FFO EFL2, Napoli vs. FC Porto (Mon Aug 25) Napoli | FC Porto 4-2-0-1-3 A | 5-2-0-1-2 N Peter Hayward | John Read Caretaker | O_Vlachodimos GK | GK V_M_Savic C_C_Vickers DF | DF P_Struijk N_Schlotrbeck DF | DF D_Carmo C_Natali DF | DF W_Samuel K_Toure DF | DM I_Sunjic A_Diouf DM | FW F_Navarro M_van_Bommel DM | FW M_Grull D_Ozoh AM | DF Z_Sanusi I_Cardona FW | DF F_Cardoso G_Pazzini FW | DM A_Varela E_Mafoumbi FW | AM I_Jaime | A_Gomis SUB | SUB M_Kelly J_St_Juste SUB | SUB N_Cvetkovic C_Humphreys SUB | SUB C_Forbs O_Diallo SUB | SUB M_Franca R_Palladino SUB | SUB M_Toure Min. 4 :(nap) D_Ozoh with the majestic dribble ... D_Carmo wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 7 :(nap) E_Mafoumbi plays it forward to D_Ozoh ... A scorcher of a shot from D_Ozoh! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 9 :(nap) C_Natali has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past Z_Sanusi ... He knocks it to I_Cardona! ... I_Cardona with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... He watches the ball, half volleys it sweetly! ... GOAL!!!! ... A brilliant goal! ... Remember the name! ... Napoli have taken the lead! ... Napoli 1-0 FC Porto ... Min. 10 :(fcp) Tactical Change by FC Porto ... FC Porto have changed their playing style to A Min. 13 :(fcp) F_Navarro crosses to F_Cardoso ... A thundering drive by F_Cardoso! ... O_Vlachodimos tips it round the post ... Well saved ... CORNER! ... I_Sunjic lofts the ball in! ... O_Vlachodimos fists it away! Min. 15 :(nap) K_Toure takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... It's a lucky break ... D_Carmo seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 18 :(fcp) Z_Sanusi leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to I_Jaime ... I_Jaime could have let it bounce! ... O_Vlachodimos 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. 20 :(nap) G_Pazzini has it on the edge of the box ... F_Cardoso with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one Min. 22 :(nap) I_Cardona finds a hole in the defence ... But Z_Sanusi with the fine tackle Min. 25 :(nap) G_Pazzini gets to the byline ... He puts it into the box ... He finds I_Cardona ... Superbly timed tackle by Z_Sanusi ... He made it look easy Min. 28 :(fcp) F_Navarro finds himself with plenty of time ... From long range F_Navarro bends the ball towards goal! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 29 :(nap) D_Ozoh backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... E_Mafoumbi gets on the end of it ... E_Mafoumbi with a low drive through the rain! ... GOAL!! ... V_M_Savic looks dejected ... Napoli 2-0 FC Porto ... Min. 30 :(fcp) Tactical Change by FC Porto ... FC Porto have changed their playing style to C Min. 30 :(fcp) I_Jaime beats K_Toure ... He showed great skill there ... C_C_Vickers takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 34 :(fcp) I_Sunjic with an incisive pass to A_Varela ... A_Varela smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a crappy effort! Min. 35 :(nap) A_Diouf looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to G_Pazzini ... F_Cardoso takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(nap) D_Ozoh with a smart turn ... Z_Sanusi is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 45 :(nap) A_Diouf with an early cross to G_Pazzini ... G_Pazzini with the side footed shot! ... V_M_Savic narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 47 :(nap) D_Ozoh jumps over I_Sunjic's challenge ... D_Ozoh aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... GOAL!! ... Terrific football and a well deserved goal ... Napoli 3-0 FC Porto ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Napoli 3-0 FC Porto Min. 46 :(fcp) Tactical Change by FC Porto ... FC Porto have changed their playing style to E Min. 52 :(nap) M_van_Bommel kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... C_C_Vickers gets on the end of the pass ... C_C_Vickers with the overhead! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into V_M_Savic's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 56 :(nap) G_Pazzini times his run well ... G_Pazzini with a thundering volley! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 57 :(nap) D_Ozoh takes advantage of a mistake by D_Carmo ... Cleared by I_Sunjic Min. 58 :(nap) A defence splitting pass from C_Natali to E_Mafoumbi ... E_Mafoumbi is miles offside! ... The flag stays down ... V_M_Savic tries to close down the angle ... V_M_Savic charges out of his area ... He's slid it past him!! ... It goes wide!! Min. 60 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto ... COMING ON: N_Cvetkovic ... COMING OFF: Z_Sanusi Min. 60 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto ... COMING ON: C_Forbs ... COMING OFF: M_Grull Min. 65 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: O_Diallo ... COMING OFF: E_Mafoumbi Min. 65 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: J_St_Juste ... COMING OFF: K_Toure Min. 65 :(nap) Substitution by Napoli ... COMING ON: C_Humphreys ... COMING OFF: A_Diouf Min. 66 :(nap) C_C_Vickers holds the ball up and waits 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! ... C_C_Vickers runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 66 :(fcp) F_Navarro