FFO EFL2, FC Porto vs. Eintracht Frankfurt (Wed Oct 30)


                             FC Porto  |  Eintracht Frankfurt
                          4-1-2-1-2 C  |  4-1-1-3-1 E
                         Dan Thompson  |  Jason Hopton
                                       |
                        K_Nakamura GK  |  GK Kepa
                           J_Mario DF  |  DF N_Nkounkou
                         F_Cardoso DF  |  DF Tuta
                           D_Carmo DF  |  DF H_Smolcic
                           Marcano DF  |  DF P_Max
                          K_Amoako DM  |  DM S_Rode
                          A_Varela MF  |  MF D_Ozoh
                           I_Jaime MF  |  AM A_Knauff
                     A_Ilarramendi AM  |  AM R_Cherki
                          M_Taremi FW  |  AM N_Fullkrug
                         F_Navarro FW  |  FW Beto
                                       |
                           C_Ramos SUB |  SUB J_Ledesma
                         P_Martino SUB |  SUB R_Koch
                            Galeno SUB |  SUB A_Buta
                        Y_Gerhardt SUB |  SUB B_Henrichs
                           M_Toure SUB |  SUB J_Njinmah




Min. 4  :(fcp) K_Amoako pass splits open the defence 
          ...  What a ball! 
          ...  A_Varela is clean through! 
          ...  Well executed sliding challenge from Tuta 
          ...  It goes out of play 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Cardoso with an outswinging corner into the box 
          ...  A_Varela with the shot! 
          ...  Kepa with a fantastic point blank save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 6  :(frn) P_Max controls the ball with ease 
          ...  P_Max controls the ball well! 
          ...  He hits the shot towards goal! 
          ...  But K_Nakamura makes a superb stop down low 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  D_Ozoh floats the ball in! 
          ...  K_Amoako with the clearance 
Min. 6  :(fcp) I_Jaime controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  F_Navarro gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  R_Cherki knobbles the attacking player. 
          ...  The Referee blows up for a foul 
Min. 11 :(fcp) A_Varela plays it long to M_Taremi 
          ...  M_Taremi fires off a left-footed snap shot! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Ooooohh... Un-be-lievable ! 
          ...  What a goal... 
          ...  It's his 20th goal of the season!! 
          ...  Jason Hopton is barking orders at his players! 
          ...  His team will have to come back from behind now 
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Eintracht Frankfurt ...
Min. 18 :(frn) Beto cuts in on the inside of the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Cherki 
          ...  R_Cherki strikes a wicked curler! 
          ...  Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort 
Min. 19 :(frn) H_Smolcic leaves J_Mario standing 
          ...  D_Carmo with a two footed lunge! 
          ...  Play On!! 
Min. 21 :(fcp) A_Ilarramendi spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays a fantastic through ball to F_Navarro! 
          ...  F_Navarro launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  But he puts it over 
          ...  He can't be happy with that effort 
Min. 23 :(frn) S_Rode drives it across the face of the goal N_Fullkrug 
          ...  F_Navarro reads him well and hoofs it clear 
Min. 28 :(frn) A_Knauff finds H_Smolcic with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  K_Amoako fouls badly 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll have to watch himself now 
Min. 29 :(frn) R_Cherki holds the ball up and waits for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to A_Knauff 
          ...  A_Knauff looks to see where K_Nakamura is! 
          ...  He shoots! 
          ...  K_Nakamura tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 31 :(frn) R_Cherki with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He's clean through! 
          ...  A_Ilarramendi with a pull on the shirt 
Min. 35 :(fcp) A_Varela with a 40-yard pass to A_Ilarramendi 
          ...  A_Ilarramendi hits a crisp volley! 
          ...  Kepa won't get to that! 
          ...  It clips the post! 
          ...  And goes wide! 
Min. 36 :(frn) A defence splitting pass from R_Cherki to H_Smolcic 
          ...  D_Carmo beats him to the ball 
          ...  He's such a beast! 
Min. 39 :(fcp) A_Varela crosses to I_Jaime 
          ...  I_Jaime carves a shot towards goal! 
          ...  The ball moves through the air! 
          ...  Kepa moves quickly! 
          ...  Can he get to this? 
          ...  It's beaten him! 
          ...  But it thumps the post!! 
          ...  And goes out! 
Min. 39 :(frn) A_Knauff breaks free from A_Varela 
          ...  A_Knauff with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  But K_Nakamura makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He gave the striker no chance 
Min. 40 :(frn) Beto jumps over A_Varela's challenge 
          ...  J_Mario knocks him to the floor 
          ...  The fans are calling for a penalty! 
          ...  But The Referee just turns away! 
Min. 41 :(fcp) A_Ilarramendi cuts inside H_Smolcic 
          ...  He worked that well 
          ...  He puts in M_Taremi! 
          ...  M_Taremi with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  Kepa makes a great save 
          ...  And he manages to hold onto it as well! 
Min. 42 :(frn) Beto jinks through the defence 
          ...  Beto sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  K_Nakamura tips it round the post 
          ...  Good save 
          ...  Corner not given!! 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time.
Min. 47 :(fcp) F_Navarro finds his way through 
          ...  That was sheer effort 
          ...  F_Navarro with the strike! 
          ...  Kepa makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He makes it look so easy 
Min. 47 :(frn) H_Smolcic bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to R_Cherki 
          ...  R_Cherki with the drive! 
          ...  It hits the outside of the post 
          ...  And goes out 
Min. 48 :(fcp) I_Jaime takes advantage of a mistake by S_Rode 
          ...  He crosses to M_Taremi 
          ...  M_Taremi with the 40 yard drive! 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  But it sails past the post!! 
          ...  Kepa never had a chance! 

