Match Report
| Alverca | Alverca |  |  | U Madeira | U Madeira | ||||||||||||||||
| Abdouelillah Lounici | Abdouelillah Lounici | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rafael Nunes | R. Nunes |  | 56 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 | | Quim Santos | Q. Santos | |||||||||
| Ricardo Jesus | R. Jesus | | 71 | D |  |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Cesar Costa | C. Costa | ||||||||
| Alun Rufus | A. Rufus |  | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Miguel Reis | M. Reis | |||||||||
| Helder Valente | H. Valente | | 66 | D | | 4 | | | D | 53 | | Joao Pinto | J. Pinto | ||||||||
| Wes Anderton | W. Anderton | | 33 | D | | 5 | | D | 51 | | Paulo Postiga | P. Postiga | |||||||||
| Samuel Pinheiro | S. Pinheiro | | 83 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Quim Varela | Q. Varela | |||||||||
| Eoin Young | E. Young | | 70 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Rafael Jardim | R. Jardim | |||||||||
| Alfredo Izquierdo | A. Izquierdo |  | 68 | A | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Carlos Ferreira | C. Ferreira | |||||||||
| Des Beckham | D. Beckham | | 51 | A | | 9 | | M | 61 |  | Craig Gough | C. Gough | |||||||||
| Morris Shields | M. Shields | | 47 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Miguel Semedo | M. Semedo | |||||||||
| Matt McCoist | M. McCoist | | 45 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Mario Lopes | M. Lopes | |||||||||
| Antonio Ferreira | A. Ferreira | | 68 | M | | 12 | | M | 57 | | Oleg Drake | O. Drake | |||||||||
| Francisco Vieira | F. Vieira | | 64 | M | | 13 | | G | 53 | | Silvio Loureiro | S. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Cesar Nascimento | C. Nascimento | | 61 | M | | 14 | | A | 51 | | Vasco Moutinho | V. Moutinho | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Complexo Desportivo F.C. Alverca where Alverca play host to U Madeira. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Alverca are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while U Madeira appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Eduardo Loureiro.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Alverca are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while U Madeira appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Eduardo Loureiro.
0.00
0-0Alverca get the match underway!
6.31
1-0Samuel Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward. Alfredo Izquierdo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alfredo Izquierdo tries a spectacular long range effort. What a cracker!! Quim Santos had no chance!! Goal for Alverca!
10.52
1-0Helder Valente hits a low pass to Eoin Young. Eoin Young threads a neat ball through to Alfredo Izquierdo. Alfredo Izquierdo shoots from outside the area but it's a woeful effort!
14.47
1-0Samuel Pinheiro threads a neat ball through to Des Beckham. Des Beckham shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
20.53
Alun Rufus gives the ball a hefty kick upfield. This is true route-one football. Eoin Young deftly passes the ball to Alfredo Izquierdo, releasing him through on goal. Alfredo Izquierdo comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alfredo Izquierdo!
24.38
2-0Mario Lopes hacks Helder Valente from behind! Mario Lopes is shown the yellow card! Helder Valente gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
27.38
2-0Quim Varela clumsily knocks into Samuel Pinheiro. Quim Varela is shown the yellow card! Samuel Pinheiro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.09
Carlos Ferreira flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Jardim collects the pass. Seeing a gap ahead, Rafael Jardim plays the ball forward to Mario Lopes. Mario Lopes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Rafael Nunes gets down and covers it.
30.02
Mario Lopes flicks a high pass forward to Miguel Semedo who brings the ball under control. Miguel Semedo lofts in a cross ball towards Mario Lopes. Mario Lopes is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.15
Samuel Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward. Des Beckham controls it well on his chest. Des Beckham threads a neat ball through to Matt McCoist. Matt McCoist tries a spectacular strike but it rises well off target!
34.51
2-0Alverca are in full control of this game.
42.58
Ricardo Jesus flicks a high pass forward. Eoin Young controls it well on his chest. Eoin Young runs straight at the opposition's defence. Eoin Young threads the ball through into the box. Samuel Pinheiro strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but Quim Santos is on top of it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Alverca appear unchanged since the first half. U Madeira also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
U Madeira kick off the second half!
47.22
2-0Miguel Reis plays the ball forward to Craig Gough. Craig Gough sees Mario Lopes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mario Lopes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.58
Rafael Jardim hits a low pass to Carlos Ferreira. Carlos Ferreira makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Mario Lopes. Some good footwork from Mario Lopes provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
60.46
2-1Alverca have made a substitution with Antonio Ferreira replacing Samuel Pinheiro .
61.51
Rafael Jardim flicks a high pass forward to Carlos Ferreira who brings the ball under control. Carlos Ferreira cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Carlos Ferreira provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Rafael Nunes gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
66.49
Alun Rufus chips the ball to his team mate, Matt McCoist. Matt McCoist plays a scrappy one-two with Morris Shields and stumbles forward towards the goal... Matt McCoist rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Matt McCoist!
69.21
Wes Anderton threads a neat ball through to Helder Valente. Helder Valente makes a probing pass to Eoin Young. Eoin Young tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
71.13
Miguel Semedo chips the ball to his team mate, Mario Lopes. Mario Lopes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
75.49
3-1Matt McCoist threads a neat ball through to Alfredo Izquierdo. Alfredo Izquierdo makes a probing pass to Des Beckham but he's offside!
77.15
Alverca have made 2 substitutions with Francisco Vieira replacing Wes Anderton and Cesar Nascimento replacing Matt McCoist .
78.22
Eoin Young brings the ball forward. Eoin Young knocks in a cross ball towards Des Beckham. Des Beckham outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. Quim Santos punches it away to safety.
83.01
With imagination, Miguel Reis laces a through ball forward to Cesar Costa. Cesar Costa knocks the ball to his team mate, Quim Varela. Quim Varela edges inside the box! Quim Varela rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Rafael Nunes.
84.37
3-1Carlos Ferreira takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Alun Rufus jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
85.51
Rafael Jardim knocks the ball forward to Mario Lopes. Mario Lopes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Rafael Nunes manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.7%
45.3%
Play Area
35.9%
42.2%
21.9%
Scorers
| Alfredo Izquierdo 6, 21 Matt McCoist 66 | Mario Lopes 55 |
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) | 6 | |
| 3. | Alun Rufus (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Helder Valente (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Wes Anderton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Samuel Pinheiro (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Eoin Young (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Alfredo Izquierdo (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 9. | Des Beckham (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Morris Shields (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Matt McCoist (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Antonio Ferreira (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Francisco Vieira (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Cesar Nascimento (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Quim Santos (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Cesar Costa (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Miguel Reis (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Joao Pinto (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Paulo Postiga (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Quim Varela (MID) |  | 6 |
| 7. | Rafael Jardim (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Carlos Ferreira (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Craig Gough (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Miguel Semedo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Mario Lopes (ATT) | | 7 |
| 12. | Oleg Drake (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Silvio Loureiro (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Vasco Moutinho (ATT) | 0 | |