FFO2 Conference, FC Porto vs. Middlesbrough (Mon Feb 27)


                             FC Porto  |  Middlesbrough
                          5-1-2-1-1 C  |  5-1-0-1-3 A
                            Tim Davey  |  Andy Banks
                                       |
                           Matheus GK  |  GK A_Davies
                     P_Van_Aanholt DF  |  DF D_Fry
                         F_Cardoso DF  |  DF P_McNair
                         M_Lazzari DF  |  DF I_Jones
                           K_Zouma DF  |  DF A_Dijksteel
                           Wendell DF  |  DF R_Aguilar
                             Pedri MF  |  DM S_Armstrong
                           M_Uribe DM  |  AM A_Mowatt
                            Otavio AM  |  FW R_Muniz
                       S_Eustaquio MF  |  FW C_Akpom
                          D_Loader FW  |  FW P_Cutrone
                                       |
                             Jordi SUB |  SUB L_Roberts
                          W_Manafa SUB |  SUB M_Reis
                          G_Borges SUB |  SUB M_Crooks
                          M_Grujic SUB |  SUB F_Bernadeschi
                            Galeno SUB |  SUB S_Prcic




Min. 2  :(fcp) M_Uribe crosses to S_Eustaquio 
          ...  But I_Jones sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 6  :(mid) C_Akpom plays a great one-two 
          ...  He continues to run forward now 
          ...  But P_Van_Aanholt sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 9  :(fcp) Pedri looks around for some movement 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Loader 
          ...  D_Loader tries to curl it into the bottom corner! 
          ...  A_Davies narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 9  :(mid) C_Akpom flicks it over K_Zouma's head 
          ...  He showed some great skill there! 
          ...  C_Akpom attempts a low drive! 
          ...  Matheus gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  It's pushed around the post to safety 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by A_Dijksteel! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  Matheus catches it with ease 
Min. 12 :(mid) D_Fry turns past S_Eustaquio 
          ...  He has created space for himself now 
          ...  Otavio with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He's not too happy about that 
Min. 13 :(fcp) Pedri plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  D_Loader keeps possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  D_Loader plays it down the wing 
          ...  Cross comes in back to him, diving header! 
          ...  He had to be brave there 
          ...  The shot slips through A_Davies's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  What a terrible mistake 
          ...  And FC Porto are leading in the game now 
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 17 :(fcp) Otavio sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball across to K_Zouma 
          ...  A glorious effort by K_Zouma! 
          ...  A_Davies just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 22 :(mid) P_McNair with the dribble 
          ...  He's through on goal 
          ...  P_Van_Aanholt beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 23 :(fcp) P_Van_Aanholt is taking a throw in 
          ...  He dries the ball on his shirt 
          ...  He throws the ball to M_Lazzari 
          ...  M_Lazzari tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was unstoppable! 
          ...  FC Porto 2-0 Middlesbrough ...
Min. 24 :(fcp) M_Lazzari spits at C_Akpom 
          ...  Who does he think he is? El-Hadji Diouf? 
          ...  He could be in big trouble! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! 
          ...  The ref must have got a nice Christmas present 
Min. 26 :(mid) A_Mowatt spots a team mate in space 
          ...  He finds R_Muniz with a lovely pass! 
          ...  R_Muniz pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  Matheus gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  It's pushed behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  R_Aguilar swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of Matheus 
          ...  Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  It looks like 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 27 :(mid) R_Aguilar controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  P_Cutrone gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  M_Lazzari with a nasty foul 
          ...  He's already been booked once, he knows what's coming 
          ...  RED CARD!! 
Min. 29 :(fcp) S_Eustaquio crosses into the box, finding D_Loader 
          ...  D_Loader tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 32 :(mid) P_McNair with a probing through ball A_Mowatt 
          ...  A_Mowatt with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  Matheus makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 37 :(fcp) Otavio is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass under pressure 
          ...  P_Van_Aanholt latches onto the ball 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from S_Armstrong 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Zouma with an inswinging corner into the box 
          ...  P_McNair reads the ball well and clears 
Min. 41 :(mid) C_Akpom hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  A_Mowatt latches onto it! 
          ...  A_Mowatt with the spectacular bicycle kick! 
          ...  Matheus with a great save 
          ...  He shows why he is the number 1 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 48 :(fcp) F_Cardoso get's past S_Armstrong 
          ...  He's gonna worry them again 
          ...  F_Cardoso with a terrific drive! 
          ...  But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Zouma curls it into the box! 
          ...  The ball finds its way to S_Eustaquio 
          ...  He gets the shot away 
          ...  A_Davies makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 
Min. 48 :(mid) I_Jones looks around for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to P_McNair 
          ...  F_Cardoso tackles cleanly 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 2-0 Middlesbrough

