Match Report


Académica de CoimbraAcadémica de Coimbra     BelenensesBelenenses
Mark TurnhamMark Turnham Neal Bath Neal Bath
Jannes HeijeJ. Heije73
G
1
G
70Jaime ValenteJ. Valente
Diogo CastroD. Castro74
D
2
D
66Frederico MarquesF. Marques
Luke StockdaleL. Stockdale72
D
3
D
71Silvio JesusS. Jesus
Sebastiao LopesS. Lopes71
D
captain4
D
67Carlos VianaC. Viana
Msaddeck CarriéreM. Carriére74
M
5
D
64Daniel JardimD. Jardim
Alessio MinottiA. Minotti71
M
6
M
69Simon SchefflerS. Scheffler
Tomas PostigaT. Postiga70
M
7
M
70Artur GomesA. Gomes
Eugenio RedondoE. Redondo78
M
8captain
M
76Pablo MenendezP. Menendez
Alec BoothA. Booth75
A
9
A
75Fernando FariaF. Faria
Hugo CamposH. Campos78
A
10
A
75Jaime GomesJ. Gomes
Dennis SeamanD. Seaman73
A
11
A
80Francisco FerreiraF. Ferreira
 
Steffen DörnerS. Dörner73
A
12
D
66Diego NunezD. Nunez
Jan JensenJ. Jensen71
M
13
M
67Frederico ReisF. Reis
Francis LestinF. Lestin73
A
14
A
72Jaime MoutinhoJ. Moutinho

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Estádio Cidade de Coimbra where Académica de Coimbra play host to Belenenses. A crowd of 19,565 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Académica de Coimbra are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Belenenses appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Jorge Moreira.


0.00
The whistle blows and Académica de Coimbra kick off!
2.51
Artur Gomes flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Faria collects the pass. Fernando Faria knocks in a cross ball towards Francisco Ferreira. Francisco Ferreira powers a header at goal. Jannes Heije is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
6.28
Sebastiao Lopes makes a probing pass to Msaddeck Carriére. Msaddeck Carriére passes the ball forward to Tomas Postiga. Tomas Postiga sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
8.23
Seeing a gap ahead, Sebastiao Lopes plays the ball forward to Msaddeck Carriére. Msaddeck Carriére chips the ball to his team mate, Tomas Postiga. Tomas Postiga knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Booth. Alec Booth directs the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Jaime Valente had no chance!! Goal for Académica de Coimbra!
12.03
Alessio Minotti chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Booth. Alec Booth finds some space and shoots from distance. It's there!! Jaime Valente has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
16.24
Artur Gomes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jaime Gomes. Jaime Gomes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Diogo Castro.
18.08
Artur Gomes flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Ferreira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Francisco Ferreira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Luke Stockdale.
27.38
Sebastiao Lopes kicks a strong pass forward to Msaddeck Carriére. Msaddeck Carriére knocks the ball forward to Tomas Postiga. Tomas Postiga skips past Carlos Viana! Tomas Postiga shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Jaime Valente gets down and covers it.
28.04
Frederico Marques deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Artur Gomes. Artur Gomes threads a neat ball through to Francisco Ferreira. Francisco Ferreira shoots from distance but it is miles over!
30.21
Frederico Marques catches Hugo Campos on the ankles. The referee brings Frederico Marques to one side and gives him a warning! Hugo Campos stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.52
Daniel Jardim flicks a high pass forward. Pablo Menendez easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Pablo Menendez makes a probing pass to Fernando Faria. Fernando Faria finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
34.07
Simon Scheffler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Silvio Jesus. Silvio Jesus flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Faria holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fernando Faria whips in a cross ball towards Jaime Gomes. Jaime Gomes makes a deft header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
38.00
Pablo Menendez threads the ball through to Francisco Ferreira. Francisco Ferreira makes a probing pass between the defence to Fernando Faria. Some silky footwork from Fernando Faria provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Fernando Faria scores for Belenenses!!
42.57
Sebastiao Lopes makes a beautiful solo run. Sebastiao Lopes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Dennis Seaman. Dennis Seaman advances inside the box! Dennis Seaman tries a spectacular strike. Jaime Valente is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
45.00
Alessio Minotti flicks a high pass forward. Tomas Postiga collects the pass. Tomas Postiga lofts in a cross ball towards Alec Booth. Alec Booth connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Jaime Valente didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

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

45.00
Belenenses kick off and get the second half underway!
47.18
Luke Stockdale threads a neat ball through to Tomas Postiga. Tomas Postiga shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Jaime Valente.
48.48
Artur Gomes kicks a strong pass forward to Pablo Menendez. Pablo Menendez tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
49.41
Alessio Minotti makes a probing pass to Hugo Campos. Hugo Campos shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
53.49
Tomas Postiga brings the ball forward. Tomas Postiga knocks in a cross ball towards Alec Booth. Alec Booth connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Jaime Valente with no chance!! Goal for Académica de Coimbra! The crowd cheer. That makes three for the Scotsman!
59.04
Pablo Menendez makes a probing pass to Fernando Faria. Fernando Faria knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jannes Heije who gathers it comfortably.
60.53
Académica de Coimbra have made 3 substitutions with Jan Jensen replacing Alessio Minotti, Steffen Dörner replacing Dennis Seaman and Francis Lestin replacing Hugo Campos .
65.31
Jan Jensen threads a neat ball through to Msaddeck Carriére. Msaddeck Carriére sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Jaime Valente gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
67.06
Pablo Menendez clumsily knocks into Tomas Postiga. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Tomas Postiga gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
69.20
Msaddeck Carriére flicks a high pass forward. Francis Lestin holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Francis Lestin shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
71.13
Steffen Dörner threads the ball through to Francis Lestin. Francis Lestin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
72.55
Msaddeck Carriére passes the ball forward to Francis Lestin. Francis Lestin shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
77.22
Belenenses have made 3 substitutions with Diego Nunez replacing Carlos Viana, Frederico Reis replacing Simon Scheffler and Jaime Moutinho replacing Pablo Menendez and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
78.27
Silvio Jesus chips the ball to his team mate, Jaime Moutinho. Jaime Moutinho knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sebastiao Lopes.
81.57
Artur Gomes sees Francisco Ferreira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Francisco Ferreira whips in a cross ball towards Jaime Gomes. Jaime Gomes finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
83.01
Artur Gomes flicks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Faria. Fernando Faria shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
Sebastiao Lopes flicks a high pass forward to Francis Lestin who brings the ball under control. Francis Lestin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jaime Valente who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Académica de Coimbra

Belenenses
Goals
4
3
Shots on Target
8
3
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.2%
36.8%
Play Area
28.9%
46.1%
25%

Scorers
Alec Booth 8, 12, 53
Dennis Seaman 43
Francisco Ferreira 3
Jaime Gomes 34
Fernando Faria 38

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alec Booth of Académica de Coimbra

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

1.Jaime Valente (GK)
7
2.Frederico Marques (DEF)
6
3.Silvio Jesus (DEF)
6
4.Carlos Viana (DEF)
6
5.Daniel Jardim (DEF)
6
6.Simon Scheffler (MID)
6
7.Artur Gomes (MID)
6
8.Pablo Menendez (MID)yellow card
6
9.Fernando Faria (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Jaime Gomes (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Francisco Ferreira (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Diego Nunez (DEF)
6
13.Frederico Reis (MID)
6
14.Jaime Moutinho (ATT)
6