Match Report
| FC Porto | FC Porto |  |  | Desportivo Nacional | Desportivo Nacional | ||||||||||||||||
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| Orlando Elzéard | O. Elzéard |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 |  | Vasco Gomes | V. Gomes | |||||||||
| Marvin Smith | M. Smith |  | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 |  | Andres Ortega | A. Ortega | |||||||||
| Luis Mendes | L. Mendes | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 | | Daniel Almeida | D. Almeida | |||||||||
| Rui Van Der Sleen | R. Van Der Sleen |  | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 | | Nuno Tavares | N. Tavares | |||||||||
| Julian Prieto | J. Prieto | | 60 | D | | 5 | | D | 63 | | Hoalid Wimbée | H. Wimbée | |||||||||
| Pedro Santos | P. Santos | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 74 | | Roberto Pinheiro | R. Pinheiro | |||||||||
| Filipe Nunes | F. Nunes | | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 |  | Ruggiero Lopez | R. Lopez | |||||||||
| Sebastiao Antunes | S. Antunes | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Bruno Monteiro | B. Monteiro | |||||||||
| Bruno Monteiro | B. Monteiro | | 68 | A | | 9 | | M | 60 |  | Colin Ritchie | C. Ritchie | |||||||||
| Adam Woodgate | A. Woodgate | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Maurits Schulpen | M. Schulpen | |||||||||
| Eduardo Veloso | E. Veloso | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Alexandre Carvalho | A. Carvalho | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Estádio do Dragão where FC Porto play host to Desportivo Nacional. A crowd of 18,026 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
FC Porto are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Desportivo Nacional appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
FC Porto are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Desportivo Nacional appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Desportivo Nacional kick off the first half!
3.26
0-0Sebastiao Antunes passes the ball forward to Adam Woodgate. Adam Woodgate controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
4.47
0-0Luis Mendes flicks the ball to his team mate, Filipe Nunes. Filipe Nunes sees space and advances. Filipe Nunes knocks the ball forward to Adam Woodgate but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
6.25
0-0Pedro Santos passes the ball forward to Bruno Monteiro. Bruno Monteiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nuno Tavares.
9.52
1-0Pedro Santos sees a break and surges forward. Pedro Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Veloso. Eduardo Veloso flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
15.05
Julian Prieto makes a probing pass to Pedro Santos. Pedro Santos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adam Woodgate. Adam Woodgate knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.04
Julian Prieto passes the ball forward to Filipe Nunes. Filipe Nunes passes the ball forward to Bruno Monteiro. Bruno Monteiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Almeida.
18.48
Sebastiao Antunes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Veloso. Eduardo Veloso makes a simple pass to Adam Woodgate. Adam Woodgate tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
21.19
Bruno Monteiro makes a probing pass to Alexandre Carvalho. Alexandre Carvalho kicks a strong pass forward to Maurits Schulpen but the referee indicates it's offside!
32.02
Roberto Pinheiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Maurits Schulpen. Maurits Schulpen shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
36.50
1-0Bruno Monteiro hacks Nuno Tavares from behind! Bruno Monteiro is shown the yellow card! Nuno Tavares runs off the knock.
39.54
Bruno Monteiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Maurits Schulpen. Maurits Schulpen knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rui Van Der Sleen.
44.06
1-0Sebastiao Antunes comes in with a late challenge on Roberto Pinheiro. Sebastiao Antunes is warned by the referee! Roberto Pinheiro stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and FC Porto kick off!
48.34
Filipe Nunes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adam Woodgate. Adam Woodgate makes a simple pass to Bruno Monteiro. Bruno Monteiro rockets a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
49.19
Rui Van Der Sleen clumsily knocks into Maurits Schulpen. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Maurits Schulpen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.01
Rui Van Der Sleen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pedro Santos. Pedro Santos kicks a strong pass forward to Bruno Monteiro. Bruno Monteiro lofts in a cross ball towards Adam Woodgate. Adam Woodgate heads the ball goalwards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
60.47
Luis Mendes makes a simple pass to Pedro Santos. Pedro Santos advances with the ball. Pedro Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Bruno Monteiro. Bruno Monteiro is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
69.04
Nuno Tavares chips the ball to his team mate, Ruggiero Lopez. Ruggiero Lopez flicks the ball to his team mate, Maurits Schulpen. Maurits Schulpen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. What a cracker!! Orlando Elzéard had no chance!! Goal for Desportivo Nacional!
72.47
Nuno Tavares makes a probing pass to Ruggiero Lopez. Ruggiero Lopez sees space and advances. Ruggiero Lopez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Orlando Elzéard who gathers it comfortably.
75.58
Rui Van Der Sleen makes a probing pass to Pedro Santos. Pedro Santos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bruno Monteiro. Bruno Monteiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.05
2-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
79.27
Julian Prieto advances with the ball. Julian Prieto flicks the ball to his team mate, Adam Woodgate. Adam Woodgate knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nuno Tavares.
81.33
Filipe Nunes threads the ball through to Bruno Monteiro. Bruno Monteiro whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Veloso. Eduardo Veloso directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Vasco Gomes has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
84.30
Sebastiao Antunes makes a simple pass to Adam Woodgate. Adam Woodgate knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Almeida.
87.09
Marvin Smith knocks the ball forward to Sebastiao Antunes. Sebastiao Antunes makes a probing pass to Eduardo Veloso. Eduardo Veloso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adam Woodgate. Adam Woodgate cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
Filipe Nunes surges forward with the ball. Filipe Nunes shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
63.1%
36.9%
Play Area
25%
45.2%
29.8%
Scorers
| Eduardo Veloso 10, 81 Adam Woodgate 57 | Maurits Schulpen 69 |