Match Report


AlvercaAlverca     Vitória de GuimarãesVitória de Guimarães
Computer Player Computer Player Barry Watson Barry Watson
Vasco OliveiraV. Oliveira77
G
1
G
80Oleh BogdanovO. Bogdanov
Duarte ReisD. Reis67
D
2
D
82Geoffrey RegraguiG. Regragui
Cesar SantosC. Santos66
D
captain3captain
D
91Fabrice LamouchiF. Lamouchi
Glynn MortensenG. Mortensen64
D
4
D
89Farouk HamadouF. Hamadou
Abdelmalek SeubeA. Seube60
D
5
D
85Tommaso LiveraniT. Liverani
Frederico ReisF. Reis72
M
6
M
82Jose ReisJ. Reis
Marcos CrespoM. Crespo71
M
7
M
86Joao ValenteJ. Valente
Francisco CastroF. Castro67
M
8
M
90Nicholas FerranteN. Ferrante
Jan-Willem PfenningsJ. Pfennings67
A
9
A
89Saul ArreolaS. Arreola
Fabian N. ArdigòF. Ardigò66
A
10
A
94Alexandre PinheiroA. Pinheiro
Adam HollowayA. Holloway60
A
11
A
84Andrei HagiA. Hagi
 
Fernando MendesF. Mendes74
G
12
A
82João Lucas AlexJ. Alex
Shaun StampS. Stamp65
M
13
M
90Maximilian RadnerM. Radner
Fernando VianaF. Viana64
M
14
D
86André VillanuevaA. Villanueva

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Complexo Desportivo F.C. Alverca where Alverca 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.
Both Alverca and Vitória de Guimarães are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Carlos Mamede.


0.00
Alverca kick off and get the match underway!
12.46
Nicholas Ferrante flicks a high pass forward. Andrei Hagi controls it well on his chest. Andrei Hagi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duarte Reis.
15.24
Abdelmalek Seube makes a simple pass to Marcos Crespo. Marcos Crespo flicks the ball to his team mate, Adam Holloway. Adam Holloway knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.06
Farouk Hamadou flicks a high ball forward to Jose Reis who takes it down. Jose Reis flicks the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro lofts in a cross ball towards Saul Arreola. Duarte Reis hacks Saul Arreola from behind! Penalty not given!!
30.37
Saul Arreola hacks Glynn Mortensen from behind! Saul Arreola is given a warning by the referee! Glynn Mortensen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.54
Marcos Crespo catches Joao Valente on the ankles. The referee calls over Marcos Crespo and shows him a yellow card! Joao Valente stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.28
Jose Reis hits a low pass to Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola threads the ball through to Andrei Hagi but he's offside!
40.46
Frederico Reis flicks a high pass forward. Jan-Willem Pfennings collects the pass. Jan-Willem Pfennings shoots from distance but it flies wide!
44.01
Nicholas Ferrante controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andrei Hagi. Andrei Hagi deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Pinheiro but the linesman indicates offside!
45.00
Jose Reis takes it forward alone. Jose Reis makes a probing pass to Alexandre Pinheiro but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Alverca appear unchanged since the first half. Vitória de Guimarães also appear unchanged since the first half. The Vitória de Guimarães players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Vitória de Guimarães kick off!
48.45
Abdelmalek Seube kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Castro. Francisco Castro threads a neat ball through to Fabian N. Ardigò. Fabian N. Ardigò knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Oleh Bogdanov who gathers it comfortably.
53.54
Farouk Hamadou makes a simple pass to Joao Valente. Joao Valente threads the ball through to Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro advances inside the box! Alexandre Pinheiro comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
59.18
Nicholas Ferrante flicks a high pass forward. Alexandre Pinheiro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alexandre Pinheiro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
60.22
Alverca have made a substitution with Shaun Stamp replacing Francisco Castro .Vitória de Guimarães have made 3 substitutions with Maximilian Radner replacing Nicholas Ferrante, João Lucas Alex replacing Andrei Hagi and André Villanueva replacing Fabrice Lamouchi .
61.27
Farouk Hamadou darts forward. Without breaking stride, Farouk Hamadou plays the ball forward to Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro rockets a shot on goal but somehow Vasco Oliveira manages to keep it out.
67.40
Maximilian Radner knocks the ball forward to João Lucas Alex. João Lucas Alex rushes past Cesar Santos! João Lucas Alex takes a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Vasco Oliveira with no chance!! Goal for Vitória de Guimarães!
71.52
Tommaso Liverani threads the ball through to Maximilian Radner. Maximilian Radner kicks a strong pass forward to Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Abdelmalek Seube.
72.02
Marcos Crespo darts forward. Marcos Crespo plays a scrappy one-two with Jan-Willem Pfennings and advances towards the goal... Marcos Crespo strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
87.05
Geoffrey Regragui passes the ball forward to Maximilian Radner. Maximilian Radner flicks a high pass forward. Saul Arreola collects the pass. Saul Arreola deftly passes the ball to João Lucas Alex, releasing him through on goal. Cesar Santos catches João Lucas Alex on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
90.00
Jose Reis sees João Lucas Alex in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. João Lucas Alex skips past Duarte Reis! João Lucas Alex cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Alverca

Vitória de Guimarães
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.2%
54.8%
Play Area
35.6%
45.2%
19.2%

Scorers
Marcos Crespo 72
João Lucas Alex 67

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to João Lucas Alex of Vitória de Guimarães

Match Ratings