Match Report


FC PortoFC Porto     Paços de FerreiraPaços de Ferreira
John E HyldgaardJohn E Hyldgaard Craig Thornburrow Craig Thornburrow
Kristinn Ingi HallfredssonK. Hallfredsson74
G
1
G
78Adrien LlacerA. Llacer
Alexandre CastroA. Castro67
D
2
D
80Daniel ValenteD. Valente
Cristiano JardimC. Jardim65
D
3
D
81Neil BremnerN. Bremner
Joao JardimJ. Jardim65
D
4
D
78Cesar RamosC. Ramos
Rafael RamosR. Ramos68
M
5
D
82Denis DomiD. Domi
Dominic YoungD. Young70
M
6
M
81Dominic BradyD. Brady
Luis MendesL. Mendes65
M
7captain
M
89Neil McallisterN. Mcallister
Diogo MoreiraD. Moreira71
M
8
A
82Vitor FerreiraV. Ferreira
Samuel AndradeS. Andrade64
A
captain9
A
81Rodrigo BeltranR. Beltran
Djezon LaigleD. Laigle65
A
10
A
81Jo LanckohrJ. Lanckohr
Fernando MendesF. Mendes64
A
11
A
84Sami BarckS. Barck
 
Alberto AntunesA. Antunes63
D
12
D
80Thomas CarvajalT. Carvajal
Pedro AlvesP. Alves66
M
13
M
82Ricardo GuevaraR. Guevara
Mario FariaM. Faria60
A
14
A
77Cesar LoureiroC. Loureiro

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Estádio do Dragão where FC Porto play host to Paços de Ferreira. 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 3-4-3 formation while Paços de Ferreira appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Carlos Moreira.


0.00
Paços de Ferreira kick off the first half!
3.50
Diogo Moreira makes an attacking run forward. Diogo Moreira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Valente.
4.54
Samuel Andrade surges forward with the ball. Samuel Andrade whips in a cross ball towards Luis Mendes. Luis Mendes directs the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Adrien Llacer.
6.55
Neil Mcallister chips the ball to his team mate, Vitor Ferreira. Vitor Ferreira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
8.49
Diogo Moreira flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Mendes collects the pass. Fernando Mendes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Denis Domi.
9.28
Sami Barck clumsily knocks into Joao Jardim. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Joao Jardim runs off the knock.
14.56
Neil Mcallister makes a simple pass to Rodrigo Beltran. Rodrigo Beltran shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Kristinn Ingi Hallfredsson.
18.24
Cesar Ramos sweeps the ball up the wings. Rodrigo Beltran lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Mcallister. Neil Mcallister is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Neil Mcallister scores for Paços de Ferreira!!
22.14
Neil Mcallister flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Brady collects the pass. Dominic Brady knocks in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Beltran. Rodrigo Beltran connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
26.10
Dominic Young controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Samuel Andrade. Samuel Andrade knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adrien Llacer who gathers it comfortably.
27.44
Neil Mcallister knocks the ball forward to Rodrigo Beltran. Rodrigo Beltran edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Rodrigo Beltran provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.16
Luis Mendes surges forward with the ball. Luis Mendes skips past Neil Bremner! Some silky footwork from Luis Mendes provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. Solid save from Adrien Llacer.
33.44
Cesar Ramos hits a low pass to Neil Mcallister. Neil Mcallister flicks a high ball forward to Dominic Brady who takes it down. Dominic Brady shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
38.43
Cesar Ramos threads a neat ball through to Neil Mcallister. Neil Mcallister sees Sami Barck in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sami Barck knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
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. Paços de Ferreira also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with FC Porto kicking off!
47.30
Luis Mendes passes the ball forward to Fernando Mendes. Fernando Mendes advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Fernando Mendes provides some space. He shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
49.48
Rafael Ramos threads the ball through to Samuel Andrade. Samuel Andrade knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adrien Llacer who gathers it comfortably.
54.37
Denis Domi makes a probing pass to Neil Mcallister. Neil Mcallister deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jo Lanckohr. Jo Lanckohr whips in a cross ball towards Neil Mcallister. Neil Mcallister flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
57.38
Dominic Brady flicks a high pass forward. Neil Mcallister collects the pass. Neil Mcallister controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
59.36
Luis Mendes decides to run forward with the ball. Luis Mendes shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
66.39
Rafael Ramos kicks a strong pass forward to Samuel Andrade. Samuel Andrade controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
67.29
Fernando Mendes runs straight at the opposition's defence. Fernando Mendes deftly passes the ball to Djezon Laigle, releasing him through on goal. Djezon Laigle makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but is denied by Adrien Llacer. Excellent save.
71.01
Cristiano Jardim makes a simple pass to Alexandre Castro. Alexandre Castro sees Samuel Andrade in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Samuel Andrade finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Adrien Llacer.
79.03
Neil Bremner plays the ball forward to Vitor Ferreira. Vitor Ferreira picks a pass forward to Rodrigo Beltran. Rodrigo Beltran lofts in a cross ball towards Jo Lanckohr. Jo Lanckohr fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
87.36
Cesar Ramos sees Dominic Brady in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dominic Brady deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Mcallister. Neil Mcallister knocks in a cross ball towards Vitor Ferreira. Vitor Ferreira flicks the ball with his head but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
Samuel Andrade barges into Neil Bremner. Samuel Andrade is warned by the referee! Neil Bremner stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

FC Porto

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

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
25%
42.2%
32.8%

Scorers
Neil Mcallister 18, 54

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Neil Mcallister of Paços de Ferreira

Match Ratings
1.Kristinn Ingi Hallfredsson (GK)
6
2.Alexandre Castro (DEF)
6
3.Cristiano Jardim (DEF)
6
4.Joao Jardim (DEF)
6
5.Rafael Ramos (MID)
6
6.Dominic Young (MID)
6
7.Luis Mendes (MID)
7
8.Diogo Moreira (MID)
6
9.Samuel Andrade (ATT)
6
10.Djezon Laigle (ATT)
6
11.Fernando Mendes (ATT)
6
 
12.Alberto Antunes (DEF)
0
13.Pedro Alves (MID)
0
14.Mario Faria (ATT)
0

1.Adrien Llacer (GK)
7
2.Daniel Valente (DEF)
6
3.Neil Bremner (DEF)
6
4.Cesar Ramos (DEF)
6
5.Denis Domi (DEF)
6
6.Dominic Brady (MID)
6
7.Neil Mcallister (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
8.Vitor Ferreira (ATT)
6
9.Rodrigo Beltran (ATT)
7
10.Jo Lanckohr (ATT)
6
11.Sami Barck (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Thomas Carvajal (DEF)
0
13.Ricardo Guevara (MID)
0
14.Cesar Loureiro (ATT)
0