Match Report


Santa ClaraSanta Clara     Desportivo NacionalDesportivo Nacional
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Philipp EngelsP. Engels58
G
1
G
56Bruno CastroB. Castro
Abel PintoA. Pinto66
D
2
D
76Pedro FonsecaP. Fonseca
Hugo VieiraH. Vieira56
D
3
D
67Rui AlmeidaR. Almeida
Rui ReisR. Reis51
D
captain4
D
64Filipe VarelaF. Varela
Alexandre MendesA. Mendes50
D
5
D
64Diogo FernandesD. Fernandes
Omer MikeO. Mike64
M
6
M
66Alberto MoreiraA. Moreira
Mario TeixeiraM. Teixeira59
M
7
M
65Ruben VarelaR. Varela
Pedro AlmeidaP. Almeida58
M
8
M
60Albert ReyesA. Reyes
Colin JohnstoneC. Johnstone57
M
9
M
59Quim CamposQ. Campos
Helder CostaH. Costa69
A
10captain
A
73Sergio RibeiroS. Ribeiro
Chris MakinC. Makin67
A
11
A
62Ruben BarbosaR. Barbosa
 
Rafael CastroR. Castro61
A
12
M
57Jaime NunesJ. Nunes
Albert Del SolA. Del Sol57
G
13
A
53Edgar MonteiroE. Monteiro
Ulrich PericardU. Pericard57
M
14
M
52Ricardo LoureiroR. Loureiro

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Est˜dio de Sao Miguel where Santa Clara play host to Desportivo Nacional. A crowd of 8,430 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Santa Clara and Desportivo Nacional are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Carlos Teixeira.


0.00
Desportivo Nacional start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.41
Albert Reyes surges forward with the ball. Albert Reyes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.47
Pedro Almeida flicks a high ball forward to Chris Makin who takes it down. Chris Makin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rui Almeida.
10.16
Pedro Almeida knocks the ball to his team mate, Chris Makin. Chris Makin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.30
Rui Reis knocks the ball to his team mate, Colin Johnstone. Colin Johnstone flicks a high pass forward to Chris Makin who brings the ball under control. Chris Makin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
14.24
Mario Teixeira chips the ball to his team mate, Chris Makin. Chris Makin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Filipe Varela.
22.53
Omer Mike chips the ball to his team mate, Helder Costa. Helder Costa skips past Diogo Fernandes! Some silky footwork from Helder Costa provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
26.19
Omer Mike surges forward with the ball. Omer Mike knocks in a cross ball towards Helder Costa. Helder Costa beats his man to it with a header. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
28.08
Alberto Moreira advances with the ball. Alberto Moreira runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Alberto Moreira provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is deflected wide by Alexandre Mendes.
29.58
Quim Campos takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Ruben Varela makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
32.58
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
33.42
Without breaking stride, Mario Teixeira plays the ball forward to Helder Costa. Helder Costa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rui Almeida.
34.16
Rui Almeida hacks Helder Costa from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Helder Costa stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.37
Pedro Almeida decides to run forward with the ball. Pedro Almeida knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rui Almeida.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Santa Clara appear unchanged since the first half. Desportivo Nacional also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Santa Clara get the second half underway!
47.10
Colin Johnstone knocks the ball forward to Helder Costa. Helder Costa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Bruno Castro. Excellent save.
55.59
Albert Reyes flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa knocks in a cross ball towards Sergio Ribeiro. Sergio Ribeiro heads the ball goalwards. Philipp Engels punches it away to safety.
57.23
Ruben Varela threads the ball through to Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
60.06
Santa Clara have made 2 substitutions with Rafael Castro replacing Omer Mike and Ulrich Pericard replacing Helder Costa .
61.08
Alexandre Mendes flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Almeida controls it well on his chest. Pedro Almeida laces a through ball forward to Ulrich Pericard. Ulrich Pericard whips in a cross ball towards Chris Makin. Chris Makin beats his man to it with a header but it's well over the bar!
63.22
Filipe Varela threads a neat ball through to Albert Reyes. Albert Reyes plays the ball forward to Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Abel Pinto.
65.22
Ruben Varela makes a probing pass to Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.10
Albert Reyes makes a simple pass to Sergio Ribeiro. Sergio Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Philipp Engels who gathers it comfortably.
69.45
Albert Reyes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa advances inside the box! Ruben Barbosa strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
71.42
Albert Reyes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sergio Ribeiro. Sergio Ribeiro cuts inside the box! Sergio Ribeiro takes a shot at goal. Philipp Engels is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
77.01
Santa Clara have made a substitution with Albert Del Sol replacing Colin Johnstone .
78.07
Rui Reis catches Ruben Barbosa on the ankles. The referee calls over Rui Reis and warns him to calm down! Ruben Barbosa stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.53
Hugo Vieira flicks a high ball forward to Rafael Castro who takes it down. Rafael Castro flicks a high pass forward to Chris Makin who brings the ball under control. Chris Makin knocks in a cross ball towards Ulrich Pericard. Ulrich Pericard is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it slams into the crowd!
84.42
Ruben Barbosa catches Abel Pinto on the ankles. The referee warns Ruben Barbosa to calm down! Abel Pinto runs off the knock.
87.02
Rui Reis launches a long ball forward into the other half. Ulrich Pericard finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Santa Clara

Desportivo Nacional
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.1%
51.9%
Play Area
27.3%
51.9%
20.8%

Scorers
Sergio Ribeiro 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sergio Ribeiro of Desportivo Nacional

Match Ratings
1.Philipp Engels (GK)
6
2.Abel Pinto (DEF)
6
3.Hugo Vieira (DEF)
6
4.Rui Reis (DEF)
6
5.Alexandre Mendes (DEF)
6
6.Omer Mike (MID)
7
7.Mario Teixeira (MID)
7
8.Pedro Almeida (MID)
7
9.Colin Johnstone (MID)
6
10.Helder Costa (ATT)
7
11.Chris Makin (ATT)
6
 
12.Rafael Castro (ATT)
6
13.Albert Del Sol (GK)
6
14.Ulrich Pericard (MID)
6

1.Bruno Castro (GK)
7
2.Pedro Fonseca (DEF)
6
3.Rui Almeida (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Filipe Varela (DEF)
6
5.Diogo Fernandes (DEF)
6
6.Alberto Moreira (MID)
7
7.Ruben Varela (MID)
6
8.Albert Reyes (MID)
9
9.Quim Campos (MID)
6
10.Sergio Ribeiro (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Ruben Barbosa (ATT)
6
 
12.Jaime Nunes (MID)
0
13.Edgar Monteiro (ATT)
0
14.Ricardo Loureiro (MID)
0