Match Report


C.D. FeirenseC.D. Feirense     S.L. BenficaS.L. Benfica
Dan RodwellDan Rodwell Lee Farrow Lee Farrow
Servando CampbellS. Campbell78
G
1captain
G
78Cristiano PostigaC. Postiga
Steffen LeonhardsenS. Leonhardsen84
D
2
D
77Quim AndradeQ. Andrade
Juan LeonJ. Leon80
D
3
D
76Jo Van Der DoelenJ. Van Der Doelen
Marinus HilgerinkM. Hilgerink78
D
4
D
68Jose Javier MarquitosJ. Marquitos
Davy Van Der SchaafD. Van Der Schaaf84
M
5
D
75Jon PlattJ. Platt
Kwame JongsmaK. Jongsma80
M
6
M
73Ramon GrotR. Grot
Thijs VenemaT. Venema83
M
7
M
78Quim NunesQ. Nunes
Rio KitsonR. Kitson84
M
8
A
70Brian ArmstrongB. Armstrong
Julian MayJ. May79
A
9
A
73Ruben VieiraR. Vieira
Harvey Overbeek-BloemH. Overbeek-Bloem79
A
10
A
77Jan JensenJ. Jensen
Fabian BratschiF. Bratschi72
A
captain11
A
77Colin McStayC. McStay
 
Duane WalkerD. Walker77
D
12
M
69Joe van der HoekJ. van der Hoek
Scott MccannS. Mccann88
M
13
A
74Martin PringleM. Pringle
Muzzy IzzetM. Izzet78
A
14
A
73Dragos OlteanuD. Olteanu

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Estádio Marcolino de Castro where C.D. Feirense play host to S.L. Benfica. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
C.D. Feirense are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while S.L. Benfica appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Fernando Ferreira.


