Match Report


Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon     PenafielPenafiel
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Fernando PintoF. Pinto60
G
1
G
61Don HendryD. Hendry
Edgar PintoE. Pinto58
D
2
D
75Alec GemmillA. Gemmill
Vitor MarquesV. Marques47
D
3
D
69Rafael CostaR. Costa
Eddie SerrantE. Serrant54
D
4
D
69Pascal SachsP. Sachs
Carlos SantosC. Santos67
D
captain5
D
66Samuel AlvesS. Alves
Ruben RibeiroR. Ribeiro61
M
6
M
67Gaspar SoaresG. Soares
Sebastiao MonteiroS. Monteiro73
M
7
M
63Datti Mohamed BrancaD. Branca
Hakan TürkyilmazH. Türkyilmaz65
M
8captain
M
58Andre BentoA. Bento
Pedro PostigaP. Postiga45
A
9
M
58Sebastiao PintoS. Pinto
Silvio MartinsS. Martins65
A
10
A
62Gaspar GomesG. Gomes
Samuel AntunesS. Antunes61
A
11
A
61Sergio LoureiroS. Loureiro
 
Daniel LimaD. Lima63
A
12
D
65Ivan GarridoI. Garrido
Paulo LopesP. Lopes67
M
13
G
61Carlton LofthouseC. Lofthouse
Silvio CarvalhoS. Carvalho57
M
14
A
61Sergio GomesS. Gomes

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Estádio José Alvalade where Sporting Lisbon play host to Penafiel. A crowd of 8,843 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sporting Lisbon are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Penafiel appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Manuel Correa Dionisio.


0.00
The first half starts with Sporting Lisbon kicking off!
3.31
Pascal Sachs flicks a high pass forward to Andre Bento who brings the ball under control. Andre Bento sees space and advances. Andre Bento shoots from 20 yards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
8.50
Gaspar Soares knocks the ball to his team mate, Sergio Loureiro. Sergio Loureiro knocks in a cross ball towards Gaspar Gomes. Gaspar Gomes makes a convincing header. What a cracker!! Fernando Pinto had no chance!! Goal for Penafiel!
15.36
Eddie Serrant chips the ball to his team mate, Hakan Türkyilmaz. Hakan Türkyilmaz flicks a high ball forward to Samuel Antunes who takes it down. Samuel Antunes edges inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Samuel Antunes provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Don Hendry gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
22.07
Carlos Santos flicks a high pass forward. Ruben Ribeiro collects the pass. Ruben Ribeiro takes it forward alone. Ruben Ribeiro cuts inside the box! Ruben Ribeiro cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
24.46
Andre Bento controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gaspar Gomes. Gaspar Gomes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.19
Eddie Serrant passes the ball forward to Hakan Türkyilmaz. Hakan Türkyilmaz kicks a strong pass forward to Pedro Postiga. Pedro Postiga sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
30.51
Gaspar Soares controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sergio Loureiro. Sergio Loureiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carlos Santos.
32.08
Gaspar Soares makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sergio Loureiro. Sergio Loureiro shoots from distance. Fernando Pinto gets down and covers it.
33.55
Ruben Ribeiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pedro Postiga. Pedro Postiga plays a one-two with Silvio Martins and advances towards the goal... Pedro Postiga shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
The whistle blows and Penafiel kick off!
48.10
Ruben Ribeiro hacks Andre Bento from behind! The referee brings Ruben Ribeiro to one side and gives him a warning! Andre Bento grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
49.39
Sebastiao Monteiro takes it forward alone. Sebastiao Monteiro shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
55.43
Sporting Lisbon are keeping most of the possession.
63.40
Rafael Costa flicks the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Soares. Gaspar Soares makes a simple pass to Gaspar Gomes. Gaspar Gomes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.28
Seeing a gap ahead, Sebastiao Monteiro plays the ball forward to Silvio Martins. Silvio Martins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.56
Gaspar Soares flicks a high pass forward. Gaspar Gomes controls it well on his chest. Gaspar Gomes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vitor Marques.
77.16
Penafiel have made a substitution with Sergio Gomes replacing Sergio Loureiro and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-5-1 formation.
78.24
Gaspar Soares comes in with a late challenge on Hakan Türkyilmaz. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Hakan Türkyilmaz hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.50
Sergio Gomes catches Vitor Marques on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Vitor Marques runs off the knock.
84.26
Eddie Serrant makes a probing pass to Ruben Ribeiro. Ruben Ribeiro knocks the ball forward to Samuel Antunes. Samuel Antunes skips past Samuel Alves! Samuel Antunes makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
85.38
Rafael Costa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Datti Mohamed Branca. Datti Mohamed Branca deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sergio Gomes. Sergio Gomes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
89.56
Carlos Santos flicks a high pass forward. Hakan Türkyilmaz controls it well on his chest. Hakan Türkyilmaz sees Silvio Martins in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Silvio Martins plays a scrappy one-two with Pedro Postiga and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Silvio Martins provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Lisbon

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

Possession
54.8%
45.2%
Play Area
26%
47.9%
26%

Scorers
Pedro Postiga 34
Andre Bento 3
Gaspar Gomes 9

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Andre Bento of Penafiel

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

1.Don Hendry (GK)
6
2.Alec Gemmill (DEF)
6
3.Rafael Costa (DEF)
6
4.Pascal Sachs (DEF)
7
5.Samuel Alves (DEF)
6
6.Gaspar Soares (MID)yellow card
6
7.Datti Mohamed Branca (MID)
6
8.Andre Bento (MID)goal scored
9
9.Sebastiao Pinto (MID)
6
10.Gaspar Gomes (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Sergio Loureiro (ATT)
7
 
12.Ivan Garrido (DEF)
0
13.Carlton Lofthouse (GK)
0
14.Sergio Gomes (ATT)yellow card
5