Match Report


S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica     FC PortoFC Porto
Ben CouchBen Couch Craig Thornburrow Craig Thornburrow
Lourenço SalasL. Salas76
G
1
G
80Frank DrydenF. Dryden
Andy NichollsA. Nicholls81
D
2
D
79Luis ReisL. Reis
Anton KolesnichenkoA. Kolesnichenko78
D
3
D
76Gerardo SalgadoG. Salgado
Romarin NdiefiR. Ndiefi76
D
4
D
78John SounessJ. Souness
Joel GaddJ. Gadd72
D
5
D
78Sieb van der WalS. van der Wal
Stephan AmoahS. Amoah84
M
6
M
79Rui AlmeidaR. Almeida
Guilherme PinheiroG. Pinheiro85
M
captain7
M
81Ismael KayisI. Kayis
Hryhoriy KasyanovH. Kasyanov77
A
8
A
82Jose Luis DejesusJ. Dejesus
Alejandro RossittoA. Rossitto77
A
9captain
A
82Nuno MoutinhoN. Moutinho
Tomek LatoT. Lato75
A
10
A
80Kubilay AbdullahK. Abdullah
Elena BlancoE. Blanco75
A
11
A
81Hakan AbdullahH. Abdullah
 
Niccolo PerryN. Perry85
M
12
D
75Fabricio PereyraF. Pereyra
Edgar NascimentoE. Nascimento69
M
13
M
78Abdelkrim SinouhA. Sinouh
Marama LevintskyM. Levintsky70
D
14
A
76Wes HitchcockW. Hitchcock

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to FC Porto. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both S.L. Benfica and FC Porto are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Bruno Aguas.


