FFO2 Conference, FC Porto vs. Nottingham Forest (Mon Aug 14)


                             FC Porto  |  Nottingham Forest
                              5-2-3 P  |  4-2-1-2-1 E
                            Tim Davey  |  -
                                       |
                           Matheus GK  |  GK A_Muric
                          M_Gaspar DF  |  DF Renan_Lodi
                         M_Lazzari DF  |  DF M_Niakhate
                           K_Zouma DF  |  DF S_Aurier
                           M_Uribe DF  |  DF J_Worrall
                         F_Cardoso DF  |  DM J_Larsson
                        L_Trossard MF  |  DM J_Bellegarde
                            Otavio MF  |  MF J_Lingard
                           R_Horta FW  |  AM B_Johnson
                         H_Ekitike FW  |  AM T_Awoniyi
                          D_Loader FW  |  FW L_de_Jong
                                       |
                             Jordi SUB |  SUB M_Bizot
                          W_Manafa SUB |  SUB H_Toffolo
                       S_Eustaquio SUB |  SUB J_Rothwell
                          M_Grujic SUB |  SUB D_Pereira
                        R_Orsolini SUB |  SUB V_Janssen




Min. 1  :(ntf) J_Bellegarde holds up the ball 
          ...  He plays the ball to B_Johnson 
          ...  Intercepted by K_Zouma 
Min. 3  :(fcp) H_Ekitike has the ball on the wing 
          ...  He knocks the ball past the defender! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  A skilful effort from H_Ekitike! 
          ...  A_Muric gathers it easily 
Min. 4  :(ntf) M_Niakhate races into the box 
          ...  He sees J_Bellegarde lose his man 
          ...  He cuts the ball back to him 
          ...  J_Bellegarde with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  Saved by Matheus 
Min. 7  :(ntf) J_Larsson sidesteps M_Uribe 
          ...  He was too quick for his marker 
          ...  M_Gaspar reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 9  :(fcp) H_Ekitike knocks the ball past the lunge of J_Larsson 
          ...  H_Ekitike hits the ball first time! 
          ...  He could have let that bounce 
          ...  But A_Muric makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 10 :(fcp) D_Loader with the mazy run 
          ...  How he got through those defenders I don't know 
          ...  He sets himself up for the shot 
          ...  A skilful effort from D_Loader! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  the balls hits A_Muric and comes out 
          ...  the striker is on hand! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Easy tap in! That was a bit of a freak goal! 
          ...  Let's see if FC Porto can hang onto that lead! 
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Nottingham Forest ...
Min. 14 :(ntf) J_Lingard with the nod to L_de_Jong 
          ...  F_Cardoso cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 15 :(ntf) J_Bellegarde holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to T_Awoniyi 
          ...  But M_Lazzari wins the ball with a sliding challenge 
Min. 18 :(fcp) L_Trossard knocks it forward 
          ...  M_Niakhate slips 
          ...  D_Loader gets to it! 
          ...  D_Loader hits a great drive! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 18 :(ntf) S_Aurier nutmegs M_Lazzari, he continues to run forward 
          ...  S_Aurier hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  It hits the inside of the post 
          ...  It falls right into Matheus's arms 
          ...  Unlucky 
Min. 19 :(fcp) L_Trossard sidesteps B_Johnson 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  L_Trossard with his head down lets it go! 
          ...  A_Muric gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 21 :(fcp) Otavio is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  L_Trossard latches onto the ball 
          ...  But Renan_Lodi barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! 
Min. 24 :(ntf) J_Larsson lobs the ball over the defence 
          ...  B_Johnson latches on to it 
          ...  B_Johnson attempts a lob! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for Matheus 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  Matheus looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 29 :(fcp) F_Cardoso crosses to H_Ekitike 
          ...  But Renan_Lodi wins the ball 
Min. 30 :(ntf) B_Johnson with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to L_de_Jong 
          ...  L_de_Jong with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But Matheus parries the ball 
          ...  It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd 
Min. 30 :(fcp) M_Lazzari holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to R_Horta 
          ...  J_Lingard knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
Min. 33 :(fcp) M_Gaspar takes on J_Bellegarde 
          ...  He runs past him 
          ...  Renan_Lodi cleanly tackles him 
          ...  He judged that well 
Min. 33 :(ntf) L_de_Jong breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on Matheus! 
          ...  R_Horta brings him down! 
          ...  The Referee consults his linesman 
          ...  Now he calls the player over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red really 
          ...  That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! 
Min. 34 :(fcp) L_Trossard with the first time flick to H_Ekitike 
          ...  M_Niakhate with a deliberate foul 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 38 :(fcp) H_Ekitike with a slide rule pass to R_Horta 
          ...  R_Horta with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  A_Muric manages to turn it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Loader plays it towards the near post! 
          ...  R_Horta tries to place the shot! 
          ...  A_Muric watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 38 :(ntf) J_Larsson takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  J_Larsson hits a great shot! 
