Match Report


Sporting BragaSporting Braga     Portimonense Sporting ClubePortimonense Sporting Clube
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Alexander GretherA. Grether73
G
1
G
76Alexandre AlvesA. Alves
Eduardo MendezE. Mendez70
D
2
D
68Fernando NunezF. Nunez
Samuel TeixeiraS. Teixeira71
D
3
D
68Hugo PintoH. Pinto
Tomas BarrosT. Barros66
D
4
D
65David HutchisonD. Hutchison
Manuel SantosM. Santos74
D
5
D
64Kai HanssenK. Hanssen
Rui BarbosaR. Barbosa68
M
6
M
77Roberto MoutinhoR. Moutinho
Jaime CarvalhoJ. Carvalho75
M
7
M
71Tiago VarelaT. Varela
Pontus CurtoloP. Curtolo82
M
captain8
M
64Jorge SantosJ. Santos
Jakob GleisensteinJ. Gleisenstein74
M
9
M
58Duarte VelosoD. Veloso
Michael DeckerM. Decker76
A
10captain
A
71Ruggero RadiceR. Radice
Silvio SoaresS. Soares74
A
11
A
70Andre OliveiraA. Oliveira
 
Darren BenaliD. Benali70
M
12
A
69Devanir CourtoisD. Courtois
Cristiano LimaC. Lima68
M
13
A
65Gaspar BentoG. Bento
Warren DoddW. Dodd72
A
14
D
62Carlos FonsecaC. Fonseca

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estádio Municipal de Braga where Sporting Braga play host to Portimonense Sporting Clube. A crowd of 15,208 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Sporting Braga and Portimonense Sporting Clube are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Fernando Ferreira.


0.00
Portimonense Sporting Clube start the game by kicking off the first half!
8.05
Manuel Santos sees Eduardo Mendez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eduardo Mendez surges forward with the ball. Eduardo Mendez shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
9.33
Seeing Pontus Curtolo's run, Rui Barbosa quickly throws the ball into his path. Pontus Curtolo hits a low pass to Silvio Soares. Silvio Soares shoots from 25 yards but somehow Alexandre Alves manages to keep it out.
18.04
Tiago Varela hacks Jakob Gleisenstein from behind! Tiago Varela is warned by the referee! Jakob Gleisenstein stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.13
Silvio Soares flicks a high pass forward. Michael Decker controls it well on his chest. Michael Decker controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
21.49
David Hutchison flicks a high pass forward. Duarte Veloso comfortably collects the pass. Duarte Veloso threads a neat ball through to Ruggero Radice. Ruggero Radice knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.46
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
26.03
Silvio Soares threads a neat ball through to Jaime Carvalho. Jaime Carvalho lofts in a cross ball towards Michael Decker. Michael Decker beats his man to it with a header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
28.48
David Hutchison threads a neat ball through to Jorge Santos. Jorge Santos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andre Oliveira. Andre Oliveira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tomas Barros.
30.27
Duarte Veloso flicks a high pass forward. Tiago Varela controls it well on his chest. Tiago Varela sees Ruggero Radice in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ruggero Radice knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.12
Tomas Barros clumsily knocks into Ruggero Radice. The referee calls over Tomas Barros and warns him to calm down! Ruggero Radice runs off the knock.
33.48
Tiago Varela flicks a high pass forward. Ruggero Radice collects the pass. Ruggero Radice knocks in a cross ball towards Andre Oliveira. Andre Oliveira heads the ball goalwards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
38.26
Duarte Veloso makes a simple pass to Ruggero Radice. Ruggero Radice shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
40.49
Samuel Teixeira barges into Jorge Santos. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jorge Santos grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
42.23
Ruggero Radice flicks a high pass forward. Andre Oliveira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Andre Oliveira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rui Barbosa.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Braga appear unchanged since the first half. Portimonense Sporting Clube also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Sporting Braga kick off!
48.04
Jaime Carvalho knocks the ball to his team mate, Michael Decker. Michael Decker controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
49.32
Duarte Veloso hacks Jaime Carvalho from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jaime Carvalho runs off the knock.
54.13
Jaime Carvalho controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Michael Decker. Michael Decker whips in a cross ball towards Silvio Soares. Silvio Soares outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it is deflected wide by Kai Hanssen.
55.37
Rui Barbosa takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Duarte Veloso reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
60.23
Jakob Gleisenstein decides to run forward with the ball. Jakob Gleisenstein knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hugo Pinto.
61.56
Jorge Santos flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Moutinho holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Roberto Moutinho controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
66.41
Jorge Santos flicks a high ball forward to Ruggero Radice who takes it down. Ruggero Radice knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alexander Grether who gathers it comfortably.
72.43
Rui Barbosa makes a probing pass to Jaime Carvalho. Jaime Carvalho plays a one-two with Michael Decker and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Jaime Carvalho provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
75.11
Samuel Teixeira knocks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Mendez. Eduardo Mendez knocks the ball to his team mate, Michael Decker. Michael Decker finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
83.51
With imagination, Roberto Moutinho plays the ball forward to Andre Oliveira. Andre Oliveira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Good keeping from Alexander Grether as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
85.58
Corner kick to Portimonense Sporting Clube. Roberto Moutinho plays it to the near post. Rui Barbosa reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Braga

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

Possession
45.8%
54.2%
Play Area
30.6%
45.8%
23.6%

Scorers
Jaime Carvalho 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jaime Carvalho of Sporting Braga

Match Ratings
1.Alexander Grether (GK)
6
2.Eduardo Mendez (DEF)
7
3.Samuel Teixeira (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Tomas Barros (DEF)
5
5.Manuel Santos (DEF)
6
6.Rui Barbosa (MID)
6
7.Jaime Carvalho (MID)goal scored
9
8.Pontus Curtolo (MID)
7
9.Jakob Gleisenstein (MID)
7
10.Michael Decker (ATT)
7
11.Silvio Soares (ATT)
7
 
12.Darren Benali (MID)
0
13.Cristiano Lima (MID)
0
14.Warren Dodd (ATT)
0

1.Alexandre Alves (GK)
7
2.Fernando Nunez (DEF)
6
3.Hugo Pinto (DEF)
6
4.David Hutchison (DEF)
7
5.Kai Hanssen (DEF)
7
6.Roberto Moutinho (MID)
6
7.Tiago Varela (MID)
6
8.Jorge Santos (MID)
7
9.Duarte Veloso (MID)yellow card
6
10.Ruggero Radice (ATT)
6
11.Andre Oliveira (ATT)
6
 
12.Devanir Courtois (ATT)
0
13.Gaspar Bento (ATT)
0
14.Carlos Fonseca (DEF)
0