FFO2 EFL CUP, Real Sociedad vs. FC Porto (Tue Jan 03) Real Sociedad | FC Porto 4-3-1-2 P | 4-4-2 N Freddie Kaye | Tim Davey | Agirrezabala GK | GK Matheus Zubeldia DF | DF P_Van_Aanholt A_Capa DF | DF F_Cardoso Gorosabel DF | DF M_Lazzari T_Kehrer DF | DF K_Zouma Zubimendi MF | MF M_Uribe Merino MF | MF Otavio Brais_Mendez MF | MF Pedri David_Silva AM | MF S_Eustaquio R_Navarro FW | FW D_Loader U_Sadiq FW | FW R_Horta | Zubiaurre SUB | SUB Jordi D_Rico SUB | SUB Morato Pacheco SUB | SUB Galeno A_Guevara SUB | SUB G_Borges A_Sorloth SUB | SUB T_Martinez Min. 2 :(fcp) Otavio lobs the ball over the defence ... R_Horta latches on to it ... R_Horta tries the lob from 30 yards! ... But Agirrezabala reaches the ball. Good save ... There was a foul on Agirrezabala anyway Min. 9 :(fcp) R_Horta finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... R_Horta with the shot on net! ... Agirrezabala with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 12 :(soc) David_Silva sprints past K_Zouma ... David_Silva hits a curling shot! ... Matheus gets his fingertips to it ... He just manages to tip it over ... CORNER! ... Zubimendi drives it into the box! ... Matheus comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... Gorosabel swings a leg at it! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 15 :(fcp) R_Horta has plenty of time and space ... Excellent sliding challenge from T_Kehrer ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 17 :(fcp) F_Cardoso with a flicked pass to D_Loader ... Gorosabel with the tackle ... He had to get that one right! Min. 19 :(fcp) D_Loader leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to R_Horta ... T_Kehrer tackles cleanly Min. 21 :(fcp) D_Loader takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... Brais_Mendez reads the play well Min. 22 :(soc) U_Sadiq finds his way through ... He lost his man too easily ... U_Sadiq with the strike! ... GOAL!!!!!!! ... He runs towards the Real Sociedad fans! ... Real Sociedad have the advantage! ... Real Sociedad 1-0 FC Porto ... Min. 23 :(fcp) Tactical Change by FC Porto ... FC Porto have changed their playing style to A Min. 23 :(soc) Merino knocks it forward ... P_Van_Aanholt slips ... Brais_Mendez gets to it! ... Brais_Mendez flicks the header toward the far post! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 24 :(soc) R_Navarro has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past M_Lazzari! ... He has some space now! ... R_Navarro unleashes a pile driver! ... It goes wide! ... My grandmother could have scored that!! Min. 24 :(fcp) D_Loader hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... Pedri latches onto it! ... Pedri hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... But Agirrezabala just gets his fingers to that one Min. 26 :(soc) Zubeldia with a precise pass to Gorosabel ... Gorosabel with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 26 :(fcp) Pedri cuts inside Merino ... He worked that well ... Pedri hits the shot! ... It swerves a lot! ... Agirrezabala won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 27 :(soc) David_Silva holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to R_Navarro ... R_Navarro rifles it to the far post! ... Matheus won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 28 :(soc) Merino looks injured. He's been stretchered off ... Let's hope it's not serious ... He returns to the pitch to carry on ... He seems to be ok Min. 28 :(soc) U_Sadiq takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... Pedri with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious Min. 29 :(soc) Brais_Mendez is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... Zubimendi latches onto the ball ... Zubimendi hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 30 :(fcp) The defender slips and falls over! ... Otavio is through! ... Otavio launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... Agirrezabala can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... Agirrezabala makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 32 :(soc) R_Navarro turns past K_Zouma ... He has some space now! ... R_Navarro could have let it bounce! ... But Matheus punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 33 :(fcp) M_Uribe 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! ... D_Loader receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... Brais_Mendez tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... S_Eustaquio with an inswinging corner into the box ... D_Loader rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... Agirrezabala pushes it behind! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by D_Loader! ... That's a poor one ... Zubeldia clears the danger Min. 34 :(soc) David_Silva cuts inside ... M_Uribe takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 36 :(soc) Zubeldia is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to U_Sadiq ... K_Zouma stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 36 :(fcp) S_Eustaquio is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to Pedri ... Pedri chases it through, he must score! ... Agirrezabala has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... Agirrezabala is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 38 :(fcp) Agirrezabala with a terrible kick! ... Pedri is through! ... Well executed sliding challenge from Merino Min. 39 :(fcp) M_Lazzari with the dribble ... T_Kehrer is easily beaten ... Well intercepted by Gorosabel Min. 40 :(soc) Brais_Mendez jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to David_Silva ... A powerful shot by David_Silva! ... Matheus just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 41 :(fcp) Otavio sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to S_Eustaquio ... S_Eustaquio with a thundering shot! ... But Agirrezabala punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 42 :(soc) R_Navarro sidesteps his marker ... He showed great skill there ... F_Cardoso brings him down from behind! ... But the ref gives nothing! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(soc) The ball is passed in from R_Navarro, he finds David_Silva ... David_Silva with a bicycle kick! ... GOAL!! ... He receives the congratulations from his team-mates! ... Real Sociedad 2-0 FC Porto ... Min. 43 :(fcp) Otavio smashes the ball upfield ... S_Eustaquio latches onto the ball ... S_Eustaquio with a graceful, looping effort! ... Looks like it should be Agirrezabala's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... M_Lazzari dinks the ball into the area! ... It is cleared by T_Kehrer Min. 45 :(soc) Substitution by Real Sociedad ... COMING ON: D_Rico ... COMING OFF: Brais_Mendez Min. 46 :(soc) David_Silva beats M_Lazzari ... P_Van_Aanholt with a bad challenge Min. 47 :(soc) R_Navarro finds U_Sadiq in the box ... U_Sadiq attempts the shot! ... Matheus makes a fine save ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Real Sociedad 2-0 FC Porto Min. 50 :(soc) Zubimendi kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... U_Sadiq gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... U_Sadiq runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... But Matheus punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 53 :(soc) T_Kehrer kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... U_Sadiq gets on the end of the pass ... U_Sadiq with the overhead! