FFO DBC, FC Porto vs. Newcastle United (Wed Sep 03)


                             FC Porto  |  Newcastle United
                          5-2-0-2-1 C  |  4-3-3 A
                  John Read Caretaker  |  Nathan Prior
                                       |
                         V_M_Savic GK  |  GK T_Strakosha
                            M_Rose DF  |  DF J_Clauss
                           D_Carmo DF  |  DF Nuno_Santos
                          W_Samuel DF  |  DF R_Song
                          I_Sunjic DM  |  DF M_Helik
                        Y_Gerhardt AM  |  MF T_Kroos
                           M_Grull FW  |  MF J_Bacuna
                          Z_Sanusi DF  |  MF M_Taverneir
                       N_Cvetkovic DF  |  FW D_Milito
                          A_Varela DM  |  FW K_Moore
                           C_Forbs AM  |  FW L_De_Jong
                                       |
                           M_Kelly SUB |  SUB S_Herrera
                           Pacheco SUB |  SUB R_E_Green
                           I_Jaime SUB |  SUB Chiquinho
                          M_Franca SUB |  SUB J_R_Riquelme
                           M_Toure SUB |  SUB A_Gudmundsson




Min. 6  :(fcp) Y_Gerhardt gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds M_Grull 
          ...  M_Grull with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 8  :(fcp) D_Carmo takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to C_Forbs 
          ...  R_Song wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 13 :(fcp) M_Rose turns past L_De_Jong 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Rose has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  T_Strakosha dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had T_Strakosha beaten! 
Min. 14 :(fcp) C_Forbs with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows the defender a clean set of heels 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Clauss 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful 
Min. 15 :(new) M_Taverneir gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  L_De_Jong is unmarked 
          ...  L_De_Jong curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That's put Newcastle United ahead! 
          ...  FC Porto 0-1 Newcastle United ...
Min. 16 :(fcp) Tactical Change by FC Porto 
          ...  FC Porto have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 17 :(new) J_Clauss with a measured pass to M_Taverneir 
          ...  A powerful shot by M_Taverneir! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 20 :(fcp) I_Sunjic holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Grull 
          ...  M_Grull hits a curling shot! 
          ...  T_Strakosha gathers it easily 
Min. 20 :(new) Nuno_Santos moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He plays the ball through to K_Moore 
          ...  A well-placed shot from K_Moore! 
          ...  V_M_Savic takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 28 :(fcp) I_Sunjic sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to Y_Gerhardt 
          ...  Y_Gerhardt hits the ball first time! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  But it sails over!! 
Min. 30 :(fcp) D_Carmo slides it through the middle to W_Samuel 
          ...  W_Samuel controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 31 :(new) K_Moore spots a team mate in space 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to J_Bacuna! 
          ...  J_Bacuna tries the shot! 
          ...  But V_M_Savic punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 33 :(fcp) I_Sunjic gets to the byline and finds C_Forbs with a beautiful cross 
          ...  C_Forbs pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  T_Strakosha makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 33 :(new) L_De_Jong 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! 
          ...  M_Helik receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  A left-footer by M_Helik! 
          ...  V_M_Savic saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 36 :(new) T_Kroos steps over the ball 
          ...  He nutmegs the defender 
          ...  That a lovely piece of trickery 
          ...  T_Kroos with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 37 :(new) M_Taverneir turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to L_De_Jong 
          ...  L_De_Jong with a thundering drive! 
          ...  V_M_Savic can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  V_M_Savic makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(fcp) Y_Gerhardt plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  Z_Sanusi keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  Z_Sanusi fires the shot in! 
          ...  T_Strakosha falls over 
          ...  But T_Strakosha is relieved to watch it go out of play! 
Min. 45 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Toure 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Grull 
Min. 45 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Franca 
          ...  COMING OFF: Y_Gerhardt 
Min. 46 :(fcp) I_Sunjic is spitting at L_De_Jong 
          ...  He should be ashamed! 
          ...  Disgusting! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 0-1 Newcastle United

