FFO EFL2, FC Porto vs. Fiorentina (Mon Mar 04)


                             FC Porto  |  Fiorentina
                          4-2-1-1-2 P  |  5-2-3 P
                         Dan Thompson  |  Neil Kirby
                                       |
                        K_Nakamura GK  |  GK W_Benitez
                           J_Mario DF  |  DF C_Romero
                         F_Cardoso DF  |  DF O_Wijndal
                          Z_Sanusi DF  |  DF J_Victor
                           D_Carmo DF  |  DF C_Cresswell
                          A_Varela DM  |  DF M_Matviienjo
                            R_Baro DM  |  MF N_Zaniolo
                           I_Jaime MF  |  MF Chiquinho
                          D_Loader AM  |  FW R_Hojlund
                          M_Taremi FW  |  FW D_Nunez
                         F_Navarro FW  |  FW L_Jovic
                                       |
                           C_Ramos SUB |  SUB R_Zentner
                           Marcano SUB |  SUB K_Glik
                          M_Grujic SUB |  SUB S_Rosted
                            Galeno SUB |  SUB C_Cappis
                        T_Martinez SUB |  SUB S_Polter




Min. 3  :(fio) N_Zaniolo is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  R_Hojlund latches onto the ball 
          ...  R_Hojlund hits it 
          ...  This one could go anywhere! 
          ...  But K_Nakamura just gets his fingers to that one 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Cresswell chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  K_Nakamura thumps the ball away! 
Min. 4  :(fcp) D_Loader sidesteps C_Cresswell 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  Driven towards goal by D_Loader! 
          ...  He hits the side netting 
Min. 6  :(fcp) I_Jaime crosses into the box, finding J_Mario 
          ...  C_Romero hits it out for a corner 
          ...  Can they make this pay? 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Jaime hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  Headed away by C_Romero 
Min. 8  :(fio) D_Nunez takes advantage of a defensive mistake 
          ...  D_Nunez rises above the defence to head the ball! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But hits the side netting! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Cresswell chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  K_Nakamura thumps the ball away! 
Min. 9  :(fcp) F_Cardoso beats one 
          ...  Knocks it past a second 
          ...  And finds A_Varela 
          ...  A_Varela has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  YES !! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Oh, you have to say that's magnificent! 
          ...  That's put FC Porto ahead! 
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Fiorentina ...
Min. 14 :(fio) O_Wijndal beats F_Cardoso 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  But D_Carmo slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 17 :(fcp) F_Navarro sidesteps J_Victor 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  C_Cresswell cuts out the pass 
          ...  That was close! 
Min. 20 :(fio) N_Zaniolo spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  That's an excellent through ball to D_Nunez! 
          ...  F_Cardoso with a superb challenge 
          ...  The referee has given the free kick the other way! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The crowd expects from this range 
          ...  R_Hojlund bends it round the wall 
          ...  It floats over K_Nakamura 
          ...  It's heading goalward! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That was a great effort 
          ...  Dan Thompson is furious! 
          ...  Fiorentina are back level! 
          ...  FC Porto 1-1 Fiorentina ...
Min. 24 :(fcp) I_Jaime is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a team mate loosing his marker 
          ...  He throws it to A_Varela 
          ...  O_Wijndal plays the back pass 
          ...  W_Benitez can't get to it!! 
          ...  It goes just wide!! 
          ...  What a lucky escape!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Loader swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of W_Benitez 
          ...  Theres was some shirt pulling going on in the box for sure! 
          ...  The strikers are calling for VAR! 
          ...  We wait for the decision 
          ...  NO PENALTY 
Min. 25 :(fcp) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  R_Baro is through! 
          ...  R_Baro with a thundering volley! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Superb strike! 
          ...  His team mates join him in a celebration 
          ...  They dance around his shirt in delight!! 
          ...  FC Porto have snatched the lead! 
          ...  FC Porto 2-1 Fiorentina ...
Min. 26 :(fio) N_Zaniolo kills the ball dead with a superb touch 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  D_Nunez gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  F_Cardoso bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 27 :(fio) L_Jovic moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to C_Romero 
          ...  C_Romero with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  K_Nakamura tips it over his bar 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  N_Zaniolo hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  F_Cardoso cleans up with a great clearance 
Min. 34 :(fcp) A_Varela has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on W_Benitez! 
          ...  O_Wijndal hacks him down! 
          ...  He could be off here! 
          ...  The Referee reaches to his pocket! 
          ...  He jots down his name! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think he was lucky to escape with a caution! 
