Match Report


Sporting CovilhaSporting Covilha     U. LamasU. Lamas
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Eddie HigginbothamE. Higginbotham51
G
1
G
65Riccardo ZanoncelliR. Zanoncelli
Cesar SantosC. Santos66
D
captain2
D
70Guilherme RibeiroG. Ribeiro
Antonio CarvalhoA. Carvalho65
D
3captain
D
65Eduardo MarquesE. Marques
Andre VieiraA. Vieira56
D
4
D
57Pedro NascimentoP. Nascimento
Dietmar BusseD. Busse51
D
5
D
56Ashley JoachimA. Joachim
Sebastiao FonsecaS. Fonseca75
M
6
M
58Cesar BarbosaC. Barbosa
Pedro VieiraP. Vieira64
M
7
M
55Julian JanesJ. Janes
Chris BarrettC. Barrett57
M
8
M
54Helder BarrosH. Barros
Steffen SchachtS. Schacht54
M
9
M
52Jeffrey YakubuJ. Yakubu
Vitor CamposV. Campos57
A
10
A
71Bruno VianaB. Viana
Vasco CamposV. Campos56
A
11
A
57Francisco SantosF. Santos
 
Gregorio AriasG. Arias53
A
12
G
64Ricardo FernandesR. Fernandes
Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill50
M
13
A
56Jon WilsonJ. Wilson
Ernesto PardoE. Pardo50
D
14
G
55Antonio SemedoA. Semedo

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã where Sporting Covilha play host to U. Lamas. A crowd of 11,631 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Sporting Covilha and U. Lamas are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Rafael Veloso.


0.00
The whistle blows and U. Lamas get the match underway!
3.51
Julian Janes runs straight at the opposition's defence. Julian Janes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.17
Eduardo Marques comes in with a late challenge on Steffen Schacht. The referee brings Eduardo Marques to one side and gives him a warning! Steffen Schacht runs off the knock.
10.35
Antonio Carvalho darts forward. Antonio Carvalho lofts in a cross ball towards Vasco Campos. Vasco Campos connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous save!
15.55
Guilherme Ribeiro brings the ball forward. Guilherme Ribeiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francisco Santos. Francisco Santos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andre Vieira.
18.14
Steffen Schacht flicks a high pass forward. Chris Barrett holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Chris Barrett whips in a cross ball towards Steffen Schacht. Steffen Schacht makes a deft header but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
27.37
Cesar Barbosa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francisco Santos. Francisco Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Bruno Viana. Bruno Viana gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Magnificent block by Dietmar Busse!
28.25
Helder Barros sees Bruno Viana in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bruno Viana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.10
Ashley Joachim runs forward with the ball. Ashley Joachim deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bruno Viana. Bruno Viana knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andre Vieira.
32.08
Jeffrey Yakubu barges into Sebastiao Fonseca. Jeffrey Yakubu is given a warning by the referee! Sebastiao Fonseca gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
33.03
Andre Vieira darts forward. With a delightful solo run, Andre Vieira stretches the opposition's defence. Andre Vieira knocks the ball forward to Vasco Campos but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
34.58
Pedro Nascimento flicks the ball to his team mate, Cesar Barbosa. With some swift thinking, Cesar Barbosa plays the ball forward to Julian Janes. Julian Janes whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Santos. Francisco Santos powers a header at goal. Eddie Higginbotham is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
38.58
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
39.43
Guilherme Ribeiro passes the ball forward to Helder Barros. Helder Barros flicks a high pass forward to Bruno Viana who brings the ball under control. Bruno Viana knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andre Vieira.
40.18
Chris Barrett clumsily knocks into Helder Barros. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Helder Barros carries on, but is struggling a bit.
42.38
Chris Barrett makes a probing pass to Vasco Campos. Vasco Campos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Covilha appear unchanged since the first half. U. Lamas also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Sporting Covilha get the second half underway!
48.11
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
53.51
Chris Barrett flicks a high pass forward to Vasco Campos who brings the ball under control. Vasco Campos makes a probing pass to Vitor Campos but he's offside!
54.16
Andre Vieira kicks a strong pass forward to Chris Barrett. Chris Barrett darts forward. Chris Barrett knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Riccardo Zanoncelli who gathers it comfortably.
57.02
Steffen Schacht comes in with a late challenge on Cesar Barbosa. The referee brings Steffen Schacht to one side and gives him a warning! Cesar Barbosa carries on, but is struggling a bit.
59.18
Julian Janes sees a break and surges forward. Julian Janes plays a scrappy one-two with Francisco Santos and stumbles forward towards the goal... Julian Janes looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
72.50
Vasco Campos chips the ball to his team mate, Vitor Campos. Vitor Campos hits a low pass to Pedro Vieira. Some good footwork from Pedro Vieira provides some space. He shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
78.40
Cesar Santos makes a probing pass to Pedro Vieira. Pedro Vieira knocks the ball to his team mate, Steffen Schacht. Steffen Schacht shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
79.36
Pedro Vieira plays the ball forward to Chris Barrett. Chris Barrett deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vitor Campos. Vitor Campos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Riccardo Zanoncelli who gathers it comfortably.
81.18
Cesar Barbosa catches Steffen Schacht on the ankles. The referee warns Cesar Barbosa to calm down! Steffen Schacht runs off the knock.
89.04
Helder Barros knocks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Santos. Francisco Santos whips in a cross ball towards Bruno Viana. Bruno Viana directs the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Covilha

U. Lamas
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60.2%
39.8%
Play Area
29.5%
50%
20.5%

Scorers
Francisco Santos 35

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Francisco Santos of U. Lamas

Match Ratings