Match Report


Académica de CoimbraAcadémica de Coimbra     F.C. AroucaF.C. Arouca
Mark TurnhamMark Turnham Noel Sliney Noel Sliney
Jannes HeijeJ. Heije73
G
1captain
G
81Marc BeckermanM. Beckerman
Diogo CastroD. Castro74
D
2
D
81Garry BurleyG. Burley
Luke StockdaleL. Stockdale72
D
3
D
78Kubilay TürkyilmazK. Türkyilmaz
Sebastiao LopesS. Lopes71
D
captain4
D
79Carlos GarciaC. Garcia
Msaddeck CarriéreM. Carriére74
M
5
M
81Ivan MazzeiI. Mazzei
Alessio MinottiA. Minotti71
M
6
M
79Otávio CardosoO. Cardoso
Manuele Del PreteM. Del Prete76
M
7
M
88Luis SousaL. Sousa
Eugenio RedondoE. Redondo78
M
8
M
82Sergio BentoS. Bento
Alec BoothA. Booth75
A
9
A
82Fernando CrucetF. Crucet
Hugo CamposH. Campos78
A
10
A
83Fernando AlvesF. Alves
Dennis SeamanD. Seaman73
A
11
A
81Ricardo MartinsR. Martins
 
Steffen DörnerS. Dörner73
A
12
D
78Marinus HilgerinkM. Hilgerink
Jan JensenJ. Jensen71
M
13
M
85Edmundo RamosE. Ramos
Francis LestinF. Lestin73
A
14
A
37Nick ThirlwellN. Thirlwell

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Estádio Cidade de Coimbra where Académica de Coimbra play host to F.C. Arouca. A crowd of 19,749 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Académica de Coimbra and F.C. Arouca are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Fernando Ferreira.


