Match Report


FC PortoFC Porto     AlvercaAlverca
Craig ThornburrowCraig Thornburrow Computer Player Computer Player
Frank DrydenF. Dryden80
G
1
G
77Vasco OliveiraV. Oliveira
Luis ReisL. Reis79
D
2
D
67Duarte ReisD. Reis
Panagiotis PappasP. Pappas74
D
3captain
D
66Cesar SantosC. Santos
Fabricio PereyraF. Pereyra75
D
4
D
64Glynn MortensenG. Mortensen
Sieb van der WalS. van der Wal78
D
5
D
60Abdelmalek SeubeA. Seube
Rui AlmeidaR. Almeida79
M
6
M
72Frederico ReisF. Reis
Abdelkrim SinouhA. Sinouh78
M
7
M
71Marcos CrespoM. Crespo
Michael PennantM. Pennant79
A
8
M
67Francisco CastroF. Castro
Nuno MoutinhoN. Moutinho82
A
captain9
A
67Jan-Willem PfenningsJ. Pfennings
Wes HitchcockW. Hitchcock76
A
10
A
66Fabian N. ArdigòF. Ardigò
Hakan AbdullahH. Abdullah81
A
11
A
60Adam HollowayA. Holloway
 
John SounessJ. Souness78
D
12
G
74Fernando MendesF. Mendes
Ismael KayisI. Kayis81
M
13
M
65Shaun StampS. Stamp
Jose Luis DejesusJ. Dejesus82
A
14
M
64Fernando VianaF. Viana

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Estádio do Dragão where FC Porto play host to Alverca. A crowd of 19,337 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Porto are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Alverca appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Massimo Pauleta.


