Match Report
| FC Porto | FC Porto |  |  | NEC Nijmegen | NEC Nijmegen | ||||||||||||||||
| John E Hyldgaard | John E Hyldgaard | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Filipe Varela | F. Varela |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 66 |  | Msaddeck Amoros | M. Amoros | ||||||||
| Cesar Vieira | C. Vieira | | 58 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 |  | Delano Van Hintum | D. Van Hintum | |||||||||
| Fernando Mendes | F. Mendes | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 |  | Lee Kahn | L. Kahn | |||||||||
| Eduardo Ribeiro | E. Ribeiro | | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 | | Frank Murphy | F. Murphy | |||||||||
| Hugo Loureiro | H. Loureiro | | 62 | M | | 5 | | D | 58 | | Gilles Lineker | G. Lineker | |||||||||
| Diogo Fernandes | D. Fernandes | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Eduardo Postiga | E. Postiga | |||||||||
| Pedro Alves | P. Alves | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 |  | Billy Morton | B. Morton | |||||||||
| Nuno Faria | N. Faria | | 62 | M | | 8 | | A | 60 | | Yuri Bouma | Y. Bouma | |||||||||
| Eduardo Costa | E. Costa | | 58 | A | | | 9 | | A | 60 | | Carlos Quaresma | C. Quaresma | ||||||||
| Bogdan Keller | B. Keller | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 | | Sergio Zwaanswijk | S. Zwaanswijk | |||||||||
| Jaime Gomes | J. Gomes | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Alain Padovani | A. Padovani | |||||||||
| Cristiano Jardim | C. Jardim | | 63 | D | | 12 | | M | 64 |  | Rainer Jahn | R. Jahn | |||||||||
| Rafael Ramos | R. Ramos | | 67 | M | | 13 | | M | 62 |  | Pierre G. Tacchini | P. Tacchini | |||||||||
| Fernando Mendes | F. Mendes | | 62 | A | | 14 | | M | 60 | | Dries Redeker | D. Redeker | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Estádio do Dragão where FC Porto play NEC Nijmegen in this friendly game. A crowd of 20,266 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Porto are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while NEC Nijmegen appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Porto are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while NEC Nijmegen appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and FC Porto kick off!
3.52
0-0Nuno Faria plays the ball forward to Jaime Gomes. Jaime Gomes shoots from 25 yards. Msaddeck Amoros gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
9.36
0-0Gilles Lineker flicks a high pass forward. Alain Padovani collects the pass. Alain Padovani chips the ball to his team mate, Billy Morton. Billy Morton whips in a cross ball towards Alain Padovani. Alain Padovani knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies well off target!
20.58
Nuno Faria controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bogdan Keller. Bogdan Keller knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Costa. Eduardo Costa makes a deft header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
22.04
0-0Frank Murphy sees Delano Van Hintum in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Delano Van Hintum flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Postiga controls it well on his chest. Eduardo Postiga knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.29
0-0Eduardo Postiga catches Eduardo Ribeiro on the ankles. The referee calls over Eduardo Postiga and shows him a yellow card! Eduardo Ribeiro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.53
0-1Billy Morton flicks the ball to his team mate, Alain Padovani. Alain Padovani whips in a cross ball towards Sergio Zwaanswijk. Sergio Zwaanswijk connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
33.03
Pedro Alves makes a probing pass to Hugo Loureiro. Hugo Loureiro knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Costa. Eduardo Costa beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
38.34
Billy Morton makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yuri Bouma. Yuri Bouma plays a scrappy one-two with Sergio Zwaanswijk and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Yuri Bouma provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
40.21
1-1Fernando Mendes chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Alves. Pedro Alves flicks a high ball forward to Eduardo Costa who takes it down. Eduardo Costa knocks the ball forward to Pedro Alves but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
42.27
Gilles Lineker deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Yuri Bouma. Yuri Bouma controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Carlos Quaresma through on goal. Carlos Quaresma looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at 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. FC Porto appear unchanged since the first half. NEC Nijmegen also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
NEC Nijmegen start the second half!
49.18
1-2Fernando Mendes comes in with a late challenge on Billy Morton. The referee calls over Fernando Mendes and warns him to calm down! Billy Morton stretches but gets up unharmed.
54.23
Cesar Vieira brings the ball forward. Cesar Vieira sees Eduardo Costa in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eduardo Costa controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Msaddeck Amoros. Excellent save.
55.18
Lee Kahn catches Jaime Gomes on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jaime Gomes runs off the knock.
59.49
Frank Murphy knocks the ball forward to Billy Morton. Billy Morton threads the ball through to Eduardo Postiga. Eduardo Postiga knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cesar Vieira.
66.30
Billy Morton knocks the ball forward to Yuri Bouma. Yuri Bouma chips the ball to his team mate, Sergio Zwaanswijk. Some silky footwork from Sergio Zwaanswijk provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Sergio Zwaanswijk scores for NEC Nijmegen!!
73.25
Diogo Fernandes takes a quick throw-in. Pedro Alves flicks a high pass forward. Bogdan Keller holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bogdan Keller flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Loureiro controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Hugo Loureiro comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
75.24
Diogo Fernandes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pedro Alves. Pedro Alves shoots from distance but is denied by Msaddeck Amoros. Excellent save.
79.54
Eduardo Ribeiro flicks a high pass forward to Hugo Loureiro who brings the ball under control. Hugo Loureiro passes the ball forward to Bogdan Keller. Bogdan Keller knocks in a cross ball towards Jaime Gomes. Jaime Gomes is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
83.32
1-3Billy Morton chips the ball to his team mate, Alain Padovani. Alain Padovani lofts in a cross ball towards Billy Morton. Billy Morton jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but somehow Fernando Mendes happens to be in the right place to block it.
87.01
Fernando Mendes makes a simple pass to Diogo Fernandes. Diogo Fernandes hits a low pass to Eduardo Costa. Eduardo Costa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lee Kahn.
90.00
Billy Morton passes the ball forward to Alain Padovani. Alain Padovani knocks the ball forward to Carlos Quaresma but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.3%
43.7%
Play Area
29.6%
46.5%
23.9%
Scorers
| Eduardo Costa 33 | Sergio Zwaanswijk 31, 66 Carlos Quaresma 42 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Sergio Zwaanswijk of NEC Nijmegen |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Filipe Varela (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Cesar Vieira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Fernando Mendes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Eduardo Ribeiro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Hugo Loureiro (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Diogo Fernandes (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Pedro Alves (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Nuno Faria (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Eduardo Costa (ATT) |  | 7 |
| 10. | Bogdan Keller (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Jaime Gomes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Cristiano Jardim (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Rafael Ramos (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Fernando Mendes (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Msaddeck Amoros (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Delano Van Hintum (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Lee Kahn (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Frank Murphy (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Gilles Lineker (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Eduardo Postiga (MID) | | 5 |
| 7. | Billy Morton (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Yuri Bouma (ATT) | 8 | |
| 9. | Carlos Quaresma (ATT) | | 7 |
| 10. | Sergio Zwaanswijk (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Alain Padovani (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Rainer Jahn (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Pierre G. Tacchini (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Dries Redeker (MID) | 0 | |