UEFA Champions League

FC Porto vs Maccabi Tel-Aviv, 2015-16 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

· UEFA Champions League
FC Porto
  • 37': Vincent Aboubakar
  • 41': Yacine Brahimi
FT
2 - 0
Maccabi Tel-Aviv

    Porto beat Maccabi Tel-Aviv in Champions League

    Champions League

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Dor Micha (Maccabi Tel Aviv) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Mitrovic.
    • 6': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Eitan Tibi.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Vincent Aboubakar (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Miguel Layún with a cross.
    • 7': Offside, FC Porto. Martins Indi tries a through ball, but Vincent Aboubakar is caught offside.
    • 7': Hand ball by André André (FC Porto).
    • 8': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Carlos García.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Rúben Neves (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André André.
    • 11': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Nikola Mitrovic.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Vincent Aboubakar (FC Porto) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Maxi Pereira.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Eran Zahavi (Maccabi Tel Aviv) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tal Ben Haim II.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Dor Peretz (Maccabi Tel Aviv) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eran Zahavi.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Eran Zahavi (Maccabi Tel Aviv) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Dor Peretz (Maccabi Tel Aviv) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Omri Ben Harush.
    • 22': Foul by Jesús Manuel Corona (FC Porto).
    • 22': Tal Ben Haim II (Maccabi Tel Aviv) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 22': Jesús Manuel Corona (FC Porto) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Eran Zahavi (Maccabi Tel Aviv) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Vincent Aboubakar (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Layún with a cross.
    • 26': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Carlos García.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Vincent Aboubakar (FC Porto) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a cross.
    • 27': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Carlos García.
    • 28': Offside, FC Porto. Rúben Neves tries a through ball, but Vincent Aboubakar is caught offside.
    • 31': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Carlos García.
    • 32': Foul by Dor Micha (Maccabi Tel Aviv).
    • 32': Giannelli Imbula (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Dor Micha (Maccabi Tel Aviv) is shown the yellow card.
    • 34': Foul by Miguel Layún (FC Porto).
    • 34': Tal Ben Haim II (Maccabi Tel Aviv) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Maxi Pereira (FC Porto) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giannelli Imbula with a cross.
    • 36': Foul by Carlos García (Maccabi Tel Aviv).
    • 36': Vincent Aboubakar (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 37': Goal! FC Porto 1, Maccabi Tel Aviv 0. Vincent Aboubakar (FC Porto) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Miguel Layún with a cross.
    • 41': Goal! FC Porto 2, Maccabi Tel Aviv 0. Yacine Brahimi (FC Porto) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Vincent Aboubakar with a through ball.
    • 42': Foul by Yacine Brahimi (FC Porto).
    • 42': Tal Ben Haim II (Maccabi Tel Aviv) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Eran Zahavi (Maccabi Tel Aviv) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dor Micha with a cross.
    • 45'+1': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Dor Peretz.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, FC Porto 2, Maccabi Tel Aviv 0.
    • 90'+5': Match ends, FC Porto 2, Maccabi Tel Aviv 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins FC Porto 2, Maccabi Tel Aviv 0.
    • 46': Offside, FC Porto. Martins Indi tries a through ball, but Vincent Aboubakar is caught offside.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Eran Zahavi (Maccabi Tel Aviv) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gal Alberman.
    • 50': André André (FC Porto) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 50': Foul by Omri Ben Harush (Maccabi Tel Aviv).
    • 52': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Eitan Tibi.
    • 54': Substitution, FC Porto. Cristian Tello replaces Jesús Manuel Corona.
    • 54': Substitution, FC Porto. Danilo Pereira replaces Giannelli Imbula.
    • 56': Substitution, Maccabi Tel Aviv. Avi Rikan replaces Nikola Mitrovic.
    • 56': Foul by Maxi Pereira (FC Porto).
    • 56': Omri Ben Harush (Maccabi Tel Aviv) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Attempt missed. André André (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Yacine Brahimi.
    • 60': Foul by Avi Rikan (Maccabi Tel Aviv).
    • 60': Rúben Neves (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Eitan Tibi.
    • 61': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Eitan Tibi.
    • 63': Foul by Carlos García (Maccabi Tel Aviv).
    • 63': Vincent Aboubakar (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Yacine Brahimi (FC Porto).
    • 63': Gal Alberman (Maccabi Tel Aviv) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Avi Rikan (Maccabi Tel Aviv) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Dor Micha.
    • 65': Eran Zahavi (Maccabi Tel Aviv) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 65': Foul by Martins Indi (FC Porto).
    • 65': Attempt missed. Avi Rikan (Maccabi Tel Aviv) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dor Peretz.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Miguel Layún (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André André.
    • 67': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Tal Ben Haim.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Martins Indi (FC Porto) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Rúben Neves with a cross following a corner.
    • 69': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Tal Ben Haim.
    • 72': Offside, FC Porto. Maxi Pereira tries a through ball, but Yacine Brahimi is caught offside.
    • 73': Substitution, Maccabi Tel Aviv. Gil Vermouth replaces Dor Micha.
    • 74': Avi Rikan (Maccabi Tel Aviv) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Foul by Danilo Pereira (FC Porto).
    • 75': Offside, Maccabi Tel Aviv. Gil Vermouth tries a through ball, but Dor Peretz is caught offside.
    • 77': Offside, FC Porto. Maxi Pereira tries a through ball, but Yacine Brahimi is caught offside.
    • 79': André André (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Tal Ben Haim II (Maccabi Tel Aviv).
    • 79': Tal Ben Haim II (Maccabi Tel Aviv) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Maxi Pereira (FC Porto) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Yacine Brahimi.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Rúben Neves (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yacine Brahimi.
    • 81': Corner, FC Porto. Conceded by Carlos García.
    • 84': Substitution, Maccabi Tel Aviv. Barak Itzhaki replaces Tal Ben Haim II.
    • 84': Substitution, FC Porto. Héctor Herrera replaces Yacine Brahimi.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Eran Zahavi (Maccabi Tel Aviv) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dor Peretz.
    • 86': Foul by Héctor Herrera (FC Porto).
    • 86': Gal Alberman (Maccabi Tel Aviv) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Eran Zahavi (Maccabi Tel Aviv) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Cristian Tello (FC Porto) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vincent Aboubakar.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Carlos García (Maccabi Tel Aviv).
    • 90'+1': Vincent Aboubakar (FC Porto) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+1': Carlos García (Maccabi Tel Aviv) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Cristian Tello (FC Porto) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Cristian Tello (FC Porto) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, FC Porto 2, Maccabi Tel Aviv 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 9
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 5
    0 Corner Kicks 13
    3 Saves 1
    37.3 Possession 62.7
    12 SHOTS 16
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.1 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    268 Accurate Passes 517
    345 Passes 576
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 8
    9 Crosses 25
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    54 Long Balls 61
    21 Accurate Long Balls 48
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.8
    3 Blocked Shots 6
    22 Effective Tackles 9
    31 Tackles 10
    0.7 Tackle % 0.9
    0 Interceptions 0
    21 Effective Clearances 7
    30 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: UEFA Champions League

