PORTO. Porto and Boavista draw 1-1. T. Martínez scored the first goal (23′) for Porto. B. Lourenço made it even (28′). Porto was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (68%)
The match was played at the Estádio do Bessa Século XXI stadium in Porto on Friday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. The referee was Manuel António Rodrigues Oliveira who was helped by Carlos Campos and Hugo Daniel Tavares dos Santos. The 4th official was David Rafael Oliveira Silva.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Porto had a strong ball possession 68% while Boavista was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Porto was more pushing with 78 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Porto to win the encounter.
Boavista shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Porto shot 24 times, 7 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Boavista received 5 yellow cards (Rodrigo Abascal, João Gonçalves, Ilija Vukotić, Luís dos Santos and Pedro Malheiro). On the opposite side, Porto received 1 yellow card (Pepê).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Boavista has 17 points like Estoril to sit in the 10th place. On the other side, Porto will has 35 points to remain in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Boavista will play away against Vizela on the 14th of January with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Porto will host Sporting Braga on the 14th of January with a 26-8 head to head stats in favor of Porto (10 draws).
Boavista – Formation
Boavista
90'
78'
28'
88'
Boavista started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Ricardo Paiva decided to play with the following team: João Gonçalves , Pedro Malheiro , Vincent Sasso , Rodrigo Abascal , Filipe Ferreira , Seba Pérez , Gaius Makouta , Miguel Reisinho , Bruno Lourenço , Róbert Bozeník and Tiago Morais .
The home team had on the bench: Ibrahima , Jeriel de Santis, Luís dos Santos , Masa, Joel Silva, Ilija Vukotić , Martim Tavares , Tomé de Castro Sousa and Berna .
Boavista could not rely on the presence of Berna (injured).
Substitutions
Boavista made 5 changes: Tiago Morais for Ilija Vukotic (78′), Miguel Reisinho for Ibrahima (70′), Bruno Lourenço for Luís dos Santos (61′), Seba Pérez for Martim Tavares (78′) and Filipe Ferreira for Berna (78′).
Player of the match: João Gonçalves
The player that probably impressed the most for Boavista was the goalkeeper: João Gonçalves. His rating is 7.85. He performed 6 saves.
Porto – Formation
Porto
Porto started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Conceição played with: Diogo Costa , João Mário , Pepe , Fabio Cardoso , Wendell , André Franco , Marko Grujić , Stephen Eustáquio , Pepê , Toni Martínez and Evanilson .
They had on the bench: Wenderson Galeno , Zé Pedro, Francisco Conceição , Nicolás González , Iván Jaime , Danny Namaso , João Mendes, Bernardo Folha and Samuel.
Substitutions
Porto made 5 changes: Toni Martínez for Francisco Conceição (61′), Stephen Eustáquio for Nicolás González (69′), André Franco for Wenderson Galeno (61′), João Mário for Iván Jaime (79′) and Marko Grujić for Danny Namaso (79′).
Player of the match: Pepê
The most impressive player for Porto was Pepê.
His rating is with 47 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.