Min. 48 :(new) T_Kroos races into the box 
          ...  He sees M_Helik lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  M_Helik with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  But it clips the post and goes wide 
Min. 49 :(fcp) M_Toure takes advantage of a mistake by R_Song 
          ...  He puts in M_Franca! 
          ...  M_Franca curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  T_Strakosha catches the ball 
Min. 50 :(new) M_Taverneir shoves M_Franca in the chest!! 
          ...  He turned into Paolo Di Canio there! 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 51 :(new) Nuno_Santos holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to J_Bacuna 
          ...  J_Bacuna hits the ball on the bounce! 
          ...  V_M_Savic with the diving save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 52 :(fcp) M_Toure beats J_Clauss 
          ...  He mugged him off there with his dribbling skills 
          ...  But R_Song puts it in row Z! 
Min. 54 :(fcp) A_Varela with a short pass to find M_Toure 
          ...  M_Toure curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  T_Strakosha can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  T_Strakosha makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 56 :(fcp) M_Toure finds D_Carmo with a ball over the defence 
          ...  D_Carmo hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  T_Strakosha makes himself big and wins the ball 
Min. 56 :(new) M_Taverneir holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to M_Helik 
          ...  M_Helik drives the ball low! 
          ...  But V_M_Savic is equal to it 
Min. 57 :(fcp) D_Carmo with a short pass to find M_Franca 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by L_De_Jong 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 60 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United 
          ...  COMING ON: Chiquinho 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Helik 
Min. 65 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Gudmundsson 
          ...  COMING OFF: K_Moore 
Min. 65 :(fcp) Z_Sanusi nutmegs the defender, he continues to run forward 
          ...  J_Bacuna does well to intercept the ball 
Min. 66 :(new) Nuno_Santos takes advantage of a mistake by W_Samuel 
          ...  He crosses to A_Gudmundsson 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  V_M_Savic with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 67 :(fcp) I_Sunjic with a glorious 60-yard pass to N_Cvetkovic 
          ...  N_Cvetkovic uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  T_Strakosha guesses right 
Min. 67 :(new) D_Milito passes the ball to T_Kroos 
          ...  D_Carmo gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 68 :(new) D_Milito jumps over N_Cvetkovic's challenge 
          ...  D_Milito pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  But V_M_Savic makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 69 :(new) T_Kroos takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  Z_Sanusi with an ugly foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
Min. 69 :(new) T_Kroos plays a long ball to L_De_Jong 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Rose 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 70 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United 
          ...  COMING ON: J_R_Riquelme 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Bacuna 
Min. 70 :(fcp) Z_Sanusi takes possession 
          ...  He's got no outlet 
          ...  He decides to go alone 
          ...  But R_Song reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 71 :(new) L_De_Jong had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  L_De_Jong with the overhead! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into V_M_Savic's arms 
          ...  He's spilt it! 
          ...  But he gathers it second time round! 
Min. 72 :(fcp) I_Sunjic takes advantage of a mistake by R_Song 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to M_Rose! 
          ...  J_R_Riquelme with the dive 
          ...  There's no room in the game for that! 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 74 :(fcp) A_Varela with a measured ball to M_Franca 
          ...  M_Franca curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  T_Strakosha goes down well to save 
Min. 77 :(new) Chiquinho holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_Gudmundsson 
          ...  M_Toure bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 78 :(fcp) I_Sunjic heads the ball back to M_Toure 
          ...  M_Toure fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 83 :(fcp) C_Forbs gets to the byline 
          ...  He looks up and lobs in a cross 
          ...  M_Franca is unmarked 
          ...  M_Franca with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  T_Strakosha is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  T_Strakosha looks very relieved! 
Min. 83 :(new) A_Gudmundsson beats his man 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson bears down on goal! 
          ...  V_M_Savic makes himself big 
          ...  Superb Stop! 
          ...  Well that one would have delighted him 
Min. 84 :(new) M_Taverneir beats M_Franca with absolute ease! 
          ...  M_Taverneir tries the shot! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 85 :(fcp) A_Varela takes advantage of a mistake by R_Song 
          ...  He puts in M_Toure! 
          ...  M_Toure with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 86 :(fcp) I_Sunjic gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to M_Toure 
          ...  M_Toure has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  T_Strakosha with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 86 :(new) A_Gudmundsson runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  A_Gudmundsson with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  V_M_Savic looks relieved there! 
Min. 87 :(fcp) I_Sunjic with an excellent first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Franca gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  What a shot from M_Franca! 
          ...  It could go anywhere 
          ...  T_Strakosha catches the ball 
Min. 87 :(new) J_Clauss sidesteps M_Rose 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  J_Clauss with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And spins wide 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(new) D_Milito takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  N_Cvetkovic hits it out for a corner 
          ...  No nonsense clearance! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by J_R_Riquelme 
          ...  Excellent keeping! 
Min. 91 :(new) D_Milito has it now 
          ...  He takes on M_Rose 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in J_R_Riquelme! 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  Z_Sanusi picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 

