FFO DBC, FC Porto vs. Brighton (Wed Feb 25)


                             FC Porto  |  Brighton
                            5-2-1-2 N  |  4-1-2-1-2 P
                            John Read  |  Mike Willett
                                       |
                         V_M_Savic GK  |  GK R_Sanchez
                         P_Struijk DF  |  DF E_Konsa
                           D_Carmo DF  |  DF D_Luiz
                         F_Cardoso DF  |  DF C_Panucci
                          K_Amoako DM  |  DF D_Agger
                          M_Franca MF  |  DM N_Seiwald
                             E_Mor FW  |  MF T_Cahill
                          W_Samuel DF  |  MF G_Gattuso
                            L_Bade DF  |  AM A_Baena
                          A_Varela DM  |  FW T_Conway
                         E_Nketiah FW  |  FW S_Haller
                                       |
                            J_Hart SUB |  SUB E_van_der_Sar
                       N_Cvetkovic SUB |  SUB A_Ramalho
                          I_Sunjic SUB |  SUB I_Bennacer
                           I_Jaime SUB |  SUB M_Camus
                           M_Grull SUB |  SUB T_Dago




Min. 1  :(bri) T_Cahill turns past his marker 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  F_Cardoso seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 3  :(bri) S_Haller turns past M_Franca 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  S_Haller with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  V_M_Savic makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 4  :(bri) A_Baena beats D_Carmo 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  K_Amoako hits it out for a corner 
          ...  The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Haller floats the ball in! 
          ...  V_M_Savic comes towards the ball 
          ...  And he claims it with ease! 
Min. 8  :(bri) D_Agger bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to S_Haller 
          ...  S_Haller rifles it at the goal! 
          ...  V_M_Savic fists it away 
Min. 9  :(bri) N_Seiwald with the header on 
          ...  He finds S_Haller in space 
          ...  S_Haller with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  John Read is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  FC Porto 0-1 Brighton ...
Min. 10 :(fcp) Tactical Change by FC Porto 
          ...  FC Porto have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 11 :(bri) A_Baena floats the ball in to find S_Haller 
          ...  S_Haller throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  V_M_Savic has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  V_M_Savic is left flat-footed 
          ...  It's gone wide!! 
Min. 14 :(fcp) E_Nketiah is first to the ball 
          ...  E_Nketiah with the shot on net! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 14 :(bri) N_Seiwald finds C_Panucci on the edge of the box 
          ...  D_Carmo with an over the top challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants to have a word with him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The The Referee uses his vanishing spray to keep the wall in line 
          ...  S_Haller with the curler 
          ...  V_M_Savic with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league 
Min. 17 :(bri) T_Conway hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  D_Agger collects the loose ball! 
          ...  D_Agger fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 21 :(bri) A_Baena beats F_Cardoso 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  F_Cardoso does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 24 :(fcp) L_Bade feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  F_Cardoso runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  F_Cardoso with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  R_Sanchez never had a chance! 
Min. 25 :(fcp) M_Franca with a real burst of pace 
          ...  D_Luiz can't catch up with him 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  M_Franca tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  R_Sanchez can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  R_Sanchez makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 26 :(fcp) E_Mor takes advantage of a mistake by C_Panucci 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  E_Mor with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  R_Sanchez with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 30 :(bri) G_Gattuso sprints past W_Samuel 
          ...  G_Gattuso could have let it bounce! 
          ...  V_M_Savic won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Pick that one out!! 
          ...  FC Porto 0-2 Brighton ...
Min. 31 :(fcp) Tactical Change by FC Porto 
          ...  FC Porto have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 32 :(fcp) W_Samuel gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  W_Samuel could have let it bounce! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 36 :(bri) S_Haller puts in E_Konsa 
          ...  E_Konsa has time and space! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  It's wide! 
          ...  9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 37 :(bri) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  E_Konsa is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by P_Struijk! 
          ...  E_Konsa fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  V_M_Savic is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by E_Konsa 
          ...  E_Nketiah with a great clearance! 
Min. 39 :(fcp) L_Bade spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to W_Samuel! 
          ...  W_Samuel with the overhead! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  It grazes the post and goes wide 
Min. 40 :(bri) D_Agger runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  W_Samuel had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
          ...  The Referee warned him 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 47 :(bri) G_Gattuso changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to T_Conway 
          ...  T_Conway controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But V_M_Savic punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 47 :(fcp) A_Varela pulls it back to W_Samuel 
          ...  A_Baena with an ugly foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
          ...  John Read looks annoyed that there was no card there 
Min. 48 :(bri) N_Seiwald with the dribble 
          ...  He spots the run of his team-mate 
          ...  He's decided to go alone 
          ...  A_Varela beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 49 :(fcp) F_Cardoso spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds A_Varela with a lovely pass! 
          ...  A thundering drive by A_Varela! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 0-2 Brighton

