FFO DBC, FC Porto vs. Sunderland (Thu Feb 19) FC Porto | Sunderland 5-2-1-2 N | 4-4-2 N John Read | Chris W | V_M_Savic GK | GK J_Pickford P_Struijk DF | DF D_Spence D_Carmo DF | DF F_Sierralta F_Cardoso DF | DF T_Hume K_Amoako DM | DF R_Vlaar I_Sunjic MF | MF I_Sangare E_Mor FW | MF R_Mundle M_Olivera DF | MF S_Sanna L_Bade DF | MF M_Nunes A_Varela DM | FW M_Harris E_Nketiah FW | FW W_Isidor | J_Hart SUB | SUB C_Diop N_Cvetkovic SUB | SUB G_Cahill I_Jaime SUB | SUB K_Strootman M_Franca SUB | SUB Benny M_Grull SUB | SUB B_Bayo Min. 2 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to P Min. 3 :(sun) T_Hume passes the ball to M_Harris ... P_Struijk with a clumsy challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 8 :(sun) W_Isidor flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... W_Isidor bears down on goal! ... V_M_Savic tips it wide for a corner ... CORNER! ... F_Sierralta with an inswinging corner into the box ... V_M_Savic fists it away! Min. 9 :(fcp) D_Carmo runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... D_Carmo strikes a wicked curler! ... Saved by J_Pickford Min. 10 :(sun) T_Hume finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled P_Struijk ... T_Hume with a terrific drive! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 13 :(sun) M_Nunes flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... M_Nunes leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... V_M_Savic won't get to that! ... GOAL!! ... Pick that one out!! ... That's given Sunderland the advantage! ... FC Porto 0-1 Sunderland ... Min. 14 :(fcp) Tactical Change by FC Porto ... FC Porto have changed their playing style to A Min. 14 :(fcp) F_Cardoso with a deep cross to E_Mor ... E_Mor hits a great shot! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 17 :(sun) W_Isidor with a 50-yard pass to M_Harris ... A great volley from M_Harris! ... V_M_Savic gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 19 :(fcp) E_Mor dribbles past T_Hume ... E_Mor rifles it at the goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 22 :(fcp) A_Varela spots a team mate in space ... He plays a fantastic through ball to E_Mor! ... R_Vlaar wins the ball Min. 24 :(sun) W_Isidor with a real burst of pace ... He leaves I_Sunjic behind ... F_Cardoso bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 30 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to C Min. 30 :(sun) M_Harris is unmarked! ... L_Bade wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 33 :(sun) T_Hume sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... M_Harris runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... M_Harris with a stunning strike! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... M_Harris plays it into the danger area! ... V_M_Savic catches it! Min. 34 :(fcp) E_Nketiah jumps over S_Sanna's challenge ... E_Nketiah with a graceful, looping effort! ... J_Pickford gets his fingertips to it Min. 34 :(sun) M_Nunes times his run well ... Launched towards the top corner by M_Nunes! ... But V_M_Savic punches it away ... He commands his area so well Min. 36 :(sun) M_Nunes runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off K_Amoako back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... M_Nunes with a scorcher of a shot! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 40 :(fcp) K_Amoako looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to E_Nketiah ... M_Harris reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 42 :(fcp) L_Bade takes possession of the ball ... He plays the ball across to E_Mor ... A great volley from E_Mor! ... J_Pickford gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... I_Sunjic swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... It goes straight into the arms of J_Pickford ... 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. 42 :(sun) M_Harris is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to I_Sangare ... M_Olivera is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that ... Oh no he isn't! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He's told him he's going to keep an eye on him now! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(fcp) E_Nketiah with an early cross to E_Mor ... E_Mor sees J_Pickford off his line! ... J_Pickford heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 47 :(fcp) D_Carmo finds E_Mor on the edge of the box ... E_Mor drives it towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... He runs to the corner and dives on his belly ... That goal restores parity, and we're level! ... FC Porto 1-1 Sunderland ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: FC Porto 1-1 Sunderland Min. 54 :(fcp) E_Mor with the majestic dribble ... R_Vlaar does well to intercept the ball Min. 55 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto ... COMING ON: I_Jaime ... COMING OFF: I_Sunjic Min. 56 :(fcp) I_Jaime plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... E_Mor decides to go for goal instead! ... D_Spence goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 60 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto ... COMING ON: N_Cvetkovic ... COMING OFF: L_Bade Min. 60 :(fcp) Substitution by FC Porto ... COMING ON: M_Grull ... COMING OFF: E_Mor Min. 60 :(fcp) M_Grull with a well-controlled run ... M_Grull drives the ball low! