Match Report


Académica de CoimbraAcadémica de Coimbra     C.F. Estrela da AmadoraC.F. Estrela da Amadora
Mark TurnhamMark Turnham Kieran Rufus Kieran Rufus
Jannes HeijeJ. Heije74
G
1
G
79Michael FaberM. Faber
Diogo CastroD. Castro76
D
2
D
81Victor GilV. Gil
Antonio CribariA. Cribari73
D
3
D
74Ronnie ChristieR. Christie
Luke StockdaleL. Stockdale72
D
4
D
77Ellery Van DalenE. Van Dalen
Eugenio RedondoE. Redondo82
M
5
D
78Duncan McCoistD. McCoist
Enrico AnaclerioE. Anaclerio80
M
6
M
86Giordano ColleG. Colle
Manuele Del PreteM. Del Prete79
M
7captain
M
88Neil McGroryN. McGrory
Jan JensenJ. Jensen76
M
captain8
M
85Trond Egil KippeT. Kippe
Hugo CamposH. Campos80
A
9
A
80Mauricio BlancoM. Blanco
Alec BoothA. Booth77
A
10
A
79Alfons PiquéA. Piqué
David Van HimstD. Van Himst75
A
11
A
84Paulo GomesP. Gomes
 
Marko HellenM. Hellen75
M
12
M
82Maurizio PerraM. Perra
Msaddeck CarriéreM. Carriére74
M
13
M
80Oscar KooimanO. Kooiman
Dennis SeamanD. Seaman74
A
14
A
70Mohammed DugbateyM. Dugbatey

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estádio Cidade de Coimbra where Académica de Coimbra play host to C.F. Estrela da Amadora. A crowd of 20,592 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Académica de Coimbra are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while C.F. Estrela da Amadora appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Fernando Ferreira.


