Match Report
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã where Sporting Covilha play host to U. Lamas. A crowd of 11,981 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Sporting Covilha and U. Lamas are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Frederico Pinheiro.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Sporting Covilha and U. Lamas are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Frederico Pinheiro.
0.00
0-0Sporting Covilha kick off!
4.44
0-0Cesar Santos punts the ball hopefully upfield. Tjalle Zuidam shoots from 25 yards but it slams into the crowd!
9.39
Eduardo Marques runs forward with the ball. Eduardo Marques makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francisco Santos. Francisco Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Ricardo Ortiz. Ricardo Ortiz directs the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
10.56
0-0Julian Janes catches Bruno Barbosa on the ankles. The referee brings Julian Janes to one side and gives him a warning! Bruno Barbosa runs off the knock.
18.45
Andre Vieira flicks a high pass forward to Jonathan Kirkland who brings the ball under control. Jonathan Kirkland kicks a strong pass forward to Stefano Corrado. Stefano Corrado shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
20.20
0-0Antonio Carvalho darts forward. Antonio Carvalho flicks a high pass forward. Tjalle Zuidam controls it well on his chest. Tjalle Zuidam makes a probing pass to Stefano Corrado but he's offside!
21.07
0-0Abel Ramos threads a neat ball through to Francisco Santos. Francisco Santos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Arjen Drent who gathers it comfortably.
24.21
Bruno Barbosa advances with the ball. Bruno Barbosa lofts in a cross ball towards Tjalle Zuidam. Tjalle Zuidam makes a convincing header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
27.26
Sebastiao Fonseca flicks a high ball forward to Jonathan Kirkland who takes it down. Jonathan Kirkland knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Riccardo Zanoncelli who gathers it comfortably.
30.46
0-0Sebastiao Fonseca threads a neat ball through to Bruno Barbosa. Bruno Barbosa whips in a cross ball towards Jonathan Kirkland. Jonathan Kirkland flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
38.34
Abel Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Santos controls it well on his chest. Francisco Santos finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Covilha appear unchanged since the first half. U. Lamas also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and U. Lamas get the second half underway!
47.01
Bruno Barbosa advances with the ball. Bruno Barbosa controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
48.02
0-0Pedro Vieira knocks the ball forward to Tjalle Zuidam. Tjalle Zuidam plays a scrappy one-two with Stefano Corrado and advances towards the goal... Eduardo Marques comes in with a late challenge on Tjalle Zuidam. Tjalle Zuidam appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
57.37
Sebastiao Fonseca flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Kirkland controls it well on his chest. Jonathan Kirkland knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.02
Cesar Santos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sebastiao Fonseca. Sebastiao Fonseca flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Kirkland collects the pass. Jonathan Kirkland shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
63.06
1-0Stefano Corrado deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tjalle Zuidam. Tjalle Zuidam shoots from outside the area. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
73.22
Helder Jesus flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Santos controls it well on his chest. Francisco Santos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cesar Santos.
78.02
1-0Tjalle Zuidam comes in with a late challenge on Eduardo Marques. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Eduardo Marques stretches but gets up unharmed.
79.14
Jon Lawton advances with the ball. Jon Lawton knocks the ball forward to Ricardo Ortiz. Ricardo Ortiz tries a spectacular long range effort but it's a woeful effort!
85.48
1-0Julian Janes darts forward. Julian Janes lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Santos. Antonio Carvalho hacks Francisco Santos from behind! Francisco Santos appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
0
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.4%
41.6%
Play Area
22.1%
46.8%
31.2%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Stefano Corrado of Sporting Covilha |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Arjen Drent (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Antonio Carvalho (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Cesar Santos (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | Alberto Jardim (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Andre Vieira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Bruno Barbosa (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Sebastiao Fonseca (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Stefano Corrado (MID) | 9 | |
| 9. | Pedro Vieira (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Tjalle Zuidam (ATT) |   | 8 |
| 11. | Jonathan Kirkland (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | David Riemann (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Silvio Fonseca (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Dominic Inglis (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Riccardo Zanoncelli (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Guilherme Ribeiro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Eduardo Marques (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Jon Lawton (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Pedro Nascimento (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Luis Lima (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Abel Ramos (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Helder Jesus (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Julian Janes (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ricardo Ortiz (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Francisco Santos (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Ashley Joachim (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Antonio Semedo (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Helder Barros (MID) | 0 | |