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by **Get Real!** » Fri Oct 28, 2011 11:49 pm

APOEL vs Porto FC

Champion’s League - Group G

Tuesday 1 November 2011, 20:45 CET, at the GSP Nicosia

Points to consider:

* APOEL has home ground advantage.

* APOEL may have some injuries for the match… Hiotis? Boa? Others?

* Porto come into this match with 8 yellow cards so any yellows in this match will automatically mean red for these 8 players if playing!

* Porto are under a lot of pressure to perform at the Champion’s League so expect a very nervous side.

Unkie’s prediction: APOEL 3 -1 Porto FC

by **kurupetos** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:13 am

Porto will probably win, but good luck to APOEL.

by **supporttheunderdog** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:23 am

Good Luck to every Cyprus team/sportsman in an International event.

by **kurupetos** » Sat Oct 29, 2011 1:11 am

supporttheunderdog wrote:Good Luck to every Cyprus team/sportsman in an International event.

Thanks.

by **Sotos** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 4:32 am

* Porto come into this match with 8 yellow cards so any yellows in this match will automatically mean red for these 8 players if playing!

That is not correct

For somebody to get a red card he either needs to get a red directly or get 2 yellow cards in the same game. Yellow cards from previous games are only relevant when deciding which players will be allowed to play. Players who complete a certain number of cards (4?) are not allowed to play in the next game of their team.

by **Get Real!** » Sun Oct 30, 2011 2:55 pm

Sotos wrote:
* Porto come into this match with 8 yellow cards so any yellows in this match will automatically mean red for these 8 players if playing!

That is not correct For somebody to get a red card he either needs to get a red directly or get 2 yellow cards in the same game. Yellow cards from previous games are only relevant when deciding which players will be allowed to play. Players who complete a certain number of cards (4?) are not allowed to play in the next game of their team.

The rules you’ve described apply in the normal league but special tournaments like the Champions League can have its own additional and/or modified rules as laid out by UEFA.

For example, for the U21 tournament they said…

http://www.uefa.com/uefa/footballfirst/ ... 37283.html

The 2011/12 Champions League Suspension Rules are also unique…

Suspension Rules for Different Stages

“In the qualifying stage, a player who receives two yellow cards in two separate matches, or four overall, is suspended for the subsequent game. If the qualifying stage ends and the punishment has not been served, it will roll over into the next phase of the competition. However, if the single yellow card has not resulted in disciplinary action during the qualifying stage, it will not follow the player into the next round. The group stage rules allow for a suspension to occur if a player receives three cautions in three different matches.”

http://www.ehow.com/list_6733143_champi ... rules.html