Euro Premiership, Feyenoord vs. Porto (Sun Sep 20)


                            Feyenoord  |  Porto
                              5-2-3 P  |  4-3-1-2 A
                       Graeme Edwards  |  Neil Stewart
                                       |
                        M_Petkovic GK  |  GK D_Lowe
                        C_Hoefkens DF  |  DF M_Dawson
                          F_Grosso DF  |  DF R_Marquez
                          C_Wright DF  |  DF J_Davis
                     Kovacevic_x05 DF  |  DF Støkkeländ
                         F_Aurelio DF  |  MF K_Bull
                           H_Kawai MF  |  AM M_Brammer
                     Morgaro_Gomis MF  |  MF P_Kus
                           Eduardo FW  |  MF R_Quaresma
                       F_Zambrella FW  |  FW N_Stewart
                       J_Vennegoor FW  |  FW R_SantaCruz
                                       |
                              Z_Lu SUB |  SUB M_Gruenberger
                           Mancini SUB |  SUB M_Cech
                       V_Cepauskas SUB |  SUB J_Caine
                        S_Robinson SUB |  SUB C_Maddock
                        C_Campbell SUB |  SUB J_Euell

Referee: P_Alcock (England)


Min. 1  :(fey) F_Aurelio drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to Eduardo 
          ...  R_Marquez tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Aurelio curls it into the box! 
          ...  D_Lowe fists it away! 
Min. 2  :(fey) Eduardo with a 50-yard pass to F_Grosso 
          ...  F_Grosso has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  D_Lowe gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But can't hold onto it! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  That’s given Feyenoord the advantage! 
          ...  Feyenoord 1-0 Porto ...
Min. 8  :(fey) Kovacevic_x05 finds H_Kawai with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  H_Kawai has time and space on the edge of the box! 
          ...  He shoots towards goal! 
          ...  But D_Lowe comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 12 :(fey) C_Hoefkens hoofs it up field to find Eduardo 
          ...  Eduardo has a go! 
          ...  But he got that all wrong 
Min. 13 :(fey) Eduardo runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to F_Grosso 
          ...  F_Grosso with the diving header ! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  D_Lowe with an amazing dive to the bottom left 
          ...  How he got to that one I don't know ! 
Min. 13 :(fey) F_Grosso looks in some pain 
          ...  He'll try and run it off though 
Min. 14 :(pto) N_Stewart takes advantage of a mistake by F_Aurelio 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  N_Stewart with a powerful diving header! 
          ...  But M_Petkovic tips it behind 
          ...  P_Alcock has given a goal kick 
          ...  He's not having the best of days ! 
Min. 16 :(fey) C_Hoefkens runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to F_Zambrella 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  J_Davis picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 
Min. 17 :(fey) J_Vennegoor nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  J_Davis with a deliberate foul 
          ...  That deserves a punishment 
          ...  P_Alcock shows him a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
Min. 19 :(fey) F_Grosso barges R_SantaCruz off the ball 
          ...  F_Grosso tries one from the edge of the box ! 
          ...  D_Lowe with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great Reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Eduardo chips the ball in towards the back post! 
          ...  D_Lowe reads it well, and claims it! 
Min. 20 :(fey) F_Zambrella breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on D_Lowe! 
          ...  R_SantaCruz brings him down! 
          ...  He is fortunate to be given just a warning 
Min. 21 :(fey) Morgaro_Gomis runs down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He cuts the ball back 
          ...  Eduardo latches onto the pass 
          ...  He carves out some space 
          ...  Eduardo chases it through, he must score ! 
          ...  D_Lowe makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 27 :(fey) J_Vennegoor controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the right! 
          ...  F_Zambrella gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  M_Dawson with a superb tackle! 
          ...  He easily dispossessed him. 
Min. 27 :(pto) N_Stewart breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on M_Petkovic! 
          ...  H_Kawai brings him down! 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
          ...  P_Alcock sends him off the pitch !! 
          ...  He deserved to walk for that!! 
Min. 27 :(fey) S_Robinson comes on for F_Zambrella and takes up a MF role 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  What a silly place to give away a free kick 
          ...  N_Stewart hits it hard 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  It flew past M_Petkovic 
          ...  Equaliser, the crowd goes wild! 
          ...  Feyenoord 1-1 Porto ...
Min. 32 :(pto) M_Brammer with a one-touch layoff to P_Kus 
          ...  But Kovacevic_x05 slides in two footed. 
          ...  P_Alcock has a look but waves "Play On!" 
Min. 36 :(fey) Kovacevic_x05 turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Vennegoor 
          ...  From long range J_Vennegoor bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But D_Lowe reaches the ball. Good save 
Min. 36 :(pto) M_Dawson with a real burst of pace 
          ...  M_Dawson flicks the header toward the far post! 
          ...  But M_Petkovic punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 37 :(pto) R_Quaresma jumps over C_Hoefkens's challenge 
          ...  R_Quaresma bears down on goal! 
          ...  But M_Petkovic punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 38 :(fey) J_Vennegoor beats his marker 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves P_Alcock 
          ...  J_Vennegoor hits the ball on the bounce ! 
          ...  D_Lowe parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  The defence had gone walk about! 
          ...  Feyenoord go ahead in this match now! 
          ...  Feyenoord 2-1 Porto ...
Min. 38 :(pto) The defender loses control of the ball! 
          ...  J_Davis seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  J_Davis hits a curling shot! 
          ...  He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! 
          ...  M_Petkovic palms it behind !! 
          ...  What a great save! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Bull floats the ball in! 
          ...  P_Kus gets on the end of it 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 40 :(fey) C_Wright plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Vennegoor keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  J_Vennegoor carves a shot towards goal ! 
          ...  But it goes wide of the post 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(fey) F_Grosso brings it under control 
          ...  He takes on R_Marquez 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He puts in Eduardo! 
          ...  J_Davis knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But P_Alcock just turns away! 
Min. 45 :(fey) J_Vennegoor beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  P_Kus fouls badly 
          ...  The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! 
          ...  P_Alcock calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Feyenoord 2-1 Porto

