FFO EFL2, Lazio vs. FC Porto (Mon Apr 21) Lazio | FC Porto 3-4-3 E | 5-2-2-1 A Ryan Field | - | G_Restes GK | GK V_M_Savic I_Konate DF | DF J_Mario G_Caldwell DF | DF D_Carmo R_Vargas MF | DF W_Samuel M_Pfertzel DF | DM A_Varela O_Gloukh MF | FW F_Navarro J_Kuchta FW | DF Z_Sanusi A_Engels MF | MF I_Jaime H_Elliott MF | DF F_Cardoso J_Alvarez FW | DM K_Amoako C_Gakpo FW | MF Galeno | B_Fall SUB | SUB M_Kelly I_Nedelcearu SUB | SUB N_Cvetkovic D_Sanderson SUB | SUB Y_Gerhardt M_Bentayg SUB | SUB A_Kokorin D_Riordan SUB | SUB M_Toure Min. 1 :(fcp) A_Varela has space to run with the ball ... A_Varela keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... But G_Restes punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 5 :(laz) The defender slips up! ... A_Engels is through! ... F_Cardoso hits it out for a corner ... That was sent up into the top tier ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by R_Vargas! ... It goes straight into the arms of V_M_Savic ... 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. 6 :(laz) J_Kuchta takes advantage of a bad back pass from F_Cardoso ... But F_Cardoso wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... I_Konate swings it in! ... It goes straight into the arms of V_M_Savic ... 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. 6 :(fcp) W_Samuel knocks it forward ... J_Kuchta slips ... A_Varela gets to it! ... A_Varela tries to catch the keeper out! ... But G_Restes makes a fine save Min. 10 :(laz) C_Gakpo beats his marker ... The ball hits D_Carmo in the face! ... And goes clear! Min. 10 :(fcp) Z_Sanusi controls it well ... He nutmegs G_Caldwell ... He puts in Galeno! ... M_Pfertzel dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! Min. 14 :(laz) G_Caldwell gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... J_Alvarez is unmarked ... A great volley from J_Alvarez! ... V_M_Savic makes a difficult save Min. 14 :(fcp) F_Navarro is through on goal ... F_Navarro keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... But G_Restes punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 15 :(fcp) Curled in dangerously from K_Amoako to W_Samuel ... I_Konate takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 16 :(fcp) I_Jaime dribbles past G_Caldwell ... It was as if the defender wasn't even there ... I_Jaime goes for goal! ... G_Restes manages to turn it behind Min. 17 :(laz) R_Vargas takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to I_Konate ... I_Konate bears down on goal! ... V_M_Savic can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... V_M_Savic makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 17 :(fcp) F_Navarro beats G_Caldwell ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... C_Gakpo with the foul ... The Referee warns him ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... W_Samuel knocks it forward ... F_Navarro gets on the end of it ... F_Navarro with a little chip! ... G_Restes is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 18 :(fcp) F_Navarro jinks through the defence ... F_Navarro flicks the header toward the far post! ... But G_Restes just gets his fingers to that one Min. 19 :(fcp) A_Varela jumps over the defender's challenge ... A_Varela hits the ball on the bounce! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... G_Restes dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had G_Restes beaten! ... CORNER! ... A_Varela with an inswinging corner into the box ... W_Samuel gets something on it! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 20 :(fcp) F_Navarro plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... F_Navarro attempts to drive it home! ... The FC Porto fans get off their seats! ... GOAL!! ... That's put FC Porto into the lead! ... Lazio 0-1 FC Porto ... Min. 21 :(fcp) I_Jaime beats I_Konate with absolute ease! ... A glorious effort by I_Jaime! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... F_Cardoso swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... It goes straight into the arms of G_Restes ... 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 :(laz) H_Elliott sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to R_Vargas ... Z_Sanusi wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 25 :(fcp) W_Samuel sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... A_Varela runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... A_Varela has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... He hits the side netting Min. 27 :(laz) J_Kuchta controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... J_Kuchta sees V_M_Savic off his line! ... GOAL!! ... Goodness gracious me! ... it's amazing the goal is still standing ... That looked offside to me! ... Lazio are back level! ... Lazio 1-1 FC Porto ... Min. 29 :(laz) I_Konate finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... I_Konate belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into V_M_Savic's arms ... But he recovers to save! Min. 30 :(fcp) K_Amoako with a one-touch layoff to F_Navarro ... Good sliding challenge from M_Pfertzel and it had to be Min. 31 :(fcp) D_Carmo unselfishly heads the ball back to F_Navarro ... A heafty challenge by G_Caldwell ... Which leads to the ball going out for a corner ... CORNER! ... F_Navarro swings it in! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 32 :(fcp) F_Navarro takes advantage of a mistake by G_Caldwell ... He runs towards goal ... F_Navarro attempts a low drive! ... G_Restes is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 35 :(fcp) Z_Sanusi brushes M_Pfertzel aside and breaks free ... Z_Sanusi tries the shot! ... G_Restes makes a good save Min. 36 :(laz) C_Gakpo runs at the heart of the defence ... Fine tackle by F_Cardoso ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 37 :(laz) A_Engels turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to C_Gakpo ... D_Carmo wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 39 :(fcp) K_Amoako cuts through the defence ... K_Amoako with the attempt at goal! ... G_Restes beats the ball away Min. 41 :(fcp) Z_Sanusi reads the run of Galeno ... Galeno with a thundering volley! ... G_Restes makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 42 :(laz) R_Vargas beats the defender ... A_Varela with a nasty foul ... That looked malicious Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(fcp) I_Jaime hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... J_Mario collects the loose ball! ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from J_Mario! ... It looks good ... But G_Restes is equal to it Min. 45 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto ... COMING ON: Y_Gerhardt ... COMING OFF: I_Jaime Min. 45 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto ... COMING ON: M_Toure ... COMING OFF: F_Navarro Min. 45 :(fcp) Tactical Change by FC Porto ... Galeno will now play as a FW Min. 45 :(fcp) A_Varela slips past his marker G_Caldwell ... The ball is whipped into Z_Sanusi ... I_Konate tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... CORNER! ... W_Samuel chips the ball in towards the far post! ... G_Restes jumps well to claim it! Min. 46 :(fcp) Y_Gerhardt finds himself in acres of space ... Y_Gerhardt with the crafty shot! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 48 :(fcp) D_Carmo stops the ball and looks around for movement ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy and heads towards the goal! ... Good sliding challenge from I_Konate ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... Y_Gerhardt with an inswinging corner into the box ... That's a poor one ... Far too easy for G_Restes, who catches the ball ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Lazio 1-1 FC Porto Min. 46 :(laz) J_Alvarez finds his way through ... That was sheer effort ... J_Mario clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 47 :(laz) J_Kuchta works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to G_Caldwell ... Blocked by J_Mario Min. 47 :(fcp) Y_Gerhardt is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to Galeno ... O_Gloukh with a clumsy challenge Min. 48 :(fcp) Y_Gerhardt backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... M_Toure latches onto the end of it ... Cleared by H_Elliott Min. 53 :(fcp) K_Amoako is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... Galeno latches onto the ball ... Galeno is behind the defence! ... He just has to beat G_Restes ... He rounds G_Restes ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... G_Restes somehow manages to get to it!! Min. 54 :(laz) A_Engels looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to J_Kuchta ... But D_Carmo barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 54 :(fcp) Y_Gerhardt has a go! ... It hits the defender ... M_Toure collects the loose ball! ... M_Toure chases it through, he must score! ... But G_Restes punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 55 :(laz) Substitution by Lazio ... COMING ON: M_Bentayg ... COMING OFF: R_Vargas Min. 55 :(laz) Tactical Change by Lazio ... Lazio have changed their playing style to L Min. 60 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto ... COMING ON: N_Cvetkovic ... COMING OFF: Z_Sanusi Min. 62 :(laz) H_Elliott with the deft touch ... He takes it past W_Samuel ... He knocks it to O_Gloukh! ... A well-placed shot from O_Gloukh! ... But V_M_Savic reaches the ball. Good save Min. 63 :(fcp) J_Mario looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to A_Varela ... A_Varela cracks a laser towards goal! ... G_Restes with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 65 :(fcp) J_Mario is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to Galeno ... The defender fails to control it ... Galeno picks up the loose ball and runs towards goal ... He is one on one with G_Restes ... He nutmegs G_Restes ... It goes wide!! Min. 69 :(fcp) D_Carmo is through on goal ... Blocked by H_Elliott Min. 70 :(laz) Tactical Change by Lazio ... Lazio have changed their playing style to C Min. 70 :(fcp) A_Varela turns past the defender ... He has created space for himself now ... A left-footer by A_Varela! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 72 :(fcp) D_Carmo with the cross-field pass to Galeno ... Excellent sliding challenge from A_Engels ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... N_Cvetkovic swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... G_Restes fists it away! Min. 73 :(laz) C_Gakpo twists his ankle! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 73 :(laz) Substitution by Lazio ... COMING ON: D_Riordan ... COMING OFF: C_Gakpo Min. 74 :(fcp) M_Toure beats M_Pfertzel ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... J_Alvarez with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Ryan Field looks relieved Min. 76 :(laz) O_Gloukh with an early cross to J_Kuchta ... Well intercepted by K_Amoako Min. 82 :(fcp) Galeno turns past M_Bentayg ... He has created space for himself now ... I_Konate hits it out for a corner ... Will the quality of the ball be good? ... It has to beat the first defender! ... CORNER! ... F_Cardoso swings it in! ... G_Restes comes out and claims it! Min. 83 :(laz) G_Caldwell knocks the ball past the lunge of N_Cvetkovic ... G_Caldwell with a screamer of a shot! ... But V_M_Savic pulls out a save of the game Min. 85 :(fcp) J_Mario gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... J_Mario belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 93 :(fcp) A_Varela takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to M_Toure ... A glorious effort by M_Toure! ... The shot slips through G_Restes's hands ... But G_Restes recovers to save! ... He got away with that! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadio Olimpico ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lazio Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Restes (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Kuchta (27) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : C_Gakpo (73) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Porto Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_Navarro Scorers : F_Navarro (20) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lazio | FC Porto Attempts on Goal : 6 | 24 Off target : 2 | 10 On target : 4 | 14 Possession : 38 | 62 Corners : 2 | 7 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 7 | 6 Key Tackles : 10 | 10 Key Passes : 8 | 16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Lazio 1 - 1 FC Porto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Lazio Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- G_Restes GK 25 1 1 1 26 | 97 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 0 0 0 I_Konate DF 1 22 17 10 25 | 97 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 56 0 32 G_Caldwell DF 1 18 13 3 27 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 16 24 R_Vargas MF 1 10 16 14 30 | 59 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 M_Pfertzel DF 1 17 12 8 30 | 97 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 0 O_Gloukh MF 1 8 20 19 23 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 J_Kuchta FW 1 8 11 17 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 26 A_Engels MF 1 18 21 4 23 | 97 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 16 0 H_Elliott MF 1 12 21 20 26 | 97 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 16 0 J_Alvarez FW 1 3 18 22 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 C_Gakpo FW 1 2 18 22 27 | 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Fall GK 18 1 1 1 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Nedelcearu DF 1 16 11 5 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Sanderson DF 1 16 11 8 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Bentayg MF 1 14 15 4 16 | 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Riordan FW 1 3 13 17 29 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 25 1 1 1 22 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 J_Mario DF 1 21 16 10 20 | 97 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 26 33 D_Carmo DF 1 21 14 7 20 | 97 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 30 0 W_Samuel DF 1 18 11 8 24 | 97 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 18 A_Varela DM 1 15 21 13 31 | 97 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 16 81 F_Navarro FW 1 8 15 20 24 | 45 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 46 Z_Sanusi DF 1 19 13 12 29 | 64 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 17 32 15 I_Jaime MF 1 5 20 14 26 | 45 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 25 F_Cardoso DF 1 21 15 3 20 | 97 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 K_Amoako DM 1 15 18 3 26 | 97 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 33 24 Galeno FW 1 8 18 14 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 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 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Gerhardt AM 1 6 14 14 22 | 52 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 12 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 | 52 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 1745259176 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40