Tuesday April 7, 2009 Finished
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United held by Porto
Holders Manchester United were held to a 2-2 draw by Porto in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie at Old Trafford. More
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Live Commentary
Time:90'- Manchester United
- Porto
- - Thanks for joining us... see you again next week for the return leg!
90'+4 There goes the final whistle! And United are held to a 2-2 draw! They have it all to do in Portugal now!- 90'+2 Giggs with a chance to win it at the death as he steps up to take a free-kick, 25 yards out... but it's over the bar and that could be that....
- 90' Three minutes of added time to be added...
89' GOAL! PORTO EQUALISE AT THE DEATH! MARIANO GONZALEZ! The ball comes to him unmarked at the back post and he tucks it away past Van der Sar!- 85' GOAL! TEVEZ PUTS UNITED INTO THE LEAD! Neville takes a throw to Rooney who flicks on at the by-line for Tevez at the near post! The Argentine gets in front of his marker to fire into the roof of the net from close range! 2-1 now!
- 83' Hulk threatens to break through... but O'Shea sticks out a timely boot to stop the Porto striker in his tracks.
- 81' Rooney looks like he might get through here... but Costa gets to him and the move breaks down.
80' Porto make a double change... Meireles and Rodriguez off, Mariano and Costa off...- 78' Lisandro Lopez lets off another shot! But Van der Sar is well behind it...
- 77' Rooney! Oooh, so close to getting a touch on Neville's cross! He can't quite reach it!
- 77' Ronaldo fires the free-kick straight into the wall....
76' Bruno Alves handles just as Ronaldo threatens to bring the ball down... free-kick to United and yellow for the defender!
74' Big penalty shout for Porto! Hulk is convinced he should have one as Tevez appears to bring him down in the box! But the referee isn't and play goes on!- 73' Tevez wins a corner with his first touch! Danger here... no, there's not, Rolando gets it away.
- 72' United make a double change... Evans and Scholes replaced by Neville and Tevez.
- 71' Rooney! He latches onto Ronaldo's knock-back, but his swerving volley is straight at Helton, who claims at the second attempt!
- 70' Neville and Tevez stripped and ready to enter the fray...
- 69' The ball falls to Cissokho from the corner... he lets fly with a great effort from distance but Van der Sar is equal to it!
- 68' Lopez! Oooh! His shot is deflected towards the bottom corner and Van der Sar is forced to make a full-stretch diving save to tip round the corner!
- 65' Evans had a little problem a few moments earlier, but he seems fine now...
- 63' Ronaldo's cross into the box takes a hefty deflection... it loops up into the night sky before coming down towards Rooney! But his attempted volley on the turn doesn't come off and he can't get his head to the second cross into the danger area either...
- 60' From the resulting corner Vidic rises to thump a header goalwards! Helton again makes a great save!
- 59' Oooh! Rooney tries to chip Helton from 25 yards out! Great effort but the Porto keeper is equal to it!
- 58' And United use the break in play to make a change... Giggs on for Park.
- 57' Evra wins a free-kick off Sapunaru...
- 56' United are preparing to bring on Ryan Giggs by the look of things....
- 53' Ronaldo gets down the by-line on the United right... but his cross is taken by Helton...
- 51' Oooh! Park lets fly with a cracking strike from 25 yards! Helton gets behind it well and even though he fumbles slightly, he makes the save.
- 49' Hulk takes on Vidic again... and again he gets the better of the Serb, who loses his footing... Porto can't find a way through though...
- 48' Evans steps forward to win the ball well on the half-way line... but his ball forward isn't quite as good and Porto are able to come away with the ball.
- 47' Ronaldo heads off on a forward run, right at the beginning of the second half... but Fernando tracks back well to frustrate the United flyer.
46' Back underway at Old Trafford! No changes to tell you about.- 45'+2 There goes the half-time whistle! And United head in at 1-1 after Wayne Rooney cancelled out Cristian Rodriguez's opener.
- 45' Van der Sar claims the ball into the box and that should be that for the opening period.
- 44' Rooney gives away a free-kick as he tracks back to challenge Hulk... and Porto will have the last chance of the half to trouble Van der Sar.
- 42' Hulk lets fly with a speculative long-range shot... well blocked by Vidic, but it goes straight back to the Brazilian... he heads off on another dangerous run, but nothing comes of it in the end.
- 39' Nothing comes of the corner, but United come forward again soon after... Carrick plays a cross into the box... Scholes gets there with a header but it doesn't trouble Helton...
