FFO FLT, FC Porto vs. Luton Town (Wed Feb 28)


                             FC Porto  |  Luton Town
                          4-2-1-1-2 P  |  4-4-2 N
                         Dan Thompson  |  Neil Stockley
                                       |
                        K_Nakamura GK  |  GK Rui_Silva
                           J_Mario DF  |  DF S_Bradley
                         F_Cardoso DF  |  DF M_Andersen
                          Z_Sanusi DF  |  DF C_Richards
                           D_Carmo DF  |  DF G_Alvarez
                          A_Varela DM  |  MF P_R_Mpanzu
                            R_Baro DM  |  MF M_Almiron
                           I_Jaime MF  |  MF J_Clark
                          D_Loader AM  |  MF E_Skhiri
                          M_Taremi FW  |  FW C_Morris
                         F_Navarro FW  |  FW M_Thuram
                                       |
                           C_Ramos SUB |  SUB S_Soares
                           Marcano SUB |  SUB S_Loric
                          M_Grujic SUB |  SUB N_Patterson
                            Galeno SUB |  SUB O_Denman
                        T_Martinez SUB |  SUB E_Adebayo




Min. 2  :(fcp) A_Varela off the woodwork! 
          ...  F_Navarro picks up the deflection 
          ...  F_Navarro fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  Rui_Silva makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 3  :(fcp) D_Carmo is taking a throw in 
          ...  He takes a couple of strides back 
          ...  He throws the ball to J_Mario 
          ...  J_Mario with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  Rui_Silva makes a good save 
Min. 3  :(lut) G_Alvarez runs at the defender 
          ...  The defender falls over 
          ...  But J_Mario wins the tackle cleanly 
Min. 5  :(fcp) F_Navarro with a smart pass to D_Loader 
          ...  D_Loader with the shot on net! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  Rui_Silva never had a chance! 
Min. 8  :(lut) M_Thuram beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds C_Morris 
          ...  C_Morris with the shot on net! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 9  :(fcp) F_Cardoso cuts inside E_Skhiri 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in F_Navarro! 
          ...  F_Navarro goes for goal! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  Rui_Silva moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  Rui_Silva catches it with style! 
Min. 13 :(lut) M_Thuram spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds M_Almiron with a lovely pass! 
          ...  F_Cardoso gets to the ball first 
Min. 18 :(fcp) I_Jaime knocks it past S_Bradley and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  I_Jaime attempts a low drive! 
          ...  Looks like it should be Rui_Silva's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Baro lofts the ball in! 
          ...  Rui_Silva makes the catch! 
Min. 19 :(fcp) F_Navarro with the mazy dribble 
          ...  He takes it past the defender 
          ...  F_Navarro flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  Rui_Silva gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender hoofs the ball to safety 
Min. 20 :(fcp) F_Cardoso with a 50-yard pass to M_Taremi 
          ...  M_Taremi hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Terrific football and a well deserved goal 
          ...  He has notched up his 10th of the season with that goal!! 
          ...  That's put FC Porto in front! 
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Luton Town ...
Min. 24 :(lut) P_R_Mpanzu curls the ball out wide to C_Morris 
          ...  F_Navarro pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 25 :(fcp) D_Carmo kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  F_Navarro gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  F_Navarro cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  The FC Porto fans are ecstatic! 
          ...  Goosebumps and tears every time 
          ...  FC Porto 2-0 Luton Town ...
Min. 26 :(fcp) J_Mario with a precise pass to M_Taremi 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by C_Richards 
          ...  He had to get that one right! 
Min. 27 :(lut) S_Bradley searches out M_Thuram 
          ...  R_Baro with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
          ...  FREE KICK 
          ...  Just past the halfway line. 
          ...  M_Andersen swings it in 
          ...  M_Almiron takes control of it! 
          ...  M_Almiron with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  K_Nakamura has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  K_Nakamura is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 33 :(lut) E_Skhiri with a flicked pass to P_R_Mpanzu 
          ...  P_R_Mpanzu hits a curling shot! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  That was a woeful effort 
Min. 35 :(fcp) I_Jaime plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  F_Navarro keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  F_Navarro has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  Rui_Silva gathers it easily 
Min. 36 :(lut) M_Almiron looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to J_Clark 
          ...  J_Clark is miles offside! 
          ...  The flag stays down 
          ...  K_Nakamura tries to close down the angle 
          ...  K_Nakamura charges out of his area 
          ...  He's slid it past him!! 
          ...  It goes wide!! 
Min. 37 :(fcp) Z_Sanusi with a byline cross to I_Jaime 
          ...  Intercepted by M_Andersen 
Min. 38 :(fcp) Z_Sanusi looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to I_Jaime 
          ...  I_Jaime sends it flying towards goal! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  Rui_Silva never had a chance! 
Min. 39 :(lut) E_Skhiri is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Morris 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Mario 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 40 :(lut) P_R_Mpanzu with the dribble 
          ...  The defender is easily beaten 
          ...  J_Mario brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 41 :(lut) J_Clark cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Morris 
          ...  C_Morris is clean through! 
          ...  He just has K_Nakamura to beat! 
          ...  He rounds K_Nakamura 
          ...  He thumps it towards the goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  FC Porto 2-1 Luton Town ...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(fcp) D_Loader makes himself available 
          ...  D_Loader tries the lob from 30 yards! 
          ...  But Rui_Silva punches it away 

