Match Report
| Naval | Naval |  |  | FC Porto | FC Porto | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jose Javier Arias | J. Arias |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Stephen Mendonca | S. Mendonca | |||||||||
| Luis Costa | L. Costa |  | 76 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 |  | Paul Kurth | P. Kurth | |||||||||
| Quim Santos | Q. Santos | | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Rodrigo Ramos | R. Ramos | |||||||||
| Vitor Martins | V. Martins | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 |  | Dominic Meiklejohn | D. Meiklejohn | |||||||||
| Artur Loureiro | A. Loureiro | | 56 | D | | 5 | | M | 69 |  | Sander Machlas | S. Machlas | |||||||||
| Cesar Castro | C. Castro | | 75 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Jaime Neves | J. Neves | |||||||||
| Ruben Ramos | R. Ramos | | 69 | M |  | | 7 | | M | 65 | | Max Fuchs | M. Fuchs | ||||||||
| Duncan McNeill | D. McNeill | | 69 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 |  | Jean-Marie Laville | J. Laville | |||||||||
| Helder Costa | H. Costa | | 61 | M | | 9 | | A | 71 | | Eduardo Semedo | E. Semedo | |||||||||
| Diogo Marques | D. Marques | | 76 | A | | 10 | | | A | 68 | | Romero P. Aguilar | R. Aguilar | ||||||||
| Artur Valente | A. Valente | | 73 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Alberto Campos | A. Campos | |||||||||
| Vasco Nunes | V. Nunes | | 59 | G | | 12 | | G | 62 | | Gerhard Winkler | G. Winkler | |||||||||
| Antonio Castro | A. Castro | | 54 | G | | 13 | | A | 61 |  | Aniello Bandieri | A. Bandieri | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Nunes | R. Nunes | | 53 | A | | 14 | | D | 59 | | Tomas Mendes | T. Mendes | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Est˜dio Mun. Jos Bento Pessoa where Naval play host to FC Porto. A crowd of 16,994 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Naval are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC Porto appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dani Nuno Gomes.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Naval are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while FC Porto appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Dani Nuno Gomes.
0.00
0-0FC Porto kick off the first half!
2.04
0-0Artur Loureiro flicks a high pass forward. Cesar Castro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cesar Castro sees space and advances. Cesar Castro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.44
0-0Cesar Castro knocks the ball forward to Diogo Marques. Diogo Marques sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
6.45
0-0Ruben Ramos clumsily knocks into Jaime Neves. Ruben Ramos is warned by the referee! Jaime Neves runs off the knock.
8.38
0-0Sander Machlas darts forward. Sander Machlas kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Campos but the referee indicates it's offside!
14.41
1-0Without breaking stride, Vitor Martins plays the ball forward to Ruben Ramos. Ruben Ramos shoots from long range. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
20.06
Quim Santos decides to run forward with the ball. Quim Santos puts a great ball through. Artur Valente runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
22.51
Ruben Ramos flicks a high pass forward to Diogo Marques who brings the ball under control. Diogo Marques shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
24.52
1-0Quim Santos flicks a high pass forward to Vitor Martins who brings the ball under control. Vitor Martins deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diogo Marques. Diogo Marques shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
30.38
Max Fuchs threads a neat ball through to Jaime Neves. Jaime Neves sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
32.46
Sander Machlas controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jaime Neves. Jaime Neves controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for FC Porto!
38.22
Jaime Neves knocks the ball forward to Alberto Campos. Alberto Campos knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Semedo. Eduardo Semedo makes a looping header on goal. Jose Javier Arias is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
44.55
Luis Costa chips the ball to his team mate, Ruben Ramos. Ruben Ramos flicks a high ball forward to Diogo Marques who takes it down. Diogo Marques sees Ruben Ramos just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Ruben Ramos tries a spectacular strike. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Ruben Ramos!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Naval appear unchanged since the first half. FC Porto also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Porto players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Naval kick off!
47.02
Diogo Marques flicks a high pass forward. Cesar Castro collects the pass. Cesar Castro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.11
Jaime Neves flicks a high ball forward to Romero P. Aguilar who takes it down. Romero P. Aguilar knocks the ball forward to Alberto Campos but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
49.38
Alberto Campos passes the ball forward to Eduardo Semedo. Eduardo Semedo runs straight at the defence! Eduardo Semedo tries a spectacular strike but it whistles just wide of the post!
51.47
Max Fuchs comes in with a late challenge on Duncan McNeill. The referee warns Max Fuchs to calm down! Duncan McNeill stretches but gets up unharmed.
53.01
Rodrigo Ramos flicks the ball to his team mate, Max Fuchs. Max Fuchs flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Semedo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eduardo Semedo edges inside the box! Eduardo Semedo tries a spectacular strike. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
57.26
Helder Costa flicks the ball to his team mate, Artur Valente. Artur Valente whips in a cross ball towards Diogo Marques. Diogo Marques directs the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
59.46
Ruben Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Helder Costa collects the pass. Helder Costa knocks the ball forward to Diogo Marques. Diogo Marques threads a neat ball through to Artur Valente. Artur Valente takes a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
61.42
Vitor Martins threads the ball through to Duncan McNeill. Duncan McNeill hits a low pass to Diogo Marques. Diogo Marques shoots from outside the area but slams it into the crowd!
63.28
Vitor Martins flicks a high pass forward. Duncan McNeill holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Duncan McNeill surges forward with the ball. Duncan McNeill sees Diogo Marques just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Diogo Marques rockets a shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
66.17
Sander Machlas surges forward with the ball. Sander Machlas puts a great ball through. Eduardo Semedo runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
75.42
Rodrigo Ramos darts forward. Rodrigo Ramos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for FC Porto!
77.42
3-4FC Porto have made 2 substitutions with Gerhard Winkler replacing Paul Kurth and Tomas Mendes replacing Eduardo Semedo .
81.36
Vitor Martins passes the ball forward to Duncan McNeill. Duncan McNeill hits a low pass to Diogo Marques. Diogo Marques knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.34
Jaime Neves threads a neat ball through to Romero P. Aguilar. Romero P. Aguilar finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
84.13
Rodrigo Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Jean-Marie Laville collects the pass. Jean-Marie Laville knocks the ball forward to Romero P. Aguilar. Romero P. Aguilar plays a one-two with Alberto Campos and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Romero P. Aguilar provides some space. He shoots at goal. Solid save from Jose Javier Arias. What a great pair of hands!
89.15
Helder Costa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cesar Castro. Cesar Castro finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
3
4
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.8%
43.2%
Play Area
29.7%
44.6%
25.7%
Scorers
| Ruben Ramos 14, 45 Diogo Marques 63 | Jaime Neves 32 Eduardo Semedo 38, 53 Rodrigo Ramos 75 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Eduardo Semedo of FC Porto |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Jose Javier Arias (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Luis Costa (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Quim Santos (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Vitor Martins (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Artur Loureiro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Cesar Castro (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Ruben Ramos (MID) |  | 8 |
| 8. | Duncan McNeill (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Helder Costa (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Diogo Marques (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Artur Valente (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Vasco Nunes (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Antonio Castro (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Rodrigo Nunes (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Stephen Mendonca (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Paul Kurth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Rodrigo Ramos (DEF) | | 8 |
| 4. | Dominic Meiklejohn (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Sander Machlas (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Jaime Neves (MID) | | 8 |
| 7. | Max Fuchs (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Jean-Marie Laville (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Eduardo Semedo (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Romero P. Aguilar (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Alberto Campos (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Gerhard Winkler (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Aniello Bandieri (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Tomas Mendes (DEF) | 6 | |