Manchester United vs FC Porto, 2003/04 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16

· 2nd Leg - FC Porto win 3-2 on aggregate

Manchester United

32': Paul Scholes

FT
1 - 1
2nd Leg - FC Porto win 3-2 on aggregate

FC Porto

90': Costinha

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Manchester United are hosting FC Porto at Old Trafford, Manchester, England, starting on . The match is a part of the UEFA Champions League.

Match Timeline

0': Can Fergie's boys, without suspended skipper Roy Keane, overturn a 2-1 deficit from the first leg? Join us for live commentary from 19.45 GMT
0': Fergie goes without Saha and Ronaldo... United team: Howard, G Neville, Brown, O'Shea, P Neville, Butt, Djemba-Djemba, Scholes, Fletcher, Giggs, van Nistelrooy. Subs: Carroll, Ronaldo, Saha, Bellion, Kleberson, Solskjaer, Forlan.
0': FC Porto: Vitor Baia, Paulo Ferreira, Jorge Costa, Ricardo Carvalho, Nuno Valente, Alenitchev, Costinha, Maniche, Deco, Carlos Alberto, McCarthy. Subs: Nuno, Pedro Emanuel, Ricardo Costa, Jankauskas, Bosingwa, Ricardo Fernandes, Bruno Moraes.
0': A rapturous welcome for United as the teams emerge at Old Trafford. A rather new-look Reds line-up, but only one change for the UEFA Cup holders, who include Costinha in place of the injured Pedro Mendes
0': Porto, 2-1 ahead from the first leg, kick off
1': Scrappy opening as both Gary Neville and Carlos Alberto give the ball away... and a predictable greeting for Porto keeper Baia as he gets his first touch
2': Phil Neville's cross from the right is just too high for Butt at the edge of the area. United build again but Giggs is offside
3': Neville again launches long towards Giggs but the Welshman is outjumped by two defenders. United win a freekick on the left...
4': Giggs looks far post for Fletcher but Paulo Ferreira is there first
5': A busier start by the home side, as expected
5': Phil Neville is in too strongly on Carlos Alberto out wide. Porto go long with their freekick from deep but Djemba-Djemba outmuscles Deco to win the ball
6': United pressing very hard on their opponents, forcing Costa to concede a throw. Van Nistelrooy makes his first run into the box, tumbling under the Porto skipper's challenge. Nothing going other than a corner
7': Giggs wins a second corner but keeper Baia is up to collect Fletcher's delivery from the left
8': Carvalho clears under pressure from Van Nistelrooy after Giggs' flick-on
9': Now the Dutchman does latch on to a Giggs header and his quick footednes wins a freekick from Ferreira, just to the left of the Porto box...
10': Tapped to Scholes who hammers a low drive well wide of the near post
13': Butt crashes in on Ferreira in midfield after Giggs loses out on a trademark zip down the left flank. Porto build from the freekick but fullback Nuno Valente miscontrols as he escapes down the Porto left. Goal kick
14': That was the first hint of threat from the visitors.. Meanwhile Van Nistelrooy goes down under the high-booted challenge of Carvalho, who clears the resultant freekick from the edge of the Porto box
15': So stil no clearcut chances forced by the Premiership champions as they bid to overturn that 2-1 deficit
16': Phil Neville chops down Carlos Alberto. It's a yellow card and the home crowd aren't impressed. No question it was a foul though...
17': Porto work the freekick around before Maniche overhits in search of Alenitchev on the far right.
18': Brown is strong to beat McCarthy to the high ball, but Porto - enjoying more and more possession - press on. This time Alberto goes down very easily under Fletcher's challenge
19': More possession for the visitors before Phil Neville cuts the ball back to Howard for the clearance
20': First real burst from Giggs down the left but his low driven cross is out of van Nistelrooy's reach. Baia scoops it up
21': Van Nistelrooy goes down under Costinha's late challenge, but play on as Giggs picks it up on the left. A driven cross from the byline which forces a corner. Ref Ivanov catches up with Costinha though and it's a yellow card
22': Fletcher aims far post but Baia is up to collect again...
