FFO EFL2, FC Porto vs. Valencia (Fri Aug 01)


                             FC Porto  |  Valencia
                          5-2-0-2-1 A  |  4-3-1-2 P
                  John Read Caretaker  |  Alfredo Gandarlos Caretaker
                                       |
                         V_M_Savic GK  |  GK A_Valles
                           J_Mario DF  |  DF E_Pujol
                           D_Carmo DF  |  DF M_Pedersen
                          W_Samuel DF  |  DF T_Correia
                          K_Amoako DM  |  DF Gaya
                         F_Navarro FW  |  AM S_Amallah
                           I_Jaime AM  |  MF D_Klaassen
                          Z_Sanusi DF  |  MF A_Herrera
                         F_Cardoso DF  |  MF A_Almeida
                          A_Varela DM  |  FW A_Lacazette
                          M_Franca AM  |  FW R_Borre
                                       |
                           M_Kelly SUB |  SUB G_Larsonneur
                       N_Cvetkovic SUB |  SUB M_Diakhaby
                           F_Insua SUB |  SUB A_Maier
                          I_Sunjic SUB |  SUB O_Dabo
                           M_Toure SUB |  SUB S_Govou




Min. 1  :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia 
          ...  Valencia have changed their playing style to C 
Min. 2  :(fcp) I_Jaime spots his team mate making a run 
          ...  He finds F_Navarro with a lovely pass! 
          ...  F_Navarro aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  A_Valles fists it away 
          ...  That was a good save! 
Min. 2  :(val) T_Correia runs at the defender 
          ...  He gets past him! 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to R_Borre 
          ...  R_Borre with a thundering drive! 
          ...  It hits the post 
          ...  And goes clear 
Min. 3  :(val) Gaya feeds the ball to A_Lacazette 
          ...  D_Carmo leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That's a bad foul!! 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
Min. 5  :(val) R_Borre runs forward 
          ...  He only has going for the goal in mind! 
          ...  Z_Sanusi wins the ball with ease 
          ...  The Referee saw something no-one else did 
Min. 6  :(fcp) W_Samuel sidesteps R_Borre 
          ...  He showed great skill there 
          ...  W_Samuel attempts a chip! 
          ...  A_Valles saves, but he fumbles 
          ...  But he gathers at the second attempt! 
Min. 6  :(val) E_Pujol with a throw in 
          ...  He throws the ball across to R_Borre 
          ...  F_Cardoso with a nasty foul 
          ...  That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment 
          ...  The Referee ignores the protests for a card 
          ...  John Read Caretaker looks relieved 
Min. 9  :(fcp) Z_Sanusi jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Navarro 
          ...  F_Navarro attempts a low drive! 
          ...  But A_Valles makes an easy save 
Min. 10 :(fcp) J_Mario gets to the byline 
          ...  He puts it into the box 
          ...  He finds A_Varela 
          ...  A_Varela blasts it at the goal! 
          ...  A_Valles gets his fingertips to it 
          ...  He just manages to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  M_Franca flights it in! 
          ...  A_Varela loses his marker 
          ...  He gets his head onto it! 
          ...  A_Valles gets a hand to it!! 
          ...  But he slots in the rebound 
          ...  NO HE DOESN'T!! 
          ...  How on Earth did he put that wide? 
          ...  He was two yards out! 
Min. 17 :(val) R_Borre gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He slides the ball past I_Jaime! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  R_Borre with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! 
          ...  It hits the bar!! 
          ...  But he picks up the rebound 
          ...  OHHHHHHHH!! 
          ...  He's put it wide 
Min. 19 :(fcp) I_Jaime runs down the flank 
          ...  He plays the ball in to K_Amoako 
          ...  K_Amoako tries one from the edge of the box! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  It looks like he enjoyed that one!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  That puts FC Porto ahead! 
          ...  Now can they hang onto it? 
          ...  FC Porto 1-0 Valencia ...
Min. 20 :(fcp) F_Navarro jumps over the defender's challenge 
          ...  Oh, beautiful nutmeg 
          ...  He's clean through 
          ...  F_Navarro hits a great shot! 
          ...  But A_Valles hits it away 
          ...  He could have held onto that! 
Min. 22 :(fcp) A_Varela with a probing through ball Z_Sanusi 
          ...  Driven towards goal by Z_Sanusi! 
          ...  It sails over! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 23 :(fcp) D_Carmo looks around for some movement 
          ...  His team mate makes an overlapping run now! 
          ...  He hits the ball to I_Jaime 
          ...  I_Jaime drives the ball low! 
          ...  It's well wide! 
          ...  8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! 
Min. 24 :(val) A_Lacazette takes possession 
          ...  A_Lacazette from 20 yards! 
          ...  It hits the bar 
          ...  And goes over! 
          ...  That shot was so poor it would make Ronny Rosenthal cringe! 
Min. 29 :(fcp) F_Cardoso flicks the ball through 
          ...  I_Jaime runs onto it! 
          ...  I_Jaime hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! 
          ...  But A_Valles with the difficult save 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  F_Navarro swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! 
          ...  A_Valles makes the catch! 
Min. 32 :(fcp) M_Franca with a fantastic turn that puts him through on goal 
          ...  M_Franca with the drive! 
          ...  But A_Valles punches it away 
          ...  He commands his area so well 
Min. 32 :(val) S_Amallah takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  S_Amallah with a quick pass down the wing. 
          ...  Cross comes back in to him at a good height 
          ...  a lovely cushioned header 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  He found himself with no room to manoeuvre 
Min. 34 :(val) That's it for E_Pujol 
          ...  He's picked up a knock and can't continue... 
          ...  AWW BOO-HOOOO! 
          ...  SHUCKY DUCKY QUACK QUACK! 
          ...  Back in my day if you went down like that you would get the piss ripped out of you! 
          ...  Players are such faries these days! 
Min. 34 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: M_Diakhaby 
          ...  COMING OFF: E_Pujol 
Min. 36 :(fcp) M_Franca takes on the defender 
          ...  He runs past the defender 
          ...  T_Correia with a terrible tackle 
          ...  The Referee refrained from booking him but had words 
          ...  The Referee pauses for a second 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  F_Navarro will take it 
          ...  He tries a cheeky Panenka chip over the keeper 
          ...  But A_Valles stands his ground and easily catches it! 
          ...  Embarassing! 
Min. 41 :(val) A_Valles pulls up 
          ...  That looks like his hamstring went 
          ...  He won't be able to continue!! 
Min. 41 :(val) Substitution by Valencia 
          ...  COMING ON: G_Larsonneur 
          ...  COMING OFF: A_Valles 
Min. 42 :(fcp) Z_Sanusi looks around for support 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to J_Mario 
          ...  J_Mario smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! 
          ...  It hammers off the post 
          ...  And out for a throw in 
Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time
Min. 43 :(fcp) M_Franca could get a shot on goal here 
          ...  G_Larsonneur rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That's a foul!! 
          ...  The Referee warns him 
          ...  The Referee looks across to his assistant! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  F_Navarro places the ball on the spot! 
          ...  G_Larsonneur gets his fingertips to the ball 
          ...  But he can't keep it out!! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  FC Porto 2-0 Valencia...

