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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estádio do Dragão where FC Porto play host to Freamunde. A crowd of 19,360 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
FC Porto are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Freamunde appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
Freamunde start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.17
Diogo Valente catches Nuno Vieira on the ankles. Diogo Valente is given a warning by the referee! Nuno Vieira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.35
Filipe Semedo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edoardo Maltagliati. Edoardo Maltagliati shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
8.58
Cesar Oliveira kicks a strong pass forward to Edoardo Maltagliati. Edoardo Maltagliati sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
9.05
Mario Barros catches Fernando Marques on the ankles. Mario Barros is given a warning by the referee! Fernando Marques stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.21
Diogo Valente flicks the ball to his team mate, Filipe Semedo. Filipe Semedo chips the ball to his team mate, Edoardo Maltagliati. Edoardo Maltagliati knocks in a cross ball towards Duarte Soares. Duarte Soares directs the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.02
Edoardo Maltagliati barges into Edgar Neves. The referee calls over Edoardo Maltagliati and warns him to calm down! Edgar Neves carries on, but is struggling a bit.
22.42
Mario Barros clumsily knocks into Fernando Marques. The referee calls over Mario Barros and shows him a yellow card! Fernando Marques grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
27.16
Mario Barros deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diogo Barros. Diogo Barros knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.52
Cristiano Postiga brings the ball forward. Cristiano Postiga knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Anton Elzinga who gathers it comfortably.
30.25
Cesar Oliveira flicks the ball to his team mate, Duarte Soares. Duarte Soares knocks the ball forward to Edoardo Maltagliati. Edoardo Maltagliati tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
33.42
Thomas Boussatta deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mario Neves. Mario Neves passes the ball forward to Edoardo Maltagliati. Edoardo Maltagliati plays a perfect one-two with Duarte Soares and rushes in on goal... Edoardo Maltagliati cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
34.04
FC Porto are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
36.16
Jose Marques makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nuno Vieira. Nuno Vieira decides to run forward with the ball. Nuno Vieira shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
42.43
Jose Marques chips the ball to his team mate, Rui Teixeira. Rui Teixeira kicks a strong pass forward to Samuel Ferreira. Samuel Ferreira shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
44.45
Fernando Marques kicks a strong pass forward to Duarte Soares. Duarte Soares goes all the way! Duarte Soares tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Pedro Andres.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
FC Porto start the second half!
47.56
Mario Barros advances with the ball. Mario Barros knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sergio Bento.
51.19
Cesar Oliveira sees space and advances. Cesar Oliveira finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
55.37
Nuno Vieira barges into Cesar Oliveira. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Cesar Oliveira stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.20
Edoardo Maltagliati hacks Jose Marques from behind! Edoardo Maltagliati is warned by the referee again! Jose Marques stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.54
Jose Marques hacks Edoardo Maltagliati from behind! Jose Marques is warned by the referee! Edoardo Maltagliati grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
66.25
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
69.18
Fernando Marques surges forward with the ball. Fernando Marques knocks in a cross ball towards Duarte Soares. Duarte Soares flicks the ball with his head but somehow Pedro Andres manages to keep it out.
71.27
Sergio Bento passes the ball forward to Filipe Semedo. Filipe Semedo knocks the ball forward to Edoardo Maltagliati. Edoardo Maltagliati goes all the way! Edoardo Maltagliati shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.49
Cristiano Postiga chips the ball to his team mate, Tomas Soares. Tomas Soares finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
77.03
Mario Neves knocks the ball to his team mate, Edoardo Maltagliati. Edoardo Maltagliati shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Pedro Andres manages to gather it comfortably.
78.31
Diogo Valente hacks Diogo Barros from behind! Diogo Valente is shown the yellow card! Diogo Barros hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.55
Cesar Oliveira catches Mario Barros on the ankles. The referee calls over Cesar Oliveira and shows him a yellow card! Mario Barros gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
87.04
Sergio Bento makes a simple pass to Filipe Semedo. Filipe Semedo passes the ball forward to Edoardo Maltagliati. Edoardo Maltagliati shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Tomas Soares of Freamunde

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 1
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 3 vs 1
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 8 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 5 vs 4
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 2 vs 2
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 60.2564102564103 vs 39.7435897435897
Play Area
Home team third: 19.23%, Midfield: 51.28%, Away team third: 29.49%

Scorers