saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 24 :(vla) H_Postiga runs at the defence
          ...  He nutmegs the defender
          ...  He showed his class there
          ...  D_McGrain slides in hard!
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw!
Min. 29 :(vla) D_Criscrito is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He throws it to M_Bidoudane
          ...  M_Bidoudane with the goal bound shot!
          ...  D_Marshall watches it sail safely wide!
Min. 31 :(vla) S_Davies runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball across to H_Postiga
          ...  G_Hagi with the tackle
          ...  S_Youri will want to speak to him
Min. 32 :(fcp) H_Almeida with a real burst of pace
          ...  H_Almeida attempts a low drive!
          ...  A_Boruc won't get to that!
          ...  It clips the post!
          ...  And goes wide!
Min. 37 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme finds Amauri in acres of space
          ...  Amauri with a terrific drive !
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Boruc's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  A_Boruc looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  The corner is swung in by B_Bannan!
          ...  M_Laursen tries to place the shot!
          ...  A_Boruc makes a comfortable save
          ...  He makes it look so easy
Min. 37 :(vla) K_Richard jumps over R_Nomvethe's challenge
          ...  H_Almeida rushes in with a crazy challenge!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  He's in trouble here!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more!
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 44 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Cuellar
          ...  He puts in Amauri!
          ...  Amauri with the shot on net !
          ...  A_Boruc manages to turn it behind
Min. 44 :(vla) A_Wisdom changes direction inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to O_Ruggeri
          ...  O_Ruggeri swings in the shot!
          ...  The shot deflects wide into the crowd!!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  M_Bidoudane crosses it in!
          ...  D_Marshall easily catches it!
Min. 47 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme looks around for support
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to G_Fofana
          ...  From long range G_Fofana bends the ball towards goal!
          ...  A_Boruc makes a great save
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well!
Min. 47 :(vla) M_Bidoudane sprints past the defender
          ...  T_Adams goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 48 :(fcp) B_Bannan with a simple pass to Amauri
          ...  Amauri with the spectacular bicycle kick!
          ...  A_Boruc gathers it comfortably

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 0-0 Valencia

Min. 46 :(fcp) Amauri leaves M_Bidoudane standing
          ...  O_Ruggeri tackles from behind
          ...  He is warned by S_Youri
          ...  It's just a warning
          ...  INDIRECT FREE KICK!
          ...  D_McGrain swings it in
          ...  J_R_Riquelme takes control of it!
          ...  J_R_Riquelme aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 47 :(vla) K_Richard is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to M_Bidoudane
          ...  M_Bidoudane with a bicycle kick !
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 48 :(fcp) R_Nomvethe with an in swinging cross to Amauri
          ...  W_A_Glen is called for the holding foul
          ...  He was pushing down on his man
          ...  S_Youri ignores the protests for a card
          ...  Andie Glen looks relieved
Min. 50 :(fcp) D_McGrain pulls it back to G_Hagi
          ...  G_Hagi tries to chip the ball over A_Boruc!
          ...  A_Boruc saves it
          ...  Good goalkeeping
Min. 53 :(vla) K_Richard is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  H_Postiga latches onto the ball
          ...  M_Laursen goes in with high feet!!
          ...  That's a poor tackle!
Min. 55 :(fcp) G_Hagi crosses into the box, finding G_Fofana
          ...  A_Wisdom is late with that one
          ...  I think he was just trying to get to the ball
          ...  S_Youri reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  FREE KICK!
          ...  It is well within shooting range!
          ...  G_Fofana plays it short to Amauri
          ...  Amauri curls it towards the top corner !
          ...  A_Boruc with a fantastic point blank save
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league
Min. 56 :(fcp) G_Fofana plays in G_Hagi with a beautiful ball
          ...  G_Hagi aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But A_Boruc makes a comfortable save
          ...  He gave the striker no chance
Min. 57 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  C_Cuellar cuts it out easily
          ...  He clears the ball up field
Min. 62 :(fcp) H_Almeida spits at A_Wisdom
          ...  That's a terrible challenge
          ...  The referee comes over
          ...  He's already on a yellow
          ...  Straight RED CARD!
Min. 62 :(fcp) S_Rolfes is being brought on
          ...  B_Bannan is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 65 :(vla) Diaviera replaces H_Postiga and will play FW
Min. 66 :(fcp) T_Adams with a real burst of pace
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heals
          ...  T_Adams with a powerful downward header!
          ...  It hits off a defender!
          ...  But goes clear to safety!
