Match Report


Santa ClaraSanta Clara     União Desportiva de LeiriaUnião Desportiva de Leiria
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Cristiano SoaresC. Soares73
G
1
G
58Andre JesusA. Jesus
Guilherme PinheiroG. Pinheiro70
D
2
D
71Neil ThomsonN. Thomson
Silvio PinheiroS. Pinheiro59
D
3
D
69Alexandre AndradeA. Andrade
Diogo FonsecaD. Fonseca50
D
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D
66Angelo RossiniA. Rossini
Silvio BarbosaS. Barbosa49
D
5
D
64Rafael AlvesR. Alves
Cristiano JardimC. Jardim77
M
6
M
67Hugo SousaH. Sousa
Ricardo VarelaR. Varela61
M
7
M
64Samuel VianaS. Viana
Ben JessB. Jess61
M
8
M
63Frederico MoreiraF. Moreira
Ricardo ReyesR. Reyes60
M
9
M
63Julian KitsonJ. Kitson
Quim MartinsQ. Martins60
A
10
A
64Nicolas SchnellingerN. Schnellinger
Goran RomoG. Romo57
A
11
A
55Rui NunesR. Nunes
 
Jose LopesJ. Lopes64
G
12
M
59Francisco AlmeidaF. Almeida
Tiago JardimT. Jardim59
G
13
M
56Rafael CarvalhoR. Carvalho
Regi de GrootR. de Groot56
M
14
A
55Jorge FariaJ. Faria

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Est˜dio de Sao Miguel where Santa Clara play host to União Desportiva de Leiria. A crowd of 10,705 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Santa Clara and União Desportiva de Leiria are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Cristiano Jardim.


0.00
União Desportiva de Leiria kick off and get the first half underway!
3.22
Angelo Rossini sees Rui Nunes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rui Nunes shoots from outside the area but it's drastically wayward!
4.16
Samuel Viana controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicolas Schnellinger. Nicolas Schnellinger lofts in a cross ball towards Rui Nunes. Rui Nunes is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
14.03
Diogo Fonseca sees a break and surges forward. Diogo Fonseca kicks a strong pass forward to Goran Romo. Goran Romo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.37
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
34.54
Frederico Moreira hits a low pass to Nicolas Schnellinger. Nicolas Schnellinger knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Guilherme Pinheiro.
40.58
Silvio Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Varela holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ricardo Varela flicks a high pass forward. Goran Romo controls it well on his chest. Goran Romo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hugo Sousa.
44.46
Ricardo Varela chips the ball to his team mate, Goran Romo. Goran Romo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Santa Clara appear unchanged since the first half. União Desportiva de Leiria also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Santa Clara kicking off!
53.01
Silvio Pinheiro kicks a strong pass forward to Ricardo Varela. With great imagination, Ricardo Varela plays the ball forward to Quim Martins. Quim Martins shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
59.10
With imagination, Guilherme Pinheiro laces a weighted ball forward to Silvio Pinheiro. Silvio Pinheiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Goran Romo. Goran Romo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Samuel Viana.
60.05
With great vision, Frederico Moreira plays the ball forward to Hugo Sousa. Hugo Sousa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Silvio Pinheiro.
61.52
Rui Nunes takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Frederico Moreira. Frederico Moreira passes the ball forward to Julian Kitson. Julian Kitson lofts in a cross ball towards Nicolas Schnellinger. Nicolas Schnellinger flicks the ball with his head but it flies well off target!
65.41
Silvio Pinheiro knocks the ball forward to Cristiano Jardim. Cristiano Jardim flicks the ball to his team mate, Quim Martins. Quim Martins tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
75.57
Neil Thomson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Samuel Viana. Samuel Viana surges forward with the ball. Samuel Viana knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Cristiano Soares who gathers it comfortably.
79.03
Diogo Fonseca takes a quick throw-in. Silvio Barbosa makes a simple pass to Ricardo Reyes. Ricardo Reyes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Goran Romo. Goran Romo runs straight at the defence! Goran Romo side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Andre Jesus reads it well. Nice save!
87.47
Ricardo Varela makes an attacking run forward. Ricardo Varela finds some space and shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Santa Clara

União Desportiva de Leiria
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.3%
45.7%
Play Area
27.2%
45.7%
27.2%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ricardo Varela of Santa Clara

Match Ratings
1.Cristiano Soares (GK)
7
2.Guilherme Pinheiro (DEF)
6
3.Silvio Pinheiro (DEF)
9
4.Diogo Fonseca (DEF)
9
5.Silvio Barbosa (DEF)
7
6.Cristiano Jardim (MID)
6
7.Ricardo Varela (MID)
9
8.Ben Jess (MID)
6
9.Ricardo Reyes (MID)
7
10.Quim Martins (ATT)
6
11.Goran Romo (ATT)
7
 
12.Jose Lopes (GK)
0
13.Tiago Jardim (GK)
0
14.Regi de Groot (MID)
0

1.Andre Jesus (GK)
7
2.Neil Thomson (DEF)
8
3.Alexandre Andrade (DEF)
6
4.Angelo Rossini (DEF)
8
5.Rafael Alves (DEF)
7
6.Hugo Sousa (MID)
6
7.Samuel Viana (MID)
8
8.Frederico Moreira (MID)
7
9.Julian Kitson (MID)
6
10.Nicolas Schnellinger (ATT)
7
11.Rui Nunes (ATT)
7
 
12.Francisco Almeida (MID)
0
13.Rafael Carvalho (MID)
0
14.Jorge Faria (ATT)
0