- 38' Oooh! Lovely from United! Scholes plays a sweeping ball forward from which Ronaldo cushions a header into the path of Flether! Deflected behind for a corner!
- 37' O'Shea and Scholes play a neat one-two... but the Irishman can't get a cross in and the move breaks down.
- 35' Ten minutes left in the opening period, and Porto have done brilliantly so far...
- 33' Fletcher losing his footing under Cissokho's challenge in the box... the crowd appeal for a penalty, but the referee isn't having any of it.
- 30' O'Shea now makes an error, allowing Hulk to let off a shot! It bounces wide of the upright, with Van der Sar scrambling to reach it!
- 28' And from the corner, Porto once again bring Van der Sar into action! Rodriguez it is, who fires a header goalwards!
- 27' Oooh! Another Porto shot from distance troubles Van der Sar! This time it's Meireles who fires on target! Corner to Porto!
- 24' Good work from Fletcher frees Ronaldo up for a run at the Porto defence... but the Ballon d'Or winner runs into a crowd of defenders and the move breaks down.
- 23' Super play by Hulk down the Porto left... he teases Vidic before beating the Serb and delivering a decent cross... cleared by the United defence this time.
- 21' United appeal for a hand ball in the Porto box as Park causes a few problems... but it's rather half-hearted and the referee waves play on.
- 20' Cristian Rodriguez wins another corner for Porto... and United make the most of dealing with it once again! Vidic eventually hacks clear...
- 19' And then Lisandro Lopez very nearly gets a touch on a clipped ball through! Another chance goes begging... but what's going on with United's defence?
- 18' Oooh! Rodriguez gets his head to a Lucho cross! Straight at Van der Sar! What a chance!
- 17' The goal doesn't seem to have had the desired effect just yet... a few more wayward passes later and Porto have a corner...
- 16' GOAL! ROONEY LEVELS FOR UNITED! It stems from a terrible back pass from Bruno Alves, who doesn't bother looking when playing it back to Helton... Rooney telegraphs his intentions, runs onto it and clips the ball over the Porto keeper! 1-1 now!
- 15' Park is wayward with a pass, prompting frustrated groans from the crowd... this really isn't going to plan so far.
- 14' Oooh! Ronaldo leaps to fire a header goalwards from O'Shea's cross! And only a fine save by Helton keeps the scores level!
- 13' Van der Sar claims the cross without any problems and United can build from the back.
- 12' Fletcher fouls Hulk and Porto have a free-kick, 30 yards out... Bruno Alves takes it, but it's deflected behind for a corner.
- 11' That's better from United at the back as Vidic takes charge before playing it out to Scholes... but moments later they give it away again!
- 9' Equally bad news over in Villarreal... Arsenal have gone behind too!
- 7' United look shaken! And Porto seem to sense their chance...
- 6' Lisandro Lopez now brings a save out of Van der Sar! It's a well-struck effort which forces the United keeper to make a save, low down to his left.
- 5' That really couldn't have been a worse start for United... early hesitancy has cost the hosts...
- 4' GOAL! PORTO TAKE THE LEAD AFTER JUST FOUR MINUTES! INCREDIBLE! United clear the corner, but Ronaldo gives it away allowing Porto to come again... Evans fluffs a clearance straight to Gonzalez who lets off a brilliant curler which beats Van der Sar and nestles in the far corner! 1-0!
- 3' Oooh! What an effort from Hulk! He unleashes a superb strike on goal from 25 yards out which Van der Sar is forced to tip over for a corner! Early warning signs for the current holders...
- 2' Ronaldo hares off on an early run and he's upended... free-kick to United...
1' Here we go! Underway at Old Trafford!- - The weekend's goal hero Federico Macheda is rewarded with a place on the bench, alongside the likes of Ryan Giggs.
- - Nemanja Vidic, Wayne Rooney and Paul Scholes all return from suspension to United's starting XI, with Carlos Tevez settling for a place on the bench. As expected, Rio Ferdinand doesn't make it, so Jonny Evans deputises in the centre of defence. John O'Shea moves to right-back to take Gary Neville's place.
- - Tonight's referee is Konrad Plautz (Austria).
