IWC Group 8, Porto vs. PSG (Wed Jun 17) Porto | PSG 4-4-2 C | 4-1-2-1-2 A Neil Stewart | Ross Nicholls | D_Lowe GK | GK A_Delgadilio J_Davis DF | DF R_Nelsen M_Dawson DF | DF D_Thomas R_Marquez DF | DF De_Pedro Støkkeländ DF | DF Keith_Lowe K_Bull MF | MF H_Leal P_Kus MF | MF A_Guardado M_Brammer MF | AM M_Flores R_Quaresma MF | DM A_Ikeda R_SantaCruz FW | FW D_Martins N_Stewart FW | FW Ryan_Babel | P_Hanson SUB | SUB P_Gergosan M_Stewart SUB | SUB E_Malinga M_Cech SUB | SUB J_O'Shea J_Caine_x13 SUB | SUB B_Mullan J_Euell SUB | SUB C_Costa Referee: G_Reddy (Republic_of_Ireland) Min. 3 :(pto) N_Stewart with a glorious 60-yard pass to R_SantaCruz ... R_SantaCruz rifles it at the goal ! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 6 :(psg) M_Flores spits at J_Davis ... G_Reddy calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red! Min. 7 :(pto) Støkkeländ feeds the ball through the middle ... P_Kus runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... P_Kus controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... A_Delgadilio fists it away Min. 10 :(pto) P_Kus takes on A_Ikeda ... He runs past him ... P_Kus carves a shot towards goal ! ... It hits the post ... But it hits off A_Delgadilio's back!! ... GOAL !! ... Very unlucky for ! ... Porto go ahead in this match now! ... Porto 1-0 PSG ... Min. 12 :(pto) J_Davis takes advantage of a mistake by Keith_Lowe ... He runs towards goal ... J_Davis drives it towards goal ! ... A_Delgadilio is beaten! ... GOAL !! ... Superb finish!! ... Porto 2-0 PSG ... Min. 13 :(pto) P_Kus off the woodwork. ... N_Stewart picks up the deflection ... N_Stewart hits a crisp volley! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... P_Kus chips the ball in towards the back post! ... The ball comes to J_Davis ... He knocks it goalward ... A_Delgadilio parries it ... CORNER! ... P_Kus chips the ball in towards the far post! ... The ball finds its way to J_Davis ... He gets the shot away ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 16 :(pto) K_Bull gets to the by line and finds Støkkeländ with a beautiful cross ... Støkkeländ has slipped behind the defence! ... He is one on one with A_Delgadilio ... He dinks it over A_Delgadilio ... It goes wide!! Min. 23 :(pto) K_Bull controls it well ... He nutmegs R_Nelsen ... He puts in R_SantaCruz! ... R_SantaCruz uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... A_Delgadilio makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 26 :(pto) R_Quaresma with a neat pass into K_Bull ... K_Bull is miles offside! ... The flag stays down ... A_Delgadilio tries to close down the angle ... He tries to slide it past A_Delgadilio ... A_Delgadilio pulls off a save !! Min. 28 :(psg) D_Martins is through on goal ... D_Martins swings in the shot! ... The shot slips through D_Lowe's hands ... But goes wide! ... He got away with that! ... Goal kick given! That looked like a corner to me Min. 34 :(pto) K_Bull with the cross-field pass to J_Davis ... But Keith_Lowe wins the tackle Min. 34 :(psg) D_Martins finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... But he loses control of it ... K_Bull belts it clear Min. 36 :(pto) K_Bull with a short pass to find M_Brammer ... M_Brammer with a thundering drive! ... It hits off a defender! ... A_Delgadilio is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Brammer drives it into the box! ... M_Dawson tries to place the shot! ... A_Delgadilio narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 39 :(pto) K_Bull heads the ball back to J_Davis ... J_Davis could have let it bounce! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... A_Delgadilio never had a chance! Min. 41 :(pto) M_Brammer backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball up field ... R_Quaresma latches onto the end of it ... R_Quaresma uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... But A_Delgadilio punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 45 :(pto) R_Marquez plays a long ball to K_Bull ... De_Pedro slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 47 :(pto) M_Brammer takes advantage of a mistake by M_Flores ... It's a lucky break ... But Ryan_Babel puts the ball out of play ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Porto 2-0 PSG Min. 47 :(psg) A_Ikeda gets to the bye line ... He puts it into the box ... He finds Ryan_Babel ... Ryan_Babel breaks clear! ... He tries to take it round D_Lowe ... He nutmegs D_Lowe ... It goes wide!! Min. 51 :(pto) J_Davis hoists the ball across to N_Stewart ... The defender fails to control it ... N_Stewart picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal ... He is one on one with A_Delgadilio ... He rounds A_Delgadilio ... He has been pushed wide! ... He shoots from a tight angle ... It hits post!! ... D_Thomas clears the danger!! Min. 54 :(pto) Støkkeländ squares it to M_Brammer ... But D_Thomas wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but G_Reddy has none of it. Min. 55 :(pto) R_Quaresma moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to R_SantaCruz ... R_SantaCruz with a bomb of a shot ! ... He has put it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 57 :(pto) R_Marquez boots it towards M_Dawson ... M_Dawson hits a crisp volley! ... GOAL !! ... Runs off and slides on his knees!! ... The fans go wild! ... Porto 3-0 PSG ... Min. 59 :(psg) H_Leal has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past R_Marquez ... He puts in Ryan_Babel! ... Ryan_Babel attempts the shot! ... D_Lowe gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by D_Lowe !! Min. 60 :(pto) R_SantaCruz takes possession ... De_Pedro wins the ball with ease ... G_Reddy saw something no-one else did ... G_Reddy will just give him a speaking to ... FREE KICK ... R_Quaresma swings it in ... R_SantaCruz takes control of it! ... R_SantaCruz rifles it at the goal ! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 61 :(psg) A_Guardado finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... M_Dawson goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 64 :(pto) N_Stewart sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... D_Thomas dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 65 :(pto) K_Bull controls it well ... He nutmegs D_Thomas ... He puts in N_Stewart! ... A_Guardado pulls the player to the ground!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... M_Brammer hoists it forward ... R_Quaresma gets on the end of it ... A powerful header from R_Quaresma ! ... It looks good ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 69 :(pto) K_Bull with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to P_Kus ... P_Kus gets up high for the header ! ... But A_Delgadilio punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 76 :(pto) The defender under hits the back pass! ... R_Quaresma is through! ... R_Quaresma aims for the top right corner ! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 77 :(psg) D_Thomas pulls it back to D_Martins ... But J_Davis wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but G_Reddy has none of it. Min. 79 :(psg) Ryan_Babel beats M_Dawson ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... Støkkeländ with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Neil Stewart looks relieved ... Ross Nicholls is far from happy with that decision Min. 81 :(pto) N_Stewart flicks it past Keith_Lowe ... He runs forward ... N_Stewart with a scorcher of a shot ! ... A_Delgadilio with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 81 :(psg) D_Martins takes advantage of a mistake by K_Bull ... It's a lucky break ... But he loses control of it ... R_Marquez takes possession Min. 82 :(pto) K_Bull lobs the ball over the defence ... M_Dawson latches on to it ... M_Dawson bears down on goal! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by P_Kus! ... R_SantaCruz swings a leg at it! ... It's way wide ... The PSG fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 82 :(pto) M_Brammer takes advantage of a mistake by D_Thomas ... That mistake could prove costly ... A_Guardado pulls the player to the ground!! ... That’s a poor tackle! Min. 83 :(psg) Ryan_Babel with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... M_Brammer with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He is warned by G_Reddy ... It’s just a warning ... FREE KICK ... Just inside there own half ... A_Ikeda shapes to shoot ... He plays it to M_Flores instead ... M_Flores tries to chip the ball over A_Delgadilio! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 84 :(psg) Ryan_Babel is first to the ball ... M_Dawson with a well timed tackle ... G_Reddy didn't like it though ... That will be a booking ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 85 :(pto) R_Quaresma has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... R_Quaresma shapes up for a shot! ... But he somehow misses ... The PSG fans laugh at him Min. 86 :(psg) A_Guardado changes direction inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Flores ... M_Flores tries to place it in the corner ! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... H_Leal floats the ball in! ... A_Guardado tries to place the shot! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 4 minutes of time to be added on Min. 90 :(pto) R_SantaCruz with a flashy move ... R_SantaCruz runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... A_Delgadilio saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 92 :(pto) R_Marquez reads the run of N_Stewart ... Keith_Lowe wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 93 :(psg) De_Pedro brings the ball into the opposing area ... But R_Marquez comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Estadio Das Antas Attendance : 49,829 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Porto Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Marquez (Man of the Match) Scorers : P_Kus (10), J_Davis (12), M_Dawson (57) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Dawson (84) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PSG Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Ryan_Babel Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Flores (6) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Porto | PSG Attempts on Goal : 26 | 6 Off target : 13 | 5 On target : 13 | 1 Possession : 60 | 40 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 0 Fouls : 5 | 9 Key Tackles : 5 | 6 Key Passes : 18 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Porto 3 - 0 PSG ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Porto Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Lowe GK 29 1 1 1 26 | 96 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 0 0 J_Davis DF 1 23 10 9 19 | 96 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 12 33 64 M_Dawson DF 1 22 12 7 29 | 96 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 49 -4 60 R_Marquez DF 1 22 13 5 33 | 96 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 127 0 Støkkeländ DF 1 22 10 9 39 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 66 2 K_Bull MF 1 10 33 7 32 | 96 0 1 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 25 70 12 P_Kus MF 1 5 30 6 27 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 10 23 85 M_Brammer MF 1 6 23 12 31 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 2 R_Quaresma MF 1 12 20 10 12 | 96 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 46 18 R_SantaCruz FW 1 6 10 22 30 | 96 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 10 10 42 N_Stewart FW 1 9 9 22 19 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 34 26 P_Hanson GK 19 1 1 1 38 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Stewart DF 1 21 12 7 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Cech DF 1 20 9 6 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Caine_x13 MF 1 8 12 9 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Euell FW 1 9 11 15 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - PSG Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Delgadilio GK 25 1 1 1 16 | 96 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 R_Nelsen DF 1 22 9 7 30 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Thomas DF 1 22 7 8 20 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 36 0 De_Pedro DF 1 21 9 6 37 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 Keith_Lowe DF 1 21 10 3 24 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0 H_Leal MF 1 6 24 5 29 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 A_Guardado MF 1 10 23 8 20 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -10 10 -8 M_Flores AM 2 8 22 13 36 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 0 A_Ikeda DM 1 14 22 3 20 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 D_Martins FW 1 4 11 25 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Ryan_Babel FW 1 10 9 22 28 | 96 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 25 0 14 P_Gergosan GK 22 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Malinga DF 1 18 13 11 34 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_O'Shea DF 1 18 13 4 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Mullan MF 1 7 20 7 38 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Costa MF 1 8 19 8 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1245273800 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35