FFO EFL2, FC Porto vs. Benfica (Fri Oct 18) FC Porto | Benfica 4-1-2-1-2 C | 4-2-2-2 C Dan Thompson | Thom Hughes | K_Nakamura GK | GK Andrew J_Mario DF | DF T_Kehrer F_Cardoso DF | DF L_Neto D_Carmo DF | DF S_Pavisic Z_Sanusi DF | DF R_Semedo K_Amoako DM | MF Rafa A_Varela MF | MF A_Golovin I_Jaime MF | AM I_Muniain G_Rutter AM | AM P_Sarabia M_Taremi FW | FW P_Schick F_Navarro FW | FW A_Martial | C_Ramos SUB | SUB N_Kruth Marcano SUB | SUB S_Rosted A_Ilarramendi SUB | SUB K_Fujimoro Galeno SUB | SUB F_Aursnes M_Toure SUB | SUB C_Tengstedt Min. 2 :(ben) I_Muniain has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past J_Mario ... He knocks it to P_Schick! ... P_Schick is clean through, he is one on one with K_Nakamura ... K_Nakamura makes his move ... He's lobbed him!! ... It bounces in front of goal! ... Inches wide!! Min. 3 :(ben) P_Sarabia jinks past K_Amoako ... J_Mario with the tackle Min. 6 :(fcp) G_Rutter finds his way through ... He bears down on goal ... A delicate chip from G_Rutter! ... Andrew can't get to it ... GOAL !! ... Superb finish! ... That's put FC Porto into the lead! ... FC Porto 1-0 Benfica ... Min. 13 :(fcp) M_Taremi finds himself in a good position ... T_Kehrer with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 15 :(fcp) F_Cardoso takes a throw in ... He throws the ball into Z_Sanusi ... Rafa with the high feet ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... He'd better be careful now ... FREE KICK ... Just inside their own half ... F_Navarro hoists it forward ... G_Rutter gets on the end of it ... I_Muniain hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! ... CORNER! ... F_Cardoso plays it into the danger area! ... That's a poor one ... A_Golovin clears the danger Min. 16 :(fcp) F_Cardoso crosses into the box, finding M_Taremi ... M_Taremi with a thundering shot! ... But Andrew punches it away Min. 18 :(ben) I_Muniain looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... I_Jaime with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... The Referee warns him Min. 22 :(fcp) I_Jaime takes advantage of a mistake by S_Pavisic ... Can he make them pay? ... A skilful effort from I_Jaime! ... GOAL!! ... He nutmegged Andrew ... FC Porto 2-0 Benfica ... Min. 24 :(fcp) M_Taremi breaks free from S_Pavisic ... M_Taremi flicks the header toward the far post! ... Andrew gets his fingertips to it Min. 26 :(fcp) G_Rutter has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past R_Semedo! ... He has some space now! ... G_Rutter with the shot on net! ... But Andrew punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 29 :(fcp) G_Rutter runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to F_Navarro ... F_Navarro tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 39 :(ben) P_Sarabia pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... A_Varela with the high feet ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... He lets him off with a strong talking too Min. 39 :(ben) I_Muniain dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... I_Muniain tries one from the edge of the box! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 41 :(ben) P_Schick takes advantage of a bad back pass ... P_Schick goes for the top corner! ... What agility from K_Nakamura Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(fcp) I_Jaime runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to F_Navarro ... F_Navarro could have let it bounce! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 44 :(fcp) D_Carmo with a well-controlled run ... D_Carmo belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It grazes the post and goes wide ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: FC Porto 2-0 Benfica Min. 46 :(fcp) A_Varela with the first time flick to M_Taremi ... But L_Neto wins the tackle cleanly Min. 51 :(ben) A_Martial beats his man ... What a fantastic interception by Z_Sanusi ... He read that situation like a book! Min. 53 :(ben) A_Golovin sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... A_Martial gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A glorious effort by A_Martial! ... K_Nakamura with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 55 :(fcp) A_Varela holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Taremi ... M_Taremi attempts to drive it home! ... Andrew just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 56 :(fcp) M_Taremi with a real burst of pace ... He leaves Rafa behind ... M_Taremi carves a shot towards goal! ... Andrew parries it, he follows it up ... And Andrew recovers to save!! Min. 59 :(ben) I_Muniain runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to Rafa ... Rafa tries to catch the keeper out! ... He's dragged it wide!! Min. 62 :(ben) I_Muniain reads the run of A_Martial ... A_Martial attempts the shot! ... K_Nakamura