FFO EFL2, FC Porto vs. Valencia (Fri Apr 03) FC Porto | Valencia 5-2-1-2 C | 4-4-2 C John Read | Alfredo Gandarlos | V_M_Savic GK | GK A_Valles L_Bade DF | DF Gaya M_Olivera DF | DF T_Correia D_Carmo DF | DF V_Bondar I_Sunjic DM | DF Tuta M_Franca MF | MF N_Fekir E_Mor FW | MF A_Rabiot S_Diomande DF | MF A_Diouf P_Struijk DF | MF M_Fink K_Amoako DM | FW M_Petrov M_Grull FW | FW E_Demirovic | J_Hart SUB | SUB G_Larsonneur Pacheco SUB | SUB G_Caldwell A_Varela SUB | SUB B_Cheyrou I_Jaime SUB | SUB H_Yakion M_Toure SUB | SUB A_Aleman Min. 6 :(fcp) K_Amoako kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... E_Mor gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... E_Mor with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 8 :(fcp) K_Amoako pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... E_Mor is clean through! ... E_Mor goes for the top corner! ... A_Valles gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 11 :(val) M_Fink is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... A_Diouf latches onto the ball ... S_Diomande is called for the holding foul ... He was pushing down on his man ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 17 :(fcp) M_Grull knocks the ball past the lunge of T_Correia ... M_Grull tries to beat A_Valles! ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 20 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to N Min. 23 :(fcp) K_Amoako controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... E_Mor gets onto the end of the pass! ... E_Mor tries to catch the keeper out! ... A_Valles is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 26 :(fcp) M_Franca hoofs it upfield to find D_Carmo ... A well-placed shot from D_Carmo! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 30 :(val) M_Fink takes advantage of a mistake by M_Olivera ... That mistake could prove costly ... M_Olivera recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy Min. 32 :(fcp) D_Carmo with a one-touch layoff to M_Grull ... M_Grull leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... He couldn't have hit that shot much better!! ... A_Valles tips it over !! ... Great goalkeeping there! ... CORNER! ... K_Amoako hits it into the box! ... It comes to M_Olivera ... He gets the shot away ... It hits the inside of the post ... the balls hits A_Valles and comes out ... the striker is on hand! ... GOAL!! ... Easy tap in! ... FC Porto have the advantage! ... FC Porto 1-0 Valencia ... Min. 32 :(val) T_Correia with an inch perfect pass to Gaya ... Excellent sliding challenge from L_Bade ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 33 :(val) E_Demirovic has it now ... He takes on I_Sunjic ... He gets past him! ... He puts in V_Bondar! ... V_Bondar with a low drive through the rain! ... But V_M_Savic comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 34 :(val) A defence splitting pass from A_Diouf to E_Demirovic ... M_Olivera pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! Min. 34 :(val) E_Demirovic dribbles it into the box ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... P_Struijk hits it out for a throw Min. 36 :(fcp) M_Grull takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... M_Grull strikes a wicked curler! ... GOAL!! ... A_Valles has to pick the ball out of the net ... FC Porto 2-0 Valencia ... Min. 40 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to P Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(fcp) M_Grull runs at M_Fink ... The defender slips and falls over ... M_Fink goes in hard to win the ball back. It's like men playing with children! Min. 45 :(val) T_Correia crosses into the box, finding N_Fekir ... L_Bade with a deliberate foul ... That deserves a punishment ... He is warned by The Referee Min. 45 :(val) A_Diouf controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the left! ... N_Fekir gets onto the end of the pass! ... N_Fekir with his head down lets it go! ... But it whistles just past the post ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: FC Porto 2-0 Valencia Min. 47 :(fcp) M_Grull gains possession ... Fine tackle by M_Petrov ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 47 :(val) A_Rabiot spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to M_Petrov! ... M_Petrov tries to chip the ball over V_M_Savic! ... V_M_Savic with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 49 :(fcp) D_Carmo brings the ball into the opposing area ... D_Carmo drives it low! ... A_Valles blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 52 :(fcp) L_Bade turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Grull ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... M_Fink picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 53 :(val) M_Fink lobs the ball over the defence ... E_Demirovic latches on to it ... E_Demirovic with the goal bound shot! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into V_M_Savic's arms ... Unlucky Min. 54 :(fcp) S_Diomande unselfishly heads the ball back to E_Mor ... E_Mor with a bicycle kick! