Match Report


Clube Desportivo das AvesClube Desportivo das Aves     FC PortoFC Porto
Computer Player Computer Player Craig Thornburrow Craig Thornburrow
Theo SchreuderT. Schreuder63
G
1
G
80Frank DrydenF. Dryden
Robert WardR. Ward73
D
2
D
79Luis ReisL. Reis
Helder OliveiraH. Oliveira72
D
3
D
76Gerardo SalgadoG. Salgado
Nuno BarbosaN. Barbosa61
D
4
D
78John SounessJ. Souness
Laurent BonillaL. Bonilla56
D
5
D
78Sieb van der WalS. van der Wal
Paulo VarelaP. Varela71
M
6
M
81Ismael KayisI. Kayis
Gavin RobsonG. Robson66
M
captain7
M
78Abdelkrim SinouhA. Sinouh
Mario VelosoM. Veloso69
A
8
A
79Michael PennantM. Pennant
Ahmed KosterA. Koster68
A
9captain
A
82Nuno MoutinhoN. Moutinho
Kevin GemmillK. Gemmill65
A
10
A
80Kubilay AbdullahK. Abdullah
Rui LimaR. Lima62
A
11
A
82Jose Luis DejesusJ. Dejesus
 
Miguel CastroM. Castro62
G
12
D
75Fabricio PereyraF. Pereyra
Colin HopkinC. Hopkin62
M
13
M
79Rui AlmeidaR. Almeida
Roberto RamosR. Ramos61
G
14
A
81Hakan AbdullahH. Abdullah

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Estádio do Clube Desportivo where Clube Desportivo das Aves play host to FC Porto. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Clube Desportivo das Aves and FC Porto are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Samir Möller.