          ...  Matheus can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  Matheus makes a cocky smile 
          ...  Did he know that was always going over? 
Min. 39 :(ntf) J_Lingard kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate leave his marker! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  T_Awoniyi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  T_Awoniyi has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  But he's put it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? 
Min. 42 :(fcp) K_Zouma leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to M_Uribe 
          ...  M_Uribe tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  But A_Muric pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(ntf) J_Lingard knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  A left-footer by J_Lingard! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  Matheus never had a chance! 
Min. 44 :(fcp) M_Lazzari retreats under pressure 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  R_Horta latches onto the end of it 
          ...  B_Johnson rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
Min. 45 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto 
          ...  COMING ON: W_Manafa 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Lazzari 
Min. 46 :(ntf) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  J_Lingard seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  F_Cardoso with a nasty foul 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 1-0 Nottingham Forest

Min. 48 :(fcp) R_Horta beats M_Niakhate 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  J_Larsson with the tackle 
          ...  Good God Almighty, what a tackle from hell! 
Min. 49 :(fcp) H_Ekitike bursts forward 
          ...  H_Ekitike shapes up for a shot! 
          ...  A_Muric falls over 
          ...  He recovers to tip it onto the post! 
          ...  But it deflects in! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Unlucky! 
          ...  The FC Porto fans start to taunt him now! 
          ...  FC Porto 2-0 Nottingham Forest ...
Min. 50 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Eustaquio 
          ...  COMING OFF: Otavio 
Min. 52 :(fcp) F_Cardoso 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 S_Eustaquio 
          ...  J_Worrall beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 52 :(ntf) J_Larsson with the first time flick to S_Aurier 
          ...  Cleared by L_Trossard 
Min. 56 :(fcp) K_Zouma with a probing pass to D_Loader 
          ...  D_Loader bears down on goal! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 59 :(fcp) H_Ekitike with the deft touch 
          ...  He takes it past J_Bellegarde 
          ...  He knocks it to D_Loader! 
          ...  J_Bellegarde redeems himself with a great tackle 
Min. 60 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Grujic 
          ...  COMING OFF: R_Horta 
Min. 63 :(fcp) K_Zouma with the diagonal pass to D_Loader 
          ...  D_Loader tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  A_Muric gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He pushes it on to the post 
          ...  The defender clears the loose ball 
Min. 64 :(ntf) S_Aurier knocks it past L_Trossard and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  S_Aurier hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He dives on the ground and his team mates follow him!! 
          ...  FC Porto 2-1 Nottingham Forest ...
Min. 64 :(fcp) M_Uribe looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to H_Ekitike 
          ...  T_Awoniyi knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 
Min. 65 :(ntf) J_Lingard with a probing through ball L_de_Jong 
          ...  A glorious effort by L_de_Jong! 
          ...  The shot slips through Matheus's hands 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  He got away with that! 
          ...  Goal kick given! 
          ...  That looked like a corner to me 
Min. 66 :(fcp) H_Ekitike beats M_Niakhate 
          ...  His quick feet took him past the defender 
          ...  H_Ekitike with the chance! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 67 :(fcp) K_Zouma moves out over to the edge of the pitch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He plays the ball through to H_Ekitike 
          ...  A thundering drive by H_Ekitike! 
          ...  A_Muric was lucky there 
Min. 71 :(fcp) F_Cardoso takes possession on the halfway line 
          ...  He runs forward with the ball 
          ...  He skips past the challenges 
          ...  A thundering drive by F_Cardoso! 
          ...  He's pulled it wide! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
Min. 73 :(fcp) M_Gaspar with a short pass to find H_Ekitike 
          ...  H_Ekitike with a little chip! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 74 :(fcp) M_Uribe holds the ball up 
          ...  He knocks a through ball to H_Ekitike 
          ...  H_Ekitike aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  Looks like it should be A_Muric's 
          ...  But he elects to punch it rather than catch 
          ...  It loops out for a corner. 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Eustaquio hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  M_Niakhate gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 
Min. 76 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  COMING ON: V_Janssen 
          ...  COMING OFF: L_de_Jong 
Min. 77 :(ntf) S_Aurier had to stretch to reach the pass 
          ...  S_Aurier sights up the goal 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for Matheus 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  Matheus looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 78 :(fcp) H_Ekitike lays the ball back to D_Loader 
          ...  D_Loader chases it through, he must score! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Uribe plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  The danger is dealt with by S_Aurier 
Min. 78 :(ntf) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  T_Awoniyi is through! 
          ...  What a mistake by H_Ekitike! 
          ...  H_Ekitike with a two footed lunge!! 
          ...  The Nottingham Forest fans want him to be sent off! 
          ...  It looks like he could be sent off! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! 
Min. 79 :(fcp) D_Loader has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace 
          ...  He knocks the ball past S_Aurier 
          ...  He puts in H_Ekitike! 
