FFO EFL2, FC Porto vs. Monaco (Fri Jan 09)


                             FC Porto  |  Monaco
                          5-2-1-1-1 P  |  4-4-2 P
                            John Read  |  Mike Bridge Caretaker
                                       |
                         V_M_Savic GK  |  GK A_Ramsdale
                         P_Struijk DF  |  DF M_Olivera
                           D_Carmo DF  |  DF R_Burke
                          W_Samuel DF  |  DF J_Bednarek
                          K_Amoako DM  |  DF Pepe
                         E_Nketiah FW  |  MF Arthur
                             E_Mor AM  |  MF M_Sabitzer
                          Z_Sanusi DF  |  MF A_Basinas
                         F_Cardoso DF  |  MF A_Ricchiuti
                          A_Varela DM  |  FW R_Pepi
                          I_Sunjic MF  |  FW A_McGeady
                                       |
                           M_Kelly SUB |  SUB N_Ratti
                       N_Cvetkovic SUB |  SUB D_Batubinsika
                           F_Insua SUB |  SUB F_Bilbija
                           C_Forbs SUB |  SUB J_Leko
                           M_Toure SUB |  SUB V_Olatunji




Min. 2  :(mon) Pepe holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to A_McGeady 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by F_Cardoso 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 7  :(fcp) E_Mor takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past M_Olivera 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  M_Olivera reacts to stop the move going any further 
Min. 9  :(mon) Pepe takes W_Samuel down UFC style 
          ...  The FC Porto players are furious! 
          ...  They're waving imaginary cards at The Referee 
          ...  He could be in big trouble! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! 
          ...  The ref must have got a nice Christmas present 
Min. 13 :(mon) A_Basinas is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Pepi 
          ...  R_Pepi could have let it bounce! 
          ...  But it goes wide 
Min. 16 :(fcp) W_Samuel takes on M_Olivera 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  W_Samuel fires off a right-footed shot! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 16 :(mon) M_Olivera picks out A_Ricchiuti with the cross 
          ...  But A_Varela wins the ball from behind 
          ...  The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it 
Min. 17 :(fcp) E_Nketiah flicks it over Arthur and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  E_Nketiah tries to chip the ball over A_Ramsdale! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A quality strike 
          ...  That's given FC Porto the lead! 
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Monaco ...
Min. 24 :(mon) A_Basinas with a 30-yard pass to M_Sabitzer 
          ...  M_Sabitzer with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  V_M_Savic never had a chance! 
          ...  John Read is shaking his head on the touchline 
          ...  Monaco have equalised! 
          ...  FC Porto 1-1 Monaco ...
Min. 28 :(mon) M_Olivera plays in R_Pepi with a beautiful ball 
          ...  P_Struijk cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 30 :(fcp) F_Cardoso holds the ball up 
          ...  He sees E_Nketiah in space! 
          ...  M_Olivera wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 33 :(fcp) E_Nketiah sidesteps Pepe 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  E_Nketiah curls it towards the top corner! 
          ...  But it whistles just past the post 
Min. 35 :(fcp) P_Struijk with the heel pass to W_Samuel 
          ...  W_Samuel with a terrific drive! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale has it covered 
          ...  It takes a bobble! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale reacts well to save!! 
Min. 35 :(mon) Arthur sidesteps K_Amoako 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  P_Struijk goes in studs first 
          ...  He gets away with that one 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 39 :(mon) Pepe gets to the byline 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Pepi 
          ...  R_Pepi has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  Looks like it should be V_M_Savic's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Pepi swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  V_M_Savic comes out and claims it! 
Min. 40 :(fcp) E_Mor rushes through the defence 
          ...  E_Mor fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 45 :(fcp) E_Nketiah lays the ball back to Z_Sanusi 
          ...  But J_Bednarek sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 45 :(fcp) E_Nketiah sidesteps R_Burke 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  M_Olivera muscles him off the ball 
          ...  Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The crowd expects from this range 
          ...  K_Amoako swings it in 
          ...  A_Varela takes control of it! 
          ...  J_Bednarek forces him off the ball 
Min. 48 :(fcp) K_Amoako 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! 
