FFO2 Conference, FC Porto vs. Nottingham Forest (Thu Feb 02)


                             FC Porto  |  Nottingham Forest
                              5-3-2 P  |  4-2-2-1-1 P
                            Tim Davey  |  Matt Buxton
                                       |
                           Matheus GK  |  GK A_Muric
                     P_Van_Aanholt DF  |  DF Renan_Lodi
                         F_Cardoso DF  |  DF M_Niakhate
                         M_Lazzari DF  |  DF S_Aurier
                           K_Zouma DF  |  DF J_Worrall
                           Wendell DF  |  DM R_Freuler
                             Pedri MF  |  DM O_Mangala
                           M_Uribe MF  |  MF R_Yates
                            Otavio MF  |  MF J_Lingard
                           R_Horta FW  |  AM B_Johnson
                          D_Loader FW  |  FW T_Awoniyi
                                       |
                             Jordi SUB |  SUB J_Smith
                            Morato SUB |  SUB L_Bade
                       S_Eustaquio SUB |  SUB Cafu
                          M_Grujic SUB |  SUB B_Mitchell
                        T_Martinez SUB |  SUB S_Surridge




Min. 2  :(fcp) Pedri flicks it over Renan_Lodi's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  S_Aurier robs him of the ball 
Min. 7  :(fcp) Wendell with the towering header to Otavio 
          ...  Renan_Lodi fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 8  :(fcp) M_Lazzari finds D_Loader with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  D_Loader must beat A_Muric! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Muric had no chance! THEY'VE CAVED IN! 
          ...  FC Porto take the lead! 
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Nottingham Forest ...
Min. 12 :(ntf) J_Lingard slips past M_Lazzari 
          ...  J_Lingard with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 13 :(fcp) Otavio is hurt 
          ...  He's receiving some treatment now 
          ...  He looks like he will continue 
Min. 14 :(ntf) J_Worrall controls it well 
          ...  He nutmegs M_Lazzari 
          ...  He puts in B_Johnson! 
          ...  B_Johnson tries to chip the ball over Matheus! 
          ...  But Matheus just gets his fingers to that one 
Min. 21 :(ntf) R_Yates turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to J_Lingard 
          ...  The ball comes in high 
          ...  J_Lingard beats the defender to the ball and heads it into his path 
          ...  He just has Matheus to beat 
          ...  He rounds Matheus 
          ...  the defenders chasing but all he has to do is slot it in! 
          ...  He put's his laces through it ...He's missed it! 
          ...  How do I tell my kids Beckham scored from the halfway line but he's missed from there 
          ...  I'm lost for words. 
Min. 27 :(fcp) D_Loader plays a first time ball through the defence to Pedri 
          ...  Pedri attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But A_Muric comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 29 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi plays it long to S_Aurier 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  M_Lazzari hits it out for a throw 
Min. 31 :(fcp) K_Zouma sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  R_Horta gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  R_Yates reads the game well and cuts out the pass! 
Min. 34 :(fcp) R_Horta curls the ball out wide to Pedri 
          ...  A powerful shot by Pedri! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Zouma chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  A_Muric catches it with ease 
Min. 39 :(fcp) Otavio with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past S_Aurier 
          ...  Renan_Lodi slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Lazzari with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for A_Muric, who catches the ball 
Min. 41 :(fcp) Otavio with a glorious 60-yard pass to Wendell 
          ...  T_Awoniyi is late with that one 
          ...  He gets up and shakes the players hand 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Right on the edge of the box! 
          ...  D_Loader hits it hard 
          ...  A_Muric with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 42 :(ntf) J_Lingard looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  T_Awoniyi receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  T_Awoniyi with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  Matheus fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 46 :(fcp) F_Cardoso brushes his marker behind and breaks free 
          ...  F_Cardoso tries to beat A_Muric! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 47 :(ntf) S_Aurier with a precise pass to M_Niakhate 
          ...  M_Niakhate hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  Saved by Matheus 
Min. 49 :(ntf) O_Mangala turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  But K_Zouma spotted the danger and cleans up the play 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 1-0 Nottingham Forest