          ...  A heafty challenge by M_Niakhate 
          ...  Which leads to the ball going out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Uribe plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  It comes to K_Zouma 
          ...  He fires it towards to goal 
          ...  A_Muric gets his body behind the ball and saves 
          ...  Text book goalkeeping! 
Min. 80 :(fcp) M_Gaspar gets lucky and beats S_Aurier 
          ...  Now with the centre to D_Loader 
          ...  J_Worrall slides in hard! 
          ...  And knocks the ball out for a throw! 
Min. 81 :(ntf) J_Lingard turns past K_Zouma 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  M_Gaspar with the tackle 
          ...  That's got to be a yellow 
Min. 85 :(ntf) T_Awoniyi spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to J_Lingard! 
          ...  Excellent sliding challenge from M_Gaspar 
          ...  He had to time that one perfectly 
Min. 87 :(ntf) Renan_Lodi looks in some pain 
          ...  He'll have to come off 
Min. 87 :(ntf) Substitution by Nottingham Forest 
          ...  COMING ON: H_Toffolo 
          ...  COMING OFF: Renan_Lodi 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(ntf) J_Lingard jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Worrall 
          ...  J_Worrall tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  But Matheus pulls out a save of the game 
Min. 90 :(ntf) S_Aurier plays a first time ball through the defence to B_Johnson 
          ...  M_Grujic with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
          ...  That will be a booking 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 91 :(fcp) D_Loader backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hoofs the ball upfield 
          ...  M_Uribe gets on the end of it 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from S_Aurier 
Min. 92 :(fcp) K_Zouma with an inch perfect pass to M_Grujic 
          ...  S_Aurier wins the ball with a clear tackle 
Min. 92 :(ntf) V_Janssen threads the through ball to T_Awoniyi 
          ...  A delicate chip from T_Awoniyi! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 94 :(ntf) V_Janssen sidesteps M_Gaspar 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  V_Janssen with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  Matheus never had a chance! 

*************  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          : H_Ekitike (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : D_Loader (10), H_Ekitike (49)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : R_Horta (33), F_Cardoso (46), H_Ekitike (78), M_Grujic (90)
Injured              : N/A
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Nottingham Forest Match Info
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Best player          : S_Aurier
Scorers              : S_Aurier (64)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : Renan_Lodi (87)
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Match Statistics
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                                FC Porto  |    Nottingham Forest
Attempts on Goal     :          18        |       13
Off target           :           8        |       9
On target            :          10        |       4
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           4        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           4        |       0
Subs Used            :           3        |       2
Fouls                :          12        |       8
Key Tackles          :           6        |       12
Key Passes           :          18        |       13
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Final Score          : FC Porto 2 - 1 Nottingham Forest
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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  20   1   1   1  22 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   0   0   0
M_Gaspar       DF   1  19  14  12  26 |  95   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  38  32   0
M_Lazzari      DF   1  17  13  10  26 |  45   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  21   0   0
K_Zouma        DF   1  19  13   8  31 |  95   0   1   5   0   1   0   0   0   0  19  85  18
M_Uribe        DF   1  15  18   8  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  24  18
F_Cardoso      DF   1  17  11   8  27 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  19  36  12
L_Trossard     MF   1   8  18  17  24 |  95   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  30  12   9
Otavio         MF   1   3  18  15  25 |  51   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
R_Horta        FW   1   3  13  18  22 |  61   0   0   0   0   2   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  10
H_Ekitike      FW   1   8  14  18  27 |  95   0   0   3   0   7   1   1   0   0  -2  46  58
D_Loader       FW   1   8  14  18  28 |  95   0   0   2   0   5   1   0   0   0   0  32  44
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 |  50   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Eustaquio    MF   1  10  17   8  23 |  44   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Grujic       FW   1   3  14  11  29 |  34   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -2  -2  -2
R_Orsolini     FW   1   4  10  14  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Nottingham Forest
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_Muric        GK  20   1   1   1  22 |  95   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  28   0   0   0
Renan_Lodi     DF   1  19  14   9  29 |  88   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  57   0   0
M_Niakhate     DF   1  18  11   3  24 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  19   0
S_Aurier       DF   1  17  11  11  22 |  95   0   3   1   0   3   1   0   0   0  63  19  60
J_Worrall      DF   1  17  13   7  28 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  42   0  19
J_Larsson      DM   1  14  17   4  28 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  24  26  18
J_Bellegarde   DM   1  13  17   4  25 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  25  26  22
J_Lingard      MF   1   3  18  14  25 |  95   0   0   4   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  48   8
B_Johnson      AM   1   8  14  18  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16   4
T_Awoniyi      AM   1   3  13  19  22 |  95   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  17   6
L_de_Jong      FW   1   4  12  19  30 |  77   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  10
M_Bizot        GK  17   1   1   1  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
H_Toffolo      DF   1  14  12   5  29 |   7   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Rothwell     MF   1   7  13   4  28 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Pereira      MF   1   4  13  11  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
V_Janssen      FW   1   2   7  13  22 |  18   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  23   9
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