Match Report


Académica de CoimbraAcadémica de Coimbra     S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica
Computer Player Computer Player Ben Couch Ben Couch
Armin WillA. Will69
G
1
G
76Lourenço SalasL. Salas
Lorenzo Di MicheleL. Di Michele71
D
2
D
81Andy NichollsA. Nicholls
Manuel SoaresM. Soares70
D
3
D
77Anton KolesnichenkoA. Kolesnichenko
Romero P. SolerR. Soler67
D
4
D
76Romarin NdiefiR. Ndiefi
Quim MarquesQ. Marques73
M
5
D
72Joel GaddJ. Gadd
Pedro AntunesP. Antunes64
M
6
M
84Stephan AmoahS. Amoah
Carlos BarbosaC. Barbosa63
M
7captain
M
85Guilherme PinheiroG. Pinheiro
Samir ThielemannS. Thielemann56
M
8
A
77Hryhoriy KasyanovH. Kasyanov
Silvio FonsecaS. Fonseca69
A
9
A
77Alejandro RossittoA. Rossitto
Alberto LimaA. Lima68
A
captain10
A
75Tomek LatoT. Lato
Henk Van De HorH. Van De Hor62
A
11
A
75Elena BlancoE. Blanco
 
Tiago SemedoT. Semedo66
D
12
M
85Niccolo PerryN. Perry
Filipe VieiraF. Vieira65
G
13
M
69Edgar NascimentoE. Nascimento
Ted Ntumpa NsafuT. Ntumpa Nsafu65
G
14
D
70Marama LevintskyM. Levintsky

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Estádio Cidade de Coimbra where Académica de Coimbra play host to S.L. Benfica. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Académica de Coimbra are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while S.L. Benfica appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Paulo Xavier.


0.00
The whistle blows and Académica de Coimbra kick off!
4.44
Manuel Soares flicks the ball to his team mate, Quim Marques. Quim Marques surges forward with the ball. Quim Marques threads a neat, attacking ball through to Henk Van De Hor. Henk Van De Hor muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Lourenço Salas. Excellent save.
9.58
Pedro Antunes brings the ball forward. Pedro Antunes tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
10.18
Guilherme Pinheiro chips the ball to his team mate, Hryhoriy Kasyanov. Hryhoriy Kasyanov passes the ball forward but Alejandro Rossitto is offside!
12.25
Romero P. Soler catches Elena Blanco on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Elena Blanco hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.39
Andy Nicholls flicks a high pass forward. Stephan Amoah controls it well on his chest. Stephan Amoah flicks a high pass forward. Elena Blanco controls it well on his chest. Elena Blanco lofts in a cross ball towards Tomek Lato. With a superhuman jump, Tomek Lato connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
27.48
Quim Marques flicks a high pass forward to Alberto Lima who brings the ball neatly under control. Alberto Lima knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Anton Kolesnichenko.
28.27
Guilherme Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward. Hryhoriy Kasyanov comfortably collects the pass. Hryhoriy Kasyanov knocks in a cross ball towards Elena Blanco. Elena Blanco finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.24
Stephan Amoah passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Hryhoriy Kasyanov. Hryhoriy Kasyanov knocks in a cross ball towards Elena Blanco. Elena Blanco connects with a diving header. Armin Will didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
33.07
Pedro Antunes plays the ball forward to Alberto Lima. Alberto Lima knocks the ball forward to Henk Van De Hor but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
36.04
Alejandro Rossitto barges into Manuel Soares. Alejandro Rossitto is shown the yellow card! Manuel Soares runs off the knock.
38.49
Romarin Ndiefi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guilherme Pinheiro. Guilherme Pinheiro threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Rossitto. Alejandro Rossitto lofts in a cross ball towards Hryhoriy Kasyanov. Hryhoriy Kasyanov whips the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
40.56
Romarin Ndiefi catches Henk Van De Hor on the ankles. The referee warns Romarin Ndiefi to calm down! Henk Van De Hor hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.13
Andy Nicholls chips the ball to his team mate, Stephan Amoah. With a delightful solo run, Stephan Amoah stretches the opposition's defence. Stephan Amoah shoots from distance. Solid save from Armin Will.
44.14
Samir Thielemann makes a probing pass to Alberto Lima. Alberto Lima whips in a cross ball towards Henk Van De Hor. Henk Van De Hor makes a deft header but somehow Lourenço Salas manages to keep it out.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Académica de Coimbra appear unchanged since the first half. S.L. Benfica also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and S.L. Benfica get the second half underway!
47.18
Pedro Antunes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Lima. Alberto Lima knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.05
Stephan Amoah knocks the ball forward to Tomek Lato. Tomek Lato knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lorenzo Di Michele.
51.20
Romero P. Soler knocks the ball forward to Quim Marques. Quim Marques flicks a high pass forward to Alberto Lima who brings the ball under control. Alberto Lima tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
55.47
Seeing a gap ahead, Pedro Antunes laces a through ball forward to Alberto Lima. Alberto Lima sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
57.36
With imagination, Guilherme Pinheiro picks a pass forward to Tomek Lato. Tomek Lato shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
59.01
Carlos Barbosa plays the ball forward to Alberto Lima. Alberto Lima passes the ball forward but Henk Van De Hor is offside!
65.03
Stephan Amoah threads a neat ball through to Elena Blanco. Elena Blanco plays a one-two with Hryhoriy Kasyanov and advances towards the goal... Elena Blanco takes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
69.25
Lorenzo Di Michele knocks the ball forward to Pedro Antunes. Pedro Antunes passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Alberto Lima. Alberto Lima whips in a cross ball towards Silvio Fonseca. Silvio Fonseca jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
72.24
Joel Gadd surges forward with the ball. Joel Gadd knocks the ball forward to Alejandro Rossitto. Alejandro Rossitto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.19
Académica de Coimbra have made 2 substitutions with Tiago Semedo replacing Carlos Barbosa and Filipe Vieira replacing Silvio Fonseca .
81.51
Pedro Antunes kicks a strong pass forward to Filipe Vieira. Filipe Vieira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Lourenço Salas easily gets down and covers it.
83.32
Pedro Antunes sees space and advances. Pedro Antunes whips in a cross ball towards Henk Van De Hor. Romarin Ndiefi hacks Henk Van De Hor from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
85.04
Anton Kolesnichenko sees Guilherme Pinheiro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Guilherme Pinheiro sees Alejandro Rossitto in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alejandro Rossitto whips in a cross ball towards Elena Blanco. Elena Blanco connects with a diving header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
89.30
Lorenzo Di Michele flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Antunes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pedro Antunes knocks the ball forward to Henk Van De Hor. Henk Van De Hor edges inside the box! Henk Van De Hor shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Académica de Coimbra

S.L. Benfica
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.9%
38.1%
Play Area
26.2%
42.9%
31%

Scorers
Tomek Lato 18
Elena Blanco 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Elena Blanco of S.L. Benfica

Match Ratings