Min. 49 :(fcp) Otavio gets to the byline and finds P_Van_Aanholt with a beautiful cross 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from P_Van_Aanholt! 
          ...  But A_Muric punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 54 :(fcp) K_Zouma cuts the ball back to P_Van_Aanholt 
          ...  P_Van_Aanholt tries to beat A_Muric from outside the area! 
          ...  But he's missed it! 
          ...  It's unbelievable, Jeff! 
Min. 57 :(fcp) M_Lazzari with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past Renan_Lodi 
          ...  He knocks it to D_Loader! 
          ...  D_Loader cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  A_Muric gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender puts the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Uribe lofts the ball in! 
          ...  M_Niakhate with a great clearance! 
Min. 57 :(ntf) R_Yates with an inch perfect pass to Renan_Lodi 
          ...  Renan_Lodi drives it towards goal! 
          ...  Matheus with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 58 :(ntf) R_Yates beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds M_Niakhate 
          ...  K_Zouma with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been taking tips from Juninho 
          ...  Can he show the techniques he's learned? 
          ...  B_Johnson smashes it goalwards with the outside of his foot 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 59 :(fcp) Pedri with an amazing show of skill to get past R_Freuler 
          ...  He crosses to M_Lazzari 
          ...  M_Lazzari attempts to drive it home! 
          ...  A_Muric falls over 
          ...  But A_Muric is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 60 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto 
          ...  COMING ON: Morato 
          ...  COMING OFF: Wendell 
Min. 60 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Grujic 
          ...  COMING OFF: Otavio 
Min. 61 :(fcp) F_Cardoso hits a hard pass to M_Grujic 
          ...  M_Grujic fires the shot in! 
          ...  A_Muric dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Cardoso plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  Renan_Lodi heads it away 
Min. 61 :(ntf) S_Aurier hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  T_Awoniyi latches onto it! 
          ...  D_Loader hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Exellent clearance from the defender 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Aurier swings it in! 
          ...  Matheus comes towards the ball 
          ...  Great catch! 
Min. 65 :(ntf) O_Mangala runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to Renan_Lodi 
          ...  Renan_Lodi with the crafty shot! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 66 :(fcp) Morato looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to Pedri 
          ...  Pedri fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 67 :(fcp) P_Van_Aanholt with the nod to F_Cardoso 
          ...  Well intercepted by S_Aurier 
Min. 69 :(ntf) R_Freuler takes advantage of a mistake by K_Zouma 
          ...  He knocks the ball to T_Awoniyi! 
          ...  But F_Cardoso wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 72 :(ntf) O_Mangala threads the through ball to T_Awoniyi 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by T_Awoniyi! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  O_Mangala flights it in! 
          ...  Matheus comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  B_Johnson with the header 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Matheus dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had Matheus beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  O_Mangala curls it into the box! 
          ...  Great catch from Matheus! 
Min. 73 :(fcp) M_Grujic spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to R_Horta! 
          ...  S_Aurier with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 75 :(fcp) Morato looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to R_Horta 
          ...  R_Horta throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 78 :(ntf) Renan_Lodi plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He runs towards goal now 
          ...  Renan_Lodi belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  But Matheus tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by R_Freuler! 
          ...  Matheus comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  Renan_Lodi swings a leg at it! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 80 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Martinez 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Loader 
Min. 80 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to B_Johnson 
          ...  M_Uribe bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 81 :(fcp) Pedri beats S_Aurier 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  R_Yates with an ugly foul 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  The Referee calls him for a talk 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  This is a good chance! 
          ...  He's been taking tips from Juninho 
          ...  Can he show the techniques he's learned? 
          ...  Pedri hits it hard with some tremendous top spin 
          ...  A_Muric gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  No, it's wide!! 
          ...  That was terrible! 
Min. 84 :(fcp) R_Horta pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  K_Zouma is clean through! 
          ...  K_Zouma controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  A_Muric was beaten there! 
Min. 87 :(fcp) K_Zouma takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Worrall 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(fcp) M_Lazzari with the heel pass to Morato 
          ...  Morato sees A_Muric off his line! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 88 :(ntf) Renan_Lodi finds the run of R_Freuler 
          ...  R_Freuler hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 92 :(fcp) A_Muric with a terrible kick! 
          ...  R_Horta takes control of the ball! 
          ...  R_Horta pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 

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



Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio do Dragao
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : M_Lazzari (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Loader (8)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Nottingham Forest Match Info
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Best player          : Renan_Lodi
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : T_Awoniyi (41)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                FC Porto  |    Nottingham Forest
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       13
Off target           :           9        |       8
On target            :           7        |       5
Possession           :          53        |       47
Corners              :           4        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           3        |       0
Fouls                :          10        |       5
Key Tackles          :           5        |       7
Key Passes           :          16        |       12
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Final Score          : FC Porto 1 - 0 Nottingham Forest
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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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Matheus        GK  19   1   1   1  22 |  96   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  68   0   0   0
P_Van_Aanholt  DF   1  17  12   7  31 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  21  18  34
F_Cardoso      DF   1  16  10   7  27 |  96   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  22  20  15
M_Lazzari      DF   1  16  12   9  26 |  96   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  22  80  17
K_Zouma        DF   1  18  12   8  31 |  96   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  36  14
Wendell        DF   1  15  11   6  23 |  64   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pedri          MF   1  10  17  15  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  13  32
M_Uribe        MF   1  14  16   8  28 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24   0   0
Otavio         MF   1   3  17  14  25 |  64   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0
R_Horta        FW   1   3  12  17  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  36  10
D_Loader       FW   1   7  13  17  28 |  84   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  31  17  44
Jordi          GK  16   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Morato         DF   1  14   9   7  26 |  32   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  42  15
S_Eustaquio    MF   1  10  16   8  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Grujic       MF   1   3  14  11  29 |  32   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  15
T_Martinez     FW   1   2   9  14  24 |  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Nottingham Forest
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_Muric        GK  19   1   1   1  22 |  96   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0   0   0
Renan_Lodi     DF   1  17  13   9  29 |  96   0   2   1   0   4   0   0   0   0  42  17  60
M_Niakhate     DF   1  17  10   3  24 |  96   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  21   0  23
S_Aurier       DF   1  16  10  10  22 |  96   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  44  40   0
J_Worrall      DF   1  15  12   6  28 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  23  18   0
R_Freuler      DM   1  10  17  11  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  11
O_Mangala      DM   1  11  16   8  28 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
R_Yates        MF   1  10  16   5  24 |  96   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  28  28   0
J_Lingard      MF   1   3  17  13  25 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  18
B_Johnson      AM   1   7  13  17  28 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  19
T_Awoniyi      FW   1   3  12  18  22 |  96   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  34  10
J_Smith        GK  16   1   1   1  29 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Bade         DF   1  16  10   2  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Cafu           MF   1   8  15   9  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
B_Mitchell     MF   1   3  14  12  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Surridge     FW   1   2   9  14  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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