Match Report
| Sp. Espinho | Sp. Espinho |  |  | FC Porto | FC Porto | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bruno Alves | B. Alves |  | 84 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 | | Cesar Veloso | C. Veloso | |||||||||
| Hugo Semedo | H. Semedo | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 |  | Stanley Mercer | S. Mercer | |||||||||
| Carlos Monteiro | C. Monteiro | | 67 | D |  | | 3 | | | D | 71 |  | Pascal Riemann | P. Riemann | |||||||
| Ruel Lineker | R. Lineker | | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 | | Diogo Lima | D. Lima | |||||||||
| Jorge Fonseca | J. Fonseca | | 79 | M | | 5 | | D | 63 |  | Billy Morton | B. Morton | |||||||||
| Vitor Ramos | V. Ramos | | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 82 |  | Clarence Maris | C. Maris | |||||||||
| Cesar Reis | C. Reis | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 74 | | Paulo Oliveira | P. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Cristiano Moreira | C. Moreira | | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 72 | | Rainer Wieland | R. Wieland | |||||||||
| Gaspar Bento | G. Bento | | 83 | A | | 9 | | A | 72 | | Kwame Wilnis | K. Wilnis | |||||||||
| Garry Ferguson | G. Ferguson | | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 70 |  | Edmundo Sanchez | E. Sanchez | |||||||||
| Eduardo Antunes | E. Antunes | | 70 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Vincenzo Vogel | V. Vogel | |||||||||
| Ian Lisbie | I. Lisbie | | 67 | A | | 12 | | G | 68 | | Duarte Reis | D. Reis | |||||||||
| Quim Ramos | Q. Ramos | | 63 | D | | 13 | | A | 59 | | Edgar Bento | E. Bento | |||||||||
| Gaspar Castro | G. Castro | | 59 | D | | 14 | | M | 52 | | Silvio Carvalho | S. Carvalho | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Estadio Manuel de Oliveira Violas where Sp. Espinho play host to FC Porto. A crowd of 16,735 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sp. Espinho are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Porto appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Luis Xavier.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sp. Espinho are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Porto appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Luis Xavier.
0.00
0-0FC Porto start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.40
0-0Diogo Lima makes a probing pass to Paulo Oliveira. Paulo Oliveira flicks a high pass forward. Kwame Wilnis controls it well on his chest. Kwame Wilnis threads a neat, attacking ball through to Vincenzo Vogel. Vincenzo Vogel makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Bruno Alves gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
10.47
0-0Jorge Fonseca takes a short throw-in bringing Cesar Reis into play. Cesar Reis threads the ball through to Garry Ferguson. Garry Ferguson kicks a strong pass forward to Eduardo Antunes but the referee indicates it's offside!
12.30
From the throw-in, Pascal Riemann picks out Stanley Mercer. Stanley Mercer threads the ball through to Clarence Maris. Clarence Maris flicks a high pass forward. Edmundo Sanchez controls it well on his chest. Edmundo Sanchez shoots from distance. Bruno Alves gets down and covers it.
15.38
0-0Carlos Monteiro pushes mid-way up the pitch. Carlos Monteiro flicks a high pass forward to Garry Ferguson who brings the ball under control. Garry Ferguson runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Garry Ferguson provides some space. He shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
20.57
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
24.59
Paulo Oliveira makes a simple pass to Kwame Wilnis. Kwame Wilnis rushes past Ruel Lineker! Kwame Wilnis muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
34.58
Seeing a gap ahead, Hugo Semedo plays the ball forward to Jorge Fonseca. Jorge Fonseca threads a neat ball through to Gaspar Bento. Gaspar Bento makes a probing pass to Garry Ferguson but he's offside!
38.34
Cesar Reis threads a neat ball through to Garry Ferguson. Garry Ferguson cuts inside the box! Garry Ferguson strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it is miles over!
42.47
Vitor Ramos makes a simple pass to Eduardo Antunes. Eduardo Antunes lofts in a cross ball towards Gaspar Bento. Gaspar Bento makes a convincing header but it flies just off target!
45.00
0-1Paulo Oliveira hits a low pass to Edmundo Sanchez. Edmundo Sanchez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Sp. Espinho have changed their lineup with Ian Lisbie replacing Vitor Ramos, Quim Ramos replacing Eduardo Antunes and Gaspar Castro replacing Cristiano Moreira. FC Porto appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Sp. Espinho start the second half!
48.38
0-1With imagination, Rainer Wieland plays the ball forward to Edmundo Sanchez. Edmundo Sanchez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.49
Jorge Fonseca darts forward. Jorge Fonseca sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
53.09
Paulo Oliveira runs straight at the opposition's defence. Paulo Oliveira finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
60.58
Paulo Oliveira makes a simple pass to Kwame Wilnis. Kwame Wilnis passes the ball forward but Edmundo Sanchez is offside!
61.26
Clarence Maris flicks a high pass forward. Kwame Wilnis holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kwame Wilnis plays a one-two with Vincenzo Vogel and rushes in on goal... Kwame Wilnis shoots from just inside the box. Wonderful reactions from Bruno Alves keeps it out!
66.25
Rainer Wieland chips the ball to his team mate, Edmundo Sanchez. Edmundo Sanchez tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
67.57
Jorge Fonseca makes a probing pass to Garry Ferguson. Garry Ferguson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.19
Carlos Monteiro runs forward with the ball. Carlos Monteiro advances with the ball. Carlos Monteiro tries a spectacular long range effort. Cesar Veloso gets down and covers it.
72.38
Rainer Wieland deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kwame Wilnis. Kwame Wilnis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.58
0-1Ian Lisbie catches Rainer Wieland on the ankles. Ian Lisbie is shown the yellow card! Rainer Wieland grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
75.39
Rainer Wieland flicks a high ball forward to Vincenzo Vogel who takes it down. Vincenzo Vogel finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
78.07
Hugo Semedo makes a probing pass to Jorge Fonseca. Jorge Fonseca makes a beautiful solo run. Jorge Fonseca whips in a cross ball towards Gaspar Bento. Gaspar Bento outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but Cesar Veloso is on top of it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
42.9%
57.1%
Play Area
27.3%
48.1%
24.7%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Edmundo Sanchez of FC Porto |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Bruno Alves (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Hugo Semedo (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Carlos Monteiro (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | Ruel Lineker (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jorge Fonseca (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Vitor Ramos (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Cesar Reis (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Cristiano Moreira (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gaspar Bento (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Garry Ferguson (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Eduardo Antunes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Ian Lisbie (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 13. | Quim Ramos (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Gaspar Castro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Cesar Veloso (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Stanley Mercer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Pascal Riemann (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Diogo Lima (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Billy Morton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Clarence Maris (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Paulo Oliveira (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Rainer Wieland (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Kwame Wilnis (ATT) | 8 | |
| 10. | Edmundo Sanchez (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Vincenzo Vogel (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Duarte Reis (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Edgar Bento (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Silvio Carvalho (MID) | 0 | |