Match Report


Gil VicenteGil Vicente     Sporting BragaSporting Braga
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Lefteris KipourosL. Kipouros78
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captain1
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64Jermaine SturridgeJ. Sturridge
Alfredo VergesA. Verges71
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2
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71Morten BögelundM. Bögelund
Scott SullivanS. Sullivan70
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3
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68Leonardo GarciaL. Garcia
Pierre-Yves GuillouP. Guillou67
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4
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64Quim BarrosQ. Barros
Artur BarbosaA. Barbosa72
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5
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64Jaime VarelaJ. Varela
Urvin ZoetebierU. Zoetebier69
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6
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71Greg GascoigneG. Gascoigne
Andre SousaA. Sousa72
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7captain
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70Ruben AntunesR. Antunes
Elena GimenezE. Gimenez72
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8
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73Mike HoogstrateM. Hoogstrate
Romero P. RomanR. Roman68
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9
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72Mario JardimM. Jardim
Jaime SemedoJ. Semedo69
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10
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71Cliff van der HoekC. van der Hoek
Gary MorrisonG. Morrison41
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11
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70Moreno LantignottiM. Lantignotti
 
Gavin HendryG. Hendry73
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12
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48Sebastiao AndradeS. Andrade
Marcos CruzM. Cruz69
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13
D
43Ray PaschettaR. Paschetta
Leonardo OrtegaL. Ortega68
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14
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42Neil SounessN. Souness

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Estadio Cidade de Barcelos where Gil Vicente play host to Sporting Braga. A crowd of 16,638 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Gil Vicente are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sporting Braga appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Andre Marques.


0.00
The first half starts with Sporting Braga kicking off!
3.00
Alfredo Verges flicks the ball to his team mate, Andre Sousa. Andre Sousa knocks the ball to his team mate, Jaime Semedo. Jaime Semedo plays a one-two with Romero P. Roman and rushes in on goal... Leonardo Garcia comes in with a late challenge on Jaime Semedo. Jaime Semedo appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
4.26
Scott Sullivan comes in with a late challenge on Mike Hoogstrate. Scott Sullivan is shown the yellow card! Mike Hoogstrate hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
8.03
Greg Gascoigne runs straight at the opposition's defence. Greg Gascoigne knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.26
With a delightful solo run, Andre Sousa stretches the opposition's defence. Andre Sousa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
10.15
Pierre-Yves Guillou makes a probing pass to Urvin Zoetebier. Urvin Zoetebier chips the ball to his team mate, Jaime Semedo. Jaime Semedo comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
12.22
Elena Gimenez makes a probing pass to Romero P. Roman. Romero P. Roman shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
16.37
Ruben Antunes flicks a high pass forward. Greg Gascoigne holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Greg Gascoigne advances inside the box! Some silky footwork from Greg Gascoigne provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
20.10
Ruben Antunes sees Cliff van der Hoek in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cliff van der Hoek makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mike Hoogstrate but he's offside!
21.16
Ruben Antunes catches Alfredo Verges on the ankles. Ruben Antunes is warned by the referee! Alfredo Verges hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
22.34
Artur Barbosa pushes up the pitch. Artur Barbosa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jaime Semedo. Jaime Semedo whips in a cross ball towards Urvin Zoetebier. With a superhuman jump, Urvin Zoetebier connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's there!! Jermaine Sturridge has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
27.39
Mario Jardim flicks a high pass forward to Ruben Antunes who brings the ball neatly under control. Ruben Antunes shoots from outside the area. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
30.31
Pierre-Yves Guillou flicks a high pass forward. Andre Sousa collects the pass. Andre Sousa hits a low pass to Gary Morrison. Gary Morrison shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
32.03
Artur Barbosa flicks a high pass forward. Elena Gimenez controls it well on his chest. Elena Gimenez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gary Morrison. Gary Morrison shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
39.34
Greg Gascoigne knocks the ball to his team mate, Moreno Lantignotti. Moreno Lantignotti kicks a strong pass forward to Ruben Antunes but the referee indicates it's offside!
44.13
Jaime Varela controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruben Antunes. Ruben Antunes flicks a high pass forward. Mike Hoogstrate holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mike Hoogstrate makes a probing pass between the defence to Cliff van der Hoek. Cliff van der Hoek rockets a shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Gil Vicente appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Braga also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Gil Vicente kick off!
47.52
Ruben Antunes threads a neat ball through to Greg Gascoigne. Greg Gascoigne runs straight at the defence! Alfredo Verges comes in with a late challenge on Greg Gascoigne. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
48.55
Jaime Varela hits a low pass to Mike Hoogstrate. Mike Hoogstrate whips in a cross ball towards Cliff van der Hoek. Cliff van der Hoek makes a deft header. Lefteris Kipouros is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
51.37
Ruben Antunes flicks the ball to his team mate, Moreno Lantignotti. Moreno Lantignotti knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.46
Elena Gimenez runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Elena Gimenez shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
59.27
Cliff van der Hoek clumsily knocks into Andre Sousa. Cliff van der Hoek is warned by the referee! Andre Sousa stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.08
Elena Gimenez flicks a high pass forward to Andre Sousa who brings the ball under control. Andre Sousa finds some space and shoots from distance but Jermaine Sturridge is on top of it.
75.02
Mario Jardim flicks the ball to his team mate, Moreno Lantignotti. Moreno Lantignotti advances inside the box! Moreno Lantignotti side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
84.34
Scott Sullivan controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Urvin Zoetebier. Urvin Zoetebier flicks the ball to his team mate, Andre Sousa. Andre Sousa sees Jaime Semedo just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Jaime Semedo tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
85.08
Urvin Zoetebier controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Elena Gimenez. Elena Gimenez plays a quick one-two with Andre Sousa and rushes in on goal... Elena Gimenez rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.46
Morten Bögelund passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Greg Gascoigne. Greg Gascoigne threads a neat ball through to Mike Hoogstrate. Mike Hoogstrate plays a sublime one-two with Ruben Antunes and races in on goal... Some awkward footwork from Mike Hoogstrate provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the wet ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Gil Vicente

Sporting Braga
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.1%
46.9%
Play Area
27.2%
45.7%
27.2%

Scorers
Urvin Zoetebier 22
Ruben Antunes 27
Cliff van der Hoek 49
Mike Hoogstrate 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ruben Antunes of Sporting Braga

Match Ratings