Match Report


Sporting BragaSporting Braga     C.F. Estrela da AmadoraC.F. Estrela da Amadora
Ben CouchBen Couch Kieran Rufus Kieran Rufus
Francisco BarbosaF. Barbosa76
G
1
G
65Gianfranco ZanuttaG. Zanutta
Manuel PostigaM. Postiga54
D
2
D
61Filipe SantosF. Santos
John FergusonJ. Ferguson65
D
3
D
65Chris BlackC. Black
Jose FonsecaJ. Fonseca69
D
4
D
67Ugo DelaneyU. Delaney
Gaspar QuaresmaG. Quaresma66
D
5captain
D
77Jorge MendesJ. Mendes
Miguel BentoM. Bento69
M
6
M
68Jaime RibeiroJ. Ribeiro
Jose RamosJ. Ramos68
M
captain7
M
70Francisco LopesF. Lopes
Sergio PinheiroS. Pinheiro53
A
8
M
67Hannes WelkeH. Welke
Remi PreguetR. Preguet55
A
9
A
71Federico MartinoF. Martino
Gill ColonnelloG. Colonnello71
A
10
A
65Nils WidmannN. Widmann
Paulo ValenteP. Valente56
A
11
A
66Fatik LuijpersF. Luijpers
 
Rodrigo ValenteR. Valente67
G
12
A
50Adnan MadarA. Madar
Gavin DavidsonG. Davidson47
M
13
M
61Torsten MöllerT. Möller
Manuel FonsecaM. Fonseca68
M
14
A
62Jody Le SauxJ. Le Saux

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Estádio Municipal de Braga where Sporting Braga play host to C.F. Estrela da Amadora. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sporting Braga are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while C.F. Estrela da Amadora appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Abel Pinto.


0.00
Sporting Braga kick off and get the match underway!
12.58
Jose Ramos makes a simple pass to Gill Colonnello. Gill Colonnello shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
15.56
Francisco Lopes comes in with a late challenge on Jose Ramos. The referee calls over Francisco Lopes and shows him a yellow card! Jose Ramos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.30
Hannes Welke makes a simple pass to Nils Widmann. Nils Widmann knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.25
Miguel Bento flicks a high pass forward. Jose Ramos collects the pass. Jose Ramos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
26.21
Hannes Welke passes the ball forward to Federico Martino. Federico Martino knocks in a cross ball towards Fatik Luijpers. Fatik Luijpers connects with a diving header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Francisco Barbosa with no chance!! Goal for C.F. Estrela da Amadora!
32.03
Chris Black threads the ball through to Jaime Ribeiro. Jaime Ribeiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hannes Welke. Hannes Welke whips in a cross ball towards Federico Martino. Federico Martino beats his man to it with a header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
34.02
Jose Ramos sweeps the ball up the wings. Jose Ramos threads the ball through to Remi Preguet but he's offside!
36.36
Chris Black threads a neat ball through to Francisco Lopes. Francisco Lopes threads a neat ball through to Hannes Welke. Hannes Welke knocks in a cross ball towards Francisco Lopes. Francisco Lopes is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for C.F. Estrela da Amadora!
39.45
Jorge Mendes breaks forward. Jorge Mendes advances with the ball. Jorge Mendes lofts in a cross ball towards Federico Martino. Federico Martino is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Francisco Barbosa is on top of it.
42.39
Gaspar Quaresma kicks a strong pass forward to Miguel Bento. Miguel Bento controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paulo Valente. Paulo Valente knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Braga appear unchanged since the first half. C.F. Estrela da Amadora also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and C.F. Estrela da Amadora get the second half underway!
57.00
Chris Black flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Lopes. Francisco Lopes kicks a strong pass forward to Jaime Ribeiro. Jaime Ribeiro shoots from outside the area. Francisco Barbosa gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
60.13
C.F. Estrela da Amadora have made a substitution with Jody Le Saux replacing Fatik Luijpers .
65.25
From the throw-in, Jose Ramos picks out Miguel Bento. Miguel Bento takes it forward alone. Miguel Bento shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Gianfranco Zanutta smothers it!
66.28
Sergio Pinheiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Ramos. Jose Ramos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
67.37
Miguel Bento flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Ramos. Jose Ramos shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
77.56
C.F. Estrela da Amadora have made a substitution with Adnan Madar replacing Federico Martino .
78.58
Miguel Bento threads a neat ball through to Paulo Valente. Paulo Valente finds some space and shoots from distance but Gianfranco Zanutta reads it well. He makes it look easy!
81.27
Francisco Lopes brings the ball forward. Francisco Lopes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.05
Without breaking stride, Jose Ramos plays the ball forward to Sergio Pinheiro. Sergio Pinheiro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Braga

C.F. Estrela da Amadora
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.8%
45.2%
Play Area
27.4%
46.8%
25.8%

Scorers
Fatik Luijpers 26
Francisco Lopes 36

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Francisco Lopes of C.F. Estrela da Amadora

Match Ratings
1.Francisco Barbosa (GK)
7
2.Manuel Postiga (DEF)
6
3.John Ferguson (DEF)
6
4.Jose Fonseca (DEF)
6
5.Gaspar Quaresma (DEF)
6
6.Miguel Bento (MID)
7
7.Jose Ramos (MID)
7
8.Sergio Pinheiro (ATT)
6
9.Remi Preguet (ATT)
6
10.Gill Colonnello (ATT)
6
11.Paulo Valente (ATT)
6
 
12.Rodrigo Valente (GK)
0
13.Gavin Davidson (MID)
0
14.Manuel Fonseca (MID)
0

1.Gianfranco Zanutta (GK)
8
2.Filipe Santos (DEF)
6
3.Chris Black (DEF)
6
4.Ugo Delaney (DEF)
6
5.Jorge Mendes (DEF)
7
6.Jaime Ribeiro (MID)
6
7.Francisco Lopes (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
8.Hannes Welke (MID)
8
9.Federico Martino (ATT)
7
10.Nils Widmann (ATT)
6
11.Fatik Luijpers (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Adnan Madar (ATT)
6
13.Torsten Möller (MID)
0
14.Jody Le Saux (ATT)
6