Match Report


C.F. Estrela da AmadoraC.F. Estrela da Amadora     MaiaMaia
Craig ThornburrowCraig Thornburrow Greg Kneale Greg Kneale
Markus RothM. Roth86
G
1
G
73Leonardo BlancoL. Blanco
Arturo CortesA. Cortes74
D
2
D
74Mateus PassoM. Passo
Gary LawG. Law74
D
captain3
D
76Alexandru CodreaA. Codrea
Gregory RaymondG. Raymond75
D
4
D
73Spiros VellidisS. Vellidis
Sjaak WisgerhofS. Wisgerhof77
D
5
M
76Jonas BrücknerJ. Brückner
Giordano ColleG. Colle83
M
6
M
78Patrick DublinP. Dublin
Matt ClelandM. Cleland80
M
7captain
M
84Syd GrantS. Grant
Stuart JohnstoneS. Johnstone77
A
8
M
80Tommy ScalesT. Scales
Konstantinos XenakisK. Xenakis78
A
9
A
79Nikos KoevermansN. Koevermans
Gianluigi CorreaG. Correa76
A
10
A
81Marcel Ferreira-LeiteM. Ferreira-Leite
Scott GreavesS. Greaves75
A
11
A
63Tiago TeixeiraT. Teixeira
 
Jes SimonsenJ. Simonsen77
D
12
A
44Eirik HolmE. Holm
Gavin BowyerG. Bowyer94
M
13
A
32Neil PeckhamN. Peckham
Daniel RosalesD. Rosales76
A
14
G
49Cesar RamosC. Ramos

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Estadio Jose Gomes where C.F. Estrela da Amadora play host to Maia. A crowd of 20,836 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
C.F. Estrela da Amadora are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Maia appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Sergio Monteiro.


0.00
C.F. Estrela da Amadora kick off!
3.46
With great vision, Matt Cleland plays the ball forward to Scott Greaves. Scott Greaves plays a one-two with Stuart Johnstone and advances towards the goal... Scott Greaves shoots from just inside the box. The keeper, Leonardo Blanco, sees it late!! Goal for C.F. Estrela da Amadora!
9.38
Matt Cleland flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Johnstone. Stuart Johnstone knocks in a cross ball towards Giordano Colle. Giordano Colle makes a deft header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
14.01
Seeing a gap ahead, Gregory Raymond plays the ball forward to Matt Cleland. Matt Cleland knocks the ball to his team mate, Konstantinos Xenakis. Konstantinos Xenakis tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
21.33
Gary Law flicks a high pass forward. Giordano Colle collects the pass. Giordano Colle knocks the ball forward to Gianluigi Correa. Gianluigi Correa lofts in a cross ball towards Matt Cleland. Matt Cleland connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. What a cracker!! Leonardo Blanco had no chance!! Goal for C.F. Estrela da Amadora!
24.57
Matt Cleland advances with the ball. Matt Cleland knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Spiros Vellidis.
27.10
Syd Grant runs straight at the opposition's defence. Syd Grant passes the ball forward but Jonas Brückner is offside!
32.26
Spiros Vellidis makes a probing pass to Marcel Ferreira-Leite. Marcel Ferreira-Leite makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Patrick Dublin. Patrick Dublin knocks the ball forward to Nikos Koevermans but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
33.24
Matt Cleland makes a probing pass to Stuart Johnstone. Stuart Johnstone whips in a cross ball towards Matt Cleland. Matt Cleland makes a deft header but somehow Leonardo Blanco manages to keep it out.
34.22
Syd Grant flicks a high pass forward. Marcel Ferreira-Leite holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marcel Ferreira-Leite threads the ball through to Nikos Koevermans but he's offside!
36.13
C.F. Estrela da Amadora are in full control of this game.
38.37
Scott Greaves hacks Alexandru Codrea from behind! The referee warns Scott Greaves to calm down! Alexandru Codrea hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.41
Jonas Brückner makes a probing pass to Marcel Ferreira-Leite. Marcel Ferreira-Leite tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Markus Roth.
41.06
Jonas Brückner takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Markus Roth scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
45.00
Sjaak Wisgerhof chips the ball to his team mate, Matt Cleland. Matt Cleland threads a neat ball through to Giordano Colle. Giordano Colle knocks in a cross ball towards Konstantinos Xenakis. Konstantinos Xenakis outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. C.F. Estrela da Amadora appear unchanged since the first half. Maia also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Maia kicking off!
47.55
Matt Cleland brings the ball forward. Matt Cleland plays a one-two with Gianluigi Correa and rushes in on goal... Matt Cleland side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Matt Cleland!
51.11
Mateus Passo passes the ball forward to Syd Grant. Syd Grant passes the ball forward to Marcel Ferreira-Leite. Marcel Ferreira-Leite plays a one-two with Tiago Teixeira and advances towards the goal... Some world-class footwork from Marcel Ferreira-Leite provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
53.48
Matt Cleland flicks a high pass forward to Gianluigi Correa who brings the ball under control. Gianluigi Correa shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
57.40
Giordano Colle deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Konstantinos Xenakis. Konstantinos Xenakis shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
59.56
Matt Cleland takes it forward alone. Matt Cleland knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mateus Passo.
66.56
Patrick Dublin comes in with a late challenge on Matt Cleland. The referee calls over Patrick Dublin and warns him to calm down! Matt Cleland stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.47
Patrick Dublin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tiago Teixeira. Tiago Teixeira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.33
Matt Cleland threads a neat ball through to Giordano Colle. Giordano Colle whips in a cross ball towards Scott Greaves. Scott Greaves makes a looping header on goal but Leonardo Blanco reads it well. He makes it look easy!
81.31
Gregory Raymond hits a low pass to Stuart Johnstone. Stuart Johnstone chips the ball to his team mate, Scott Greaves. Scott Greaves lofts in a cross ball towards Stuart Johnstone. Stuart Johnstone connects with a diving header but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
89.33
Gary Law comes in with a late challenge on Patrick Dublin. The referee warns Gary Law to calm down! Patrick Dublin hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

C.F. Estrela da Amadora

Maia
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
7
1
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
4
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48%
52%
Play Area
26.7%
42.7%
30.7%

Scorers
Scott Greaves 3
Giordano Colle 9
Matt Cleland 21, 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Matt Cleland of C.F. Estrela da Amadora

Match Ratings
1.Markus Roth (GK)
6
2.Arturo Cortes (DEF)
6
3.Gary Law (DEF)
6
4.Gregory Raymond (DEF)
6
5.Sjaak Wisgerhof (DEF)
6
6.Giordano Colle (MID)goal scored
7
7.Matt Cleland (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
8.Stuart Johnstone (ATT)
7
9.Konstantinos Xenakis (ATT)
6
10.Gianluigi Correa (ATT)
6
11.Scott Greaves (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Jes Simonsen (DEF)
0
13.Gavin Bowyer (MID)
0
14.Daniel Rosales (ATT)
0

1.Leonardo Blanco (GK)
6
2.Mateus Passo (DEF)
6
3.Alexandru Codrea (DEF)
6
4.Spiros Vellidis (DEF)
6
5.Jonas Brückner (MID)
6
6.Patrick Dublin (MID)
6
7.Syd Grant (MID)
6
8.Tommy Scales (MID)
6
9.Nikos Koevermans (ATT)
6
10.Marcel Ferreira-Leite (ATT)
6
11.Tiago Teixeira (ATT)
6
 
12.Eirik Holm (ATT)
0
13.Neil Peckham (ATT)
0
14.Cesar Ramos (GK)
0