FFO EFL2, FC Porto vs. RB Leipzig (Mon May 04) FC Porto | RB Leipzig 5-2-1-2 C | 5-1-1-1-2 P John Read | Rares Ghirau | V_M_Savic GK | GK A_Batalla P_Struijk DF | DF E_Laird M_Olivera DF | DF K_Nedeljkovic D_Carmo DF | DF J_Branthwaite A_Varela DM | DF M_Finkgrafe M_Franca MF | DF J_Vazquez E_Nketiah FW | DM C_Doucoure F_Cardoso DF | MF Y_Diomande W_Samuel DF | AM C_Baumgartner K_Amoako DM | FW S_Downing E_Mor FW | FW Beto | J_Hart SUB | SUB B_Bertinato S_Diomande SUB | SUB E_C_Bitshiabu I_Sunjic SUB | SUB W_Sneijder Y_Gerhardt SUB | SUB T_Chandler M_Toure SUB | SUB L_Cana Min. 2 :(fcp) M_Franca gets lucky and beats K_Nedeljkovic ... Now with the centre to D_Carmo ... J_Vazquez cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 6 :(rbl) Y_Diomande takes possession ... Knocks it past M_Olivera ... He's through on goal ... F_Cardoso with a nasty foul ... FREE KICK! ... The Referee signals that it is indirect ... C_Doucoure passes to Beto ... Beto with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... V_M_Savic gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 9 :(rbl) J_Vazquez flights the ball to C_Baumgartner ... C_Baumgartner with a thundering shot! ... V_M_Savic won't get to that! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... RB Leipzig have the advantage! ... FC Porto 0-1 RB Leipzig ... Min. 10 :(fcp) Tactical Change by FC Porto ... FC Porto have changed their playing style to A Min. 11 :(rbl) Curled in dangerously from C_Baumgartner to M_Finkgrafe ... K_Amoako intercepts the opposition pass ... And he clears the ball behind goal ... He wasn't taking any risks there ... CORNER! ... S_Downing with an inswinging corner into the box ... M_Olivera belts it clear Min. 12 :(fcp) M_Olivera looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Franca ... M_Franca drives the shot in! ... Looks like it should be easy for A_Batalla ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... A_Batalla looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 14 :(rbl) M_Finkgrafe looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to S_Downing ... Fine tackle by D_Carmo ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 15 :(rbl) C_Doucoure plays in Y_Diomande with a beautiful ball ... A_Varela hits it out for a corner ... Will the quality of the ball be good? ... It has to beat the first defender! ... CORNER! ... Y_Diomande floats the ball in! ... S_Downing makes a firm connection with his head ... V_M_Savic with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 16 :(rbl) S_Downing dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... An audacious effort from S_Downing! ... It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air ... The defenders out leap the attackers ... The ball is away and clear from the danger area Min. 18 :(fcp) K_Amoako finds E_Nketiah in the box ... M_Finkgrafe slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 20 :(fcp) P_Struijk cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to E_Nketiah ... E_Laird slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 20 :(rbl) J_Vazquez with the heel pass to S_Downing ... P_Struijk cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 23 :(fcp) M_Franca with an early cross to E_Mor ... Excellent sliding challenge by J_Branthwaite ... He timed it well Min. 24 :(rbl) Beto has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past D_Carmo! ... He has some space now! ... D_Carmo fouls badly ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been taking tips from Juninho ... Can he show the techniques he's learned? ... C_Doucoure hits it over the wall ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... V_M_Savic dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had V_M_Savic beaten! ... CORNER! ... C_Baumgartner lofts the ball in! ... Beto gets a shot in ... V_M_Savic saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 25 :(fcp) E_Mor dribbles past K_Nedeljkovic ... E_Mor drives the shot in! ... A_Batalla watches it sail wide! Min. 25 :(rbl) S_Downing with a measured ball to K_Nedeljkovic ... K_Nedeljkovic controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... It hammers off the bar and loops up high into the air ... The defenders out leap the attackers ... The ball is away and clear from the danger area Min. 28 :(rbl) S_Downing slips past A_Varela ... A scorcher of a shot from S_Downing! ... V_M_Savic parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 29 :(rbl) M_Finkgrafe runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... E_Laird latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... E_Laird drives it low! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 34 :(rbl) C_Baumgartner runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... A_Varela with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! Min. 34 :(rbl) The ball goes loose! ... J_Vazquez seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... J_Vazquez drives it low! ... V_M_Savic gets a hand to it!! ... But can't hold onto it! ... GOAL !! ... FC Porto 0-2 RB Leipzig ... Min. 35 :(fcp) Tactical Change by FC Porto ... FC Porto have changed their playing style to C Min. 37 :(fcp) W_Samuel rushes through the defence ... Good sliding challenge from E_Laird Min. 40 :(fcp) K_Amoako boots it towards A_Varela ... A_Varela with a graceful, looping effort! ... A_Batalla with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... D_Carmo curls it into the box! ... A_Batalla jumps well to claim it! Min. 41 :(fcp) E_Nketiah takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... K_Nedeljkovic with a bad challenge ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 42 :(fcp) P_Struijk with a real burst of pace ... He's clean through! ... P_Struijk with the punt towards goal! ... It hits the inside of the post ... the balls hits A_Batalla and comes out ... the striker is on hand! ... GOAL!! ... Easy tap in! ... FC Porto 1-2 RB Leipzig ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(fcp) Tactical Change by FC Porto ... FC Porto have changed their playing style to A Min. 43 :(rbl) J_Branthwaite with the dribble ... P_Struijk is easily beaten ... J_Branthwaite attempts the shot! ... V_M_Savic gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 44 :(fcp) E_Mor holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to W_Samuel ... W_Samuel tries the shot! ... But A_Batalla punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 45 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to C Min. 47 :(rbl) M_Finkgrafe looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to J_Branthwaite ... J_Branthwaite with the goal bound shot! ... But it goes wide Min. 48 :(fcp) E_Mor chests it down ... Great challenge by M_Finkgrafe ... But it goes out for a corner ... CORNER! ... A_Varela lofts the ball in! ... A_Batalla catches it! ... No problem for him! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: FC Porto 1-2 RB Leipzig Min. 47 :(rbl) Beto is unmarked! ... A scorcher of a shot from Beto! ... GOAL!! ... He jumps up and punches the air ... FC Porto 1-3 RB Leipzig ... Min. 48 :(fcp) Tactical Change by FC Porto ... FC Porto have changed their playing style to C Min. 51 :(fcp) E_Mor makes a run into space ... E_Mor rifles it at the goal! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 53 :(fcp) P_Struijk is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to E_Nketiah ... But J_Vazquez wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 53 :(fcp) P_Struijk squares it to A_Varela ... E_Laird tackles cleanly ... The linesman flags for the foul though! ... Unbelievable! It looked clean to me ... The Referee wants to have a word with him Min. 54 :(rbl) J_Vazquez is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to K_Nedeljkovic ... W_Samuel with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 58 :(rbl) Beto with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... F_Cardoso slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 60 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto ... COMING ON: M_Toure ... COMING OFF: E_Nketiah Min. 60 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto ... COMING ON: S_Diomande ... COMING OFF: F_Cardoso Min. 60 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... RB Leipzig have changed their playing style to P Min. 60 :(rbl) Beto beats P_Struijk ... Beto with the shot on net! ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 62 :(rbl) Beto takes advantage of a mistake by P_Struijk ... away from two, three, four. ... Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. ... How good is he?! ... Now he crosses to C_Baumgartner! ... C_Baumgartner with a graceful, looping effort! ... V_M_Savic makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 63 :(fcp) W_Samuel sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to M_Olivera ... M_Olivera with the shot on net! ... A_Batalla watches it sail wide! Min. 63 :(rbl) E_Laird is injured. He's unable to continue Min. 63 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig ... COMING ON: E_C_Bitshiabu ... COMING OFF: E_Laird Min. 65 :(fcp) M_Franca drives it across the face of the goal M_Toure ... C_Doucoure wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 65 :(fcp) K_Amoako looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to E_Mor ... M_Finkgrafe with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 