Match Report
| Leça Futebol Clube | Leça Futebol Clube |  |  | U Madeira | U Madeira | ||||||||||||||||
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| Roberto Carvalho | R. Carvalho |  | 78 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 | | Quim Santos | Q. Santos | |||||||||
| Mario Moutinho | M. Moutinho | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Cesar Costa | C. Costa | |||||||||
| Manuel Quaresma | M. Quaresma | | 59 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Miguel Reis | M. Reis | ||||||||
| Carlos Campos | C. Campos | | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Joao Pinto | J. Pinto | |||||||||
| Andre Pinheiro | A. Pinheiro | | 60 | M | | 5 | | D | 51 | | Paulo Postiga | P. Postiga | |||||||||
| Paul Booth | P. Booth |  | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Quim Varela | Q. Varela | |||||||||
| Jorge Ribeiro | J. Ribeiro | | 49 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Rafael Jardim | R. Jardim | |||||||||
| Cesar Ramos | C. Ramos | | 48 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Craig Gough | C. Gough | |||||||||
| Spencer Beresford | S. Beresford |  | 45 | M | | 9 | | M | 57 | | Oleg Drake | O. Drake | |||||||||
| Nikolas Krüger | N. Krüger |  | 61 | A | | 10 | | | A | 67 | | Miguel Semedo | M. Semedo | ||||||||
| Roberto Lopes | R. Lopes | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Mario Lopes | M. Lopes | |||||||||
| Alberto Almeida | A. Almeida | | 60 | G | | 12 | | G | 53 | | Silvio Loureiro | S. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Joao Vieira | J. Vieira | | 60 | A | | 13 | | A | 51 | | Joe Pearce | J. Pearce | |||||||||
| Bill Stuart | B. Stuart | | 59 | A | | 14 | | A | 51 | | Vasco Moutinho | V. Moutinho | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estadio do Leca F.C. where Leça Futebol Clube play host to U Madeira. A crowd of 8,967 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Leça Futebol Clube are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while U Madeira appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Fernando Jesus.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Leça Futebol Clube are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while U Madeira appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Fernando Jesus.
0.00
0-0U Madeira kick off the first half!
4.20
0-0With a delightful solo run, Craig Gough stretches the opposition's defence. Craig Gough knocks in a cross ball towards Mario Lopes. Mario Lopes knocks the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
8.02
0-0Rafael Jardim flicks a high pass forward to Miguel Semedo who brings the ball under control. Miguel Semedo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Manuel Quaresma.
15.49
0-0Rafael Jardim sees Quim Varela in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Quim Varela shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
16.34
Manuel Quaresma makes a probing pass to Roberto Lopes. Roberto Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Cesar Ramos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cesar Ramos plays a scrappy one-two with Andre Pinheiro and advances towards the goal... Cesar Ramos makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Quim Santos.
17.26
0-0Corner kick to Leça Futebol Clube. Jorge Ribeiro plays it short to Andre Pinheiro. Miguel Reis steps in with a tackle, taking the ball and clearing it up the pitch.
21.32
Cesar Costa receives the ball from a throw-in from Rafael Jardim. Seeing a gap ahead, Cesar Costa plays the ball forward to Miguel Semedo. Miguel Semedo lofts in a cross ball towards Mario Lopes. With a superhuman jump, Mario Lopes connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.30
Craig Gough sees Miguel Semedo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Miguel Semedo shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
28.55
Mario Moutinho threads a neat ball through to Paul Booth. Paul Booth flicks a high pass forward. Jorge Ribeiro controls it well on his chest. Jorge Ribeiro tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Quim Santos. Excellent save.
32.41
Craig Gough chips the ball to his team mate, Oleg Drake. Oleg Drake makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Miguel Semedo. Miguel Semedo plays a quick one-two with Craig Gough and rushes in on goal... Miguel Semedo shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
38.54
0-0Miguel Reis hacks Nikolas Krüger from behind! The referee brings Miguel Reis to one side and gives him a warning! Nikolas Krüger runs off the knock.
39.43
Rafael Jardim runs up as Mario Lopes takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Rafael Jardim flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Semedo collects the pass. Miguel Semedo skips past Mario Moutinho! Miguel Semedo strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but somehow Roberto Carvalho manages to keep it out.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Leça Futebol Clube appear unchanged since the first half. U Madeira also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Leça Futebol Clube kick off!
53.42
0-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
60.14
Paul Booth makes a beautiful solo run. Paul Booth shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
65.40
Miguel Semedo flicks a high pass forward to Mario Lopes who brings the ball under control. Mario Lopes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.51
Paul Booth flicks the ball to his team mate, Nikolas Krüger. Nikolas Krüger knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cesar Costa.
72.23
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
77.08
Cesar Costa sees Oleg Drake in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Oleg Drake passes the ball forward to Quim Varela. Quim Varela knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.51
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
90.00
Carlos Campos makes a beautiful solo run. Carlos Campos hits a low pass to Roberto Lopes. Roberto Lopes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Quim Santos is on top of it.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.8%
43.2%
Play Area
25.9%
50.6%
23.5%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Paul Booth of Leça Futebol Clube |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Roberto Carvalho (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Mario Moutinho (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Manuel Quaresma (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Carlos Campos (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Andre Pinheiro (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Paul Booth (MID) | 9 | |
| 7. | Jorge Ribeiro (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Cesar Ramos (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Spencer Beresford (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Nikolas Krüger (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Roberto Lopes (ATT) | 8 | |
| 12. | Alberto Almeida (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Joao Vieira (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Bill Stuart (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Quim Santos (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Cesar Costa (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Miguel Reis (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Joao Pinto (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Paulo Postiga (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Quim Varela (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Rafael Jardim (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Craig Gough (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Oleg Drake (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Miguel Semedo (ATT) | 9 | |
| 11. | Mario Lopes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Silvio Loureiro (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Joe Pearce (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Vasco Moutinho (ATT) | 0 | |