Match Report
| F.C. Arouca | F.C. Arouca |  |  | FC Porto | FC Porto | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Jodon Luz | Jodon Luz | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Dickov | A. Dickov |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 79 |  | Djamel Saïfi | D. Saïfi | |||||||||
| Sergio Castro | S. Castro |  | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Luis Mendes | L. Mendes | |||||||||
| Quim Monteiro | Q. Monteiro | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 |  | Alejo Samuel | A. Samuel | |||||||||
| Miguel Sanchez | M. Sanchez |  | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 77 |  | Allan Degn | A. Degn | |||||||||
| Rui Semedo | R. Semedo | | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 67 |  | Daniel Valencia | D. Valencia | |||||||||
| Marchanno Zimmerman | M. Zimmerman |  | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 72 | | Filipe Nunes | F. Nunes | |||||||||
| Alan Laver | A. Laver |  | 57 | M | | 7 | | M | 69 | | Bruno Moreno | B. Moreno | |||||||||
| Filipe Martins | F. Martins | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 |  | Riccardo Sereni | R. Sereni | |||||||||
| Neil McStay | N. McStay | | 55 | M | | 9 | | A | 70 |  | Marco Eggimann | M. Eggimann | |||||||||
| Manuel Almeida | M. Almeida | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 74 | | Bruno Monteiro | B. Monteiro | |||||||||
| Niccol˜ Di Vaio | N. Di Vaio | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 |  | Eric Addo | E. Addo | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estádio Municipal where F.C. Arouca play host to FC Porto. A crowd of 17,404 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
F.C. Arouca are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC Porto appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
F.C. Arouca are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC Porto appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0FC Porto kick off the first half!
2.58
0-0Miguel Sanchez knocks the ball forward to Filipe Martins. Filipe Martins kicks a strong pass forward to Niccol˜ Di Vaio. Niccol˜ Di Vaio knocks in a cross ball towards Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida flicks the ball with his head. Djamel Saïfi easily picks it out of the air!
3.32
0-0Quim Monteiro kicks a strong pass forward to Alan Laver. Alan Laver deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luis Mendes.
8.31
0-0Riccardo Sereni knocks the ball to his team mate, Bruno Monteiro. Bruno Monteiro kicks a strong pass forward to Eric Addo. Eric Addo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
9.32
Allan Degn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Filipe Nunes. Filipe Nunes passes the ball forward to Bruno Monteiro. Bruno Monteiro shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Alex Dickov.
10.37
Riccardo Sereni deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eric Addo. Eric Addo shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
15.09
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
20.08
0-0Filipe Martins catches Bruno Moreno on the ankles. Filipe Martins is warned by the referee! Bruno Moreno stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.34
Allan Degn comes in with a late challenge on Filipe Martins. Allan Degn is warned by the referee! Filipe Martins runs off the knock.
22.15
Bruno Moreno chips the ball to his team mate, Bruno Monteiro. Bruno Monteiro shoots from long range but it is miles over!
24.43
F.C. Arouca are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate FC Porto's defence.
26.26
Alan Laver makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Niccol˜ Di Vaio. Niccol˜ Di Vaio shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
34.02
Sergio Castro makes a beautiful solo run. Sergio Castro knocks the ball forward to Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida shoots from distance but it flies wide!
40.08
Allan Degn chips the ball to his team mate, Filipe Nunes. Filipe Nunes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bruno Monteiro. Bruno Monteiro plays a perfect one-two with Eric Addo and rushes in on goal... Bruno Monteiro shoots from just inside the box. Alex Dickov easily smothers it.
42.26
1-0Alan Laver makes a probing pass to Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida knocks in a cross ball towards Niccol˜ Di Vaio. Niccol˜ Di Vaio is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Djamel Saïfi is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and F.C. Arouca kick off!
49.38
Filipe Nunes kicks a strong pass forward to Bruno Monteiro. Bruno Monteiro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Alex Dickov easily smothers it.
51.07
Bruno Moreno advances with the ball. Bruno Moreno plays a perfect one-two with Marco Eggimann and rushes in on goal... Bruno Moreno cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Alex Dickov had no chance!! Goal for FC Porto!
57.01
Filipe Martins makes a probing pass to Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida finds some space and shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Djamel Saïfi had no chance!! Goal for F.C. Arouca!
60.36
Alejo Samuel threads the ball through to Filipe Nunes. Filipe Nunes knocks the ball forward to Eric Addo. Eric Addo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.24
Riccardo Sereni flicks the ball to his team mate, Bruno Monteiro. Bruno Monteiro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
65.24
Filipe Martins barges into Filipe Nunes. Filipe Martins is given another warning by the referee! Filipe Nunes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.04
Bruno Moreno threads the ball through to Marco Eggimann. Marco Eggimann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Alex Dickov is on top of it.
69.31
Bruno Moreno deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marco Eggimann. Marco Eggimann whips in a cross ball towards Eric Addo. Eric Addo is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. What a cracker!! Alex Dickov had no chance!! Goal for FC Porto!
72.42
Alan Laver knocks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
75.19
Riccardo Sereni knocks the ball forward to Marco Eggimann. Marco Eggimann goes all the way! Marco Eggimann shoots from just inside the box but somehow Alex Dickov manages to keep it out.
79.49
Bruno Moreno controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eric Addo. Eric Addo goes all the way! Eric Addo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
84.22
Sergio Castro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alan Laver. Alan Laver kicks a strong pass forward to Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida whips in a cross ball towards Niccol˜ Di Vaio. Niccol˜ Di Vaio flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Djamel Saïfi.
87.04
Miguel Sanchez threads the ball through to Filipe Martins. Filipe Martins sees space and advances. Filipe Martins lofts in a cross ball towards Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.44
Miguel Sanchez chips the ball to his team mate, Neil McStay. Neil McStay makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Niccol˜ Di Vaio. Niccol˜ Di Vaio knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Djamel Saïfi who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
5
9
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
30.1%
48.2%
21.7%
Scorers
| Niccol˜ Di Vaio 42 Manuel Almeida 57 | Bruno Moreno 51 Eric Addo 69, 79 |