Match Report


Desportivo NacionalDesportivo Nacional     Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon
Ben BiancardiBen Biancardi Computer Player Computer Player
Thomas MartinoT. Martino73
G
1
G
62Cristiano OliveiraC. Oliveira
Vasco GomesV. Gomes87
D
captain2
D
67Alex CaldwellA. Caldwell
Manuel SousaM. Sousa74
D
3
D
60Nuno BarbosaN. Barbosa
Tiago CostaT. Costa72
D
4captain
D
53Neil HopkinN. Hopkin
Jorge RibeiroJ. Ribeiro83
M
5
M
75Gabriele BonadeiG. Bonadei
Samuel FariaS. Faria81
M
6
M
65Filipe OliveiraF. Oliveira
Artur SoaresA. Soares89
M
7
M
59Rafael VarelaR. Varela
Quim AntunesQ. Antunes78
M
8
M
58Stefano BoutaharS. Boutahar
Sebastiao CostaS. Costa79
A
9
A
75Jan-Willem LeeJ. Lee
Edgar MendesE. Mendes78
A
10
A
69Hugo LimaH. Lima
Pedro RegoP. Rego80
A
11
A
68Marcel HelmerM. Helmer
 
Hugo FonsecaH. Fonseca74
D
12
A
68Billy TelferB. Telfer
Vasco MonteiroV. Monteiro84
M
13
A
65Alioune MansouriA. Mansouri
Silvio CamposS. Campos70
A
14
G
59Daniel AntunesD. Antunes

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Ground Estádio da Madeira where Desportivo Nacional play host to Sporting Lisbon. A crowd of 17,791 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Desportivo Nacional and Sporting Lisbon are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jaime Fernandes.