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: FC Porto 2-0 Valencia

Min. 47 :(val) T_Correia runs at the defender 
          ...  He takes it past him 
          ...  V_M_Savic with the tackle 
          ...  He left his foot in there! 
          ...  He is warned by The Referee 
          ...  That looked like a dive! 
          ...  PENALTY!! 
          ...  The Referee was tricked there! 
          ...  R_Borre is the man who takes it 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  Smartly taken! 
          ...  Slotted into the bottom left corner 
          ...  FC Porto 2-1 Valencia...
Min. 48 :(val) R_Borre with a real burst of pace 
          ...  He leaves F_Cardoso behind 
          ...  But A_Varela spotted the danger and cleans up the play 
Min. 49 :(val) T_Correia breaks free from F_Cardoso 
          ...  T_Correia with the deft touch! 
          ...  He hits the ball towards goal! 
          ...  It goes wide! 
          ...  He has squandered a golden opportunity 
Min. 53 :(val) A_Lacazette looks up 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! 
          ...  J_Mario with a terrible tackle 
          ...  The Referee calls him over 
          ...  What's it going to be? 
          ...  Nothing. Just a ticking off! 
Min. 54 :(val) D_Klaassen with a glorious 60-yard pass to R_Borre 
          ...  A heafty challenge by Z_Sanusi 
          ...  Which leads to the ball going out for a corner 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  S_Amallah drives it into the box! 
          ...  Z_Sanusi heads it away 
Min. 60 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto 
          ...  COMING ON: N_Cvetkovic 
          ...  COMING OFF: W_Samuel 
Min. 60 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto 
          ...  COMING ON: F_Insua 
          ...  COMING OFF: I_Jaime 
Min. 61 :(fcp) F_Navarro flicks it over Gaya and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  F_Navarro with a stunning strike! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
Min. 63 :(fcp) M_Franca changes direction inside 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to F_Navarro 
          ...  F_Navarro with a screamer of a shot! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  That was a terrible attempt! 
Min. 65 :(fcp) N_Cvetkovic plays a first time ball through the defence to F_Navarro 
          ...  M_Pedersen takes the player out!! 
          ...  The ref turns away!! 
Min. 68 :(fcp) N_Cvetkovic has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  F_Insua gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  F_Insua hits the ball first time! 
          ...  G_Larsonneur watches it sail safely wide! 
Min. 72 :(fcp) K_Amoako sprints down the flank 
          ...  He threads the ball in to Z_Sanusi 
          ...  Z_Sanusi has a dig at goal! 
          ...  G_Larsonneur just watches it drift out of play! 
Min. 72 :(val) Gaya rushes through the defence 
          ...  Gaya tries to lob the keeper! 
          ...  V_M_Savic heads it away 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 73 :(val) S_Amallah breaks free from his marker 
          ...  J_Mario robs him of the ball 
Min. 75 :(fcp) F_Navarro with a short pass to find D_Carmo 
          ...  But M_Diakhaby sees the pass and cuts it out 
Min. 77 :(val) A_Herrera backtracks with the ball 
          ...  He hits the ball upfield 
          ...  S_Amallah latches onto the end of it 
          ...  A_Varela pulls on his shirt 
          ...  He wins the ball 
          ...  The defender got away with the foul there! 
Min. 78 :(val) Gaya knocks the ball past F_Cardoso 
          ...  Gaya tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  V_M_Savic makes a comfortable save 
          ...  He wasn't troubled there 
Min. 84 :(fcp) F_Navarro crosses in from the wing, he finds D_Carmo in the box 
          ...  D_Carmo launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! 
          ...  GOAL!! 
          ...  He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! 
          ...  FC Porto 3-1 Valencia ...
Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time.
Min. 91 :(fcp) The defender underhits the back pass! 
          ...  M_Franca is through and closing innnnnnnnnn!! 
          ...  M_Franca tries to place it in the corner! 
          ...  It hits the side netting! 
          ...  The fans thought that was a GOAL! 
          ...  But it's not 
          ...  Goal kick. 
Min. 93 :(val) D_Klaassen plays it long to R_Borre 
          ...  R_Borre sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! 
          ...  But the ball goes harmlessly wide 

