Match Report


C.F. Estrela da AmadoraC.F. Estrela da Amadora     F.C. AroucaF.C. Arouca
Kieran RufusKieran Rufus Noel Sliney Noel Sliney
Michael FaberM. Faber79
G
1
G
81Marc BeckermanM. Beckerman
Victor GilV. Gil81
D
2
D
80Gaspar LoureiroG. Loureiro
Ellery Van DalenE. Van Dalen77
D
3
D
81Garry BurleyG. Burley
Ronnie ChristieR. Christie74
D
4
D
83Meziane KlouchiM. Klouchi
Duncan McCoistD. McCoist78
D
5
D
79Carlos GarciaC. Garcia
Giordano ColleG. Colle86
M
captain6
M
82Ivan MazzeiI. Mazzei
Maurizio PerraM. Perra82
M
7captain
M
90Luis SousaL. Sousa
Neil McGroryN. McGrory88
M
8
M
88Edmundo RamosE. Ramos
Mauricio BlancoM. Blanco80
A
9
A
80Vasco FariaV. Faria
Paulo GomesP. Gomes84
A
10
A
84Fernando AlvesF. Alves
Sebastien RadetS. Radet70
A
11
A
81Ricardo MartinsR. Martins
 
Alfons PiquéA. Piqué79
A
12
D
76Pascal MahanP. Mahan
Trond Egil KippeT. Kippe85
M
13
M
79Otávio CardosoO. Cardoso
Mohammed DugbateyM. Dugbatey70
A
14
A
83Fernando CrucetF. Crucet

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Estadio Jose Gomes where C.F. Estrela da Amadora play host to F.C. Arouca. A crowd of 19,988 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both C.F. Estrela da Amadora and F.C. Arouca are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jorge Moreira.