Min. 35 :(fio) D_Nunez sprints past D_Carmo 
          ...  It was as if the defender wasn't even there 
          ...  J_Mario had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 39 :(fcp) J_Mario runs into space 
          ...  J_Mario looks to see where W_Benitez is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 40 :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina 
          ...  R_Hojlund will now play as a AM 
Min. 40 :(fcp) I_Jaime feeds the ball to M_Taremi 
          ...  L_Jovic fouls badly 
          ...  That looked malicious 
          ...  He's in trouble!! 
          ...  He could be sent off for that! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He was lucky to get away with that! 
          ...  The ref speaks with his assistant! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  M_Taremi places the ball on the spot! 
          ...  W_Benitez gets his fingertips to the ball 
          ...  But he can't keep it out!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  FC Porto 3-1 Fiorentina...
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 43 :(fcp) R_Baro is too quick for the defence 
          ...  A wicked drive by R_Baro! 
          ...  The shot slips through W_Benitez's hands 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He buries his head in his hands! 
          ...  FC Porto 4-1 Fiorentina ...
Min. 45 :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina 
          ...  Fiorentina have changed their playing style to N 
Min. 45 :(fcp) F_Navarro beats his marker 
          ...  F_Navarro launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  W_Benitez is wrong footed! 
          ...  It drifts just wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  I_Jaime flights it in! 
          ...  M_Matviienjo heads it away 
Min. 49 :(fio) R_Hojlund flicks it past F_Navarro 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from F_Cardoso 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 4-1 Fiorentina

Min. 46 :(fio) C_Romero with a flicked pass to R_Hojlund 
          ...  R_Hojlund with a quick pass down the left wing. 
          ...  He gets up high for the header! 
          ...  It comes back off the woodwork!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  FC Porto 4-2 Fiorentina ...
Min. 50 :(fio) C_Cresswell chips the ball over the defence and finds D_Nunez 
          ...  D_Nunez pounds a rocket on goal! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 55 :(fcp) M_Taremi looks for options 
          ...  He decides to go it alone 
          ...  D_Nunez with the tackle 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
Min. 58 :(fio) R_Hojlund leaps into the air 
          ...  He wins the header 
          ...  He heads it across to D_Nunez 
          ...  What a fantastic interception by F_Cardoso 
          ...  He read that situation like a book! 
Min. 60 :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina 
          ...  Fiorentina have changed their playing style to A 
Min. 63 :(fcp) The ball goes loose! 
          ...  M_Taremi seizes control of it and thinks about the shot 
          ...  C_Romero reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 65 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: C_Cappis 
          ...  COMING OFF: M_Matviienjo 
Min. 65 :(fcp) R_Baro with the diagonal pass to M_Taremi 
          ...  M_Taremi leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  It hits the sponsor hoarding 
Min. 72 :(fcp) M_Taremi finds his way through 
          ...  M_Taremi carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  W_Benitez won't get to that! 
          ...  Oooh it goes just over!! 
Min. 73 :(fio) L_Jovic beats his marker 
          ...  He muscled him off the ball 
          ...  D_Carmo tries to clear it 
          ...  He has miskicked it!! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Chiquinho chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  That's a poor one 
          ...  D_Carmo clears the danger 
Min. 74 :(fcp) A_Varela is closed down 
          ...  He plays a quick pass 
          ...  I_Jaime latches onto the ball 
          ...  I_Jaime with the crafty shot! 
          ...  W_Benitez with a great save 
          ...  He holds onto it as well! 
Min. 75 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: K_Glik 
          ...  COMING OFF: J_Victor 
Min. 75 :(fio) Tactical Change by Fiorentina 
          ...  N_Zaniolo will now play as a AM 
Min. 75 :(fcp) A_Varela beats C_Romero 
          ...  That was a quick burst of pace to set him free 
          ...  A_Varela launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  W_Benitez makes a good save 
Min. 77 :(fcp) J_Mario with a slide rule pass to F_Navarro 
          ...  F_Navarro with the overhead! 
          ...  Looks like it should be easy for W_Benitez 
          ...  but he's made a hash of it 
          ...  It drifts inches wide!! 
          ...  W_Benitez looks embarrassed! 
          ...  He was relieved to see it go wide! 
Min. 79 :(fio) The defender slips and falls over! 
          ...  N_Zaniolo is through! 
          ...  N_Zaniolo fires a shot at goal! 
          ...  K_Nakamura with a great save 
          ...  And he holds onto it as well! 