0.00
The whistle blows and S.L. Benfica get the match underway!
2.39
Rio Kitson knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabian Bratschi. Fabian Bratschi tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
3.09
Thijs Venema makes a probing pass to Harvey Overbeek-Bloem. Harvey Overbeek-Bloem knocks the ball forward to Fabian Bratschi but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
4.24
Jon Platt hacks Harvey Overbeek-Bloem from behind! The referee calls over Jon Platt and shows him a yellow card! Harvey Overbeek-Bloem carries on, but is struggling a bit.
9.22
Kwame Jongsma passes the ball forward to Harvey Overbeek-Bloem. Harvey Overbeek-Bloem knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.56
Fabian Bratschi threads the ball through to Julian May. Julian May whips in a cross ball towards Fabian Bratschi. Fabian Bratschi powers a header at goal but it flies just wide!
12.02
Marinus Hilgerink knocks the ball forward to Kwame Jongsma. Kwame Jongsma flicks a high pass forward. Fabian Bratschi holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fabian Bratschi knocks in a cross ball towards Thijs Venema. Thijs Venema heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent block by Ramon Grot!
14.14
Jon Platt flicks a high pass forward. Quim Nunes collects the pass. Quim Nunes threads a neat ball through to Jan Jensen. Jan Jensen knocks in a cross ball towards Quim Nunes. Quim Nunes flicks the ball with his head. Servando Campbell picks it out of the air!
15.06
Thijs Venema makes a simple pass to Fabian Bratschi. Fabian Bratschi whips in a cross ball towards Julian May. Julian May powers a header at goal. Superb reactions from Cristiano Postiga. What a save!
16.53
Jan Jensen hacks Juan Leon from behind! The referee calls over Jan Jensen and warns him to calm down! Juan Leon hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.58
Without breaking stride, Jan Jensen plays the ball forward to Colin McStay. Colin McStay whips in a cross ball towards Ruben Vieira. Ruben Vieira jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Servando Campbell didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
21.23
With some swift thinking, Harvey Overbeek-Bloem plays the ball forward to Fabian Bratschi. Fabian Bratschi whips in a cross ball towards Thijs Venema. Thijs Venema heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
22.05
Thijs Venema catches Jan Jensen on the ankles. Thijs Venema is shown the yellow card! Jan Jensen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.28
Marinus Hilgerink knocks the ball to his team mate, Davy Van Der Schaaf. Davy Van Der Schaaf makes a probing pass to Thijs Venema. Thijs Venema knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Javier Marquitos.
26.34
Marinus Hilgerink decides to run forward with the ball. Marinus Hilgerink whips in a cross ball towards Fabian Bratschi. Fabian Bratschi fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball takes a deflection leaving Cristiano Postiga with no chance!! Goal for C.D. Feirense!
30.42
Rio Kitson kicks a strong pass forward to Davy Van Der Schaaf. Davy Van Der Schaaf knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
33.48
Kwame Jongsma makes a probing pass to Fabian Bratschi. Fabian Bratschi controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Cristiano Postiga is on top of it.
34.28
Jose Javier Marquitos threads the ball through to Quim Nunes. Quim Nunes runs straight at the defence! Quim Nunes shoots from just inside the box. It's there!! Servando Campbell has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
40.18
Ramon Grot clumsily knocks into Kwame Jongsma. Ramon Grot is shown the yellow card! Kwame Jongsma stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.58
Juan Leon deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Davy Van Der Schaaf. Davy Van Der Schaaf decides to run forward with the ball. Davy Van Der Schaaf knocks in a cross ball towards Harvey Overbeek-Bloem. Harvey Overbeek-Bloem is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Cristiano Postiga is on top of his game. Great keeping!
45.00
Davy Van Der Schaaf flicks a high pass forward. Julian May controls it well on his chest. Julian May lofts in a cross ball towards Fabian Bratschi. Fabian Bratschi outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. What a cracker!! Cristiano Postiga had no chance!! Goal for C.D. Feirense!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. C.D. Feirense appear unchanged since the first half. S.L. Benfica also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and C.D. Feirense get the second half underway!
53.55
Rio Kitson flicks a high pass forward. Julian May collects the pass. Julian May knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Cristiano Postiga who gathers it comfortably.
54.28
Marinus Hilgerink makes a simple pass to Thijs Venema. Thijs Venema plays the ball forward to Kwame Jongsma. Kwame Jongsma knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jose Javier Marquitos.
55.29
Ramon Grot makes a probing pass to Quim Nunes. Quim Nunes whips in a cross ball towards Ramon Grot. Ramon Grot powers a header at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
60.22
C.D. Feirense have made a substitution with Muzzy Izzet replacing Fabian Bratschi .S.L. Benfica have made 2 substitutions with Martin Pringle replacing Ruben Vieira and Dragos Olteanu replacing Colin McStay .
63.27
Kwame Jongsma controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rio Kitson. Rio Kitson knocks in a cross ball towards Muzzy Izzet. Muzzy Izzet gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Muzzy Izzet!
66.37
Jan Jensen catches Marinus Hilgerink on the ankles. The referee calls over Jan Jensen again and warns him to calm down! Marinus Hilgerink stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.40
Thijs Venema flicks the ball to his team mate, Harvey Overbeek-Bloem. Harvey Overbeek-Bloem puts a great ball through. Julian May runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
71.55
Ramon Grot kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Pringle. Martin Pringle knocks in a cross ball towards Quim Nunes. With a superhuman jump, Quim Nunes connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.31
S.L. Benfica have made a substitution with Joe van der Hoek replacing Ramon Grot .
79.03
Brian Armstrong flicks a high ball forward to Quim Nunes who takes it down. Quim Nunes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.13
Kwame Jongsma hits a low pass to Muzzy Izzet. Muzzy Izzet knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jon Platt.
87.48
Jose Javier Marquitos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Quim Nunes. Quim Nunes flicks a high pass forward to Joe van der Hoek who brings the ball neatly under control. Joe van der Hoek knocks in a cross ball towards Martin Pringle. Martin Pringle gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball comes off Marinus Hilgerink and the loose ball is cleared up field.
89.55
Steffen Leonhardsen makes a probing pass to Muzzy Izzet. Muzzy Izzet threads the ball through to Thijs Venema. Thijs Venema knocks in a cross ball towards Julian May. Julian May beats his man to it with a header. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Julian May!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

C.D. Feirense

S.L. Benfica
Goals
4
2
Shots on Target
9
5
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
72.4%
27.6%
Play Area
21.1%
43.4%
35.5%

Scorers
Fabian Bratschi 26, 45
Muzzy Izzet 63
Julian May 90
Quim Nunes 34, 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fabian Bratschi of C.D. Feirense

Match Ratings
1.Servando Campbell (GK)
6
2.Steffen Leonhardsen (DEF)
6
3.Juan Leon (DEF)
6
4.Marinus Hilgerink (DEF)
7
5.Davy Van Der Schaaf (MID)
6
6.Kwame Jongsma (MID)
6
7.Thijs Venema (MID)yellow card
6
8.Rio Kitson (MID)
7
9.Julian May (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Harvey Overbeek-Bloem (ATT)
6
11.Fabian Bratschi (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Duane Walker (DEF)
0
13.Scott Mccann (MID)
0
14.Muzzy Izzet (ATT)goal scored
7

1.Cristiano Postiga (GK)
7
2.Quim Andrade (DEF)
6
3.Jo Van Der Doelen (DEF)
6
4.Jose Javier Marquitos (DEF)
6
5.Jon Platt (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Ramon Grot (MID)yellow card
6
7.Quim Nunes (MID)goal scoredgoal scored
9
8.Brian Armstrong (ATT)
6
9.Ruben Vieira (ATT)
6
10.Jan Jensen (ATT)
6
11.Colin McStay (ATT)
6
 
12.Joe van der Hoek (MID)
6
13.Martin Pringle (ATT)
6
14.Dragos Olteanu (ATT)
6