Match Report
| FC Porto | FC Porto |  |  | Desportivo Nacional | Desportivo Nacional | ||||||||||||||||
| Jeremy Pickles | Jeremy Pickles | manager | Ben Biancardi | Ben Biancardi | |||||||||||||||||
| Andy Law | A. Law |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 |  | Ruben Varela | R. Varela | |||||||||
| Yazid Daury | Y. Daury |  | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 82 | | Vasco Gomes | V. Gomes | |||||||||
| Quim Ferreira | Q. Ferreira | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 | | Manuel Sousa | M. Sousa | |||||||||
| Mike Ten Hag | M. Ten Hag |  | 65 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 70 | | Hugo Fonseca | H. Fonseca | ||||||||
| Miguel Marques | M. Marques | | 64 | D | | 5 | | D | 70 | | Eduardo Nunes | E. Nunes | |||||||||
| Alberto Gomes | A. Gomes | | 83 | M | | 6 | | M | 76 | | Samuel Faria | S. Faria | |||||||||
| Erik Riga | E. Riga | | 81 | M | | 7 | | | M | 81 | | Vasco Monteiro | V. Monteiro | ||||||||
| Pedro Quaresma | P. Quaresma | | 79 | M | | 8 | | A | 75 | | Sebastiao Costa | S. Costa | |||||||||
| Jaime Moutinho | J. Moutinho | | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Edgar Mendes | E. Mendes | |||||||||
| Bruno Moutinho | B. Moutinho | | 65 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 |  | Pablo Prieto | P. Prieto | |||||||||
| Ricardo Vieira | R. Vieira | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 |  | Oberdan Pisanu | O. Pisanu | |||||||||
| Quim Barbosa | Q. Barbosa | | 77 | M | | 12 | | M | 74 | | Artur Soares | A. Soares | |||||||||
| Jorge Ferreira | J. Ferreira | | 75 | M | | 13 | | M | 72 | | Vasco Pinheiro | V. Pinheiro | |||||||||
| Ricardo Marques | R. Marques | | 64 | D | | 14 | | A | 77 |  | Arthur Izzet | A. Izzet | |||||||||
Match Report
Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Estádio do Dragão where FC Porto play host to Desportivo Nacional. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Porto are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Desportivo Nacional appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Sergio Monteiro.
The pitch is in poor condition.
FC Porto are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Desportivo Nacional appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Sergio Monteiro.
0.00
0-0Desportivo Nacional start the match!
2.56
0-0Sebastiao Costa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edgar Mendes. Edgar Mendes tries a spectacular long range effort. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
3.56
0-0Quim Ferreira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pedro Quaresma. Pedro Quaresma threads a neat ball through to Erik Riga. Erik Riga knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.46
0-0Hugo Fonseca sees a break and surges forward. Hugo Fonseca chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Costa. Sebastiao Costa passes the ball forward but Oberdan Pisanu is offside!
9.22
0-0Erik Riga changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Erik Riga shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Ruben Varela.
10.23
0-0Corner kick to FC Porto. Erik Riga chips it to the near post. Manuel Sousa reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
14.46
Alberto Gomes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Bruno Moutinho. Bruno Moutinho threads the ball through to Ricardo Vieira. Ricardo Vieira shoots from outside the area. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
15.31
0-0Sebastiao Costa hacks Alberto Gomes from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alberto Gomes stretches but gets up unharmed.
16.08
Without breaking stride, Miguel Marques plays the ball forward to Erik Riga. Erik Riga sees Jaime Moutinho in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jaime Moutinho knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ruben Varela who gathers it comfortably.
20.50
Samuel Faria makes a simple pass to Vasco Monteiro. Vasco Monteiro makes a simple pass to Sebastiao Costa. Sebastiao Costa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.43
0-1Eduardo Nunes flicks a high pass forward. Pablo Prieto holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pablo Prieto lofts in a cross ball towards Oberdan Pisanu. Oberdan Pisanu connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
27.15
Without breaking stride, Mike Ten Hag plays the ball forward to Miguel Marques. Miguel Marques flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Gomes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alberto Gomes whips in a cross ball towards Jaime Moutinho. Jaime Moutinho makes a deft header but is denied by Ruben Varela. Excellent save.
28.42
0-1Vasco Monteiro darts forward. Vasco Monteiro edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Vasco Monteiro provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Yazid Daury.