*************  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          : F_Navarro (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : K_Amoako (19), F_Navarro (43 pen), D_Carmo (84)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Valencia Match Info
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Best player          : R_Borre
Scorers              : R_Borre (47 pen)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : E_Pujol (34), A_Valles (41)
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Match Statistics
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                                FC Porto  |    Valencia
Attempts on Goal     :          19        |       9
Off target           :           9        |       6
On target            :          10        |       3
Possession           :          58        |       42
Corners              :           2        |       1
Red Cards            :           0        |       0
Yellow Cards         :           0        |       0
Subs Used            :           2        |       2
Fouls                :          10        |       5
Key Tackles          :           5        |       2
Key Passes           :          14        |       6
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Final Score          : FC Porto 3 - 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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V_M_Savic      GK  26   1   1   1  22 |  94   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -2   0   0   0
J_Mario        DF   1  22  17  10  20 |  94   0   1   1   0   1   0   0   0   0  14  14  16
D_Carmo        DF   1  21  15   7  20 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  16  50
W_Samuel       DF   1  19  12   8  24 |  61   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  20
K_Amoako       DM   1  15  19   4  26 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   1   0   0   0   0  12  56
F_Navarro      FW   1   8  15  21  24 |  94   0   0   2   1   7   1   0   0   0   0  53  60
I_Jaime        AM   1   5  20  15  26 |  61   0   0   2   1   2   0   0   0   0   0  38  24
Z_Sanusi       DF   1  20  14  12  29 |  94   0   2   2   0   2   0   0   0   0  32  34  28
F_Cardoso      DF   1  21  16   3  20 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  15   0
A_Varela       DM   1  15  21  13  31 |  94   0   2   1   0   2   0   0   0   0  42  10  28
M_Franca       AM   1   3  18  15  24 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  13  24
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   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  36   0
F_Insua        AM   1   5  18  17  21 |  33   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   9
I_Sunjic       MF   1  14  19   5  26 |   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 - 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  25   1   1   1  24 |  41   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  35   0   0   0
E_Pujol        DF   1  20  17  13  24 |  34   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14   0
M_Pedersen     DF   1  19  12   5  30 |  94   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  17   0   0
T_Correia      DF   1  20  15  12  28 |  94   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  16  14
Gaya           DF   1  22  15  13  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  16  30
S_Amallah      AM   1   9  18  15  23 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  11
D_Klaassen     MF   1   4  21  17  26 |  94   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0
A_Herrera      MF   1  14  19  10  31 |  94   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  12   0
A_Almeida      MF   1  13  21   6  22 |  94   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Lacazette    FW   1   1  11  20  21 |  94   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   6
R_Borre        FW   1   9  14  22  27 |  94   0   0   0   0   4   1   0   0   0   0   0  32
G_Larsonneur   GK  19   1   1   1  12 |  53   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -20   0   0   0
M_Diakhaby     DF   1  16  13  10  31 |  60   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   0   0
A_Maier        MF   1  12  18   7  20 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
O_Dabo         MF   1  13  17   4  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Govou        FW   1  10  12  18  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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