Match Report


NavalNaval     MaiaMaia
Nick DayNick Day Greg Kneale Greg Kneale
Vitor SousaV. Sousa65
G
1
G
73Leonardo BlancoL. Blanco
Manuel RegoM. Rego68
D
2
D
74Mateus PassoM. Passo
Julian HackworthJ. Hackworth67
D
3
D
76Alexandru CodreaA. Codrea
Cristiano ValenteC. Valente67
D
4
D
73Spiros VellidisS. Vellidis
Marcel GötzM. Götz83
M
5
D
75Mario VarelaM. Varela
Rosario BalliR. Balli76
M
captain6
M
79Patrick DublinP. Dublin
Stan WiltordS. Wiltord75
M
7captain
M
84Syd GrantS. Grant
Mark HughesM. Hughes67
M
8
A
79Nikos KoevermansN. Koevermans
Rodrigo NevesR. Neves74
A
9
A
76Demetrius GravelaineD. Gravelaine
Lennart BräutigamL. Bräutigam68
A
10
A
81Marcel Ferreira-LeiteM. Ferreira-Leite
Duarte CarvalhoD. Carvalho64
A
11
A
76Del FentonD. Fenton
 
Matteo BaiocchiM. Baiocchi64
A
12
A
44Eirik HolmE. Holm
Norman BoydN. Boyd62
D
13
A
32Neil PeckhamN. Peckham
Abel GomesA. Gomes74
M
14
G
49Cesar RamosC. Ramos

Risky Business
today's match is sponsored by Risky Business
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Est˜dio Mun. Jos Bento Pessoa where Naval play host to Maia. A crowd of 13,244 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Naval are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Maia appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Luis Moutinho.


