Match Report
| FC Porto | FC Porto |  |  | Santa Clara | Santa Clara | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Anton Elzinga | A. Elzinga |  | 78 | G |  | 1 | | G | 75 |  | Nuno Barros | N. Barros | |||||||||
| Sergio Bento | S. Bento | | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 | | Ruben Veloso | R. Veloso | |||||||||
| Diogo Valente | D. Valente | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 | | Jose Loureiro | J. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Thomas Boussatta | T. Boussatta | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Ricardo Veloso | R. Veloso | |||||||||
| Eduardo Teixeira | E. Teixeira | | 57 | D | | 5 | | D | 46 |  | Alcaly Chaveyriat | A. Chaveyriat | |||||||||
| Cesar Oliveira | C. Oliveira | | 78 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Steve Mary | S. Mary | |||||||||
| Fernando Marques | F. Marques | | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Eduardo Barros | E. Barros | |||||||||
| Mervin Defoe | M. Defoe |  | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 |  | Antonio Barkero | A. Barkero | |||||||||
| Filipe Semedo | F. Semedo | | 55 | M | | 9 | | M | 58 | | Filipe Mendes | F. Mendes | |||||||||
| Duarte Soares | D. Soares | | 86 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Guilherme Faria | G. Faria | |||||||||
| Edoardo Maltagliati | E. Maltagliati |  | 77 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 |  | Arno Bierhoff | A. Bierhoff | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estádio do Dragão where FC Porto play host to Santa Clara. A crowd of 18,963 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both FC Porto and Santa Clara are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both FC Porto and Santa Clara are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0FC Porto kick off the first half!
2.39
0-0Eduardo Barros brings the ball forward. Eduardo Barros goes all the way! Eduardo Barros makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
8.20
Eduardo Barros brings the ball forward. Eduardo Barros shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.06
0-0Eduardo Barros makes a beautiful solo run. Eduardo Barros threads the ball through to Guilherme Faria but he's offside!
14.29
Thomas Boussatta makes a probing pass to Cesar Oliveira. Cesar Oliveira knocks the ball forward to Edoardo Maltagliati. Edoardo Maltagliati deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duarte Soares. Duarte Soares shoots from just inside the box but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
18.23
0-0Filipe Semedo flicks the ball to his team mate, Edoardo Maltagliati. Edoardo Maltagliati finds some space and shoots from distance but Nuno Barros is on top of it.
21.21
0-0Fernando Marques barges into Eduardo Barros. The referee calls over Fernando Marques and shows him a yellow card! Eduardo Barros stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.14
Fernando Marques makes a simple pass to Edoardo Maltagliati. Edoardo Maltagliati sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.30
Mervin Defoe threads the ball through to Edoardo Maltagliati. Edoardo Maltagliati shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
36.27
Diogo Valente makes a beautiful solo run. Diogo Valente takes it forward alone. Diogo Valente passes the ball forward to Edoardo Maltagliati. Edoardo Maltagliati makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Nuno Barros manages to keep it out.
38.21
0-0Filipe Mendes knocks the ball to his team mate, Arno Bierhoff. Arno Bierhoff knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sergio Bento.
39.29
Ricardo Veloso threads the ball through to Steve Mary. Steve Mary makes a beautiful solo run. Steve Mary whips in a cross ball towards Guilherme Faria. Guilherme Faria flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Santa Clara start the second half!
48.38
0-0Guilherme Faria comes in with a late challenge on Thomas Boussatta. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Thomas Boussatta carries on, but is struggling a bit.
49.14
Guilherme Faria hacks Thomas Boussatta from behind! Guilherme Faria is given a warning by the referee! Thomas Boussatta is taking some rough treatment out there!
51.08
1-0Eduardo Teixeira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Filipe Semedo. Filipe Semedo kicks a strong pass forward to Duarte Soares. Duarte Soares goes all the way! Duarte Soares shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
57.42
Alcaly Chaveyriat makes a probing pass to Antonio Barkero. Antonio Barkero chips the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Faria. Guilherme Faria lofts in a cross ball towards Arno Bierhoff. Arno Bierhoff heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
60.34
Duarte Soares barges into Alcaly Chaveyriat. Duarte Soares is shown the yellow card! Alcaly Chaveyriat runs off the knock.
63.02
Filipe Mendes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Arno Bierhoff. Arno Bierhoff controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
66.31
Antonio Barkero controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arno Bierhoff. Arno Bierhoff knocks the ball forward to Guilherme Faria. Guilherme Faria cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
72.06
Fernando Marques barges into Ricardo Veloso. Fernando Marques is warned by the referee! Ricardo Veloso gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
85.15
1-2The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
89.14
Eduardo Barros makes a simple pass to Arno Bierhoff. Arno Bierhoff knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Diogo Valente.
90.00
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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Scorers