Match Report
| Sp. Espinho | Sp. Espinho |  |  | FC Porto | FC Porto | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Valentino Pinzi | V. Pinzi |  | 76 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 |  | Helder Alves | H. Alves | |||||||||
| Sebastiao Fonseca | S. Fonseca | | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Sebastiao Oliveira | S. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Sebastiao Reis | S. Reis | | 75 | D | | 3 | | D | 60 |  | Carl Scholes | C. Scholes | |||||||||
| Jose Loureiro | J. Loureiro | | 67 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 |  | Sebastian Gainza | S. Gainza | |||||||||
| Rafael Viana | R. Viana | | 76 | M | | 5 | | D | 56 | | Alexandre Pinheiro | A. Pinheiro | |||||||||
| Noah Matthäus | N. Matthäus |  | 69 | M |  | | 6 | | M | 70 | | Manuel Veloso | M. Veloso | ||||||||
| Scott Mcinnes | S. Mcinnes |  | 66 | M | | 7 | | | M | 66 | | Gilles Clegg | G. Clegg | ||||||||
| Mitchell Cairo | M. Cairo |  | 65 | M | | 8 | | M | 65 | | Guilherme Veloso | G. Veloso | |||||||||
| Patricio Perron | P. Perron |  | 79 | A | | 9 | | A | 67 | | Jordy Kans | J. Kans | |||||||||
| Vitor Andrade | V. Andrade | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 | | Diogo Viana | D. Viana | |||||||||
| Silvio Veloso | S. Veloso | | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Neil Gemmill | N. Gemmill | |||||||||
| Gary Liddell | G. Liddell | | 66 | D | | 12 | | M | 62 | | Terry Moncur | T. Moncur | |||||||||
| Albert Wiekens | A. Wiekens | | 66 | G | | 13 | | G | 60 | | Steffen Rohrschneider | S. Rohrschneider | |||||||||
| Joao Sousa | J. Sousa | | 65 | D | | 14 | | M | 59 | | Abel Lima | A. Lima | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Estadio Manuel de Oliveira Violas where Sp. Espinho play host to FC Porto. A crowd of 15,980 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sp. Espinho are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Porto appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ivone Nuno Gomes.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sp. Espinho are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Porto appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ivone Nuno Gomes.
0.00
0-0Sp. Espinho start the match!
2.09
0-0Jose Loureiro darts forward. Jose Loureiro knocks the ball forward to Patricio Perron. Patricio Perron makes a probing pass between the defence to Vitor Andrade. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Vitor Andrade provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal. Helder Alves effortlessly gets down and covers it.
9.21
0-0Guilherme Veloso flicks a high pass forward. Neil Gemmill holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Neil Gemmill makes a pass forward but Jordy Kans makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
10.24
0-0Guilherme Veloso flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Viana controls it well on his chest. Diogo Viana chips the ball to his team mate, Jordy Kans. Jordy Kans shoots from just inside the box but it's a woeful effort!
20.36
Rafael Viana chips the ball to his team mate, Silvio Veloso. Silvio Veloso shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Helder Alves smothers it!
26.51
Manuel Veloso makes an attacking run forward. Manuel Veloso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Diogo Viana but he's offside!
30.38
Carl Scholes flicks a high pass forward. Guilherme Veloso controls it well on his chest. Guilherme Veloso passes the ball forward to Jordy Kans. Jordy Kans tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
34.24
Gilles Clegg chips the ball to his team mate, Diogo Viana. Diogo Viana plays a scrappy one-two with Jordy Kans and advances towards the goal... Diogo Viana shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Valentino Pinzi reads it well. Good save!
39.07
0-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
40.06
Scott Mcinnes flicks a high pass forward. Silvio Veloso collects the pass. Silvio Veloso controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
45.00
0-1Guilherme Veloso flicks a high pass forward. Jordy Kans controls it well on his chest. Jordy Kans lofts in a cross ball towards Diogo Viana. Diogo Viana gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Sp. Espinho appear unchanged since the first half. FC Porto also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with FC Porto kicking off!
48.30
Alexandre Pinheiro makes a strong solo run forward. Alexandre Pinheiro threads a neat ball through to Diogo Viana. Diogo Viana sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
53.31
Manuel Veloso flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Viana collects the pass. Diogo Viana sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
57.57
Sebastiao Reis knocks the ball to his team mate, Scott Mcinnes. Scott Mcinnes knocks the ball forward to Vitor Andrade. Vitor Andrade finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.29
0-1Sebastiao Oliveira hacks Vitor Andrade from behind! The referee warns Sebastiao Oliveira to calm down! Vitor Andrade stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.55
Scott Mcinnes knocks the ball to his team mate, Patricio Perron. Patricio Perron finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
66.21
Sebastiao Fonseca laces a weighted ball forward to Noah Matthäus. With imagination, Noah Matthäus plays the ball forward to Silvio Veloso. Silvio Veloso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Patricio Perron but the linesman indicates offside!
72.04
Rafael Viana receives the ball from a throw-in from Noah Matthäus. Rafael Viana passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Patricio Perron. Patricio Perron shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Helder Alves!
78.34
Guilherme Veloso hacks Rafael Viana from behind! Guilherme Veloso is given a warning by the referee! Rafael Viana hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.13
Guilherme Veloso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Diogo Viana. Diogo Viana lofts in a cross ball towards Jordy Kans. Jordy Kans makes a deft header. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Diogo Viana 45 |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Valentino Pinzi (GK)
6
2. Sebastiao Fonseca (DEF)
6
3. Sebastiao Reis (DEF)
6
4. Jose Loureiro (DEF)
7
5. Rafael Viana (MID)
6
6. Noah Matthäus (MID)
6
7. Scott Mcinnes (MID)
6
8. Mitchell Cairo (MID)
6
9. Patricio Perron (ATT)
6
10. Vitor Andrade (ATT)
6
11. Silvio Veloso (ATT)
6
12. Gary Liddell (DEF)
0
13. Albert Wiekens (GK)
0
14. Joao Sousa (DEF)
0
1. Helder Alves (GK)
9
2. Sebastiao Oliveira (DEF)
5
3. Carl Scholes (DEF)
6
4. Sebastian Gainza (DEF)
6
5. Alexandre Pinheiro (DEF)
7
6. Manuel Veloso (MID)
6
7. Gilles Clegg (MID)
6
8. Guilherme Veloso (MID)
7
9. Jordy Kans (ATT)
7
10. Diogo Viana (ATT)
9
11. Neil Gemmill (ATT)
6
12. Terry Moncur (MID)
0
13. Steffen Rohrschneider (GK)
0
14. Abel Lima (MID)
0