FFO EFL2, FC Porto vs. Athletic Bilbao (Mon Feb 02)


                             FC Porto  |  Athletic Bilbao
                          5-2-0-1-2 C  |  5-2-1-2 C
                            John Read  |  Neil Kirby Caretaker
                                       |
                         V_M_Savic GK  |  GK L_Maximiano
                         P_Struijk DF  |  DF I_Zubeldia
                           D_Carmo DF  |  DF M_Skrtel
                         F_Cardoso DF  |  DF R_Ferdinand
                          K_Amoako DM  |  DF M_Materazzi
                           I_Jaime AM  |  DF J_Louis-Jean
                             E_Mor FW  |  MF R_Gravenberch
                          Z_Sanusi DF  |  MF A_Olabarrieta
                          W_Samuel DF  |  AM J_Brandt
                          A_Varela DM  |  FW A_Y_Bonny
                         E_Nketiah FW  |  FW J_Stansfield
                                       |
                            J_Hart SUB |  SUB S_Roman
                       N_Cvetkovic SUB |  SUB I_Monreal
                           C_Forbs SUB |  SUB Gorasabel
                          M_Franca SUB |  SUB T_Buffel
                           M_Grull SUB |  SUB A_Emakhu




Min. 2  :(fcp) F_Cardoso chips the ball forward to P_Struijk 
          ...  R_Gravenberch takes out the attacker 
          ...  He looked to have fouled him there 
Min. 8  :(fcp) Z_Sanusi picks out D_Carmo with the cross 
          ...  But I_Zubeldia sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 13 :(fcp) F_Cardoso takes advantage of a mistake by M_Skrtel 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to E_Mor! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by R_Ferdinand 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 17 :(fcp) P_Struijk with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from M_Materazzi 
          ...  I_Zubeldia gets in the way of the ball and clears! 
Min. 18 :(fcp) E_Nketiah controls it with ease 
          ...  E_Nketiah with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  But L_Maximiano makes a superb stop down low 
Min. 20 :(fcp) E_Nketiah nutmegs J_Louis-Jean, he continues to run forward 
          ...  J_Louis-Jean takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
Min. 32 :(bil) R_Gravenberch crosses into the box, finding A_Y_Bonny 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  F_Cardoso picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 33 :(fcp) E_Mor finds himself with plenty of time 
          ...  E_Mor hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But L_Maximiano comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 38 :(bil) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  A_Y_Bonny gains possesion and thinks about the shot 
          ...  W_Samuel with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 41 :(bil) A_Y_Bonny is rolling on the ground! 
          ...  No, he's back on his feet again! 
          ...  Looks like a little bit of play acting 
Min. 42 :(bil) A_Y_Bonny nutmegs the defender 
          ...  But P_Struijk wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 44 :(fcp) I_Jaime jinks through the defence 
          ...  J_Louis-Jean with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 48 :(bil) A_Y_Bonny with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle from A_Varela 
          ...  I_Jaime with the high feet 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
Min. 48 :(bil) J_Stansfield sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  But E_Mor will cut out the threat 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 0-0 Athletic Bilbao