          ...  E_Nketiah receives the pass and heads towards the goal 
          ...  An audacious effort from E_Nketiah! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 48 :(mon) J_Bednarek cuts the ball back to Arthur 
          ...  Arthur goes for goal! 
          ...  V_M_Savic dives towards his top let hand corner 
          ...  He's pushed that one just around the goal 
          ...  Super Stop! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Pepe swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  V_M_Savic easily catches it! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 1-1 Monaco

Min. 46 :(fcp) K_Amoako turns past M_Olivera 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  Pepe steals the ball of off him 
Min. 47 :(fcp) E_Mor eases past R_Burke 
          ...  Pepe hits it out for a corner 
          ...  We need a good ball in here! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Z_Sanusi dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of A_Ramsdale 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 51 :(mon) M_Olivera finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from I_Sunjic 
Min. 55 :(fcp) P_Struijk bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to E_Mor 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by M_Olivera 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 55 :(mon) R_Pepi controls it with ease 
          ...  R_Pepi with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  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. 56 :(fcp) K_Amoako leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to E_Nketiah 
          ...  A scorcher of a shot from E_Nketiah! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale got his hand to it, but couldn't keep it out 
          ...  That's given FC Porto the lead! 
          ...  FC Porto 2-1 Monaco ...
Min. 59 :(mon) A_Ricchiuti lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  R_Pepi latches on to it 
          ...  F_Cardoso with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee writes his name in his little black book 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 62 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco 
          ...  COMING ON: D_Batubinsika 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Burke 
Min. 62 :(fcp) E_Nketiah with a smart turn 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from A_McGeady 
Min. 63 :(mon) Arthur plays a quick one-two with his team mate 
          ...  He heads towards the goal 
          ...  He slides it past the defender! 
          ...  D_Carmo read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 63 :(fcp) D_Carmo looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to E_Nketiah 
          ...  A_Ricchiuti with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  The Referee wants a quiet word 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up 
          ...  W_Samuel hits it over the wall 
          ...  A_Ramsdale gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  He has put it wide!! 
          ...  He puts his hands on his head in despair! 
Min. 65 :(mon) M_Sabitzer takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  P_Struijk seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 66 :(fcp) E_Nketiah slips past A_Basinas 
          ...  E_Nketiah runs forward 
          ...  He hits the shot! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But lands on the roof of the net!! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale looks relieved there! 
Min. 70 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco 
          ...  COMING ON: J_Leko 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Basinas 
Min. 70 :(mon) Tactical Change by Monaco 
          ...  Monaco have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 70 :(fcp) E_Mor sidesteps Pepe 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  E_Mor hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 72 :(fcp) A_Varela with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He shows Pepe a clean set of heals 
          ...  D_Batubinsika anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 75 :(fcp) D_Carmo wins possession 
          ...  He plays the ball across to E_Nketiah 
          ...  E_Nketiah throws himself at the ball! 
          ...  He manages to reach the ball 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it thumps off the woodwork!! 
          ...  And goes safely clear! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale never had a chance! 
Min. 79 :(mon) M_Sabitzer curls the ball out wide to M_Olivera 
          ...  M_Olivera is clean through! 
          ...  The linesman has his flag raised 
          ...  But The Referee waves play on 
          ...  He just has to beat V_M_Savic 
          ...  He rounds V_M_Savic 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  It's hit the side netting!! 
Min. 80 :(mon) Substitution by Monaco 
          ...  COMING ON: V_Olatunji 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Pepi 
Min. 81 :(fcp) D_Carmo with a short pass to find E_Mor 
          ...  A_McGeady with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
Min. 82 :(fcp) E_Mor knocks the ball past M_Olivera 
          ...  E_Mor fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  The fans get off their seats! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale plucks the ball out of the air 
          ...  Good goalkeeping there! 
Min. 83 :(fcp) E_Nketiah brushes his marker behind and breaks free 
          ...  E_Nketiah with the shot on net! 
          ...  A_Ramsdale gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 85 :(fcp) E_Mor runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  E_Mor tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  But A_Ramsdale makes an easy save 
Min. 86 :(mon) M_Olivera runs at P_Struijk 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  M_Olivera with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  But V_M_Savic punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 87 :(fcp) E_Nketiah turns nicely onto the ball 
          ...  A powerful shot by E_Nketiah! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time.
