FFO EFL2, FC Porto vs. Valencia (Fri Mar 29)


                             FC Porto  |  Valencia
                          4-1-2-1-2 P  |  4-4-2 A
                         Dan Thompson  |  Tony Ayre
                                       |
                        K_Nakamura GK  |  GK A_Valles
                         F_Cardoso DF  |  DF Gaya
                          Z_Sanusi DF  |  DF E_Konsa
                           D_Carmo DF  |  DF J_Vazquez
                           Marcano DF  |  DF T_Correia
                          M_Grujic DM  |  MF D_Klaassen
                           I_Jaime MF  |  MF A_Almeida
                            R_Baro MF  |  MF A_Herrera
                         F_Navarro AM  |  MF Pepelu
                          M_Taremi FW  |  FW R_Borre
                          D_Loader FW  |  FW V_Muriqi
                                       |
                           C_Ramos SUB |  SUB Jaume
                           Wendell SUB |  SUB C_Ozkacar
                            Galeno SUB |  SUB M_Diakhaby
                          A_Franco SUB |  SUB S_Amallah
                        T_Martinez SUB |  SUB E_Unal




Min. 1  :(fcp) M_Grujic floats the ball in to find R_Baro 
          ...  V_Muriqi rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  He had to endure a strong bollocking from The Referee 
Min. 4  :(val) V_Muriqi with a 50-yard pass to Pepelu 
          ...  Pepelu with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  The Valencia fans get off their seats! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  That puts Valencia ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  FC Porto 0-1 Valencia ...
Min. 8  :(val) A_Almeida runs at the defence 
          ...  A_Almeida with the attempt at goal! 
          ...  K_Nakamura tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 10 :(val) J_Vazquez jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to D_Klaassen 
          ...  D_Klaassen with the ball at his feet 
          ...  Is he going to have a crack? 
          ...  He is, you know... 
          ...  K_Nakamura with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
Min. 12 :(fcp) M_Taremi finds the space intelligently 
          ...  M_Taremi fires the shot in! 
          ...  It takes a deflection! 
          ...  But goes wide! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by D_Loader! 
          ...  A_Valles catches it! 
Min. 14 :(fcp) F_Cardoso is down clutching his leg 
          ...  He is ok to carry on though 
Min. 15 :(val) Gaya controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  R_Borre gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  F_Cardoso wins it well 
          ...  Perfectly timed! 
Min. 19 :(fcp) Z_Sanusi looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to M_Taremi 
          ...  But he loses control of it 
          ...  J_Vazquez takes possession 
Min. 22 :(val) T_Correia nutmegs Marcano, he continues to run forward 
          ...  T_Correia hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  But K_Nakamura tips it behind 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Klaassen plays it into the danger area! 
          ...  K_Nakamura comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  A_Herrera with the header 
          ...  K_Nakamura was lucky there 
Min. 23 :(fcp) R_Baro rises up for the header 
          ...  He flicks the ball on to M_Taremi 
          ...  M_Taremi must beat A_Valles! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 24 :(val) D_Klaassen eases past D_Carmo 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from M_Grujic 
Min. 27 :(fcp) D_Loader breaks free from A_Herrera 
          ...  Launched towards the top corner by D_Loader! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 31 :(fcp) Z_Sanusi pass splits open the defence and finds M_Taremi 
          ...  M_Taremi must beat A_Valles! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  A_Valles never had a chance! 
Min. 35 :(fcp) I_Jaime holds the ball up and waits 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! 
          ...  I_Jaime drives the ball low! 
          ...  A_Valles is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And A_Valles reacts well to palm it behind! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Taremi chips the ball in towards the far post! 
          ...  A_Valles catches it! 
Min. 40 :(val) V_Muriqi breaks free from F_Cardoso 
          ...  V_Muriqi tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 41 :(fcp) F_Navarro with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  A_Almeida takes the player down!! 
          ...  That's a poor tackle! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He is in the book for that one 
          ...  He's got to be careful now! 
Min. 42 :(val) A_Herrera gets to the byline and finds R_Borre with a beautiful cross 
          ...  R_Borre with a bicycle kick! 
          ...  K_Nakamura gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic save by K_Nakamura to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  The corner is swung in by V_Muriqi! 
          ...  It goes straight into the arms of K_Nakamura 
          ...  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. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 44 :(fcp) I_Jaime drives the ball across field 
          ...  It comes to F_Navarro 
          ...  F_Navarro curls the ball in on goal! 
          ...  A_Valles manages to turn it behind 
Min. 44 :(fcp) Z_Sanusi beats Gaya 
          ...  V_Muriqi tackles cleanly 
          ...  The linesman flags for the foul though! 
          ...  Unbelievable! It looked clean to me 
          ...  The Referee wants a word 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 45 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: S_Amallah 
          ...  COMING OFF: Pepelu 
Min. 45 :(fcp) M_Grujic puts in M_Taremi 
          ...  M_Taremi flings a shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Valles is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 46 :(val) R_Borre unselfishly heads the ball back to S_Amallah 
          ...  S_Amallah has time and space! 
          ...  He tries the lob! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  The FC Porto fans laugh at him 