0.00
Clube Desportivo das Aves get the match underway!
2.31
Gerardo Salgado takes it forward alone. Gerardo Salgado sees Kubilay Abdullah in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kubilay Abdullah controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Theo Schreuder gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
3.49
Gerardo Salgado makes a beautiful solo run. Gerardo Salgado threads a neat ball through to Jose Luis Dejesus. Jose Luis Dejesus knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Theo Schreuder who gathers it comfortably.
4.55
Abdelkrim Sinouh sees space and advances. Abdelkrim Sinouh plays a one-two with Jose Luis Dejesus and rushes in on goal... Abdelkrim Sinouh makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but is denied by Theo Schreuder. Excellent save.
6.40
Paulo Varela makes a simple pass to Rui Lima. Rui Lima knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Frank Dryden who gathers it comfortably.
8.35
Abdelkrim Sinouh threads a neat ball through to Nuno Moutinho. Nuno Moutinho lofts in a cross ball towards Michael Pennant. Michael Pennant finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Michael Pennant scores for FC Porto!!
12.48
Sieb van der Wal passes the ball forward to Abdelkrim Sinouh. Abdelkrim Sinouh flicks a high pass forward. Nuno Moutinho collects the pass. Nuno Moutinho shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
14.19
Abdelkrim Sinouh knocks the ball forward to Michael Pennant. Michael Pennant whips in a cross ball towards Jose Luis Dejesus. Jose Luis Dejesus directs the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent block by Robert Ward!
15.52
John Souness passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Abdelkrim Sinouh. Abdelkrim Sinouh knocks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Moutinho. Nuno Moutinho cuts inside the box! Nuno Moutinho cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but is denied by Helder Oliveira. Excellent block.
16.09
Ismael Kayis passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Jose Luis Dejesus. Jose Luis Dejesus finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Theo Schreuder manages to keep it out.
18.34
Abdelkrim Sinouh makes a simple pass to Jose Luis Dejesus. Jose Luis Dejesus knocks in a cross ball towards Michael Pennant. Michael Pennant directs the ball goalwards with his head. Theo Schreuder gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
20.09
Helder Oliveira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paulo Varela. Paulo Varela sees Ahmed Koster in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ahmed Koster finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
21.58
Paulo Varela chips the ball to his team mate, Kevin Gemmill. Kevin Gemmill sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
26.55
Abdelkrim Sinouh flicks a high ball forward to Nuno Moutinho who takes it down. Nuno Moutinho knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Jose Luis Dejesus is offside!
28.08
Gerardo Salgado takes it forward alone. Gerardo Salgado knocks the ball forward to Jose Luis Dejesus. Jose Luis Dejesus shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
30.49
Laurent Bonilla controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Robson. With some swift thinking, Gavin Robson plays the ball forward to Mario Veloso. Mario Veloso shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.38
Helder Oliveira catches Michael Pennant on the ankles. The referee brings Helder Oliveira to one side and gives him a warning! Michael Pennant runs off the knock.
38.36
Showing composure, Abdelkrim Sinouh plays the ball forward to Nuno Moutinho. Nuno Moutinho shoots from distance. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
42.27
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
44.06
Gavin Robson flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Gemmill. Kevin Gemmill makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ahmed Koster but he's offside!
45.00
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Clube Desportivo das Aves appear unchanged since the first half. FC Porto also appear unchanged since the first half. The Clube Desportivo das Aves players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
FC Porto start the second half!
47.56
John Souness sees Abdelkrim Sinouh in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Abdelkrim Sinouh threads a neat ball through to Jose Luis Dejesus. Jose Luis Dejesus lofts in a cross ball towards Michael Pennant. Michael Pennant flicks the ball with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
51.50
John Souness takes a quick throw-in, which Sieb van der Wal takes on the chest. Sieb van der Wal controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ismael Kayis. Ismael Kayis flicks a high pass forward. Kubilay Abdullah controls it well on his chest. Kubilay Abdullah tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
54.33
Ismael Kayis chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Luis Dejesus. Jose Luis Dejesus lofts in a cross ball towards Kubilay Abdullah. Kubilay Abdullah connects with a diving header but Theo Schreuder reads it well. Nice save!
55.40
Paulo Varela threads the ball through to Ahmed Koster. Ahmed Koster skips past Gerardo Salgado! Ahmed Koster side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Frank Dryden effortlessly smothers it!
57.13
Abdelkrim Sinouh flicks a high pass forward. Kubilay Abdullah controls it well on his chest. Kubilay Abdullah knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.11
Gavin Robson passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Ahmed Koster. Ahmed Koster chips the ball to his team mate, Mario Veloso. Mario Veloso comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but somehow Frank Dryden manages to keep it out.
63.51
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
65.43
Seeing a gap ahead, Nuno Barbosa plays the ball forward to Gavin Robson. Gavin Robson takes it forward alone. Gavin Robson lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Gemmill. Kevin Gemmill fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Frank Dryden has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
69.41
Ismael Kayis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Luis Dejesus. Jose Luis Dejesus shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
71.55
Abdelkrim Sinouh surges forward with the ball. Abdelkrim Sinouh knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Moutinho. Nuno Moutinho flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
75.12
Laurent Bonilla hits a low pass to Gavin Robson. Gavin Robson threads a neat ball through to Ahmed Koster. Ahmed Koster plays a scrappy one-two with Rui Lima and stumbles forward towards the goal... Ahmed Koster makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Frank Dryden manages to keep it out.
77.46
With vision, Abdelkrim Sinouh laces a through ball forward to Kubilay Abdullah. Kubilay Abdullah knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nuno Barbosa.
78.20
Gavin Robson flicks a high ball forward to Ahmed Koster who takes it down. Ahmed Koster knocks in a cross ball towards Mario Veloso. Mario Veloso jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
79.29
Ismael Kayis threads the ball through to Nuno Moutinho. Nuno Moutinho lofts in a cross ball towards Michael Pennant. Michael Pennant rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Theo Schreuder with no chance!! Goal for FC Porto!
83.17
Laurent Bonilla threads a neat ball through to Gavin Robson. Gavin Robson surges forward with the ball. Gavin Robson knocks in a cross ball towards Kevin Gemmill. Kevin Gemmill makes a convincing header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
87.12
Abdelkrim Sinouh passes the ball forward to Kubilay Abdullah. Kubilay Abdullah shoots from distance but Theo Schreuder is on top of it.
89.47
Gavin Robson catches Abdelkrim Sinouh on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Abdelkrim Sinouh runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Clube Desportivo das Aves

FC Porto
Goals
2
5
Shots on Target
6
14
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.1%
63.9%
Play Area
34.9%
42.2%
22.9%

Scorers
Kevin Gemmill 65, 83
Michael Pennant 8, 48, 79
Nuno Moutinho 38, 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Michael Pennant of FC Porto

Match Ratings
1.Theo Schreuder (GK)
7
2.Robert Ward (DEF)
6
3.Helder Oliveira (DEF)
6
4.Nuno Barbosa (DEF)
6
5.Laurent Bonilla (DEF)
6
6.Paulo Varela (MID)
6
7.Gavin Robson (MID)yellow card
7
8.Mario Veloso (ATT)
6
9.Ahmed Koster (ATT)
6
10.Kevin Gemmill (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
7
11.Rui Lima (ATT)
6
 
12.Miguel Castro (GK)
0
13.Colin Hopkin (MID)
0
14.Roberto Ramos (GK)
0

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