Match Report
| Varzim | Varzim |  |  | Sporting Covilha | Sporting Covilha | ||||||||||||||||
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| Pedro Lopes | P. Lopes |  | 44 | G |  | 1 | | G | 56 | | Rafael Jardim | R. Jardim | |||||||||
| Sebastiao Faria | S. Faria | | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 | | Roberto Pinheiro | R. Pinheiro | |||||||||
| Diogo Teixeira | D. Teixeira | | 62 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 62 | | Edgar Santos | E. Santos | ||||||||
| Thierry Lua-Lua | T. Lua-Lua |  | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Fernando Sousa | F. Sousa | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Tavares | R. Tavares | | 55 | D | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Jose Barros | J. Barros | |||||||||
| Pedro Moutinho | P. Moutinho | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 | | Frederico Varela | F. Varela | |||||||||
| Nuno Campos | N. Campos | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 | | Francisco Mendes | F. Mendes | |||||||||
| Willy Sekli | W. Sekli |  | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 |  | Ferry Jongen | F. Jongen | |||||||||
| Pedro Valente | P. Valente | | 53 | M | | | 9 | | M | 49 | | Dale Southgate | D. Southgate | ||||||||
| Duarte Nunes | D. Nunes | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 |  | Marcel Hamann | M. Hamann | |||||||||
| Samuel Andrade | S. Andrade | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Nicolas Götz | N. Götz | |||||||||
| Vitor Ribeiro | V. Ribeiro | | 54 | D | | 12 | | G | 54 |  | Martin Santos | M. Santos | |||||||||
| Manuel Bento | M. Bento | | 53 | D | | 13 | | D | 50 | | Artur Valente | A. Valente | |||||||||
| Vitor Sousa | V. Sousa | | 50 | M | | 14 | | D | 48 | | Nuno Tavares | N. Tavares | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Est˜dio do Varzim S.C. where Varzim play host to Sporting Covilha. A crowd of 13,802 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Varzim and Sporting Covilha are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Manuel Tavares.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Varzim and Sporting Covilha are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Manuel Tavares.
0.00
0-0Sporting Covilha start the match!
2.28
0-0Sebastiao Faria arcs the ball upfield. Duarte Nunes shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
8.27
0-0Willy Sekli kicks a strong pass forward to Samuel Andrade. Samuel Andrade knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rafael Jardim who gathers it comfortably.
9.11
Diogo Teixeira makes a probing pass to Pedro Moutinho. Pedro Moutinho lofts in a cross ball towards Duarte Nunes. Duarte Nunes connects with a diving header. Rafael Jardim didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
15.02
0-0Dale Southgate knocks the ball to his team mate, Marcel Hamann. Marcel Hamann controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
21.04
Francisco Mendes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicolas Götz. Nicolas Götz deftly passes the ball to Marcel Hamann, releasing him through on goal. Some silky footwork from Marcel Hamann provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
24.14
Frederico Varela knocks the ball forward to Roberto Pinheiro. Roberto Pinheiro hits a low pass to Nicolas Götz. Nicolas Götz plays a scrappy one-two with Marcel Hamann and stumbles forward towards the goal... Nicolas Götz shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.54
Rodrigo Tavares flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Valente controls it well on his chest. Pedro Valente flicks a high ball forward to Pedro Moutinho who takes it down. Pedro Moutinho tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
38.13
0-0Edgar Santos clumsily knocks into Willy Sekli. Edgar Santos is warned by the referee! Willy Sekli hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.42
Thierry Lua-Lua receives the ball from a throw-in from Diogo Teixeira. Thierry Lua-Lua flicks a high pass forward. Willy Sekli holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Willy Sekli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pedro Moutinho. Pedro Moutinho whips in a cross ball towards Samuel Andrade. Samuel Andrade directs the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Rafael Jardim. Excellent save.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Varzim appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Covilha also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Varzim start the second half!
48.14
Edgar Santos kicks a strong pass forward to Frederico Varela. Without breaking stride, Frederico Varela plays the ball forward to Nicolas Götz. Nicolas Götz knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.11
Thierry Lua-Lua picks a pass forward to Pedro Moutinho. Pedro Moutinho makes a probing pass to Duarte Nunes. Duarte Nunes shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
53.15
0-0Roberto Pinheiro comes in with a late challenge on Pedro Valente. Roberto Pinheiro is warned by the referee! Pedro Valente carries on, but is struggling a bit.
55.53
Pedro Valente flicks a high ball forward to Nuno Campos who takes it down. Nuno Campos whips in a cross ball towards Samuel Andrade. Samuel Andrade jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but somehow Rafael Jardim manages to keep it out.
63.57
Marcel Hamann advances with the ball. Marcel Hamann finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
66.33
0-1Fernando Sousa sees Ferry Jongen in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ferry Jongen passes the ball forward to Frederico Varela. Frederico Varela knocks in a cross ball towards Marcel Hamann. Marcel Hamann knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
72.12
Thierry Lua-Lua brings the ball forward. Thierry Lua-Lua sees space and advances. Thierry Lua-Lua knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.38
Marcel Hamann makes a beautiful solo run. Marcel Hamann knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Lopes who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Diogo Teixeira threads a neat ball through to Nuno Campos. Nuno Campos threads a neat ball through to Duarte Nunes. Duarte Nunes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Roberto Pinheiro.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
64%
36%
Play Area
25.6%
47.7%
26.7%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Marcel Hamann of Sporting Covilha |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Pedro Lopes (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Sebastiao Faria (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Diogo Teixeira (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Thierry Lua-Lua (DEF) | 8 | |
| 5. | Rodrigo Tavares (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Pedro Moutinho (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Nuno Campos (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Willy Sekli (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Pedro Valente (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Duarte Nunes (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Samuel Andrade (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Vitor Ribeiro (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Manuel Bento (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Vitor Sousa (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Rafael Jardim (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Roberto Pinheiro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Edgar Santos (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Fernando Sousa (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jose Barros (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Frederico Varela (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Francisco Mendes (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Ferry Jongen (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Dale Southgate (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Marcel Hamann (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Nicolas Götz (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Martin Santos (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Artur Valente (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Nuno Tavares (DEF) | 0 | |