Min. 68 :(fcp) Di_Maria is coming on for G_Hagi and playing MF
Min. 68 :(fcp) E_Adebayor will replace the useless R_Nomvethe and will play FW
Min. 70 :(vla) O_Ruggeri sidesteps M_Laursen
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  O_Ruggeri attempts a lob!
          ...  Saved by D_Marshall
Min. 71 :(fcp) D_McGrain is closed down
          ...  He plays a quick pass
          ...  T_Adams latches onto the ball
          ...  A_Wisdom fouls
          ...  That was disgusting
Min. 75 :(vla) C_Barr replaces W_A_Glen and will play DF
Min. 78 :(vla) Sektioui puts in O_Ruggeri
          ...  O_Ruggeri with a graceful, looping effort !
          ...  But D_Marshall punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 80 :(vla) Y_Abdessadki comes on for O_Ruggeri and will play MF to the delight of the fans
Min. 80 :(fcp) S_Rolfes plays the early ball across the box to find Amauri in space
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from C_Barr
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful
Min. 80 :(vla) Diaviera sidesteps D_McGrain
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender
          ...  D_McGrain reacts to stop the move going any further
Min. 82 :(vla) Diaviera sidesteps G_Fofana
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  G_Fofana reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 83 :(vla) The ball is passed in from S_Davies, he finds Diaviera
          ...  Diaviera with a powerful downward header!
          ...  It's hit the bar
          ...  It bounces down
          ...  D_Marshall grabs it
          ...  No Goal!
          ...  Boo's surround the stadium!!!
Min. 86 :(fcp) J_R_Riquelme beats one
          ...  Goes past the second
          ...  He keeps going
          ...  fantastic skill!!
          ...  Y_Abdessadki fouls badly
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He was lucky to escape with a caution!
          ...  Shaun Winzor looks bemused that it wasn't more!
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 90 :(fcp) M_Laursen runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to Amauri
          ...  Amauri has time and space!
          ...  He tries the lob!
          ...  But it goes wide of the post
Min. 91 :(vla) C_Cuellar runs towards the goal
          ...  C_Cuellar fires a shot at goal !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Estádio do Dragãos
Attendance           : 105,794
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : D_Marshall
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : H_Almeida (62)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : A_Boruc (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Wisdom (55), Y_Abdessadki (86)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                              FC Porto    |     Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       12
Off target           :           8        |       6
On target            :          11        |       6
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       2
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       11
Key Tackles          :           3        |       4
Key Passes           :          12        |       7
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Final Score          : FC Porto 0 - 0 Valencia
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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 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
T_Adams        DF   2  26   7   6  22 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  40   0   1
M_Laursen      DF   2  25   8   6  30 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12   9
H_Almeida      DF   2  24  11  10  29 |  66   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -1
D_McGrain      DF   1  23  11   7  24 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  30  12   0
R_Nomvethe     DM   2  17  22   6  28 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
G_Fofana       DM   1  14  21   6  21 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  12   8
G_Hagi         MF   2   5  27  10  30 |  72   0   0   3   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  36  16
B_Bannan       MF   1   7  23   4  27 |  66   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   8
J_R_Riquelme   AM   3   5  24  20  34 |  96   0   0   3   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  36  11
Amauri         FW   2   6   7  25  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   6   0   0   0   0   0   0  34
C_Clark        GK  27   4   2   3  38 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Rolfes       DF   2  25   6   8  34 |  30   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Di_Maria       MF   1   6  25   5  37 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  26  35 |  24   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Rags         FW   2   3   5  23  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Valencia
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Boruc        GK  34   1   1   1  11 |  96  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 100   0   0   0
W_A_Glen       DF   2  25  10   9  27 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Criscrito    DF   2  24  10   7  27 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  24   0
C_Cuellar      DF   2  24   7   9  41 |  96   0   2   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  30   0   9
A_Wisdom       DF   2  21  19   8  34 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  22  -2
S_Davies       MF   2   3  32   2  22 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
Sektioui       MF   1   1  29   5  37 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
M_Bidoudane    MF   2   8  24  13  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
K_Richard      MF   1   9  24   9  26 |  96   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
O_Ruggeri      AM   1   8  22  20  19 |  84   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0  33
H_Postiga      FW   1   1   1  30  24 |  69   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
T_Tapalovic    GK  28   4   3   3  12 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Conroy       DF   2  25  11   9  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Barr         DF   2  24  11   9  27 |  17   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0
Y_Abdessadki   MF   2   8  24   8  29 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
Diaviera       FW   1   8  10  25  21 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
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