Match Report


Sporting BragaSporting Braga     FarenseFarense
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jermaine SturridgeJ. Sturridge64
G
1captain
G
62Filipe VarelaF. Varela
Morten BögelundM. Bögelund71
D
2
D
72Francisco MendesF. Mendes
Leonardo GarciaL. Garcia68
D
3
D
69Petri SchulpP. Schulp
Quim BarrosQ. Barros64
D
4
D
65Claudio De PatreC. De Patre
Jaime VarelaJ. Varela64
D
5
D
61Neil KeaneN. Keane
Greg GascoigneG. Gascoigne71
M
6
M
75Mario JesusM. Jesus
Ruben AntunesR. Antunes70
M
captain7
M
65Dean MarshallD. Marshall
Mike HoogstrateM. Hoogstrate73
A
8
A
65Mario FernandesM. Fernandes
Mario JardimM. Jardim72
A
9
A
64Abel NascimentoA. Nascimento
Cliff van der HoekC. van der Hoek71
A
10
A
62Robbie MoncurR. Moncur
Moreno LantignottiM. Lantignotti70
A
11
A
62Silvio LoureiroS. Loureiro
 
Sebastiao AndradeS. Andrade48
D
12
M
63Victor PeiroV. Peiro
Ray PaschettaR. Paschetta43
D
13
D
60Artur CostaA. Costa
Neil SounessN. Souness42
A
14
D
60David LimaD. Lima

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estádio Municipal de Braga where Sporting Braga play host to Farense. A crowd of 18,765 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Sporting Braga and Farense are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jorge Fernandes.


0.00
Sporting Braga kick off and get the first half underway!
3.56
Dean Marshall kicks a strong pass forward to Mario Jesus. Mario Jesus whips in a cross ball towards Silvio Loureiro. Silvio Loureiro fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
4.44
Seeing a gap ahead, Dean Marshall laces a through ball forward to Mario Jesus. Mario Jesus shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
6.53
Leonardo Garcia plays a long ball forward. Cliff van der Hoek lofts in a cross ball towards Mario Jardim. Mario Jardim powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
8.35
Morten Bögelund threads a neat ball through to Mike Hoogstrate. Mike Hoogstrate shoots from 25 yards but somehow Filipe Varela manages to keep it out.
10.45
Leonardo Garcia makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Morten Bögelund. Morten Bögelund chips the ball to his team mate, Mario Jardim. Mario Jardim lofts in a cross ball towards Greg Gascoigne. Greg Gascoigne is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Filipe Varela with no chance!! Goal for Sporting Braga!
14.30
Leonardo Garcia sees Ruben Antunes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ruben Antunes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mario Jardim. Mario Jardim lofts in a cross ball towards Ruben Antunes. Ruben Antunes beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sporting Braga!
20.56
Dean Marshall hits a low pass to Silvio Loureiro. Silvio Loureiro whips in a cross ball towards Mario Fernandes. Mario Fernandes jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies just off target!
21.17
Leonardo Garcia threads a neat ball through to Ruben Antunes. Ruben Antunes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Moreno Lantignotti. Moreno Lantignotti knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dean Marshall.
22.21
Mike Hoogstrate flicks the ball to his team mate, Moreno Lantignotti. Moreno Lantignotti knocks the ball forward to Mike Hoogstrate but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
24.09
Mario Jesus hacks Mario Jardim from behind! The referee warns Mario Jesus to calm down! Mario Jardim runs off the knock.
26.07
Francisco Mendes flicks a high pass forward. Mario Jesus collects the pass. Mario Jesus deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Robbie Moncur. Robbie Moncur whips in a cross ball towards Dean Marshall. Dean Marshall makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.35
Francisco Mendes breaks forward. Francisco Mendes threads a neat ball through to Dean Marshall. Dean Marshall whips in a cross ball towards Mario Fernandes. Mario Fernandes connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
32.24
Ruben Antunes flicks a high ball forward to Mario Jardim who takes it down. Mario Jardim passes the ball forward but Ruben Antunes is offside!
33.44
Leonardo Garcia plays the ball forward to Mario Jardim. Mario Jardim knocks in a cross ball towards Ruben Antunes. Ruben Antunes makes a looping header on goal. Filipe Varela manages to gather it effortlessly.
38.42
With great vision, Quim Barros plays the ball forward to Moreno Lantignotti. Moreno Lantignotti knocks in a cross ball towards Mike Hoogstrate. Mike Hoogstrate outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Good keeping from Filipe Varela as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
39.40
Corner kick to Sporting Braga. Ruben Antunes chips it to the near post. Mario Jardim makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The shot is on target but blocked by Neil Keane. That should have been a goal!
40.05
Dean Marshall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mario Jesus. Mario Jesus controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
45.00
Moreno Lantignotti decides to run forward with the ball. Moreno Lantignotti whips in a cross ball towards Ruben Antunes. Ruben Antunes knocks the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Filipe Varela. Excellent save.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Farense kick off!
51.56
Ruben Antunes flicks a high pass forward. Mike Hoogstrate controls it well on his chest. Mike Hoogstrate threads a neat, attacking ball through to Cliff van der Hoek. Cliff van der Hoek side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Filipe Varela gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
53.31
Quim Barros deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Greg Gascoigne. Greg Gascoigne chips the ball to his team mate, Ruben Antunes. Ruben Antunes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
54.16
Quim Barros flicks the ball to his team mate, Leonardo Garcia. Leonardo Garcia chips the ball to his team mate, Moreno Lantignotti. Moreno Lantignotti finds some space and shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
55.05
Quim Barros threads a neat ball through to Greg Gascoigne. Greg Gascoigne flicks a high ball forward to Ruben Antunes who takes it down. Ruben Antunes runs straight at the defence! Ruben Antunes strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball strikes Neil Keane's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
56.37
Ruben Antunes takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Filipe Varela scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
57.30
Greg Gascoigne deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mario Jardim. Mario Jardim plays a scrappy one-two with Cliff van der Hoek and stumbles forward towards the goal... Mario Jardim muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.07
Quim Barros comes in with a late challenge on Silvio Loureiro. Quim Barros is warned by the referee! Silvio Loureiro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.36
Moreno Lantignotti threads a neat ball through to Mario Jardim. Mario Jardim tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
61.47
Francisco Mendes surges forward with the ball. Francisco Mendes knocks the ball to his team mate, Silvio Loureiro. Silvio Loureiro plays the ball forward to Abel Nascimento who has made a great run into the box. Morten Bögelund hacks Abel Nascimento from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
65.41
Mario Jesus knocks the ball forward to Silvio Loureiro. Silvio Loureiro lofts in a cross ball towards Robbie Moncur. Robbie Moncur gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Farense!
71.08
Francisco Mendes threads a neat ball through to Dean Marshall. Dean Marshall passes the ball forward to Silvio Loureiro. Silvio Loureiro makes a great pass forward. Dean Marshall runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
73.30
Cliff van der Hoek flicks a high ball forward to Mario Jardim who takes it down. Mario Jardim shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
77.00
Greg Gascoigne sees space and advances. Greg Gascoigne deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mike Hoogstrate but the linesman indicates offside!
78.01
Petri Schulp deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mario Jesus. Mario Jesus makes a probing pass to Abel Nascimento. Abel Nascimento whips in a cross ball towards Mario Fernandes. Mario Fernandes is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies just off target!
83.47
Ruben Antunes threads a neat ball through to Cliff van der Hoek. Cliff van der Hoek sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
84.43
Robbie Moncur deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mario Jesus. Mario Jesus knocks in a cross ball towards Mario Fernandes. Mario Fernandes is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jermaine Sturridge with no chance!! Goal for Farense!
87.27
Leonardo Garcia darts forward. Leonardo Garcia runs straight at the defence! Some world-class footwork from Leonardo Garcia provides some space. He shoots at goal. Magnificent block by Dean Marshall!
89.55
Leonardo Garcia knocks the ball forward to Ruben Antunes. Ruben Antunes flicks a high pass forward. Mario Jardim holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mario Jardim plays a one-two with Cliff van der Hoek and advances towards the goal... Mario Jardim muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Braga