Min. 81 :(fio) Substitution by Fiorentina 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Polter 
          ...  COMING OFF: D_Nunez 
Min. 84 :(fcp) J_Mario feeds the ball through the middle 
          ...  M_Taremi runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  M_Taremi fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  But W_Benitez punches it away 
          ...  He took a knock there 
          ...  His manager is looking on anxiously 
          ...  He's ok to carry on 
Min. 87 :(fio) S_Polter takes possession 
          ...  He has his back towards goal 
          ...  He turns well 
          ...  S_Polter with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  The fans behind the goal jump up! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Fiorentina have narrowed the deficit! 
          ...  squeaky bum time for FC Porto now 
          ...  FC Porto 4-3 Fiorentina ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(fio) S_Polter brushes F_Cardoso aside and breaks free 
          ...  Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. 
          ...  A powerful header from S_Polter! 
          ...  It looks good 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He puts his face in his hands! 
Min. 90 :(fio) L_Jovic takes advantage of a mistake by J_Mario 
          ...  It's a lucky break 
          ...  L_Jovic must beat K_Nakamura! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But flies wide of the post! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  K_Glik swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  K_Nakamura thumps the ball away! 
Min. 92 :(fcp) F_Navarro with the dribble 
          ...  He skips through the tackle 
          ...  F_Navarro with a thundering shot! 
          ...  W_Benitez parries it, he follows it up 
          ...  He fires it over!! 

*************  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          : R_Baro
Scorers              : A_Varela (9), R_Baro (25,43), M_Taremi (40 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : F_Cardoso (20)
Injured              : N/A
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Fiorentina Match Info
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Best player          : R_Hojlund (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : R_Hojlund (20,46), S_Polter (87)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : O_Wijndal (34), L_Jovic (40)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                FC Porto  |    Fiorentina
Attempts on Goal     :          14        |       10
Off target           :           7        |       4
On target            :           7        |       6
Possession           :          57        |       43
Corners              :           3        |       5
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           1        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :           8        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       6
Key Passes           :           8        |       7
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Final Score          : FC Porto 4 - 3 Fiorentina
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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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K_Nakamura     GK  22   1   1   1  28 |  96   6   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -6   0   0   0
J_Mario        DF   1  19  15   8  20 |  96   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  10  32  24
F_Cardoso      DF   1  19  14   2  20 |  96   0   4   1   1   0   0   1   0   0  55  21  -5
Z_Sanusi       DF   1  18  12  10  29 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Carmo        DF   1  18  13   6  20 |  96   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  48   0   0
A_Varela       DM   1  14  19  11  31 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   7  43
R_Baro         DM   1  14  18  10  28 |  96   0   0   1   0   2   2   0   0   0   0   8  64
I_Jaime        MF   1   5  19  13  26 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  21  11
D_Loader       AM   1   6  13  17  31 |  96   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
M_Taremi       FW   1   6  11  20  30 |  96   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0  10  10  30
F_Navarro      FW   1   8  14  18  24 |  96   0   0   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
C_Ramos        GK  18   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marcano        DF   1  17  11   9  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Grujic       DM   1  13  17   2  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Galeno         MF   1   8  17  14  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
T_Martinez     FW   1   2  12  17  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Fiorentina
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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W_Benitez      GK  23   1   1   1  24 |  96   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -28   0   0   0
C_Romero       DF   1  21  15   7  19 |  96   0   3   1   1   1   0   0   0   0  39  24  17
O_Wijndal      DF   1  19  16   6  27 |  96   0   1   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  10  -5  -5
J_Victor       DF   1  18  15   4  25 |  79   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Cresswell    DF   1  18  13  11  20 |  96   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  16  13   0
M_Matviienjo   DF   1  17  12   9  26 |  69   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
N_Zaniolo      AM   1  10  19  18  26 |  96   0   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  21   6
Chiquinho      MF   1   8  17  12  26 |  96   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Hojlund      AM   1   7  17  20  29 |  96   0   0   1   0   3   2   0   0   0   0   9  28
D_Nunez        FW   1   6  16  20  22 |  85   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0 -10 -10  -6
L_Jovic        FW   1   6  17  21  24 |  96   0   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   0  -5   4  -4
R_Zentner      GK  17   1   1   1  21 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
K_Glik         DF   1  17  11   2  22 |  17   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Rosted       DF   1  14  10   6  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Cappis       MF   1  10  14   7  25 |  27   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Polter       FW   1   2  13  17  20 |  11   0   0   0   0   2   1   0   0   0 -10 -10  13
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