Match Report


MoreirenseMoreirense     FC PortoFC Porto
Nick KempNick Kemp Jeremy Pickles Jeremy Pickles
Diogo GomesD. Gomes68
G
1
G
71Neil MakinN. Makin
Luis AlmeidaL. Almeida70
D
2
D
67Paulo VelosoP. Veloso
Gaspar PinheiroG. Pinheiro66
D
3captain
D
60Tiago VelosoT. Veloso
Noel MorrisN. Morris61
D
captain4
D
58Samuel CastroS. Castro
Bruno SantosB. Santos63
M
5
D
57Gerhard NeudeckerG. Neudecker
David VarelaD. Varela62
M
6
M
68Miguel TeixeiraM. Teixeira
Manuel MoreiraM. Moreira60
M
7
M
60Alberto BarrosA. Barros
Eugenio VicenteE. Vicente58
M
8
M
55David GemmillD. Gemmill
Jaime SoaresJ. Soares70
A
9
M
50Luis VianaL. Viana
Eduardo AntunesE. Antunes65
A
10
A
64Rodolphe ChavrondierR. Chavrondier
Antonio MartinsA. Martins63
A
11
A
62Jaouad DelmotteJ. Delmotte
 
Don InglisD. Inglis62
G
12
D
54Filipe FerreiraF. Ferreira
Ricardo PostigaR. Postiga59
D
13
A
54Helder CamposH. Campos
Sergio OliveiraS. Oliveira56
A
14
A
54Jon HaynesJ. Haynes
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Joaquim Freitas where Moreirense play host to FC Porto. A crowd of 19,018 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Moreirense are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Porto appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Ricardo Marques.


0.00
The whistle blows and Moreirense get the match underway!
6.51
Alberto Barros changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Alberto Barros skips past David Varela! Alberto Barros shoots from just inside the box. What a cracker!! Diogo Gomes had no chance!! Goal for FC Porto!
12.27
David Gemmill plays the ball forward to Jaouad Delmotte. Jaouad Delmotte knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.18
Bruno Santos flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Antunes collects the pass. Eduardo Antunes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.05
Paulo Veloso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Gemmill. David Gemmill flicks a high pass forward. Luis Viana controls it well on his chest. Luis Viana finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Diogo Gomes effortlessly smothers it!
28.33
Manuel Moreira barges into Jaouad Delmotte. Manuel Moreira is shown the yellow card! Jaouad Delmotte stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.32
Gaspar Pinheiro threads a neat ball through to David Varela. David Varela chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Martins. Antonio Martins shoots from long range. Neil Makin gets down and covers it.
33.01
Bruno Santos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Antonio Martins. Antonio Martins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.01
Gaspar Pinheiro kicks a strong pass forward to Jaime Soares. Jaime Soares lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Antunes. Eduardo Antunes beats his man to it with a header. Magnificent save by Neil Makin!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
FC Porto start the second half!
47.07
With fabulous vision, Tiago Veloso laces a through ball forward to Alberto Barros. Alberto Barros decides to run forward with the ball. Alberto Barros knocks the ball forward, putting Jaouad Delmotte through on goal. Jaouad Delmotte cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
49.23
Rodolphe Chavrondier catches Noel Morris on the ankles. Rodolphe Chavrondier is warned by the referee! Noel Morris carries on, but is struggling a bit.
61.07
Paulo Veloso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Barros. Alberto Barros makes a beautiful solo run. Alberto Barros makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of David Gemmill. David Gemmill side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Diogo Gomes with no chance!! Goal for FC Porto!
65.24
Samuel Castro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jaouad Delmotte. Jaouad Delmotte knocks in a cross ball towards Rodolphe Chavrondier. Rodolphe Chavrondier directs the ball goalwards with his head. Good keeping from Diogo Gomes as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
66.35
It's a corner kick. Miguel Teixeira kicks a low ball out wide. Alberto Barros comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it misses the target by a large margin!
69.39
Gaspar Pinheiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Manuel Moreira. Manuel Moreira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Antunes. Eduardo Antunes lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Martins. Antonio Martins powers a header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
73.12
David Gemmill flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodolphe Chavrondier. Rodolphe Chavrondier plays a scrappy one-two with Jaouad Delmotte and advances towards the goal... Rodolphe Chavrondier comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Diogo Gomes is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
79.23
Paulo Veloso threads a neat ball through to Jaouad Delmotte. Jaouad Delmotte shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
83.39
Manuel Moreira flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Martins collects the pass. Antonio Martins sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
87.13
Luis Viana threads the ball through to Rodolphe Chavrondier. Rodolphe Chavrondier makes a probing pass to Jaouad Delmotte. Jaouad Delmotte tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Moreirense

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

Possession
39.7%
60.3%
Play Area
27.4%
43.8%
28.8%

Scorers
Antonio Martins 69
Alberto Barros 7
David Gemmill 61
Rodolphe Chavrondier 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alberto Barros of FC Porto

Match Ratings
1.Diogo Gomes (GK)
6
2.Luis Almeida (DEF)
6
3.Gaspar Pinheiro (DEF)
6
4.Noel Morris (DEF)
6
5.Bruno Santos (MID)
6
6.David Varela (MID)
6
7.Manuel Moreira (MID)yellow card
5
8.Eugenio Vicente (MID)
6
9.Jaime Soares (ATT)
6
10.Eduardo Antunes (ATT)
6
11.Antonio Martins (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Don Inglis (GK)
0
13.Ricardo Postiga (DEF)
0
14.Sergio Oliveira (ATT)
0

1.Neil Makin (GK)
6
2.Paulo Veloso (DEF)
6
3.Tiago Veloso (DEF)
7
4.Samuel Castro (DEF)
6
5.Gerhard Neudecker (DEF)
6
6.Miguel Teixeira (MID)
6
7.Alberto Barros (MID)goal scored
9
8.David Gemmill (MID)goal scored
8
9.Luis Viana (MID)
6
10.Rodolphe Chavrondier (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Jaouad Delmotte (ATT)
7
 
12.Filipe Ferreira (DEF)
0
13.Helder Campos (ATT)
0
14.Jon Haynes (ATT)
0