Match Report


C.F. Estrela da AmadoraC.F. Estrela da Amadora     NavalNaval
Craig ThornburrowCraig Thornburrow Nick Day Nick Day
Markus RothM. Roth86
G
1
G
65Vitor SousaV. Sousa
Luca ToldoL. Toldo74
D
2
D
68Manuel RegoM. Rego
Arturo CortesA. Cortes74
D
captain3
D
67Julian HackworthJ. Hackworth
Jes SimonsenJ. Simonsen77
D
4
D
67Cristiano ValenteC. Valente
Gregory RaymondG. Raymond75
D
5
M
83Marcel GötzM. Götz
Giordano ColleG. Colle83
M
6captain
M
76Rosario BalliR. Balli
Gavin BowyerG. Bowyer94
M
7
M
75Stan WiltordS. Wiltord
Gianluigi CorreaG. Correa76
A
8
M
67Mark HughesM. Hughes
Scott GreavesS. Greaves75
A
9
A
74Rodrigo NevesR. Neves
Daniel RosalesD. Rosales76
A
10
A
68Lennart BräutigamL. Bräutigam
Hannes BrehmeH. Brehme78
A
11
A
64Duarte CarvalhoD. Carvalho
 
Sjaak WisgerhofS. Wisgerhof77
D
12
A
64Matteo BaiocchiM. Baiocchi
Matt ClelandM. Cleland80
M
13
D
62Norman BoydN. Boyd
Stuart JohnstoneS. Johnstone77
A
14
M
74Abel GomesA. Gomes

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Estadio Jose Gomes where C.F. Estrela da Amadora play host to Naval. A crowd of 19,215 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 Naval appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Fernando Lima.


0.00
C.F. Estrela da Amadora start the match!
2.56
Giordano Colle catches Mark Hughes on the ankles. The referee calls over Giordano Colle and warns him to calm down! Mark Hughes runs off the knock.
4.18
Cristiano Valente makes a probing pass to Stan Wiltord. Stan Wiltord controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duarte Carvalho. Duarte Carvalho whips in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Neves. Rodrigo Neves powers a header at goal but Markus Roth is on top of his game. Well saved!
8.42
Arturo Cortes makes a simple pass to Giordano Colle. Giordano Colle flicks a high pass forward to Gavin Bowyer who brings the ball under control. Gavin Bowyer plays a one-two with Hannes Brehme and rushes in on goal... Some world-class footwork from Gavin Bowyer provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Vitor Sousa with no chance!! Goal for C.F. Estrela da Amadora!
12.07
Rosario Balli threads the ball through to Rodrigo Neves. Rodrigo Neves finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
22.03
Manuel Rego knocks the ball forward to Duarte Carvalho. Duarte Carvalho tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just off target!
24.12
Gavin Bowyer plays the ball forward to Giordano Colle. Giordano Colle lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Rosales. Daniel Rosales knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
27.17
Manuel Rego flicks a high pass forward. Duarte Carvalho holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Duarte Carvalho shoots from 20 yards. Fantastic reaction save from Markus Roth!
30.47
Rodrigo Neves flicks the ball to his team mate, Duarte Carvalho. Duarte Carvalho knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jes Simonsen.
32.06
Cristiano Valente flicks a high ball forward to Stan Wiltord who takes it down. Stan Wiltord sees Lennart Bräutigam in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Lennart Bräutigam rushes past Arturo Cortes! Some good footwork from Lennart Bräutigam provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
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. Naval also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Naval kick off!
51.58
Marcel Götz passes the ball forward to Duarte Carvalho. Duarte Carvalho shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!
55.49
Rosario Balli runs straight at the opposition's defence. Rosario Balli shoots from 25 yards. What a cracker!! Markus Roth had no chance!! Goal for Naval!
60.29
Giordano Colle catches Rosario Balli on the ankles. The referee brings Giordano Colle to one side and gives him another warning! Rosario Balli carries on, but is struggling a bit.
61.42
Luca Toldo takes it forward alone. Luca Toldo knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Rosales. Daniel Rosales shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just wide!
65.27
Scott Greaves threads the ball through to Daniel Rosales. Daniel Rosales whips in a cross ball towards Scott Greaves. Scott Greaves gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Scott Greaves!
69.21
With vision, Julian Hackworth laces a through ball forward to Rosario Balli. Rosario Balli knocks the ball to his team mate, Duarte Carvalho. Duarte Carvalho tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a lousy effort!
75.37
Gavin Bowyer changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Gavin Bowyer plays a scrappy one-two with Scott Greaves and advances towards the goal... Gavin Bowyer shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
77.35
Naval have made 2 substitutions with Matteo Baiocchi replacing Cristiano Valente and Abel Gomes replacing Rosario Balli .
79.42
Gavin Bowyer flicks a high ball forward to Scott Greaves who takes it down. Scott Greaves sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
83.21
Arturo Cortes makes a probing pass to Giordano Colle. Giordano Colle makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Rosales. Daniel Rosales knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stan Wiltord.
87.49
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

C.F. Estrela da Amadora

Naval
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
28.2%
71.8%
Play Area
29.6%
49.3%
21.1%

Scorers
Gavin Bowyer 8
Daniel Rosales 24
Scott Greaves 65
Lennart Bräutigam 32
Rosario Balli 55

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

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

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