Match Report


Desportivo NacionalDesportivo Nacional     Sp. EspinhoSp. Espinho
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Bruno CastroB. Castro56
G
1
G
64Matt CaldwellM. Caldwell
Pedro FonsecaP. Fonseca76
D
2
D
71Andre OliveiraA. Oliveira
Rui AlmeidaR. Almeida67
D
3
D
64Marcus BenaliM. Benali
Filipe VarelaF. Varela64
D
4
D
62Rodrigo MoreiraR. Moreira
Diogo FernandesD. Fernandes64
D
5
D
57Guilherme VieiraG. Vieira
Alberto MoreiraA. Moreira66
M
6
M
70Samuel ReisS. Reis
Ruben VarelaR. Varela65
M
7
M
63Cristiano MoreiraC. Moreira
Albert ReyesA. Reyes60
M
8
M
60Nuno MartinsN. Martins
Quim CamposQ. Campos59
M
9
A
78Fernando FuentesF. Fuentes
Sergio RibeiroS. Ribeiro73
A
captain10captain
A
68Gaspar ReisG. Reis
Ruben BarbosaR. Barbosa62
A
11
A
60Tomas CarvalhoT. Carvalho
 
Jaime NunesJ. Nunes57
M
12
M
60Abel AntunesA. Antunes
Edgar MonteiroE. Monteiro54
A
13
G
58David TurekD. Turek
Ricardo LoureiroR. Loureiro52
M
14
G
58Luis NevesL. Neves

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Ground Estádio da Madeira where Desportivo Nacional play host to Sp. Espinho. A crowd of 9,891 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Desportivo Nacional are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sp. Espinho appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Pauleta.


0.00
Desportivo Nacional kick off and get the first half underway!
2.49
Filipe Varela passes the ball forward to Albert Reyes. Albert Reyes threads a neat ball through to Sergio Ribeiro. Sergio Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Guilherme Vieira.
10.13
Marcus Benali flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Reis controls it well on his chest. Samuel Reis hits a low pass to Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis skips past Filipe Varela! Gaspar Reis comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
24.10
Andre Oliveira kicks a strong pass forward to Cristiano Moreira. Cristiano Moreira flicks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Fuentes. Fernando Fuentes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
30.58
Cristiano Moreira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rui Almeida.
34.23
Ruben Varela kicks a strong pass forward to Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.18
Nuno Martins makes a probing pass to Fernando Fuentes. Fernando Fuentes lofts in a cross ball towards Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it rises well off target!
39.58
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
40.06
Samuel Reis flicks a high pass forward. Tomas Carvalho collects the pass. Tomas Carvalho knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Desportivo Nacional appear unchanged since the first half. Sp. Espinho also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Sp. Espinho start the second half!
57.33
Albert Reyes hits a low pass to Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa lofts in a cross ball towards Sergio Ribeiro. Sergio Ribeiro knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
61.20
Marcus Benali threads a neat ball through to Samuel Reis. Samuel Reis makes a simple pass to Tomas Carvalho. Tomas Carvalho knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Diogo Fernandes.
65.27
Albert Reyes hacks Samuel Reis from behind! The referee warns Albert Reyes to calm down! Samuel Reis stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.03
Marcus Benali runs forward with the ball. Marcus Benali hits a low pass to Fernando Fuentes. Fernando Fuentes skips past Diogo Fernandes! Some silky footwork from Fernando Fuentes provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
73.38
Samuel Reis hacks Albert Reyes from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Albert Reyes runs off the knock.
81.12
Filipe Varela knocks the ball forward to Ruben Varela. Ruben Varela kicks a strong pass forward to Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
84.10
Samuel Reis threads a neat ball through to Tomas Carvalho. Tomas Carvalho knocks in a cross ball towards Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis is unmarked! He powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Desportivo Nacional

Sp. Espinho
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.3%
53.7%
Play Area
23.9%
47.8%
28.4%

Scorers
Sergio Ribeiro 57
Gaspar Reis 10, 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gaspar Reis of Sp. Espinho

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

1.Matt Caldwell (GK)
6
2.Andre Oliveira (DEF)
6
3.Marcus Benali (DEF)
7
4.Rodrigo Moreira (DEF)
6
5.Guilherme Vieira (DEF)
6
6.Samuel Reis (MID)yellow card
6
7.Cristiano Moreira (MID)
6
8.Nuno Martins (MID)
6
9.Fernando Fuentes (ATT)
6
10.Gaspar Reis (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Tomas Carvalho (ATT)
6
 
12.Abel Antunes (MID)
0
13.David Turek (GK)
0
14.Luis Neves (GK)
0