- - And Porto: Helton, Sapunaru, Rolando, Bruno Alves, Cissokho, Lucho Gonzalez, Fernando, Raul Meireles, Lopez, Hulk, Rodriguez - Subs: Nuno, Stepanov, Mariano Gonzalez, Costa, Madrid, Farias, Sektioui
- - The teams are in and it's pretty much as expected... United line up like this: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Fletcher, Carrick, Scholes, Ronaldo, Rooney, Park - Subs: Foster, Neville, Eckersley, Giggs, Nani, Tevez, Macheda
- - Manchester United welcome Porto to Old Trafford for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
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Team Stats
Manchester United Stats Porto 61% Possession 38% 14 Shots 18 8 Shots on target 9 3 Saves 2 4 Corners 8 13 Fouls 10 1 Offsides 1 0 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0 19 Tackles 25 428 Accurate passes 234 82 Bad passes 44 -
Player Stats
- G =
- Goals
- S =
- Shots
- SoT =
- Shot on Target
- F =
- Fouls
- FW =
- Fouls Won
- O =
- Offsides
- A =
- Assists
- AP =
- Accurate Passes
- BP =
- Bad Passes
- T =
- Tackles
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Manchester United G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 1 Edwin Van der Sar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 0 3 Patrice Evra 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 40 22 3 22 John O'Shea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 2 4 23 Jonny Evans 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 26 2 2 15 Nemanja Vidic 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 35 2 4 18 Paul Scholes 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 61 12 0 24 Darren Fletcher 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 34 4 0 13 Ji-sung Park 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 23 11 1 7 Cristiano Ronaldo 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 35 8 0 16 Michael Carrick 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 66 7 5 10 Wayne Rooney 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 32 4 0 41 Federico Macheda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Gary Neville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1 0 32 Carlos Tevez 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 17 Luís Almeida da Cunha 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Ben Foster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 Richard Eckersley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Ryan Giggs 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 2 0 -
Porto G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 1 Helton Helton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 28 Aly Cissokho 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19 12 1 21 Cristian Sapunaru 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 26 0 6 2 Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 17 5 2 14 Rolando Da Fonseca 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 0 0 16 Raúl Meireles 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 24 11 2 8 Luis González 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 33 1 2 10 Cristian Rodriguez 1 3 3 0 1 1 0 25 6 0 25 Fernando Francisco Reges 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 31 2 6 9 Lisandro López 0 6 4 1 2 0 0 21 2 1 12 Givanildo Vieira de Souza 0 5 0 4 5 0 0 12 2 2 22 Andres Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Milan Stepanov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Tomás Costa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 19 Ernesto Farias 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Tarik Sektioui 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 Nuno Simões do Espírito Santo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Mariano Gonzalez 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 2
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Summary
- 89' GOAL! PORTO EQUALISE AT THE DEATH! MARIANO GONZALEZ! The ball comes to him unmarked at the back post and he tucks it away past Van der Sar!
- 85' GOAL! TEVEZ PUTS UNITED INTO THE LEAD! Neville takes a throw to Rooney who flicks on at the by-line for Tevez at the near post! The Argentine gets in front of his marker to fire into the roof of the net from close range! 2-1 now!
- 74' Big penalty shout for Porto! Hulk is convinced he should have one as Tevez appears to bring him down in the box! But the referee isn't and play goes on!
- 71' Rooney! He latches onto Ronaldo's knock-back, but his swerving volley is straight at Helton, who claims at the second attempt!
- 69' The ball falls to Cissokho from the corner... he lets fly with a great effort from distance but Van der Sar is equal to it!
- 68' Lopez! Oooh! His shot is deflected towards the bottom corner and Van der Sar is forced to make a full-stretch diving save to tip round the corner!
- 60' From the resulting corner Vidic rises to thump a header goalwards! Helton again makes a great save!
- 59' Oooh! Rooney tries to chip Helton from 25 yards out! Great effort but the Porto keeper is equal to it!
- 51' Oooh! Park lets fly with a cracking strike from 25 yards! Helton gets behind it well and even though he fumbles slightly, he makes the save.
- 39' Nothing comes of the corner, but United come forward again soon after... Carrick plays a cross into the box... Scholes gets there with a header but it doesn't trouble Helton...
- 30' O'Shea now makes an error, allowing Hulk to let off a shot! It bounces wide of the upright, with Van der Sar scrambling to reach it!
- 28' And from the corner, Porto once again bring Van der Sar into action! Rodriguez it is, who fires a header goalwards!
- 27' Oooh! Another Porto shot from distance troubles Van der Sar! This time it's Meireles who fires on target! Corner to Porto!
- 19' And then Lisandro Lopez very nearly gets a touch on a clipped ball through! Another chance goes begging... but what's going on with United's defence?
- 18' Oooh! Rodriguez gets his head to a Lucho cross! Straight at Van der Sar! What a chance!
- 16' GOAL! ROONEY LEVELS FOR UNITED! It stems from a terrible back pass from Bruno Alves, who doesn't bother looking when playing it back to Helton... Rooney telegraphs his intentions, runs onto it and clips the ball over the Porto keeper! 1-1 now!
