Match Report


AlvercaAlverca     Vitória de GuimarãesVitória de Guimarães
Abdouelillah LouniciAbdouelillah Lounici Ed Davies Ed Davies
Rafael NunesR. Nunes56
G
1
G
68Gaspar FernandesG. Fernandes
Ricardo JesusR. Jesus71
D
captain2
D
69Miel JansenM. Jansen
Alun RufusA. Rufus68
D
3captain
D
67Tiago FariaT. Faria
Filipe VianaF. Viana61
D
4
D
68Hugo AlmeidaH. Almeida
Samuel PinheiroS. Pinheiro83
M
5
D
69Scott HansenS. Hansen
Eoin YoungE. Young70
M
6
M
72Des RipleyD. Ripley
Francisco VieiraF. Vieira64
M
7
M
65Gaspar JesusG. Jesus
Antonio FerreiraA. Ferreira68
M
8
A
73Alberto CostaA. Costa
Morris ShieldsM. Shields47
A
9
A
67Dominic McGroryD. McGrory
Alfredo IzquierdoA. Izquierdo67
A
10
A
67Thomas SzepanT. Szepan
Des BeckhamD. Beckham51
A
11
A
72Claudio PerezC. Perez
 
Cesar NascimentoC. Nascimento61
M
12
D
65Steffen RothS. Roth
Artur NascimentoA. Nascimento61
M
13
M
55Nuno AndradeN. Andrade
Matt McCoistM. McCoist45
A
14
A
46Sergio PinheiroS. Pinheiro

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Complexo Desportivo F.C. Alverca where Alverca play host to Vitória de Guimarães. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Alverca are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Vitória de Guimarães appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Alberto Varela.