Min. 46 :(bri) E_Konsa unselfishly heads the ball back to T_Conway 
          ...  T_Conway fires the shot in! 
          ...  V_M_Savic with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 47 :(fcp) K_Amoako sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to D_Carmo 
          ...  D_Carmo with the shot! 
          ...  R_Sanchez just watches it float over the bar! 
Min. 51 :(fcp) F_Cardoso runs down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to E_Nketiah 
          ...  E_Nketiah attempts a lob! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  R_Sanchez never had a chance! 
Min. 52 :(bri) D_Luiz spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to G_Gattuso! 
          ...  D_Carmo with an ugly foul 
          ...  That's his second yellow card! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  And it's goodbye from him! 
Min. 52 :(bri) T_Cahill takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Conway 
          ...  T_Conway with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
Min. 54 :(fcp) M_Franca breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on R_Sanchez! 
          ...  S_Haller brings him down! 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  E_Mor bends it round the wall 
          ...  R_Sanchez won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 55 :(fcp) E_Nketiah runs towards the goal 
          ...  E_Nketiah with a graceful, looping effort! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 57 :(bri) T_Conway could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  E_Nketiah fouls badly 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 60 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Grull 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Nketiah 
Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: I_Bennacer 
          ...  COMING OFF: T_Cahill 
Min. 60 :(bri) T_Conway jinks past F_Cardoso 
          ...  T_Conway hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! 
          ...  V_M_Savic gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Baena plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  V_M_Savic comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  I_Bennacer with the header 
          ...  V_M_Savic is beaten! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 62 :(fcp) K_Amoako knocks the ball on and sprints past C_Panucci 
          ...  A delightful ball in to E_Mor 
          ...  A cracking drive from E_Mor! 
          ...  R_Sanchez gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  The defender puts the ball behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Cardoso chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for R_Sanchez, who catches the ball 
Min. 65 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Ramalho 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Agger 
Min. 65 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Camus 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Baena 
Min. 65 :(fcp) M_Grull has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  M_Grull tries to beat R_Sanchez! 
          ...  R_Sanchez makes the save 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield! 
Min. 65 :(bri) E_Konsa is out on the right 
          ...  He moves the ball left to M_Camus 
          ...  P_Struijk hits it out for a corner 
          ...  We need a good ball in here! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Conway lofts the ball in! 
          ...  V_M_Savic easily claims the ball! 
Min. 69 :(bri) S_Haller runs at the defence 
          ...  He nutmegs W_Samuel 
          ...  He showed his class there 
          ...  S_Haller rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  V_M_Savic gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Camus swings it in! 
          ...  S_Haller tries to place the shot! 
          ...  V_M_Savic makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 77 :(fcp) E_Mor has space to run with the ball 
          ...  But D_Luiz barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 78 :(fcp) M_Franca looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Mor 
          ...  But A_Ramalho slides in two footed! 
          ...  The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 79 :(fcp) W_Samuel sprints past N_Seiwald 
          ...  W_Samuel with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  He miskicks the ball 
          ...  He's managed to put that out of the stadium 
Min. 85 :(fcp) M_Grull flicks it over N_Seiwald and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Grull launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  R_Sanchez beats the ball away 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(fcp) P_Struijk squares it to E_Mor 
          ...  E_Mor cracks a laser towards goal! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  L_Bade plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Far too easy for R_Sanchez, who catches the ball 
Min. 90 :(bri) A_Ramalho lashes out at M_Grull 
          ...  That was disgraceful! 
          ...  He could be off!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  The ref is taking his time with him! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 92 :(fcp) P_Struijk leaves his marker standing 
          ...  P_Struijk with the crafty shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar and goes over 
          ...  Well, it's kinda 50/50 
          ...  Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don't 
Min. 92 :(bri) I_Bennacer takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Ramalho 
          ...  E_Mor cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 93 :(fcp) M_Grull beats D_Luiz with absolute ease! 
          ...  M_Grull with the header! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 

*************  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          : E_Mor
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : D_Carmo (52)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Brighton Match Info
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Best player          : S_Haller (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : S_Haller (9), G_Gattuso (30)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Ramalho (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                FC Porto  |    Brighton
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       16
Off target           :          11        |       6
On target            :           7        |       10
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           2        |       5
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       1
Subs Used            :           1        |       3
Fouls                :           6        |       10
Key Tackles          :           7        |       2
Key Passes           :           9        |       12
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Final Score          : FC Porto 0 - 2 Brighton
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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 |  98  10   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  70   0   0   0
P_Struijk      DF   1  23  14  10  23 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  17  22  20
D_Carmo        DF   1  22  15   8  20 |  56   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -12 -12  10
F_Cardoso      DF   1  22  16   3  20 |  98   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  36  40  27
K_Amoako       DM   1  16  20   4  26 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  32   0
M_Franca       MF   1   3  20  16  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  14
E_Mor          FW   1   5  18  23  26 |  98   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  35   0  32
W_Samuel       DF   1  20  13   9  24 |  98   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  65
L_Bade         DF   1  19  14   2  28 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  44   0
A_Varela       DM   1  16  22  14  31 |  98   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  24  14  18
E_Nketiah      FW   1   2  18  22  29 |  64   0   1   0   0   3   0   0   0   0  38   0  26
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 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Sunjic       MF   1  14  20   6  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
I_Jaime        MF   1   6  20  15  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Grull        FW   1   6  15  19  16 |  34   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  37

Player Statistics - Brighton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Sanchez      GK  27   1   1   1  22 |  98   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  94   0   0   0
E_Konsa        DF   1  22  16  12  23 |  98   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  40  36
D_Luiz         DF   1  21  16   7  23 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  20   0
C_Panucci      DF   1  20  16   8  20 |  98   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Agger        DF   1  20  14   5  25 |  69   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  20  22  25
N_Seiwald      DM   1  18  23  13  19 |  98   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  43   0
T_Cahill       MF   1   5  20  15  30 |  64   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0
G_Gattuso      MF   1  16  20  13  29 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  16  46
A_Baena        AM   1   4  23  19  27 |  69   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
T_Conway       FW   1   7  12  19  24 |  98   0   0   1   0   4   0   0   0   0   0  24  50
S_Haller       FW   1   6  13  24  27 |  98   0   0   1   0   7   1   0   0   0   0  23  70
E_van_der_Sar  GK  23   1   1   1  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Ramalho      DF   1  18  13   8  27 |  29   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  20  -2  -2
I_Bennacer     MF   1  15  22   9  31 |  34   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  21
M_Camus        AM   1   4  21  16  29 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Dago         FW   1   7  18  23  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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