Match Report
| FC Porto | FC Porto |  |  | Alverca | Alverca | ||||||||||||||||
| John E Hyldgaard | John E Hyldgaard | Abdouelillah Lounici | Abdouelillah Lounici | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kristinn Ingi Hallfredsson | K. Hallfredsson |  | 74 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 |  | Harris Averdijk | H. Averdijk | |||||||||
| Cristiano Jardim | C. Jardim |  | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 44 | | Jorge Lopes | J. Lopes | |||||||||
| Jorge Antunes | J. Antunes | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 71 |  | Danijel Ripoll | D. Ripoll | |||||||||
| Joao Jardim | J. Jardim | | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 70 | | Ricardo Jesus | R. Jesus | |||||||||
| Jorge Martins | J. Martins | | 68 | M | | 5 | | M | 67 |  | Arthur Hapgood | A. Hapgood | |||||||||
| Rafael Ramos | R. Ramos | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 | | Filipe Costa | F. Costa | |||||||||
| Edgar Moutinho | E. Moutinho | | 73 | M | | 7 | | M | 70 | | Djimi Doumeng | D. Doumeng | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Jesus | R. Jesus | | 76 | M | | 8 | | M | 68 | | Mustapha Huizingh | M. Huizingh | |||||||||
| Antonio Valente | A. Valente | | 66 | A |  | | 9 | | A | 54 | | Guilherme Fernandes | G. Fernandes | ||||||||
| Djezon Laigle | D. Laigle | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Eduardo Faria | E. Faria | |||||||||
| Roberto Quaresma | R. Quaresma | | 66 | A | | 11 | | | A | 47 | | Morris Shields | M. Shields | ||||||||
| Alberto Antunes | A. Antunes | | 64 | D | | 12 | | M | 47 | | Hugo Carvalho | H. Carvalho | |||||||||
| Diogo Moreira | D. Moreira | | 71 | M | | 13 | | D | 62 | | Duarte Moutinho | D. Moutinho | |||||||||
| Fernando Mendes | F. Mendes | | 65 | A | | 14 | | A | 49 | | Des Beckham | D. Beckham | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Estádio do Dragão where FC Porto play host to Alverca. A crowd of 18,461 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Porto and Alverca are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Joao Barros.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both FC Porto and Alverca are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Joao Barros.
0.00
0-0FC Porto kick off!
2.48
0-0Jorge Antunes flicks a high ball forward to Antonio Valente who takes it down. Antonio Valente shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
6.23
1-0Rafael Ramos threads a neat ball through to Rodrigo Jesus. Rodrigo Jesus sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
10.39
1-0Cristiano Jardim hacks Morris Shields from behind! Cristiano Jardim is shown the yellow card! Morris Shields stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.26
1-0Cristiano Jardim threads a neat ball through to Edgar Moutinho. Edgar Moutinho flicks a high ball forward to Roberto Quaresma who takes it down. Roberto Quaresma knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ricardo Jesus.
16.12
1-0Djimi Doumeng kicks a strong pass forward to Eduardo Faria. Eduardo Faria shoots from long range but is denied by Kristinn Ingi Hallfredsson. Excellent save.
21.44
Edgar Moutinho threads the ball through to Antonio Valente. Antonio Valente knocks in a cross ball towards Edgar Moutinho. Edgar Moutinho knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
22.24
Filipe Costa passes the ball forward to Morris Shields. Morris Shields knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.14
Mustapha Huizingh takes a quick throw-in. Ricardo Jesus threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Faria. Eduardo Faria knocks in a cross ball towards Morris Shields. Morris Shields rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it flies just off target!
27.50
Jorge Antunes knocks the ball forward to Edgar Moutinho. Edgar Moutinho flicks a high pass forward. Jorge Martins holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jorge Martins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.16
Filipe Costa flicks a high pass forward to Eduardo Faria who brings the ball neatly under control. Eduardo Faria knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.26
Jorge Antunes flicks a high pass forward. Edgar Moutinho collects the pass. Edgar Moutinho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Jesus. Rodrigo Jesus whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Quaresma. Roberto Quaresma finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
34.04
Danijel Ripoll catches Djezon Laigle on the ankles. Danijel Ripoll is shown the yellow card! Djezon Laigle stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.40
Ricardo Jesus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Djimi Doumeng. Djimi Doumeng makes a simple pass to Eduardo Faria. Eduardo Faria knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jorge Antunes.
