Match Report
| FC Porto | FC Porto |  |  | C.F. Estrela da Amadora | C.F. Estrela da Amadora | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Gomes | S. Gomes |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 63 | | Paulo Andrade | P. Andrade | |||||||||
| Youri Kanchelskis | Y. Kanchelskis |  | 78 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Alexandre Marques | A. Marques | |||||||||
| Dmitri Netto | D. Netto | | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Alexandre Jardim | A. Jardim | |||||||||
| Nicolas Prieto | N. Prieto |  | 69 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Manuel Campos | M. Campos | |||||||||
| Joseph-Desire Job | J. Job |  | 66 | D | | 5 | | M | 68 | | Rodrigo Oliveira | R. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Muzzy Özalan | M. Özalan |  | 77 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Paulo Barros | P. Barros | |||||||||
| Andriy Demyanchuk | A. Demyanchuk |  | 70 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 |  | Del Myers | D. Myers | |||||||||
| Artur Faria | A. Faria | | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Edgar Pinto | E. Pinto | |||||||||
| Rafael Postiga | R. Postiga | | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 74 |  | Marcello Viera | M. Viera | |||||||||
| Paulo Oliveira | P. Oliveira | | 72 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | David Barbosa | D. Barbosa | |||||||||
| Christoph Konsel | C. Konsel |  | 72 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Lee Bloomer | L. Bloomer | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estádio do Dragão where FC Porto play host to C.F. Estrela da Amadora. A crowd of 16,920 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
FC Porto are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while C.F. Estrela da Amadora appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
FC Porto are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while C.F. Estrela da Amadora appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0C.F. Estrela da Amadora get the match underway!
6.31
0-1Paulo Barros sees space and advances. Paulo Barros lofts in a cross ball towards David Barbosa. David Barbosa connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
16.33
0-1Paulo Barros flicks the ball to his team mate, David Barbosa. David Barbosa shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
18.55
0-1Muzzy Özalan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paulo Oliveira. Paulo Oliveira shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Paulo Andrade easily smothers it!
20.00
0-1Del Myers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcello Viera. Marcello Viera knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Samuel Gomes who gathers it comfortably.
21.29
0-1C.F. Estrela da Amadora are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate FC Porto's defence.
22.29
Youri Kanchelskis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Artur Faria. Artur Faria chips the ball to his team mate, Christoph Konsel. Christoph Konsel plays a perfect one-two with Paulo Oliveira and rushes in on goal... Christoph Konsel shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's there!! Paulo Andrade has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
27.10
Andriy Demyanchuk chips the ball to his team mate, Paulo Oliveira. Paulo Oliveira makes a probing pass to Rafael Postiga. Rafael Postiga makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Paulo Andrade!
30.28
Muzzy Özalan kicks a strong pass forward to Christoph Konsel. Christoph Konsel controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.13
1-1Lee Bloomer barges into Joseph-Desire Job. Lee Bloomer is given a warning by the referee! Joseph-Desire Job stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.33
Del Myers knocks the ball forward to Lee Bloomer. Lee Bloomer lofts in a cross ball towards David Barbosa. David Barbosa powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
42.45
Paulo Barros knocks the ball forward to Lee Bloomer. Lee Bloomer whips in a cross ball towards Marcello Viera. Marcello Viera connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Marcello Viera scores for C.F. Estrela da Amadora!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and FC Porto kick off!
48.35
1-3Marcello Viera catches Joseph-Desire Job on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Joseph-Desire Job hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.19
Manuel Campos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Del Myers. Del Myers threads the ball through to Marcello Viera. Marcello Viera whips in a cross ball towards Lee Bloomer. Lee Bloomer powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
54.10
Youri Kanchelskis chips the ball to his team mate, Muzzy Özalan. Muzzy Özalan makes a probing pass to Rafael Postiga. Rafael Postiga lofts in a cross ball towards Christoph Konsel. Christoph Konsel flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
55.32
Manuel Campos decides to run forward with the ball. Manuel Campos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcello Viera. Marcello Viera knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dmitri Netto.
59.17
1-3Andriy Demyanchuk kicks a strong pass forward to Rafael Postiga. Rafael Postiga makes a probing pass to Christoph Konsel but he's offside!
61.30
1-3Marcello Viera clumsily knocks into Nicolas Prieto. Marcello Viera is warned by the referee! Nicolas Prieto grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
65.06
Artur Faria passes the ball forward to Rafael Postiga. Rafael Postiga makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paulo Oliveira but he's offside!
66.43
Artur Faria makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rafael Postiga. Rafael Postiga lofts in a cross ball towards Christoph Konsel. Christoph Konsel flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.26
Muzzy Özalan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paulo Oliveira. Paulo Oliveira lofts in a cross ball towards Christoph Konsel. Christoph Konsel is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Paulo Andrade easily picks it out of the air!
73.33
Andriy Demyanchuk barges into Del Myers. The referee calls over Andriy Demyanchuk and warns him to calm down! Del Myers carries on, but is struggling a bit.
81.32
Dmitri Netto kicks a strong pass forward to Andriy Demyanchuk. Andriy Demyanchuk passes the ball forward to Rafael Postiga. Rafael Postiga controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paulo Oliveira. Paulo Oliveira tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
83.25
Rodrigo Oliveira passes the ball forward to Marcello Viera. Marcello Viera knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Youri Kanchelskis.
84.22
Joseph-Desire Job threads the ball through to Muzzy Özalan. Muzzy Özalan kicks a strong pass forward to Christoph Konsel. Christoph Konsel shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Paulo Andrade easily smothers it!
89.21
Paulo Barros knocks the ball to his team mate, Lee Bloomer. Lee Bloomer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.9%
47.1%
Play Area
30.9%
44.1%
25%
Scorers
| Christoph Konsel 22 | David Barbosa 6, 39 Marcello Viera 42 |