    Venue: Estádio do Dragão
    Location: Porto, Portugal
    Attendance: 35,209

    Line-Ups

    POR FC Porto (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    12 Iker Casillas (GK)
    5 Iván Marcano
    3 Bruno Martins Indi
    21 Miguel Layún
    2 Maxi Pereira
    6 Rúben Neves
    25 Giannelli Imbula
    20 André
    9 Vincent Aboubakar
    8 Yacine Brahimi
    17 Jesús Corona Yellow Card
    FC Porto Substitutes:
    Danilo Pereira, Cristian Tello, Evandro Goebel, Helton, Pablo Osvaldo, Héctor Herrera, Alberto Bueno.

    MTA Maccabi Tel-Aviv (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    95 Predrag Rajkovic (GK)
    31 Carlos Garcia Yellow Card
    26 Tal Ben Haim
    20 Omri Ben Harush
    18 Eitan Tibi
    6 Gal Alberman
    42 Dor Peretz
    24 Nikola Mitrovic
    7 Eran Zahavi
    15 Dor Micha Yellow Card
    11 Tal Ben Haim II Yellow Card
    Maccabi Tel-Aviv Substitutes:
    Avi Rikan, Eden Ben Basat, Daniel Lifshitz, Barak Yitzakhi, Yoav David Ziv, Shlomi Azulay, Gil Vermouth.

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