FFO2 Conference, FC Porto vs. Bristol City (Mon Mar 13) FC Porto | Bristol City 5-3-2 C | 4-1-3-2 L Tim Davey | Jon Pike | Matheus GK | GK D_Bentley P_Van_Aanholt DF | DF K_Naismith F_Cardoso DF | DF T_Kalas K_Zouma DF | DF M_Roberts Wendell DF | DF M_Sykes M_Lazzari DF | MF J_Williams Pedri MF | DM S_Sensi M_Uribe MF | MF H_Massengo Otavio MF | MF D_Sinani R_Horta FW | FW P_Goncalves D_Loader FW | FW T_Conway | Jordi SUB | SUB M_OLeary W_Manafa SUB | SUB Z_Vyner G_Borges SUB | SUB M_James S_Eustaquio SUB | SUB A_King T_Martinez SUB | SUB N_Wells Min. 3 :(fcp) D_Loader sidesteps his marker ... That was too easy ... D_Loader tries to lob the keeper! ... GOAL!! ... Wonderful strike! ... Who says keepers are too good these days!! ... And FC Porto are leading in the game now ... FC Porto 1-0 Bristol City ... Min. 4 :(brc) J_Williams with a 40-yard pass to T_Conway ... T_Conway has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... It flies wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 11 :(brc) J_Williams knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... A heafty challenge by P_Van_Aanholt ... Which leads to the ball going out for a corner ... CORNER! ... M_Sykes chips the ball in towards the far post! ... That's a poor one ... K_Zouma belts it clear Min. 13 :(fcp) M_Lazzari steps over the ball ... He nutmegs S_Sensi ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... M_Sykes rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... What's The Referee going to give? ... Play on! Min. 14 :(fcp) D_Loader takes advantage of a mistake by S_Sensi ... That mistake could prove costly ... What a fantastic interception by K_Naismith ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 18 :(fcp) D_Loader latches onto the ball ... He has some space now ... T_Kalas wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 20 :(fcp) Pedri turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to M_Lazzari ... M_Lazzari hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... D_Bentley gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 21 :(fcp) F_Cardoso picks out D_Loader with the cross ... D_Loader unleashes a pile driver! ... But D_Bentley reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on D_Bentley anyway Min. 24 :(fcp) R_Horta sidesteps M_Sykes ... He showed great skill there ... R_Horta with the 40 yard drive! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 26 :(fcp) M_Lazzari spots his team mate making a run ... He plays a fantastic through ball to F_Cardoso! ... M_Roberts with the block Min. 28 :(brc) S_Sensi steps over the ball ... He nutmegs Wendell ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... Pedri with an awful challenge Min. 33 :(fcp) P_Van_Aanholt picks out R_Horta with the cross ... K_Naismith wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 33 :(brc) K_Naismith with a precise pass to S_Sensi ... S_Sensi cracks a laser towards goal! ... Matheus gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 34 :(fcp) Pedri takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to D_Loader ... M_Sykes pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 37 :(fcp) F_Cardoso is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... Otavio latches onto the end of it ... Driven towards goal by Otavio! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 37 :(brc) S_Sensi moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to P_Goncalves ... P_Goncalves rises above the defence to head the ball! ... Matheus gets a hand to it!! ... But can't hold onto it! ... GOAL !! ... It's a level game! ... FC Porto 1-1 Bristol City ... Min. 40 :(fcp) R_Horta breaks free from M_Roberts ... R_Horta with the crafty shot! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(brc) T_Kalas holds the ball up and waits for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to H_Massengo ... R_Horta is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 44 :(brc) J_Williams squares it to P_Goncalves ... What a fantastic interception by M_Lazzari ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: FC Porto 1-1 Bristol City Min. 48 :(brc) T_Conway picks up a loose ball ... But F_Cardoso wins the tackle cleanly Min. 49 :(fcp) M_Lazzari drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Loader ... J_Williams gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 50 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto ... COMING ON: W_Manafa ... COMING OFF: Wendell Min. 51 :(fcp) D_Loader sidesteps his marker ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... D_Loader has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... D_Bentley won't get to that! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... It's his 10th goal of the season!! ... FC Porto have taken the lead! ... FC Porto 2-1 Bristol City ... Min. 53 :(fcp) Pedri feeds the ball through the middle ... Otavio runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... A well-placed shot from Otavio! ... The ball moves through the air! ... D_Bentley moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... GOAL!! ... D_Bentley looks dejected! ... FC Porto 3-1 Bristol City ... Min. 53 :(fcp) Pedri runs into space ... M_Sykes with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Jon Pike looks relieved Min. 55 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto ... COMING ON: S_Eustaquio ... COMING OFF: Otavio Min. 56 :(brc) S_Sensi holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to H_Massengo ... K_Zouma with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 60 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto ... COMING ON: G_Borges ... COMING OFF: M_Uribe Min. 60 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: N_Wells ... COMING OFF: T_Conway Min. 60 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: A_King ... COMING OFF: D_Sinani Min. 60 :(brc) Substitution by Bristol City ... COMING ON: M_James ... COMING OFF: H_Massengo Min. 65 :(brc) P_Goncalves beats his man ... F_Cardoso with the tackle ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. ... That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning Min. 66 :(brc) Tactical Change by Bristol City ... Bristol City have changed their playing style to A Min. 68 :(fcp) Pedri turns nicely onto the ball ... A powerful shot by Pedri! