Match Report


VarzimVarzim     Leça Futebol ClubeLeça Futebol Clube
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Pedro MonteiroP. Monteiro70
G
1
G
66Raouf BoudarèneR. Boudarène
Vitor VelosoV. Veloso60
D
2
D
70Vitor CamposV. Campos
Frederico NevesF. Neves59
D
3
D
64Tiago FonsecaT. Fonseca
Mario RegoM. Rego59
D
4
D
61Antonio Di MatteoA. Di Matteo
Tiago VarelaT. Varela55
D
5
D
57Mattia SbrizzoM. Sbrizzo
Frederic PlanteF. Plante69
M
6
M
66Ricardo CarvalhoR. Carvalho
Sebastiao TavaresS. Tavares61
M
7
M
63Helder BarrosH. Barros
Marvin Wright-PhillipsM. Wright-Phillips59
M
captain8
M
60Abel VarelaA. Varela
Gaspar BarbosaG. Barbosa55
M
9
M
59Alexandre TeixeiraA. Teixeira
Alex HerveA. Herve79
A
10
A
67Roberto NascimentoR. Nascimento
Nico DittrichN. Dittrich66
A
11captain
A
65Ricardo GomesR. Gomes
 
Tomas NunesT. Nunes65
A
12
G
66David MoutinhoD. Moutinho
Fernando HernandezF. Hernandez63
G
13
G
59Artur AntunesA. Antunes
Joao RegoJ. Rego58
A
14
D
54Paulo CastroP. Castro

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Est˜dio do Varzim S.C. where Varzim play host to Leça Futebol Clube. A crowd of 12,278 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Varzim and Leça Futebol Clube are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Hugo Moreira.


0.00
The whistle blows and Varzim kick off!
2.48
Sebastiao Tavares flicks a high pass forward. Alex Herve holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alex Herve lofts in a cross ball towards Nico Dittrich. Nico Dittrich knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Raouf Boudarène gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
4.19
Frederico Neves flicks a high pass forward. Alex Herve holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alex Herve whips in a cross ball towards Sebastiao Tavares. Sebastiao Tavares whips the ball goalwards with his head. Raouf Boudarène picks it out of the air!
9.08
Frederico Neves controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marvin Wright-Phillips. Marvin Wright-Phillips threads a neat ball through to Alex Herve. Alex Herve sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
10.48
Vitor Campos kicks a strong pass forward to Abel Varela. Abel Varela makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ricardo Gomes. Ricardo Gomes shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
12.03
Ricardo Gomes surges forward with the ball. Ricardo Gomes whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Nascimento. Roberto Nascimento beats his man to it with a header but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
22.00
Frederico Neves comes in with a late challenge on Antonio Di Matteo. The referee calls over Frederico Neves and shows him a yellow card! Antonio Di Matteo stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.40
Marvin Wright-Phillips plays the ball forward to Nico Dittrich. Nico Dittrich whips in a cross ball towards Alex Herve. Alex Herve makes a convincing header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
30.40
Abel Varela takes it forward alone. Abel Varela knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.17
Vitor Veloso barges into Roberto Nascimento. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Roberto Nascimento stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.46
Mario Rego threads a neat ball through to Marvin Wright-Phillips. Marvin Wright-Phillips makes a probing pass to Frederic Plante. Frederic Plante lofts in a cross ball towards Nico Dittrich. Nico Dittrich makes a deft header. The ball is well placed but Tiago Fonseca blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
40.47
Marvin Wright-Phillips hacks Ricardo Gomes from behind! The referee warns Marvin Wright-Phillips to calm down! Ricardo Gomes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Varzim appear unchanged since the first half. Leça Futebol Clube also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Leça Futebol Clube get the second half underway!
48.40
Antonio Di Matteo knocks the ball forward to Helder Barros. Helder Barros runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Helder Barros controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Roberto Nascimento through on goal. Some good footwork from Roberto Nascimento provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Pedro Monteiro smothers it!
49.51
Gaspar Barbosa knocks the ball forward to Nico Dittrich. Nico Dittrich sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a woeful effort!
54.28
Sebastiao Tavares darts forward. Sebastiao Tavares shoots from long range. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Varzim!
60.27
Nico Dittrich hacks Antonio Di Matteo from behind! The referee brings Nico Dittrich to one side and gives him a warning! Antonio Di Matteo runs off the knock.
65.28
Marvin Wright-Phillips receives the ball from a throw-in from Gaspar Barbosa. With some swift thinking, Marvin Wright-Phillips plays the ball forward to Nico Dittrich. Nico Dittrich lofts in a cross ball towards Alex Herve. Alex Herve powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
67.11
Sebastiao Tavares flicks a high pass forward. Nico Dittrich controls it well on his chest. Nico Dittrich knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.19
Alex Herve comes in with a late challenge on Helder Barros. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Helder Barros stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.50
Marvin Wright-Phillips threads the ball through to Alex Herve. Alex Herve knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Vitor Campos.
87.29
Roberto Nascimento flicks a high ball forward to Ricardo Gomes who takes it down. Ricardo Gomes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vitor Veloso.
89.23
Alexandre Teixeira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Nascimento. Roberto Nascimento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Varzim

Leça Futebol Clube
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
5
0
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.7%
47.3%
Play Area
25.7%
50%
24.3%

Scorers
Sebastiao Tavares 54

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sebastiao Tavares of Varzim

Match Ratings