42.34
1-0Arthur Hapgood threads a neat ball through to Mustapha Huizingh. Mustapha Huizingh whips in a cross ball towards Filipe Costa. Filipe Costa beats his man to it with a header. Magnificent block by Jorge Antunes!
45.00
Antonio Valente flicks a high pass forward. Djezon Laigle controls it well on his chest. Djezon Laigle controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Porto appear unchanged since the first half. Alverca also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Alverca get the second half underway!
47.11
Filipe Costa barges into Joao Jardim. Filipe Costa is shown the yellow card! Joao Jardim runs off the knock.
51.03
Ricardo Jesus knocks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Faria. Eduardo Faria knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jorge Antunes.
53.19
Danijel Ripoll flicks a high pass forward. Jorge Lopes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jorge Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Djimi Doumeng holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Djimi Doumeng whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Faria. Eduardo Faria beats his man to it with a header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Eduardo Faria!
57.30
Edgar Moutinho threads the ball through to Jorge Martins. Jorge Martins advances inside the box! Jorge Martins rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
60.20
Jorge Antunes knocks the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Jardim. Cristiano Jardim threads a neat ball through to Djezon Laigle. Djezon Laigle knocks in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Jesus. Rodrigo Jesus knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Harris Averdijk!
63.43
Rafael Ramos flicks a high pass forward to Antonio Valente who brings the ball under control. Antonio Valente knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.46
1-1Eduardo Faria catches Joao Jardim on the ankles. The referee calls over Eduardo Faria and warns him to calm down! Joao Jardim hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.58
Ricardo Jesus makes a probing pass to Morris Shields. Morris Shields knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.44
Joao Jardim knocks the ball forward to Rafael Ramos. Rafael Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Roberto Quaresma. Roberto Quaresma directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Harris Averdijk has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
71.51
Danijel Ripoll knocks the ball to his team mate, Filipe Costa. Filipe Costa flicks a high ball forward to Eduardo Faria who gracefully takes it down. Eduardo Faria knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kristinn Ingi Hallfredsson who gathers it comfortably.
72.33
Edgar Moutinho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Djezon Laigle. Djezon Laigle sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Harris Averdijk manages to gather it easily.
75.06
Filipe Costa threads a neat ball through to Djimi Doumeng. Djimi Doumeng knocks in a cross ball towards Filipe Costa. Filipe Costa connects with a diving header but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
77.54
2-1Alverca have made a substitution with Duarte Moutinho replacing Eduardo Faria .
87.19
Rodrigo Jesus runs straight at the opposition's defence. Rodrigo Jesus shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
89.08
Mustapha Huizingh passes the ball forward to Guilherme Fernandes. Guilherme Fernandes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55%
45%
Play Area
27.5%
47.5%
25%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Rodrigo Jesus of FC Porto |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Kristinn Ingi Hallfredsson (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Cristiano Jardim (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 3. | Jorge Antunes (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Joao Jardim (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jorge Martins (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Rafael Ramos (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Edgar Moutinho (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Rodrigo Jesus (MID) |  | 9 |
| 9. | Antonio Valente (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Djezon Laigle (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Roberto Quaresma (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Alberto Antunes (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Diogo Moreira (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Fernando Mendes (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Harris Averdijk (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Jorge Lopes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Danijel Ripoll (DEF) | | 6 |
| 4. | Ricardo Jesus (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Arthur Hapgood (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Filipe Costa (MID) | | 6 |
| 7. | Djimi Doumeng (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Mustapha Huizingh (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Guilherme Fernandes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Eduardo Faria (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Morris Shields (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Hugo Carvalho (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Duarte Moutinho (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Des Beckham (ATT) | 0 | |