Min. 47 :(bil) J_Brandt runs with the ball to the corner flag 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Olabarrieta 
          ...  F_Cardoso with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee gave him a strong warning 
Min. 47 :(bil) M_Skrtel with a measured pass to A_Y_Bonny 
          ...  A_Y_Bonny launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  V_M_Savic with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 50 :(fcp) F_Cardoso sidesteps R_Ferdinand 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  But M_Skrtel clears the ball to safety 
Min. 50 :(fcp) That's it for I_Jaime 
          ...  He's picked up a knock and can't continue... 
          ...  AWW BOO-HOOOO! 
          ...  SHUCKY DUCKY QUACK QUACK! 
          ...  Back in my day if you went down like that you would get the piss ripped out of you! 
          ...  Players are such faries these days! 
Min. 50 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Forbs 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Jaime 
Min. 51 :(bil) J_Louis-Jean looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Brandt 
          ...  J_Brandt breaks free from the last defender! 
          ...  He just has to beat V_M_Savic now! 
          ...  He nutmegs V_M_Savic 
          ...  It hits the upright!! 
          ...  V_M_Savic recovers to save it!! 
Min. 53 :(fcp) K_Amoako feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  E_Nketiah runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  But R_Ferdinand sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 56 :(fcp) A_Varela with the diagonal pass to E_Mor 
          ...  M_Materazzi with the block 
Min. 60 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Cvetkovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: Z_Sanusi 
Min. 60 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Grull 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Mor 
Min. 62 :(fcp) M_Grull sidesteps his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  A delicate chip from M_Grull! 
          ...  L_Maximiano makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 67 :(fcp) W_Samuel cuts inside the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to E_Nketiah 
          ...  E_Nketiah unleashes a pile driver! 
          ...  L_Maximiano with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 69 :(fcp) F_Cardoso with the first time pass to E_Nketiah 
          ...  But R_Ferdinand sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 70 :(fcp) C_Forbs with a pinpoint pass to E_Nketiah 
          ...  But he steps on the ball and falls over! 
          ...  J_Louis-Jean looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! 
Min. 70 :(bil) R_Ferdinand looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to R_Gravenberch 
          ...  A_Varela goes in studs first 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
Min. 72 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Emakhu 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Stansfield 
Min. 72 :(fcp) E_Nketiah has plenty of time and space 
          ...  J_Brandt with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that's a foul 
Min. 73 :(bil) J_Brandt feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  A_Y_Bonny runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  A_Varela with a superb challenge 
          ...  The Referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that's for persistant fouling 
Min. 74 :(bil) J_Brandt takes on P_Struijk 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  A_Varela wins the ball well 
          ...  The Referee has given a free kick 
Min. 75 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: Gorasabel 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Ferdinand 
Min. 75 :(bil) A_Olabarrieta with a simple pass to J_Brandt 
          ...  J_Brandt hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  V_M_Savic just watches it fly safely wide! 
Min. 76 :(bil) Substitution by Athletic Bilbao 
          ...  COMING ON: T_Buffel 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Olabarrieta 
Min. 82 :(bil) J_Brandt cuts inside W_Samuel 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in A_Y_Bonny! 
          ...  A_Y_Bonny controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But V_M_Savic punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(bil) I_Zubeldia has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  W_Samuel cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 90 :(fcp) A defence splitting pass from A_Varela to M_Grull 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  M_Skrtel hits it out for a throw 
Min. 92 :(bil) Gorasabel unselfishly lays the ball back to T_Buffel 
          ...  F_Cardoso wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 93 :(bil) J_Brandt with a 30-yard pass to A_Y_Bonny 
          ...  K_Amoako wins the ball 

*************  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_Cardoso (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Varela (73)
Injured              : I_Jaime (50)
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Athletic Bilbao Match Info
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Best player          : R_Ferdinand
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                FC Porto  |    Athletic Bilbao
Attempts on Goal     :           4        |       4
Off target           :           0        |       1
On target            :           4        |       3
Possession           :          46        |       54
Corners              :           0        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           7        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       11
Key Passes           :           9        |       10
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Final Score          : FC Porto 0 - 0 Athletic Bilbao
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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  27   1   1   1  22 |  96   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0   0
P_Struijk      DF   1  22  14  10  23 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
D_Carmo        DF   1  22  15   7  20 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Cardoso      DF   1  22  16   3  20 |  96   0   2   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  32  54   0
K_Amoako       DM   1  16  20   4  26 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  14   0
I_Jaime        AM   1   5  20  15  26 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Mor          FW   1   5  18  23  26 |  63   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  33   0   7
Z_Sanusi       DF   1  20  14  12  29 |  63   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
W_Samuel       DF   1  20  13   9  24 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  36  21   0
A_Varela       DM   1  16  22  14  31 |  96   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  22  -2
E_Nketiah      FW   1   2  18  22  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
J_Hart         GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
N_Cvetkovic    DF   1  18  13   6  28 |  33   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Forbs        AM   1   4  19  16  26 |  43   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
M_Franca       MF   1   3  19  16  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Grull        FW   1   6  15  19  16 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11

Player Statistics - Athletic Bilbao
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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L_Maximiano    GK  27   1   1   1  25 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  39   0   0   0
I_Zubeldia     DF   1  22  18  14  30 |  96   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  32   0   0
M_Skrtel       DF   1  21  14   7  25 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  20   0
R_Ferdinand    DF   1  20  17   4  28 |  78   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  72  17   0
M_Materazzi    DF   1  20  16   5  21 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0   0
J_Louis-Jean   DF   1  21  16  10  24 |  96   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  18   0
R_Gravenberch  MF   1  19  23   9  23 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  11   0
A_Olabarrieta  MF   1   8  20  18  21 |  79   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
J_Brandt       AM   1   6  23  22  26 |  96   0   0   4   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  44  14
A_Y_Bonny      FW   1   7  20  22  27 |  96   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
J_Stansfield   FW   1   6  17  22  22 |  75   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Roman        GK  21   1   1   1  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Monreal      DF   1  19  15   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Gorasabel      DF   1  18  16   5  23 |  18   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  18   0
T_Buffel       MF   1   6  20  15  27 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Emakhu       FW   1   6  16  23  30 |  21   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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