- 14' Oooh! Ronaldo leaps to fire a header goalwards from O'Shea's cross! And only a fine save by Helton keeps the scores level!
- 6' Lisandro Lopez now brings a save out of Van der Sar! It's a well-struck effort which forces the United keeper to make a save, low down to his left.
- 4' GOAL! PORTO TAKE THE LEAD AFTER JUST FOUR MINUTES! INCREDIBLE! United clear the corner, but Ronaldo gives it away allowing Porto to come again... Evans fluffs a clearance straight to Gonzalez who lets off a brilliant curler which beats Van der Sar and nestles in the far corner! 1-0!
- 3' Oooh! What an effort from Hulk! He unleashes a superb strike on goal from 25 yards out which Van der Sar is forced to tip over for a corner! Early warning signs for the current holders...
- - Manchester United welcome Porto to Old Trafford for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.
Live Team Line-Up
- Referee: Konrad Plautz
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Manchester UnitedManager: Alex Ferguson
Captain: Edwin van der Sar
Starting line-up
- E. van der Sar
- J. O'Shea
- J. Evans
- N. Vidic
- P. Evra
- M. Carrick
- D. Fletcher
- P. Scholes
- C. Ronaldo
- J. Park
- W. Rooney
Subs
- G. Neville
72′ - R. Giggs 59′
- C. Tevez 72′
- B. Foster
- .. Nani
- R. Eckersley
- F. Macheda
Injured
- R. Ferdinand
- O. Hargreaves
- W. Brown
- D. Berbatov
- R. Da Silva
Suspended
None
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PortoManager: Jesualdo Ferreira
Captain: . Lucho Gonzalez
Starting line-up
- H. da Silva
- C. Sapunaru
- -. Rolando
- B. Alves
- I. Cissokho
- F. Fernando
- .. Lucho Gonzalez
- R. Meireles
- L. Lopez
- C. Rodriguez
- G. Hulk
Subs
- H. Nuno
- E. Farias
- .. Mariano Gonzalez 80′
- T. Sektioui
- M. Stepanov
- A. Madrid
- T. Costa 80′
Injured
None
Suspended
None
- H. da Silva
chris from uganda,funn for man united.Man united should win porto to defend the title.
manu you can win if you want
wen hate norvern @#$%
man u should av won easily, that shows how @#$% they are
Viva porto viva latino america!
man united no primeir leg,no champions leaguesand no FAcup only carling cup cos it will all go to arsenal and chealse
well done porto man u are rubbish
Jesus, Ronaldo was one of the worst most useless players on the pitch yesterday.
ahh Porto yu beauts!! :) out yu go united :)
MAN U can win a way.
it's not over yet.........even it is hard 2 accepted e result but stil manchester united is hard 2 beat in 2nd round while thy play in portugal.................so go manchester............u r e best..........
go on porto . baet man u in portugal then ill laugh. liverpool all de way
gonzaga_pedro, are you sure you are not inside my head?
I subscribe everything you wrote.Let me tell you this: I have a Porto fan since I was pratically a baby, even if living in Lisbon, because very early on I found out that my father had played for Porto and had been twice champion with Porto, around 10 years before.
My love for Porto grew and grew...
Around five years ago I became a big Man Utd fan.
Last year I was estactic for the CL win.They are a GREAT team and the Premier League is the best national championship in the world by far.
But yesterday, I realised that nothing compares to the love I have for my Porto, because it was if Man Utd was like any other team, it simply didn´t matter anything to me.
My love for Porto is huge, but my pride even bigger!
the porto players seemed to be playing for a manchester united career maybe the utd players should be doing the same thing
MAN UTD IZ @#$%. THY SHOWED IT 2DAII @#$% ON PORTO!!!!
Great game of Porto.But this match showed the terrible "MU Ronaldo-dependency".For MU everything is ok when Ronaldo is ok too.However I think the second-leg match will be totally different and MU can recover its form and make a surprise to Porto.
sorry guys were just not good enough at the moment to win anything somethings just not right at united at the minute
sapunaru played very well ... normal is Romanian: P is very good. Ronaldo has not only been about 3-4 times of it: D;)
THEY WILL PULL TOGETHER AND GO THROUGH NEXT WEEK. GOT TO BE 442 FORMATION WITH TEVEZ ROONEY UP FRONT.
man u were really lucky..the first goal porto conceded was a joke.same wit the first goal villa gave away wit milner back pass..another joke....come on porto..man u showed thier not as good as they think:}
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