Match Report
| Sporting Braga | Sporting Braga |  |  | Rio Ave | Rio Ave | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Semedo | D. Semedo |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 | | Pedro Gomes | P. Gomes | |||||||||
| Anthony Wright | A. Wright |  | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Guilherme Moreira | G. Moreira | |||||||||
| Jorge Campos | J. Campos | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Vasco Nascimento | V. Nascimento | |||||||||
| Tiago Valente | T. Valente | | 65 | D | | 4 | |  | D | 60 | | Frederico Moreira | F. Moreira | ||||||||
| Kai Neuhaus | K. Neuhaus |  | 62 | M | | 5 | | D | 58 |  | Pegguy Neveu | P. Neveu | |||||||||
| Manuel Veloso | M. Veloso | | 58 | M | | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Tomas Santos | T. Santos | ||||||||
| Graham Oakley | G. Oakley | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Daniel Castro | D. Castro | |||||||||
| Kevin Schulze | K. Schulze | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Miguel Ribeiro | M. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Julian Cabrera | J. Cabrera |  | 69 | A | | 9 | | M | 49 | | Carlos Reis | C. Reis | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Almeida | R. Almeida | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 |  | Alec Mason | A. Mason | |||||||||
| Rafael Semedo | R. Semedo | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 | | Paulo Quaresma | P. Quaresma | |||||||||
| Quim Neves | Q. Neves | | 64 | A | | 12 | | G | 66 | | Ivan Soto | I. Soto | |||||||||
| Cristiano Martins | C. Martins | | 61 | A | | 13 | | G | 63 | | Helder Ribeiro | H. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Demlaba Sopalski | D. Sopalski | | 59 | D | | 14 | | G | 63 | | Quim Pinto | Q. Pinto | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Estádio Municipal de Braga where Sporting Braga play host to Rio Ave. A crowd of 8,157 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sporting Braga are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rio Ave appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Pauleta.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sporting Braga are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rio Ave appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Pauleta.
0.00
0-0Rio Ave get the match underway!
2.27
0-0Anthony Wright knocks the ball forward to Graham Oakley. Graham Oakley flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Semedo. Rafael Semedo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
3.36
0-0Tiago Valente makes a probing pass to Manuel Veloso. Manuel Veloso kicks a strong pass forward to Rafael Semedo. Rafael Semedo shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
6.15
Seeing a gap ahead, Frederico Moreira plays the ball forward to Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paulo Quaresma. Paulo Quaresma shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
10.12
0-0Daniel Castro comes in with a late challenge on Graham Oakley. The referee calls over Daniel Castro and shows him a yellow card! Graham Oakley runs off the knock.
15.14
0-0With vision, Kevin Schulze plays the ball forward to Julian Cabrera. Julian Cabrera knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Gomes who gathers it comfortably.
16.31
Manuel Veloso sees space and advances. Manuel Veloso advances inside the box! Manuel Veloso tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
24.49
1-0Anthony Wright deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graham Oakley. Graham Oakley flicks a high ball forward to Rafael Semedo who takes it down. Rafael Semedo knocks in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Rodrigo Almeida!
27.06
1-0Kai Neuhaus makes a simple pass to Rafael Semedo. Rafael Semedo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodrigo Almeida but he's offside!
30.09
Jorge Campos flicks a high pass forward. Graham Oakley controls it well on his chest. Graham Oakley makes a probing pass to Rafael Semedo. Rafael Semedo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Julian Cabrera but he's offside!
33.52
Manuel Veloso catches Daniel Castro on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Daniel Castro runs off the knock.
36.20
Graham Oakley hits a low pass to Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida rushes past Pegguy Neveu! Rodrigo Almeida cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
40.54
Tiago Valente hits a low pass to Manuel Veloso. Manuel Veloso threads the ball through to Julian Cabrera. Julian Cabrera knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Gomes who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
1-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Braga appear unchanged since the first half. Rio Ave also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with Sporting Braga kicking off!
48.42
Jorge Campos hacks Alec Mason from behind! Jorge Campos is shown the yellow card! Alec Mason hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.54
Frederico Moreira chips the ball to his team mate, Tomas Santos. Tomas Santos sees Paulo Quaresma in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paulo Quaresma sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by David Semedo. Excellent save.
53.54
Julian Cabrera barges into Frederico Moreira. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Frederico Moreira runs off the knock.
54.29
1-0Daniel Castro comes in with a late challenge on Graham Oakley. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's another yellow card! It's an early bath for Daniel Castro!! Graham Oakley stretches but gets up unharmed.
55.37
Manuel Veloso threads a neat ball through to Rafael Semedo. Rafael Semedo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
59.12
Kevin Schulze brings the ball forward. Kevin Schulze knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.45
1-0Sporting Braga have made a substitution with Cristiano Martins replacing Manuel Veloso .Rio Ave have made 2 substitutions with Ivan Soto replacing Vasco Nascimento and Helder Ribeiro replacing Paulo Quaresma .
61.48
Tiago Valente deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Martins. Cristiano Martins sees a break and surges forward. Cristiano Martins shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
65.41
Miguel Ribeiro advances with the ball. Miguel Ribeiro shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
66.34
Jorge Campos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Graham Oakley. Graham Oakley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Semedo. Rafael Semedo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.25
Cristiano Martins chips the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frederico Moreira.
75.01
Cristiano Martins flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Semedo controls it well on his chest. Rafael Semedo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pegguy Neveu.
84.53
Tiago Valente deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Martins. Cristiano Martins flicks a high pass forward. Julian Cabrera holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Julian Cabrera shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Pedro Gomes. Excellent save.
85.56
Jorge Campos threads the ball through to Cristiano Martins. Cristiano Martins knocks the ball to his team mate, Julian Cabrera. Julian Cabrera shoots from distance. Pedro Gomes gets down and covers it.
89.31
Helder Ribeiro threads the ball through to Alec Mason. Alec Mason tries a spectacular long range effort. David Semedo gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
90.00
Anthony Wright threads a neat ball through to Cristiano Martins. Cristiano Martins controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Possession
60.5%
39.5%
Play Area
23.3%
47.7%
29.1%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Rodrigo Almeida of Sporting Braga |
Match Ratings
| 1. | David Semedo (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Anthony Wright (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Jorge Campos (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 4. | Tiago Valente (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Kai Neuhaus (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Manuel Veloso (MID) | | 6 |
| 7. | Graham Oakley (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Kevin Schulze (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Julian Cabrera (ATT) | | 5 |
| 10. | Rodrigo Almeida (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | Rafael Semedo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Quim Neves (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Cristiano Martins (ATT) | 7 | |
| 14. | Demlaba Sopalski (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Pedro Gomes (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Guilherme Moreira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Vasco Nascimento (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Frederico Moreira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Pegguy Neveu (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Tomas Santos (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Paulo Quaresma (ATT) | 6 | |
| 8. | Miguel Ribeiro (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Carlos Reis (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alec Mason (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Helder Ribeiro (GK) | 6 | |
| 12. | Ivan Soto (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Daniel Castro (MID) |  | 3 |
| 14. | Quim Pinto (GK) | 0 | |