*************  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          : I_Sunjic
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Sunjic (46), Z_Sanusi (69)
Injured              : N/A
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Newcastle United Match Info
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Best player          : L_De_Jong (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : L_De_Jong (15)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                FC Porto  |    Newcastle United
Attempts on Goal     :          17        |       17
Off target           :           8        |       8
On target            :           9        |       9
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           0        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       7
Key Tackles          :           4        |       6
Key Passes           :          19        |       13
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Final Score          : FC Porto 0 - 1 Newcastle United
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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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V_M_Savic      GK  26   1   1   1  22 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0   0   0
M_Rose         DF   1  19  13  10  30 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  19   0  18
D_Carmo        DF   1  21  15   7  20 |  95   0   1   3   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  54  23
W_Samuel       DF   1  19  12   8  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
I_Sunjic       DM   1  14  19   5  26 |  95   0   0   8   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2 110  -2
Y_Gerhardt     AM   1   6  14  14  22 |  45   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  38  14
M_Grull        FW   1   6  15  19  16 |  45   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
Z_Sanusi       DF   1  20  14  12  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  16  -2  16
N_Cvetkovic    DF   1  18  13   6  28 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0  24
A_Varela       DM   1  15  21  13  31 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
C_Forbs        AM   1   4  19  16  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  14
M_Kelly        GK  18   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pacheco        DF   1  16   8   4  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Jaime        MF   1   5  20  15  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Franca       AM   1   3  19  15  24 |  50   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  58
M_Toure        FW   1   7  10  16  31 |  50   0   0   2   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  46  50

Player Statistics - Newcastle United
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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T_Strakosha    GK  27   1   1   1  24 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  56   0   0   0
J_Clauss       DF   1  23  18  15  26 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  15  15  13
Nuno_Santos    DF   1  22  16  12  25 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  51   0
R_Song         DF   1  19  13   5  21 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  57   0   0
M_Helik        DF   1  20  15  14  29 |  63   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  46
T_Kroos        MF   1  15  22  15  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  22  13
J_Bacuna       MF   1  12  20   9  25 |  73   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  26   0  42
M_Taverneir    MF   1   7  21  16  22 |  95   0   0   3   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  53  24
D_Milito       FW   1   6  16  20  31 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  34  10
K_Moore        FW   1   5  16  18  24 |  68   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  17  12
L_De_Jong      FW   1   6  11  20  24 |  95   0   1   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  32  22  44
S_Herrera      GK  17   1   1   1  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_E_Green      DF   1  18  12   6  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Chiquinho      DF   1   8  17  13  26 |  32   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0
J_R_Riquelme   MF   1  10  19  16  30 |  22   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Gudmundsson  FW   1   6  17  22  22 |  27   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  22
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