Farense
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
11
4
Shots off Target
7
5
Offsides
4
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
62.8%
37.2%
Play Area
25.5%
41.5%
33%

Scorers
Greg Gascoigne 10
Ruben Antunes 14
Dean Marshall 26
Robbie Moncur 65
Mario Fernandes 84

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

Match Ratings
1.Jermaine Sturridge (GK)
6
2.Morten Bögelund (DEF)
6
3.Leonardo Garcia (DEF)
7
4.Quim Barros (DEF)
6
5.Jaime Varela (DEF)
6
6.Greg Gascoigne (MID)goal scored
8
7.Ruben Antunes (MID)goal scored
9
8.Mike Hoogstrate (ATT)
6
9.Mario Jardim (ATT)
7
10.Cliff van der Hoek (ATT)
6
11.Moreno Lantignotti (ATT)
6
 
12.Sebastiao Andrade (DEF)
0
13.Ray Paschetta (DEF)
0
14.Neil Souness (ATT)
0

1.Filipe Varela (GK)
8
2.Francisco Mendes (DEF)
7
3.Petri Schulp (DEF)
6
4.Claudio De Patre (DEF)
6
5.Neil Keane (DEF)
6
6.Mario Jesus (MID)
7
7.Dean Marshall (MID)goal scored
9
8.Mario Fernandes (ATT)goal scored
7
9.Abel Nascimento (ATT)
6
10.Robbie Moncur (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Silvio Loureiro (ATT)
7
 
12.Victor Peiro (MID)
0
13.Artur Costa (DEF)
0
14.David Lima (DEF)
0