0.00
F.C. Arouca start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.26
Gaspar Loureiro threads a neat ball through to Luis Sousa. Luis Sousa sees a break and surges forward. Luis Sousa lofts in a cross ball towards Fernando Alves. Fernando Alves jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Michael Faber gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
3.25
Ronnie Christie flicks a high pass forward to Giordano Colle who brings the ball neatly under control. Giordano Colle makes an attacking run forward. Giordano Colle controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Marc Beckerman manages to gather it.
4.40
Maurizio Perra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paulo Gomes. Paulo Gomes shoots from 20 yards but it is shockingly off target!
8.24
Without breaking stride, Gaspar Loureiro plays the ball forward to Edmundo Ramos. Edmundo Ramos makes a simple pass to Ivan Mazzei. Ivan Mazzei knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ronnie Christie.
9.49
With vision, Ivan Mazzei plays the ball forward to Ricardo Martins. Ricardo Martins whips in a cross ball towards Ivan Mazzei. Ivan Mazzei heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
12.30
Victor Gil sees space and advances. Victor Gil knocks the ball forward to Mauricio Blanco. Mauricio Blanco shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
22.05
Garry Burley threads a neat ball through to Edmundo Ramos. Edmundo Ramos kicks a strong pass forward to Luis Sousa. Luis Sousa lofts in a cross ball towards Fernando Alves. Fernando Alves flicks the ball with his head but Michael Faber is on top of it.
27.21
Garry Burley threads a neat ball through to Ricardo Martins. Ricardo Martins whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Alves. Fernando Alves makes a looping header on goal. Michael Faber comfortably picks it out of the air!
33.58
Maurizio Perra kicks a strong pass forward to Sebastien Radet. Sebastien Radet knocks in a cross ball towards Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
36.02
Meziane Klouchi barges into Giordano Colle. The referee calls over Meziane Klouchi and shows him a yellow card! Giordano Colle carries on, but is struggling a bit.
40.02
With imagination, Fernando Alves plays the ball forward to Ricardo Martins. Ricardo Martins controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
44.39
Fernando Alves clumsily knocks into Duncan McCoist. Fernando Alves is shown the yellow card! Duncan McCoist runs off the knock.
45.00
Meziane Klouchi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fernando Alves. Fernando Alves passes the ball forward to Vasco Faria. Vasco Faria knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ronnie Christie.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. C.F. Estrela da Amadora have changed their lineup with Trond Egil Kippe replacing Maurizio Perra. F.C. Arouca appear unchanged since the first half. The C.F. Estrela da Amadora players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and C.F. Estrela da Amadora kick off!
47.48
Ronnie Christie knocks the ball to his team mate, Giordano Colle. Giordano Colle controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mauricio Blanco. Mauricio Blanco shoots from long range but somehow Marc Beckerman manages to keep it out.
48.29
Carlos Garcia knocks the ball forward to Garry Burley. Garry Burley changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Garry Burley controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
53.52
Giordano Colle makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mauricio Blanco. Mauricio Blanco shoots from outside the area but it flies well off target!
54.35
Garry Burley passes the ball forward to Ivan Mazzei. Ivan Mazzei kicks a strong pass forward to Vasco Faria. Vasco Faria knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ronnie Christie.
55.23
Ronnie Christie flicks the ball to his team mate, Trond Egil Kippe. Trond Egil Kippe sees space and advances. Trond Egil Kippe knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marc Beckerman who gathers it comfortably.
59.37
Edmundo Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Martins holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ricardo Martins knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Victor Gil.
60.28
C.F. Estrela da Amadora have made a substitution with Alfons Piqué replacing Mauricio Blanco .F.C. Arouca have made 2 substitutions with Otávio Cardoso replacing Edmundo Ramos and Fernando Crucet replacing Ricardo Martins .
61.31
Gaspar Loureiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Ivan Mazzei. Ivan Mazzei makes a probing pass to Fernando Alves. Fernando Alves tries a spectacular long range effort. Michael Faber gets down and covers it.
65.19
Giordano Colle deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Trond Egil Kippe. Trond Egil Kippe shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.14
Meziane Klouchi knocks the ball forward to Otávio Cardoso. Otávio Cardoso flicks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Alves. Fernando Alves whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Crucet. Fernando Crucet is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Fernando Crucet!
77.27
C.F. Estrela da Amadora have made a substitution with Mohammed Dugbatey replacing Paulo Gomes .
78.32
Gaspar Loureiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Otávio Cardoso. Otávio Cardoso knocks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Alves. Fernando Alves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.07
Ellery Van Dalen hits a low pass to Duncan McCoist. Duncan McCoist makes a simple pass to Alfons Piqué. Alfons Piqué finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Marc Beckerman manages to gather it comfortably.
89.18
Ellery Van Dalen runs straight at the opposition's defence. Ellery Van Dalen whips in a cross ball towards Alfons Piqué. Alfons Piqué is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Marc Beckerman manages to gather it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

C.F. Estrela da Amadora

F.C. Arouca
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
6
7
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
32.2%
41.4%
26.4%

Scorers
Fernando Crucet 69

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Marc Beckerman of F.C. Arouca

Match Ratings
1.Michael Faber (GK)
9
2.Victor Gil (DEF)
7
3.Ellery Van Dalen (DEF)
7
4.Ronnie Christie (DEF)
8
5.Duncan McCoist (DEF)
6
6.Giordano Colle (MID)
7
7.Maurizio Perra (MID)
6
8.Neil McGrory (MID)
6
9.Mauricio Blanco (ATT)
6
10.Paulo Gomes (ATT)
6
11.Sebastien Radet (ATT)
6
 
12.Alfons Piqué (ATT)
6
13.Trond Egil Kippe (MID)
6
14.Mohammed Dugbatey (ATT)
6

1.Marc Beckerman (GK)
9
2.Gaspar Loureiro (DEF)
7
3.Garry Burley (DEF)
7
4.Meziane Klouchi (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Carlos Garcia (DEF)
7
6.Ivan Mazzei (MID)
7
7.Luis Sousa (MID)
7
8.Edmundo Ramos (MID)
7
9.Vasco Faria (ATT)
6
10.Fernando Alves (ATT)yellow card
8
11.Ricardo Martins (ATT)
6
 
12.Pascal Mahan (DEF)
0
13.Otávio Cardoso (MID)
6
14.Fernando Crucet (ATT)goal scored
8