Match Report


Vitória de GuimarãesVitória de Guimarães     Salgueiros 08Salgueiros 08
Barry WatsonBarry Watson Christopher George Christopher George
Oleh BogdanovO. Bogdanov80
G
1
G
64Tomas SousaT. Sousa
Geoffrey RegraguiG. Regragui82
D
2
D
67Vasco BentoV. Bento
Fabrice LamouchiF. Lamouchi91
D
captain3
D
68Cristiano MoreiraC. Moreira
Farouk HamadouF. Hamadou89
D
4
D
72Alberto GeorgeA. George
André VillanuevaA. Villanueva86
D
5
D
66Ruben AntunesR. Antunes
Maximilian RadnerM. Radner90
M
6
M
66Andre RegoA. Rego
Joao ValenteJ. Valente86
M
7captain
M
72Craig MatthewsC. Matthews
Nicholas FerranteN. Ferrante90
M
8
M
69Vitor MarquesV. Marques
Saul ArreolaS. Arreola89
A
9
A
64Vasco ValenteV. Valente
Alexandre PinheiroA. Pinheiro94
A
10
A
71Sophiane MaloudaS. Malouda
João Lucas AlexJ. Alex82
A
11
A
63Paulo CarvalhoP. Carvalho
 
Andrei HagiA. Hagi84
A
12
D
74Alejandro SmojeA. Smoje
Jose ReisJ. Reis81
M
13
M
70Christian EngelsC. Engels
Tommaso LiveraniT. Liverani85
D
14
A
63Miguel BentoM. Bento

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques where Vitória de Guimarães play host to Salgueiros 08. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Vitória de Guimarães and Salgueiros 08 are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paulo Xavier.


0.00
Vitória de Guimarães start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.53
Farouk Hamadou makes a probing pass to Nicholas Ferrante. Nicholas Ferrante flicks a high pass forward. Saul Arreola controls it well on his chest. Saul Arreola rushes past Alberto George! Saul Arreola shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Tomas Sousa easily smothers it!
4.08
With vision, Geoffrey Regragui picks a pass forward to Joao Valente. Joao Valente makes a beautiful pass to the feet of João Lucas Alex. João Lucas Alex plays a one-two with Saul Arreola and advances towards the goal... João Lucas Alex cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
12.31
Craig Matthews hacks Joao Valente from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Joao Valente runs off the knock.
14.54
Andre Rego threads a neat ball through to Sophiane Malouda. Sophiane Malouda shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
18.17
Nicholas Ferrante hits a low pass to Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.18
Fabrice Lamouchi sees Nicholas Ferrante in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nicholas Ferrante sees space and advances. Nicholas Ferrante makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of João Lucas Alex. João Lucas Alex takes a shot at goal. Tomas Sousa effortlessly gets down and covers it.
21.30
Nicholas Ferrante flicks a high pass forward to Saul Arreola who brings the ball under control. Saul Arreola knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vasco Bento.
26.13
Farouk Hamadou barges into Vasco Valente. The referee calls over Farouk Hamadou and shows him a yellow card! Vasco Valente stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.51
André Villanueva catches Vasco Valente on the ankles. André Villanueva is shown the yellow card! Vasco Valente runs off the knock.
33.04
Farouk Hamadou flicks a high pass forward. Maximilian Radner holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Maximilian Radner flicks a high ball forward to Saul Arreola who takes it down. Saul Arreola plays a one-two with João Lucas Alex and advances towards the goal... Saul Arreola strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
36.09
Vitória de Guimarães are in full control of this game.
40.48
Farouk Hamadou flicks a high pass forward to Joao Valente who brings the ball under control. Joao Valente sees space and advances. Joao Valente runs straight at the defence! Joao Valente makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but is denied by Tomas Sousa. Excellent save.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Vitória de Guimarães appear unchanged since the first half. Salgueiros 08 have changed their lineup with Alejandro Smoje replacing Cristiano Moreira. The Vitória de Guimarães players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Salgueiros 08 kick off the second half!
47.53
Joao Valente knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ruben Antunes.
49.45
Nicholas Ferrante threads a neat ball through to Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola makes a probing pass between the defence to Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alexandre Pinheiro!
53.53
Andre Rego sees a break and surges forward. Andre Rego chips the ball to his team mate, Sophiane Malouda. Sophiane Malouda side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
54.01
Vitória de Guimarães are playing very deep making it very hard for their opposition to get back into the game.
57.43
Farouk Hamadou threads a neat ball through to Nicholas Ferrante. Nicholas Ferrante makes a simple pass to Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
60.23
Vitória de Guimarães have made 2 substitutions with Jose Reis replacing Nicholas Ferrante and Tommaso Liverani replacing Fabrice Lamouchi .Salgueiros 08 have made 2 substitutions with Christian Engels replacing Andre Rego and Miguel Bento replacing Sophiane Malouda .
65.43
Tommaso Liverani takes it forward alone. Tommaso Liverani sees a break and surges forward. Tommaso Liverani controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Tomas Sousa.
73.49
Tommaso Liverani chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Reis. Jose Reis flicks a high ball forward to Saul Arreola who takes it down. Saul Arreola edges inside the box! Saul Arreola makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Vitória de Guimarães!
77.31
Christian Engels flicks the ball to his team mate, Vasco Valente. Vasco Valente knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Farouk Hamadou.
78.09
With great vision, Jose Reis plays the ball forward to Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Jose Reis passes the ball forward to Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Vitória de Guimarães

Salgueiros 08
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
8
0
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.5%
37.5%
Play Area
31.2%
46.2%
22.5%

Scorers
Alexandre Pinheiro 49
Saul Arreola 73

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Saul Arreola of Vitória de Guimarães

Match Ratings
1.Oleh Bogdanov (GK)
6
2.Geoffrey Regragui (DEF)
6
3.Fabrice Lamouchi (DEF)
6
4.Farouk Hamadou (DEF)yellow card
6
5.André Villanueva (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Maximilian Radner (MID)
6
7.Joao Valente (MID)
7
8.Nicholas Ferrante (MID)
7
9.Saul Arreola (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Alexandre Pinheiro (ATT)goal scored
7
11.João Lucas Alex (ATT)
6
 
12.Andrei Hagi (ATT)
0
13.Jose Reis (MID)
7
14.Tommaso Liverani (DEF)
7

1.Tomas Sousa (GK)
8
2.Vasco Bento (DEF)
6
3.Cristiano Moreira (DEF)
6
4.Alberto George (DEF)
6
5.Ruben Antunes (DEF)
6
6.Andre Rego (MID)
7
7.Craig Matthews (MID)yellow card
5
8.Vitor Marques (MID)
6
9.Vasco Valente (ATT)
6
10.Sophiane Malouda (ATT)
6
11.Paulo Carvalho (ATT)
6
 
12.Alejandro Smoje (DEF)
6
13.Christian Engels (MID)
6
14.Miguel Bento (ATT)
6