0.00
S.L. Benfica kick off!
2.20
John Souness barges into Hryhoriy Kasyanov. John Souness is shown the yellow card! Hryhoriy Kasyanov runs off the knock.
6.57
Stephan Amoah flicks a high ball forward to Hryhoriy Kasyanov who takes it down. Hryhoriy Kasyanov sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
8.42
Elena Blanco comes in with a late challenge on Sieb van der Wal. The referee calls over Elena Blanco and shows him a yellow card! Sieb van der Wal hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.41
John Souness controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rui Almeida. Seeing a gap ahead, Rui Almeida picks a pass forward to Hakan Abdullah. Hakan Abdullah knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Moutinho. Nuno Moutinho makes a looping header on goal but Lourenço Salas is on top of his game. Good keeping!
12.10
John Souness passes the ball forward to Ismael Kayis. Ismael Kayis kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Luis Dejesus. Jose Luis Dejesus deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nuno Moutinho but the linesman indicates offside!
14.07
Joel Gadd passes the ball forward to Guilherme Pinheiro. Guilherme Pinheiro kicks a strong pass forward to Hryhoriy Kasyanov. Hryhoriy Kasyanov tries a spectacular long range effort but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
18.12
Rui Almeida flicks a high pass forward. Jose Luis Dejesus holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Luis Dejesus skips past Romarin Ndiefi! Jose Luis Dejesus takes a shot at goal. Jose Luis Dejesus scores for FC Porto!!
21.06
Guilherme Pinheiro makes a probing pass to Tomek Lato. Tomek Lato knocks in a cross ball towards Alejandro Rossitto. Alejandro Rossitto knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Frank Dryden manages to gather it comfortably.
22.05
Gerardo Salgado deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rui Almeida. Rui Almeida flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Luis Dejesus. Jose Luis Dejesus threads a neat ball through to Kubilay Abdullah. Some good footwork from Kubilay Abdullah provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
26.40
Guilherme Pinheiro passes the ball forward to Tomek Lato. Tomek Lato plays a scrappy one-two with Alejandro Rossitto and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Tomek Lato provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but Frank Dryden is on top of his game. Good save!
30.07
Joel Gadd flicks the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Pinheiro. Guilherme Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward to Alejandro Rossitto who brings the ball under control. Alejandro Rossitto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hryhoriy Kasyanov but the linesman indicates offside!
32.19
Romarin Ndiefi kicks a strong pass forward to Stephan Amoah. Stephan Amoah flicks a high pass forward. Elena Blanco holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Elena Blanco sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Frank Dryden gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
33.08
Seeing a gap ahead, John Souness plays the ball forward to Rui Almeida. Rui Almeida flicks a high pass forward. Kubilay Abdullah collects the pass. Kubilay Abdullah passes the ball forward but Hakan Abdullah is offside!
38.40
Ismael Kayis flicks a high pass forward to Nuno Moutinho who brings the ball under control. Nuno Moutinho lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Luis Dejesus. Jose Luis Dejesus outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Wonderful reactions from Lourenço Salas keeps it out!
39.32
Rui Almeida chips the ball to his team mate, Nuno Moutinho. Nuno Moutinho sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
42.53
Ismael Kayis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Luis Dejesus. Jose Luis Dejesus knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Anton Kolesnichenko.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. S.L. Benfica appear unchanged since the first half. FC Porto also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Porto kick off and get the second half underway!
47.26
John Souness flicks a high pass forward. Ismael Kayis holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ismael Kayis runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Ismael Kayis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Lourenço Salas.
48.31
Ismael Kayis takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. John Souness is dispossessed by a tackle from Anton Kolesnichenko.
49.19
Alejandro Rossitto clumsily knocks into John Souness. The referee calls over Alejandro Rossitto and warns him to calm down! John Souness hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.27
Ismael Kayis threads a neat ball through to Jose Luis Dejesus. Jose Luis Dejesus knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Joel Gadd.
54.03
Anton Kolesnichenko passes the ball forward to Guilherme Pinheiro. Guilherme Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward to Tomek Lato who brings the ball under control. Tomek Lato knocks in a cross ball towards Alejandro Rossitto. Alejandro Rossitto heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent block by Luis Reis!
57.48
Showing composure, Gerardo Salgado plays the ball forward to Ismael Kayis. Ismael Kayis threads a neat ball through to Nuno Moutinho. Nuno Moutinho whips in a cross ball towards Hakan Abdullah. Hakan Abdullah connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
60.17
Romarin Ndiefi flicks a high pass forward. Guilherme Pinheiro controls it well on his chest. Guilherme Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward. Tomek Lato collects the pass. Tomek Lato knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.02
Ismael Kayis comes in with a late challenge on Guilherme Pinheiro. The referee warns Ismael Kayis to calm down! Guilherme Pinheiro grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
66.32
Ismael Kayis knocks the ball forward to Nuno Moutinho. Nuno Moutinho lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Luis Dejesus. Jose Luis Dejesus whips the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Romarin Ndiefi. Excellent block.
67.27
Ismael Kayis flicks a high pass forward. Kubilay Abdullah controls it well on his chest. Kubilay Abdullah sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. FC Porto are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
71.58
Guilherme Pinheiro takes it forward alone. Guilherme Pinheiro shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
73.07
Andy Nicholls flicks a high pass forward to Guilherme Pinheiro who brings the ball under control. Guilherme Pinheiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Tomek Lato. Tomek Lato knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.15
Guilherme Pinheiro knocks the ball forward to Alejandro Rossitto. Alejandro Rossitto shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
77.10
Ismael Kayis threads a neat ball through to Hakan Abdullah. Hakan Abdullah shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
78.24
Ismael Kayis threads a neat ball through to Nuno Moutinho. Nuno Moutinho knocks in a cross ball towards Kubilay Abdullah. Kubilay Abdullah heads the ball goalwards. What a cracker!! Lourenço Salas had no chance!! Goal for FC Porto!
81.00
Guilherme Pinheiro hits a low pass to Tomek Lato. Tomek Lato knocks in a cross ball towards Elena Blanco. Elena Blanco finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but Frank Dryden is on top of it.
83.08
Ismael Kayis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nuno Moutinho. Nuno Moutinho sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
85.32
Ismael Kayis flicks a high ball forward to Nuno Moutinho who takes it down. Nuno Moutinho shoots from long range but it flies well off target!
87.42
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
89.58
Gerardo Salgado flicks a high pass forward. Ismael Kayis holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ismael Kayis knocks the ball to his team mate, Kubilay Abdullah. Kubilay Abdullah knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Luis Dejesus. Jose Luis Dejesus directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Lourenço Salas with no chance!! Goal for FC Porto!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

S.L. Benfica

FC Porto
Goals
0
5
Shots on Target
6
10
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.2%
55.8%
Play Area
32.6%
40.7%
26.7%

Scorers
Jose Luis Dejesus 18, 90
Kubilay Abdullah 22, 78
Nuno Moutinho 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jose Luis Dejesus of FC Porto

Match Ratings
1.Lourenço Salas (GK)
6
2.Andy Nicholls (DEF)
6
3.Anton Kolesnichenko (DEF)
6
4.Romarin Ndiefi (DEF)
6
5.Joel Gadd (DEF)
6
6.Stephan Amoah (MID)
6
7.Guilherme Pinheiro (MID)
7
8.Hryhoriy Kasyanov (ATT)
6
9.Alejandro Rossitto (ATT)
6
10.Tomek Lato (ATT)
6
11.Elena Blanco (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Niccolo Perry (MID)
0
13.Edgar Nascimento (MID)
0
14.Marama Levintsky (DEF)
0

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