Match Report
| FC Porto | FC Porto |  |  | Rio Ave | Rio Ave | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Helder Alves | H. Alves |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 60 | | Quim Quaresma | Q. Quaresma | ||||||||
| Rafael Viana | R. Viana | | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 | | Samuel Alves | S. Alves | |||||||||
| Sebastiao Oliveira | S. Oliveira | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 |  | Matt Formon | M. Formon | |||||||||
| Dean Shearer | D. Shearer | | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Bruno Carvalho | B. Carvalho | |||||||||
| Sebastian Gainza | S. Gainza |  | 58 | D | | 5 | | M | 59 | | Billy Brooking | B. Brooking | |||||||||
| Manuel Veloso | M. Veloso | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 | | Miguel Monteiro | M. Monteiro | |||||||||
| Terry Moncur | T. Moncur | | 60 | M | | | 7 | | M | 55 | | Cristiano Bento | C. Bento | ||||||||
| Samuel Viana | S. Viana | | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Diogo Barros | D. Barros | |||||||||
| Roberto Soares | R. Soares | | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 74 | | Duarte Barros | D. Barros | |||||||||
| Vitor Nascimento | V. Nascimento | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Nuno Santos | N. Santos | |||||||||
| Generoso Zanutta | G. Zanutta |  | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Artur Nunes | A. Nunes | |||||||||
| Quim Jesus | Q. Jesus | | 64 | A | | 12 | | A | 53 | | Vitor Martins | V. Martins | |||||||||
| Steffen Rohrschneider | S. Rohrschneider |  | 60 | G | | 13 | | D | 52 | | Florian Riemann | F. Riemann | |||||||||
| Diogo Viana | D. Viana | | 57 | A | | 14 | | D | 51 |  | Florian Touré | F. Touré | |||||||||
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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Estádio do Dragão where FC Porto play host to Rio Ave. A crowd of 15,773 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Porto are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Rio Ave appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ivone Nuno Gomes.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Porto are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Rio Ave appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ivone Nuno Gomes.
0.00
0-0FC Porto kick off!
4.47
0-0Nuno Santos comes in with a late challenge on Sebastian Gainza. Nuno Santos is shown the yellow card! Sebastian Gainza stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.53
0-0Manuel Veloso flicks a high ball forward to Roberto Soares who takes it down. Roberto Soares makes a pass forward but Vitor Nascimento makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
20.50
0-0Samuel Alves knocks the ball forward to Miguel Monteiro. With vision, Miguel Monteiro plays the ball forward to Nuno Santos. Nuno Santos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sebastiao Oliveira.
21.38
0-0Sebastiao Oliveira breaks forward. Sebastiao Oliveira flicks a high pass forward. Generoso Zanutta controls it well on his chest. Generoso Zanutta plays a quick one-two with Vitor Nascimento and rushes in on goal... Generoso Zanutta comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
22.29
Terry Moncur flicks a high ball forward to Roberto Soares who takes it down. Roberto Soares knocks in a cross ball towards Vitor Nascimento. Vitor Nascimento flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.29
0-0Under pressure, Sebastian Gainza clears the ball far upfield. Vitor Nascimento shoots from distance but is denied by Quim Quaresma. Excellent save.
28.38
Bruno Carvalho flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Brooking. Billy Brooking makes a probing pass to Artur Nunes. Artur Nunes knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Santos. Nuno Santos heads the ball goalwards his aim is horrendously poor!
30.37
Diogo Barros threads the ball through to Duarte Barros. Duarte Barros knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.30
0-1Miguel Monteiro sees Artur Nunes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Artur Nunes knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Santos. Nuno Santos connects with a diving header. Nuno Santos scores for Rio Ave!!
42.53
Terry Moncur makes an attacking run forward. Terry Moncur finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
44.35
Billy Brooking makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duarte Barros. Duarte Barros lofts in a cross ball towards Nuno Santos. With a superhuman jump, Nuno Santos connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Porto have changed their lineup with Steffen Rohrschneider replacing Manuel Veloso. Rio Ave appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Rio Ave kicking off!
55.39
Bruno Carvalho takes it forward alone. Bruno Carvalho passes the ball forward to Duarte Barros. Duarte Barros shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
57.47
Miguel Monteiro picks a pass forward to Duarte Barros. Duarte Barros knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sebastiao Oliveira.
60.30
0-1Nuno Santos hacks Rafael Viana from behind! The referee brings Nuno Santos to one side and gives him a warning! Rafael Viana grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
65.27
Terry Moncur chips the ball to his team mate, Vitor Nascimento. Vitor Nascimento shoots from 25 yards. Magnificent save by Quim Quaresma!
66.21
Seeing a gap ahead, Samuel Viana plays the ball forward to Vitor Nascimento. Vitor Nascimento edges inside the box! Vitor Nascimento takes a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
75.53
Diogo Barros hits a low pass to Duarte Barros. Duarte Barros whips in a cross ball towards Artur Nunes. Artur Nunes makes a looping header on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
78.22
Billy Brooking makes an attacking run forward. Billy Brooking knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Helder Alves who gathers it comfortably.
79.57
Rafael Viana decides to run forward with the ball. Rafael Viana deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roberto Soares. Roberto Soares shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
83.03
Rafael Viana knocks the ball forward to Terry Moncur. Terry Moncur passes the ball forward to Generoso Zanutta. Generoso Zanutta finds some space and shoots from distance but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
84.33
Terry Moncur knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Soares. Roberto Soares makes a defence splitting pass to Vitor Nascimento. Vitor Nascimento makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
85.06
Samuel Viana sees space and advances. Samuel Viana whips in a cross ball towards Vitor Nascimento. Vitor Nascimento knocks the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Quim Quaresma had no chance!! Goal for FC Porto!
90.00
2-2There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.6%
44.4%
Play Area
30.2%
41.3%
28.6%
Scorers
| Vitor Nascimento 66, 85 | Nuno Santos 39 Artur Nunes 76 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Vitor Nascimento of FC Porto |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Helder Alves (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Rafael Viana (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Sebastiao Oliveira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Dean Shearer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Sebastian Gainza (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Manuel Veloso (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Terry Moncur (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Samuel Viana (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Roberto Soares (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Vitor Nascimento (ATT) |  | 10 |
| 11. | Generoso Zanutta (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Quim Jesus (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Steffen Rohrschneider (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Diogo Viana (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Quim Quaresma (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Samuel Alves (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Matt Formon (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Bruno Carvalho (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Billy Brooking (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Miguel Monteiro (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Cristiano Bento (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Diogo Barros (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Duarte Barros (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Nuno Santos (ATT) |  | 6 |
| 11. | Artur Nunes (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Vitor Martins (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Florian Riemann (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Florian Touré (DEF) | 0 | |