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Season 25 Archive: Elite FA Cup,

Werder Bremen 1 - 3 FC Porto

Elite FA Cup Groups Match 4, Werder Bremen vs. FC Porto (Thu Dec 07)


                        Werder Bremen  |  FC Porto
                              4-4-2 C  |  4-1-2-1-2 E
                       Harry Kleinjan  |  Shaun Winzor
                                       |
                        M_Zetterer GK  |  GK D_Marshall
                        C_Mongongu DF  |  DF C_Barr
                           Douglas DF  |  DF B_Moore
                        M_Pavlovic DF  |  DF C_Obasi
                         P_Miranda DF  |  DF S_Bradley
                         C_Gemmell MF  |  DM S_Winzor
                             Lucas MF  |  MF D_Pereira
                          M_Canete MF  |  MF O_Ruggeri
                     C_Dopolpoppod MF  |  AM P_Nedved
                           M_Kruse FW  |  FW E_Adebayor
                            Drogba FW  |  FW G_Mixon
                                       |
                         S_Mielitz SUB |  SUB Helton
                       M_Hornschuh SUB |  SUB Maxi
                          J_Ledley SUB |  SUB G_Fofana
                        D_Berbatov SUB |  SUB G_Agbonlahor
                         A_Anyukov SUB |  SUB R_Chamgerlain

Referee: F_De_Bleeckere (Belgium)


