Match Report
| S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica |  |  | FC Porto | FC Porto | ||||||||||||||||
| Fred D Joechee | Fred D Joechee | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anton Netzer | A. Netzer |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Ruben Andrade | R. Andrade | |||||||||
| Emerson Paganin | E. Paganin |  | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Edgar Semedo | E. Semedo | |||||||||
| Davor Gorgone | D. Gorgone |  | 79 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Filipe Barros | F. Barros | |||||||||
| Geoffrey Allach | G. Allach |  | 69 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Alberto Oliveira | A. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Bernard Ndiefi | B. Ndiefi |  | 68 | D | | 5 | | M | 70 |  | Francis Meniri | F. Meniri | |||||||||
| Decio Sotelo | D. Sotelo |  | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Rodrigo Soares | R. Soares | |||||||||
| Facundo Miranda | F. Miranda |  | 74 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Bruno Postiga | B. Postiga | |||||||||
| Alex Brady | A. Brady |  | 73 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 |  | Mauricio Cano | M. Cano | |||||||||
| Florin Urzica | F. Urzica |  | 71 | A | | 9 | | A | 71 | | Rui Barbosa | R. Barbosa | |||||||||
| Gabriel Oechslin | G. Oechslin |  | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Florent Lucca | F. Lucca | |||||||||
| Nelson Beckerman | N. Beckerman |  | 76 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Jakob Busse | J. Busse | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to FC Porto. A crowd of 19,492 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
S.L. Benfica are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Porto appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
S.L. Benfica are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Porto appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0FC Porto kick off the first half!
8.30
0-0Alex Brady threads the ball through to Nelson Beckerman. Nelson Beckerman knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.26
0-1Francis Meniri kicks a strong pass forward to Jakob Busse. Jakob Busse goes all the way! Jakob Busse tries a spectacular strike. Jakob Busse scores for FC Porto!!
14.55
0-1Rodrigo Soares controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jakob Busse. Jakob Busse kicks a strong pass forward to Rui Barbosa but the referee indicates it's offside!
15.14
Alex Brady sees a break and surges forward. Alex Brady knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.15
0-1Facundo Miranda knocks the ball forward to Nelson Beckerman. Nelson Beckerman controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
21.25
Decio Sotelo takes it forward alone. Decio Sotelo goes all the way! Decio Sotelo takes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
22.52
Alex Brady passes the ball forward to Florin Urzica. Florin Urzica deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Oechslin but the linesman indicates offside!
28.52
Davor Gorgone threads the ball through to Alex Brady. Alex Brady sees a break and surges forward. Alex Brady deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nelson Beckerman. Nelson Beckerman tries a spectacular strike. Nelson Beckerman scores for S.L. Benfica!!
32.35
1-1Facundo Miranda knocks the ball to his team mate, Florin Urzica. Florin Urzica goes all the way! Florin Urzica shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Ruben Andrade easily smothers it.
34.40
Davor Gorgone kicks a strong pass forward to Decio Sotelo. Decio Sotelo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Florin Urzica. Florin Urzica shoots from outside the area but somehow Ruben Andrade manages to keep it out.
40.00
1-1The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
42.42
Geoffrey Allach kicks a strong pass forward to Decio Sotelo. Decio Sotelo kicks a strong pass forward to Nelson Beckerman. Nelson Beckerman lofts in a cross ball towards Gabriel Oechslin. Gabriel Oechslin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
S.L. Benfica kick off and get the second half underway!
49.38
FC Porto are easily keeping S.L. Benfica at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
66.09
Decio Sotelo knocks the ball forward to Gabriel Oechslin. Gabriel Oechslin plays a perfect one-two with Florin Urzica and rushes in on goal... Gabriel Oechslin takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
67.56
Emerson Paganin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alex Brady. Alex Brady flicks the ball to his team mate, Nelson Beckerman. Nelson Beckerman finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.52
Bruno Postiga deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jakob Busse. Jakob Busse controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
73.12
Alex Brady flicks the ball to his team mate, Nelson Beckerman. Nelson Beckerman goes all the way! Nelson Beckerman takes a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Ruben Andrade.
84.36
Rodrigo Soares kicks a strong pass forward to Jakob Busse. Jakob Busse shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
85.42
Geoffrey Allach makes a simple pass to Alex Brady. Alex Brady threads the ball through to Gabriel Oechslin. Gabriel Oechslin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ruben Andrade who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Bernard Ndiefi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Facundo Miranda. Facundo Miranda passes the ball forward to Nelson Beckerman. Nelson Beckerman kicks a strong pass forward to Florin Urzica but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
74.6%
25.4%
Play Area
20.6%
44.4%
34.9%
Scorers