FC Porto vs Arouca 2022-23 Portuguese Primeira Liga
Introduction
FC Porto are hosting Arouca
at Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal, starting on . The match is a part of the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Goal! FC Porto 1, Arouca 0. Otávio (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 18': Goal! FC Porto 2, Arouca 0. Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Veron with a through ball.
- 34': Goal! FC Porto 3, Arouca 0. Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Otávio with a through ball following a set piece situation.
- 36': Alan Ruiz (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, FC Porto 3, Arouca 0.
- 49': Morlaye Sylla (Arouca) is shown the yellow card.
- 50': Goal! FC Porto 4, Arouca 0. Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 59': Iván Marcano (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Arouca. Bruno Marques replaces Oday Dabbagh.
- 62': Substitution, Arouca. Antony replaces Ismaila Soro.
- 68': Substitution, FC Porto. Toni Martínez replaces Gabriel Veron.
- 69': Substitution, FC Porto. Stephen Eustáquio replaces Mateus Uribe.
- 69': Substitution, FC Porto. Pepê Aquino replaces Galeno.
- 70': Own Goal by Jerome Opoku, Arouca. FC Porto 5, Arouca 0.
- 75': Goal! FC Porto 5, Arouca 1. Bruno Marques (Arouca) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morlaye Sylla.
- 75': Substitution, Arouca. Yaw Moses replaces David Simão.
- 76': Substitution, Arouca. Oriol Busquets replaces Jerome Opoku.
- 76': Substitution, Arouca. Nino Galovic replaces Alan Ruiz.
- 83': Substitution, FC Porto. Rodrigo Conceição replaces João Mário.
- 84': Substitution, FC Porto. Danny Namaso replaces Mehdi Taremi.
- 85': João Basso (Arouca) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Competition: Portuguese Primeira Liga
Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 45,725
Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Location: Porto, Portugal
Attendance: 45,725
Portuguese Primeira Liga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +59 | Sporting CP | 33 | 79 | 2 |
| +56 | Benfica | 33 | 79 | 4 |
| +32 | FC Porto | 33 | 68 | 7 |
| +25 | Braga | 33 | 65 | 6 |
Statistics
 ARO |
POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 41.4 | Possession | 58.6 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 307 | Accurate Passes | 466 |
| 378 | Passes | 539 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 8 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 42 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 17 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 16 | Clearances | 5 |
FC Porto (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 99 | Diogo Costa (GK) |
| 5 | Iván Marcano  |
| 2 | Fábio Cardoso |
| 22 | Wendell |
| 23 | João Mário |
| 16 | Marko Grujic |
| 8 | Mateus Uribe |
| 13 | Galeno |
| 25 | Otávio |
| 9 | Mehdi Taremi |
| 7 | Gabriel Veron |
Arouca (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Ignacio De Arruabarrena (GK) |
| 3 | Jerome Opoku |
| 13 | Joao Basso |
| 6 | Mateus Quaresma |
| 21 | Bogdan Milovanov |
| 5 | David Simão |
| 10 | Alan Ruíz |
| 23 | Ismaila Soro |
| 2 | Morlaye Sylla |
| 7 | André Bukia |
| 15 | Oday Dabbagh |
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