Min. 2  :(fcp) E_Adebayor pushes it past C_Mongongu
          ...  C_Mongongu moves quickly to get the tackle in this time
Min. 4  :(fcp) O_Ruggeri is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate in space
          ...  He throws it long to G_Mixon
          ...  G_Mixon with a terrific drive !
          ...  Looks like it should be M_Zetterer's
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs
          ...  But drifts inches wide !!
          ...  M_Zetterer looks embarrassed!
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide!
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  P_Nedved swings it in!
          ...  M_Zetterer reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 5  :(wbn) C_Gemmell fires over a low cross to Drogba
          ...  B_Moore knocks him to the floor
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty!
          ...  But F_De_Bleeckere just turns away!
Min. 6  :(wbn) Lucas turns on a sixpence
          ...  C_Barr robs him of the ball
Min. 7  :(wbn) The ball is passed in from C_Dopolpoppod, he finds Drogba
          ...  G_Mixon with an ugly foul
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!!
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
          ...  He'll be off if he does that again
          ...  FREE KICK
          ...  This is very far out
          ...  M_Canete swings it in
          ...  M_Kruse gets on the end of it
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  S_Winzor belts it clear
Min. 8  :(fcp) E_Adebayor gets the ball on the wing
          ...  He slides the ball past Douglas!
          ...  He has some space now!
          ...  M_Pavlovic with a late tackle
          ...  Well to be fair he was looking for the foul
          ...  That will be a booking
          ...  YELLOW CARD!!
Min. 9  :(wbn) M_Pavlovic beats G_Mixon
          ...  O_Ruggeri takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 9  :(fcp) D_Pereira controls it well
          ...  He nutmegs Douglas
          ...  He puts in S_Bradley!
          ...  Good sliding challenge from C_Mongongu
Min. 10 :(fcp) G_Mixon plays it to his team mate for a one-two
          ...  E_Adebayor decides to keep possession instead!
          ...  He runs towards the goal now!
          ...  E_Adebayor with the deft touch!
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  Right into the top corner!
          ...  That puts FC Porto ahead!
          ...  Now can they hang onto it!
          ...  Werder Bremen 0-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 17 :(fcp) G_Mixon with a real burst of pace
          ...  G_Mixon looks to see where M_Zetterer is!
          ...  He rifles in the shot!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And spins wide
Min. 18 :(fcp) S_Winzor with the nutmeg
          ...  He takes the ball forward
          ...  M_Pavlovic takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 19 :(wbn) M_Canete hits the ball through the heart of the defence
          ...  M_Kruse latches onto it!
          ...  C_Obasi robs him of the ball
Min. 19 :(fcp) G_Mixon slows the ball down and waits for support
          ...  A team mate overlaps him now
          ...  He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal!
          ...  G_Mixon carves a shot towards goal !
          ...  It sails over!
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!!
Min. 20 :(wbn) M_Kruse plays a great one-two
          ...  He continues to run forward now
          ...  M_Kruse hits a great drive!
          ...  The ball moves through the air!
          ...  D_Marshall moves quickly!
          ...  Can he get to this?
          ...  It's beaten him!
          ...  But it thumps the post!!
          ...  And into the net!
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  That's got Werder Bremen back level!
          ...  Werder Bremen 1-1 FC Porto ...
Min. 22 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri finds G_Mixon on the edge of the box
          ...  A cracking drive from G_Mixon !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the crowd!
          ...  The fans love him!!
          ...  Lets see if FC Porto can hang onto that lead!
          ...  Werder Bremen 1-2 FC Porto ...
Min. 24 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri runs down the flank
          ...  He plays the ball in to E_Adebayor
          ...  E_Adebayor heads the ball towards goal !
          ...  He hits the side netting
Min. 25 :(wbn) Werder Bremen will now play E
Min. 26 :(wbn) M_Canete looks for options
          ...  He sees a man in space!
          ...  He hits the ball up to Drogba
          ...  S_Bradley slides in to knock the ball out for a corner
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Douglas swings it in!
          ...  D_Marshall catches it!
Min. 27 :(wbn) M_Kruse sidesteps C_Obasi
          ...  He showed great skill there
          ...  C_Obasi reacts well to win the ball back
Min. 28 :(wbn) Drogba pushes it past B_Moore
          ...  Drogba hits a great drive!
          ...  It hits the outside of the post
          ...  And goes out
Min. 30 :(wbn) M_Kruse with a smart turn
          ...  A cracking drive from M_Kruse !
          ...  But D_Marshall punches it away
          ...  He had to be brave to come for that one
Min. 30 :(fcp) The defender under hits the back pass!
          ...  P_Nedved is through!
          ...  A vicious shot by P_Nedved !
          ...  M_Zetterer gets his fingertips to it
Min. 34 :(fcp) D_Pereira controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right!
          ...  P_Nedved gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  P_Nedved pounds a rocket on goal !
          ...  GOAL !!
          ...  He jumps into the crowd!
          ...  The fans love him!!
          ...  Werder Bremen 1-3 FC Porto ...
Min. 35 :(fcp) The manager shouting something towards his players
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit
          ...  FC Porto will now play D
Min. 36 :(fcp) E_Adebayor beats C_Gemmell
          ...  He muscled him off the ball
          ...  E_Adebayor tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  But he got that all wrong
Min. 37 :(wbn) M_Pavlovic is taking a throw in
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He throws it to M_Canete
          ...  D_Pereira tackles from behind
          ...  That looked malicious
          ...  He could be off here!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 38 :(fcp) E_Adebayor flicks it past P_Miranda
          ...  He runs forward
          ...  E_Adebayor must beat M_Zetterer!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  M_Zetterer plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 39 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri volleys it forward. He finds G_Mixon
          ...  P_Miranda wins control of the ball with his hand!!
          ...  Play On!!
Min. 41 :(wbn) C_Gemmell is out on the left
          ...  He moves the ball right to M_Kruse
          ...  Blocked by C_Barr
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 45 :(wbn) Werder Bremen are switching their playing style to P
Min. 46 :(wbn) C_Gemmell is out on the right
          ...  He moves the ball left to Drogba
          ...  S_Winzor rushes in with a clumsy tackle!!
          ...  That's a foul!!
          ...  What's F_De_Bleeckere going to give?
          ...  He just waves play on!

