Porto – Chelsea 1-1…
Friday, 23 February 07, 01:02 AM
This is not the 1st time the “Special One” comes back to Portugal, but the attention (or should I say tension?) reserved to him this time is higher than in 1994. He’s coming back as a winner.
The pub we chose to see the game is empty when we arrive, so I secretly still hope we can convince the owner to watch Inter - Valencia. But no way, he’s a Porto fan, one of the few ones in this Benfica-area.
Fortunately Gabriele promised me to keep me updated during the game.
Right from the beginning, the game seems to be interesting, with very fast counter-attacks, both teams are playing to win and the first ten minutes are restless.
Anyway I can't help thinking about the Inter game and hoping my mobile is ringing with good news.
Terry suffers an injury at the 8th minute and rapidly asks for the change, Porto plays with an advantage in the front and presses Chelsea in their penalty box. Raul Meireles volleys the ball towards the goal, it hits Lampard's knee and passes Petr Cech’s arm. The 1 - 0 freezes the Blues, while Mourinho is on fire swearing in all the languages he can speak, and rapidly sends Robben into the pitch.
I jump on my chair as my mobile rings. Text message 1: Ibra hits the post...
The game is fast, as Chelsea's draw. Robben plays in Shevchenko for a nice finish into the goalkeeper's left corner. Mourinho is now celebrating and I can already see the titles of the Portuguese newspapers tomorrow, focusing on his enthusiasm.
1 -1 after 18 minutes here, what is Inter waiting for to score?
The game goes one, with thrilling plays on one side and the other, somehow Porto seems closer to the second goal, while Chelsea is locked in the midfield.
Text message 2: Cambiasoooo 1 – 0.
The first half ends in a draw with Quaresma almost scoring twice, but Cech first and the bar then oppose to two tremendous finishes.
I think Inter should now close the practice with a second goal.
The second half has a smoother start, the two teams are not so fast now and close to the 50th, Chelsea seems to have started to play for the draw.
In the meantime I'm waiting for the 2 – 0 notice, but text message 4 incredibly says: Villa scores on free kick.
At the 70th minute Chelsea starts to attack again, almost scoring again with Drogba from just outside the box and Drogba again after a terrific Shevchenko move.
I slowly pick the phone, fearing the second Valencia goal. Text message 5: Maicon!! 2 - 1.
The game is practically over, Porto seemed to control more the first half and Chelsea, even defending most of the time, were closer to the goal. At the very end of the game, there is still time for Porto to show some good football.
At San Siro, there is still time for Valencia to draw, as text message 6 tells me.
My highlights:
Makelele's performance was quite disappointing, especially in the first half making a few defensive mistakes.
Quaresma was the main reference for Porto showing some quality football; he abused the fans patience in the second half falling to ground under the slightest contact.
The pub we chose to see the game is empty when we arrive, so I secretly still hope we can convince the owner to watch Inter - Valencia. But no way, he’s a Porto fan, one of the few ones in this Benfica-area.
Fortunately Gabriele promised me to keep me updated during the game.
Right from the beginning, the game seems to be interesting, with very fast counter-attacks, both teams are playing to win and the first ten minutes are restless.
Anyway I can't help thinking about the Inter game and hoping my mobile is ringing with good news.
Terry suffers an injury at the 8th minute and rapidly asks for the change, Porto plays with an advantage in the front and presses Chelsea in their penalty box. Raul Meireles volleys the ball towards the goal, it hits Lampard's knee and passes Petr Cech’s arm. The 1 - 0 freezes the Blues, while Mourinho is on fire swearing in all the languages he can speak, and rapidly sends Robben into the pitch.
I jump on my chair as my mobile rings. Text message 1: Ibra hits the post...
The game is fast, as Chelsea's draw. Robben plays in Shevchenko for a nice finish into the goalkeeper's left corner. Mourinho is now celebrating and I can already see the titles of the Portuguese newspapers tomorrow, focusing on his enthusiasm.
1 -1 after 18 minutes here, what is Inter waiting for to score?
The game goes one, with thrilling plays on one side and the other, somehow Porto seems closer to the second goal, while Chelsea is locked in the midfield.
Text message 2: Cambiasoooo 1 – 0.
The first half ends in a draw with Quaresma almost scoring twice, but Cech first and the bar then oppose to two tremendous finishes.
I think Inter should now close the practice with a second goal.
The second half has a smoother start, the two teams are not so fast now and close to the 50th, Chelsea seems to have started to play for the draw.
In the meantime I'm waiting for the 2 – 0 notice, but text message 4 incredibly says: Villa scores on free kick.
At the 70th minute Chelsea starts to attack again, almost scoring again with Drogba from just outside the box and Drogba again after a terrific Shevchenko move.
I slowly pick the phone, fearing the second Valencia goal. Text message 5: Maicon!! 2 - 1.
The game is practically over, Porto seemed to control more the first half and Chelsea, even defending most of the time, were closer to the goal. At the very end of the game, there is still time for Porto to show some good football.
At San Siro, there is still time for Valencia to draw, as text message 6 tells me.
My highlights:
Makelele's performance was quite disappointing, especially in the first half making a few defensive mistakes.
Quaresma was the main reference for Porto showing some quality football; he abused the fans patience in the second half falling to ground under the slightest contact.
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oh.. haha. i didn't realise it was you who was texting her. i was checking on the scores while watching barca-pool and kept thinking of your reaction.
canizares was having a nightmare game to begin with.
ibrahimovic's effort was amazing (the one canizares saved that cambiasso scored from).
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SM, thanks a lot, I hope people will enjoy reading my piece as I enjoyed writing it... anyway I'm also a Liverpool fan and I almost jumped on the table for the 1 - 2...
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that's a great piece Viz... two games at once.
i missed all the inter-valencia goals except for cambiasso's. wanted to see villa's, for me he's the top striker in europe at the moment.
villa's goal was great, though Julio Cesar in my opinion placed badly the wall...SM, imagine me suffering for the game and at the same time sending to Viz all those text messages :)