Match Report
| S.L. Benfica | S.L. Benfica |  |  | FC Porto | FC Porto | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dominic Rae | D. Rae |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Cesar Veloso | C. Veloso | |||||||||
| Niels Jacobs | N. Jacobs |  | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 |  | Stanley Mercer | S. Mercer | |||||||||
| Tomas Bento | T. Bento | | 61 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 71 |  | Pascal Riemann | P. Riemann | ||||||||
| Uwe Köpke | U. Köpke | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 | | Diogo Lima | D. Lima | |||||||||
| Abel Ribeiro | A. Ribeiro | | 64 | M | | 5 | | D | 67 |  | Loic Ben Haddou | L. Ben Haddou | |||||||||
| Tiago Martins | T. Martins | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 82 | | Clarence Maris | C. Maris | |||||||||
| Silvio Faria | S. Faria | | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 74 | | Paulo Oliveira | P. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Guilherme Santos | G. Santos | | 53 | M | | 8 | | | M | 65 | | Gary Fortune | G. Fortune | ||||||||
| Artur Moreira | A. Moreira | | 66 | A | | 9 | | A | 72 | | Kwame Wilnis | K. Wilnis | |||||||||
| Bert Lamey | B. Lamey | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 70 |  | Edmundo Sanchez | E. Sanchez | |||||||||
| Paulo Quaresma | P. Quaresma | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Edgar Bento | E. Bento | |||||||||
| Rafael Monteiro | R. Monteiro | | 59 | G | | 12 | | G | 68 | | Duarte Reis | D. Reis | |||||||||
| Paulo Castro | P. Castro | | 50 | D | | 13 | | D | 65 | | Ruben Nunes | R. Nunes | |||||||||
| Tiago Valente | T. Valente | | 50 | G | | 14 | | D | 62 | | Billy Morton | B. Morton | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Estádio da Luz where S.L. Benfica play host to FC Porto. A crowd of 9,489 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
S.L. Benfica are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Porto appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Luis Rodrigues.
The pitch is in poor condition.
S.L. Benfica are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Porto appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Luis Rodrigues.
0.00
0-0S.L. Benfica start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.41
0-0Abel Ribeiro barges into Gary Fortune. The referee calls over Abel Ribeiro and shows him a yellow card! Gary Fortune hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.37
0-0Loic Ben Haddou flicks a high pass forward. Gary Fortune controls it well on his chest. Gary Fortune chips the ball to his team mate, Kwame Wilnis. Kwame Wilnis tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
8.39
1-0Uwe Köpke takes a long throw-in. Tomas Bento deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Santos. Guilherme Santos flicks the ball to his team mate, Artur Moreira. Artur Moreira shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
14.52
1-0Niels Jacobs makes a simple pass to Tiago Martins. With vision, Tiago Martins laces a weighted ball forward to Paulo Quaresma. Paulo Quaresma cuts inside the box! Paulo Quaresma side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
15.21
Diogo Lima pushes up the pitch. Diogo Lima flicks a high pass forward. Edgar Bento collects the pass. Edgar Bento shoots from outside the area but somehow Dominic Rae manages to keep it out.
18.11
Niels Jacobs kicks a strong pass forward to Abel Ribeiro. Abel Ribeiro chips the ball to his team mate, Bert Lamey. Bert Lamey cuts inside the box! Bert Lamey rockets a shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
21.13
Niels Jacobs clumsily knocks into Kwame Wilnis. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Kwame Wilnis stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.21
Paulo Oliveira hits a low pass to Edgar Bento. Edgar Bento knocks in a cross ball towards Edmundo Sanchez. Edmundo Sanchez beats his man to it with a header but Dominic Rae is on top of it.
