Match Report


MoreirenseMoreirense     C.F. Estrela da AmadoraC.F. Estrela da Amadora
Nick KempNick Kemp Kieran Rufus Kieran Rufus
Diogo GomesD. Gomes68
G
1
G
65Gianfranco ZanuttaG. Zanutta
Luis AlmeidaL. Almeida71
D
2
D
61Filipe SantosF. Santos
Noel MorrisN. Morris61
D
3
D
65Chris BlackC. Black
Ricardo PostigaR. Postiga59
D
4
D
67Ugo DelaneyU. Delaney
Mauricio CossatoM. Cossato77
M
5captain
D
77Jorge MendesJ. Mendes
Bruno SantosB. Santos63
M
6
M
68Jaime RibeiroJ. Ribeiro
David VarelaD. Varela62
M
7
M
70Francisco LopesF. Lopes
Manuel MoreiraM. Moreira60
M
captain8
M
69Cosimo BellottoC. Bellotto
Jaime SoaresJ. Soares70
A
9
A
71Federico MartinoF. Martino
Eduardo AntunesE. Antunes65
A
10
A
66Fatik LuijpersF. Luijpers
Antonio MartinsA. Martins63
A
11
A
65Nils WidmannN. Widmann
 
Don InglisD. Inglis62
G
12
D
61Romain DeroffR. Deroff
Eugenio VicenteE. Vicente58
M
13
M
67Hannes WelkeH. Welke
Sergio OliveiraS. Oliveira56
A
14
A
62Jody Le SauxJ. Le Saux
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Joaquim Freitas where Moreirense play host to C.F. Estrela da Amadora. A crowd of 20,671 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Moreirense are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while C.F. Estrela da Amadora appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Diogo Teixeira.


0.00
Moreirense kick off and get the match underway!
4.50
Chris Black flicks a high ball forward to Francisco Lopes who takes it down. Francisco Lopes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Federico Martino. Federico Martino finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
6.54
Filipe Santos flicks a high pass forward to Fatik Luijpers who brings the ball neatly under control. Fatik Luijpers tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
8.33
Bruno Santos threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Antunes. Eduardo Antunes knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Jaime Soares is offside!
9.02
Nils Widmann kicks a strong pass forward to Federico Martino. Federico Martino knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.47
Jorge Mendes makes a beautiful solo run. Jorge Mendes hits a low pass to Nils Widmann. Nils Widmann knocks in a cross ball towards Fatik Luijpers. Fatik Luijpers is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
15.28
David Varela knocks the ball to his team mate, Bruno Santos. Bruno Santos finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Moreirense are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
18.52
Bruno Santos makes a probing pass to Eduardo Antunes. Eduardo Antunes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
22.27
Filipe Santos threads the ball through to Francisco Lopes. Francisco Lopes plays a one-two with Jaime Ribeiro and advances towards the goal... Ricardo Postiga barges into Francisco Lopes. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
24.46
David Varela takes it forward alone. David Varela lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Antunes. Eduardo Antunes directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just wide!
27.27
Jorge Mendes chips the ball to his team mate, Jaime Ribeiro. Jaime Ribeiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Federico Martino. Federico Martino skips past Luis Almeida! Federico Martino cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
28.32
Federico Martino threads a neat ball through to Nils Widmann. Nils Widmann knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ricardo Postiga.
30.49
Cosimo Bellotto sees Francisco Lopes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Francisco Lopes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Noel Morris.
33.06
Bruno Santos sees Eduardo Antunes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eduardo Antunes knocks in a cross ball towards Jaime Soares. Jaime Soares connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Gianfranco Zanutta gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
38.56
Cosimo Bellotto flicks a high pass forward. Jaime Ribeiro collects the pass. Jaime Ribeiro plays a one-two with Federico Martino and advances towards the goal... Jaime Ribeiro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
39.00
David Varela plays the ball forward to Bruno Santos. Bruno Santos makes a probing pass to Eduardo Antunes. Eduardo Antunes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gianfranco Zanutta who gathers it comfortably.
40.46
Jorge Mendes flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Lopes. Francisco Lopes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Federico Martino. Federico Martino shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
44.46
Without breaking stride, Chris Black plays the ball forward to Jorge Mendes. Jorge Mendes sees space and advances. Jorge Mendes 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. Moreirense appear unchanged since the first half. C.F. Estrela da Amadora also appear unchanged since the first half. The C.F. Estrela da Amadora players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and C.F. Estrela da Amadora kick off!
47.15
Ugo Delaney chips the ball to his team mate, Francisco Lopes. Francisco Lopes chips the ball to his team mate, Jaime Ribeiro. Jaime Ribeiro tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Diogo Gomes manages to keep it out.
51.48
Manuel Moreira threads a neat ball through to Bruno Santos. Bruno Santos knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Antunes. Eduardo Antunes connects with a diving header but it is tipped over by Gianfranco Zanutta.
52.24
David Varela takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Mauricio Cossato side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
55.05
Mauricio Cossato makes a simple pass to Bruno Santos. Bruno Santos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Gianfranco Zanutta with no chance!! Goal for Moreirense!
60.07
C.F. Estrela da Amadora have made a substitution with Hannes Welke replacing Cosimo Bellotto .
66.49
Jaime Ribeiro threads a neat ball through to Francisco Lopes. Francisco Lopes whips in a cross ball towards Jaime Ribeiro. Jaime Ribeiro connects with a diving header. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
69.23
David Varela threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Antunes. Eduardo Antunes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jorge Mendes.
72.36
Jorge Mendes surges forward with the ball. Jorge Mendes makes a simple pass to Fatik Luijpers. Fatik Luijpers puts a great ball through. Francisco Lopes runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
75.12
Jaime Ribeiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nils Widmann. Nils Widmann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
77.09
C.F. Estrela da Amadora have made 2 substitutions with Romain Deroff replacing Jorge Mendes and Jody Le Saux replacing Nils Widmann .
83.44
Hannes Welke makes a simple pass to Fatik Luijpers. Fatik Luijpers knocks in a cross ball towards Federico Martino. Federico Martino flicks the ball with his head. Solid save from Diogo Gomes.
84.43
With some swift thinking, Hannes Welke plays the ball forward to Jaime Ribeiro. Jaime Ribeiro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Diogo Gomes gets down and covers it.
87.50
Romain Deroff plays the ball forward to Francisco Lopes. Francisco Lopes makes a probing pass to Jaime Ribeiro. Jaime Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball towards Francisco Lopes. Francisco Lopes flicks the ball with his head. Fantastic reaction save from Diogo Gomes!
90.00
Francisco Lopes makes a probing pass to Fatik Luijpers. Fatik Luijpers whips in a cross ball towards Jaime Ribeiro. Jaime Ribeiro finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Moreirense

C.F. Estrela da Amadora
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
8
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
31%
69%
Play Area
27.4%
48.8%
23.8%

Scorers
Bruno Santos 55
Jaime Ribeiro 91

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

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

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