0.00
The whistle blows and C.F. Estrela da Amadora kick off!
4.26
Antonio Cribari flicks the ball to his team mate, Jan Jensen. Jan Jensen kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Booth. Alec Booth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.50
Mauricio Blanco catches Antonio Cribari on the ankles. The referee calls over Mauricio Blanco and shows him a yellow card! Antonio Cribari gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
14.35
Duncan McCoist threads a neat ball through to Giordano Colle. Giordano Colle runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Giordano Colle passes the ball forward but Neil McGrory is offside!
16.44
Trond Egil Kippe flicks the ball to his team mate, Paulo Gomes. Paulo Gomes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
20.47
Victor Gil receives the ball from a throw-in from Ronnie Christie. Victor Gil threads the ball through to Trond Egil Kippe. Trond Egil Kippe runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Trond Egil Kippe knocks in a cross ball towards Alfons Piqué. Alfons Piqué gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but somehow Jannes Heije manages to keep it out.
21.50
Jan Jensen threads the ball through to Diogo Castro. Diogo Castro chips the ball to his team mate, Alec Booth. Alec Booth shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
24.30
Trond Egil Kippe kicks a strong pass forward to Paulo Gomes. Paulo Gomes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil McGrory but he's offside!
28.55
Neil McGrory threads a neat ball through to Paulo Gomes. Paulo Gomes shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
30.29
Victor Gil takes it forward alone. Victor Gil shoots from outside the area but Jannes Heije is on top of it.
34.08
Manuele Del Prete deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luke Stockdale. Luke Stockdale plays the ball forward to Manuele Del Prete. Manuele Del Prete shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
38.01
Ellery Van Dalen kicks a strong pass forward to Mauricio Blanco. Mauricio Blanco flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfons Piqué. Alfons Piqué shoots from long range. Jannes Heije comfortably gets down and covers it.
39.55
Trond Egil Kippe flicks the ball to his team mate, Paulo Gomes. Paulo Gomes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but is denied by Jannes Heije. Excellent save.
42.28
Antonio Cribari deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Manuele Del Prete. Manuele Del Prete chips the ball to his team mate, Enrico Anaclerio. Enrico Anaclerio plays a one-two with Alec Booth and rushes in on goal... Enrico Anaclerio shoots from just inside the box. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
45.00
Enrico Anaclerio makes a probing pass to Manuele Del Prete. Manuele Del Prete rushes past Ronnie Christie! Manuele Del Prete tries a spectacular strike. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous save!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Académica de Coimbra appear unchanged since the first half. C.F. Estrela da Amadora also appear unchanged since the first half. The C.F. Estrela da Amadora players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Académica de Coimbra kick off the second half!
48.52
Giordano Colle brings the ball forward. Giordano Colle puts a great ball through. Alfons Piqué runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
49.12
Ronnie Christie flicks a high ball forward to Trond Egil Kippe who takes it down. Trond Egil Kippe threads a neat ball through to Giordano Colle. Giordano Colle knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.49
Luke Stockdale threads a neat ball through to Diogo Castro. Diogo Castro makes a probing pass to Alec Booth. Alec Booth controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Michael Faber manages to keep it out.
54.57
Giordano Colle threads a neat ball through to Alfons Piqué. Alfons Piqué finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
55.17
Trond Egil Kippe flicks a high ball forward to Giordano Colle who takes it down. Giordano Colle shoots from 25 yards. Fantastic reaction save from Jannes Heije!
57.52
Enrico Anaclerio makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alec Booth. Alec Booth shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
60.07
Académica de Coimbra have made 2 substitutions with Marko Hellen replacing Eugenio Redondo and Dennis Seaman replacing Hugo Campos .
61.15
Ronnie Christie hacks Jan Jensen from behind! Ronnie Christie is warned by the referee! Jan Jensen stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.23
Neil McGrory flicks a high pass forward. Paulo Gomes controls it well on his chest. Paulo Gomes edges inside the box! Paulo Gomes looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Jannes Heije reads it well. Excellent save!
67.21
Neil McGrory flicks a high pass forward. Alfons Piqué controls it well on his chest. Alfons Piqué finds some space and shoots from distance but Jannes Heije is on top of his game. Fabulous stop!
71.08
Diogo Castro threads a neat ball through to Enrico Anaclerio. Enrico Anaclerio plays the ball forward to Dennis Seaman. Dennis Seaman tries a spectacular long range effort. Michael Faber gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
72.37
Giordano Colle kicks a strong pass forward to Trond Egil Kippe. Trond Egil Kippe tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
75.14
Giordano Colle makes a probing pass to Neil McGrory. Neil McGrory controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
77.31
C.F. Estrela da Amadora have made 2 substitutions with Maurizio Perra replacing Giordano Colle and Oscar Kooiman replacing Trond Egil Kippe .
79.00
Manuele Del Prete makes a probing pass to Enrico Anaclerio. Enrico Anaclerio shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
83.54
With some swift thinking, Luke Stockdale plays the ball forward to Marko Hellen. Marko Hellen makes a probing pass to Dennis Seaman. Dennis Seaman whips in a cross ball towards Alec Booth. Alec Booth knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Duncan McCoist steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
84.41
Ronnie Christie catches Manuele Del Prete on the ankles. Ronnie Christie is given another warning by the referee! Manuele Del Prete runs off the knock.
87.24
Marko Hellen hits a low pass to Alec Booth. Alec Booth knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.38
Maurizio Perra flicks a high ball forward to Mauricio Blanco who takes it down. Mauricio Blanco shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Académica de Coimbra

C.F. Estrela da Amadora
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
9
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
36%
41.9%
22.1%

Scorers
Enrico Anaclerio 42

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jannes Heije of Académica de Coimbra

Match Ratings
1.Jannes Heije (GK)
9
2.Diogo Castro (DEF)
6
3.Antonio Cribari (DEF)
6
4.Luke Stockdale (DEF)
7
5.Eugenio Redondo (MID)
6
6.Enrico Anaclerio (MID)goal scored
8
7.Manuele Del Prete (MID)
7
8.Jan Jensen (MID)
6
9.Hugo Campos (ATT)
6
10.Alec Booth (ATT)
7
11.David Van Himst (ATT)
6
 
12.Marko Hellen (MID)
6
13.Msaddeck Carriére (MID)
0
14.Dennis Seaman (ATT)
6

1.Michael Faber (GK)
7
2.Victor Gil (DEF)
6
3.Ronnie Christie (DEF)
6
4.Ellery Van Dalen (DEF)
6
5.Duncan McCoist (DEF)
6
6.Giordano Colle (MID)
7
7.Neil McGrory (MID)
6
8.Trond Egil Kippe (MID)
7
9.Mauricio Blanco (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Alfons Piqué (ATT)
6
11.Paulo Gomes (ATT)
7
 
12.Maurizio Perra (MID)
6
13.Oscar Kooiman (MID)
6
14.Mohammed Dugbatey (ATT)
0