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 63 :(fcp) D_Carmo turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Grull ... M_Grull throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 65 :(fcp) K_Amoako wins possession ... He plays the ball across to E_Nketiah ... T_Hume gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 69 :(sun) M_Harris plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... S_Sanna decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... S_Sanna rises above the defence to head the ball! ... V_M_Savic blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: Benny ... COMING OFF: M_Nunes Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: G_Cahill ... COMING OFF: R_Vlaar Min. 70 :(sun) Substitution by Sunderland ... COMING ON: B_Bayo ... COMING OFF: W_Isidor Min. 71 :(fcp) E_Nketiah sidesteps S_Sanna ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... E_Nketiah with the 40 yard drive! ... J_Pickford beats the ball away Min. 74 :(fcp) I_Jaime with the deft touch ... He takes it past T_Hume ... He knocks it to M_Grull! ... M_Grull has broken clear! Just the keeper to beat! ... He rounds J_Pickford ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... J_Pickford somehow manages to get to it!! Min. 75 :(fcp) D_Carmo brings it under control ... He takes on F_Sierralta ... He gets past him! ... He puts in I_Jaime! ... I_Jaime has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... It grazes the post! ... And hits the side netting ... Goal Kick! Min. 75 :(sun) D_Spence runs at the defender ... The defender falls over ... D_Carmo brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 76 :(sun) B_Bayo with a flashy move ... A scorcher of a shot from B_Bayo! ... Looks like it should be easy for V_M_Savic ... but he's made a hash of it ... It drifts inches wide!! ... V_M_Savic looks embarrassed! ... He was relieved to see it go wide! Min. 80 :(sun) Tactical Change by Sunderland ... Sunderland have changed their playing style to P Min. 81 :(fcp) M_Olivera with a smart pass to M_Grull ... A delicate header from M_Grull! ... J_Pickford with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 85 :(fcp) M_Olivera over hits his pass ... He finds M_Grull though ... That was fortunate ... M_Grull has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... J_Pickford gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 86 :(fcp) E_Nketiah with the dribble ... He's clean through ... The fans are on their feet ... F_Sierralta gets the foot in to win the ball Min. 87 :(sun) M_Harris gets the ball on the wing ... He cuts inside A_Varela! ... He has some space now! ... M_Harris with a little chip! ... It's way wide ... The FC Porto fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 7 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(fcp) M_Olivera flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... But G_Cahill wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 90 :(fcp) A_Varela spots I_Jaime who is in acres of space ... A cheeky lob from I_Jaime! ... But it goes just over Min. 94 :(fcp) K_Amoako with a neat pass into D_Carmo ... D_Carmo rifles it to the far post! ... J_Pickford with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 96 :(fcp) M_Olivera sidesteps D_Spence ... That was too easy ... M_Olivera has time and space on the edge of the box! ... He shoots towards goal! ... J_Pickford guesses right Min. 96 :(sun) I_Sangare spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to R_Mundle! ... F_Cardoso with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Estadio do Dragao ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Porto Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Carmo (Man of the Match) Scorers : E_Mor (47) Sent Off : N/A Booked : P_Struijk (3), F_Cardoso (24), L_Bade (30), M_Olivera (42) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sunderland Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Nunes Scorers : M_Nunes (13) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FC Porto | Sunderland Attempts on Goal : 17 | 10 Off target : 7 | 5 On target : 10 | 5 Possession : 48 | 52 Corners : 1 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 4 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 15 | 2 Key Tackles : 1 | 7 Key Passes : 15 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : FC Porto 1 - 1 Sunderland ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 27 1 1 1 22 | 99 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 P_Struijk DF 1 23 14 10 23 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 D_Carmo DF 1 22 15 7 20 | 99 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 18 88 50 F_Cardoso DF 1 22 16 3 20 | 99 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 18 -2 K_Amoako DM 1 16 20 4 26 | 99 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 I_Sunjic MF 1 14 20 6 26 | 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Mor FW 1 5 18 23 26 | 62 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 58 M_Olivera DF 1 22 18 17 28 | 99 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 34 13 L_Bade DF 1 19 14 2 28 | 62 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 20 -2 A_Varela DM 1 16 22 14 31 | 99 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 E_Nketiah FW 1 2 18 22 29 | 99 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 20 J_Hart GK 23 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Cvetkovic DF 1 18 13 6 28 | 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Jaime AM 1 6 20 15 26 | 42 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 30 M_Franca MF 1 3 20 16 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Grull FW 1 6 15 19 16 | 37 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 Player Statistics - Sunderland Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Pickford GK 27 1 1 1 19 | 99 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 0 0 0 D_Spence DF 1 21 18 6 21 | 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 F_Sierralta DF 1 22 15 8 26 | 99 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 T_Hume DF 1 20 17 10 21 | 99 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 38 20 R_Vlaar DF 1 20 14 6 25 | 72 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 I_Sangare MF 1 16 22 10 20 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Mundle MF 1 5 19 17 29 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Sanna MF 1 11 17 10 27 | 99 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 M_Nunes MF 1 10 22 15 20 | 72 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 74 M_Harris FW 1 4 15 23 22 | 99 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 36 42 23 W_Isidor FW 1 4 12 18 31 | 72 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 14 C_Diop GK 19 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Cahill DF 1 18 14 7 21 | 27 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 K_Strootman MF 1 4 13 8 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Benny MF 1 9 17 14 27 | 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Bayo FW 1 3 13 17 26 | 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1771462633 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40