Match Report
| FC Porto | FC Porto |  |  | Sporting Covilha | Sporting Covilha | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ruben Andrade | R. Andrade |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 | | Gaspar Valente | G. Valente | |||||||||
| Edgar Semedo | E. Semedo | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 78 |  | Kevin Telfer | K. Telfer | |||||||||
| Filipe Barros | F. Barros | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Filipe Andrade | F. Andrade | |||||||||
| Alberto Oliveira | A. Oliveira | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 | | Ricardo Barbosa | R. Barbosa | |||||||||
| Francis Meniri | F. Meniri |  | 70 | M | | 5 | | D | 64 |  | David Jentsch | D. Jentsch | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Soares | R. Soares | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 |  | Francis Minto | F. Minto | |||||||||
| Bruno Postiga | B. Postiga | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Tiago Jardim | T. Jardim | |||||||||
| Mauricio Cano | M. Cano |  | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | David Gomes | D. Gomes | |||||||||
| Rui Barbosa | R. Barbosa | | 71 | A | | 9 | | M | 63 | | Marc Seaman | M. Seaman | |||||||||
| Florent Lucca | F. Lucca | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Cristiano Valente | C. Valente | |||||||||
| Jakob Busse | J. Busse | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 | | Gavin Murray | G. Murray | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Estádio do Dragão where FC Porto play host to Sporting Covilha. A crowd of 17,754 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
FC Porto are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sporting Covilha appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
FC Porto are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sporting Covilha appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0FC Porto start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.52
0-0Bruno Postiga deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rui Barbosa. Rui Barbosa finds some space and shoots from distance but Gaspar Valente is on top of it.
6.53
0-0Filipe Andrade chips the ball to his team mate, David Gomes. David Gomes makes a probing pass to Gavin Murray. Gavin Murray knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ruben Andrade who gathers it comfortably.
10.00
0-0Tiago Jardim knocks the ball forward to Gavin Murray. Gavin Murray makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cristiano Valente but he's offside!
14.38
David Gomes makes a probing pass to Cristiano Valente. Cristiano Valente knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edgar Semedo.
18.26
Francis Meniri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Florent Lucca. Florent Lucca knocks in a cross ball towards Jakob Busse. Jakob Busse powers a header at goal but somehow Gaspar Valente manages to keep it out.
21.19
0-0Bruno Postiga deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Florent Lucca. Florent Lucca knocks in a cross ball towards Rui Barbosa. Rui Barbosa powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
22.05
Alberto Oliveira flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Soares. Rodrigo Soares makes a simple pass to Jakob Busse. Jakob Busse knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.14
Rodrigo Soares chips the ball to his team mate, Rui Barbosa. Rui Barbosa lofts in a cross ball towards Florent Lucca. Florent Lucca is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.02
Tiago Jardim passes the ball forward to Cristiano Valente. Cristiano Valente shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
38.16
David Gomes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Valente. Cristiano Valente knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edgar Semedo.
42.10
Bruno Postiga controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Florent Lucca. Florent Lucca chips the ball to his team mate, Jakob Busse. Jakob Busse rockets a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Gaspar Valente manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The whistle blows and Sporting Covilha kick off!
48.43
Filipe Andrade controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Gomes. David Gomes kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Murray. Gavin Murray goes all the way! Gavin Murray cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
49.37
Rodrigo Soares advances with the ball. Rodrigo Soares shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
51.13
0-1David Jentsch knocks the ball forward to Tiago Jardim. Tiago Jardim makes a probing pass to Cristiano Valente. Cristiano Valente shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.34
Francis Meniri makes a probing pass to Rui Barbosa. Rui Barbosa shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
63.57
Mauricio Cano takes it forward alone. Mauricio Cano lofts in a cross ball towards Jakob Busse. Jakob Busse directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
65.16
Rodrigo Soares threads the ball through to Jakob Busse. Jakob Busse plays a perfect one-two with Florent Lucca and rushes in on goal... Jakob Busse takes a shot at goal. Gaspar Valente is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
71.33
Filipe Barros kicks a strong pass forward to Rodrigo Soares. Rodrigo Soares sees space and advances. Rodrigo Soares knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ricardo Barbosa.
72.38
Francis Minto makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cristiano Valente. Cristiano Valente whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Murray. Gavin Murray heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Ruben Andrade!
73.24
Francis Minto passes the ball forward to Gavin Murray. Gavin Murray knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ruben Andrade who gathers it comfortably.
78.21
Edgar Semedo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francis Meniri. Francis Meniri decides to run forward with the ball. Francis Meniri controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
79.57
Bruno Postiga flicks the ball to his team mate, Jakob Busse. Jakob Busse lofts in a cross ball towards Florent Lucca. Florent Lucca is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Florent Lucca!
87.33
David Gomes brings the ball forward. David Gomes finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.2%
45.8%
Play Area
25%
48.6%
26.4%
Scorers