30.01
Pedro Quaresma flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Gomes collects the pass. Alberto Gomes runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Alberto Gomes provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Ruben Varela effortlessly smothers it!
40.06
Samuel Faria threads a neat ball through to Sebastiao Costa. Sebastiao Costa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Miguel Marques.
44.13
Hugo Fonseca knocks the ball forward to Vasco Monteiro. Vasco Monteiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edgar Mendes. Edgar Mendes tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
Vasco Monteiro threads a neat ball through to Sebastiao Costa. Sebastiao Costa shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Andy Law manages to gather it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. FC Porto appear unchanged since the first half. Desportivo Nacional also appear unchanged since the first half. The FC Porto players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and FC Porto get the second half underway!
48.54
Vasco Monteiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastiao Costa. Sebastiao Costa shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
49.41
Alberto Gomes makes a probing pass to Bruno Moutinho. Bruno Moutinho shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
51.21
Mike Ten Hag knocks the ball forward to Erik Riga. Seeing a gap ahead, Erik Riga plays the ball forward to Pedro Quaresma. Pedro Quaresma knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vasco Monteiro.
53.42
Alberto Gomes flicks a high pass forward. Jaime Moutinho holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jaime Moutinho knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.58
Mike Ten Hag chips the ball to his team mate, Miguel Marques. Miguel Marques makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ricardo Vieira. Ricardo Vieira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vasco Gomes.
63.49
Vasco Monteiro makes a simple pass to Pablo Prieto. Pablo Prieto knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Yazid Daury.
67.53
Sebastiao Costa sees a break and surges forward. Sebastiao Costa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.58
Alberto Gomes makes a simple pass to Bruno Moutinho. Bruno Moutinho shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
72.23
0-1Pedro Quaresma barges into Vasco Monteiro. Pedro Quaresma is warned by the referee! Vasco Monteiro stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.28
Miguel Marques chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Gomes. Alberto Gomes flicks a high pass forward. Bruno Moutinho collects the pass. Bruno Moutinho knocks in a cross ball towards Jaime Moutinho. Jaime Moutinho is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
77.17
Jaime Moutinho clumsily knocks into Manuel Sousa. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Manuel Sousa stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.33
Samuel Faria clumsily knocks into Pedro Quaresma. The referee warns Samuel Faria to calm down! Pedro Quaresma hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.23
Vasco Monteiro flicks a high pass forward. Pablo Prieto collects the pass. Pablo Prieto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Oberdan Pisanu but the linesman indicates offside!
84.19
With vision, Pedro Quaresma plays the ball forward to Erik Riga. Erik Riga controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ricardo Vieira. Ricardo Vieira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.27
Manuel Sousa plays the ball forward to Samuel Faria. With some swift thinking, Samuel Faria plays the ball forward to Oberdan Pisanu. Oberdan Pisanu knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andy Law who gathers it comfortably.
89.48
Mike Ten Hag flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Vieira controls it well on his chest. Ricardo Vieira whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Gomes. Alberto Gomes connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Ruben Varela comfortably picks it out of the air!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Ruben Varela of Desportivo Nacional |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Andy Law (GK)
6
2. Yazid Daury (DEF)
6
3. Quim Ferreira (DEF)
6
4. Mike Ten Hag (DEF)
7
5. Miguel Marques (DEF)
6
6. Alberto Gomes (MID)
8
7. Erik Riga (MID)
7
8. Pedro Quaresma (MID)
6
9. Jaime Moutinho (ATT)
5
10. Bruno Moutinho (ATT)
7
11. Ricardo Vieira (ATT)
6
12. Quim Barbosa (MID)
0
13. Jorge Ferreira (MID)
0
14. Ricardo Marques (DEF)
0
1. Ruben Varela (GK)
9
2. Vasco Gomes (DEF)
6
3. Manuel Sousa (DEF)
6
4. Hugo Fonseca (DEF)
7
5. Eduardo Nunes (DEF)
6
6. Samuel Faria (MID)
7
7. Vasco Monteiro (MID)
8
8. Sebastiao Costa (ATT)
6
9. Edgar Mendes (ATT)
6
10. Pablo Prieto (ATT)
7
11. Oberdan Pisanu (ATT)
8
12. Artur Soares (MID)
0
13. Vasco Pinheiro (MID)
0
14. Arthur Izzet (ATT)
0