is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to C_Forbs ... A powerful shot by C_Forbs! ... It hits the sponsor hoarding Min. 69 :(nap) J_St_Juste hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... N_Schlotrbeck latches onto it! ... N_Schlotrbeck with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 72 :(nap) D_Ozoh feeds the ball to G_Pazzini ... F_Navarro with an ugly foul ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 73 :(nap) I_Cardona sprints past the defender ... But N_Cvetkovic spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 76 :(nap) O_Diallo with a real burst of pace ... He leaves W_Samuel behind ... O_Diallo fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... V_M_Savic saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 79 :(nap) N_Schlotrbeck is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to I_Cardona ... Driven towards goal by I_Cardona! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 80 :(nap) C_Humphreys crosses into the box, finding D_Ozoh ... F_Cardoso with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 81 :(nap) I_Cardona finds his way through ... They tried to play the offside trap ... D_Carmo robs him of the ball Min. 87 :(nap) G_Pazzini with a byline cross to D_Ozoh ... D_Ozoh with a bomb of a shot! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 87 :(fcp) A_Varela takes advantage of a mistake by C_Natali ... He puts in C_Forbs! ... N_Schlotrbeck with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 90 :(nap) I_Cardona with a real burst of pace ... He shows F_Cardoso a clean set of heals ... A_Varela reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 92 :(fcp) I_Jaime pushes it past the defender ... C_C_Vickers is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Stadio Diego Armando Maradona ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Napoli Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Ozoh (Man of the Match) Scorers : I_Cardona (9), E_Mafoumbi (29), D_Ozoh (47) Sent Off : N/A Booked : C_C_Vickers (92) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Porto Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Z_Sanusi Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : F_Cardoso (20) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Napoli | FC Porto Attempts on Goal : 13 | 5 Off target : 8 | 4 On target : 5 | 1 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 2 | 6 Key Tackles : 1 | 10 Key Passes : 13 | 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Napoli 3 - 0 FC Porto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Napoli Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- O_Vlachodimos GK 27 1 1 1 26 | 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 C_C_Vickers DF 1 23 16 11 25 | 94 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 11 -2 28 N_Schlotrbeck DF 1 22 18 7 26 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 19 C_Natali DF 1 19 13 11 31 | 94 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 0 K_Toure DF 1 19 13 8 29 | 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 A_Diouf DM 1 14 20 9 26 | 67 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 M_van_Bommel DM 1 13 20 10 24 | 94 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 D_Ozoh AM 1 13 21 14 22 | 94 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 35 60 I_Cardona FW 1 8 14 21 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 G_Pazzini FW 1 7 15 20 28 | 94 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 14 E_Mafoumbi FW 1 8 16 19 20 | 67 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 15 33 A_Gomis GK 18 1 1 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_St_Juste DF 1 19 16 13 29 | 27 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 C_Humphreys MF 1 4 19 17 24 | 27 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 O_Diallo FW 1 6 14 18 30 | 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 R_Palladino FW 1 9 14 19 26 | 0 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 26 1 1 1 22 | 94 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -22 0 0 0 P_Struijk DF 1 22 14 9 23 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Carmo DF 1 21 15 7 20 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 W_Samuel DF 1 19 12 8 24 | 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Sunjic DM 1 14 19 5 26 | 94 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 12 0 F_Navarro FW 1 9 16 21 24 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 5 M_Grull FW 1 6 15 19 16 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Z_Sanusi DF 1 20 14 12 29 | 62 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 17 0 F_Cardoso DF 1 21 16 3 20 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 28 -2 23 A_Varela DM 1 15 21 13 31 | 94 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 0 13 I_Jaime AM 1 5 20 15 26 | 94 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 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 | 32 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 C_Forbs AM 1 4 19 16 26 | 32 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 M_Franca MF 1 3 19 15 24 | 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 1756141160 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40