Match Report
| Sp. Espinho | Sp. Espinho |  |  | Paços de Ferreira | Paços de Ferreira | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Artur Nascimento | A. Nascimento |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 | | Rafael Barbosa | R. Barbosa | |||||||||
| Loic Sibille | L. Sibille |  | 76 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 | | Silvio Antunes | S. Antunes | |||||||||
| Duarte Martins | D. Martins | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Jose Carvalho | J. Carvalho | |||||||||
| Alberto Jardim | A. Jardim | | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 | | Tiago Bento | T. Bento | |||||||||
| Carmine Cozza | C. Cozza |  | 59 | D | | 5 | | D | 64 | | Ruben Moreira | R. Moreira | |||||||||
| Andre Jardim | A. Jardim | | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Vito Sibilano | V. Sibilano | |||||||||
| Lamberto Di Michele | L. Di Michele | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Diogo Soares | D. Soares | |||||||||
| Rafael Pichichi | R. Pichichi |  | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Jaime Moreira | J. Moreira | |||||||||
| Miguel Carvalho | M. Carvalho | | 70 | A | | 9 | | A | 67 | | Rodrigo Martins | R. Martins | |||||||||
| Andre Sousa | A. Sousa | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Hugo Ramos | H. Ramos | |||||||||
| Jaime Lopes | J. Lopes | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Rafael Almeida | R. Almeida | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Estadio Manuel de Oliveira Violas where Sp. Espinho play host to Paços de Ferreira. A crowd of 7,157 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sp. Espinho and Paços de Ferreira are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Sp. Espinho and Paços de Ferreira are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Sp. Espinho start the match!
3.35
0-0Rafael Pichichi flicks the ball to his team mate, Andre Sousa. Andre Sousa tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Rafael Barbosa manages to gather it comfortably.
9.56
0-0Diogo Soares makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodrigo Martins. Rodrigo Martins controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
12.03
Andre Jardim knocks the ball forward to Jaime Lopes. Jaime Lopes finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
15.51
Jaime Moreira passes the ball forward to Rodrigo Martins. Rodrigo Martins whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Ramos. Hugo Ramos heads the ball goalwards. Artur Nascimento easily picks it out of the air!
18.32
0-0Jaime Moreira makes a beautiful solo run. Jaime Moreira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Duarte Martins.
21.33
Jaime Moreira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hugo Ramos. Hugo Ramos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
22.13
Jaime Moreira makes a simple pass to Rafael Almeida. Rafael Almeida knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.42
Jose Carvalho passes the ball forward to Diogo Soares. Diogo Soares flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Martins. Rodrigo Martins threads the ball through to Rafael Almeida. Rafael Almeida takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.33
Jaime Moreira makes a probing pass to Rodrigo Martins. Rodrigo Martins shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
28.31
Diogo Soares takes it forward alone. Diogo Soares knocks in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Martins. Rodrigo Martins heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
30.17
Tiago Bento makes a probing pass to Vito Sibilano. Vito Sibilano sees a break and surges forward. Vito Sibilano whips in a cross ball towards Hugo Ramos. Hugo Ramos is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
36.30
Vito Sibilano chips the ball to his team mate, Rafael Almeida. Rafael Almeida knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Artur Nascimento who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Paços de Ferreira kicking off!
47.02
Jaime Moreira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rodrigo Martins. Rodrigo Martins knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Artur Nascimento who gathers it comfortably.
51.24
Vito Sibilano threads the ball through to Rafael Almeida. Rafael Almeida knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.21
0-0Paços de Ferreira are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Sp. Espinho's defence.
66.24
Andre Jardim controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andre Sousa. Andre Sousa knocks the ball to his team mate, Jaime Lopes. Jaime Lopes tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Rafael Barbosa.
67.37
Alberto Jardim knocks the ball forward to Andre Jardim. Andre Jardim makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jaime Lopes. Jaime Lopes goes all the way! Jaime Lopes cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.03
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
72.44
0-1Jaime Moreira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Martins. Rodrigo Martins shoots from outside the area. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Rodrigo Martins!
77.53
Duarte Martins knocks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Pichichi. Rafael Pichichi chips the ball to his team mate, Miguel Carvalho. Miguel Carvalho plays a perfect one-two with Andre Sousa and rushes in on goal... Miguel Carvalho tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
87.58
Ruben Moreira knocks the ball forward to Jaime Moreira. Jaime Moreira threads the ball through to Hugo Ramos. Hugo Ramos lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Almeida. Rafael Almeida flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
32.9%
67.1%
Play Area
31.4%
50%
18.6%
Scorers