Premiership Robson League, Monaco vs. Porto (Sun Aug 15)


                               Monaco  |  Porto
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  4-2-2-2 C
                      Peter Robertson  |  Neil Stewart
                                       |
                            S_Frey GK  |  GK Cainey_x01
                        J_Hooiveld DF  |  DF M_Dawson
                            J_Mann DF  |  DF Støkkeländ
                           J_Locke DF  |  DF M_Stewart
                         J_Mjallby DF  |  DF K_Stewart
                         M_Mathias MF  |  MF K_Bull
                           S_Brown AM  |  AM R_Quaresma
                            K_Koga DM  |  AM M_Brammer
                        S_Robinson MF  |  MF As_Bow_x17
                        D_Phillips FW  |  FW V_Moses
                         M_Malcolm FW  |  FW N_Stewart
                                       |
                         S_Ruffier SUB |  SUB M_Gruenberger
                          M_Taylor SUB |  SUB D_Lang
                          K_Milner SUB |  SUB J_Caine
                       M_Rasmussen SUB |  SUB L_Street
                            M_King SUB |  SUB E_Irvine

Referee: M_McCurry (Scotland)


Min. 4  :(pto) K_Bull holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to N_Stewart 
          ...  J_Mjallby forces him off the ball 
Min. 6  :(mon) D_Phillips sidesteps M_Stewart 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  M_Dawson wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Mathias swings it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to M_Malcolm 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  Its sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 7  :(pto) N_Stewart controls it with ease 
          ...  Cleared by J_Hooiveld 
Min. 10 :(pto) V_Moses with a one-touch layoff to N_Stewart 
          ...  S_Brown with a late tackle 
          ...  He certainly didn't mean it 
          ...  M_McCurry refrained from booking him but had words 
Min. 21 :(mon) D_Phillips is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to J_Mann 
          ...  But V_Moses sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 22 :(mon) J_Locke with the nod to D_Phillips 
          ...  But N_Stewart sweeps up the threat 
Min. 24 :(pto) V_Moses sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  M_Mathias wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
Min. 27 :(mon) M_Malcolm finds himself in a good position 
          ...  M_Malcolm with a thundering drive! 
          ...  But Cainey_x01 punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 30 :(pto) N_Stewart has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  J_Locke anticipates the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 31 :(mon) K_Koga looks to play the ball out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Malcolm 
          ...  From long range M_Malcolm bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  Looks like it should be Cainey_x01's 
          ...  Oh he's let it go through his legs 
          ...  But drifts inches wide !! 
          ...  Cainey_x01 looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  J_Hooiveld chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Cainey_x01 
Min. 32 :(mon) D_Phillips nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  M_Dawson clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play 
          ...  The linesman is flagging 
          ...  Throw in 
Min. 36 :(pto) Støkkeländ gets to the by-line 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Quaresma 
          ...  S_Robinson lunges in with two feet!! 
          ...  And play is brought to a halt by M_McCurry 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 36 :(pto) N_Stewart takes advantage of a mistake by M_Mathias 
          ...  That mistake could prove costly 
          ...  N_Stewart blasts it at the goal ! 
          ...  But S_Frey punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 37 :(mon) K_Koga flicks the ball through 
          ...  S_Brown runs onto it! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by Støkkeländ 
          ...  He timed it well 
Min. 39 :(pto) M_Stewart with a slick pass to R_Quaresma 
          ...  R_Quaresma drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  But S_Frey just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  M_McCurry has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 46 :(mon) D_Phillips knocks it past M_Stewart and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Stewart slides in to knock the ball out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Robinson swings it in! 
          ...  S_Brown with the header 
          ...  But Cainey_x01 gets down well to tip the ball wide 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Malcolm hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  J_Mann makes a firm connection with his head 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 48 :(pto) K_Bull with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past J_Mjallby 
          ...  He knocks it to V_Moses! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Hooiveld 
          ...  He could have easily caught the defender is he hadn't been careful 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Monaco 0-0 Porto

