Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estádio José Alvalade where Sporting Lisbon play host to FC Porto. A crowd of 18,783 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Sporting Lisbon are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Porto appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.


0.00
Sporting Lisbon kick off and get the match underway!
2.24
Fernando Marques chips the ball to his team mate, Edoardo Maltagliati. Edoardo Maltagliati knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Romero P. Pirri.
8.32
Rui Vieira barges into Tijani Mentink. The referee calls over Rui Vieira and shows him a yellow card! Tijani Mentink carries on, but is struggling a bit.
12.46
Sergio Bento sees a break and surges forward. Sergio Bento deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edoardo Maltagliati. Edoardo Maltagliati deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duarte Soares but the linesman indicates offside!
14.56
Fernando Marques makes a simple pass to Duarte Soares. Duarte Soares finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
15.08
Sporting Lisbon are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
21.48
Tijani Mentink sees a break and surges forward. Tijani Mentink makes a probing pass to Eduardo Ramos. Eduardo Ramos tries a spectacular strike. Eduardo Ramos scores for Sporting Lisbon!!
26.34
Diogo Valente makes a beautiful solo run. Diogo Valente sees space and advances. Diogo Valente knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Romero P. Pirri.
28.28
Tomas Monteiro makes a simple pass to Tijani Mentink. Tijani Mentink makes a probing pass to Purrel Korsten. Purrel Korsten deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Ramos but the linesman indicates offside!
34.20
Roberto Pinheiro makes a simple pass to Sergio Nunes. Sergio Nunes knocks the ball to his team mate, Purrel Korsten. Purrel Korsten threads the ball through to Artur Bento. Artur Bento shows great control and tries a shot on goal. What a cracker!! Anton Elzinga had no chance!! Goal for Sporting Lisbon!
38.22
Fernando Marques passes the ball forward to Duarte Soares. Duarte Soares knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tomas Monteiro.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
The whistle blows and FC Porto kick off!
48.34
Fernando Marques decides to run forward with the ball. Fernando Marques tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
49.03
Roberto Pinheiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tijani Mentink. Tijani Mentink flicks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Ramos. Eduardo Ramos knocks the ball forward to Artur Bento but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
57.41
Diogo Valente knocks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Marques. Fernando Marques knocks the ball forward to Duarte Soares. Duarte Soares sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
59.32
Romero P. Pirri makes a simple pass to Sergio Nunes. Sergio Nunes kicks a strong pass forward to Artur Bento. Artur Bento shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Anton Elzinga.
60.49
Purrel Korsten clumsily knocks into Rui Vieira. Purrel Korsten is warned by the referee! Rui Vieira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.09
Tomas Monteiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mario Lima. Mario Lima takes it forward alone. Mario Lima lofts in a cross ball towards Purrel Korsten. Purrel Korsten flicks the ball with his head. Anton Elzinga easily picks it out of the air!
72.50
Mario Lima deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Purrel Korsten. Purrel Korsten sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
77.58
Tijani Mentink threads the ball through to Purrel Korsten. Purrel Korsten goes all the way! Purrel Korsten cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Anton Elzinga is on top of it.
78.55
Eduardo Teixeira brings the ball forward. Eduardo Teixeira kicks a strong pass forward to Edoardo Maltagliati. Edoardo Maltagliati goes all the way! Edoardo Maltagliati shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Rodrigo Andrade easily smothers it!
79.24
Tomas Monteiro makes a simple pass to Tijani Mentink. Tijani Mentink controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eduardo Ramos. Eduardo Ramos plays a perfect one-two with Purrel Korsten and rushes in on goal... Eduardo Ramos rockets a shot on goal but Anton Elzinga is on top of it.
81.38
Roberto Pinheiro barges into Duarte Soares. The referee calls over Roberto Pinheiro and shows him a yellow card! Duarte Soares hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.33
Sergio Nunes hacks Filipe Semedo from behind! The referee calls over Sergio Nunes and shows him a yellow card! Filipe Semedo grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
89.36
Roberto Pinheiro barges into Edoardo Maltagliati. The referee calls over Roberto Pinheiro and warns him to calm down! Edoardo Maltagliati grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Tijani Mentink of Sporting Lisbon

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 2 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 6 vs 1
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 1 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 2 vs 2
Fouls
Fouls: 4 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 2 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 52.3255813953488 vs 47.6744186046512
Play Area
Home team third: 31.40%, Midfield: 46.51%, Away team third: 22.09%