Match Report
| AD Ovarense | AD Ovarense |  |  | Sporting Braga | Sporting Braga | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sebastiao Vieira | S. Vieira |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 | | David Semedo | D. Semedo | |||||||||
| Filipe Bento | F. Bento | | 72 | D |  |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Jorge Campos | J. Campos | ||||||||
| Jorge Gomes | J. Gomes | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Tiago Valente | T. Valente | |||||||||
| Cesar Tavares | C. Tavares | | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 |  | Demlaba Sopalski | D. Sopalski | |||||||||
| Mario Santos | M. Santos | | 62 | M | | 5 | | M | 62 |  | Kai Neuhaus | K. Neuhaus | |||||||||
| Antonio Tavares | A. Tavares | | 59 | M | | 6 | | | M | 58 | | Manuel Veloso | M. Veloso | ||||||||
| Jan Van Eijk | J. Van Eijk |  | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 | | Kevin Schulze | K. Schulze | |||||||||
| Mario Lopes | M. Lopes | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 | | Cristiano Pinto | C. Pinto | |||||||||
| Bruno Veloso | B. Veloso | | 67 | A | | 9 | | A | 69 |  | Julian Cabrera | J. Cabrera | |||||||||
| Nuno Semedo | N. Semedo | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Rodrigo Almeida | R. Almeida | |||||||||
| Paul George | P. George |  | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Rafael Semedo | R. Semedo | |||||||||
| Brendan Carter | B. Carter | | 58 | G | | 12 | | A | 64 | | Quim Neves | Q. Neves | |||||||||
| Tomas Jesus | T. Jesus | | 52 | M | | 13 | | A | 61 | | Cristiano Martins | C. Martins | |||||||||
| Bruno Alves | B. Alves | | 51 | G | | 14 | | D | 57 | | Ricardo Nascimento | R. Nascimento | |||||||||
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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Estadio Marques da Silva where AD Ovarense play host to Sporting Braga. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both AD Ovarense and Sporting Braga are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Warren Rufus.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both AD Ovarense and Sporting Braga are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Warren Rufus.
0.00
0-0AD Ovarense kick off!
3.10
0-0Kevin Schulze makes a beautiful solo run. Kevin Schulze cuts inside the box! Kevin Schulze muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Sporting Braga are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
10.07
0-0Rodrigo Almeida catches Filipe Bento on the ankles. The referee warns Rodrigo Almeida to calm down! Filipe Bento runs off the knock.
12.10
0-0Jan Van Eijk flicks a high ball forward to Bruno Veloso who takes it down. Bruno Veloso sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
16.35
With some swift thinking, Manuel Veloso plays the ball forward to Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
18.07
Cristiano Pinto threads a neat ball through to Rafael Semedo. Rafael Semedo tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
20.19
0-0Jorge Campos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Manuel Veloso. Manuel Veloso threads the ball through to Rafael Semedo. Rafael Semedo knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sebastiao Vieira who gathers it comfortably.
21.52
0-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
22.57
Jorge Campos brings the ball forward. Jorge Campos advances with the ball. Jorge Campos lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Cabrera. Julian Cabrera is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Sporting Braga are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
24.42
1-0Antonio Tavares threads a neat ball through to Paul George. Paul George runs straight at the defence! Paul George cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
38.22
Manuel Veloso flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida shoots from 20 yards. Sebastiao Vieira gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
40.10
1-0Rodrigo Almeida hacks Jorge Gomes from behind! The referee warns Rodrigo Almeida again to calm down! Jorge Gomes grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
Antonio Tavares threads the ball through to Paul George. Paul George rushes past Tiago Valente! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Paul George provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. AD Ovarense appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Braga appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
45.00
Sporting Braga kick off the second half!
48.15
Jorge Campos catches Nuno Semedo on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nuno Semedo grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
49.30
Jan Van Eijk chips the ball to his team mate, Paul George. Paul George knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Semedo who gathers it comfortably.
54.07
Filipe Bento plays the ball forward to Antonio Tavares. Antonio Tavares flicks a high pass forward to Nuno Semedo who brings the ball under control. Nuno Semedo shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
57.29
Filipe Bento flicks a high pass forward. Jan Van Eijk controls it well on his chest. Jan Van Eijk runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jan Van Eijk plays a one-two with Bruno Veloso and advances towards the goal... Jan Van Eijk shoots from just inside the box but somehow David Semedo manages to keep it out.
66.36
Antonio Tavares takes a long throw-in. Jan Van Eijk chips the ball to his team mate, Bruno Veloso. Bruno Veloso shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
67.49
Cristiano Pinto threads the ball through to Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida skips past Jorge Gomes! Rodrigo Almeida rockets a shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
69.55
1-0Demlaba Sopalski hacks Bruno Veloso from behind! Demlaba Sopalski is shown the yellow card! Bruno Veloso stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.37
Cesar Tavares deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jan Van Eijk. Jan Van Eijk threads a neat ball through to Nuno Semedo. Nuno Semedo rushes past Kai Neuhaus! Nuno Semedo cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
73.49
Julian Cabrera hacks Mario Santos from behind! The referee calls over Julian Cabrera and shows him a yellow card! Mario Santos grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
75.40
Cesar Tavares controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mario Santos. Mario Santos sees Bruno Veloso in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bruno Veloso advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Bruno Veloso provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. David Semedo gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
78.33
Mario Lopes sees a break and surges forward. Mario Lopes lofts in a cross ball towards Bruno Veloso. Bruno Veloso jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but is denied by David Semedo. Excellent save.
79.38
Jorge Gomes hacks Rodrigo Almeida from behind! The referee warns Jorge Gomes to calm down! Rodrigo Almeida hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
81.41
Julian Cabrera changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Julian Cabrera finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
85.21
Tiago Valente threads a neat ball through to Cristiano Pinto. Cristiano Pinto advances with the ball. Cristiano Pinto knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jorge Gomes.
87.44
Cristiano Pinto threads the ball through to Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
5
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61.5%
38.5%
Play Area
29.5%
43.6%
26.9%
Scorers
| Paul George 24 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Paul George of AD Ovarense |
Match Ratings
| 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) | 8 | |
| 7. | Jan Van Eijk (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Mario Lopes (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Bruno Veloso (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Nuno Semedo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Paul George (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Brendan Carter (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Tomas Jesus (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Bruno Alves (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | David Semedo (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Jorge Campos (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 3. | Tiago Valente (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Demlaba Sopalski (DEF) | | 6 |
| 5. | Kai Neuhaus (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Manuel Veloso (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Kevin Schulze (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Cristiano Pinto (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Julian Cabrera (ATT) | | 5 |
| 10. | Rodrigo Almeida (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Rafael Semedo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Quim Neves (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Cristiano Martins (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Ricardo Nascimento (DEF) | 0 | |