Min. 48 :(fey) S_Robinson is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to C_Hoefkens 
          ...  But Støkkeländ reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 48 :(pto) P_Kus rushes through the defence 
          ...  P_Kus looks to see where M_Petkovic is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 
Min. 49 :(fey) S_Robinson with a neat pass into Eduardo 
          ...  Eduardo beats the offside trap! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  D_Lowe comes towards him 
          ...  He rounds D_Lowe 
          ...  He has been pushed wide! 
          ...  He shoots from a tight angle 
          ...  Its hit the side netting!! 
Min. 50 :(fey) It seems Feyenoord are making a tactical change to C 
Min. 52 :(pto) R_SantaCruz slides the ball across to N_Stewart 
          ...  N_Stewart flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  M_Petkovic gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it over 
Min. 53 :(pto) P_Kus looks up 
          ...  He swings the ball right towards M_Brammer 
          ...  C_Hoefkens dives in two footed!! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 56 :(pto) M_Brammer knocks it past S_Robinson and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  M_Brammer hits a curling shot! 
          ...  But M_Petkovic makes a fine save 
Min. 58 :(pto) P_Kus brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  R_Quaresma gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  R_Quaresma tries the shot ! 
          ...  It clips the post!! 
          ...  The net bulges !! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  Now they are back in the game! 
          ...  Feyenoord 2-2 Porto ...
Min. 61 :(fey) Eduardo pushes it past J_Davis 
          ...  Eduardo with a powerful downward header! 
          ...  D_Lowe catches the ball 
Min. 63 :(fey) J_Vennegoor sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  J_Vennegoor belts the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It swerves a lot in the air 
          ...  Wide of goal 
Min. 63 :(pto) M_Brammer looks for options 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to M_Dawson 
          ...  M_Dawson drives it towards goal ! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  M_Petkovic moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  M_Petkovic looks dejected! 
          ...  That’s put Porto ahead! 
          ...  Feyenoord 2-3 Porto ...
Min. 64 :(pto) P_Kus holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to R_SantaCruz 
          ...  R_SantaCruz aims for the top right corner ! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 70 :(pto) N_Stewart jumps over C_Hoefkens's challenge 
          ...  Blocked by S_Robinson 
Min. 70 :(pto) R_SantaCruz spits at J_Vennegoor 
          ...  He's in trouble here!! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! 
Min. 77 :(fey) S_Robinson flicks the ball through 
          ...  J_Vennegoor runs onto it! 
          ...  J_Vennegoor with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH !! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 81 :(pto) P_Kus feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  N_Stewart runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  N_Stewart hits a great drive! 
          ...  But he miskicks and puts it well off target 
          ...  The Feyenoord fans taunt him about that effort 
Min. 82 :(fey) Morgaro_Gomis looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to Eduardo 
          ...  J_Davis read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 83 :(pto) K_Bull has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past C_Hoefkens 
          ...  He puts in M_Dawson! 
          ...  F_Aurelio read the danger and stops the pass 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(pto) M_Brammer with the nod to N_Stewart 
          ...  An audacious effort from N_Stewart ! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 89 :(pto) M_Brammer runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Bull 
          ...  C_Wright with the block 
Min. 91 :(pto) J_Davis takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  Can he make them pay? 
          ...  But F_Grosso wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  P_Kus plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  C_Hoefkens wins the ball 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 92 :(pto) K_Bull crosses in from the wing, he finds Støkkeländ in the box 
          ...  Støkkeländ flings a shot at goal ! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But sails wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Bull lofts the ball in! 
          ...  F_Grosso reads it well and clears the danger 