0.00
Desportivo Nacional kick off!
3.36
Quim Antunes hits a low pass to Artur Soares. Artur Soares knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Filipe Oliveira.
6.59
Rafael Varela catches Sebastiao Costa on the ankles. The referee warns Rafael Varela to calm down! Sebastiao Costa stretches but gets up unharmed.
9.01
Vasco Gomes chips the ball to his team mate, Samuel Faria. Samuel Faria changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Samuel Faria lofts in a cross ball towards Sebastiao Costa. With a superhuman jump, Sebastiao Costa connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
10.12
With a delightful solo run, Quim Antunes stretches the opposition's defence. Quim Antunes knocks in a cross ball towards Edgar Mendes. Edgar Mendes makes a looping header on goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
14.18
Neil Hopkin flicks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Barbosa. Nuno Barbosa kicks a strong pass forward to Hugo Lima. Hugo Lima knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Thomas Martino who gathers it comfortably.
18.44
Vasco Gomes knocks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Faria. Samuel Faria brings the ball forward. Samuel Faria whips in a cross ball towards Pedro Rego. Pedro Rego powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
22.37
Samuel Faria makes a simple pass to Artur Soares. Artur Soares flicks a high pass forward. Sebastiao Costa holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sebastiao Costa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pedro Rego but he's offside!
26.19
Manuel Sousa knocks the ball forward to Quim Antunes. With imagination, Quim Antunes laces a weighted ball forward to Edgar Mendes. Edgar Mendes runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Edgar Mendes provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but somehow Cristiano Oliveira manages to keep it out.
27.16
Rafael Varela hits a low pass to Marcel Helmer. Marcel Helmer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
28.44
Rafael Varela makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jan-Willem Lee. Jan-Willem Lee plays the ball forward to Filipe Oliveira. Filipe Oliveira knocks in a cross ball towards Jan-Willem Lee. Jan-Willem Lee beats his man to it with a header but Thomas Martino is on top of it.
32.35
Vasco Gomes chips the ball to his team mate, Quim Antunes. Quim Antunes flicks a high ball forward to Edgar Mendes who takes it down. Edgar Mendes plays a scrappy one-two with Pedro Rego and advances towards the goal... Edgar Mendes looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but somehow Cristiano Oliveira manages to keep it out.
33.13
Stefano Boutahar flicks a high pass forward. Marcel Helmer collects the pass. Marcel Helmer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.23
Neil Hopkin threads a neat ball through to Marcel Helmer. Marcel Helmer surges forward with the ball. Marcel Helmer finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
44.01
Artur Soares knocks the ball to his team mate, Edgar Mendes. Edgar Mendes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
Nuno Barbosa sees Jan-Willem Lee in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jan-Willem Lee knocks in a cross ball towards Filipe Oliveira. Filipe Oliveira makes a convincing header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Desportivo Nacional appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Lisbon also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sporting Lisbon players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Sporting Lisbon kick off and get the second half underway!
51.56
Manuel Sousa knocks the ball forward to Artur Soares. Artur Soares deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Rego. Pedro Rego lofts in a cross ball towards Jorge Ribeiro. Jorge Ribeiro knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Cristiano Oliveira didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
59.29
Hugo Lima passes the ball forward to Jan-Willem Lee. Jan-Willem Lee knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo Lima. Hugo Lima outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
61.29
Desportivo Nacional have made a substitution with Vasco Monteiro replacing Quim Antunes .
66.30
Vasco Gomes makes a simple pass to Jorge Ribeiro. Jorge Ribeiro makes a probing pass to Pedro Rego. Pedro Rego whips in a cross ball towards Edgar Mendes. Edgar Mendes finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Edgar Mendes!
69.04
Stefano Boutahar comes in with a late challenge on Vasco Gomes. Stefano Boutahar is given a warning by the referee! Vasco Gomes gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
71.13
Tiago Costa threads a neat ball through to Artur Soares. Artur Soares passes the ball forward to Edgar Mendes. Edgar Mendes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Cristiano Oliveira who gathers it comfortably.
72.25
Sebastiao Costa knocks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Rego. Pedro Rego controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Cristiano Oliveira. What a great pair of hands!
73.33
Manuel Sousa knocks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Faria. Samuel Faria hits a low pass to Edgar Mendes. Edgar Mendes shoots from long range. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
75.56
Samuel Faria makes a probing pass to Edgar Mendes. Edgar Mendes lofts in a cross ball towards Sebastiao Costa. Sebastiao Costa outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but Cristiano Oliveira is on top of it.
77.09
Desportivo Nacional have made a substitution with Hugo Fonseca replacing Vasco Gomes .
78.18
Sebastiao Costa chips the ball to his team mate, Edgar Mendes. Edgar Mendes knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastiao Costa. Sebastiao Costa is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Cristiano Oliveira with no chance!! Goal for Desportivo Nacional!
85.25
Stefano Boutahar deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcel Helmer. Marcel Helmer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Thomas Martino who gathers it comfortably.
89.55
Hugo Fonseca knocks the ball to his team mate, Artur Soares. Artur Soares flicks a high pass forward to Sebastiao Costa who brings the ball under control. Sebastiao Costa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Desportivo Nacional

Sporting Lisbon
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
10
2
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
70.5%
29.5%
Play Area
29.5%
42.3%
28.2%

Scorers
Pedro Rego 18
Edgar Mendes 66
Sebastiao Costa 78
Hugo Lima 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Edgar Mendes of Desportivo Nacional

Match Ratings
1.Thomas Martino (GK)
6
2.Vasco Gomes (DEF)
6
3.Manuel Sousa (DEF)
6
4.Tiago Costa (DEF)
6
5.Jorge Ribeiro (MID)
6
6.Samuel Faria (MID)
8
7.Artur Soares (MID)
7
8.Quim Antunes (MID)
7
9.Sebastiao Costa (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Edgar Mendes (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Pedro Rego (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Hugo Fonseca (DEF)
6
13.Vasco Monteiro (MID)
6
14.Silvio Campos (ATT)
0

1.Cristiano Oliveira (GK)
8
2.Alex Caldwell (DEF)
6
3.Nuno Barbosa (DEF)
6
4.Neil Hopkin (DEF)
6
5.Gabriele Bonadei (MID)
6
6.Filipe Oliveira (MID)
6
7.Rafael Varela (MID)
6
8.Stefano Boutahar (MID)
6
9.Jan-Willem Lee (ATT)
7
10.Hugo Lima (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Marcel Helmer (ATT)
6
 
12.Billy Telfer (ATT)
0
13.Alioune Mansouri (ATT)
0
14.Daniel Antunes (GK)
0