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Freddie Kaye spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 59 :(soc) Merino takes advantage of a mistake by Pedri ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to Gorosabel! ... Gorosabel with a screamer of a shot! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 60 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto ... COMING ON: G_Borges ... COMING OFF: S_Eustaquio Min. 60 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto ... COMING ON: Morato ... COMING OFF: F_Cardoso Min. 62 :(fcp) M_Lazzari gets lucky and beats T_Kehrer ... Now with the centre to D_Loader ... D_Loader hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... Agirrezabala gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 64 :(fcp) M_Uribe with the heel pass to M_Lazzari ... The ball hits A_Capa in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 64 :(soc) U_Sadiq knocks it past P_Van_Aanholt and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... M_Lazzari tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... U_Sadiq with the curler ... Matheus with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 69 :(soc) Zubimendi over hits his pass ... He finds David_Silva though ... That was fortunate ... David_Silva launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... It takes a deflection! ... Matheus is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... Zubeldia plays it towards the near post! ... It goes straight into the arms of Matheus Min. 71 :(soc) David_Silva with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... Driven towards goal by David_Silva! ... Matheus is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 72 :(soc) David_Silva floats the ball in to find Gorosabel ... Gorosabel with a thundering volley! ... Matheus with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 75 :(soc) Substitution by Real Sociedad ... COMING ON: A_Sorloth ... COMING OFF: R_Navarro Min. 75 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto ... COMING ON: Galeno ... COMING OFF: M_Uribe Min. 80 :(soc) Gorosabel looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to A_Sorloth ... A_Sorloth attempts a low drive! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 82 :(fcp) Otavio plays the early ball across the box to find R_Horta in space ... A_Sorloth cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 84 :(fcp) D_Loader kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... D_Loader looks to see where Agirrezabala is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... But Agirrezabala makes a fine save Min. 85 :(fcp) G_Borges looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to R_Horta ... R_Horta hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... Agirrezabala makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 86 :(fcp) R_Horta moves forward ... David_Silva goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee warns him Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(fcp) M_Lazzari knocks the ball past Gorosabel ... M_Lazzari uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... Agirrezabala makes himself big and wins the ball ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Reale Arena ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Real Sociedad Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : U_Sadiq (Man of the Match) Scorers : U_Sadiq (22), David_Silva (43) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Porto Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Loader Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Real Sociedad | FC Porto Attempts on Goal : 20 | 13 Off target : 12 | 5 On target : 8 | 8 Possession : 61 | 39 Corners : 2 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 8 Key Tackles : 11 | 3 Key Passes : 14 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Real Sociedad 2 - 0 FC Porto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Real Sociedad Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agirrezabala GK 19 1 1 1 22 | 96 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93 0 0 0 Zubeldia DF 1 17 10 4 29 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 44 0 A_Capa DF 1 17 13 3 23 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 Gorosabel DF 1 17 12 11 26 | 96 0 2 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 69 20 56 T_Kehrer DF 1 17 13 5 22 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 19 0 Zubimendi MF 1 12 17 5 28 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 19 Merino MF 1 11 17 11 27 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 30 0 Brais_Mendez MF 1 10 15 9 23 | 45 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 60 34 15 David_Silva AM 1 3 17 15 25 | 96 0 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 30 74 R_Navarro FW 1 7 13 16 27 | 78 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 65 28 U_Sadiq FW 1 3 12 17 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 70 Zubiaurre GK 16 1 1 1 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Rico DF 1 15 12 7 21 | 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pacheco DF 1 14 8 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Guevara MF 1 8 15 7 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Sorloth FW 1 7 11 15 22 | 18 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 33 0 9 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 19 1 1 1 22 | 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 0 0 P_Van_Aanholt DF 1 17 12 7 31 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Cardoso DF 1 16 10 7 27 | 63 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 22 0 M_Lazzari DF 1 16 11 9 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 19 K_Zouma DF 1 17 12 8 31 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 M_Uribe MF 1 13 16 8 28 | 78 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 32 0 Otavio MF 1 3 17 14 25 | 96 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 10 Pedri MF 1 10 17 15 25 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 S_Eustaquio MF 1 10 16 8 23 | 63 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 36 D_Loader FW 1 7 13 16 28 | 96 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 38 32 R_Horta FW 1 3 12 17 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 Jordi GK 16 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morato DF 1 14 9 7 26 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Galeno MF 1 5 15 9 23 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Borges MF 1 11 13 12 22 | 33 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 T_Martinez FW 1 2 9 14 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1672781056 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40