Match Report


FC PortoFC Porto     Leça Futebol ClubeLeça Futebol Clube
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Helder AlvesH. Alves67
G
1
G
70Bruno LimaB. Lima
Sebastiao OliveiraS. Oliveira68
D
2
D
58Fernando LoureiroF. Loureiro
Carl ScholesC. Scholes59
D
3captain
D
57Roberto VilaR. Vila
Sebastian GainzaS. Gainza58
D
4
D
55Edgar AlmeidaE. Almeida
Alexandre PinheiroA. Pinheiro55
D
5
M
60Darius UnsworthD. Unsworth
Manuel VelosoM. Veloso69
M
6
M
59Guilherme AntunesG. Antunes
Gilles CleggG. Clegg65
M
captain7
M
55Armin WesselmannA. Wesselmann
Terry MoncurT. Moncur61
M
8
M
48Duarte OliveiraD. Oliveira
Roberto SoaresR. Soares70
A
9
A
61Tiago MendesT. Mendes
Generoso ZanuttaG. Zanutta65
A
10
A
61Mario AntunesM. Antunes
Diogo VianaD. Viana57
A
11
A
55Filipe AlmeidaF. Almeida
 
Steffen RohrschneiderS. Rohrschneider60
G
12
G
60Paul McCoistP. McCoist
Abel LimaA. Lima59
M
13
G
59Quim NunesQ. Nunes
Pedro JesusP. Jesus55
M
14
G
58Richard JohnstoneR. Johnstone

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Estádio do Dragão where FC Porto play host to Leça Futebol Clube. A crowd of 9,331 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Porto are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Leça Futebol Clube appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by JosŽ Luis Boa Morte.


0.00
The first half starts with FC Porto kicking off!
6.58
Sebastiao Oliveira flicks a high pass forward. Terry Moncur comfortably collects the pass. Terry Moncur deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Generoso Zanutta. Generoso Zanutta skips past Fernando Loureiro! Fernando Loureiro barges into Generoso Zanutta. Generoso Zanutta appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
8.44
Guilherme Antunes clumsily knocks into Terry Moncur. Guilherme Antunes is warned by the referee! Terry Moncur hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.10
Roberto Soares barges into Edgar Almeida. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Edgar Almeida stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.43
Manuel Veloso comes in with a late challenge on Armin Wesselmann. Manuel Veloso is shown the yellow card! Armin Wesselmann hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.32
Terry Moncur deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Generoso Zanutta. Generoso Zanutta edges inside the box! Generoso Zanutta rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Bruno Lima smothers it!
20.37
Guilherme Antunes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Filipe Almeida. Filipe Almeida sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
21.29
Fernando Loureiro threads a neat ball through to Armin Wesselmann. Armin Wesselmann knocks the ball to his team mate, Mario Antunes. Mario Antunes shoots from 25 yards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Helder Alves with no chance!! Goal for Leça Futebol Clube!
26.21
Manuel Veloso threads a neat ball through to Diogo Viana. Diogo Viana hits a low pass to Roberto Soares. Roberto Soares shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
30.05
Darius Unsworth threads the ball through to Filipe Almeida. Filipe Almeida knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.49
Alexandre Pinheiro flicks a high ball forward to Gilles Clegg who takes it down. Gilles Clegg makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roberto Soares. Roberto Soares knocks the ball forward to Diogo Viana but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
33.48
Armin Wesselmann controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Filipe Almeida. Filipe Almeida sees Mario Antunes just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Mario Antunes rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.21
Edgar Almeida pushes up the pitch. Edgar Almeida flicks a high pass forward. Tiago Mendes controls it well on his chest. Tiago Mendes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
44.12
Carl Scholes threads the ball through to Gilles Clegg. Gilles Clegg makes a probing pass to Generoso Zanutta. Generoso Zanutta cuts inside the box! Generoso Zanutta looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Porto appear unchanged since the first half. Leça Futebol Clube have changed their lineup with Paul McCoist replacing Armin Wesselmann and Quim Nunes replacing Fernando Loureiro. The FC Porto players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Leça Futebol Clube get the second half underway!
47.53
Terry Moncur knocks the ball to his team mate, Generoso Zanutta. Generoso Zanutta skips past Quim Nunes! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Generoso Zanutta provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Bruno Lima easily gets down and covers it.
48.33
Gilles Clegg makes a probing pass to Generoso Zanutta. Generoso Zanutta chips the ball to his team mate, Diogo Viana. Diogo Viana side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for FC Porto!
53.11
Manuel Veloso knocks the ball to his team mate, Generoso Zanutta. Generoso Zanutta knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.45
Gilles Clegg flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Viana controls it well on his chest. Diogo Viana skips past Edgar Almeida! Diogo Viana cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
57.09
Edgar Almeida pushes mid-way up the pitch. Edgar Almeida surges forward with the ball. Edgar Almeida rushes past Sebastian Gainza! Edgar Almeida muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
63.38
Manuel Veloso knocks the ball forward to Roberto Soares. Roberto Soares knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
65.10
Manuel Veloso flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Soares collects the pass. Roberto Soares tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
66.07
Terry Moncur makes a probing pass to Diogo Viana. Diogo Viana cuts inside the box! Diogo Viana tries a spectacular strike but is denied by Bruno Lima. Excellent save.
69.43
Carl Scholes knocks the ball to his team mate, Terry Moncur. Terry Moncur makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roberto Soares. Roberto Soares threads a neat ball through to Diogo Viana. Some silky footwork from Diogo Viana provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
73.08
Gilles Clegg makes a probing pass to Generoso Zanutta. Generoso Zanutta whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Soares. Roberto Soares connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Edgar Almeida clears it off the line with his head!
83.03
Duarte Oliveira takes a quick throw-in, which Darius Unsworth takes on the chest. Darius Unsworth knocks the ball to his team mate, Filipe Almeida. Filipe Almeida shoots from long range but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
84.40
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
87.09
Darius Unsworth flicks a high ball forward to Tiago Mendes who takes it down. Tiago Mendes shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

FC Porto

Leça Futebol Clube
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
7
1
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.1%
46.9%
Play Area
23.5%
48.1%
28.4%

Scorers
Generoso Zanutta 44
Diogo Viana 48
Mario Antunes 21

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Generoso Zanutta of FC Porto

Match Ratings
1.Helder Alves (GK)
6
2.Sebastiao Oliveira (DEF)
6
3.Carl Scholes (DEF)
6
4.Sebastian Gainza (DEF)
6
5.Alexandre Pinheiro (DEF)
6
6.Manuel Veloso (MID)yellow card
6
7.Gilles Clegg (MID)
7
8.Terry Moncur (MID)
6
9.Roberto Soares (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Generoso Zanutta (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Diogo Viana (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Steffen Rohrschneider (GK)
0
13.Abel Lima (MID)
0
14.Pedro Jesus (MID)
0

1.Bruno Lima (GK)
7
2.Fernando Loureiro (DEF)
6
3.Roberto Vila (DEF)
6
4.Edgar Almeida (DEF)
7
5.Darius Unsworth (MID)
6
6.Guilherme Antunes (MID)
6
7.Armin Wesselmann (MID)
6
8.Duarte Oliveira (MID)
6
9.Tiago Mendes (ATT)
6
10.Mario Antunes (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Filipe Almeida (ATT)
6
 
12.Paul McCoist (GK)
6
13.Quim Nunes (GK)
6
14.Richard Johnstone (GK)
0