Match Report


Sporting CovilhaSporting Covilha     G.D. Estoril PraiaG.D. Estoril Praia
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Arjen DrentA. Drent56
G
1
G
66Alberto QuaresmaA. Quaresma
Antonio CarvalhoA. Carvalho65
D
2
D
61Fernando LimaF. Lima
Cesar SantosC. Santos65
D
3
D
56Antonio ReisA. Reis
Alberto JardimA. Jardim61
D
4
D
55Francisco FonsecaF. Fonseca
Andre VieiraA. Vieira56
D
5captain
D
54Paulo GomesP. Gomes
Bruno BarbosaB. Barbosa82
M
captain6
M
60Alexandre SoaresA. Soares
Sebastiao FonsecaS. Fonseca74
M
7
M
58Diogo LoureiroD. Loureiro
Stefano CorradoS. Corrado69
M
8
M
55Sylvain DraperS. Draper
Pedro VieiraP. Vieira64
M
9
M
54Sven NetzerS. Netzer
Tjalle ZuidamT. Zuidam73
A
10
A
74Frederico CostaF. Costa
Jonathan KirklandJ. Kirkland73
A
11
A
66Gaspar BarbosaG. Barbosa
 
David RiemannD. Riemann66
A
12
A
63Tiago AntunesT. Antunes
Silvio FonsecaS. Fonseca61
A
13
A
63David MoreiraD. Moreira
Dominic InglisD. Inglis56
M
14
G
56Guilherme SoaresG. Soares

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã where Sporting Covilha play host to G.D. Estoril Praia. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Sporting Covilha and G.D. Estoril Praia are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Hugo Moreira.


