Match Report


AlvercaAlverca     Grupo Desportivo de ChavesGrupo Desportivo de Chaves
Matt StokesMatt Stokes Computer Player Computer Player
Corentin ChelleC. Chelle64
G
1
G
73Helder VieiraH. Vieira
Lennart MatthäusL. Matthäus65
D
2
D
66Helder AndradeH. Andrade
Jose CarvalhoJ. Carvalho66
D
3
D
62Quim JardimQ. Jardim
Abel LimaA. Lima63
D
4
D
62Tiago PostigaT. Postiga
Sergio NevesS. Neves67
D
captain5captain
M
63Yves GrondinY. Grondin
Silvio RamosS. Ramos71
M
6
M
61Quim VieiraQ. Vieira
Jason JoachimJ. Joachim73
M
7
M
57Paulo AlvesP. Alves
Edmundo VergesE. Verges68
A
8
M
55Sergio AndradeS. Andrade
David McgovernD. Mcgovern71
A
9
A
61Arthur PetersA. Peters
Warren ThatcherW. Thatcher69
A
10
A
59Mike JacobsM. Jacobs
Seth TolleyS. Tolley71
A
11
A
55Julien PamarotJ. Pamarot
 
Nicky CutlerN. Cutler68
M
12
G
63Roy BosschaartR. Bosschaart
Nico HöferN. Höfer70
M
13
D
58David SchröderD. Schröder
Paulo VarelaP. Varela71
A
14
G
58Frederico NascimentoF. Nascimento

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Complexo Desportivo F.C. Alverca where Alverca play host to Grupo Desportivo de Chaves. A crowd of 13,034 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Alverca are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Grupo Desportivo de Chaves appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Hugo Moreira.


