Match Report
| FC Porto | FC Porto |  |  | S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
| Jodon Luz | Jodon Luz | Ian Donaldson | Ian Donaldson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Djamel Saïfi | D. Saïfi |  | 79 | G |  | 1 | | G | 72 |  | Martin Hernandez | M. Hernandez | |||||||||
| Luis Mendes | L. Mendes |  | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Ruben Bento | R. Bento | |||||||||
| Alejo Samuel | A. Samuel |  | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 74 |  | Stefan Reimers | S. Reimers | |||||||||
| Allan Degn | A. Degn |  | 77 | D | | 4 | | D | 70 | | Oliver Metzger | O. Metzger | |||||||||
| Ángel Alarcón | Á. Alarcón |  | 65 | D | | 5 | | D | 76 | | Frederico Reis | F. Reis | |||||||||
| Filipe Nunes | F. Nunes | | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Joao Lima | J. Lima | |||||||||
| Bruno Moreno | B. Moreno | | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 |  | Miguel Torres | M. Torres | |||||||||
| Riccardo Sereni | R. Sereni |  | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 69 |  | Tijani Ricci | T. Ricci | |||||||||
| Marco Eggimann | M. Eggimann |  | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 72 | | Gaspar Reis | G. Reis | |||||||||
| Bruno Monteiro | B. Monteiro | | 74 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 |  | Piotr Deyna | P. Deyna | |||||||||
| Eric Addo | E. Addo |  | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 | | Nuno Sousa | N. Sousa | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Armellini |
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estádio do Dragão where FC Porto play host to S.L. Benfica. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both FC Porto and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both FC Porto and S.L. Benfica are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0FC Porto kick off and get the match underway!
2.29
0-0Joao Lima kicks a strong pass forward to Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis goes all the way! Gaspar Reis shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
6.12
Alejo Samuel knocks the ball forward to Riccardo Sereni. Riccardo Sereni chips the ball to his team mate, Eric Addo. Eric Addo shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
9.55
1-0Ángel Alarcón makes a simple pass to Filipe Nunes. Filipe Nunes knocks the ball to his team mate, Eric Addo. Eric Addo whips in a cross ball towards Bruno Monteiro. Bruno Monteiro is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Bruno Monteiro scores for FC Porto!!
14.50
1-0Joao Lima threads the ball through to Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis knocks the ball forward to Nuno Sousa but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
16.10
1-0Stefan Reimers makes a beautiful solo run. Stefan Reimers passes the ball forward to Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis whips in a cross ball towards Piotr Deyna. Piotr Deyna powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
18.04
1-0Tijani Ricci knocks the ball forward to Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.11
Bruno Moreno kicks a strong pass forward to Bruno Monteiro. Bruno Monteiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oliver Metzger.
26.24
Allan Degn threads the ball through to Bruno Moreno. Bruno Moreno kicks a strong pass forward to Eric Addo. Eric Addo goes all the way! Eric Addo shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
27.45
Miguel Torres makes a simple pass to Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.18
1-0Gaspar Reis comes in with a late challenge on Allan Degn. The referee calls over Gaspar Reis and warns him to calm down! Allan Degn runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
S.L. Benfica kick off the second half!
48.41
Alejo Samuel kicks a strong pass forward to Filipe Nunes. Filipe Nunes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marco Eggimann. Marco Eggimann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Martin Hernandez who gathers it comfortably.
49.08
Ruben Bento makes a simple pass to Joao Lima. Joao Lima flicks the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.25
Bruno Moreno controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bruno Monteiro. Bruno Monteiro lofts in a cross ball towards Eric Addo. Eric Addo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
57.09
Allan Degn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Filipe Nunes. Filipe Nunes passes the ball forward to Bruno Monteiro. Bruno Monteiro plays a perfect one-two with Eric Addo and rushes in on goal... Bruno Monteiro rockets a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
60.52
Bruno Moreno sees a break and surges forward. Bruno Moreno shoots from 25 yards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
63.54
Tijani Ricci surges forward with the ball. Tijani Ricci plays a perfect one-two with Gaspar Reis and rushes in on goal... Tijani Ricci shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
72.04
Riccardo Sereni threads the ball through to Bruno Monteiro. Bruno Monteiro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Martin Hernandez who gathers it comfortably.
78.43
Miguel Torres deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa lofts in a cross ball towards Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
87.15
Miguel Torres makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa makes a probing pass to Piotr Deyna. Piotr Deyna takes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
89.16
Alejo Samuel makes a probing pass to Bruno Moreno. Bruno Moreno makes a simple pass to Eric Addo. Eric Addo shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Alejo Samuel sweeps the ball long. Eric Addo shoots from long range but it flies wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50.5%
49.5%
Play Area
29.7%
44%
26.4%
Scorers