Match Report


Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon     AD OvarenseAD Ovarense
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Fernando PintoF. Pinto60
G
1
G
59Sebastiao VieiraS. Vieira
Edgar PintoE. Pinto58
D
2captain
D
72Filipe BentoF. Bento
Eddie SerrantE. Serrant54
D
3
D
68Jorge GomesJ. Gomes
Vasco FerreiraV. Ferreira52
D
4
D
49Cesar TavaresC. Tavares
Carlos SantosC. Santos67
D
captain5
M
62Mario SantosM. Santos
Ruben RibeiroR. Ribeiro61
M
6
M
59Antonio TavaresA. Tavares
Sebastiao MonteiroS. Monteiro73
M
7
M
58Jan Van EijkJ. Van Eijk
Hakan TürkyilmazH. Türkyilmaz65
M
8
M
54Mario LopesM. Lopes
Pedro PostigaP. Postiga45
A
9
A
67Bruno VelosoB. Veloso
Ruben QuaresmaR. Quaresma39
A
10
A
62Nuno SemedoN. Semedo
Samuel AntunesS. Antunes61
A
11
A
54Paul GeorgeP. George
 
Silvio MartinsS. Martins65
A
12
G
58Brendan CarterB. Carter
Paulo LopesP. Lopes67
M
13
M
52Tomas JesusT. Jesus
Silvio CarvalhoS. Carvalho57
M
14
G
51Bruno AlvesB. Alves

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Estádio José Alvalade where Sporting Lisbon play host to AD Ovarense. A crowd of 9,416 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sporting Lisbon are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while AD Ovarense appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Abel Rui Costa.


0.00
Sporting Lisbon start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.19
Cesar Tavares barges into Samuel Antunes. Cesar Tavares is warned by the referee! Samuel Antunes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
2.19
Free kick to Sporting Lisbon just outside the area...
3.38
Sebastiao Monteiro takes a slow run up but the ball is driven straight into the wall.
9.41
Antonio Tavares hits a low pass to Nuno Semedo. Nuno Semedo shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
14.57
Hakan Türkyilmaz comes in with a late challenge on Filipe Bento. Hakan Türkyilmaz is warned by the referee! Filipe Bento stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.06
Sebastiao Monteiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pedro Postiga. Pedro Postiga shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
20.57
Hakan Türkyilmaz comes in with a late challenge on Filipe Bento. The referee warns Hakan Türkyilmaz again to calm down! Filipe Bento grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
21.02
Vasco Ferreira makes a simple pass to Hakan Türkyilmaz. Hakan Türkyilmaz flicks a high ball forward to Samuel Antunes who takes it down. Samuel Antunes shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
22.27
With great vision, Mario Santos plays the ball forward to Paul George. Paul George rushes past Eddie Serrant! Paul George makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.33
Mario Lopes passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Nuno Semedo. Nuno Semedo finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
30.42
Edgar Pinto arcs the ball upfield. Ruben Quaresma edges inside the box! Ruben Quaresma muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sporting Lisbon!
40.05
Jan Van Eijk passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Bruno Veloso. Bruno Veloso lofts in a cross ball towards Nuno Semedo. Nuno Semedo directs the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Lisbon appear unchanged since the first half. AD Ovarense also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
AD Ovarense start the second half!
49.47
Eddie Serrant hacks Mario Lopes from behind! Eddie Serrant is shown the yellow card! Mario Lopes stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.47
Free kick to AD Ovarense just outside the area...
50.06
Bruno Veloso slowly runs up and lifts the ball high over the wall. Too high. What a wasted chance.
53.39
Hakan Türkyilmaz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Postiga. Pedro Postiga shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
57.54
Hakan Türkyilmaz clumsily knocks into Antonio Tavares. The referee warns Hakan Türkyilmaz yet again to calm down! Antonio Tavares hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
59.27
Hakan Türkyilmaz sees Pedro Postiga in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pedro Postiga knocks in a cross ball towards Samuel Antunes. Samuel Antunes flicks the ball with his head but it slams into the crowd!
63.20
Sebastiao Monteiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Samuel Antunes. Samuel Antunes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.35
Hakan Türkyilmaz hits a low pass to Pedro Postiga. Pedro Postiga advances inside the box! Pedro Postiga side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
77.20
Jorge Gomes passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Jan Van Eijk. Jan Van Eijk threads a neat ball through to Paul George. Paul George kicks a strong pass forward to Nuno Semedo but the referee indicates it's offside!
83.22
Cesar Tavares passes the ball forward to Antonio Tavares. Antonio Tavares sees a break and surges forward. Antonio Tavares edges inside the box! Antonio Tavares cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
89.01
With some swift thinking, Antonio Tavares plays the ball forward to Nuno Semedo. Nuno Semedo shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Lisbon

AD Ovarense
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.2%
50.8%
Play Area
24.6%
49.2%
26.2%

Scorers
Ruben Quaresma 30
Nuno Semedo 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Antonio Tavares of AD Ovarense

Match Ratings
1.Fernando Pinto (GK)
6
2.Edgar Pinto (DEF)
7
3.Eddie Serrant (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Vasco Ferreira (DEF)
6
5.Carlos Santos (DEF)
6
6.Ruben Ribeiro (MID)
6
7.Sebastiao Monteiro (MID)
7
8.Hakan Türkyilmaz (MID)
6
9.Pedro Postiga (ATT)
6
10.Ruben Quaresma (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Samuel Antunes (ATT)
6
 
12.Silvio Martins (ATT)
0
13.Paulo Lopes (MID)
0
14.Silvio Carvalho (MID)
0

1.Sebastiao Vieira (GK)
6
2.Filipe Bento (DEF)
6
3.Jorge Gomes (DEF)
6
4.Cesar Tavares (DEF)
6
5.Mario Santos (MID)
6
6.Antonio Tavares (MID)
9
7.Jan Van Eijk (MID)
6
8.Mario Lopes (MID)
6
9.Bruno Veloso (ATT)
6
10.Nuno Semedo (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Paul George (ATT)
6
 
12.Brendan Carter (GK)
0
13.Tomas Jesus (MID)
0
14.Bruno Alves (GK)
0