Match Report


MaiaMaia     MoreirenseMoreirense
Computer Player Computer Player Nick Kemp Nick Kemp
Adolfo CalvoA. Calvo47
G
1
G
68Diogo GomesD. Gomes
Jason ScalesJ. Scales77
D
2
D
70Luis AlmeidaL. Almeida
Samuel CamposS. Campos68
D
3
D
66Gaspar PinheiroG. Pinheiro
Marcus PearsonM. Pearson62
D
4
D
61Noel MorrisN. Morris
Hauke BierhoffH. Bierhoff60
D
captain5
M
77Mauricio CossatoM. Cossato
Antonio MartinsA. Martins66
M
6captain
M
63Bruno SantosB. Santos
Filipe MonteiroF. Monteiro56
M
7
M
62David VarelaD. Varela
Bruno JesusB. Jesus53
M
8
M
60Manuel MoreiraM. Moreira
Gaspar BentoG. Bento52
M
9
A
70Jaime SoaresJ. Soares
Peter DeniaudP. Deniaud67
A
10
A
64Eduardo AntunesE. Antunes
Hugo MendesH. Mendes63
A
11
A
63Antonio MartinsA. Martins
 
Jan Vennegoor KarelseJ. Karelse61
A
12
G
62Don InglisD. Inglis
Joe LaverJ. Laver59
D
13
D
59Ricardo PostigaR. Postiga
Helder FariaH. Faria56
A
14
M
58Eugenio VicenteE. Vicente

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Est˜dio Prof. Dr. Vieira de Carvalho where Maia play host to Moreirense. A crowd of 17,069 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Maia are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Moreirense appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Abel Pinto.


0.00
The first half starts with Maia kicking off!
6.27
David Varela flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Martins holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Antonio Martins knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adolfo Calvo who gathers it comfortably.
8.25
David Varela flicks a high pass forward to Noel Morris who brings the ball under control. Noel Morris chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Antunes. Eduardo Antunes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.58
Jason Scales sees space and advances. Jason Scales flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Mendes controls it well on his chest. Hugo Mendes controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Bruno Jesus through on goal. Some silky footwork from Bruno Jesus provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball comes in low, but Diogo Gomes smothers it!
12.04
Samuel Campos kicks a strong pass forward to Gaspar Bento. Gaspar Bento threads a neat ball through to Filipe Monteiro. Filipe Monteiro knocks in a cross ball towards Peter Deniaud. Peter Deniaud makes a deft header. Good keeping from Diogo Gomes as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
13.30
It's a corner kick. Antonio Martins loops the ball over to the far post. Diogo Gomes scoops up the ball.
21.37
Mauricio Cossato hits a low pass to Eduardo Antunes. Eduardo Antunes cuts inside the box! Eduardo Antunes looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
24.49
Marcus Pearson knocks the ball forward to Gaspar Bento. Gaspar Bento runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Gaspar Bento knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luis Almeida.
28.14
David Varela clumsily knocks into Hugo Mendes. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Hugo Mendes grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
30.16
Gaspar Pinheiro makes a probing pass to David Varela. David Varela kicks a strong pass forward to Jaime Soares. Jaime Soares knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adolfo Calvo who gathers it comfortably.
32.39
Noel Morris kicks a strong pass forward to David Varela. David Varela makes a simple pass to Jaime Soares. Jaime Soares knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.45
Luis Almeida threads the ball through to Eduardo Antunes. Eduardo Antunes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
38.28
Samuel Campos makes a simple pass to Antonio Martins. Antonio Martins surges forward with the ball. Antonio Martins knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Diogo Gomes who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Maia appear unchanged since the first half. Moreirense also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Moreirense kick off the second half!
51.38
Bruno Santos chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Martins. Antonio Martins runs straight at the defence! Antonio Martins strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
54.46
Samuel Campos barges into David Varela. The referee calls over Samuel Campos and shows him a yellow card! David Varela gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
61.34
Luis Almeida controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eduardo Antunes. Eduardo Antunes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antonio Martins. Antonio Martins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.06
Luis Almeida knocks the ball to his team mate, Bruno Santos. Bruno Santos sees Antonio Martins in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Antonio Martins whips in a cross ball towards Jaime Soares. Jaime Soares connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Adolfo Calvo manages to keep it out.
71.04
Seeing a gap ahead, Bruno Jesus plays the ball forward to Peter Deniaud. Peter Deniaud runs straight at the defence! Peter Deniaud shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
81.11
Bruno Jesus receives the ball from a throw-in from Filipe Monteiro. Bruno Jesus threads a neat ball through to Peter Deniaud. Peter Deniaud knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Noel Morris.
87.04
Jason Scales makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gaspar Bento. Gaspar Bento controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hugo Mendes. Hugo Mendes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luis Almeida.
89.27
Mauricio Cossato flicks a high pass forward to Jaime Soares who brings the ball under control. Jaime Soares lofts in a cross ball towards Mauricio Cossato. Mauricio Cossato finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Maia

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

Possession
57.1%
42.9%
Play Area
28.6%
44%
27.4%

Scorers
Eduardo Antunes 21

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Eduardo Antunes of Moreirense

Match Ratings
1.Adolfo Calvo (GK)
6
2.Jason Scales (DEF)
7
3.Samuel Campos (DEF)yellow card
7
4.Marcus Pearson (DEF)
8
5.Hauke Bierhoff (DEF)
7
6.Antonio Martins (MID)
7
7.Filipe Monteiro (MID)
7
8.Bruno Jesus (MID)
7
9.Gaspar Bento (MID)
7
10.Peter Deniaud (ATT)
8
11.Hugo Mendes (ATT)
6
 
12.Jan Vennegoor Karelse (ATT)
0
13.Joe Laver (DEF)
0
14.Helder Faria (ATT)
0

1.Diogo Gomes (GK)
8
2.Luis Almeida (DEF)
7
3.Gaspar Pinheiro (DEF)
6
4.Noel Morris (DEF)
7
5.Mauricio Cossato (MID)
8
6.Bruno Santos (MID)
6
7.David Varela (MID)yellow card
6
8.Manuel Moreira (MID)
6
9.Jaime Soares (ATT)
6
10.Eduardo Antunes (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Antonio Martins (ATT)
7
 
12.Don Inglis (GK)
0
13.Ricardo Postiga (DEF)
0
14.Eugenio Vicente (MID)
0