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Werder Bremen 1-3 FC Porto

Min. 46 :(wbn) M_Canete with a flicked pass to P_Miranda
          ...  P_Miranda keeps his head down as he hits the shot!
          ...  The fans get off there seats!
          ...  D_Marshall plucks the ball out of the air
          ...  Good goalkeeping there!
Min. 47 :(wbn) Lucas takes possession of the ball
          ...  He plays the ball across to Drogba
          ...  Drogba has his eyes on the goal!
          ...  He fires the ball goal ward!
          ...  But D_Marshall smothers the ball.
Min. 48 :(fcp) S_Winzor knocks the ball past P_Miranda
          ...  C_Gemmell reads the situation well and wins the ball
          ...  But it goes out
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  S_Winzor drives it into the box!
          ...  The danger is dealt with by C_Mongongu
Min. 49 :(fcp) O_Ruggeri fires over a low cross to G_Mixon
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over!
          ...  M_Pavlovic hits it out for a throw
Min. 50 :(wbn) Lucas knocks it past S_Bradley and runs onto it
          ...  He leaves the defender standing
          ...  O_Ruggeri makes the challenge and clears the ball
          ...  But it drifts out of play
          ...  CORNER!
          ...  Drogba swings it in!
          ...  D_Marshall reads it well, and claims it!
Min. 54 :(fcp) E_Adebayor sidesteps P_Miranda
          ...  He was too quick for his marker
          ...  E_Adebayor aims for the top right corner !
          ...  M_Zetterer saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one
Min. 55 :(wbn) A_Anyukov is being brought on
          ...  P_Miranda is leaving the pitch
          ...  He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play FW
Min. 55 :(wbn) M_Pavlovic cut's in on the inside of the defender
          ...  He gets past him!
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Dopolpoppod
          ...  C_Dopolpoppod tries to curl it into the bottom corner !
          ...  It goes wide!
          ...  He made that look harder than it was!!
Min. 59 :(fcp) E_Adebayor runs forward
          ...  He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  Douglas takes the ball
          ...  OOOHHHH!!
          ...  He almost loses it straight away
          ...  But he hits it clear!
Min. 60 :(wbn) The Werder Bremen manager told his side to change to a A strategy
Min. 60 :(wbn) C_Gemmell finds M_Kruse on the edge of the box
          ...  M_Kruse with a low drive through the rain!
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!!
          ...  But it sails past the post !!
          ...  D_Marshall never had a chance!
Min. 62 :(fcp) P_Nedved with a first time pass
          ...  S_Winzor runs onto it!
          ...  S_Winzor cracks a laser towards goal !
          ...  But M_Zetterer punches it away
Min. 68 :(fcp) Maxi is being prepared to come on
          ...  C_Barr is leaving the pitch
          ...  He applauds the crowd
          ...  Looks like his replacement will play DF
Min. 68 :(fcp) R_Chamgerlain will come on for G_Mixon and play FW
Min. 69 :(wbn) M_Kruse works the ball inside
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run
          ...  He plays the ball through to Drogba
          ...  But he loses control of it
          ...  C_Obasi hits it out for a throw
Min. 69 :(fcp) E_Adebayor breaks clear of the defence!
          ...  He is clean through on M_Zetterer!
          ...  C_Mongongu brings him down!
          ...  The referee reaches to his pocket!
          ...  He jots down his name!
          ...  RED CARD!!
          ...  I think he deserved that!
Min. 69 :(wbn) M_Hornschuh takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace C_Dopolpoppod
          ...  He'll play as a DF
          ...  The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off
Min. 70 :(fcp) G_Fofana replaces O_Ruggeri to play as a DM
Min. 72 :(wbn) Lucas with the deft touch
          ...  He takes it past Maxi
          ...  He knocks it to A_Anyukov!
          ...  S_Bradley reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 73 :(fcp) P_Nedved controls the ball with a deft piece of skill
          ...  He plays the ball into the middle!
          ...  R_Chamgerlain gets onto the end of the pass!
          ...  A delicate header from R_Chamgerlain !
          ...  M_Zetterer goes down well to save
Min. 74 :(wbn) J_Ledley is coming on and Lucas is being brought off
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play MF
Min. 76 :(fcp) P_Nedved barges M_Pavlovic off the ball
          ...  P_Nedved aiming for the bottom corner !
          ...  But M_Zetterer makes a superb stop down low.
Min. 77 :(wbn) M_Canete looks for options
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now!
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Anyukov
          ...  P_Nedved gets in the way of the ball and clears!
Min. 78 :(fcp) S_Winzor runs down the wing
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space!
          ...  He cuts the ball back
          ...  P_Nedved latches onto the pass
          ...  He carves out some space
          ...  Douglas reads the situation well and wins the ball
Min. 81 :(wbn) Drogba has the ball
          ...  He knocks the ball past Maxi
          ...  He puts in J_Ledley!
          ...  C_Obasi reads him well and hoofs it clear
Min. 81 :(fcp) P_Nedved runs at the defender
          ...  The defender falls over
          ...  But M_Pavlovic barges him off the ball
Min. 86 :(wbn) A_Anyukov with a first time pass
          ...  Drogba runs onto it!
          ...  B_Moore read the danger and stops the pass
Min. 87 :(wbn) A_Anyukov runs at R_Chamgerlain
          ...  The defender slips and falls over
          ...  Maxi takes the player out!!
          ...  The ref turns away!!
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(wbn) M_Canete finds C_Gemmell in the box
          ...  But Maxi puts it in row Z!
Min. 91 :(wbn) A_Anyukov runs forward
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind!
          ...  C_Obasi with a deliberate foul
          ...  That deserves a punishment
Min. 92 :(fcp) P_Nedved knocks the ball past the lunge of M_Hornschuh
          ...  M_Hornschuh reacts well to win the ball back

