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I wanted to see how the FC Porto vs. Manchester United match went down because I’m a big football nut, so I grabbed my notebook and set up in my living room this morning. Turned on the TV around noon, tuned in to the game live, and just watched it all the way through without any distractions.
Started off with pre-match prep by boiling some coffee and flipping through my old match notes to remember key players. When the game kicked off, I jotted down real-time observations – stuff like who was passing well, who made big saves or misses. For Porto, I saw their keeper Diogo Costa pulling off some crazy stops early on, so I scribbled that in all caps. Then for United, Bruno Fernandes kept losing the ball a bunch, which made me groan cause I thought he’d do better.
Kept my eyes glued throughout the first half, pausing only to refill my mug. Second half got wilder with Porto scoring twice, so I marked up players who stepped up big. Focused on things like work rate, key tackles, or if someone flubbed easy chances. Used simple scores out of ten in my notes, based on what felt fair from the action.
After the final whistle, I sat down at my desk and tallied up all the marks. Here’s who I thought really shone:
Standout stars from FC Porto:
- Diogo Costa (Goalkeeper): Guy was a wall, made four saves that saved Porto’s skin.
- Mehdi Taremi (Striker): Scored a brace and ran non-stop, looked like a beast.
Standout stars from Manchester United:
- Lisandro Martínez (Defender): Solid tackles all game, stopped Porto from scoring more.
- Marcus Rashford (Forward): Bagged a goal and pressed hard, even though others sucked.
Wrapped it up by thinking back to my old days playing in the local league – reminded me why ratings can be hit or miss, depending on how tired you get watching. Overall, it was a fun way to kill an afternoon, and Porto totally deserved the win. Might do this again for the next big fixture.