23': Alberto wins another freekick to the chagrin of Old Trafford, but Costinha's howler of a backpass allows van Nistelrooy to hare towards goal. But the Dutchman's touch lets him down under pressure and Baia is out bravely to collect as his feet
25': Increasingly hectic as United and their support look to up the tempo, but not much quality from the home team yet. Giggs fails to control Phil Neville's throw - goalkick
28': First effort by McCarthy after good work by Deco. Howard gathers well though
29': Costinha stoops to clear after O'Shea's run and cross from the left. Porto break and Alberto, star or villain of the first half depending on your viewpoint, wins another freekick on the left. McCarthy is then offside though
30': 1-0 United!
31': Giggs and O'Shea combine down the left before the Irishman cuts it back for Scholes to head past Baia from the near post
32': Out of the blue, that was a real bit of quality passing and movement from the home side and a superb finish to match. 2-2 on aggregate and United have the upper hand for now
33': More delight for the home support as Costa pulls him with what looks like a hamstring injury. Ref Ivanov ushers him off as United wait for their throw-in
35': Mourinho ready to bring on a replacement but United, a man up, sense blood. Giggs cuts in to strike but Baia can gather comfortably
36': And captain Costa cannot continue. On comes Emanuel
37': Maniche fires high over after a brilliant Howard save from Carlos Alberto following Djemba-Djemba's horrible sliced clearance
39': Now Alberto is loose on goal again but goes for the dive as Brown moves in for the tackle. Referee wasn't going to be fooled by that
41': Fletcher brings down Valente to bring an end to renewed United pressure
43': Carvalho heads clear as Giggs looks for Van Nistelrooy with a flick-on
44': Gary Neville clears after good work from Porto down the right flank
45': Dangerous ball from deep hit by Emanuel evades Borwn and Gary Neville in central defence but McCarthy is offside
45': Porto fail to scaramble clear as Van Nistelrooy bears down. Scholes rams in the ricochet at point-blank range - but the flag is up
45': A look at the replay and that was in no way offside... Porto go up the other end where Giggs has to block bravely from Deco
45': And that's it for the half. A scrappy, niggly half of very little quality. But the quality moment there was has put the English champions in the driving seat. 1-0 at the break, 2-2 on aggregate with United holding the away goal advantage
46': United have Saha on for the injured Djemba-Djemba as they restart
47': Scholes drops back into a deeper midfield position but it's Porto who make the early running, Howard having to palm clear under pressure
49': Now Carlos Alberto has a swipe at goal but fails to connent and Howard can watch it roll well wide
50': Saha's first contribution is a high-footed challenge on Ferreira that brings a freekick
52': Now the Frenchman drops deep to make a more positive impact, feeding Scholes. Phil Neville overlaps but his cross is easy meat for the Porto defence
53': Giggs hooks clear after Brown is first to meet Valente's cross from the left
55': Van Nistelrooy is offside as Fletcher lofts the ball into the box after concerted United pressure down the right flank, featuring Saha and Phil Neville
56': Butt does well to block Alenitchev's drive after McCarthy's lay-off at the edge of the United box. Porto gaining slightly in terms of possession and confidence
57': Saha offside now as Fletcher aims long
58': O'Shea is in to rob Deco out wide but he then is forced to concede a throw. United rather sitting back and chasing the ball for the moment
59': Giggs looks for Van Nistelrooy but the flag is up again
60': Scholes in too hard on Carvalho and it's a yellow card. He's out of United's next match
61': A hint of studs-up and Scholes pays an all-too familiar price. Meanwhile Jankauskas replaces Alberto in an inexplicable Porto switch
62': Meanwhile Ferreira has to head behind after Phil Neville's cross from the byline goes just beyond van Nistelrooy.
63': Baia gets a hand to Giggs' delivery and Carvalho is there to hook the ball clear
64': Emanuel drags Saha down and then does the same to Van Nistelrooy. Freekick wide on the left but Carvalho is the man to clear again from Giggs