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


Match Details
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Venue                : Weser Stadium
Attendance           : 100,000
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Werder Bremen Match Info
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Best player          : M_Kruse
Scorers              : M_Kruse (20)
Sent Off             : C_Mongongu (69)
Booked               : M_Pavlovic (8)
Injured              : N/A
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : O_Ruggeri (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Adebayor (10), G_Mixon (22), P_Nedved (34)
Sent Off             : D_Pereira (37)
Booked               : G_Mixon (7)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                           Werder Bremen  |    FC Porto
Attempts on Goal     :           7        |       14
Off target           :           3        |       5
On target            :           4        |       9
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           2        |       2
Red Cards            :           1        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       8
Key Tackles          :          10        |       17
Key Passes           :          17        |       11
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Final Score          : Werder Bremen 1 - 3 FC Porto
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Player Statistics - Werder Bremen
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Zetterer     GK  37   3   3   3  32 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   5   0   0   0
C_Mongongu     DF   2  28   9   6  36 |  72   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   1   0  50 -10 -10
Douglas        DF   2  27  10   8  18 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20 -20 -20
M_Pavlovic     DF   3  26   5   7  22 |  96   0   3   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  58  18  -2
P_Miranda      DF   2  25  10   7  36 |  58   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   5
C_Gemmell      MF   3   9  27  12  28 |  96   0   1   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  40   0
Lucas          MF   2   5  26  14  19 |  77   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Canete       MF   2   5  26   5  19 |  96   0   0   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  50   0
C_Dopolpoppod  MF   3   9  24  11  32 |  72   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   1
M_Kruse        FW   2   4  11  28  30 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   1   0   0   0   0  10  36
Drogba         FW   3   8   8  23  30 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  10   6
S_Mielitz      GK  27   3   3   3  14 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Hornschuh    DF   1  24   4   5  42 |  24   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20 -20
J_Ledley       MF   1   6  25  16  30 |  19   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Berbatov     FW   2   8   7  26  37 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Anyukov      FW   1   9   4  25  35 |  38   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0

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  39   7   5   7  14 |  96   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0   0   0
C_Barr         DF   2  31  13  10  27 |  71   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
B_Moore        DF   2  30  13  11  20 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
C_Obasi        DF   2  27  11   8  39 |  96   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  80   0   0
S_Bradley      DF   2  26  12   7  21 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0   0
S_Winzor       DM   3  20  24  10  22 |  96   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  40  10   5
D_Pereira      MF   3  11  28   7  32 |  37   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   1   0 -10  25 -10
O_Ruggeri      MF   1   9  26  22  19 |  73   0   2   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  60  85  20
P_Nedved       AM   1   7  25  23  17 |  96   0   1   2   0   3   1   0   0   0  20  20  40
E_Adebayor     FW   2   7   7  29  35 |  96   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  42
G_Mixon        FW   1   6  11  27  42 |  71   0   0   1   1   4   1   1   0   0  -2  23  31
Helton         GK  29   1   1   2  11 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Maxi           DF   1  27   8   8  22 |  25   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  60  20  20
G_Fofana       DM   1  17  26   7  21 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Agbonlahor   FW   1  11   8  26  32 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Chamgerlain  FW   2   6  10  26  20 |  25   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
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