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


Match Details
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Venue                : De Kuip
Attendance           : 35,609
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Feyenoord Match Info
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Best player          : Eduardo
Scorers              : F_Grosso (2), J_Vennegoor (38)
Sent Off             : H_Kawai (27)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Porto Match Info
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Best player          : M_Brammer (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : N_Stewart (27), R_Quaresma (58), M_Dawson (63)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : J_Davis (17), P_Kus (45), R_SantaCruz (70)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                               Feyenoord  |    Porto
Attempts on Goal     :          13        |       15
Off target           :           5        |       7
On target            :           8        |       8
Possession           :          55        |       45
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       3
Subs Used            :           1        |       0
Fouls                :           7        |       11
Key Tackles          :           6        |       6
Key Passes           :          15        |       11
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Final Score          : Feyenoord 2 - 3 Porto
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Player Statistics - Feyenoord
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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M_Petkovic     GK  25   1   1   1  11 |  94   5   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -45   0   0   0
C_Hoefkens     DF   1  23  16   5  30 |  94   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  54   0
F_Grosso       DF   1  22  16   9  31 |  94   0   2   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  26  27  55
C_Wright       DF   1  22   9   4  17 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13  34   0
Kovacevic_x05  DF   1  16  11   7  25 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  19  64   0
F_Aurelio      DF   1  21  17   8  26 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14  26   0
H_Kawai        MF   1  15  23   7  26 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0 -10 -10  -2
Morgaro_Gomis  MF   1   7  23  10  33 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  40   0
Eduardo        FW   1   8  12  23  33 |  94   0   0   2   1   4   0   0   0   0   0 100  20
F_Zambrella    FW   1  12  21  15  21 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -30 -30 -30
J_Vennegoor    FW   1  10  10  22  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  33  40
Z_Lu           GK  18   1   1   1  34 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Mancini        DF   1  21  12   9  15 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Cepauskas    DF   1  19   6   9  19 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Robinson     MF   1  10  23   8  24 |  67   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  -5  30 -30
C_Campbell     FW   1   5   9  20  22 |   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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D_Lowe         GK  30   1   1   1  24 |  94   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0
M_Dawson       DF   1  23  13   8  27 |  94   0   1   0   0   2   1   0   0   0  12   0  48
R_Marquez      DF   1  22  13   5  34 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0   0
J_Davis        DF   1  23  10   9  16 |  94   0   3   0   0   1   0   1   0   0  32  -4   4
Støkkeländ     DF   1  22  11   9  40 |  94   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  13   0   2
K_Bull         MF   1  10  33   7  31 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
M_Brammer      AM   1   6  23  12  32 |  94   0   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0 107   8
P_Kus          MF   1   5  30   6  24 |  94   0   0   4   1   2   0   1   0   0  -4  68   0
R_Quaresma     MF   1  12  21  10  14 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  46
N_Stewart      FW   1   9   9  22  19 |  94   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  40
R_SantaCruz    FW   1   6  10  23  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  26  59  28
M_Gruenberger  GK  14   1   1   1  16 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Cech         DF   1  20   9   6  18 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Caine        MF   1   9  18  10  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Maddock      DF   1  17  10   8  42 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Euell        FW   1   9  11  15  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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