Match Report
| Naval | Naval |  |  | Santa Clara | Santa Clara | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tomas Moreira | T. Moreira |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 | | Cristiano Soares | C. Soares | |||||||||
| Sebastiao Lopes | S. Lopes | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Miguel Moreira | M. Moreira | |||||||||
| Julian Hackworth | J. Hackworth |  | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 53 | | Ruben Veloso | R. Veloso | |||||||||
| Cristiano Valente | C. Valente | | 68 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Miguel Quaresma | M. Quaresma | |||||||||
| Rosario Balli | R. Balli |  | 77 | M | | 5 | | D | 51 | | Diogo Fonseca | D. Fonseca | |||||||||
| Cesar Fonseca | C. Fonseca | | 69 | M |  | | 6 | | | M | 61 | | Ricardo Varela | R. Varela | |||||||
| Mark Hughes | M. Hughes | | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Ben Jess | B. Jess | |||||||||
| Hugo Duran | H. Duran |  | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Edgar Pinto | E. Pinto | |||||||||
| Dietmar Vogel | D. Vogel |  | 75 | A | | 9 | | M | 51 | | Ricardo Carvalho | R. Carvalho | |||||||||
| Jan Vennegoor Schut | J. Schut |  | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 |  | Goran Romo | G. Romo | |||||||||
| Duarte Carvalho | D. Carvalho | | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Rafael Barros | R. Barros | |||||||||
| Matteo Baiocchi | M. Baiocchi | | 65 | A | | 12 | | G | 59 | | Tiago Jardim | T. Jardim | |||||||||
| Norman Boyd | N. Boyd | | 62 | D | | 13 | | A | 53 | | Stefano Giampà | S. Giampà | |||||||||
| Sebastiao Tavares | S. Tavares | | 61 | D | | 14 | | A | 52 | | Duarte Viana | D. Viana | |||||||||
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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Est˜dio Mun. Jos Bento Pessoa where Naval play host to Santa Clara. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Naval are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Santa Clara appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Cristiano Jardim.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Naval are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Santa Clara appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Cristiano Jardim.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Naval kick off!
2.01
0-0Sebastiao Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Cesar Fonseca holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cesar Fonseca hits a low pass to Mark Hughes. Mark Hughes finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
3.40
Rosario Balli chips the ball to his team mate, Dietmar Vogel. Dietmar Vogel shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Cristiano Soares.
9.34
0-0Mark Hughes threads a neat ball through to Duarte Carvalho. Duarte Carvalho finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
14.58
0-0Hugo Duran threads a neat ball through to Dietmar Vogel. Dietmar Vogel knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ruben Veloso.
20.41
0-1Edgar Pinto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ben Jess. Ben Jess lofts in a cross ball towards Goran Romo. Goran Romo beats his man to it with a header. It's there!! Tomas Moreira has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
24.21
0-1Ricardo Carvalho catches Cesar Fonseca on the ankles. Ricardo Carvalho is warned by the referee! Cesar Fonseca gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
26.30
Mark Hughes decides to run forward with the ball. Mark Hughes shoots from 25 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
27.47
Cesar Fonseca takes the throw-in. Julian Hackworth flicks a high ball forward to Hugo Duran who takes it down. Hugo Duran sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
39.31
Dietmar Vogel comes in with a late challenge on Edgar Pinto. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Edgar Pinto gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
40.20
Edgar Pinto makes a beautiful solo run. Edgar Pinto edges inside the box! Edgar Pinto rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
Mark Hughes makes a probing pass to Jan Vennegoor Schut. Jan Vennegoor Schut skips past Miguel Quaresma! Jan Vennegoor Schut looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Naval appear unchanged since the first half. Santa Clara also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Santa Clara kick off!
55.20
1-2Julian Hackworth chips the ball to his team mate, Cesar Fonseca. Cesar Fonseca flicks a high pass forward. Jan Vennegoor Schut holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jan Vennegoor Schut knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Cesar Fonseca is offside!
59.47
Ricardo Varela controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Goran Romo. Goran Romo plays a quick one-two with Rafael Barros and rushes in on goal... Some world-class footwork from Goran Romo provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Tomas Moreira.
60.02
1-2It's a corner kick. Ben Jess loops the ball out towards the edge of the box. Rafael Barros shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
61.26
Sebastiao Lopes sees a break and surges forward. Sebastiao Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Dietmar Vogel holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dietmar Vogel lofts in a cross ball towards Rosario Balli. Rosario Balli gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's drastically wayward!
65.45
1-2Julian Hackworth clumsily knocks into Goran Romo. Julian Hackworth is warned by the referee! Goran Romo runs off the knock.
69.55
Edgar Pinto threads a neat ball through to Rafael Barros. Rafael Barros plays a scrappy one-two with Edgar Pinto and advances towards the goal... Rafael Barros rockets a shot on goal. Rafael Barros scores for Santa Clara!!
73.41
Sebastiao Lopes makes a probing pass to Hugo Duran. Hugo Duran kicks a strong pass forward to Jan Vennegoor Schut. Jan Vennegoor Schut shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
75.35
Mark Hughes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duarte Carvalho. Duarte Carvalho shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
77.42
1-3Naval have made 2 substitutions with Matteo Baiocchi replacing Cristiano Valente and Sebastiao Tavares replacing Cesar Fonseca .
81.43
Miguel Quaresma flicks a high pass forward to Ben Jess who brings the ball under control. Ben Jess makes a probing pass to Goran Romo. Goran Romo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mark Hughes.
83.07
Mark Hughes threads a neat ball through to Jan Vennegoor Schut. Jan Vennegoor Schut knocks in a cross ball towards Rosario Balli. Rosario Balli makes a deft header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
89.39
Edgar Pinto makes a probing pass to Goran Romo. Goran Romo lofts in a cross ball towards Ricardo Varela. With a superhuman jump, Ricardo Varela connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but Tomas Moreira is on top of it.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
4
5
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54%
46%
Play Area
20.6%
50.8%
28.6%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Edgar Pinto of Santa Clara |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Tomas Moreira (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Sebastiao Lopes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Julian Hackworth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Cristiano Valente (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Rosario Balli (MID) |  | 7 |
| 6. | Cesar Fonseca (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Mark Hughes (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Hugo Duran (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Dietmar Vogel (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 10. | Jan Vennegoor Schut (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Duarte Carvalho (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Matteo Baiocchi (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Norman Boyd (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Sebastiao Tavares (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Cristiano Soares (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Miguel Moreira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ruben Veloso (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Miguel Quaresma (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Diogo Fonseca (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Ricardo Varela (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Ben Jess (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Edgar Pinto (MID) | | 9 |
| 9. | Ricardo Carvalho (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Goran Romo (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Rafael Barros (ATT) | | 7 |
| 12. | Tiago Jardim (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Stefano Giampà (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Duarte Viana (ATT) | 0 | |