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

Min. 47 :(fcp) I_Jaime whips the ball across to M_Taremi 
          ...  M_Andersen gets the foot in to win the ball 
Min. 48 :(fcp) R_Baro hits a hard pass to D_Carmo 
          ...  D_Carmo with the chance! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 49 :(fcp) M_Taremi takes a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball into F_Navarro 
          ...  S_Bradley wins the ball 
Min. 49 :(fcp) A_Varela finds the run of F_Navarro 
          ...  J_Clark with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not happy with that! 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 53 :(fcp) F_Cardoso with a 40-yard pass to I_Jaime 
          ...  M_Andersen tackles cleanly 
Min. 55 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Adebayo 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Thuram 
Min. 55 :(lut) Substitution by Luton Town 
          ...  COMING ON: O_Denman 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Skhiri 
Min. 55 :(fcp) I_Jaime with a precise pass to M_Taremi 
          ...  M_Taremi fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  Rui_Silva with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 57 :(fcp) I_Jaime runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to M_Taremi 
          ...  M_Taremi with the shot! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  Rui_Silva is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Jaime hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  Rui_Silva comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's nowhere near it! 
          ...  F_Navarro with the shot! 
          ...  It flies in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Look at the delight on his face!! 
          ...  FC Porto 3-1 Luton Town ...
Min. 61 :(fcp) M_Taremi spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to F_Navarro! 
          ...  S_Bradley clears with a diving header 
Min. 63 :(fcp) D_Loader gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to A_Varela 
          ...  A wicked drive by A_Varela! 
          ...  Rui_Silva has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  Rui_Silva is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 65 :(lut) E_Adebayo makes the tackle 
          ...  D_Carmo gets to the ball first 
Min. 67 :(fcp) A_Varela curls the ball out wide to M_Taremi 
          ...  M_Taremi with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  Rui_Silva parries it 
          ...  The defender clears it 
Min. 68 :(lut) S_Bradley sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to P_R_Mpanzu 
          ...  M_Taremi pulls on his opponent's shirt!! 
          ...  He's tried to take it off him! 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
Min. 70 :(lut) J_Clark with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past J_Mario 
          ...  He knocks it to E_Adebayo! 
          ...  E_Adebayo aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  K_Nakamura was well beaten there! 
          ...  FC Porto 3-2 Luton Town ...
Min. 71 :(fcp) M_Taremi cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to J_Mario 
          ...  J_Mario curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  But Rui_Silva reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 72 :(fcp) J_Mario floats the ball in to find R_Baro 
          ...  A thundering drive by R_Baro! 
          ...  It floats over Rui_Silva 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  But floats just over 
          ...  That was a great effort 
Min. 75 :(fcp) J_Mario beats G_Alvarez 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  J_Mario with a blistering shot! 
          ...  Rui_Silva with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 78 :(lut) M_Almiron brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on A_Varela 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in C_Morris! 
          ...  A_Varela slices it 
          ...  K_Nakamura moves quickly!! 
          ...  He can't get there! 
          ...  It inches just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Alvarez crosses it in! 
          ...  Z_Sanusi reads it well and clears the danger 
Min. 79 :(fcp) J_Mario plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  F_Navarro keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  F_Navarro leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 83 :(fcp) D_Loader with a smart pass to I_Jaime 
          ...  A left-footer by I_Jaime! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  Rui_Silva is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Baro swings it in! 
          ...  G_Alvarez reads the ball well and clears 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(fcp) F_Navarro brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on M_Andersen 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in D_Carmo! 
          ...  P_R_Mpanzu makes the challenge and clears the ball 
          ...  But it drifts out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Loader chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Mario gets on the end of it 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Cardoso swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  Rui_Silva comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  I_Jaime with the header 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Luton Town fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 89 :(fcp) I_Jaime can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to M_Taremi 
          ...  M_Taremi flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  Rui_Silva makes a good save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Jaime floats the ball in! 
          ...  The ball comes to M_Taremi 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! 
          ...  FC Porto 4-2 Luton Town ...
Min. 90 :(lut) E_Adebayo runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  But D_Carmo wins the ball 
Min. 93 :(fcp) I_Jaime takes advantage of a mistake by C_Richards 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  C_Richards recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy 
Min. 96 :(fcp) I_Jaime skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to F_Cardoso 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from F_Cardoso! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  But it goes just over 