Min. 47 :(mid) A_Mowatt gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  The ball hits P_Van_Aanholt in the face! 
          ...  And goes clear! 
Min. 48 :(fcp) Wendell moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Loader 
          ...  P_McNair leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
Min. 50 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Manafa 
          ...  COMING OFF: Wendell 
Min. 51 :(mid) A_Dijksteel with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves M_Uribe behind 
          ...  A_Dijksteel with the strike! 
          ...  But Matheus punches it away 
Min. 53 :(mid) R_Aguilar with a 40-yard pass to P_Cutrone 
          ...  P_Cutrone with the cheeky shot! 
          ...  Looks like it should be Matheus's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Mowatt crosses it in! 
          ...  P_Van_Aanholt with the clearance 
Min. 55 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Crooks 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Armstrong 
Min. 55 :(mid) A_Mowatt knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  But M_Uribe sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 56 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Bernadeschi 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Mowatt 
Min. 60 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Grujic 
          ...  COMING OFF: Pedri 
Min. 60 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto 
          ...  COMING ON: Galeno 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Eustaquio 
Min. 60 :(fcp) Otavio sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  F_Cardoso gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  D_Fry fouls badly 
Min. 62 :(mid) M_Crooks beats his marker 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  F_Cardoso with an over the top challenge 
Min. 65 :(mid) Substitution by Middlesbrough 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Prcic 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Muniz 
Min. 68 :(mid) R_Aguilar finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  R_Aguilar strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  Matheus gets up well to catch that one 
Min. 70 :(mid) P_McNair sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Crooks gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  M_Crooks with an overhead kick! 
          ...  He gets a connection 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 72 :(mid) P_Cutrone with a slick pass to D_Fry 
          ...  D_Fry with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he beats the defender to the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 80 :(fcp) M_Grujic sidesteps I_Jones 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  Cleaned up by P_McNair 
Min. 86 :(mid) C_Akpom looks up for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  C_Akpom looks to see where Matheus is! 
          ...  He rifles in the shot! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  My grandmother could have scored that!! 
Min. 87 :(fcp) D_Loader takes advantage of a mistake by I_Jones 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  D_Loader hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  A_Davies dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had A_Davies beaten! 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 93 :(fcp) M_Uribe with the heel pass to F_Cardoso 
          ...  F_Cardoso hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  It's beaten A_Davies 
          ...  It goes wide!! 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : Estadio do Dragao
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FC Porto Match Info
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Best player          : P_Van_Aanholt (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Loader (13), M_Lazzari (23)
Sent Off             : M_Lazzari (27)
Booked               : Otavio (12)
Injured              : N/A
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Middlesbrough Match Info
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Best player          : A_Mowatt
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                FC Porto  |    Middlesbrough
Attempts on Goal     :           9        |       10
Off target           :           5        |       4
On target            :           4        |       6
Possession           :          54        |       46
Corners              :           2        |       3
Red Cards            :           1        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       3
Fouls                :           9        |       9
Key Tackles          :           6        |       4
Key Passes           :           8        |       8
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Final Score          : FC Porto 2 - 0 Middlesbrough
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Player Statistics - FC Porto
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Matheus        GK  19   1   1   1  22 |  98   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  75   0   0   0
P_Van_Aanholt  DF   1  17  12   7  31 |  98   0   4   1   1   0   0   0   0   0 105  44   0
F_Cardoso      DF   1  16  10   7  27 |  98   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  22   0  30
M_Lazzari      DF   1  16  12   9  26 |  27   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   1   0 -10 -10  32
K_Zouma        DF   1  18  12   8  31 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
Wendell        DF   1  15  11   6  23 |  54   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Pedri          MF   1  10  17  15  25 |  64   0   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  47   0
M_Uribe        DM   1  14  17   8  28 |  98   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  24  26   0
Otavio         AM   1   3  17  14  25 |  98   0   0   2   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  24  -2
S_Eustaquio    MF   1  10  16   8  23 |  64   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  18
D_Loader       FW   1   7  13  17  28 |  98   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  45
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   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
G_Borges       MF   1  11  13  12  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Grujic       MF   1   3  14  11  29 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Galeno         MF   1   5  15   9  23 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Middlesbrough
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Davies       GK  19   1   1   1  27 |  98   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -6   0   0   0
D_Fry          DF   1  18  10   6  29 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16
P_McNair       DF   1  17  10   9  28 |  98   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  42  40   0
I_Jones        DF   1  18  13   8  24 |  98   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20  17   0
A_Dijksteel    DF   1  16  12  12  22 |  98   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
R_Aguilar      DF   1  16  12   6  26 |  98   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  36  20
S_Armstrong    DM   1  12  16   5  35 |  59   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  26   0   0
A_Mowatt       AM   1   2  17  14  25 |  60   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  24
R_Muniz        FW   1   7  14  17  22 |  69   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
C_Akpom        FW   1   4  10  17  28 |  98   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  14
P_Cutrone      FW   1   2  11  16  22 |  98   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  19   6
L_Roberts      GK  15   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Reis         DF   1  15  13   3  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Crooks       DM   1  10  16   8  24 |  39   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  14
F_Bernadeschi  AM   1   4  16  12  27 |  38   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Prcic        MF   1  11  15   6  28 |  29   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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