FARO. Porto bested Farense 3-1 thanks to Evanilson who scored in the 35th and 76th minute. Porto got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Evanilson (35′) and Alan Varela (41′). Farense tried to recover with a goal from Bruno Duarte (59′). Notwithstanding, the encounter was closed by a goal (76′) scored by Evanilson for Porto. Porto was truly superior in terms of ball possession (73%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Mattheus didn’t convert a decisive penalty (34′). That would have allowed Farense to draw the match.
The match was played at the Estádio de São Lúis stadium in Faro on Sunday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was João Pedro Silva Pinheiro with the collaboration of Bruno Miguel Alves Jesus and Luciano António Gomes Maia. The 4th official was João Pedro Costa Teixeira Afonso.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Porto had a strong ball possession 73% while Farense was struggling with a 27% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Porto had a more offensive attitude with 60 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Porto won the match.
Farense shot 10 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Porto shot 18 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Farense received 1 yellow card (Gonçalo Silva). Regarding the opposition, Porto didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Farense stays with 24 points to remain in the 7th place. On the other side, Porto will has 44 points to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Farense will play away with Chaves on the 4th of February with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Farense (0 draws).
Porto will host Rio Ave on the 4th of February with a 26-1 head to head in favor of Porto (7 draws).
Farense – Formation
Farense adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager José Albano Ferreira da Mota decided to play with the following team: Ricardo Velho
, Pastor , Gonçalo Silva , Zach Muscat , Talocha , Facundo Cáseres , Claudio Falcão , Elves Baldé , Mattheus , Marco Matias and Bruno Duarte .The home team had on the bench: Vítor Gonçalves
, Luiz Felipe, Fran Delgado, Igor Rossi, Jhon Velásquez , Fabrício Isidoro , Cristian Ponde, Belloumi and Zé Luís .Substitutions
Farense made 6 changes: Facundo Cáseres for Vítor Gonçalves (60′), Elves Baldé for Belloumi (73′), Marco Matias for Jhon Velásquez (73′), Bruno Duarte for Zé Luís (88′), Mattheus for Fabrício Isidoro (88′) and Bruno Duarte for Zé Luís (88′).
Player of the match: Bruno Duarte
The most impressive player for Farense was Bruno Duarte.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 21 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.Porto – Formation
Also Porto adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Sérgio Paulo Marceneiro Conceição played with: Diogo Costa
, João Mário , Pepe , Fabio Cardoso , Wendell , Alan Varela , Nicolás González , Francisco Conceição , Pepê , Wenderson Galeno and Evanilson .They had on the bench: Stephen Eustáquio, Cláudio Ramos, Iván Jaime
, Danny Namaso, André Franco, Romário Baró, Toni Martínez, João Mendes and Zé Pedro.Substitutions
Porto made 4 changes: Wendell for João Miguel Teixeira Mendes (88′), Wenderson Galeno for Iván Jaime (79′), Francisco Conceição for Romário Baró (89′) and Evanilson for Danny Namaso (90′).
Player of the match: Evanilson
The player that probably impressed the most for Porto was Evanilson.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 22 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 5.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.
- Gil Vicente – Vitória SC – 1-0
- Moreirense – Famalicão – 1-0
- Farense – Porto – 1-3
- Boavista – Portimonense – 1-4
- Arouca – Vizela – 5-0