Match Report


Desportivo NacionalDesportivo Nacional     MoreirenseMoreirense
Ben BiancardiBen Biancardi Rob Baker Rob Baker
Cristiano LopesC. Lopes73
G
1
G
82Sejii KaitaS. Kaita
Vasco GomesV. Gomes89
D
2
D
70Antonio KasselA. Kassel
Tiago CostaT. Costa75
D
3
D
67Danny AllsoppD. Allsopp
Alistair MiddletonA. Middleton76
D
4
D
73Ledley MortensenL. Mortensen
Jorge RibeiroJ. Ribeiro87
M
5
D
62Patrick PottsP. Potts
Samuel FariaS. Faria81
M
6
M
88Syd GrantS. Grant
Vasco MonteiroV. Monteiro85
M
captain7captain
M
69Patrick AuerP. Auer
Quim AntunesQ. Antunes78
M
8
M
79Edouard AntunesE. Antunes
Sebastiao CostaS. Costa82
A
9
M
55Trevor RoyceT. Royce
Pedro RegoP. Rego82
A
10
A
71Sammy MeiteS. Meite
Edgar MendesE. Mendes78
A
11
A
77Daniel VieiraD. Vieira
 
Silvio CamposS. Campos74
A
12
M
78Jacek JoswiakJ. Joswiak
Sebastiao CarvalhoS. Carvalho71
G
13
A
76Vincenzo SchnellingerV. Schnellinger
Nuno MendesN. Mendes67
D
14
A
48Alberto FerrerA. Ferrer

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Ground Estádio da Madeira where Desportivo Nacional play host to Moreirense. A crowd of 20,695 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Desportivo Nacional are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Moreirense appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Pedro Andrade.


0.00
Moreirense kick off the first half!
3.02
Trevor Royce threads a neat ball through to Edouard Antunes. Edouard Antunes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Cristiano Lopes!
4.42
Vasco Monteiro flicks a high pass forward. Jorge Ribeiro collects the pass. Jorge Ribeiro whips in a cross ball towards Sebastiao Costa. Sebastiao Costa jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
8.39
Seeing a gap ahead, Alistair Middleton laces a weighted ball forward to Vasco Monteiro. Vasco Monteiro sees a break and surges forward. Vasco Monteiro runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Vasco Monteiro provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
14.26
Syd Grant knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Vieira. Daniel Vieira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tiago Costa.
15.41
Tiago Costa hits a low pass to Samuel Faria. Samuel Faria passes the ball forward to Sebastiao Costa. Sebastiao Costa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ledley Mortensen.
21.15
Syd Grant advances with the ball. Syd Grant knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.56
Vasco Gomes hacks Trevor Royce from behind! The referee calls over Vasco Gomes and shows him a yellow card! Trevor Royce runs off the knock.
26.09
Daniel Vieira catches Samuel Faria on the ankles. Daniel Vieira is shown the yellow card! Samuel Faria stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.42
Pedro Rego knocks the ball forward to Edgar Mendes. Edgar Mendes lofts in a cross ball towards Pedro Rego. Pedro Rego knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Pedro Rego scores for Desportivo Nacional!!
32.14
Trevor Royce flicks a high pass forward to Daniel Vieira who brings the ball under control. Daniel Vieira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alistair Middleton.
33.24
Edouard Antunes changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Edouard Antunes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Cristiano Lopes.
34.18
Corner kick to Moreirense. Syd Grant chips it to the near post. Samuel Faria reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
42.44
Seeing a gap ahead, Patrick Auer plays the ball forward to Sammy Meite. Sammy Meite knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Cristiano Lopes who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Desportivo Nacional appear unchanged since the first half. Moreirense also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Desportivo Nacional kick off the second half!
53.31
Sammy Meite decides to run forward with the ball. Sammy Meite knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alistair Middleton.
54.06
Patrick Auer flicks a high pass forward. Sammy Meite controls it well on his chest. Sammy Meite whips in a cross ball towards Edouard Antunes. Edouard Antunes finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
59.50
Samuel Faria kicks a strong pass forward to Sebastiao Costa. Sebastiao Costa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
60.32
Desportivo Nacional have made 3 substitutions with Silvio Campos replacing Quim Antunes, Nuno Mendes replacing Sebastiao Costa and Sebastiao Carvalho replacing Samuel Faria .
61.35
Edgar Mendes knocks the ball forward to Nuno Mendes. Nuno Mendes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.16
Daniel Vieira makes a probing pass to Sammy Meite. Sammy Meite skips past Alistair Middleton! Sammy Meite side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
67.46
Sebastiao Carvalho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edgar Mendes. Edgar Mendes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Rego but the linesman indicates offside!
71.23
Vasco Monteiro sees Pedro Rego in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pedro Rego knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Antonio Kassel.
72.04
Vasco Monteiro flicks a high pass forward to Nuno Mendes who brings the ball under control. Nuno Mendes shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
77.43
Tiago Costa threads a neat ball through to Jorge Ribeiro. Jorge Ribeiro sees Edgar Mendes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Edgar Mendes finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Sejii Kaita manages to keep it out.
78.16
Ledley Mortensen flicks a high pass forward to Edouard Antunes who brings the ball under control. Edouard Antunes lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Vieira. Daniel Vieira connects with a diving header but it misses the target by a large margin!
79.50
Jorge Ribeiro passes the ball forward to Vasco Monteiro. Vasco Monteiro makes a probing pass to Edgar Mendes. Edgar Mendes knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Mendes. Nuno Mendes makes a looping header on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
81.05
Silvio Campos runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Silvio Campos knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Rego. Pedro Rego knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Sejii Kaita easily picks it out of the air!
83.20
Patrick Auer flicks the ball to his team mate, Sammy Meite. Sammy Meite whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Vieira. Daniel Vieira rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
89.47
Vasco Monteiro sees Jorge Ribeiro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jorge Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Patrick Potts.
90.00
Edgar Mendes runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Edgar Mendes lofts in a cross ball towards Pedro Rego. Pedro Rego beats his man to it with a header. Magnificent save by Sejii Kaita!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Desportivo Nacional

Moreirense
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
6
5
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.7%
47.3%
Play Area
28.4%
48.6%
23%

Scorers
Vasco Monteiro 8
Pedro Rego 27
Daniel Vieira 83

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vasco Monteiro of Desportivo Nacional

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

1.Sejii Kaita (GK)
7
2.Antonio Kassel (DEF)
6
3.Danny Allsopp (DEF)
6
4.Ledley Mortensen (DEF)
6
5.Patrick Potts (DEF)
6
6.Syd Grant (MID)
6
7.Patrick Auer (MID)
6
8.Edouard Antunes (MID)
7
9.Trevor Royce (MID)
6
10.Sammy Meite (ATT)
7
11.Daniel Vieira (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
 
12.Jacek Joswiak (MID)
0
13.Vincenzo Schnellinger (ATT)
0
14.Alberto Ferrer (ATT)
0