Match Report


FC PortoFC Porto     Vitória de GuimarãesVitória de Guimarães
Craig ThornburrowCraig Thornburrow Barry Watson Barry Watson
David MeiklejohnD. Meiklejohn77
G
1
G
79Oleh BogdanovO. Bogdanov
Panagiotis PappasP. Pappas74
D
2
D
78Thórdur ÁsgeirssonT. Ásgeirsson
John SounessJ. Souness78
D
3
D
89Farouk HamadouF. Hamadou
Fabricio PereyraF. Pereyra75
D
4
D
85Tommaso LiveraniT. Liverani
Sieb van der WalS. van der Wal78
D
5
D
86André VillanuevaA. Villanueva
Rui AndradeR. Andrade77
M
6
M
89Maximilian RadnerM. Radner
Abdelkrim SinouhA. Sinouh77
M
7captain
M
90Nicholas FerranteN. Ferrante
Runar NormannR. Normann80
A
captain8
M
91Carlos NevesC. Neves
Nuno MoutinhoN. Moutinho81
A
9
A
88Saul ArreolaS. Arreola
Kubilay AbdullahK. Abdullah80
A
10
A
93Alexandre PinheiroA. Pinheiro
Rodrigo AlmeidaR. Almeida78
A
11
A
97Aron SigthorssonA. Sigthorsson
 
Gerardo SalgadoG. Salgado75
D
12
A
84Andrei HagiA. Hagi
Rui AlmeidaR. Almeida78
M
13
M
86Steven MurphyS. Murphy
Hakan AbdullahH. Abdullah79
A
14
A
80João Lucas AlexJ. Alex

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Match Report
The weather is mixed here at Estádio do Dragão where FC Porto play host to Vitória de Guimarães. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Porto are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Vitória de Guimarães appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Samir Möller.


0.00
Vitória de Guimarães start the match!
3.06
Rui Andrade clumsily knocks into Maximilian Radner. Rui Andrade is warned by the referee! Maximilian Radner hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.18
Farouk Hamadou controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Maximilian Radner. Maximilian Radner makes a probing pass to Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Saul Arreola provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but David Meiklejohn is on top of it.
9.26
Fabricio Pereyra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Abdelkrim Sinouh. Abdelkrim Sinouh controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nuno Moutinho. Nuno Moutinho whips in a cross ball towards Runar Normann. Runar Normann is unmarked! He powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
12.49
Maximilian Radner threads a neat ball through to Aron Sigthorsson. Aron Sigthorsson edges inside the box! Aron Sigthorsson comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but it is deflected wide by Panagiotis Pappas.
20.15
Abdelkrim Sinouh barges into Carlos Neves. Abdelkrim Sinouh is given a warning by the referee! Carlos Neves hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.33
Carlos Neves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but David Meiklejohn smothers it!
28.55
Abdelkrim Sinouh threads a neat ball through to Kubilay Abdullah. Kubilay Abdullah finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
30.13
Abdelkrim Sinouh decides to run forward with the ball. Abdelkrim Sinouh whips in a cross ball towards Runar Normann. Runar Normann knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
33.43
Maximilian Radner takes it forward alone. Maximilian Radner threads the ball through to Saul Arreola but he's offside!
34.20
Carlos Neves darts forward. Carlos Neves finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
38.30
Kubilay Abdullah clumsily knocks into Tommaso Liverani. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tommaso Liverani stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.58
Rui Andrade passes the ball forward to Nuno Moutinho. Nuno Moutinho knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.30
John Souness advances with the ball. John Souness plays the ball forward to Nuno Moutinho. Nuno Moutinho puts a great ball through. Rodrigo Almeida runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
45.00
Nicholas Ferrante brings the ball forward. Nicholas Ferrante advances inside the box! Nicholas Ferrante shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but David Meiklejohn manages to gather it.
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. Vitória de Guimarães also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Porto kick off and get the second half underway!
47.17
Farouk Hamadou chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Neves. Carlos Neves deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.59
Abdelkrim Sinouh threads a neat ball through to Kubilay Abdullah. Kubilay Abdullah knocks in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's there!! Oleh Bogdanov has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
55.38
Farouk Hamadou flicks a high pass forward. Maximilian Radner holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Maximilian Radner sees Saul Arreola in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Saul Arreola shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
60.19
Vitória de Guimarães have made 3 substitutions with Steven Murphy replacing Carlos Neves, João Lucas Alex replacing Aron Sigthorsson and Andrei Hagi replacing Alexandre Pinheiro .
65.40
Abdelkrim Sinouh knocks the ball forward to Runar Normann. Runar Normann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Farouk Hamadou.
67.48
André Villanueva clumsily knocks into Rodrigo Almeida. The referee calls over André Villanueva and shows him a yellow card! Rodrigo Almeida runs off the knock.
69.14
Tommaso Liverani receives the ball from a throw-in from Thórdur Ásgeirsson. Tommaso Liverani gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. Andrei Hagi whips in a cross ball towards João Lucas Alex. João Lucas Alex makes a convincing header. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
79.49
Abdelkrim Sinouh kicks a strong pass forward to Nuno Moutinho. Nuno Moutinho sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Oleh Bogdanov is on top of his game. Nice save!
83.18
Abdelkrim Sinouh flicks a high ball forward to Runar Normann who takes it down. Runar Normann sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

FC Porto

Vitória de Guimarães
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.1%
52.9%
Play Area
25.7%
42.9%
31.4%

Scorers
Runar Normann 9, 30
Rodrigo Almeida 50
João Lucas Alex 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Runar Normann of FC Porto

Match Ratings