68 :(fcp) E_Mor barges the defender off the ball ... A scorcher of a shot from E_Mor! ... But A_Batalla palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 69 :(fcp) M_Franca plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Olivera decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Branthwaite Min. 70 :(rbl) Substitution by RB Leipzig ... COMING ON: W_Sneijder ... COMING OFF: C_Doucoure Min. 70 :(rbl) Tactical Change by RB Leipzig ... Y_Diomande will now play as a DM Min. 83 :(rbl) C_Baumgartner hoofs it upfield to find M_Finkgrafe ... A glorious effort by M_Finkgrafe! ... V_M_Savic fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 84 :(rbl) C_Baumgartner breaks free from A_Varela ... C_Baumgartner chases it through, he must score! ... V_M_Savic with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 86 :(rbl) Y_Diomande finds S_Downing with a perfectly weighted pass ... S_Diomande with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 5 minutes of injury time. ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Estadio do Dragao ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Porto Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Franca Scorers : P_Struijk (42) Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Carmo (24) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RB Leipzig Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Vazquez (Man of the Match) Scorers : , C_Baumgartner (9), J_Vazquez (34)Beto (47) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : E_Laird (63) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Porto | RB Leipzig Attempts on Goal : 8 | 17 Off target : 4 | 7 On target : 4 | 10 Possession : 47 | 53 Corners : 2 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 2 | 2 Fouls : 9 | 12 Key Tackles : 8 | 9 Key Passes : 12 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : FC Porto 1 - 3 RB Leipzig ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 28 1 1 1 22 | 98 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 P_Struijk DF 1 23 15 10 23 | 98 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 15 57 48 M_Olivera DF 1 22 18 17 28 | 98 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 16 11 D_Carmo DF 1 22 16 8 20 | 98 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 -2 -2 A_Varela DM 1 16 22 14 31 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 0 16 M_Franca MF 1 3 20 16 24 | 98 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 56 12 E_Nketiah FW 1 2 18 23 29 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Cardoso DF 1 22 16 3 20 | 63 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 W_Samuel DF 1 20 13 10 24 | 98 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18 21 20 K_Amoako DM 1 17 21 4 26 | 98 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 26 0 E_Mor FW 1 5 18 24 26 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16 14 J_Hart GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Diomande DF 1 20 15 6 21 | 35 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 I_Sunjic MF 1 14 20 6 26 | 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 11 17 31 | 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - RB Leipzig Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Batalla GK 27 1 1 1 27 | 98 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 E_Laird DF 1 22 18 12 23 | 66 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 32 0 16 K_Nedeljkovic DF 1 21 18 12 22 | 98 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 J_Branthwaite DF 1 22 18 4 28 | 98 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 32 0 50 M_Finkgrafe DF 1 19 17 10 25 | 98 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 38 51 20 J_Vazquez DF 1 22 16 14 20 | 98 0 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 32 76 40 C_Doucoure DM 1 19 23 7 26 | 73 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 11 21 Y_Diomande DM 1 11 20 19 25 | 98 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 C_Baumgartner AM 1 4 21 21 27 | 98 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 26 44 S_Downing FW 1 6 17 20 23 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17 26 Beto FW 1 8 15 22 30 | 98 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 19 46 B_Bertinato GK 20 1 1 1 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_C_Bitshiabu DF 1 20 16 5 20 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Sneijder DM 1 7 21 19 23 | 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Chandler DM 1 3 12 9 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Cana DM 1 16 19 6 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1777916007 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40