Match Report
| FC Porto | FC Porto |  |  | S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica | ||||||||||||||||
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| Vitor Costa | V. Costa |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 72 |  | Kai Eberle | K. Eberle | |||||||||
| Vitor Mendes | V. Mendes | | 81 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Jose Quaresma | J. Quaresma | |||||||||
| Quim Faria | Q. Faria | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Joao Nascimento | J. Nascimento | |||||||||
| Arno Turek | A. Turek | | 68 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Nuno Martins | N. Martins | ||||||||
| Hugo Faria | H. Faria | | 64 | D | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Marcel Eilts | M. Eilts | |||||||||
| Mohammed De Groot | M. De Groot |  | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 |  | Lee Mason | L. Mason | |||||||||
| David Sousa | D. Sousa | | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 |  | Manfa Deschamps | M. Deschamps | |||||||||
| Oliver Knapp | O. Knapp | | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 |  | Gary Campbell | G. Campbell | |||||||||
| John Caldwell | J. Caldwell | | 66 | M | | 9 | | A | 67 | | Jon May | J. May | |||||||||
| Sebastiao Alves | S. Alves | | 74 | A | | 10 | | | A | 66 | | Steve de Jong | S. de Jong | ||||||||
| Vasco Valente | V. Valente | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 |  | Romarin Ipoua | R. Ipoua | |||||||||
| Mario Antunes | M. Antunes | | 59 | D | | 12 | | G | 66 | | Rui Nunes | R. Nunes | |||||||||
| Roberto Martinez | R. Martinez |  | 58 | M | | 13 | | G | 64 | | Gaspar Barros | G. Barros | |||||||||
| Joao Sousa | J. Sousa | | 58 | D | | 14 | | G | 63 | | Hugo Soares | H. Soares | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Estádio do Dragão where FC Porto play host to S.L. Benfica. A crowd of 19,094 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Porto are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while S.L. Benfica appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paulo Vidigal.
The pitch is in good condition.
FC Porto are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while S.L. Benfica appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paulo Vidigal.
0.00
0-0FC Porto get the match underway!
4.19
0-0Jose Quaresma deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Campbell. Gary Campbell passes the ball forward to Jon May. Jon May lofts in a cross ball towards Romarin Ipoua. Romarin Ipoua makes a deft header but it misses the target by a large margin!
14.28
0-0Quim Faria passes the ball forward to John Caldwell. John Caldwell kicks a strong pass forward to Vasco Valente. Vasco Valente plays a scrappy one-two with Sebastiao Alves and stumbles forward towards the goal... Vasco Valente makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but is denied by Kai Eberle. Excellent save.
15.13
0-0Quim Faria deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Caldwell. John Caldwell hits a low pass to Sebastiao Alves. Sebastiao Alves knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Joao Nascimento.
16.46
Vitor Mendes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Sousa. David Sousa threads a neat ball through to Vasco Valente. Vasco Valente finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
18.07
Mohammed De Groot receives the ball from a throw-in from David Sousa. Mohammed De Groot flicks a high ball forward to Vasco Valente who takes it down. Vasco Valente knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kai Eberle who gathers it comfortably.
20.22
0-0Lee Mason clumsily knocks into Mohammed De Groot. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mohammed De Groot grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
21.03
Manfa Deschamps runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Manfa Deschamps shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.06
0-1Gary Campbell makes a simple pass to Romarin Ipoua. Romarin Ipoua lofts in a cross ball towards Jon May. Jon May whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
36.39
0-1With great vision, Mohammed De Groot plays the ball forward to Sebastiao Alves. Sebastiao Alves knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Vasco Valente is offside!
42.38
Manfa Deschamps threads a neat ball through to Steve de Jong. Steve de Jong makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Romarin Ipoua. Romarin Ipoua looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Porto appear unchanged since the first half. S.L. Benfica also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Porto players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
S.L. Benfica kick off and get the second half underway!
47.42
Oliver Knapp passes the ball forward to Vasco Valente. Vasco Valente knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.46
0-1Oliver Knapp catches Lee Mason on the ankles. The referee brings Oliver Knapp to one side and gives him a warning! Lee Mason hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.07
Gary Campbell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jon May. Jon May lofts in a cross ball towards Steve de Jong. Steve de Jong finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
59.46
Nuno Martins sees Manfa Deschamps in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Manfa Deschamps chips the ball to his team mate, Romarin Ipoua. Romarin Ipoua skips past Arno Turek! Romarin Ipoua side-steps and rifles a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
61.05
Arno Turek chips the ball to his team mate, Oliver Knapp. Oliver Knapp deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Alves. Sebastiao Alves knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kai Eberle who gathers it comfortably.
72.04
Manfa Deschamps makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jon May. Jon May knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vitor Mendes.
79.11
Nuno Martins threads a neat ball through to Manfa Deschamps. Manfa Deschamps flicks the ball to his team mate, Romarin Ipoua. Romarin Ipoua knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Quim Faria.
83.05
Gary Campbell catches Mohammed De Groot on the ankles. The referee brings Gary Campbell to one side and gives him a warning! Mohammed De Groot runs off the knock.
84.49
Showing composure, Manfa Deschamps plays the ball forward to Romarin Ipoua. Romarin Ipoua threads the ball through to Steve de Jong but he's offside!
85.49
John Caldwell advances with the ball. John Caldwell sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Kai Eberle is on top of his game. Good keeping!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
0
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
31.6%
49.4%
19%
Scorers
| Jon May 26 Steve de Jong 55 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Jon May of S.L. Benfica |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Vitor Costa (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Vitor Mendes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Quim Faria (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Arno Turek (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Hugo Faria (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Mohammed De Groot (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | David Sousa (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Oliver Knapp (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | John Caldwell (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Sebastiao Alves (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Vasco Valente (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Mario Antunes (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Roberto Martinez (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Joao Sousa (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Kai Eberle (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Jose Quaresma (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Joao Nascimento (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Nuno Martins (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Marcel Eilts (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Lee Mason (MID) |  | 6 |
| 7. | Manfa Deschamps (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Gary Campbell (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Jon May (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Steve de Jong (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Romarin Ipoua (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Rui Nunes (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gaspar Barros (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Hugo Soares (GK) | 0 | |