Match Report


FC PortoFC Porto     FarenseFarense
John E HyldgaardJohn E Hyldgaard Computer Player Computer Player
Kristinn Ingi HallfredssonK. Hallfredsson75
G
1captain
G
63Filipe VarelaF. Varela
Alexandre CastroA. Castro67
D
2
D
72Francisco MendesF. Mendes
Alberto AntunesA. Antunes68
D
3
D
69Petri SchulpP. Schulp
Jorge AntunesJ. Antunes66
D
4
D
61Neil KeaneN. Keane
Edgar MoutinhoE. Moutinho75
M
5
D
60David LimaD. Lima
Dominic YoungD. Young70
M
6
M
75Mario JesusM. Jesus
Diogo MoreiraD. Moreira74
M
7
M
68Jorge PinheiroJ. Pinheiro
Rodrigo JesusR. Jesus78
M
8
A
65Mario FernandesM. Fernandes
Antonio ValenteA. Valente67
A
captain9
A
64Abel NascimentoA. Nascimento
Djezon LaigleD. Laigle67
A
10
A
62Robbie MoncurR. Moncur
Roberto QuaresmaR. Quaresma66
A
11
A
62Silvio LoureiroS. Loureiro
 
Cristiano JardimC. Jardim66
D
12
M
65Dean MarshallD. Marshall
Pedro AlvesP. Alves70
M
13
M
63Victor PeiroV. Peiro
Jaime GomesJ. Gomes66
A
14
D
60Artur CostaA. Costa

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Estádio do Dragão where FC Porto play host to Farense. A crowd of 19,380 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Porto are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Farense appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Sebastiao Bento.