*************  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          : F_Navarro (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Taremi (20,89), F_Navarro (25,57)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Luton Town Match Info
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Best player          : J_Clark
Scorers              : C_Morris (41), E_Adebayo (70)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Clark (49)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                FC Porto  |    Luton Town
Attempts on Goal     :          27        |       6
Off target           :          12        |       4
On target            :          15        |       2
Possession           :          65        |       35
Corners              :           6        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       5
Key Tackles          :           9        |       9
Key Passes           :          27        |       10
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Final Score          : FC Porto 4 - 2 Luton Town
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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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K_Nakamura     GK  22   1   1   1  28 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
J_Mario        DF   1  19  15   8  20 |  98   0   3   3   0   4   0   0   0   0  39  27  54
F_Cardoso      DF   1  19  14   2  20 |  98   0   1   3   1   1   0   0   0   0  13  42  18
Z_Sanusi       DF   1  18  12  10  29 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  24   0
D_Carmo        DF   1  18  13   6  20 |  98   0   2   2   1   1   0   0   0   0  28  35  14
A_Varela       DM   1  14  19  11  31 |  98   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  18  15   9
R_Baro         DM   1  14  18  10  28 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   6  10
I_Jaime        MF   1   5  19  13  26 |  98   0   0   6   2   4   0   0   0   0   0  44  28
D_Loader       AM   1   6  13  17  31 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  22   8
M_Taremi       FW   1   6  11  20  30 |  98   0   0   3   0   6   2   0   0   0  10  49  32
F_Navarro      FW   1   8  14  18  24 |  98   0   1   2   0   7   2   0   0   0  34  30  52
C_Ramos        GK  18   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marcano        DF   1  17  11   9  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Grujic       DM   1  13  17   2  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Galeno         MF   1   8  17  14  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Martinez     FW   1   2  12  17  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Luton Town
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Rui_Silva      GK  22   1   1   1  24 |  98  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -16   0   0   0
S_Bradley      DF   1  18  13   9  22 |  98   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   1 -10
M_Andersen     DF   1  18  11   6  25 |  98   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0
C_Richards     DF   1  17  11   4  31 |  98   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
G_Alvarez      DF   1  16  13   6  23 |  98   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
P_R_Mpanzu     MF   1   7  19  13  25 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  25   5   7
M_Almiron      MF   1   6  18  16  25 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   4
J_Clark        MF   1   3  17  16  28 |  98   0   0   2   2   1   0   1   0   0  -5  27  -1
E_Skhiri       MF   1  13  17   6  27 |  57   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
C_Morris       FW   1   3  15  19  28 |  98   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0 -10 -10   1
M_Thuram       FW   1   3  13  18  27 |  57   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0
S_Soares       GK  21   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Loric        DF   1  15  10   8  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Patterson    DF   1  15  13   9  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Denman       MF   1   5  16  12  29 |  41   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Adebayo      FW   1   3  12  17  22 |  41   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  14
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