Min. 50 :(mon) K_Koga controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  M_Mathias gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  M_Mathias flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 53 :(pto) V_Moses had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  V_Moses looks to see where S_Frey is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  It hits the post!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 58 :(mon) J_Hooiveld has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He takes it past M_Stewart 
          ...  He knocks it to J_Locke! 
          ...  J_Locke fires the shot in! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  The Porto fans behind the goal spread their arms out 
Min. 60 :(mon) Monaco made the switch to a P strategy 
Min. 62 :(mon) M_Mathias with a measured ball to M_Malcolm 
          ...  M_Malcolm with the drive! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  But it hits off Cainey_x01's back!! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Very unlucky for <t2>! 
          ...  Monaco go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Monaco 1-0 Porto ...
Min. 62 :(mon) It seems Monaco are making a tactical change to D 
Min. 62 :(pto) K_Bull with a simple pass to N_Stewart 
          ...  N_Stewart hits the ball first time! 
          ...  But S_Frey just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  M_McCurry has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 64 :(pto) M_Brammer with a superb first touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  V_Moses gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  J_Mann brings him down from behind! 
          ...  But the ref gives nothing! 
Min. 65 :(mon) S_Brown brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  D_Phillips gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Phillips belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  Cainey_x01 is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Swung in by M_Mathias 
          ...  It is kicked away by K_Stewart 
Min. 67 :(mon) D_Phillips takes possession 
          ...  Knocks it past the defender 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  M_Brammer wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Phillips floats the ball in! 
          ...  K_Koga gets his head on it 
          ...  But Cainey_x01 tips it behind 
          ...  M_McCurry has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 69 :(mon) K_Koga has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past M_Dawson 
          ...  He puts in J_Locke! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Stewart 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Koga plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  S_Brown tries to place the shot! 
          ...  Cainey_x01 with the acrobatic save 
          ...  He must have spotted the TV cameras! 
Min. 70 :(pto) As_Bow_x17 finds his way through 
          ...  The offside trap didn't work 
          ...  As_Bow_x17 belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  S_Frey with an easy save 
          ...  He just oozes confidence 
Min. 72 :(pto) R_Quaresma unselfishly lays the ball back to M_Dawson 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from J_Mjallby 
Min. 73 :(mon) K_Koga hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  M_Mathias latches onto it! 
          ...  M_Mathias sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  Cainey_x01 won't get to that! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Superb finish!!! 
          ...  Monaco 2-0 Porto ...
Min. 75 :(mon) S_Brown leaves K_Stewart standing 
          ...  M_Stewart intercepts the pass 
Min. 81 :(pto) N_Stewart breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on S_Frey! 
          ...  M_Mathias brings him down! 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 81 :(pto) N_Stewart with a probing through ball Støkkeländ 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge by J_Mjallby 
          ...  He timed it well 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Bull hits it into the box! 
          ...  D_Phillips gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it clear 
Min. 85 :(mon) M_Mathias has it now 
          ...  He takes on K_Stewart 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in S_Brown! 
          ...  But M_Dawson clears the ball to safety 
Min. 85 :(mon) J_Mjallby looks in some pain. He'll have to come off 
Min. 85 :(mon) It looks like the manager is going to make a few changes to his side. 
          ...  M_Taylor will come on for J_Mjallby and play DF 
Min. 87 :(pto) K_Bull with a short pass to find M_Brammer 
          ...  A left-footer by M_Brammer ! 
          ...  S_Frey can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  S_Frey makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on

*************  FULL TIME  ****************


Match Details
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Venue                : Stade Louis II
Attendance           : 18,500
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Monaco Match Info
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Best player          : M_Mathias (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : M_Malcolm (62), M_Mathias (73)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : S_Robinson (36), M_Mathias (81)
Injured              : J_Mjallby (85)
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Porto Match Info
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Best player          : N_Stewart
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                  Monaco  |    Porto
Attempts on Goal     :          12        |       6
Off target           :           6        |       2
On target            :           6        |       4
Possession           :          51        |       49
Corners              :           7        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       0
Fouls                :          11        |       5
Key Tackles          :           8        |       10
Key Passes           :          11        |       10
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Final Score          : Monaco 2 - 0 Porto
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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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S_Frey         GK  29   1   1   1  30 |  95   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55   0   0   0
J_Hooiveld     DF   1  23  11   8  26 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  34  24   0
J_Mann         DF   1  24  15   8  29 |  95   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  16   0   2
J_Locke        DF   1  22   9   7  29 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  18  26   2
J_Mjallby      DF   1  22  11   9  36 |  88   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  89   0   0
M_Mathias      MF   1  11  25  11  23 |  95   0   1   2   1   2   1   1   0   0  25  31  35
S_Brown        AM   1   8  24  15  47 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  30  41  46
K_Koga         DM   1  12  27  12  30 |  95   0   0   5   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  53   8
S_Robinson     MF   1  10  24   8  25 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  26  26  26
D_Phillips     FW   1   8   8  28  25 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  32  27   2
M_Malcolm      FW   1   6  10  25  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
S_Ruffier      GK  24   1   1   1  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Taylor       DF   1  21  12   9  47 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Milner       MF   1   9  22  10  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Rasmussen    FW   1  12  11  22  35 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_King         FW   1   9   7  22  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - 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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Cainey_x01     GK  17   1   1   1  21 |  95   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  45   0   0   0
M_Dawson       DF   1  23  13   8  30 |  95   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21 -30 -30
Støkkeländ     DF   1  22  11   9  41 |  95   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  18  24   0
M_Stewart      DF   1  22  12   7  17 |  95   0   3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  -7 -30
K_Stewart      DF   1  18  10   6  22 |  95   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0
K_Bull         MF   1  11  34   7  30 |  95   0   0   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   0
R_Quaresma     AM   1  13  22  11  15 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13   8
M_Brammer      AM   1   6  25  12  34 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  34  10   2
As_Bow_x17     MF   1   7  15  10  24 |  95   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   8
V_Moses        FW   1   9   8  22  31 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  31  27   2
N_Stewart      FW   1   9  10  23  19 |  95   0   1   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  31  25  16
M_Gruenberger  GK  14   1   1   1  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Lang         DF   1  21  11  11  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Caine        AM   1   9  18  10  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
L_Street       MF   1   8  20   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Irvine       FW   1  10  10  16  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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