Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ground Estádio da Madeira where Desportivo Nacional play host to Varzim. A crowd of 19,280 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Desportivo Nacional are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Varzim appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
Varzim start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.30
Arjan Van Dieren passes the ball forward to Fernando Costa. Fernando Costa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Florian Albieri but he's offside!
3.05
Andre Martins takes it forward alone. Andre Martins knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Daniel Neves.
9.43
Desportivo Nacional are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Varzim's defence.
10.55
Darius Insley kicks a strong pass forward to Bruno Nascimento. Bruno Nascimento kicks a strong pass forward to Frederico Tavares. Frederico Tavares controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Alexandre Antunes!
14.15
Pedro Antunes chips the ball to his team mate, Diogo Moutinho. Diogo Moutinho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fernando Costa. Fernando Costa lofts in a cross ball towards Florian Albieri. Florian Albieri is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
20.25
Bruno Veloso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daguyl Decroix. Daguyl Decroix finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
21.13
Andre Martins makes a simple pass to Harvey Newton. Harvey Newton goes all the way! Harvey Newton cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
24.43
Pedro Antunes passes the ball forward to Diogo Moutinho. Diogo Moutinho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daguyl Decroix. Daguyl Decroix shoots from 20 yards. What a cracker!! Alberto Ramos had no chance!! Goal for Desportivo Nacional!
27.32
Arjan Van Dieren makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daguyl Decroix. Daguyl Decroix knocks in a cross ball towards Fernando Costa. Fernando Costa is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
28.46
Dennis Guppy chips the ball to his team mate, Frederico Tavares. Frederico Tavares makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harvey Newton. Harvey Newton takes a shot at goal. Alexandre Antunes easily smothers it.
30.40
Helder Jesus barges into Andre Martins. Helder Jesus is given a warning by the referee! Andre Martins hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.37
Bruno Nascimento kicks a strong pass forward to Frederico Tavares. Frederico Tavares plays a perfect one-two with Andre Moreira and rushes in on goal... Frederico Tavares shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Alexandre Antunes is on top of it.
36.03
Andre Martins chips the ball to his team mate, Frederico Tavares. Frederico Tavares controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Alexandre Antunes easily smothers it!
39.23
Nicolas Kohler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Helder Jesus. Helder Jesus makes a simple pass to Florian Albieri. Florian Albieri knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
42.47
Andre Martins threads the ball through to Andre Moreira. Andre Moreira whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Tavares. Frederico Tavares heads the ball goalwards. Alexandre Antunes easily picks it out of the air!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
Desportivo Nacional kick off and get the second half underway!
48.45
Nicolas Kohler flicks the ball to his team mate, Helder Jesus. Helder Jesus knocks the ball forward to Fernando Costa. Fernando Costa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Florian Albieri. Florian Albieri makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
49.04
Pedro Antunes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Helder Jesus. Helder Jesus chips the ball to his team mate, Florian Albieri. Florian Albieri sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
54.49
Guglielmo Cesari knocks the ball forward to Dennis Guppy. Dennis Guppy makes a probing pass to Frederico Tavares. Frederico Tavares goes all the way! Frederico Tavares rockets a shot on goal but Alexandre Antunes is on top of it.
59.51
Varzim are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
67.01
Bruno Nascimento makes a probing pass to Harvey Newton. Harvey Newton goes all the way! Harvey Newton cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
71.07
Helder Jesus catches Edgar Campos on the ankles. Helder Jesus is given another warning by the referee! Edgar Campos stretches but gets up unharmed.
72.17
Andre Martins makes a probing pass to Harvey Newton. Harvey Newton knocks the ball to his team mate, Andre Moreira. Andre Moreira shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
77.39
Daniel Neves kicks a strong pass forward to Arjan Van Dieren. Arjan Van Dieren kicks a strong pass forward to Daguyl Decroix. Daguyl Decroix knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edgar Campos.
78.44
Bruno Nascimento barges into Diogo Moutinho. Bruno Nascimento is warned by the referee! Diogo Moutinho grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
81.50
Andre Martins makes a simple pass to Andre Moreira. Andre Moreira shoots from outside the area. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
85.38
Nicolas Kohler takes it forward alone. Nicolas Kohler advances with the ball. Nicolas Kohler whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Costa. Fernando Costa connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Fernando Costa scores for Desportivo Nacional!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Florian Albieri of Desportivo Nacional
Match Statistics
Goals
4
2
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.5%
57.5%
Play Area
32.5%
43.8%
23.8%