Min. 90 :(fcp) W_Samuel nutmegs J_Bednarek, he continues to run forward 
          ...  W_Samuel hits a curling shot! 
          ...  He has put it over the bar! 
          ...  He looks stunned by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 93 :(fcp) P_Struijk jumps over J_Bednarek's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  P_Struijk tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 93 :(mon) A_Ricchiuti sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to Pepe 
          ...  W_Samuel is forced to retreat 
          ...  He knocks it back! 
          ...  V_M_Savic misses it! 
          ...  It creeps just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Leko hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Bednarek with the header 
          ...  The ball moves through the air with some crazy top spin! 
          ...  V_M_Savic moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  V_M_Savic tips it wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Ricchiuti curls it into the box! 
          ...  M_Sabitzer swings a leg at it! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  V_M_Savic dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had V_M_Savic beaten! 
Min. 94 :(fcp) A_Varela with an intelligent ball to I_Sunjic 
          ...  Wonderful sliding challenge by Pepe 
          ...  Nothing gets past him! 
Min. 95 :(mon) D_Batubinsika with a probing through ball M_Olivera 
          ...  M_Olivera hits a curling shot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into V_M_Savic's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 97 :(fcp) I_Sunjic knocks it forward 
          ...  Pepe slips 
          ...  K_Amoako gets to it! 
          ...  K_Amoako attempts a low drive! 
          ...  It grazes the bar 
          ...  And goes over 
          ...  Oh so close there! 

*************  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_Nketiah (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : E_Nketiah (17,56)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Cardoso (59)
Injured              : N/A
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Monaco Match Info
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Best player          : M_Sabitzer
Scorers              : M_Sabitzer (24)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : , Pepe (9)M_Olivera (45)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                FC Porto  |    Monaco
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       10
Off target           :          12        |       6
On target            :           6        |       4
Possession           :          63        |       37
Corners              :           1        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :          10        |       9
Key Tackles          :           7        |       10
Key Passes           :          10        |       11
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Final Score          : FC Porto 2 - 1 Monaco
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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 | 101   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
P_Struijk      DF   1  22  14   9  23 | 101   0   2   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  32  40  19
D_Carmo        DF   1  22  15   7  20 | 101   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  38   0
W_Samuel       DF   1  20  13   9  24 | 101   0   1   0   0   4   0   0   0   0  18   0  80
K_Amoako       DM   1  16  20   4  26 | 101   0   0   2   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  46  24
E_Nketiah      FW   1   2  18  22  29 | 101   0   0   1   0   8   2   0   0   0   0  16  84
E_Mor          AM   1   5  17  23  26 | 101   0   0   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0  24
Z_Sanusi       DF   1  20  14  12  29 | 101   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
F_Cardoso      DF   1  22  16   3  20 | 101   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  14  16  -2
A_Varela       DM   1  16  21  14  31 | 101   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  22  13   0
I_Sunjic       MF   1  14  20   6  26 | 101   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  14   0
M_Kelly        GK  18   1   1   1  26 |   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
F_Insua        MF   1   6  19  18  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Forbs        MF   1   4  19  16  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Toure        FW   1   7  11  17  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Monaco
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_Ramsdale     GK  26   1   1   1  29 | 101   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0   0
M_Olivera      DF   1  22  18  17  28 | 101   0   3   2   0   3   0   1   0   0  46  30  33
R_Burke        DF   1  22  17   9  28 |  66   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Bednarek     DF   1  21  16  12  23 | 101   0   2   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  34  18  18
Pepe           DF   1  20  14  14  29 | 101   0   3   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  52  38  -2
Arthur         MF   1   6  22  17  23 | 101   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
M_Sabitzer     MF   1   1  22  19  23 | 101   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0  12  39
A_Basinas      MF   1  13  20   7  24 |  74   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  46   0
A_Ricchiuti    MF   1   7  20  16  20 | 101   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0
R_Pepi         FW   1   3  14  22  30 |  84   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
A_McGeady      FW   1   9  16  21  20 | 101   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  29   0   0
N_Ratti        GK  18   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Batubinsika  DF   1  17  13   5  26 |  35   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  21  21   0
F_Bilbija      MF   1   6  16  12  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Leko         MF   1   8  15  13  18 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Olatunji     FW   1   7  12  15  26 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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