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate Min. 69 :(brc) T_Kalas is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... P_Goncalves latches onto the ball ... P_Goncalves rifles it to the far post! ... Matheus is just going to watch it go over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But goes just over!! ... Matheus looks very relieved! Min. 70 :(brc) P_Goncalves takes possession ... What can he do here? ... P_Goncalves has a dig at goal! ... Matheus gets his fingertips to it Min. 72 :(brc) K_Naismith slides it through the middle to T_Kalas ... A delicate header from T_Kalas! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Matheus dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had Matheus beaten! ... CORNER! ... A_King dinks the ball into the area! ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for Matheus, who catches the ball Min. 72 :(fcp) D_Loader puts in S_Eustaquio ... M_Sykes with a bad challenge ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 73 :(fcp) D_Loader sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... S_Sensi robs him of the ball Min. 74 :(fcp) W_Manafa slides the ball across to R_Horta ... A skilful effort from R_Horta! ... D_Bentley watches it sail wide! Min. 75 :(fcp) G_Borges feeds the ball to D_Loader ... D_Loader with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... D_Loader curls it into the box! ... D_Bentley reads it well, and claims it! Min. 76 :(brc) K_Naismith crosses in from the wing, he finds N_Wells in the box ... Excellent sliding challenge by P_Van_Aanholt ... He timed it well Min. 80 :(fcp) M_Lazzari pulls it back to R_Horta ... M_Sykes pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 86 :(fcp) S_Eustaquio sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to D_Loader ... M_Sykes stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 87 :(brc) N_Wells steps over the ball ... He nutmegs F_Cardoso ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... M_Lazzari with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(brc) N_Wells jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_James ... F_Cardoso wins the ball Min. 91 :(fcp) The ball runs loose! ... R_Horta seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... M_Roberts pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Estadio do Dragao ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Porto Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Loader (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_Loader (3,51), Otavio (53) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Horta (44) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bristol City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : S_Sensi Scorers : P_Goncalves (37) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Sykes (72) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Porto | Bristol City Attempts on Goal : 11 | 6 Off target : 6 | 3 On target : 5 | 3 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 6 Key Tackles : 6 | 11 Key Passes : 13 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : FC Porto 3 - 1 Bristol City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - FC Porto Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Matheus GK 20 1 1 1 22 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 P_Van_Aanholt DF 1 18 12 7 31 | 97 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 18 0 F_Cardoso DF 1 16 10 8 27 | 97 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 40 0 K_Zouma DF 1 18 12 8 31 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 Wendell DF 1 15 11 6 23 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Lazzari DF 1 16 12 9 26 | 97 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 54 17 Pedri MF 1 10 18 15 25 | 97 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 56 7 M_Uribe MF 1 14 17 8 28 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Otavio MF 1 3 17 14 25 | 58 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 R_Horta FW 1 3 12 17 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 13 D_Loader FW 1 7 13 16 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 17 72 Jordi GK 16 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Manafa DF 1 14 10 4 25 | 44 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 G_Borges MF 1 11 13 12 22 | 34 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 S_Eustaquio MF 1 10 16 8 23 | 39 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 T_Martinez FW 1 2 9 14 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Bristol City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Bentley GK 20 1 1 1 28 | 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 K_Naismith DF 1 18 13 8 22 | 97 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 51 0 T_Kalas DF 1 17 11 10 29 | 97 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 38 12 M_Roberts DF 1 17 10 9 25 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 M_Sykes DF 1 16 12 5 28 | 97 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 86 -2 -2 J_Williams MF 1 11 17 12 24 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 26 0 S_Sensi DM 1 13 17 10 27 | 97 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 25 34 16 H_Massengo MF 1 8 15 11 23 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sinani MF 1 8 15 4 22 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Goncalves FW 1 3 13 18 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 T_Conway FW 1 5 10 15 24 | 63 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 M_OLeary GK 16 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Vyner DF 1 15 11 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_James MF 1 11 16 9 28 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_King MF 1 11 16 9 27 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Wells FW 1 7 11 16 28 | 34 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 1678706356 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40