FFO2 Conference, Sheffield United vs. FC Porto (Thu Jul 13) Sheffield United | FC Porto 4-1-0-2-3 C | 5-3-2 C Kesley Barkworth | Tim Davey | S_Bolat GK | GK Matheus Joao_Mario DF | DF M_Gaspar R_Gosens DF | DF M_Lazzari F_Guilbert DF | DF K_Zouma J_Foyth DF | DF W_Manafa M_Verratti DM | DF F_Cardoso M_Asensio AM | MF F_de_Jong A_Danjuma AM | MF Otavio T_Muller FW | MF M_Uribe A_Belotti FW | FW H_Ekitike M_Philipp FW | FW D_Loader | N_Vasic SUB | SUB Jordi T_Darikwa SUB | SUB Morato R_Williams SUB | SUB M_Grujic L_Benes SUB | SUB S_Eustaquio O_Giroud SUB | SUB R_Horta Min. 1 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... A_Danjuma will now play as a MF Min. 6 :(fcp) D_Loader with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... Joao_Mario with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 7 :(shu) Joao_Mario with the dribble ... What a shot from Joao_Mario! ... It could go anywhere ... Matheus gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 7 :(fcp) M_Uribe finds Otavio in the box ... Otavio with the shot! ... S_Bolat won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 8 :(shu) M_Asensio breaks free from M_Gaspar ... Blocked by D_Loader Min. 11 :(shu) F_Guilbert turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to A_Belotti ... A_Belotti could have let it bounce! ... Matheus gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 12 :(fcp) W_Manafa with the dribble ... He spots the run of his team-mate ... He's decided to go alone ... F_Guilbert with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! Min. 13 :(fcp) M_Gaspar brings the ball into the opposing area ... M_Lazzari makes himself available ... M_Lazzari has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... S_Bolat gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 16 :(shu) Joao_Mario off the woodwork! ... F_Guilbert picks up the deflection ... What a fantastic interception by K_Zouma Min. 18 :(shu) Joao_Mario finds his way through ... Joao_Mario with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... Matheus never had a chance! Min. 21 :(fcp) D_Loader takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... Joao_Mario takes the player out!! ... The ref turns away!! Min. 22 :(shu) M_Verratti with an intelligent ball to A_Danjuma ... A_Danjuma with the shot! ... 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! Min. 24 :(fcp) M_Gaspar with electric pace ... He eases past J_Foyth ... M_Philipp with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee Min. 26 :(fcp) M_Lazzari with the majestic dribble ... Joao_Mario is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 27 :(fcp) M_Lazzari gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to H_Ekitike ... H_Ekitike with a terrific drive! ... But S_Bolat parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 28 :(fcp) W_Manafa lays the ball back to M_Lazzari ... M_Lazzari is clean through, he is one on one with S_Bolat ... He tries to slide it past S_Bolat ... S_Bolat dives bravely at his feet!! Min. 28 :(shu) M_Philipp skips the challenge from the defender ... D_Loader with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 29 :(shu) M_Philipp slides the ball across to A_Belotti ... A_Belotti with the shot on net! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 33 :(shu) Joao_Mario takes advantage of a bad back pass ... F_Cardoso tackles cleanly Min. 35 :(fcp) F_Cardoso gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... F_Cardoso with the crafty shot! ... But S_Bolat punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 38 :(shu) M_Verratti 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! ... T_Muller receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... T_Muller bears down on goal! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 40 :(shu) Joao_Mario with the cross-field pass to M_Asensio ... M_Asensio with the strike! ... Matheus with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 42 :(fcp) D_Loader floats the ball in to find W_Manafa ... R_Gosens with an ugly foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(shu) A_Danjuma cuts inside M_Lazzari ... He worked that well ... A_Danjuma with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... It hits off a defender! ... Matheus is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... T_Muller swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... Matheus catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 43 :(shu) Joao_Mario breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat Matheus now! ... D_Loader trips him up from behind! ... He could be off!! ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 44 :(fcp) M_Uribe kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... F_Cardoso gets on the end of the pass ... F_Cardoso tries to lob the keeper! ... Brilliant save from S_Bolat Min. 45 :(fcp) M_Uribe chips the ball forward to Otavio ... Otavio fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... It goes wide for a goal kick Min. 46 :(shu) R_Gosens over hits his pass ... He finds M_Philipp though ... That was fortunate ... M_Uribe with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sheffield United 0-0 FC Porto Min. 50 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto ... COMING ON: S_Eustaquio ... COMING OFF: Otavio Min. 50 :(shu) R_Gosens plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... R_Gosens must beat Matheus! