Match Report


MaiaMaia     Vitória de GuimarãesVitória de Guimarães
Computer Player Computer Player Barry Watson Barry Watson
Dale BarrettD. Barrett61
G
1
G
80Oleh BogdanovO. Bogdanov
Carlos SousaC. Sousa69
D
2
D
82Geoffrey RegraguiG. Regragui
Jorge MonteiroJ. Monteiro62
D
3captain
D
91Fabrice LamouchiF. Lamouchi
Diogo NascimentoD. Nascimento61
D
4
D
85Tommaso LiveraniT. Liverani
Daniel NevesD. Neves52
D
5
D
86André VillanuevaA. Villanueva
Carlos FerreiraC. Ferreira71
M
6
M
81Jose ReisJ. Reis
Jaime AntunesJ. Antunes70
M
captain7
M
86Joao ValenteJ. Valente
Sebastiao MoutinhoS. Moutinho74
A
8
M
90Nicholas FerranteN. Ferrante
Carlos AlvesC. Alves68
A
9
A
89Saul ArreolaS. Arreola
John GreigJ. Greig66
A
10
A
94Alexandre PinheiroA. Pinheiro
Moritz HeiserM. Heiser65
A
11
A
84Andrei HagiA. Hagi
 
Eduardo ReisE. Reis63
M
12
A
82João Lucas AlexJ. Alex
Pedro LoureiroP. Loureiro61
G
13
M
72Manfred KirchmayerM. Kirchmayer
Rodrigo AndradeR. Andrade58
A
14
D
78Thórdur ÁsgeirssonT. Ásgeirsson

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Est˜dio Prof. Dr. Vieira de Carvalho where Maia play host to Vitória de Guimarães. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Maia are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Vitória de Guimarães appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paulo Pinho.


0.00
Vitória de Guimarães start the match!
6.06
Jose Reis hits a low pass to Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
9.25
Jorge Monteiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlos Ferreira. Carlos Ferreira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Moritz Heiser. Moritz Heiser lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Alves. Carlos Alves connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
10.39
Geoffrey Regragui deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joao Valente. Joao Valente makes a simple pass to Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Dale Barrett manages to gather it.
12.22
Tommaso Liverani passes the ball forward to Jose Reis. Jose Reis flicks the ball to his team mate, Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Dale Barrett.
14.58
Jaime Antunes sees Sebastiao Moutinho in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sebastiao Moutinho edges inside the box! Sebastiao Moutinho tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
15.24
With some swift thinking, Jose Reis plays the ball forward to Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro makes a probing pass to Andrei Hagi but he's offside!
20.21
Jaime Antunes flicks the ball to his team mate, John Greig. John Greig controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
24.41
Tommaso Liverani chips the ball to his team mate, Joao Valente. Joao Valente deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola shoots from 25 yards but it's a lousy effort!
26.18
André Villanueva flicks the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Ferrante. Nicholas Ferrante kicks a strong pass forward to Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
27.07
Moritz Heiser catches André Villanueva on the ankles. Moritz Heiser is given a warning by the referee! André Villanueva carries on, but is struggling a bit.
32.51
Jaime Antunes chips the ball to his team mate, John Greig. John Greig shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
33.39
Jose Reis sees Andrei Hagi in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Andrei Hagi rushes past Diogo Nascimento! Andrei Hagi shoots from just inside the box but somehow Dale Barrett manages to keep it out.
34.35
Jose Reis threads the ball through to Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola shoots from 20 yards but Dale Barrett is on top of it.
40.10
Geoffrey Regragui plays the ball forward to Jose Reis. These two players are working well together. Jose Reis plays the ball forward to Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Dale Barrett!
42.03
Jose Reis flicks a high pass forward to Andrei Hagi who brings the ball under control. Andrei Hagi shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Maia appear unchanged since the first half. Vitória de Guimarães also appear unchanged since the first half. The Maia players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Maia kick off!
47.28
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
48.42
Diogo Nascimento deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jaime Antunes. With imagination, Jaime Antunes picks a pass forward to Carlos Alves. Carlos Alves sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Wonderful reactions from Oleh Bogdanov keeps it out!
49.24
Jaime Antunes darts forward. Jaime Antunes lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Alves. With a superhuman jump, Carlos Alves connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Oleh Bogdanov picks it out of the air!
51.11
Joao Valente chips the ball to his team mate, Andrei Hagi. Andrei Hagi shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
54.29
Joao Valente flicks a high pass forward to Andrei Hagi who brings the ball under control. Andrei Hagi cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Andrei Hagi provides some space. He shoots at goal. Dale Barrett is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
57.06
Jaime Antunes hits a low pass to Carlos Alves. Carlos Alves plays a scrappy one-two with Moritz Heiser and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Carlos Alves provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
59.25
Tommaso Liverani pushes up the pitch. Tommaso Liverani knocks the ball forward to Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola runs straight at the defence! Jorge Monteiro comes in with a late challenge on Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
60.26
Vitória de Guimarães have made 2 substitutions with Manfred Kirchmayer replacing Jose Reis and João Lucas Alex replacing Saul Arreola .
63.16
Manfred Kirchmayer flicks a high ball forward to Andrei Hagi who takes it down. Andrei Hagi rushes past Daniel Neves! Andrei Hagi takes a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
65.51
André Villanueva takes it forward alone. André Villanueva threads the ball through to Andrei Hagi. Andrei Hagi threads a neat ball through to Alexandre Pinheiro. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Alexandre Pinheiro provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alexandre Pinheiro!
71.38
Joao Valente makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.48
Jorge Monteiro threads the ball through to Jaime Antunes. Jaime Antunes makes a probing pass to Sebastiao Moutinho. Sebastiao Moutinho shoots from 20 yards which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
75.40
Geoffrey Regragui threads a neat ball through to Manfred Kirchmayer. Manfred Kirchmayer threads a neat ball through to Andrei Hagi. Andrei Hagi makes a simple pass, allowing João Lucas Alex to run into the box. Some good footwork from João Lucas Alex provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Dale Barrett comfortably smothers it!
77.26
Joao Valente threads the ball through to Andrei Hagi. Andrei Hagi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of João Lucas Alex but he's offside!
81.47
Joao Valente threads a neat ball through to Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro advances inside the box! Alexandre Pinheiro muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!! The crowd cheer. That makes three for him!
84.22
Carlos Sousa threads the ball through to Jaime Antunes. Jaime Antunes flicks a high pass forward to Sebastiao Moutinho who brings the ball under control. Sebastiao Moutinho knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.31
Jaime Antunes chips the ball to his team mate, John Greig. John Greig whips in a cross ball towards Sebastiao Moutinho. Sebastiao Moutinho finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is tipped over by Oleh Bogdanov.
86.42
Carlos Sousa takes a quick corner, playing it short to Sebastiao Moutinho. Some silky footwork from Sebastiao Moutinho provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Oleh Bogdanov manages to gather it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Maia

Vitória de Guimarães
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
9
10
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
40.5%
59.5%
Play Area
32.1%
40.5%
27.4%

Scorers
Sebastiao Moutinho 72
Alexandre Pinheiro 6, 66, 81
Andrei Hagi 54

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alexandre Pinheiro of Vitória de Guimarães

Match Ratings