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

Min. 46 :(val) T_Correia sprints down the wing 
          ...  He knocks it past the defender into space! 
          ...  He puts in a square ball! 
          ...  Gaya runs onto it 
          ...  He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender 
          ...  Gaya with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful header! 
          ...  K_Nakamura is rooted to the spot! 
          ...  But the ball sails wide anyway! 
Min. 49 :(fcp) M_Taremi finds I_Jaime in acres of space 
          ...  I_Jaime is in acres of space! 
          ...  He looked offside to me 
          ...  He tries to round A_Valles 
          ...  He rounds A_Valles 
          ...  He taps it towards the goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  FC Porto have pulled level! 
          ...  FC Porto 1-1 Valencia ...
Min. 50 :(fcp) F_Cardoso with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to R_Baro 
          ...  R_Baro tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  But A_Valles punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 50 :(val) R_Borre runs forward 
          ...  D_Carmo leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
Min. 51 :(fcp) M_Taremi sidesteps Gaya 
          ...  He's been running his marker ragged all game 
          ...  M_Taremi with the overhead! 
          ...  It's going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And A_Valles reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Marcano dinks the ball into the area! 
          ...  A_Valles makes the catch! 
Min. 52 :(val) A_Almeida smashes the ball upfield 
          ...  R_Borre latches onto the ball 
          ...  R_Borre attempts a chip! 
          ...  Terrific shot 
          ...  It takes a bounce of the defender 
          ...  The deflection takes it just wide 
          ...  That's unlucky! 
Min. 55 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: E_Unal 
          ...  COMING OFF: V_Muriqi 
Min. 55 :(val) E_Unal with a simple pass to A_Herrera 
          ...  I_Jaime with an over the top challenge 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He can't complain about that 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  The Referee signals that it is indirect 
          ...  D_Klaassen knocks it forward 
          ...  E_Unal gets on the end of it 
          ...  Marcano steals the ball of off him 
Min. 57 :(val) D_Klaassen plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  A_Almeida decides to keep possession instead! 
          ...  He runs towards the goal now! 
          ...  A delicate chip from A_Almeida! 
          ...  K_Nakamura makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
Min. 59 :(fcp) R_Baro takes advantage of a mistake by J_Vazquez 
          ...  away from two, three, four. 
          ...  Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. 
          ...  How good is he?! 
          ...  Now he crosses to Z_Sanusi! 
          ...  Z_Sanusi with a terrific drive! 
          ...  He's dragged it wide!! 
Min. 59 :(val) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  E_Unal is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  Well intercepted by R_Baro 
Min. 62 :(val) D_Klaassen with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to R_Borre 
          ...  M_Taremi scythes the player down! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  I think that might be a tad harsh 
Min. 63 :(val) A_Almeida with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to D_Klaassen 
          ...  D_Klaassen smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  But K_Nakamura punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 64 :(val) E_Unal takes possession on the edge of the box 
          ...  A great volley from E_Unal! 
          ...  K_Nakamura parries the shot 
          ...  And the defender clears it! 
Min. 65 :(val) S_Amallah squares it to A_Almeida 
          ...  M_Taremi bundles the player over!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The ref looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  Play on! 
Min. 66 :(fcp) M_Grujic with a 50-yard pass to R_Baro 
          ...  R_Baro aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But he somehow misses 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 69 :(fcp) D_Loader with a burst of pace 
          ...  A vicious shot by D_Loader! 
          ...  A_Valles is just going to watch it go over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  But goes just over!! 
          ...  A_Valles looks very relieved! 
Min. 70 :(fcp) F_Navarro has time and space on the edge of the box 
          ...  F_Navarro has a dig at goal! 
          ...  A_Valles guesses right 
Min. 70 :(val) S_Amallah spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to T_Correia! 
          ...  T_Correia hits the shot! 
          ...  It swerves a lot! 
          ...  K_Nakamura with a superb tip over the bar 
          ...  He showed great reflexes there 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Amallah swings it in! 
          ...  K_Nakamura catches it! 
          ...  No problem for him! 
Min. 71 :(fcp) Marcano sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  M_Taremi gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  M_Taremi tries the shot! 
          ...  But A_Valles makes an easy save 
Min. 73 :(fcp) D_Loader takes control of the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to M_Taremi 
          ...  M_Taremi with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  A_Valles saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one 
Min. 74 :(fcp) M_Taremi sidesteps his marker 
          ...  He runs forward now 
          ...  A_Almeida fouls badly 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 79 :(val) E_Konsa knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender 
          ...  E_Konsa hits a curling shot! 
          ...  K_Nakamura can't get to it! 
          ...  OH! It has gone just over the bar! 
          ...  K_Nakamura makes a knowing look 
          ...  Did he know that was going over? 
Min. 80 :(fcp) D_Loader has space to run with the ball 
          ...  Gaya with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  Here we go, a real chance of a goal 
          ...  R_Baro drives it under the wall 
          ...  But A_Valles makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 82 :(fcp) Marcano can't find space for the shot 
          ...  He slips it through to D_Loader 
          ...  D_Loader with only one thing on his mind! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  But A_Valles punches it away 
Min. 82 :(val) S_Amallah with the first time flick to D_Klaassen 
          ...  D_Carmo with a bad challenge 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge 
Min. 83 :(val) T_Correia with the heel pass to R_Borre 
          ...  R_Borre sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  K_Nakamura gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  Fantastic save by K_Nakamura to tip it wide!! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  T_Correia hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  Great catch from K_Nakamura! 
Min. 85 :(fcp) D_Loader squares it to M_Taremi 
          ...  M_Taremi shoots towards goal! 
          ...  A_Valles won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Excellent strike!! 
          ...  Have FC Porto stolen the win late on with that goal? 
          ...  FC Porto 2-1 Valencia ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 93 :(fcp) F_Navarro flicks it past E_Konsa 
          ...  He runs forward 
          ...  But he stands on the ball and falls over!! 
          ...  R_Borre picks up the loose ball and clears the danger 