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 50 :(fcp) M_Gaspar picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... M_Gaspar with the 40 yard drive! ... S_Bolat tips it over ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... M_Uribe flights it in! ... S_Bolat comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... M_Gaspar with the shot! ... S_Bolat makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 60 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: L_Benes ... COMING OFF: A_Danjuma Min. 60 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto ... COMING ON: M_Grujic ... COMING OFF: M_Uribe Min. 60 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto ... COMING ON: Morato ... COMING OFF: M_Lazzari Min. 60 :(shu) A_Belotti with the mazy dribble ... He takes it past F_Cardoso ... A_Belotti hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... It flew past Matheus and the Bramall Lane comes alive! ... Sheffield United take the lead! ... Sheffield United 1-0 FC Porto ... Min. 63 :(shu) F_Guilbert turns past Morato ... He has created space for himself now ... S_Eustaquio tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... He's a lucky boy!! ... CORNER! ... M_Verratti swings it in! ... F_Cardoso with a great clearance! Min. 64 :(fcp) F_de_Jong takes advantage of a mistake by M_Asensio ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to D_Loader! ... But R_Gosens comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 65 :(fcp) K_Zouma holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to D_Loader ... M_Verratti wins the ball Min. 66 :(shu) F_Guilbert hoofs it upfield to find L_Benes ... Excellent sliding challenge by F_Cardoso ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... J_Foyth crosses it in! ... Matheus jumps well to claim it! Min. 70 :(fcp) H_Ekitike loses his marker ... L_Benes reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 77 :(shu) The defender slips up! ... A_Belotti is through! ... A_Belotti with the strike! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... A_Belotti lofts the ball in! ... Matheus easily catches it! Min. 87 :(fcp) W_Manafa 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! ... Morato receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... Morato with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... S_Bolat saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(fcp) S_Eustaquio is spitting at M_Philipp ... Despicable! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Dirty git! Min. 90 :(shu) Joao_Mario runs at H_Ekitike ... He takes it past him ... W_Manafa read the danger and stops the pass Min. 91 :(fcp) W_Manafa plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... S_Eustaquio decides to go for goal instead! ... Wonderful sliding challenge by Joao_Mario ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bramall Lane ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Joao_Mario (Man of the Match) Scorers : A_Belotti (60) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Joao_Mario (26), R_Gosens (42) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Porto Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Cardoso Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Loader (43), S_Eustaquio (88) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United | FC Porto Attempts on Goal : 11 | 10 Off target : 8 | 2 On target : 3 | 8 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 2 Subs Used : 1 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 11 Key Tackles : 5 | 7 Key Passes : 8 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sheffield United 1 - 0 FC Porto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Sheffield United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S_Bolat GK 20 1 1 1 22 | 97 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 0 0 0 Joao_Mario DF 1 18 13 12 28 | 97 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 38 32 22 R_Gosens DF 1 21 13 10 25 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 15 15 10 F_Guilbert DF 1 18 12 9 33 | 97 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 J_Foyth DF 1 17 11 9 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 M_Verratti DM 1 13 20 8 28 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 20 0 M_Asensio AM 1 4 18 17 20 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 A_Danjuma MF 1 3 19 15 24 | 63 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 T_Muller FW 1 2 11 20 23 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 A_Belotti FW 1 2 12 19 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 31 M_Philipp FW 1 2 14 18 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 N_Vasic GK 14 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Darikwa DF 1 11 8 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Williams DF 1 12 7 3 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Benes AM 1 6 18 12 26 | 34 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 O_Giroud FW 1 3 9 14 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 M_Gaspar DF 1 19 14 12 26 | 97 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 28 M_Lazzari DF 1 17 12 10 26 | 63 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 32 K_Zouma DF 1 19 12 8 31 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 18 0 W_Manafa DF 1 14 10 4 25 | 97 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 60 0 F_Cardoso DF 1 17 11 8 27 | 97 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 63 0 36 F_de_Jong MF 1 3 19 16 21 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 Otavio MF 1 3 18 15 25 | 53 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 M_Uribe MF 1 14 17 8 28 | 63 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 H_Ekitike FW 1 8 14 18 27 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 D_Loader FW 1 8 14 18 28 | 97 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 14 -2 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 | 34 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 M_Grujic MF 1 3 14 11 29 | 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Eustaquio MF 1 10 17 8 23 | 44 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 26 -2 -2 R_Horta FW 1 3 13 18 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1689280723 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40