0.00
G.D. Estoril Praia start the match!
2.01
Alberto Jardim threads a neat ball through to Pedro Vieira. Pedro Vieira passes the ball forward to Stefano Corrado. Stefano Corrado threads the ball through to Jonathan Kirkland but he's offside!
4.32
Alberto Jardim threads a neat ball through to Stefano Corrado. Stefano Corrado controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jonathan Kirkland. Jonathan Kirkland shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
8.39
Tjalle Zuidam barges into Fernando Lima. Tjalle Zuidam is given a warning by the referee! Fernando Lima runs off the knock.
9.32
Alberto Jardim makes a beautiful solo run. Alberto Jardim makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tjalle Zuidam. Tjalle Zuidam knocks in a cross ball towards Jonathan Kirkland. Francisco Fonseca hacks Jonathan Kirkland from behind! Jonathan Kirkland appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
12.34
Sebastiao Fonseca threads a neat ball through to Jonathan Kirkland. Jonathan Kirkland tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
14.31
Sebastiao Fonseca takes it forward alone. Sebastiao Fonseca passes the ball forward to Stefano Corrado. Stefano Corrado shoots from long range. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
15.25
Stefano Corrado flicks a high pass forward. Tjalle Zuidam controls it well on his chest. Tjalle Zuidam knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.06
Sylvain Draper makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sven Netzer. Sven Netzer lofts in a cross ball towards Gaspar Barbosa. Gaspar Barbosa connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Beautiful goal!!
27.13
Cesar Santos passes the ball forward to Sebastiao Fonseca. Sebastiao Fonseca shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
28.52
Sebastiao Fonseca sees Jonathan Kirkland in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jonathan Kirkland knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Francisco Fonseca.
33.03
Pedro Vieira brings the ball forward. Pedro Vieira plays a scrappy one-two with Jonathan Kirkland and stumbles forward towards the goal... Pedro Vieira tries a spectacular strike but it flies well off target!
44.10
Alexandre Soares makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frederico Costa. Frederico Costa lofts in a cross ball towards Diogo Loureiro. Diogo Loureiro directs the ball goalwards with his head. Arjen Drent didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
45.00
Stefano Corrado sees space and advances. Stefano Corrado sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Covilha appear unchanged since the first half. G.D. Estoril Praia also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Sporting Covilha kick off!
49.31
Paulo Gomes passes the ball forward to Diogo Loureiro. With a delightful solo run, Diogo Loureiro stretches the opposition's defence. Diogo Loureiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Costa. Frederico Costa cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
54.49
Alexandre Soares threads the ball through to Gaspar Barbosa. Gaspar Barbosa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andre Vieira.
57.00
Stefano Corrado makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tjalle Zuidam. Tjalle Zuidam sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
59.11
Alberto Jardim runs forward with the ball. Alberto Jardim knocks the ball to his team mate, Tjalle Zuidam. Tjalle Zuidam controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
61.02
Andre Vieira laces a through ball forward to Stefano Corrado. Stefano Corrado flicks a high pass forward. Jonathan Kirkland controls it well on his chest. Jonathan Kirkland sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
67.29
Antonio Carvalho sees Bruno Barbosa in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bruno Barbosa chips the ball to his team mate, Tjalle Zuidam. Tjalle Zuidam knocks in a cross ball towards Jonathan Kirkland. Jonathan Kirkland flicks the ball with his head. Sylvain Draper clears it off the line with his head!
73.19
Frederico Costa threads a neat ball through to Gaspar Barbosa. Gaspar Barbosa whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Costa. Frederico Costa is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but is denied by Arjen Drent. Excellent save.
78.39
Diogo Loureiro advances with the ball. Diogo Loureiro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
79.57
Antonio Carvalho kicks a strong pass forward to Sebastiao Fonseca. Sebastiao Fonseca makes a simple pass to Bruno Barbosa. Bruno Barbosa lofts in a cross ball towards Tjalle Zuidam. Tjalle Zuidam is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Alberto Quaresma manages to keep it out.
81.36
Sebastiao Fonseca plays the ball forward to Tjalle Zuidam. Tjalle Zuidam controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just wide!
83.33
Pedro Vieira chips the ball to his team mate, Tjalle Zuidam. Tjalle Zuidam knocks in a cross ball towards Jonathan Kirkland. Jonathan Kirkland connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Alberto Quaresma didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
84.24
Paulo Gomes takes a quick throw-in. Sven Netzer passes the ball forward to Sylvain Draper. Sylvain Draper flicks a high pass forward. Gaspar Barbosa holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Gaspar Barbosa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.03
Sebastiao Fonseca flicks a high pass forward. Stefano Corrado holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stefano Corrado flicks a high ball forward to Bruno Barbosa who takes it down. Bruno Barbosa shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
With imagination, Tjalle Zuidam plays the ball forward to Jonathan Kirkland. Jonathan Kirkland knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alberto Quaresma who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Covilha

G.D. Estoril Praia
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
9
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
65.9%
34.1%
Play Area
24.2%
47.3%
28.6%

Scorers
Gaspar Barbosa 20
Frederico Costa 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Frederico Costa of G.D. Estoril Praia

Match Ratings
1.Arjen Drent (GK)
7
2.Antonio Carvalho (DEF)
6
3.Cesar Santos (DEF)
6
4.Alberto Jardim (DEF)
8
5.Andre Vieira (DEF)
6
6.Bruno Barbosa (MID)
6
7.Sebastiao Fonseca (MID)
8
8.Stefano Corrado (MID)
8
9.Pedro Vieira (MID)
7
10.Tjalle Zuidam (ATT)
7
11.Jonathan Kirkland (ATT)
6
 
12.David Riemann (ATT)
0
13.Silvio Fonseca (ATT)
0
14.Dominic Inglis (MID)
0

1.Alberto Quaresma (GK)
8
2.Fernando Lima (DEF)
6
3.Antonio Reis (DEF)
7
4.Francisco Fonseca (DEF)
6
5.Paulo Gomes (DEF)
6
6.Alexandre Soares (MID)
6
7.Diogo Loureiro (MID)
8
8.Sylvain Draper (MID)
7
9.Sven Netzer (MID)
7
10.Frederico Costa (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Gaspar Barbosa (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Tiago Antunes (ATT)
0
13.David Moreira (ATT)
0
14.Guilherme Soares (GK)
0