Match Report


Sporting CovilhaSporting Covilha     União Desportiva de LeiriaUnião Desportiva de Leiria
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Eddie HigginbothamE. Higginbotham51
G
captain1
G
66Paulo CarvalhoP. Carvalho
Cesar SantosC. Santos66
D
2
D
76Alberto LopesA. Lopes
Antonio CarvalhoA. Carvalho65
D
3
D
74Neil ThomsonN. Thomson
Andre VieiraA. Vieira56
D
4
D
68Angelo RossiniA. Rossini
Dietmar BusseD. Busse51
D
5
D
64Rafael AlvesR. Alves
Sebastiao FonsecaS. Fonseca75
M
6captain
M
67Hugo SousaH. Sousa
Pedro VieiraP. Vieira64
M
7
M
65Samuel VianaS. Viana
Chris BarrettC. Barrett57
M
8
M
64Julian KitsonJ. Kitson
Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill50
M
9
M
63Frederico MoreiraF. Moreira
Vitor CamposV. Campos57
A
10
A
67Gaspar AntunesG. Antunes
Vasco CamposV. Campos56
A
11
A
66Nicolas SchnellingerN. Schnellinger
 
Gregorio AriasG. Arias53
A
12
M
60Francisco AlmeidaF. Almeida
Ernesto PardoE. Pardo50
D
13
G
58Andre JesusA. Jesus
Lucien FisherL. Fisher49
A
14
M
58Rafael CarvalhoR. Carvalho

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã where Sporting Covilha play host to União Desportiva de Leiria in this derby match. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Sporting Covilha and União Desportiva de Leiria are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Artur Andrade.


0.00
The whistle blows and Sporting Covilha kick off!
2.51
Neil Thomson threads the ball through to Angelo Rossini. Angelo Rossini makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gaspar Antunes. Gaspar Antunes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eddie Higginbotham who gathers it comfortably.
3.09
Cesar Santos flicks a high ball forward to Antonio Carvalho who takes it down. Antonio Carvalho flicks a high pass forward to Vasco Campos who brings the ball under control. Vasco Campos shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
4.13
Dietmar Busse hits a low pass to Stuart Gemmill. Stuart Gemmill knocks the ball forward to Vitor Campos. Vitor Campos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Angelo Rossini.
8.44
Rafael Alves flicks a high pass forward. Gaspar Antunes collects the pass. Gaspar Antunes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.57
Rafael Alves makes a simple pass to Samuel Viana. Samuel Viana knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Schnellinger. Nicolas Schnellinger knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eddie Higginbotham who gathers it comfortably.
18.26
Cesar Santos flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Gemmill controls it well on his chest. Stuart Gemmill surges forward with the ball. Stuart Gemmill shoots from long range. Paulo Carvalho gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
26.24
Stuart Gemmill comes in with a late challenge on Hugo Sousa. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Hugo Sousa stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.26
Pedro Vieira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Chris Barrett. Chris Barrett plays a quick one-two with Sebastiao Fonseca and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Chris Barrett provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Covilha appear unchanged since the first half. União Desportiva de Leiria also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
União Desportiva de Leiria kick off the second half!
49.00
Julian Kitson flicks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Viana. Samuel Viana knocks the ball forward, putting Nicolas Schnellinger through on goal. Nicolas Schnellinger side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
63.04
Neil Thomson darts forward. Neil Thomson whips in a cross ball towards Samuel Viana. Samuel Viana connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. What a cracker!! Eddie Higginbotham had no chance!! Goal for União Desportiva de Leiria!
73.05
Pedro Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Chris Barrett collects the pass. Chris Barrett flicks the ball to his team mate, Vitor Campos. Vitor Campos shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
78.15
Vasco Campos plays the ball forward to Vitor Campos. Vitor Campos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Angelo Rossini.
81.34
Sebastiao Fonseca changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Sebastiao Fonseca knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rafael Alves.
85.23
Vitor Campos passes the ball forward to Vasco Campos. Vasco Campos finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Covilha

União Desportiva de Leiria
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
4
0
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
61.4%
38.6%
Play Area
25.7%
47.1%
27.1%

Scorers
Samuel Viana 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Samuel Viana of União Desportiva de Leiria

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

1.Paulo Carvalho (GK)
6
2.Alberto Lopes (DEF)
6
3.Neil Thomson (DEF)
8
4.Angelo Rossini (DEF)
6
5.Rafael Alves (DEF)
6
6.Hugo Sousa (MID)
6
7.Samuel Viana (MID)goal scored
9
8.Julian Kitson (MID)
6
9.Frederico Moreira (MID)
6
10.Gaspar Antunes (ATT)
6
11.Nicolas Schnellinger (ATT)
6
 
12.Francisco Almeida (MID)
0
13.Andre Jesus (GK)
0
14.Rafael Carvalho (MID)
0