Match Report
| FC Porto | FC Porto |  |  | Varzim | Varzim | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Gomes | S. Gomes |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 | | Alberto Ramos | A. Ramos | |||||||||
| Youri Kanchelskis | Y. Kanchelskis |  | 78 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 78 | | Francisco Lopes | F. Lopes | |||||||||
| Paolo Cope | P. Cope |  | 74 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 |  | Guglielmo Cesari | G. Cesari | |||||||||
| Dmitri Netto | D. Netto | | 71 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 | | Edgar Campos | E. Campos | |||||||||
| Nicolas Prieto | N. Prieto |  | 69 | D | | 5 | | D | 58 | | Darius Insley | D. Insley | |||||||||
| Muzzy Özalan | M. Özalan |  | 77 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 | | Bruno Nascimento | B. Nascimento | |||||||||
| Andriy Demyanchuk | A. Demyanchuk |  | 70 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Andre Martins | A. Martins | |||||||||
| Artur Faria | A. Faria | | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Dennis Guppy | D. Guppy | |||||||||
| Rafael Postiga | R. Postiga | | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 78 | | Andre Moreira | A. Moreira | |||||||||
| Paulo Oliveira | P. Oliveira | | 72 | A | | 10 | | A | 76 | | Harvey Newton | H. Newton | |||||||||
| Christoph Konsel | C. Konsel |  | 72 | A | | 11 | | A | 70 | | Frederico Tavares | F. Tavares | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Estádio do Dragão where FC Porto play host to Varzim. A crowd of 20,140 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both FC Porto and Varzim are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both FC Porto and Varzim are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Varzim kick off!
2.30
0-0Artur Faria deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Christoph Konsel. Christoph Konsel lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Postiga. Rafael Postiga flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
3.37
0-0Dmitri Netto chips the ball to his team mate, Artur Faria. Artur Faria makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Christoph Konsel. Christoph Konsel goes all the way! Christoph Konsel shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
4.30
Darius Insley kicks a strong pass forward to Dennis Guppy. Dennis Guppy threads the ball through to Frederico Tavares. Frederico Tavares plays a perfect one-two with Harvey Newton and rushes in on goal... Frederico Tavares takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Samuel Gomes.
8.18
0-1Dennis Guppy passes the ball forward to Andre Moreira. Andre Moreira knocks in a cross ball towards Frederico Tavares. Frederico Tavares heads the ball goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
12.09
0-1Bruno Nascimento threads the ball through to Harvey Newton. Harvey Newton knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dmitri Netto.
16.44
Andriy Demyanchuk knocks the ball forward to Paulo Oliveira. Paulo Oliveira shoots from 25 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
22.26
1-1Bruno Nascimento catches Artur Faria on the ankles. Bruno Nascimento is given a warning by the referee! Artur Faria carries on, but is struggling a bit.
28.32
Andre Martins flicks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Tavares. Frederico Tavares lofts in a cross ball towards Harvey Newton. Harvey Newton is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
39.54
Andre Martins advances with the ball. Andre Martins chips the ball to his team mate, Frederico Tavares. Frederico Tavares shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
FC Porto kick off and get the second half underway!
48.39
Francisco Lopes makes a beautiful solo run. Francisco Lopes chips the ball to his team mate, Andre Moreira. Andre Moreira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Youri Kanchelskis.
49.32
1-2Paulo Oliveira barges into Francisco Lopes. Paulo Oliveira is warned by the referee! Francisco Lopes runs off the knock.
55.46
Edgar Campos knocks the ball forward to Dennis Guppy. Dennis Guppy decides to run forward with the ball. Dennis Guppy goes all the way! Dennis Guppy shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.56
Andre Martins controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Harvey Newton. Harvey Newton sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Samuel Gomes.
63.33
1-3Guglielmo Cesari chips the ball to his team mate, Dennis Guppy. Dennis Guppy knocks the ball to his team mate, Andre Moreira. Andre Moreira kicks a strong pass forward to Frederico Tavares but the referee indicates it's offside!
65.18
Christoph Konsel barges into Francisco Lopes. Christoph Konsel is shown the yellow card! Francisco Lopes carries on, but is struggling a bit.
71.03
Christoph Konsel clumsily knocks into Francisco Lopes. Christoph Konsel is warned by the referee! Francisco Lopes is really getting knocked about but he carries on with a struggle.
72.53
Edgar Campos makes a probing pass to Dennis Guppy. Dennis Guppy makes a beautiful solo run. Dennis Guppy plays a perfect one-two with Frederico Tavares and rushes in on goal... Dennis Guppy makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Samuel Gomes has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
75.44
Guglielmo Cesari knocks the ball forward to Bruno Nascimento. Bruno Nascimento kicks a strong pass forward to Harvey Newton. Harvey Newton goes all the way! Harvey Newton makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
83.10
Guglielmo Cesari knocks the ball forward to Andre Martins. Andre Martins makes a simple pass to Frederico Tavares. Frederico Tavares plays a perfect one-two with Harvey Newton and rushes in on goal... Frederico Tavares tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
89.24
Paolo Cope powers a long ball forward. Rafael Postiga plays a perfect one-two with Paulo Oliveira and rushes in on goal... Rafael Postiga cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
5
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
36.1%
63.9%
Play Area
30.6%
38.9%
30.6%
Scorers
| Paulo Oliveira 16 Rafael Postiga 89 | Frederico Tavares 8, 40, 83 Dennis Guppy 55, 73 |