Match Report
| Farense | Farense |  |  | C.D. Tondela | C.D. Tondela | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cristiano Sousa | C. Sousa |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 66 | | Pedro Viana | P. Viana | ||||||||
| Vitor Marques | V. Marques | | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 |  | Teemu Bourmaud | T. Bourmaud | |||||||||
| Cesar Barbosa | C. Barbosa | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 70 | | Miguel Postiga | M. Postiga | |||||||||
| Fernando Costa | F. Costa | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 70 | | Silvio Barbosa | S. Barbosa | |||||||||
| Alberto Ramos | A. Ramos | | 47 | D | | 5 | | D | 67 | | David Ferreira | D. Ferreira | |||||||||
| Francisco Varela | F. Varela | | 72 | M | | | 6 | | M | 61 |  | Sander Waterreus | S. Waterreus | ||||||||
| Sebastiao Semedo | S. Semedo | | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 |  | Daniele Maclean | D. Maclean | |||||||||
| Jorge Oliveira | J. Oliveira | | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Daniel Moreira | D. Moreira | |||||||||
| Quim Fonseca | Q. Fonseca | | 60 | M | | 9 | | M | 57 |  | Kai Hanke | K. Hanke | |||||||||
| Silvio Lima | S. Lima | | 80 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Gaspar Faria | G. Faria | |||||||||
| Sol Nicholls | S. Nicholls | | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Bruno Mendes | B. Mendes | |||||||||
| Manuel Viana | M. Viana | | 58 | M | | 12 | | D | 63 | | Kelvin Brown | K. Brown | |||||||||
| Ruben Jardim | R. Jardim | | 57 | A | | 13 | | A | 57 | | Jaime Sousa | J. Sousa | |||||||||
| Rui Castro | R. Castro | | 53 | A | | 14 | | M | 55 | | Joao Reis | J. Reis | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Ski France |
Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Estádio Algarve where Farense play host to C.D. Tondela. A crowd of 12,057 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Farense and C.D. Tondela are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Rodrigo Costa.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Farense and C.D. Tondela are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Rodrigo Costa.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Farense get the match underway!
3.14
0-0Daniel Moreira sees Gaspar Faria in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gaspar Faria finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
4.06
1-0Cesar Barbosa makes a simple pass to Silvio Lima. With some swift thinking, Silvio Lima plays the ball forward to Sol Nicholls who has made a great run into the box. Sol Nicholls shoots from just inside the box. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
9.04
Francisco Varela threads a neat ball through to Quim Fonseca. Quim Fonseca threads a neat, attacking ball through to Sol Nicholls. Sol Nicholls tries a spectacular strike. The ball takes a deflection leaving Pedro Viana with no chance!! Goal for Farense!
12.35
Sander Waterreus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gaspar Faria. Gaspar Faria whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Moreira. Daniel Moreira makes a looping header on goal but it slams into the crowd!
24.07
Daniel Moreira threads a neat ball through to Sander Waterreus. Sander Waterreus makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Kai Hanke. Kai Hanke runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Kai Hanke provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
27.55
Jorge Oliveira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sol Nicholls. Sol Nicholls shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
28.17
Jorge Oliveira runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jorge Oliveira shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
36.35
2-0Miguel Postiga threads a neat ball through to Daniele Maclean. Daniele Maclean flicks a high pass forward. Bruno Mendes collects the pass. Bruno Mendes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Cristiano Sousa reads it well. Fabulous save!
39.30
2-0Daniel Moreira clumsily knocks into Sebastiao Semedo. The referee warns Daniel Moreira to calm down! Sebastiao Semedo runs off the knock.
39.30
2-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
40.01
Bruno Mendes runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Bruno Mendes shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Farense appear unchanged since the first half. C.D. Tondela also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The second half starts with C.D. Tondela kicking off!
47.02
2-0Jorge Oliveira chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Semedo. With some swift thinking, Sebastiao Semedo plays the ball forward to Silvio Lima. Silvio Lima knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Viana who gathers it comfortably.
57.21
Francisco Varela controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jorge Oliveira. Jorge Oliveira threads a neat ball through to Francisco Varela. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Francisco Varela provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
69.04
Fernando Costa laces a weighted ball forward to Sebastiao Semedo. With a delightful solo run, Sebastiao Semedo stretches the opposition's defence. Sebastiao Semedo knocks in a cross ball towards Silvio Lima. Silvio Lima heads the ball goalwards but it whistles just wide of the post!
72.32
Jorge Oliveira threads a neat ball through to Francisco Varela. Francisco Varela knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Silvio Barbosa.
81.47
Silvio Barbosa takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Daniel Moreira. Daniel Moreira chips the ball to his team mate, Bruno Mendes. Bruno Mendes whips in a cross ball towards Daniele Maclean. Daniele Maclean directs the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
83.36
Quim Fonseca makes a simple pass to Sebastiao Semedo. Sebastiao Semedo knocks in a cross ball towards Sol Nicholls. Sol Nicholls makes a looping header on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
69.3%
30.7%
Play Area
26.7%
46.7%
26.7%
Scorers
| Sol Nicholls 4, 9 Francisco Varela 57 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Sol Nicholls of Farense |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Cristiano Sousa (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Vitor Marques (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Cesar Barbosa (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Fernando Costa (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Alberto Ramos (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Francisco Varela (MID) |  | 8 |
| 7. | Sebastiao Semedo (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Jorge Oliveira (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Quim Fonseca (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Silvio Lima (ATT) | 8 | |
| 11. | Sol Nicholls (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Manuel Viana (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Ruben Jardim (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Rui Castro (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Pedro Viana (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Teemu Bourmaud (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Miguel Postiga (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Silvio Barbosa (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | David Ferreira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Sander Waterreus (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Daniele Maclean (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Daniel Moreira (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Kai Hanke (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Gaspar Faria (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Bruno Mendes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Kelvin Brown (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Jaime Sousa (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Joao Reis (MID) | 0 | |