Match Report


NavalNaval     Santa ClaraSanta Clara
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Alec MeiklejohnA. Meiklejohn64
G
1
G
67Dominic RitchieD. Ritchie
Rosario BaresiR. Baresi68
D
2
D
69Warren RobertsW. Roberts
Carlos QuaresmaC. Quaresma59
D
3
D
68Sebastian GaladamesS. Galadames
Thomas DittrichT. Dittrich54
D
4
D
65Miguel CamposM. Campos
Daniel RitterD. Ritter61
M
5
M
62Rafael FerreiraR. Ferreira
Nick TaylorN. Taylor60
M
6captain
M
61Manuel JardimM. Jardim
Dave HurstD. Hurst60
M
captain7
M
60P. Gilberto PoloniaP. Polonia
Pedro OliveiraP. Oliveira53
M
8
M
56Jaime OliveiraJ. Oliveira
Billy HillB. Hill47
M
9
A
70Pablo AriasP. Arias
Tomas PintoT. Pinto74
A
10
A
62Ferdinand GinolaF. Ginola
Abel TeixeiraA. Teixeira64
A
11
A
62Gaspar RegoG. Rego
 
Alfredo MonteroA. Montero61
A
12
G
66Francisco NascimentoF. Nascimento
Bill BeattieB. Beattie59
A
13
D
64Ledley LoweL. Lowe
Mario CarvalhoM. Carvalho58
A
14
D
61Rui MartinsR. Martins

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Est˜dio Mun. Jos Bento Pessoa where Naval play host to Santa Clara. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Naval are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Santa Clara appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Samuel Quaresma.


0.00
Santa Clara get the match underway!
3.33
Billy Hill flicks a high pass forward. Abel Teixeira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Abel Teixeira knocks in a cross ball towards Tomas Pinto. Tomas Pinto heads the ball goalwards. Tomas Pinto scores for Naval!!
6.57
Warren Roberts makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastian Galadames. Sebastian Galadames kicks a strong pass forward to Pablo Arias. Pablo Arias plays a quick one-two with Ferdinand Ginola and rushes in on goal... Carlos Quaresma clumsily knocks into Pablo Arias. Penalty not given!!
8.25
Sebastian Galadames deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jaime Oliveira. Jaime Oliveira makes an attacking run forward. Jaime Oliveira finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Santa Clara are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
15.57
Miguel Campos flicks a high pass forward to Manuel Jardim who brings the ball under control. Manuel Jardim makes a probing pass to Gaspar Rego. Gaspar Rego lofts in a cross ball towards Manuel Jardim. Manuel Jardim makes a convincing header. Manuel Jardim scores for Santa Clara!!
21.34
Thomas Dittrich flicks the ball to his team mate, Billy Hill. Billy Hill makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tomas Pinto. Tomas Pinto sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
24.37
Sebastian Galadames hits a low pass to Manuel Jardim. Manuel Jardim chips the ball to his team mate, Pablo Arias. Pablo Arias cuts inside the box! Pablo Arias looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
26.22
Thomas Dittrich sees Tomas Pinto in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tomas Pinto shoots from outside the area but Dominic Ritchie reads it well. Good save!
32.33
Rafael Ferreira passes the ball forward to Gaspar Rego. Gaspar Rego chips the ball to his team mate, P. Gilberto Polonia. P. Gilberto Polonia tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
33.57
Warren Roberts hacks Abel Teixeira from behind! The referee brings Warren Roberts to one side and gives him a warning! Abel Teixeira runs off the knock.
34.02
Manuel Jardim chips the ball to his team mate, Pablo Arias. Pablo Arias lofts in a cross ball towards Ferdinand Ginola. Ferdinand Ginola flicks the ball with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Naval appear unchanged since the first half. Santa Clara also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Naval kicking off!
51.18
Warren Roberts hacks Abel Teixeira from behind! Warren Roberts is shown the yellow card! Abel Teixeira carries on, but is struggling a bit.
55.09
Pablo Arias flicks a high pass forward to Manuel Jardim who brings the ball under control. Manuel Jardim deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pablo Arias but the linesman indicates offside!
59.15
Manuel Jardim controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, P. Gilberto Polonia. P. Gilberto Polonia knocks the ball forward to Pablo Arias but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
60.09
Santa Clara have made a substitution with Rui Martins replacing Ferdinand Ginola and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-4-2 formation.
67.47
Jaime Oliveira flicks a high pass forward. P. Gilberto Polonia controls it well on his chest. P. Gilberto Polonia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.02
Daniel Ritter runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Daniel Ritter shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
77.21
Naval have made 2 substitutions with Mario Carvalho replacing Billy Hill and Alfredo Montero replacing Dave Hurst .
83.45
Rosario Baresi sees Mario Carvalho in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mario Carvalho makes a beautiful solo run. Mario Carvalho controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Naval

Santa Clara
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.2%
43.8%
Play Area
31.2%
43.8%
25%

Scorers
Tomas Pinto 3
Daniel Ritter 69
Manuel Jardim 16

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Manuel Jardim of Santa Clara

Match Ratings
1.Alec Meiklejohn (GK)
6
2.Rosario Baresi (DEF)
6
3.Carlos Quaresma (DEF)
6
4.Thomas Dittrich (DEF)
6
5.Daniel Ritter (MID)goal scored
8
6.Nick Taylor (MID)
6
7.Dave Hurst (MID)
6
8.Pedro Oliveira (MID)
6
9.Billy Hill (MID)
7
10.Tomas Pinto (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Abel Teixeira (ATT)
7
 
12.Alfredo Montero (ATT)
6
13.Bill Beattie (ATT)
0
14.Mario Carvalho (ATT)
6

1.Dominic Ritchie (GK)
6
2.Warren Roberts (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Sebastian Galadames (DEF)
6
4.Miguel Campos (DEF)
6
5.Rafael Ferreira (MID)
6
6.Manuel Jardim (MID)goal scored
9
7.P. Gilberto Polonia (MID)
6
8.Jaime Oliveira (MID)
6
9.Pablo Arias (ATT)
7
10.Ferdinand Ginola (ATT)
6
11.Gaspar Rego (ATT)
7
 
12.Francisco Nascimento (GK)
0
13.Ledley Lowe (DEF)
0
14.Rui Martins (DEF)
6