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

Min. 47 :(fcp) D_Carmo has a go! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  F_Navarro collects the loose ball! 
          ...  N_Fullkrug with a poor challenge 
Min. 48 :(fcp) F_Cardoso looks for options 
          ...  He knocks the ball across to D_Carmo 
          ...  A well-placed shot from D_Carmo! 
          ...  But Kepa comes out and dives at his feet 
          ...  That's goalkeeping at its finest 
Min. 51 :(frn) A_Knauff with electric pace 
          ...  He eases past the defender 
          ...  A_Knauff blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  He watches the ball, volleys it with superb technique 
          ...  GOAL!!!! 
          ...  And what a goal!! 
          ...  The subs are on the pitch filming the celebrations on their smartphones! 
          ...  That will be a viral clip! 
          ...  It's all to play for again! 
          ...  FC Porto 1-1 Eintracht Frankfurt ...
Min. 55 :(frn) R_Cherki has broken through the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on K_Nakamura! 
          ...  Marcano hacks 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. 55 :(frn) A_Knauff has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  N_Nkounkou gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  F_Navarro with the tackle 
          ...  He came to the rescue there! 
Min. 56 :(frn) D_Ozoh skips the challenge from the defender 
          ...  D_Ozoh aims for the top right corner! 
          ...  K_Nakamura beats the ball away 
Min. 59 :(frn) R_Cherki kills the ball dead 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run! 
          ...  He plays the ball across to him! 
          ...  A_Knauff gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  A_Knauff with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  Powerful downward header! 
          ...  K_Nakamura blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  And he gathers it! 
Min. 63 :(fcp) F_Navarro cuts in on P_Max's blind side 
          ...  P_Max recovers the situation to win the ball back 
Min. 63 :(frn) N_Fullkrug saunters past his marker 
          ...  N_Fullkrug leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 64 :(fcp) M_Taremi gains control of the loose ball 
          ...  P_Max with a clumsy challenge 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  It's well within shooting range! 
          ...  Make yourself famous kid!! 
          ...  M_Taremi drives it in 
          ...  He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! 
          ...  Kepa tips it wide !! 
          ...  Great goalkeeping there! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  A_Ilarramendi hits it towards the far post! 
          ...  Kepa comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  Marcano gets to it! 
          ...  But Kepa punches it away 
          ...  That's gone out for a throw in 
Min. 65 :(frn) Substitution by Eintracht Frankfurt 
          ...  COMING ON: R_Koch 
          ...  COMING OFF: P_Max 
Min. 65 :(frn) Substitution by Eintracht Frankfurt 
          ...  COMING ON: A_Buta 
          ...  COMING OFF: S_Rode 
Min. 67 :(fcp) M_Taremi runs at the defender 
          ...  The ball rebounds off R_Cherki back to him! 
          ...  That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! 
          ...  M_Taremi rifles it to the far post! 
          ...  Kepa narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety 
Min. 71 :(fcp) F_Navarro gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past D_Ozoh! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  R_Cherki with an awful challenge 
Min. 74 :(fcp) Marcano sprints down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to F_Navarro 
          ...  F_Navarro uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! 
          ...  The shot takes a wicked deflection 
          ...  Kepa dives desperately to try and save it!! 
          ...  He can't get to it! 
          ...  But it creeps just wide!! 
          ...  The deflection had Kepa beaten! 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! 
          ...  K_Amoako flights it in! 
          ...  Kepa comes towards the ball 
          ...  But he's misjudged it! 
          ...  A_Varela gets to it! 
          ...  It hits off a defender! 
          ...  But goes clear to safety! 
Min. 77 :(frn) Beto looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to N_Nkounkou 
          ...  N_Nkounkou tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  OOOOHHHHH!! 
          ...  Unbelievable!! 
          ...  It's gone wide 
Min. 80 :(fcp) F_Navarro hits the ball through the heart of the defence 
          ...  M_Taremi latches onto it! 
          ...  A_Knauff with a reckless challenge 
          ...  The Referee will want to speak to him 
          ...  The Referee just wants to lecture him 
Min. 83 :(fcp) F_Navarro saunters past N_Nkounkou 
          ...  N_Nkounkou does well to get the tackle in 
Min. 84 :(frn) R_Cherki runs at goal 
          ...  He spots the run of Beto 
          ...  He's played him in 
          ...  Beto has his eyes on the goal! 
          ...  He fires the ball goalward! 
          ...  K_Nakamura makes a fine save 
Min. 85 :(fcp) I_Jaime cuts the ball back to F_Navarro 
          ...  D_Ozoh gathers up the loose ball 
Min. 85 :(frn) H_Smolcic sprints forward with the ball 
          ...  H_Smolcic with the drive! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 88 :(frn) A_Buta moves out wide 
          ...  He plays the ball through to R_Cherki 
          ...  R_Cherki hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  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. 89 :(frn) Substitution by Eintracht Frankfurt 
          ...  COMING ON: B_Henrichs 
          ...  COMING OFF: H_Smolcic 
Min. 89 :(fcp) Marcano with the flick on 
          ...  He plays the ball across to A_Ilarramendi 
          ...  A_Ilarramendi tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  Kepa makes a difficult save 
Min. 89 :(frn) N_Fullkrug is too quick for the defence 
          ...  M_Taremi with the tackle 
          ...  There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge. 
          ...  That was Roy Keane on Alf-Inge Haland levels! 
          ...  He's lucky to be let off for that one 
          ...  Dan Thompson looks relieved 
          ...  Jason Hopton is far from happy with that decision 
Min. 90 :(frn) A_Knauff is force to hold onto the ball 
          ...  No one seems to be coming forward 
          ...  He heads towards the goal alone! 
          ...  A_Varela reads it well 
          ...  This boy is a quality defender 
          ...  The crowd sing his praises 
Min. 92 :(fcp) A_Varela heads the ball back to A_Ilarramendi 
          ...  A_Ilarramendi with the goal bound shot! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 92 :(frn) A_Buta knocks it past the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He leaves the defender standing 
          ...  A_Buta blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  But K_Nakamura punches it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 92 :(frn) R_Cherki shoves A_Varela in the chest!! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  It's just a warning 