has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... K_Nakamura reacts well to save!! Min. 63 :(fcp) M_Taremi uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... M_Taremi with a blistering shot! ... Andrew fists it away Min. 64 :(fcp) F_Navarro controls the ball with ease ... T_Kehrer slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 70 :(fcp) G_Rutter turns past T_Kehrer ... He has created space for himself now ... I_Muniain fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 80 :(fcp) Z_Sanusi plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... Z_Sanusi with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... Andrew gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 81 :(fcp) G_Rutter finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... A skilful effort from G_Rutter! ... Andrew falls over ... But Andrew is relieved to watch it go out of play! Min. 82 :(fcp) A_Varela beats one ... Goes past the second ... He keeps going ... Fantastic skill!! ... P_Sarabia with a nasty foul ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 87 :(fcp) J_Mario sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to I_Jaime ... I_Jaime has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(fcp) A_Varela with a pinpoint pass to F_Navarro ... F_Navarro hits the ball on the bounce! ... Andrew watches it sail safely wide! Min. 89 :(fcp) A_Varela threads the through ball to G_Rutter ... But P_Sarabia wins the ball ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Estadio do Dragao ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Porto Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Rutter (Man of the Match) Scorers : G_Rutter (6), I_Jaime (22) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benfica Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : I_Muniain Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : I_Muniain (70), P_Sarabia (82) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Porto | Benfica Attempts on Goal : 15 | 6 Off target : 7 | 3 On target : 8 | 3 Possession : 61 | 39 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 0 Fouls : 5 | 10 Key Tackles : 2 | 6 Key Passes : 9 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : FC Porto 2 - 0 Benfica ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - FC Porto Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- K_Nakamura GK 23 1 1 1 28 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 J_Mario DF 1 21 15 9 20 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 13 0 F_Cardoso DF 1 20 15 3 20 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 D_Carmo DF 1 20 14 6 20 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 19 Z_Sanusi DF 1 18 13 11 29 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 0 14 K_Amoako DM 1 14 17 3 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Varela MF 1 15 20 12 31 | 95 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 I_Jaime MF 1 5 19 14 26 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 9 41 G_Rutter AM 1 6 19 17 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 9 42 M_Taremi FW 1 6 11 21 30 | 95 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 F_Navarro FW 1 8 15 19 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 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 A_Ilarramendi MF 1 4 19 17 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Galeno MF 1 8 18 14 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Toure FW 1 7 10 16 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Benfica Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew GK 24 1 1 1 26 | 95 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 T_Kehrer DF 1 20 15 7 22 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 L_Neto DF 1 15 10 8 25 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 S_Pavisic DF 1 17 16 8 24 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Semedo DF 1 20 17 8 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rafa MF 1 3 20 15 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 A_Golovin MF 1 7 20 15 29 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 8 0 I_Muniain AM 1 4 21 17 28 | 95 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 27 17 4 P_Sarabia AM 1 5 21 19 25 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 26 -4 -4 P_Schick FW 1 7 13 22 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 A_Martial FW 1 4 14 21 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 N_Kruth GK 18 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Rosted DF 1 14 10 7 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Fujimoro MF 1 2 15 11 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Aursnes MF 1 11 18 14 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Tengstedt FW 1 8 12 15 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1729277003 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40