66': Van Nistelrooy and Saha go for the same header and Baia can pick up the loose ball
67': Gary Neville clears after Jankauskas just fails to reach a dangerous looking cross from Valente, wide on the Porto left
68': Van Nistelrooy's effort is blocked after Scholes and Giggs work the ball into the box following good work from Fletcher. United's best chance this half
69': Porto break and Alenitchev is wasteful in driving over the bar from the edge of the box
71': Brown nods the ball away from danger as McCarthy looks to seize on Jankauskas' flick-on
72': Carvalho blocks Saha's long-range effort after Scholes feeds Butt. The French striker was eyeing the top corner then.
73': Meanwhile, looks like Ronaldo is set to take the field
74': Maniche catches Scholes late - studs up and that's a yellow card. Here comes Ronaldo, on for the tiring Fletcher. Not your stereotypical defensive substitution, but one that Old Trafford greets with considerable approval
75': Ferreira intercepts Scholes' long, driven ball for van Nistelrooy
77': Carvalho barges into the back of Saha. Freekick United, but Ronaldo loses out on the flank as Scholes spreads play
78': Saha battling hard up front before van Nistelrooy is robbed by Emanuel. Long ball goes towards Jankauskas but Howard leaps to collect
79': Ronaldo goes down in a heap as he attempts to round Valente. Referee unimpressed though and play continues until Porto roll it out of play with the new arrival on the floor
80': On comes Fernandes for Alenitchev meanwhile
81': Jankauskas fouls Brown in the box as Deco curls in a dangerous ball
83': Ronaldo can't continue - seems to be a thigh problem - so on comes Solskjaer
84': The Norwegian favourite is immediately called into action to clear away from McCarthy
85': United doggedly clawing their way to an away-gaols win here... Five minutes plus stoppages
86': McCarthy climbs all over O'Shea in the United box. Freekick. United break but Baia can gather Giggs' cross
87': Now Gary Neville hoofs clear. Porto launching ball after ball towards Howard's penalty area but the United rearguard doing its job for now
88': Giggs blocks Ferreira's cross from the right but Porto build again, only for Howard to claim
89': Phil Neville furious with the referee as Jankauskas wins a freekick, backing into the defender. 25 yards out
90': Howard parries McCarthy's effort and Costinha is there to ram the leveller into the net. 1-1!
91': Catastrophic for United, now 3-2 down on aggregate
92': Into the second of three added minutes. Valente has to scramble the ball off the line as Van Nistelrooy scuffs at goal
92': Giggs' corner is headed clear. Porto all hands to the pump
93': McCarthy is offside - he kicks the ball away and gets a yellow card for his trouble
93': No help to United who lump it forward again. Solskjaer nods forward but Scholes can't latch onto it
93': Van Nistelrooy tries to hold it up and turn for the shot but Ferreira hoofs away
93': That's it. United crash out to that last-minute goal
93': The Reds will be bemoaning their misfortune. The freekick decision was marginal - shades of Teddy Sheringham for England against Greece in 2001 - but the offside decision that denied Scholes a second was dreadful. That said - would any of this happened with Keane and, lest we forget, Ferdinand in the side?

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 67,029

Line-Ups

Manchester United

No.	Name
14	Tim Howard (GK)
3	Phil Neville
2	Gary Neville
6	Wes Brown
22	John O'Shea
24	Darren Fletcher
19	Eric Djemba-Djemba
8	Nicky Butt
11	Ryan Giggs
18	Paul Scholes
10	Ruud van Nistelrooy

Manchester United Substitutes:

Roy Carroll, Cristiano Ronaldo, Jose Kleberson, Louis Saha, David Bellion, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Diego Forlán.

FC Porto

No.	Name
99	Manuel Vitor Baia (GK)
22	Paulo Ferreira
2	Paulo Jorge Costa
4	Ricardo Carvalho
8	Nuno Valente
15	Dmitri Alenichev
6	Costinha
18	Maniche
10	Deco
19	de Jesus Carlos Alberto
77	Benni McCarthy

FC Porto Substitutes:

Espirito Santo Herlander Simoes Nuno, Santos Martins Silva Pedro Emanuel, Ricardo Costa, Bosingwa, Ribeiro Ricardo Fernandes, Edgaras Jankauskas, Dos Santos Bruno Moraes.

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