FFO EFL2, FC Porto vs. Benfica (Mon May 26) FC Porto | Benfica 5-2-0-3 A | 5-3-1-1 P - | Thom Hughes | V_M_Savic GK | GK Andrew J_Mario DF | DF R_Semedo D_Carmo DF | DF D_Jurasek W_Samuel DF | DF S_Pavisic A_Varela DM | DF C_Panucci F_Navarro FW | DF M_Planus M_Taremi FW | MF W_Ndidi Z_Sanusi DF | MF D_D_Rossi F_Cardoso DF | MF F_Aursnes K_Amoako DM | FW A_Martial F_Insua FW | AM D_Tadic | M_Kelly SUB | SUB N_Kruth N_Cvetkovic SUB | SUB A_Omobamidele J_de_Guzman SUB | SUB S_Rosted A_Kokorin SUB | SUB B_Cheyrou M_Toure SUB | SUB C_Tengstedt Min. 7 :(fcp) F_Insua wins possession ... He plays the ball across to D_Carmo ... D_Carmo with a blistering shot! ... That shot never looked like going in Min. 12 :(ben) D_Tadic get's past F_Cardoso ... He's gonna worry them again ... But K_Amoako clears the ball to safety Min. 13 :(ben) A_Martial beats K_Amoako ... A_Martial has a dig at goal! ... But he somehow misses ... The FC Porto fans laugh at him Min. 16 :(ben) D_D_Rossi with a first time pass ... M_Planus runs onto it! ... W_Samuel intercepts the pass Min. 18 :(ben) F_Aursnes dribbles past D_Carmo ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... F_Aursnes shoots towards goal! ... The shot slips through V_M_Savic's hands ... But V_M_Savic recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 21 :(fcp) F_Insua knocks the ball past the lunge of D_Jurasek ... F_Insua with a bicycle kick! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 22 :(fcp) W_Samuel has the ball on the wing, a chance to show his pace ... He knocks the ball past R_Semedo ... He puts in F_Navarro! ... Intercepted by F_Aursnes Min. 22 :(ben) A_Martial knocks the ball past D_Carmo ... J_Mario slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 25 :(fcp) F_Insua with the Cruyff turn ... F_Insua with a low drive through the rain! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into Andrew's arms ... Unlucky Min. 28 :(ben) A_Martial dribbles past D_Carmo ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... A_Martial with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... V_M_Savic gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 29 :(fcp) F_Cardoso with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to Z_Sanusi ... An audacious effort from Z_Sanusi! ... Andrew parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 29 :(ben) D_Tadic with a smart pass to D_D_Rossi ... D_D_Rossi attempts a chip! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... V_M_Savic dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... GOAL!! ... The deflection beat V_M_Savic! ... - is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... FC Porto 0-1 Benfica ... Min. 30 :(ben) D_Jurasek heads the ball back to D_Tadic ... F_Cardoso hits it out for a corner ... Will the quality of the ball be good? ... It has to beat the first defender! ... CORNER! ... D_Tadic plays it towards the near post! ... C_Panucci swings a leg at it! ... But V_M_Savic parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 40 :(fcp) M_Taremi gets possession in his own half ... M_Taremi with a graceful, looping effort! ... Andrew is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 41 :(ben) R_Semedo runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to M_Planus ... A vicious shot by M_Planus! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(fcp) F_Navarro with an incisive pass to F_Cardoso ... S_Pavisic with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: FC Porto 0-1 Benfica Min. 48 :(ben) A_Martial takes advantage of a mistake by D_Carmo ... A_Martial aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... But it goes just over Min. 53 :(ben) D_Tadic cuts the ball back to A_Martial ... W_Samuel with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 58 :(fcp) Z_Sanusi finds A_Varela with a perfectly weighted pass ... A_Varela with the attempt at goal! ... Andrew has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... Andrew is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 59 :(ben) C_Panucci plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... A_Martial decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... A_Martial attempts to nutmeg V_M_Savic! ... V_M_Savic makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 60 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto ... COMING ON: N_Cvetkovic ... COMING OFF: Z_Sanusi Min. 64 :(ben) S_Pavisic lobs it over the defender ... D_Carmo seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 66 :(fcp) J_Mario hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... F_Insua latches onto it! ... But M_Planus sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 69 :(fcp) F_Insua runs at the defence ... F_Insua rises above the defence to head the ball! ... Andrew makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 70 :(fcp) F_Navarro is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to M_Taremi ... M_Taremi breaks clear! ... He just has Andrew to beat! ... He tries to beat Andrew ... Andrew dives on the ball!! Min. 74 :(ben) C_Panucci saunters past K_Amoako ... C_Panucci with a screamer of a shot! ... V_M_Savic gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 81 :(fcp) W_Samuel plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Taremi decides to go for goal instead! ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from M_Taremi! ... It looks good ... Andrew makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 83 :(fcp) A_Varela boots it towards M_Taremi ... M_Taremi rises above the defence to head the ball! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 85 :(ben) D_Jurasek with the first time flick to D_Tadic ... D_Tadic tries to beat V_M_Savic from outside the area! ... V_M_Savic has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... V_M_Savic reacts well to save!! Min. 86 :(ben) R_Semedo unselfishly lays the ball back to D_Tadic ... D_Tadic shapes up for a shot! ... It's hit the bar ... It bounces down ... V_M_Savic grabs it ... No Goal! ... Boos surround the stadium!! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 91 :(fcp) N_Cvetkovic beats his marker ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... D_D_Rossi is called for the holding foul ... Looked like a fair jump ... The referee got it wrong Min. 94 :(fcp) M_Taremi takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... M_Planus is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to ... FREE KICK ... It is deep inside their own half. This will allow them to regroup ... N_Cvetkovic passes to F_Navarro ... F_Navarro with the cheeky shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... F_Navarro floats the ball in! ... It goes straight into the arms of Andrew ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Estadio do Dragao ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Porto Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Taremi Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Benfica Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Tadic (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_D_Rossi (29) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Porto | Benfica Attempts on Goal : 11 | 11 Off target : 8 | 4 On target : 3 | 7 Possession : 39 | 61 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 0 Fouls : 5 | 5 Key Tackles : 6 | 2 Key Passes : 8 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : FC Porto 0 - 1 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- V_M_Savic GK 26 1 1 1 22 | 98 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 J_Mario DF 1 21 16 10 20 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 13 0 D_Carmo DF 1 21 14 7 20 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 0 19 W_Samuel DF 1 18 12 8 24 | 98 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 34 0 A_Varela DM 1 15 21 13 31 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 13 F_Navarro FW 1 8 15 20 24 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 6 M_Taremi FW 1 6 12 21 30 | 98 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Z_Sanusi DF 1 19 13 12 29 | 62 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 14 F_Cardoso DF 1 21 15 3 20 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 14 0 K_Amoako DM 1 15 18 3 26 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 F_Insua FW 1 5 18 17 21 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 28 M_Kelly GK 18 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Cvetkovic DF 1 18 13 6 28 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_de_Guzman MF 1 13 19 8 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Kokorin FW 1 1 8 12 20 | 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 25 1 1 1 26 | 98 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 R_Semedo DF 1 20 18 8 22 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 D_Jurasek DF 1 20 14 13 22 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 S_Pavisic DF 1 18 16 8 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Panucci DF 1 18 14 7 20 | 98 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 40 M_Planus DF 1 18 12 11 27 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 0 15 W_Ndidi MF 1 17 22 4 24 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_D_Rossi MF 1 14 18 4 23 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 11 52 F_Aursnes MF 1 12 18 14 21 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 24 0 13 A_Martial FW 1 4 14 22 28 | 98 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 D_Tadic AM 1 3 20 21 25 | 98 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 31 11 N_Kruth GK 19 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Omobamidele DF 1 18 11 4 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 B_Cheyrou MF 1 5 18 12 28 | 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 1748291120 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40