*************  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          : A_Varela
Scorers              : M_Taremi (11)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : K_Amoako (28), Marcano (55)
Injured              : N/A
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Eintracht Frankfurt Match Info
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Best player          : A_Knauff (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : A_Knauff (51)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                                FC Porto  |    Eintracht Frankfurt
Attempts on Goal     :          16        |       15
Off target           :           7        |       6
On target            :           9        |       9
Possession           :          38        |       62
Corners              :           3        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           2        |       0
Subs Used            :           0        |       3
Fouls                :          12        |       8
Key Tackles          :           7        |       4
Key Passes           :          13        |       11
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Final Score          : FC Porto 1 - 1 Eintracht Frankfurt
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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  23   1   1   1  28 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
J_Mario        DF   1  21  16   9  20 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0   0
F_Cardoso      DF   1  20  15   3  20 |  97   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  13   0
D_Carmo        DF   1  20  14   6  20 |  97   0   2   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  30   0  20
Marcano        DF   1  17  11   9  30 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   1   0   0  -4  30  13
K_Amoako       DM   1  14  17   3  26 |  97   0   1   1   0   0   0   1   0   0  17   7  -4
A_Varela       MF   1  15  20  12  31 |  97   0   1   4   1   2   0   0   0   0  20  44  27
I_Jaime        MF   1   5  20  14  26 |  97   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  11
A_Ilarramendi  AM   1   4  19  17  25 |  97   0   0   2   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  18  25
M_Taremi       FW   1   6  11  21  30 |  97   0   0   0   0   5   1   0   0   0   0   0  35
F_Navarro      FW   1   8  15  19  24 |  97   0   2   1   0   3   0   0   0   0  54  13  19
C_Ramos        GK  18   1   1   1  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Martino      DF   1  15  10   4  28 |   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
Y_Gerhardt     MF   1   6  14  14  22 |   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 - Eintracht Frankfurt
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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Kepa           GK  24   1   1   1  20 |  97   8   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  22   0   0   0
N_Nkounkou     DF   1  20  14  13  29 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  15   0  12
Tuta           DF   1  19  14   5  30 |  97   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  16   0   0
H_Smolcic      DF   1  19  14   8  21 |  93   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  14  17
P_Max          DF   1  18  15   8  30 |  69   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  17   0  18
S_Rode         DM   1  13  19  10  20 |  69   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   9   0
D_Ozoh         MF   1  12  19  12  22 |  97   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  23   0  14
A_Knauff       AM   1   9  19  16  26 |  97   0   0   2   0   4   1   0   0   0   0  18  56
R_Cherki       AM   1   6  21  20  22 |  97   0   0   4   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  28  15
N_Fullkrug     AM   1   7  13  20  30 |  97   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   5
Beto           FW   1   7  14  20  30 |  97   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  28  12
J_Ledesma      GK  19   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Koch         DF   1  17  11   3  24 |  28   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Buta         MF   1   6  18  12  29 |  28   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10  14
B_Henrichs     DF   1  15  10   6  22 |   4   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
J_Njinmah      FW   1   2  10  15  30 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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