Match Report


Desportivo NacionalDesportivo Nacional     Sporting BragaSporting Braga
Ben BiancardiBen Biancardi Ben Couch Ben Couch
Cristiano LopesC. Lopes73
G
1
G
73Alexander GretherA. Grether
Vasco GomesV. Gomes89
D
2
D
71Eduardo MendezE. Mendez
Alistair MiddletonA. Middleton76
D
3
D
80Mark EduseiM. Edusei
Tiago CostaT. Costa75
D
4
D
75Salvador GilS. Gil
Artur SoaresA. Soares92
M
5
D
75Manuel SantosM. Santos
Jorge RibeiroJ. Ribeiro87
M
6
M
74Eddie Wright-PhillipsE. Wright-Phillips
Vasco MonteiroV. Monteiro85
M
captain7captain
M
86Pontus CurtoloP. Curtolo
Samuel FariaS. Faria81
M
8
M
76Jaime CarvalhoJ. Carvalho
Sebastiao CostaS. Costa82
A
9
A
77Michael DeckerM. Decker
Pedro RegoP. Rego82
A
10
A
74Silvio SoaresS. Soares
Edgar MendesE. Mendes78
A
11
A
79Peter LanderlP. Landerl
 
Quim AntunesQ. Antunes78
M
12
D
47Adrian ThatcherA. Thatcher
Silvio CamposS. Campos74
A
13
D
67Tomas BarrosT. Barros
Sebastiao CarvalhoS. Carvalho70
G
14
G
63Oscar PardoO. Pardo

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Ground Estádio da Madeira where Desportivo Nacional play host to Sporting Braga. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Desportivo Nacional are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sporting Braga appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Pedro Andrade.