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 54 :(val) Tuta is forced back with the ball ... He belts the ball upfield ... E_Demirovic latches onto the end of it ... But M_Olivera clears the ball to safety Min. 57 :(fcp) E_Mor runs at the defence ... He nutmegs Gaya ... He showed his class there ... Excellent sliding challenge from V_Bondar ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... E_Mor lofts the ball in! ... A_Valles comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... D_Carmo with the header ... He hits the side netting Min. 59 :(val) E_Demirovic knocks the ball past I_Sunjic ... E_Demirovic blasts it at the goal! ... Saved by V_M_Savic Min. 60 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto ... COMING ON: M_Toure ... COMING OFF: M_Grull Min. 63 :(val) N_Fekir chips the ball forward to M_Fink ... M_Fink tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... V_M_Savic makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 64 :(fcp) M_Franca nutmegs M_Fink, he continues to run forward ... T_Correia pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! Min. 65 :(val) Tactical Change by Valencia ... Valencia have changed their playing style to C Min. 75 :(fcp) M_Toure is spitting at T_Correia ... Despicable! ... The Referee consults his linesman ... Now he calls the player over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red really ... That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! Min. 79 :(fcp) M_Toure takes advantage of a bad back pass from E_Demirovic ... M_Fink hits it out for a corner ... That was sent up into the top tier ... CORNER! ... I_Sunjic drives it into the box! ... V_Bondar with the clearance Min. 86 :(val) V_M_Savic with a terrible kick! ... E_Demirovic takes control of the ball! ... K_Amoako with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(fcp) M_Franca with a penetrating pass to D_Carmo ... But V_Bondar wins the ball with a sliding challenge ... CORNER! ... M_Franca crosses it in! ... The ball comes to E_Mor ... He knocks it goalward ... A_Valles gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Estadio do Dragao ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Porto Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Olivera (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Olivera (32), M_Grull (36) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Diomande (11), M_Toure (75) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Valencia Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Fink Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Porto | Valencia Attempts on Goal : 12 | 6 Off target : 6 | 2 On target : 6 | 4 Possession : 57 | 43 Corners : 4 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 0 Fouls : 8 | 10 Key Tackles : 4 | 7 Key Passes : 8 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : FC Porto 2 - 0 Valencia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 L_Bade DF 1 19 14 2 28 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 20 0 M_Olivera DF 1 22 18 17 28 | 96 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 32 0 34 D_Carmo DF 1 22 16 8 20 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 62 I_Sunjic DM 1 14 20 6 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Franca MF 1 3 20 16 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 E_Mor FW 1 5 18 23 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 S_Diomande DF 1 20 15 6 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 17 -2 P_Struijk DF 1 23 14 10 23 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 K_Amoako DM 1 16 20 4 26 | 96 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 M_Grull FW 1 6 15 19 16 | 64 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 J_Hart GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Pacheco DF 1 16 8 4 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Varela MF 1 16 22 14 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Jaime MF 1 6 20 15 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Toure FW 1 7 11 17 31 | 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 Player Statistics - Valencia Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Valles GK 27 1 1 1 24 | 96 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 Gaya DF 1 24 16 14 31 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Correia DF 1 21 16 13 28 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 V_Bondar DF 1 22 17 7 27 | 96 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 48 0 23 Tuta DF 1 21 15 6 30 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 N_Fekir MF 1 5 24 21 29 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 A_Rabiot MF 1 6 22 17 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 A_Diouf MF 1 8 21 18 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 M_Fink MF 1 15 19 7 20 | 96 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 69 30 23 M_Petrov FW 1 8 14 19 22 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 0 11 E_Demirovic FW 1 11 15 22 32 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 14 G_Larsonneur GK 19 1 1 1 12 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Caldwell DF 1 20 15 4 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Cheyrou MF 1 13 19 9 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Yakion MF 1 4 19 15 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Aleman FW 1 7 17 20 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1775239474 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40