0.00
Alverca start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.54
Panagiotis Pappas makes a simple pass to Abdelkrim Sinouh. Abdelkrim Sinouh sees Hakan Abdullah in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hakan Abdullah lofts in a cross ball towards Wes Hitchcock. Wes Hitchcock is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Vasco Oliveira easily picks it out of the air!
4.15
Frederico Reis flicks the ball to his team mate, Fabian N. Ardigò. Fabian N. Ardigò plays a one-two with Adam Holloway and rushes in on goal... Fabian N. Ardigò makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
6.36
Cesar Santos barges into Hakan Abdullah. Cesar Santos is warned by the referee! Hakan Abdullah carries on, but is struggling a bit.
8.29
Panagiotis Pappas darts forward. Panagiotis Pappas makes a probing pass to Michael Pennant. Michael Pennant skips past Cesar Santos! Michael Pennant rockets a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
15.10
With a delightful solo run, Frederico Reis stretches the opposition's defence. Frederico Reis plays a one-two with Fabian N. Ardigò and rushes in on goal... Frederico Reis comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but Frank Dryden is on top of it.
16.09
Abdelmalek Seube makes a probing pass to Francisco Castro. Francisco Castro threads a neat ball through to Jan-Willem Pfennings. Jan-Willem Pfennings shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Frank Dryden.
17.28
Fabian N. Ardigò takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Duarte Reis takes a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
20.34
Fabricio Pereyra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rui Almeida. Rui Almeida makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hakan Abdullah. Hakan Abdullah skips past Cesar Santos! Hakan Abdullah strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
22.37
Fabricio Pereyra flicks the ball to his team mate, Abdelkrim Sinouh. Abdelkrim Sinouh makes a probing pass to Wes Hitchcock. Wes Hitchcock knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Vasco Oliveira who gathers it comfortably.
24.31
Abdelkrim Sinouh flicks a high pass forward. Michael Pennant holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Michael Pennant runs straight at the defence! Michael Pennant side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Duarte Reis.
27.16
Rui Almeida knocks the ball to his team mate, Hakan Abdullah. Hakan Abdullah knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Glynn Mortensen.
30.34
Panagiotis Pappas flicks a high pass forward. Abdelkrim Sinouh collects the pass. Abdelkrim Sinouh chips the ball to his team mate, Nuno Moutinho. Nuno Moutinho knocks in a cross ball towards Hakan Abdullah. Hakan Abdullah makes a looping header on goal. What a cracker!! Vasco Oliveira had no chance!! Goal for FC Porto!
34.11
Rui Almeida threads the ball through to Hakan Abdullah. Hakan Abdullah shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Vasco Oliveira.
35.53
Corner kick to FC Porto. Abdelkrim Sinouh chips it out wide. Jan-Willem Pfennings reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
36.44
Glynn Mortensen hacks Hakan Abdullah from behind! Glynn Mortensen is given a warning by the referee! Hakan Abdullah is really getting knocked about but he carries on with a struggle.
39.24
Abdelkrim Sinouh sees Nuno Moutinho in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nuno Moutinho flicks a high pass forward. Hakan Abdullah controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Hakan Abdullah shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Glynn Mortensen.
40.24
Frederico Reis plays the ball forward to Jan-Willem Pfennings. Jan-Willem Pfennings knocks in a cross ball towards Adam Holloway. Adam Holloway outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies just wide!
42.58
Cesar Santos breaks forward. Cesar Santos flicks the ball to his team mate, Adam Holloway. Adam Holloway finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
Abdelkrim Sinouh chips the ball to his team mate, Hakan Abdullah. Hakan Abdullah shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Porto appear unchanged since the first half. Alverca also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Porto kick off and get the second half underway!
51.05
Fabricio Pereyra flicks a high ball forward to Rui Almeida who takes it down. Rui Almeida flicks a high ball forward to Wes Hitchcock who takes it down. Wes Hitchcock rushes past Cesar Santos! Wes Hitchcock comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it's well over the bar!
59.54
Luis Reis knocks the ball to his team mate, Abdelkrim Sinouh. Abdelkrim Sinouh deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Michael Pennant. Michael Pennant lofts in a cross ball towards Nuno Moutinho. Nuno Moutinho directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
61.54
Alverca have made a substitution with Shaun Stamp replacing Francisco Castro .
63.16
Rui Almeida hits a low pass to Michael Pennant. Michael Pennant controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
65.26
Abdelkrim Sinouh controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hakan Abdullah. Hakan Abdullah whips in a cross ball towards Michael Pennant. Michael Pennant whips the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Vasco Oliveira. Excellent save.
66.17
Panagiotis Pappas makes a strong solo run forward. Panagiotis Pappas makes an attacking run forward. Panagiotis Pappas whips in a cross ball towards Hakan Abdullah. With a superhuman jump, Hakan Abdullah connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Vasco Oliveira reads it well. Superb keeping!
67.15
Abdelmalek Seube makes a strong solo run forward. Abdelmalek Seube makes a probing pass to Fabian N. Ardigò. Fabian N. Ardigò controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Jan-Willem Pfennings through on goal. Jan-Willem Pfennings side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
72.57
Abdelkrim Sinouh threads the ball through to Hakan Abdullah. Hakan Abdullah knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Moutinho. Nuno Moutinho makes a convincing header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
75.38
Fabricio Pereyra controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Abdelkrim Sinouh. Abdelkrim Sinouh kicks a strong pass forward to Hakan Abdullah. Hakan Abdullah shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
78.43
Abdelkrim Sinouh flicks a high pass forward. Wes Hitchcock holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Wes Hitchcock whips in a cross ball towards Hakan Abdullah. With a superhuman jump, Hakan Abdullah connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
85.57
Abdelkrim Sinouh threads a neat ball through to Wes Hitchcock. Wes Hitchcock whips in a cross ball towards Michael Pennant. Michael Pennant shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Vasco Oliveira. Excellent save.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

FC Porto

Alverca
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
14
3
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.8%
37.2%
Play Area
23.3%
40.7%
36%

Scorers
Hakan Abdullah 30, 78
Nuno Moutinho 60, 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Hakan Abdullah of FC Porto

Match Ratings
1.Frank Dryden (GK)
6
2.Luis Reis (DEF)
6
3.Panagiotis Pappas (DEF)
7
4.Fabricio Pereyra (DEF)
6
5.Sieb van der Wal (DEF)
6
6.Rui Almeida (MID)
6
7.Abdelkrim Sinouh (MID)
7
8.Michael Pennant (ATT)
7
9.Nuno Moutinho (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Wes Hitchcock (ATT)
7
11.Hakan Abdullah (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.John Souness (DEF)
0
13.Ismael Kayis (MID)
0
14.Jose Luis Dejesus (ATT)
0

1.Vasco Oliveira (GK)
7
2.Duarte Reis (DEF)
6
3.Cesar Santos (DEF)
6
4.Glynn Mortensen (DEF)
6
5.Abdelmalek Seube (DEF)
6
6.Frederico Reis (MID)
6
7.Marcos Crespo (MID)
6
8.Francisco Castro (MID)
6
9.Jan-Willem Pfennings (ATT)
6
10.Fabian N. Ardigò (ATT)
6
11.Adam Holloway (ATT)
6
 
12.Fernando Mendes (GK)
0
13.Shaun Stamp (MID)
6
14.Fernando Viana (MID)
0