0.00
Grupo Desportivo de Chaves get the match underway!
2.53
Julien Pamarot flicks a high ball forward to Mike Jacobs who takes it down. Mike Jacobs knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Silvio Ramos.
3.16
Jose Carvalho brings the ball forward. Jose Carvalho takes it forward alone. Jose Carvalho sees Edmundo Verges just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Edmundo Verges makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
4.09
Abel Lima passes the ball forward to Jason Joachim. With imagination, Jason Joachim laces a weighted ball forward to Seth Tolley. Seth Tolley knocks in a cross ball towards Jason Joachim. Jason Joachim gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Magnificent save by Helder Vieira!
8.00
Helder Andrade chips the ball to his team mate, Arthur Peters. Arthur Peters makes a pass forward but Mike Jacobs is yards offside!
12.50
Silvio Ramos catches Julien Pamarot on the ankles. Silvio Ramos is shown the yellow card! Julien Pamarot hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.31
Lennart Matthäus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Edmundo Verges. Edmundo Verges makes a great pass forward. Warren Thatcher runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
15.36
Silvio Ramos runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Silvio Ramos makes a great pass forward. Edmundo Verges runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
18.07
Paulo Alves flicks the ball to his team mate, Julien Pamarot. Julien Pamarot makes a great pass forward. Mike Jacobs runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
20.55
Helder Andrade makes a probing pass to Sergio Andrade. Sergio Andrade flicks a high pass forward. Mike Jacobs holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mike Jacobs sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
22.54
Jason Joachim kicks a strong pass forward to Warren Thatcher. Warren Thatcher plays a perfect one-two with Seth Tolley and rushes in on goal... Warren Thatcher side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Alverca!
26.21
Jose Carvalho hacks Julien Pamarot from behind! The referee warns Jose Carvalho to calm down! Julien Pamarot runs off the knock.
30.42
Abel Lima flicks a high pass forward. Jason Joachim controls it well on his chest. Jason Joachim makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Seth Tolley. Seth Tolley passes the ball forward to Silvio Ramos. Silvio Ramos looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
42.19
Yves Grondin slams into Silvio Ramos with his studs up. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a red card!! Silvio Ramos gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
45.00
Silvio Ramos flicks a high ball forward to Edmundo Verges who takes it down. Edmundo Verges plays a one-two with Jason Joachim and rushes in on goal... Edmundo Verges takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Helder Vieira smothers it!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Alverca appear unchanged since the first half. Grupo Desportivo de Chaves also appear unchanged since the first half. The Grupo Desportivo de Chaves players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with Alverca kicking off!
47.30
Jose Carvalho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jason Joachim. Jason Joachim flicks a high ball forward to Seth Tolley who gracefully takes it down. Seth Tolley tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Helder Vieira easily smothers it!
48.37
Jose Carvalho sees Jason Joachim in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jason Joachim deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Warren Thatcher. Warren Thatcher knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tiago Postiga.
53.51
Jason Joachim passes the ball forward to Edmundo Verges. Edmundo Verges knocks in a cross ball towards David Mcgovern. David Mcgovern is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
57.41
Silvio Ramos makes a probing pass to Edmundo Verges. Edmundo Verges plays a one-two with Seth Tolley and advances towards the goal... Edmundo Verges comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but slams it into the crowd!
60.51
Alverca have made 2 substitutions with Nico Höfer replacing Jason Joachim and Nicky Cutler replacing Silvio Ramos .Grupo Desportivo de Chaves have made a substitution with David Schröder replacing Quim Vieira .
61.51
Nico Höfer flicks a high ball forward to Seth Tolley who takes it down. Seeing a gap ahead, Seth Tolley plays the ball forward to Nico Höfer who has made a great run into the box. Some silky footwork from Nico Höfer provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
63.02
Abel Lima makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicky Cutler. Nicky Cutler hits a low pass to Edmundo Verges. Edmundo Verges plays a scrappy one-two with Nico Höfer and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Edmundo Verges provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
72.16
Nico Höfer receives the ball from a throw-in from Nicky Cutler. Nico Höfer kicks a strong pass forward to Edmundo Verges. Edmundo Verges knocks in a cross ball towards Warren Thatcher. Warren Thatcher powers a header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Alverca!
75.37
Tiago Postiga clumsily knocks into Nicky Cutler. Tiago Postiga is warned by the referee! Nicky Cutler stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.38
Grupo Desportivo de Chaves have made 2 substitutions with Roy Bosschaart replacing Quim Jardim and Frederico Nascimento replacing Mike Jacobs .
78.40
Nico Höfer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicky Cutler. Nicky Cutler shoots from 20 yards but somehow Helder Vieira manages to keep it out.
79.09
Nico Höfer makes an attacking run forward. Nico Höfer controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
84.48
Nicky Cutler threads the ball through to Nico Höfer. Nico Höfer kicks a strong pass forward to Edmundo Verges but the referee indicates it's offside!
87.53
Sergio Andrade lofts the ball long. Arthur Peters knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Abel Lima.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Alverca

Grupo Desportivo de Chaves
Goals
5
0
Shots on Target
11
0
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
3
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
62.7%
37.3%
Play Area
20%
45.3%
34.7%

Scorers
Warren Thatcher 23, 72
David Mcgovern 54
Edmundo Verges 63
Nico Höfer 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Edmundo Verges of Alverca

Match Ratings
1.Corentin Chelle (GK)
6
2.Lennart Matthäus (DEF)
6
3.Jose Carvalho (DEF)
6
4.Abel Lima (DEF)
6
5.Sergio Neves (DEF)
6
6.Silvio Ramos (MID)yellow card
6
7.Jason Joachim (MID)
6
8.Edmundo Verges (ATT)goal scored
9
9.David Mcgovern (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Warren Thatcher (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
8
11.Seth Tolley (ATT)
6
 
12.Nicky Cutler (MID)
6
13.Nico Höfer (MID)goal scored
8
14.Paulo Varela (ATT)
0

1.Helder Vieira (GK)
7
2.Helder Andrade (DEF)
6
3.Quim Jardim (DEF)
6
4.Tiago Postiga (DEF)
6
5.Yves Grondin (MID)red card
3
6.Quim Vieira (MID)
6
7.Paulo Alves (MID)
6
8.Sergio Andrade (MID)
6
9.Arthur Peters (ATT)
6
10.Mike Jacobs (ATT)
6
11.Julien Pamarot (ATT)
6
 
12.Roy Bosschaart (GK)
6
13.David Schröder (DEF)
6
14.Frederico Nascimento (GK)
6