Match Report


Sporting CovilhaSporting Covilha     Gil VicenteGil Vicente
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Eddie HigginbothamE. Higginbotham51
G
1
G
71Rick Dos SantosR. Dos Santos
Cesar SantosC. Santos66
D
2
D
65Florian JahnF. Jahn
Antonio CarvalhoA. Carvalho65
D
3captain
D
64Edgar QuaresmaE. Quaresma
Andre VieiraA. Vieira56
D
4
D
60Andre CairoA. Cairo
Dietmar BusseD. Busse51
D
captain5
D
56Eugenio CarcedoE. Carcedo
Sebastiao FonsecaS. Fonseca75
M
6
M
63Titus StandingT. Standing
Pedro VieiraP. Vieira64
M
7
M
59Gavin MorrisonG. Morrison
Chris BarrettC. Barrett57
M
8
M
54Uwe DehmU. Dehm
Steffen SchachtS. Schacht54
M
9
A
73Jody McgrealJ. Mcgreal
Vitor CamposV. Campos57
A
10
A
70Nuno MarquesN. Marques
Vasco CamposV. Campos56
A
11
A
62Edgar MarquesE. Marques
 
Gregorio AriasG. Arias53
A
12
G
67Marc EngelsM. Engels
Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill50
M
13
G
61Nuno PostigaN. Postiga
Ernesto PardoE. Pardo50
D
14
A
55Tiago BentoT. Bento

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã where Sporting Covilha play host to Gil Vicente. A crowd of 13,073 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sporting Covilha are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Gil Vicente appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Cristiano Jardim.


0.00
Sporting Covilha kick off the first half!
4.34
Andre Cairo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison kicks a strong pass forward to Edgar Marques. Edgar Marques knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dietmar Busse.
6.47
Titus Standing hacks Chris Barrett from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Chris Barrett runs off the knock.
8.01
Pedro Vieira hacks Gavin Morrison from behind! Pedro Vieira is shown the yellow card! Gavin Morrison stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.03
Uwe Dehm makes a probing pass to Edgar Marques. Edgar Marques edges inside the box! Edgar Marques side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Eddie Higginbotham manages to gather it.
12.08
Andre Vieira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Vieira. Pedro Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Chris Barrett collects the pass. Chris Barrett puts a great ball through. Pedro Vieira runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
14.28
Antonio Carvalho flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Fonseca. Sebastiao Fonseca surges forward with the ball. Sebastiao Fonseca whips in a cross ball towards Vitor Campos. With a superhuman jump, Vitor Campos connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's miles wide!
16.21
Andre Vieira catches Nuno Marques on the ankles. The referee calls over Andre Vieira and warns him to calm down! Nuno Marques runs off the knock.
18.12
With some swift thinking, Uwe Dehm plays the ball forward to Nuno Marques. Nuno Marques lofts in a cross ball towards Edgar Marques. Edgar Marques powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
24.49
Andre Vieira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Steffen Schacht. Steffen Schacht passes the ball forward to Vitor Campos. Vitor Campos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Rick Dos Santos is on top of it.
26.02
Seeing a gap ahead, Gavin Morrison plays the ball forward to Nuno Marques. Nuno Marques knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andre Vieira.
32.04
Uwe Dehm knocks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Marques. Nuno Marques lofts in a cross ball towards Edgar Marques. Edgar Marques connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
38.02
Jody Mcgreal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nuno Marques. Nuno Marques sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
42.28
Andre Vieira catches Edgar Marques on the ankles. The referee calls over Andre Vieira again and warns him to calm down! Edgar Marques runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

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

45.00
Gil Vicente start the second half!
47.35
Sebastiao Fonseca brings the ball forward. Sebastiao Fonseca shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Rick Dos Santos smothers it!
49.26
Sebastiao Fonseca darts forward. Sebastiao Fonseca knocks in a cross ball towards Vasco Campos. Vasco Campos directs the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
51.13
Cesar Santos flicks a high ball forward to Chris Barrett who takes it down. Chris Barrett threads a neat ball through to Vasco Campos. Vasco Campos tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
65.20
Jody Mcgreal flicks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Marques. Nuno Marques makes a probing pass to Jody Mcgreal but he's offside!
66.54
Titus Standing flicks a high pass forward. Uwe Dehm controls it well on his chest. Uwe Dehm knocks the ball to his team mate, Edgar Marques. Edgar Marques plays a quick one-two with Jody Mcgreal and rushes in on goal... Dietmar Busse comes in with a late challenge on Edgar Marques. Edgar Marques appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!
69.36
Antonio Carvalho breaks forward. Antonio Carvalho sees Vasco Campos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vasco Campos flicks a high pass forward. Vitor Campos controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Vitor Campos looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. What a cracker!! Rick Dos Santos had no chance!! Goal for Sporting Covilha!
75.52
Uwe Dehm flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
84.43
Vitor Campos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vasco Campos. Vasco Campos shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
85.23
Steffen Schacht knocks the ball forward to Vitor Campos. Vitor Campos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Florian Jahn.
87.59
Gavin Morrison threads the ball through to Jody Mcgreal. Jody Mcgreal finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
89.41
Pedro Vieira takes it forward alone. Pedro Vieira whips in a cross ball towards Vasco Campos. Vasco Campos is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Rick Dos Santos!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Covilha

Gil Vicente
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.2%
43.8%
Play Area
28.7%
46.2%
25%

Scorers
Vitor Campos 69
Edgar Marques 18, 32

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Edgar Marques of Gil Vicente

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

1.Rick Dos Santos (GK)
7
2.Florian Jahn (DEF)
6
3.Edgar Quaresma (DEF)
6
4.Andre Cairo (DEF)
6
5.Eugenio Carcedo (DEF)
6
6.Titus Standing (MID)yellow card
6
7.Gavin Morrison (MID)
6
8.Uwe Dehm (MID)
7
9.Jody Mcgreal (ATT)
6
10.Nuno Marques (ATT)
7
11.Edgar Marques (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Marc Engels (GK)
0
13.Nuno Postiga (GK)
0
14.Tiago Bento (ATT)
0