0.00
The whistle blows and Sporting Braga kick off!
2.20
Manuel Santos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Salvador Gil. Salvador Gil kicks a strong pass forward to Eddie Wright-Phillips. Eddie Wright-Phillips whips in a cross ball towards Michael Decker. Michael Decker heads the ball goalwards. What a cracker!! Cristiano Lopes had no chance!! Goal for Sporting Braga!
12.58
Eduardo Mendez flicks a high pass forward. Eddie Wright-Phillips collects the pass. Eddie Wright-Phillips makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jaime Carvalho. Jaime Carvalho sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Cristiano Lopes gets down and covers it.
15.33
Jaime Carvalho sees a break and surges forward. Jaime Carvalho knocks in a cross ball towards Silvio Soares. Silvio Soares finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Cristiano Lopes with no chance!! Goal for Sporting Braga!
18.28
Vasco Monteiro threads a neat ball through to Samuel Faria. Samuel Faria knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Rego. Pedro Rego connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
21.01
Artur Soares flicks a high pass forward to Edgar Mendes who brings the ball under control. Edgar Mendes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.36
Mark Edusei makes a probing pass to Jaime Carvalho. With great vision, Jaime Carvalho plays the ball forward to Peter Landerl. Peter Landerl sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
26.29
Edgar Mendes knocks the ball forward to Sebastiao Costa. Sebastiao Costa shoots from long range but is denied by Alexander Grether. Excellent save.
28.30
Jorge Ribeiro flicks a high ball forward to Pedro Rego who takes it down. Pedro Rego whips in a cross ball towards Edgar Mendes. Edgar Mendes jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
32.58
Tiago Costa flicks a high pass forward to Edgar Mendes who brings the ball under control. Edgar Mendes makes a simple pass to Pedro Rego. Pedro Rego shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
33.52
Tiago Costa clumsily knocks into Silvio Soares. Tiago Costa is given a warning by the referee! Silvio Soares runs off the knock.
36.41
Pontus Curtolo receives the ball from a throw-in from Jaime Carvalho. Pontus Curtolo passes the ball forward to Silvio Soares. Silvio Soares whips in a cross ball towards Eddie Wright-Phillips. Eddie Wright-Phillips gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but slams it into the crowd!
38.28
Mark Edusei passes the ball forward to Jaime Carvalho. Jaime Carvalho knocks the ball to his team mate, Peter Landerl. Peter Landerl sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
39.45
Alistair Middleton passes the ball forward to Sebastiao Costa. Sebastiao Costa knocks the ball to his team mate, Edgar Mendes. Edgar Mendes makes a defence splitting pass to Pedro Rego. Pedro Rego makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
40.18
Pontus Curtolo flicks the ball to his team mate, Peter Landerl. Peter Landerl knocks the ball forward to Silvio Soares but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Desportivo Nacional appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Braga also appear unchanged since the first half. The Desportivo Nacional players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Desportivo Nacional kicking off!
54.27
Salvador Gil passes the ball forward to Pontus Curtolo. Pontus Curtolo hits a low pass to Michael Decker. Michael Decker threads the ball through into the box. Jaime Carvalho muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Alistair Middleton. Excellent block.
55.52
Jaime Carvalho knocks the ball forward to Michael Decker. Michael Decker knocks in a cross ball towards Silvio Soares. Silvio Soares heads the ball goalwards. The keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
59.33
Vasco Gomes receives the ball from a throw-in from Alistair Middleton. Vasco Gomes pushes up the pitch. Vasco Gomes threads the ball through to Pedro Rego. Pedro Rego knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
61.45
Salvador Gil flicks the ball to his team mate, Pontus Curtolo. Pontus Curtolo flicks a high pass forward. Michael Decker collects the pass. Michael Decker shoots from outside the area. Cristiano Lopes easily gets down and covers it.
63.26
Vasco Monteiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Edgar Mendes. Edgar Mendes hits a low pass to Vasco Monteiro. Vasco Monteiro deftly passes the ball to Pedro Rego, releasing him through on goal. Pedro Rego shoots from just inside the box. Alexander Grether easily gets down and covers it.
65.30
Jaime Carvalho hits a low pass to Silvio Soares. Silvio Soares knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tiago Costa.
67.43
Alistair Middleton sees a break and surges forward. Alistair Middleton brings the ball forward. Alistair Middleton shoots from outside the area but it is shockingly off target!
69.54
Artur Soares sees Pedro Rego in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pedro Rego shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Alexander Grether!
72.33
Sebastiao Costa flicks a high ball forward to Pedro Rego who gracefully takes it down. Pedro Rego lofts in a cross ball towards Jorge Ribeiro. Jorge Ribeiro jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
79.50
Mark Edusei passes the ball forward to Jaime Carvalho. Jaime Carvalho runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jaime Carvalho shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
83.13
Tiago Costa passes the ball forward to Artur Soares. Artur Soares shoots from 20 yards but somehow Alexander Grether manages to keep it out.
84.55
Mark Edusei flicks a high ball forward to Eddie Wright-Phillips who takes it down. Eddie Wright-Phillips flicks a high pass forward. Peter Landerl holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Peter Landerl shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
87.02
Tiago Costa catches Eddie Wright-Phillips on the ankles. Tiago Costa is shown the yellow card! Eddie Wright-Phillips runs off the knock.
89.12
Mark Edusei passes the ball forward to Silvio Soares. Silvio Soares sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Cristiano Lopes is on top of it.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Desportivo Nacional

Sporting Braga
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
6
7
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.8%
53.2%
Play Area
30.9%
43.6%
25.5%

Scorers
Pedro Rego 18
Jorge Ribeiro 72
Michael Decker 2
Silvio Soares 15

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pedro Rego of Desportivo Nacional

Match Ratings
1.Cristiano Lopes (GK)
7
2.Vasco Gomes (DEF)
7
3.Alistair Middleton (DEF)
8
4.Tiago Costa (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Artur Soares (MID)
6
6.Jorge Ribeiro (MID)goal scored
8
7.Vasco Monteiro (MID)
6
8.Samuel Faria (MID)
6
9.Sebastiao Costa (ATT)
6
10.Pedro Rego (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Edgar Mendes (ATT)
6
 
12.Quim Antunes (MID)
0
13.Silvio Campos (ATT)
0
14.Sebastiao Carvalho (GK)
0

1.Alexander Grether (GK)
7
2.Eduardo Mendez (DEF)
6
3.Mark Edusei (DEF)
7
4.Salvador Gil (DEF)
6
5.Manuel Santos (DEF)
6
6.Eddie Wright-Phillips (MID)
7
7.Pontus Curtolo (MID)
7
8.Jaime Carvalho (MID)
9
9.Michael Decker (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Silvio Soares (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Peter Landerl (ATT)
6
 
12.Adrian Thatcher (DEF)
0
13.Tomas Barros (DEF)
0
14.Oscar Pardo (GK)
0