0.00
FC Porto kick off and get the match underway!
2.44
Alberto Antunes pushes up the pitch. Alberto Antunes makes a simple pass to Roberto Quaresma. Roberto Quaresma whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Valente. Antonio Valente jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
3.42
Diogo Moreira flicks a high pass forward to Antonio Valente who brings the ball under control. Antonio Valente whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Quaresma. Roberto Quaresma outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's there!! Filipe Varela has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
8.07
Alexandre Castro flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Moreira collects the pass. Diogo Moreira flicks a high pass forward to Antonio Valente who brings the ball under control. Antonio Valente lofts in a cross ball towards Edgar Moutinho. Edgar Moutinho whips the ball goalwards with his head but Filipe Varela reads it well. Fabulous save!
12.25
Neil Keane sees space and advances. Neil Keane makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mario Fernandes. Mario Fernandes lofts in a cross ball towards Abel Nascimento. Abel Nascimento fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it's drastically wayward!
14.51
Alberto Antunes pushes mid-way up the pitch. Alberto Antunes knocks the ball forward to Dominic Young. Dominic Young knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Lima.
16.52
Alexandre Castro threads a neat ball through to Roberto Quaresma. Roberto Quaresma shoots from 20 yards but Filipe Varela reads it well. Quality keeping!
20.49
Jorge Pinheiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Abel Nascimento. Abel Nascimento whips in a cross ball towards Mario Jesus. Mario Jesus rises majestically and gets a header on goal. Magnificent block by Alexandre Castro!
22.24
Dominic Young flicks a high ball forward to Roberto Quaresma who takes it down. Roberto Quaresma whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Valente. Antonio Valente is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies well off target!
30.17
Jorge Antunes makes a beautiful solo run. Jorge Antunes knocks the ball forward to Roberto Quaresma. Roberto Quaresma shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.10
Diogo Moreira hits a low pass to Djezon Laigle. Djezon Laigle knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Valente. Antonio Valente flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
38.19
Neil Keane flicks a high pass forward. Robbie Moncur easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Robbie Moncur whips in a cross ball towards Abel Nascimento. Abel Nascimento makes a convincing header but it flies just wide!
39.24
Jorge Antunes kicks a strong pass forward to Edgar Moutinho. Edgar Moutinho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roberto Quaresma. Roberto Quaresma whips in a cross ball towards Edgar Moutinho. Edgar Moutinho makes a deft header. Edgar Moutinho scores for FC Porto!!
42.54
Antonio Valente knocks the ball to his team mate, Djezon Laigle. Djezon Laigle shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
44.43
Edgar Moutinho controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Antonio Valente. Antonio Valente controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Filipe Varela. Excellent save.
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. Farense also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Farense kick off and get the second half underway!
47.38
Jorge Antunes sees space and advances. Jorge Antunes kicks a strong pass forward to Diogo Moreira. Diogo Moreira shoots from outside the area which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
51.27
Diogo Moreira threads a neat ball through to Roberto Quaresma. Roberto Quaresma knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.49
Antonio Valente darts forward. Antonio Valente shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
57.26
Edgar Moutinho threads the ball through to Antonio Valente. Antonio Valente lofts in a cross ball towards Djezon Laigle. Djezon Laigle is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.03
Neil Keane flicks a high pass forward. Robbie Moncur collects the pass. Robbie Moncur hits a low pass to Mario Fernandes. Mario Fernandes lofts in a cross ball towards Abel Nascimento. Abel Nascimento makes a looping header on goal. Magnificent save by Kristinn Ingi Hallfredsson!
61.35
Jorge Antunes kicks a strong pass forward to Rodrigo Jesus. Rodrigo Jesus deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diogo Moreira. Diogo Moreira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.53
Francisco Mendes pushes up the pitch. Francisco Mendes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Abel Nascimento. Abel Nascimento shoots from distance but Kristinn Ingi Hallfredsson is on top of it.
67.35
Mario Jesus threads a neat ball through to Jorge Pinheiro. Jorge Pinheiro lofts in a cross ball towards Robbie Moncur. Robbie Moncur beats his man to it with a header. It's there!! Kristinn Ingi Hallfredsson has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
73.10
Petri Schulp barges into Rodrigo Jesus. Petri Schulp is shown the yellow card! Rodrigo Jesus runs off the knock.
77.09
Jorge Antunes flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Valente controls it well on his chest. Antonio Valente finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
78.20
Edgar Moutinho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Djezon Laigle. Djezon Laigle shoots from 25 yards but somehow Filipe Varela manages to keep it out.
79.38
Francisco Mendes knocks the ball to his team mate, Mario Jesus. Mario Jesus threads a neat ball through to Abel Nascimento. Abel Nascimento controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
83.58
Jorge Pinheiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Silvio Loureiro. Silvio Loureiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.35
Jorge Pinheiro threads a neat ball through to Abel Nascimento. Abel Nascimento shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
85.39
Alberto Antunes flicks a high ball forward to Dominic Young who takes it down. Dominic Young makes a beautiful solo run. Dominic Young knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.55
Antonio Valente kicks a strong pass forward to Roberto Quaresma. Roberto Quaresma controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

FC Porto

Farense
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
8
4
Shots off Target
8
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
69.2%
30.8%
Play Area
24.4%
43.6%
32.1%

Scorers
Roberto Quaresma 3
Edgar Moutinho 39
Diogo Moreira 47
Djezon Laigle 57
Robbie Moncur 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Roberto Quaresma of FC Porto

Match Ratings
1.Kristinn Ingi Hallfredsson (GK)
6
2.Alexandre Castro (DEF)
6
3.Alberto Antunes (DEF)
7
4.Jorge Antunes (DEF)
8
5.Edgar Moutinho (MID)goal scored
8
6.Dominic Young (MID)
6
7.Diogo Moreira (MID)goal scored
8
8.Rodrigo Jesus (MID)
6
9.Antonio Valente (ATT)
8
10.Djezon Laigle (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Roberto Quaresma (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Cristiano Jardim (DEF)
0
13.Pedro Alves (MID)
0
14.Jaime Gomes (ATT)
0

1.Filipe Varela (GK)
7
2.Francisco Mendes (DEF)
6
3.Petri Schulp (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Neil Keane (DEF)
6
5.David Lima (DEF)
6
6.Mario Jesus (MID)
6
7.Jorge Pinheiro (MID)
7
8.Mario Fernandes (ATT)
6
9.Abel Nascimento (ATT)
6
10.Robbie Moncur (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Silvio Loureiro (ATT)
6
 
12.Dean Marshall (MID)
0
13.Victor Peiro (MID)
0
14.Artur Costa (DEF)
0