0.00
Naval kick off and get the first half underway!
2.57
Syd Grant chips the ball to his team mate, Del Fenton. Del Fenton lofts in a cross ball towards Syd Grant. Syd Grant gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Vitor Sousa easily punches it away to safety.
4.00
Syd Grant passes the ball forward to Patrick Dublin. Patrick Dublin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.22
Julian Hackworth flicks the ball to his team mate, Rosario Balli. Rosario Balli flicks a high pass forward. Lennart Bräutigam holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Lennart Bräutigam shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
8.23
Spiros Vellidis flicks the ball to his team mate, Patrick Dublin. Patrick Dublin makes a simple pass to Nikos Koevermans. Nikos Koevermans makes a probing pass to Del Fenton but he's offside!
12.48
Marcel Ferreira-Leite barges into Stan Wiltord. Marcel Ferreira-Leite is shown the yellow card! Stan Wiltord stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.57
Syd Grant comes in with a late challenge on Stan Wiltord. The referee warns Syd Grant to calm down! Stan Wiltord runs off the knock.
22.42
Lennart Bräutigam surges forward with the ball. Lennart Bräutigam plays a scrappy one-two with Rodrigo Neves and stumbles forward towards the goal... Lennart Bräutigam shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Leonardo Blanco!
26.15
With vision, Rosario Balli laces a through ball forward to Lennart Bräutigam. Lennart Bräutigam finds some space and shoots from distance. Leonardo Blanco easily gets down and covers it.
27.50
Stan Wiltord threads the ball through to Duarte Carvalho. Duarte Carvalho shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
28.24
Stan Wiltord threads a neat ball through to Rodrigo Neves. Rodrigo Neves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.35
Rosario Balli flicks a high pass forward. Stan Wiltord collects the pass. Stan Wiltord makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Rodrigo Neves. Rodrigo Neves tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
38.08
Mark Hughes makes a probing pass to Rodrigo Neves. Rodrigo Neves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.45
Mark Hughes surges forward with the ball. Mark Hughes plays a scrappy one-two with Lennart Bräutigam and advances towards the goal... Mark Hughes rockets a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Leonardo Blanco smothers it!
44.01
Syd Grant hacks Mark Hughes from behind! Syd Grant is given another warning by the referee! Mark Hughes stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
Syd Grant makes a probing pass to Demetrius Gravelaine. Demetrius Gravelaine knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rosario Balli.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Naval appear unchanged since the first half. Maia also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Maia kick off and get the second half underway!
47.32
Demetrius Gravelaine flicks a high pass forward. Nikos Koevermans holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nikos Koevermans knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.27
Rosario Balli hacks Syd Grant from behind! The referee calls over Rosario Balli and shows him a yellow card! Syd Grant runs off the knock.
53.57
Manuel Rego threads the ball through to Marcel Götz. Marcel Götz sees space and advances. Marcel Götz hits a low pass to Rosario Balli. Some good footwork from Rosario Balli provides some space. He shoots at goal. Leonardo Blanco is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
57.25
With imagination, Marcel Götz plays the ball forward to Lennart Bräutigam. Lennart Bräutigam passes the ball forward to Duarte Carvalho. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Duarte Carvalho provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's well over the bar!
59.25
Manuel Rego makes a probing pass to Stan Wiltord. Stan Wiltord takes it forward alone. Stan Wiltord rushes past Spiros Vellidis! Stan Wiltord makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
67.03
Manuel Rego flicks a high ball forward to Rosario Balli who takes it down. Rosario Balli threads the ball through to Rodrigo Neves. Rodrigo Neves tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.40
Demetrius Gravelaine threads a neat ball through to Patrick Dublin. Patrick Dublin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cristiano Valente.
77.05
Naval have made 2 substitutions with Matteo Baiocchi replacing Cristiano Valente and Abel Gomes replacing Rosario Balli .
78.09
Alexandru Codrea flicks a high pass forward to Syd Grant who brings the ball under control. Syd Grant threads a neat ball through to Demetrius Gravelaine. Demetrius Gravelaine controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
79.44
Spiros Vellidis threads a neat ball through to Syd Grant. Syd Grant threads a neat ball through to Patrick Dublin. Patrick Dublin whips in a cross ball towards Nikos Koevermans. With a superhuman jump, Nikos Koevermans connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Magnificent save by Vitor Sousa!
81.15
Matteo Baiocchi hacks Patrick Dublin from behind! The referee calls over Matteo Baiocchi and warns him to calm down! Patrick Dublin runs off the knock.
83.16
Syd Grant flicks a high ball forward to Nikos Koevermans who takes it down. Nikos Koevermans knocks in a cross ball towards Patrick Dublin. Patrick Dublin beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
84.46
Nikos Koevermans advances with the ball. Nikos Koevermans knocks in a cross ball towards Demetrius Gravelaine. Demetrius Gravelaine rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
87.33
Syd Grant flicks a high pass forward. Patrick Dublin collects the pass. Patrick Dublin plays a one-two with Marcel Ferreira-Leite and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Patrick Dublin provides some space. He shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Vitor Sousa!
89.35
Alexandru Codrea breaks forward. Without breaking stride, Alexandru Codrea plays the ball forward to Syd Grant. Syd Grant lofts in a cross ball towards Nikos Koevermans. Nikos Koevermans knocks the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Vitor Sousa had no chance!! Goal for Maia!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Naval

Maia
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
5
0
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.3%
42.7%
Play Area
26.8%
45.1%
28%

Scorers
Rosario Balli 54
Nikos Koevermans 89

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nikos Koevermans of Maia

Match Ratings
1.Vitor Sousa (GK)
8
2.Manuel Rego (DEF)
7
3.Julian Hackworth (DEF)
6
4.Cristiano Valente (DEF)
6
5.Marcel Götz (MID)
8
6.Rosario Balli (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
7.Stan Wiltord (MID)
7
8.Mark Hughes (MID)
7
9.Rodrigo Neves (ATT)
6
10.Lennart Bräutigam (ATT)
7
11.Duarte Carvalho (ATT)
6
 
12.Matteo Baiocchi (ATT)
5
13.Norman Boyd (DEF)
0
14.Abel Gomes (MID)
6

1.Leonardo Blanco (GK)
7
2.Mateus Passo (DEF)
6
3.Alexandru Codrea (DEF)
6
4.Spiros Vellidis (DEF)
6
5.Mario Varela (DEF)
6
6.Patrick Dublin (MID)
7
7.Syd Grant (MID)
8
8.Nikos Koevermans (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Demetrius Gravelaine (ATT)
6
10.Marcel Ferreira-Leite (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Del Fenton (ATT)
6
 
12.Eirik Holm (ATT)
0
13.Neil Peckham (ATT)
0
14.Cesar Ramos (GK)
0