*************  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          : M_Taremi (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : I_Jaime (49), M_Taremi (85)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : I_Jaime (55), M_Taremi (62)
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : R_Borre
Scorers              : Pepelu (4)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : A_Almeida (41), V_Muriqi (44)
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                FC Porto  |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       16
Off target           :           8        |       5
On target            :          11        |       11
Possession           :          52        |       48
Corners              :           3        |       4
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       2
Subs Used            :           0        |       2
Fouls                :           7        |       15
Key Tackles          :           5        |       2
Key Passes           :          14        |       14
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Final Score          : FC Porto 2 - 1 Valencia
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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 |  94  13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  42   0   0   0
F_Cardoso      DF   1  19  14   2  20 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  15  12   0
Z_Sanusi       DF   1  18  12  11  29 |  94   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  28  11
D_Carmo        DF   1  18  13   6  20 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Marcano        DF   1  17  11   9  30 |  94   0   1   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  17  30   0
M_Grujic       DM   1  13  17   2  27 |  94   0   1   3   0   0   0   0   0   0  31  37  10
I_Jaime        MF   1   5  19  13  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   1   1   0   0  -5   2  32
R_Baro         MF   1  14  18  11  28 |  94   0   1   2   0   3   0   0   0   0  20  16  37
F_Navarro      AM   1   8  14  18  24 |  94   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  12
M_Taremi       FW   1   6  11  20  30 |  94   0   1   1   1   8   1   1   0   0  23  27  27
D_Loader       FW   1   6  13  17  31 |  94   0   0   2   1   3   0   0   0   0  10  51  27
C_Ramos        GK  18   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
Wendell        DF   1  16  10   7  30 |   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
A_Franco       MF   1   3  16  11  29 |   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 - Valencia
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_Valles       GK  23   1   1   1  24 |  94  12   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0   0
Gaya           DF   1  20  13  11  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  13  11
E_Konsa        DF   1  19  14   9  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  13
J_Vazquez      DF   1  18  12  11  20 |  94   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   6   4 -10
T_Correia      DF   1  18  14  11  28 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  24  26
D_Klaassen     MF   1   4  20  16  26 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  12  16
A_Almeida      MF   1  12  19   5  22 |  94   0   0   2   0   2   0   1   0   0  -5   9  33
A_Herrera      MF   1  14  18  10  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   8  14
Pepelu         MF   1  11  17  10  20 |  45   0   0   0   0   1   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
R_Borre        FW   1   8  13  20  27 |  94   0   1   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  16   3   0
V_Muriqi       FW   1   2  12  19  27 |  56   0   0   1   1   1   0   1   0   0  -5  25  -2
Jaume          GK  18   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
C_Ozkacar      DF   1  16  14   2  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
M_Diakhaby     DF   1  16  13   9  31 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Amallah      MF   1   8  17  14  23 |  49   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  18   8
E_Unal         FW   1   5  14  18  29 |  38   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  12   6
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