0.00
Vitória de Guimarães kick off and get the first half underway!
2.27
Ricardo Jesus flicks a high pass forward to Samuel Pinheiro who brings the ball under control. Samuel Pinheiro knocks the ball forward to Des Beckham. Des Beckham shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
3.55
Gaspar Jesus knocks the ball to his team mate, Thomas Szepan. Thomas Szepan makes a great pass forward. Dominic McGrory runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
8.48
Gaspar Jesus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Des Ripley. Des Ripley flicks a high ball forward to Gaspar Jesus who takes it down. Gaspar Jesus finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
14.27
Claudio Perez sees Alberto Costa in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alberto Costa knocks the ball forward to Dominic McGrory but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
15.34
Eoin Young plays the ball forward to Francisco Vieira. Francisco Vieira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Miel Jansen.
18.27
Eoin Young controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alfredo Izquierdo. Alfredo Izquierdo finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
22.18
Filipe Viana flicks a high pass forward. Des Beckham holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Des Beckham plays a scrappy one-two with Antonio Ferreira and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Des Beckham provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
26.29
Des Ripley flicks the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Jesus. Gaspar Jesus flicks a high ball forward to Dominic McGrory who takes it down. Dominic McGrory runs straight at the defence! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Dominic McGrory provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. Ricardo Jesus sticks out a leg. His wonderful reaction block keeps it out!
27.03
Eoin Young threads a neat ball through to Des Beckham. Des Beckham controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
30.29
Samuel Pinheiro catches Scott Hansen on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Scott Hansen runs off the knock.
32.52
Ricardo Jesus barges into Alberto Costa. The referee warns Ricardo Jesus to calm down! Alberto Costa stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.16
Francisco Vieira knocks the ball forward to Eoin Young. Eoin Young makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alfredo Izquierdo but he's offside!
36.53
Eoin Young flicks a high pass forward. Morris Shields holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Morris Shields makes a pass forward but Des Beckham is yards offside!
39.47
Alfredo Izquierdo threads a neat ball through to Des Beckham. Des Beckham cuts inside the box! Des Beckham rockets a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
42.11
Des Ripley flicks a high pass forward. Dominic McGrory controls it well on his chest. Dominic McGrory shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
44.04
Antonio Ferreira darts forward. Antonio Ferreira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
45.00
With imagination, Tiago Faria laces a weighted ball forward to Des Ripley. Des Ripley hits a low pass to Alberto Costa. Alberto Costa makes a pass forward but Claudio Perez is yards offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Alverca appear unchanged since the first half. Vitória de Guimarães also appear unchanged since the first half. The Vitória de Guimarães players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Alverca kick off the second half!
48.44
Antonio Ferreira flicks a high ball forward to Alfredo Izquierdo who gracefully takes it down. Alfredo Izquierdo shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Gaspar Fernandes!
59.41
Seeing a gap ahead, Gaspar Jesus plays the ball forward to Alberto Costa. Alberto Costa tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Rafael Nunes!
60.50
Alverca have made a substitution with Cesar Nascimento replacing Eoin Young .Vitória de Guimarães have made a substitution with Nuno Andrade replacing Gaspar Jesus .
66.11
Tiago Faria threads a neat ball through to Nuno Andrade. Nuno Andrade knocks the ball forward to Dominic McGrory. Dominic McGrory knocks the ball to his team mate, Des Ripley. Des Ripley makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
75.21
Ricardo Jesus breaks forward. Ricardo Jesus runs straight at the opposition's defence. Ricardo Jesus lofts in a cross ball towards Samuel Pinheiro. Samuel Pinheiro makes a looping header on goal. Gaspar Fernandes punches it away to safety.
77.31
Alverca have made 2 substitutions with Artur Nascimento replacing Samuel Pinheiro and Matt McCoist replacing Des Beckham .
78.36
Filipe Viana threads a neat ball through to Francisco Vieira. Francisco Vieira threads a neat ball through to Morris Shields. Morris Shields shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
81.07
Ricardo Jesus hacks Thomas Szepan from behind! Ricardo Jesus is warned by the referee again! Thomas Szepan carries on, but is struggling a bit.
83.56
Cesar Nascimento chips the ball to his team mate, Matt McCoist. Matt McCoist deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francisco Vieira but the linesman indicates offside!
85.24
Alun Rufus threads the ball through to Cesar Nascimento. Cesar Nascimento makes a simple pass to Morris Shields. Morris Shields sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Tiago Faria makes a probing pass to Thomas Szepan. Thomas Szepan hits a low pass to Claudio Perez. Claudio Perez knocks in a cross ball towards Dominic McGrory. Dominic McGrory gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball comes off Alun Rufus and the loose ball is cleared up field.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Alverca

Vitória de Guimarães
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
3
3
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.3%
42.7%
Play Area
20.7%
46.3%
32.9%

Scorers
Alfredo Izquierdo 18
Des Beckham 39

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alfredo Izquierdo of Alverca

Match Ratings
1.Rafael Nunes (GK)
7
2.Ricardo Jesus (DEF)
7
3.Alun Rufus (DEF)
7
4.Filipe Viana (DEF)
6
5.Samuel Pinheiro (MID)yellow card
6
6.Eoin Young (MID)
8
7.Francisco Vieira (MID)
7
8.Antonio Ferreira (MID)
7
9.Morris Shields (ATT)
6
10.Alfredo Izquierdo (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Des Beckham (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Cesar Nascimento (MID)
6
13.Artur Nascimento (MID)
6
14.Matt McCoist (ATT)
6

1.Gaspar Fernandes (GK)
7
2.Miel Jansen (DEF)
6
3.Tiago Faria (DEF)
6
4.Hugo Almeida (DEF)
6
5.Scott Hansen (DEF)
6
6.Des Ripley (MID)
7
7.Gaspar Jesus (MID)
7
8.Alberto Costa (ATT)
6
9.Dominic McGrory (ATT)
7
10.Thomas Szepan (ATT)
6
11.Claudio Perez (ATT)
6
 
12.Steffen Roth (DEF)
0
13.Nuno Andrade (MID)
6
14.Sergio Pinheiro (ATT)
0