27.18
Paulo Oliveira takes it forward alone. Without breaking stride, Paulo Oliveira plays the ball forward to Edmundo Sanchez who has made a great run into the box. Edmundo Sanchez looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
30.46
Paulo Oliveira flicks a high pass forward. Kwame Wilnis collects the pass. Kwame Wilnis flicks the ball to his team mate, Edgar Bento. Edgar Bento side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
32.00
Paulo Oliveira knocks the ball forward to Edgar Bento. Edgar Bento shoots from 25 yards. Dominic Rae effortlessly gets down and covers it.
33.03
Niels Jacobs flicks a high pass forward. Silvio Faria collects the pass. Silvio Faria threads a neat ball through to Paulo Quaresma. Paulo Quaresma plays a one-two with Bert Lamey and advances towards the goal... Paulo Quaresma takes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
38.45
Gary Fortune threads the ball through to Edmundo Sanchez. Edmundo Sanchez knocks in a cross ball towards Kwame Wilnis. Kwame Wilnis makes a looping header on goal. What a cracker!! Dominic Rae had no chance!! Goal for FC Porto!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. S.L. Benfica appear unchanged since the first half. FC Porto also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and FC Porto kick off!
47.54
Diogo Lima flicks a high pass forward. Gary Fortune controls it well on his chest. Gary Fortune threads a neat ball through to Edgar Bento. Edgar Bento lofts in a cross ball towards Edmundo Sanchez. Edmundo Sanchez beats his man to it with a header. Dominic Rae didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
48.37
Stanley Mercer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Fortune. Gary Fortune threads the ball through to Edmundo Sanchez. Edmundo Sanchez lofts in a cross ball towards Edgar Bento. Edgar Bento gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
49.40
2-1Guilherme Santos chips the ball to his team mate, Paulo Quaresma. Paulo Quaresma skips past Loic Ben Haddou! Paulo Quaresma rockets a shot on goal but is denied by Stanley Mercer. Excellent block.
54.16
Diogo Lima flicks a high pass forward. Clarence Maris collects the pass. Clarence Maris surges forward with the ball. Clarence Maris lofts in a cross ball towards Edgar Bento. Edgar Bento makes a deft header. Fantastic reaction save from Dominic Rae!
55.52
2-1Abel Ribeiro darts forward. Abel Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Loic Ben Haddou.
57.35
Loic Ben Haddou makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Fortune. Gary Fortune makes a beautiful solo run. Gary Fortune knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.51
Gary Fortune threads the ball through to Edmundo Sanchez. Edmundo Sanchez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.50
Tiago Martins makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Artur Moreira. Artur Moreira lofts in a cross ball towards Bert Lamey. Bert Lamey gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's there!! Cesar Veloso has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
83.32
Pascal Riemann flicks a high pass forward. Paulo Oliveira collects the pass. Paulo Oliveira knocks the ball forward to Edmundo Sanchez. Edmundo Sanchez knocks in a cross ball towards Kwame Wilnis. Kwame Wilnis fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
Silvio Faria changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Silvio Faria shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.8%
58.2%
Play Area
29.9%
44.8%
25.4%
Scorers
| Artur Moreira 8 Paulo Quaresma 33 Bert Lamey 71 | Kwame Wilnis 38, 83 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Kwame Wilnis of FC Porto |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Dominic Rae (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Niels Jacobs (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 3. | Tomas Bento (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Uwe Köpke (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Abel Ribeiro (MID) | | 6 |
| 6. | Tiago Martins (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Silvio Faria (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Guilherme Santos (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Artur Moreira (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Bert Lamey (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Paulo Quaresma (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Rafael Monteiro (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Paulo Castro (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Tiago Valente (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Cesar Veloso (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Stanley Mercer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Pascal Riemann (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Diogo Lima (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Loic Ben Haddou (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Clarence Maris (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Paulo Oliveira (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Gary Fortune (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Kwame Wilnis (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Edmundo Sanchez (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Edgar Bento (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Duarte Reis (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Ruben Nunes (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Billy Morton (DEF) | 0 | |