0.00
The whistle blows and Académica de Coimbra kick off!
2.03
Hugo Campos knocks the ball to his team mate, Manuele Del Prete. Manuele Del Prete sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
4.32
Carlos Garcia hacks Alec Booth from behind! The referee brings Carlos Garcia to one side and gives him a warning! Alec Booth runs off the knock.
6.08
Sebastiao Lopes hits a low pass to Dennis Seaman. Dennis Seaman controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
8.36
Alessio Minotti barges into Carlos Garcia. The referee calls over Alessio Minotti and shows him a yellow card! Carlos Garcia runs off the knock.
10.17
Otávio Cardoso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ricardo Martins. Ricardo Martins knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Diogo Castro.
15.14
Seeing a gap ahead, Luke Stockdale picks a pass forward to Alec Booth. Alec Booth knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Dennis Seaman is offside!
16.54
Manuele Del Prete knocks the ball to his team mate, Dennis Seaman. Dennis Seaman knocks the ball to his team mate, Manuele Del Prete. Manuele Del Prete tries a spectacular strike but it whistles just wide of the post!
18.53
Otávio Cardoso sees a break and surges forward. Otávio Cardoso hits a low pass to Fernando Crucet. Fernando Crucet knocks in a cross ball towards Ivan Mazzei. With a superhuman jump, Ivan Mazzei connects with the ball and heads it goalwards his aim is horrendously poor!
21.31
Hugo Campos knocks the ball to his team mate, Alessio Minotti. Alessio Minotti shoots from 25 yards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Académica de Coimbra are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
22.05
Kubilay Türkyilmaz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luis Sousa. Showing composure, Luis Sousa laces a weighted ball forward to Fernando Alves. Fernando Alves controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Jannes Heije comfortably gets down and covers it.
27.52
Manuele Del Prete clumsily knocks into Kubilay Türkyilmaz. The referee warns Manuele Del Prete to calm down! Kubilay Türkyilmaz runs off the knock.
32.14
Manuele Del Prete catches Garry Burley on the ankles. The referee calls over Manuele Del Prete and shows him a yellow card! Garry Burley runs off the knock.
33.16
Sergio Bento darts forward. Sergio Bento sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
36.38
Alec Booth barges into Carlos Garcia. The referee brings Alec Booth to one side and gives him a warning! Carlos Garcia hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.28
Carlos Garcia flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Martins collects the pass. Ricardo Martins lofts in a cross ball towards Ivan Mazzei. Ivan Mazzei flicks the ball with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
42.32
Carlos Garcia sees space and advances. Carlos Garcia passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Fernando Alves. Fernando Alves tries a spectacular long range effort but Jannes Heije is on top of it.
44.27
Alessio Minotti comes in with a late challenge on Carlos Garcia. Alessio Minotti is warned by the referee! Carlos Garcia stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Académica de Coimbra appear unchanged since the first half. F.C. Arouca also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
F.C. Arouca kick off and get the second half underway!
53.13
Msaddeck Carriére hits a low pass to Alec Booth. Alec Booth knocks in a cross ball towards Alessio Minotti. With a superhuman jump, Alessio Minotti connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. What a cracker!! Marc Beckerman had no chance!! Goal for Académica de Coimbra!
59.02
Luis Sousa passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Fernando Crucet. Fernando Crucet knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.00
Académica de Coimbra have made 3 substitutions with Jan Jensen replacing Alessio Minotti, Steffen Dörner replacing Dennis Seaman and Francis Lestin replacing Hugo Campos .F.C. Arouca have made a substitution with Edmundo Ramos replacing Ivan Mazzei .
61.06
Luis Sousa flicks a high ball forward to Ricardo Martins who takes it down. Ricardo Martins shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
65.55
Luke Stockdale chips the ball to his team mate, Manuele Del Prete. Manuele Del Prete sees Jan Jensen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jan Jensen shoots from 20 yards but somehow Marc Beckerman manages to keep it out.
66.12
Manuele Del Prete knocks the ball forward to Alec Booth. Alec Booth puts a great ball through. Manuele Del Prete runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
67.50
Luis Sousa sees Fernando Crucet in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fernando Crucet knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.28
Carlos Garcia knocks the ball to his team mate, Luis Sousa. Luis Sousa chips the ball to his team mate, Fernando Alves. Fernando Alves knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sebastiao Lopes.
73.47
Otávio Cardoso surges forward with the ball. Otávio Cardoso sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
75.06
Luis Sousa flicks a high ball forward to Ricardo Martins who takes it down. Ricardo Martins shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
77.13
Diogo Castro threads a neat ball through to Steffen Dörner. Steffen Dörner knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sergio Bento.
78.42
Sebastiao Lopes takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Diogo Castro. Diogo Castro flicks a high pass forward to Manuele Del Prete who brings the ball under control. Manuele Del Prete flicks a high pass forward. Alec Booth collects the pass. Alec Booth knocks in a cross ball towards Steffen Dörner. Steffen Dörner connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Steffen Dörner!
81.05
Manuele Del Prete takes the throw-in. Eugenio Redondo laces a through ball forward to Alec Booth. Alec Booth knocks in a cross ball towards Jan Jensen. Jan Jensen makes a looping header on goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Académica de Coimbra are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
85.35
Sebastiao Lopes makes a probing pass to Eugenio Redondo. Eugenio Redondo rushes past Kubilay Türkyilmaz! Some world-class footwork from Eugenio Redondo provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
89.48
Diogo Castro flicks a high pass forward. Jan Jensen collects the pass. Jan Jensen threads a neat ball through to Francis Lestin. Francis Lestin plays a one-two with Jan Jensen and advances towards the goal... Francis Lestin muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Académica de Coimbra

F.C. Arouca
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
5
6
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.4%
46.6%
Play Area
23.9%
42%
34.1%

Scorers
Alessio Minotti 53
Steffen Dörner 78
Francis Lestin 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Francis Lestin of Académica de Coimbra

Match Ratings
1.Jannes Heije (GK)
7
2.Diogo Castro (DEF)
7
3.Luke Stockdale (DEF)
7
4.Sebastiao Lopes (DEF)
7
5.Msaddeck Carriére (MID)
6
6.Alessio Minotti (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
7.Manuele Del Prete (MID)yellow card
7
8.Eugenio Redondo (MID)
7
9.Alec Booth (ATT)
9
10.Hugo Campos (ATT)
7
11.Dennis Seaman (ATT)
7
 
12.Steffen Dörner (ATT)goal scored
9
13.Jan Jensen (MID)
7
14.Francis Lestin (ATT)goal scored
9

1.Marc Beckerman (GK)
7
2.Garry Burley (DEF)
6
3.Kubilay Türkyilmaz (DEF)
6
4.Carlos Garcia (DEF)
8
5.Ivan Mazzei (MID)
6
6.Otávio Cardoso (MID)
7
7.Luis Sousa (MID)
7
8.Sergio Bento (MID)
6
9.Fernando Crucet (ATT)
6
10.Fernando Alves (ATT)
6
11.Ricardo Martins (ATT)
6
 
12.Marinus Hilgerink (DEF)
0
13.Edmundo Ramos (MID)
6
14.Nick Thirlwell (ATT)
0