Match Report


PenafielPenafiel     Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Sebastian ArndtS. Arndt73
G
1
G
63Cristiano OliveiraC. Oliveira
Diego AmadorD. Amador73
D
2
D
67Alex CaldwellA. Caldwell
Noah GelbN. Gelb70
D
3
D
60Nuno BarbosaN. Barbosa
Sergio JohnsonS. Johnson69
D
4captain
D
53Neil HopkinN. Hopkin
Danny CampbellD. Campbell69
D
5
M
75Gabriele BonadeiG. Bonadei
Cristiano MendesC. Mendes72
M
captain6
M
65Filipe OliveiraF. Oliveira
Mauricio NunezM. Nunez69
M
7
M
59Rafael VarelaR. Varela
Shane VidukaS. Viduka67
M
8
M
58Stefano BoutaharS. Boutahar
Hassan AbdellaouiH. Abdellaoui76
A
9
A
75Jan-Willem LeeJ. Lee
Eric MaximianoE. Maximiano72
A
10
A
69Hugo LimaH. Lima
David HuckerbyD. Huckerby67
A
11
A
68Marcel HelmerM. Helmer
 
Saidu A. AdeshinaS. Adeshina68
D
12
A
68Billy TelferB. Telfer
Jaime MarquesJ. Marques66
M
13
A
65Alioune MansouriA. Mansouri
Neil BarmbyN. Barmby65
A
14
G
59Daniel AntunesD. Antunes

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Estádio 25 de Abril where Penafiel play host to Sporting Lisbon. A crowd of 16,522 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Penafiel are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sporting Lisbon appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jaime Fernandes.


0.00
Penafiel start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.37
Alex Caldwell flicks a high pass forward. Gabriele Bonadei controls it well on his chest. Gabriele Bonadei darts forward. Gabriele Bonadei tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
9.42
Gabriele Bonadei sees Marcel Helmer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Marcel Helmer shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
16.39
Mauricio Nunez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sergio Johnson. Sergio Johnson hits a low pass to Hassan Abdellaoui. Hassan Abdellaoui controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
21.26
Noah Gelb flicks a high pass forward. Cristiano Mendes controls it well on his chest. Cristiano Mendes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David Huckerby. David Huckerby rushes past Gabriele Bonadei! David Huckerby side-steps and rifles a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
22.12
Rafael Varela makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Marcel Helmer. Marcel Helmer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.58
Eric Maximiano threads a neat ball through to Hassan Abdellaoui. Hassan Abdellaoui lofts in a cross ball towards Eric Maximiano. Eric Maximiano rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
28.14
Sergio Johnson comes in with a late challenge on Hugo Lima. Sergio Johnson is given a warning by the referee! Hugo Lima carries on, but is struggling a bit.
30.17
Danny Campbell kicks a strong pass forward to David Huckerby. David Huckerby deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eric Maximiano. Eric Maximiano plays a scrappy one-two with Hassan Abdellaoui and advances towards the goal... Eric Maximiano rockets a shot on goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
32.31
With great vision, Rafael Varela plays the ball forward to Hugo Lima. Hugo Lima knocks in a cross ball towards Jan-Willem Lee. Jan-Willem Lee powers a header at goal. Solid save from Sebastian Arndt. What a great pair of hands!
33.25
Filipe Oliveira hacks Sergio Johnson from behind! Filipe Oliveira is given a warning by the referee! Sergio Johnson gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
34.16
With great vision, Gabriele Bonadei plays the ball forward to Jan-Willem Lee. Jan-Willem Lee plays a one-two with Hugo Lima and rushes in on goal... Jan-Willem Lee looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
38.16
Stefano Boutahar kicks a strong pass forward to Jan-Willem Lee. Jan-Willem Lee knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.39
Rafael Varela barges into Mauricio Nunez. The referee calls over Rafael Varela and warns him to calm down! Mauricio Nunez grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
44.27
Sergio Johnson sees David Huckerby in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Huckerby knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Penafiel 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!
47.51
Danny Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Cristiano Mendes controls it well on his chest. Cristiano Mendes passes the ball forward to David Huckerby. David Huckerby knocks in a cross ball towards Eric Maximiano. Eric Maximiano directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is shockingly off target!
49.58
Nuno Barbosa threads a neat ball through to Gabriele Bonadei. Gabriele Bonadei flicks a high pass forward. Jan-Willem Lee controls it well on his chest. Jan-Willem Lee knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.18
Filipe Oliveira kicks a strong pass forward to Hugo Lima. Hugo Lima lofts in a cross ball towards Marcel Helmer. Marcel Helmer makes a deft header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
60.13
Penafiel have made a substitution with Neil Barmby replacing Hassan Abdellaoui .
65.29
Stefano Boutahar makes a simple pass to Marcel Helmer. Marcel Helmer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jan-Willem Lee but the linesman indicates offside!
66.28
Mauricio Nunez controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eric Maximiano. Eric Maximiano cuts inside the box! Eric Maximiano side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Cristiano Oliveira with no chance!! Goal for Penafiel!
72.58
Cristiano Mendes sees David Huckerby in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Huckerby rushes past Alex Caldwell! David Huckerby shoots from just inside the box. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
73.43
Diego Amador sees Cristiano Mendes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Cristiano Mendes flicks the ball to his team mate, David Huckerby. David Huckerby plays a scrappy one-two with Cristiano Mendes and advances towards the goal... David Huckerby makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
78.36
Cristiano Mendes passes the ball forward to David Huckerby. David Huckerby makes a probing pass between the defence to Mauricio Nunez. Mauricio Nunez side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
84.41
Mauricio Nunez kicks a strong pass forward to David Huckerby. David Huckerby sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
87.16
Nuno Barbosa darts forward. Nuno Barbosa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hugo Lima. Hugo Lima runs straight at the defence! Hugo Lima comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
89.31
Noah Gelb knocks the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Nunez. Mauricio Nunez sees David Huckerby in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Huckerby shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Cristiano Oliveira. What a great pair of hands!
90.00
Shane Viduka flicks a high ball forward to Mauricio Nunez who takes it down. Mauricio Nunez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Huckerby. David Huckerby deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Barmby but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Penafiel

Sporting Lisbon
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
7
2
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.6%
40.4%
Play Area
29.2%
44.9%
25.8%

Scorers
Hassan Abdellaoui 16
Eric Maximiano 25, 66
Marcel Helmer 51

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eric Maximiano of Penafiel

Match Ratings
1.Sebastian Arndt (GK)
7
2.Diego Amador (DEF)
6
3.Noah Gelb (DEF)
6
4.Sergio Johnson (DEF)
7
5.Danny Campbell (DEF)
6
6.Cristiano Mendes (MID)
6
7.Mauricio Nunez (MID)
7
8.Shane Viduka (MID)
6
9.Hassan Abdellaoui (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Eric Maximiano (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.David Huckerby (ATT)
7
 
12.Saidu A. Adeshina (DEF)
0
13.Jaime Marques (MID)
0
14.Neil Barmby (ATT)
6

1.Cristiano Oliveira (GK)
6
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)
6
10.Hugo Lima (ATT)
7
11.Marcel Helmer (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Billy Telfer (ATT)
0
13.Alioune Mansouri (ATT)
0
14.Daniel Antunes (GK)
0