Match Report
| U Madeira | U Madeira |  |  | Alverca | Alverca | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Abdouelillah Lounici | Abdouelillah Lounici | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quim Santos | Q. Santos |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 56 | | Rafael Nunes | R. Nunes | |||||||||
| Cesar Costa | C. Costa | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Filipe Viana | F. Viana | |||||||||
| Miguel Reis | M. Reis | | 62 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 32 |  | Wes Anderton | W. Anderton | ||||||||
| Joao Pinto | J. Pinto | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 71 | | Ricardo Jesus | R. Jesus | |||||||||
| Paulo Postiga | P. Postiga | | 51 | D | | 5 | | M | 53 | | Cristiano Castro | C. Castro | |||||||||
| Quim Varela | Q. Varela | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Cesar Nascimento | C. Nascimento | |||||||||
| Rafael Jardim | R. Jardim | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 83 | | Samuel Pinheiro | S. Pinheiro | |||||||||
| Carlos Ferreira | C. Ferreira | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Antonio Ferreira | A. Ferreira | |||||||||
| Craig Gough | C. Gough |  | 61 | M | | | 9 | | A | 47 | | Morris Shields | M. Shields | ||||||||
| Miguel Semedo | M. Semedo | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 51 | | Des Beckham | D. Beckham | |||||||||
| Mario Lopes | M. Lopes | | 59 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Guilherme Fernandes | G. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Oleg Drake | O. Drake | | 57 | M | | 12 | | M | 37 | | Ian Marshall | I. Marshall | |||||||||
| Silvio Loureiro | S. Loureiro | | 53 | G | | 13 | | D | 27 | | Del Stockdale | D. Stockdale | |||||||||
| Joe Pearce | J. Pearce | | 51 | A | | 14 | | A | 45 | | Jamie Evans | J. Evans | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Campo do Adelino Rodrigues where U Madeira play host to Alverca. A crowd of 9,956 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
U Madeira are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Alverca appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Guilherme Rego.
The pitch is in poor condition.
U Madeira are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Alverca appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Guilherme Rego.
0.00
0-0U Madeira start the match!
2.00
0-0Miguel Semedo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mario Lopes. Mario Lopes knocks in a cross ball towards Quim Varela. Quim Varela is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Rafael Nunes.
3.40
0-0It's a corner kick. Quim Varela loops the ball in to towards the near post. Cesar Nascimento chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
4.26
0-0Ricardo Jesus threads a neat ball through to Cesar Nascimento. Cesar Nascimento flicks a high pass forward. Morris Shields collects the pass. Morris Shields knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paulo Postiga.
8.33
0-0Samuel Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward. Des Beckham collects the pass. Des Beckham sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
12.35
Cesar Nascimento flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Pinheiro controls it well on his chest. Samuel Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Quim Santos who gathers it comfortably.
15.06
Guilherme Fernandes runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Guilherme Fernandes lofts in a cross ball towards Cesar Nascimento. Cesar Nascimento whips the ball goalwards with his head but it rises well off target!
16.52
Filipe Viana makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guilherme Fernandes. Guilherme Fernandes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.01
Carlos Ferreira threads a neat ball through to Mario Lopes. Mario Lopes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rafael Nunes who gathers it comfortably.
24.21
0-0Mario Lopes barges into Ricardo Jesus. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ricardo Jesus stretches but gets up unharmed.
26.41
Craig Gough threads the ball through to Miguel Semedo. Miguel Semedo finds some space and shoots from distance. Rafael Nunes gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
28.18
Ricardo Jesus chips the ball to his team mate, Cesar Nascimento. Cesar Nascimento hits a low pass to Guilherme Fernandes. Guilherme Fernandes knocks in a cross ball towards Morris Shields. Morris Shields makes a convincing header. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
30.49
1-0Carlos Ferreira kicks a strong pass forward to Mario Lopes. Mario Lopes knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Semedo. Miguel Semedo makes a deft header. Miguel Semedo scores for U Madeira!!
39.55
Filipe Viana flicks a high ball forward to Des Beckham who takes it down. Des Beckham threads a neat ball through to Guilherme Fernandes. Guilherme Fernandes whips in a cross ball towards Des Beckham. Des Beckham powers a header at goal. Good keeping from Quim Santos as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
41.01
Cesar Nascimento takes the corner, chipping the ball into the box. Joao Pinto chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
45.00
Miguel Reis flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Ferreira controls it well on his chest. Carlos Ferreira darts forward. Carlos Ferreira lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Semedo. Miguel Semedo powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. U Madeira appear unchanged since the first half. Alverca also appear unchanged since the first half. The Alverca players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Alverca start the second half!
48.41
Wes Anderton makes a simple pass to Samuel Pinheiro. Samuel Pinheiro changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Samuel Pinheiro shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
54.05
Ricardo Jesus knocks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Ferreira. Antonio Ferreira flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Pinheiro easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Samuel Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cesar Costa.
57.19
Quim Varela flicks a high pass forward. Craig Gough controls it well on his chest. Craig Gough knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.07
Des Beckham darts forward. Des Beckham knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Quim Santos who gathers it comfortably.
63.32
With great vision, Quim Varela plays the ball forward to Mario Lopes. Mario Lopes whips in a cross ball towards Craig Gough. Craig Gough is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
71.46
1-0Filipe Viana clumsily knocks into Mario Lopes. Filipe Viana is warned by the referee! Mario Lopes stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.39
Miguel Reis advances with the ball. Miguel Reis passes the ball forward to Mario Lopes. Mario Lopes tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
78.56
Cristiano Castro sees Guilherme Fernandes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Guilherme Fernandes plays a scrappy one-two with Morris Shields and advances towards the goal... Guilherme Fernandes comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball takes a deflection leaving Quim Santos with no chance!! Goal for Alverca!
87.26
2-1With imagination, Cesar Nascimento laces a weighted ball forward to Guilherme Fernandes. Guilherme Fernandes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Morris Shields but he's offside!
90.00
Joao Pinto boots it upfield. Mario Lopes shoots from outside the area. Rafael Nunes comfortably gets down and covers it.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.6%
43.4%
Play Area
31.6%
42.1%
26.3%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Mario Lopes of U Madeira |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Quim Santos (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Cesar Costa (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Miguel Reis (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Joao Pinto (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Paulo Postiga (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Quim Varela (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Rafael Jardim (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Carlos Ferreira (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Craig Gough (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Miguel Semedo (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | Mario Lopes (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Oleg Drake (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Silvio Loureiro (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Joe Pearce (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Rafael Nunes (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Filipe Viana (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Wes Anderton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Ricardo Jesus (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Cristiano Castro (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Cesar Nascimento (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Samuel Pinheiro (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Antonio Ferreira (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Morris Shields (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Des Beckham (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Guilherme Fernandes (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Ian Marshall (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Del Stockdale (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Jamie Evans (ATT) | 0 | |