Match Report
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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 Leça Futebol Clube. A crowd of 19,475 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
FC Porto are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Leça Futebol Clube appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
FC Porto are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Leça Futebol Clube appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Leça Futebol Clube kick off the first half!
6.52
0-0Muzzy Özalan takes it forward alone. Muzzy Özalan whips in a cross ball towards Christoph Konsel. Christoph Konsel is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Kristján Björgvinsson!
9.34
0-1Michael Foulon makes a beautiful solo run. Michael Foulon knocks in a cross ball towards Tatsuya Miyazaki. Tatsuya Miyazaki directs the ball goalwards with his head. Samuel Gomes is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
12.01
Arno Winkler sees a break and surges forward. Arno Winkler knocks in a cross ball towards Tatsuya Miyazaki. Tatsuya Miyazaki flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
16.35
0-2Youri Kanchelskis sees space and advances. Youri Kanchelskis chips the ball to his team mate, Christoph Konsel. Christoph Konsel goes all the way! Christoph Konsel rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
21.42
0-2Armando Lowry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cesar Campos. Cesar Campos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.11
0-2Paulo Oliveira barges into Edgar Andrade. Paulo Oliveira is warned by the referee! Edgar Andrade runs off the knock.
24.31
Artur Faria knocks 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. Christoph Konsel scores for FC Porto!!
28.58
Michael Foulon knocks the ball forward to Cesar Campos. Cesar Campos lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio King. Antonio King connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
30.59
Dmitri Netto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Artur Faria. Artur Faria makes a probing pass to Rafael Postiga. Rafael Postiga chips the ball to his team mate, Christoph Konsel. Christoph Konsel shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
33.00
1-2Leça Futebol Clube are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
38.18
Paolo Cope chips the ball to his team mate, Andriy Demyanchuk. Andriy Demyanchuk deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Postiga. Rafael Postiga shoots from long range but Kristján Björgvinsson is on top of it.
42.20
Muzzy Özalan makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paulo Oliveira. Paulo Oliveira goes all the way! Paulo Oliveira shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.13
Alje de Haan hacks Paulo Oliveira from behind! Alje de Haan is warned by the referee! Paulo Oliveira runs off the knock.
45.00
Edgar Andrade threads the ball through to Armando Lowry. Armando Lowry knocks the ball forward to Cesar Campos. Cesar Campos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and FC Porto get the second half underway!
53.02
Muzzy Özalan makes a simple pass to Christoph Konsel. Christoph Konsel flicks the ball to his team mate, Paulo Oliveira. Paulo Oliveira tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
55.53
Nicolas Prieto surges forward with the ball. Nicolas Prieto kicks a strong pass forward to Rafael Postiga. Rafael Postiga plays a perfect one-two with Christoph Konsel and rushes in on goal... Rafael Postiga cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Kristján Björgvinsson!
60.55
1-2Armando Lowry barges into Muzzy Özalan. The referee calls over Armando Lowry and shows him a yellow card! Muzzy Özalan stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.20
Artur Faria makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Christoph Konsel. Christoph Konsel flicks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Postiga. Rafael Postiga makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Kristján Björgvinsson manages to gather it comfortably.
67.55
Tonci Boksic makes a simple pass to Armando Lowry. Armando Lowry threads the ball through to Cesar Campos. Cesar Campos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.13
1-2Artur Faria makes a probing pass to Rafael Postiga. Rafael Postiga deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paulo Oliveira but the linesman indicates offside!
77.14
Artur Faria passes the ball forward to Paulo Oliveira. Paulo Oliveira shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Kristján Björgvinsson.
78.52
Michael Foulon controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Antonio King. Antonio King knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicolas Prieto.
79.42
Arno Winkler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cesar Campos. Cesar Campos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dmitri Netto.
81.17
Muzzy Özalan knocks the ball forward to Christoph Konsel. Christoph Konsel knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kristján Björgvinsson who gathers it comfortably.
83.26
Michael Foulon makes a beautiful solo run. Michael Foulon knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Samuel Gomes who gathers it comfortably.
85.51
Paolo Cope deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Artur Faria. Artur Faria passes the ball forward to Christoph Konsel. Christoph Konsel tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
87.05
Scott Wilson makes a probing pass to Tatsuya Miyazaki. Tatsuya Miyazaki knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Samuel Gomes who gathers it comfortably.
89.01
Armando Lowry threads the ball through to Tatsuya Miyazaki. Tatsuya Miyazaki sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
27.9%
45.3%
26.7%
Scorers
| Christoph Konsel 24 | Tatsuya Miyazaki 9, 12 |