Match Report


FarenseFarense     Sporting CovilhaSporting Covilha
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Cristiano SousaC. Sousa69
G
1
G
51Eddie HigginbothamE. Higginbotham
Vitor MarquesV. Marques64
D
2
D
66Cesar SantosC. Santos
Cesar BarbosaC. Barbosa56
D
3
D
65Antonio CarvalhoA. Carvalho
Fernando CostaF. Costa53
D
4
D
56Andre VieiraA. Vieira
Alberto RamosA. Ramos47
D
5
D
51Dietmar BusseD. Busse
Francisco VarelaF. Varela72
M
6
M
75Sebastiao FonsecaS. Fonseca
Sebastiao SemedoS. Semedo68
M
7captain
M
64Pedro VieiraP. Vieira
Jorge OliveiraJ. Oliveira62
M
8
M
54Steffen SchachtS. Schacht
Quim FonsecaQ. Fonseca60
M
9
M
50Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill
Silvio LimaS. Lima80
A
10
A
57Vitor CamposV. Campos
Sol NichollsS. Nicholls58
A
captain11
A
56Vasco CamposV. Campos
 
Manuel VianaM. Viana58
M
12
A
53Gregorio AriasG. Arias
Ruben JardimR. Jardim57
A
13
D
50Ernesto PardoE. Pardo
Rui CastroR. Castro53
A
14
A
49Lucien FisherL. Fisher

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Estádio Algarve where Farense play host to Sporting Covilha. A crowd of 11,085 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Farense and Sporting Covilha are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Abel Lopes.


0.00
Farense kick off and get the first half underway!
3.13
Silvio Lima flicks a high pass forward. Sol Nicholls holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sol Nicholls lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Varela. Francisco Varela directs the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
8.48
Cesar Santos flicks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Vieira. Pedro Vieira makes an attacking run forward. Pedro Vieira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alberto Ramos.
10.44
Alberto Ramos hacks Vitor Campos from behind! Alberto Ramos is warned by the referee! Vitor Campos runs off the knock.
14.48
Steffen Schacht advances with the ball. Steffen Schacht shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
21.41
Cesar Santos hits a low pass to Steffen Schacht. Steffen Schacht knocks the ball to his team mate, Vasco Campos. Vasco Campos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fernando Costa.
28.33
Jorge Oliveira threads a neat ball through to Sol Nicholls. Sol Nicholls controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
39.26
Steffen Schacht catches Sol Nicholls on the ankles. Steffen Schacht is shown the yellow card! Sol Nicholls carries on, but is struggling a bit.
42.59
Vitor Campos catches Fernando Costa on the ankles. The referee calls over Vitor Campos and shows him a yellow card! Fernando Costa hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
Sporting Covilha kick off the second half!
48.55
Fernando Costa makes a simple pass to Cesar Barbosa. Showing composure, Cesar Barbosa picks a pass forward to Quim Fonseca. Quim Fonseca knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.17
Andre Vieira changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Andre Vieira shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Cristiano Sousa!
54.57
Cesar Barbosa flicks a high pass forward to Sol Nicholls who brings the ball under control. Sol Nicholls knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.33
Fernando Costa passes the ball forward to Sebastiao Semedo. Sebastiao Semedo knocks the ball to his team mate, Sol Nicholls. Sol Nicholls passes the ball forward to Silvio Lima. Silvio Lima muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
63.08
Pedro Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Vitor Campos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vitor Campos lofts in a cross ball towards Vasco Campos. Vasco Campos knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Cristiano Sousa punches it away to safety.
67.54
Vasco Campos catches Fernando Costa on the ankles. The referee brings Vasco Campos to one side and gives him a warning! Fernando Costa runs off the knock.
84.50
Jorge Oliveira kicks a strong pass forward to Silvio Lima. Silvio Lima finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
85.39
Steffen Schacht brings the ball forward. Steffen Schacht knocks in a cross ball towards Vitor Campos. Vitor Campos connects with a diving header but it's drastically wayward!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Farense

Sporting Covilha
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.6%
53.4%
Play Area
28.8%
41.1%
30.1%

Scorers
Steffen Schacht 14

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Steffen Schacht of Sporting Covilha

Match Ratings
1.Cristiano Sousa (GK)
7
2.Vitor Marques (DEF)
6
3.Cesar Barbosa (DEF)
6
4.Fernando Costa (DEF)
7
5.Alberto Ramos (DEF)
5
6.Francisco Varela (MID)
6
7.Sebastiao Semedo (MID)
6
8.Jorge Oliveira (MID)
7
9.Quim Fonseca (MID)
6
10.Silvio Lima (ATT)
6
11.Sol Nicholls (ATT)
6
 
12.Manuel Viana (MID)
0
13.Ruben Jardim (ATT)
0
14.Rui Castro (ATT)
0

1.Eddie Higginbotham (GK)
7
2.Cesar Santos (DEF)
6
3.Antonio Carvalho (DEF)
6
4.Andre Vieira (DEF)
7
5.Dietmar Busse (DEF)
6
6.Sebastiao Fonseca (MID)
6
7.Pedro Vieira (MID)
6
8.Steffen Schacht (MID)goal scoredyellow card
9
9.Stuart Gemmill (MID)
6
10.Vitor Campos (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Vasco Campos (ATT)
6
 
12.Gregorio Arias (ATT)
0
13.Ernesto Pardo (DEF)
0
14.Lucien Fisher (ATT)
0