Match Report
| Sporting Covilha | Sporting Covilha |  |  | C.D. Tondela | C.D. Tondela | ||||||||||||||||
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| Rafael Jardim | R. Jardim |  | 56 | G |  |  | 1 | | G | 60 | | Nuno Bento | N. Bento | ||||||||
| Roberto Pinheiro | R. Pinheiro | | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | | D | 54 | | Fernando Lopes | F. Lopes | ||||||||
| Edgar Santos | E. Santos | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 |  | Fred Mariana | F. Mariana | |||||||||
| Fernando Sousa | F. Sousa | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Tiago Viana | T. Viana | |||||||||
| Jose Barros | J. Barros | | 52 | D | | 5 | | D | 47 | | Vitor Quaresma | V. Quaresma | |||||||||
| Frederico Varela | F. Varela | | 58 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Nuno Lima | N. Lima | |||||||||
| Francisco Mendes | F. Mendes | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Alje Goulooze | A. Goulooze | |||||||||
| Ferry Jongen | F. Jongen | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Pedro Barros | P. Barros | |||||||||
| Dale Southgate | D. Southgate |  | 49 | M | | 9 | | M | 49 | | Joao Santos | J. Santos | |||||||||
| Marcel Hamann | M. Hamann |  | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Edgar Moreira | E. Moreira | |||||||||
| Nicolas Götz | N. Götz | | 50 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Antonio Sousa | A. Sousa | |||||||||
| Martin Santos | M. Santos |  | 54 | G | | 12 | | A | 56 | | Bruno Vieira | B. Vieira | |||||||||
| Artur Valente | A. Valente | | 50 | D | | 13 | | G | 54 | | Alexandre Moutinho | A. Moutinho | |||||||||
| Nuno Tavares | N. Tavares | | 48 | D | | 14 | | G | 53 | | Abel Sousa | A. Sousa | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã where Sporting Covilha play host to C.D. Tondela. A crowd of 13,427 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Sporting Covilha and C.D. Tondela are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Luis Nascimento.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Sporting Covilha and C.D. Tondela are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Luis Nascimento.
0.00
0-0C.D. Tondela start the game by kicking off the first half!
8.44
0-1Fred Mariana sees Nuno Lima in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nuno Lima threads a neat ball through to Edgar Moreira. Edgar Moreira whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Sousa. Antonio Sousa makes a looping header on goal. Antonio Sousa scores for C.D. Tondela!!
14.19
0-1Ferry Jongen passes the ball forward to Marcel Hamann. Marcel Hamann knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tiago Viana.
16.14
0-1Pedro Barros makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edgar Moreira. Edgar Moreira shoots from outside the area but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
22.53
Francisco Mendes threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Götz. Nicolas Götz shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
34.24
0-1Frederico Varela hacks Alje Goulooze from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alje Goulooze hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
38.28
Vitor Quaresma passes the ball forward to Nuno Lima. Nuno Lima threads a neat ball through to Antonio Sousa. Antonio Sousa strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Covilha appear unchanged since the first half. C.D. Tondela also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Sporting Covilha kick off the second half!
48.33
Francisco Mendes threads a neat ball through to Nicolas Götz. Nicolas Götz cuts inside the box! Nicolas Götz takes a shot at goal but it flies well off target!
54.03
Francisco Mendes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcel Hamann. Marcel Hamann knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fred Mariana.
55.10
Fernando Sousa plays the ball forward to Ferry Jongen. Ferry Jongen flicks a high pass forward to Nicolas Götz who brings the ball under control. Nicolas Götz shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
60.28
0-2Sporting Covilha are keeping most of the possession.
69.28
0-2Alje Goulooze knocks the ball forward to Edgar Moreira. Edgar Moreira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Rafael Jardim manages to keep it out.
72.35
Tiago Viana threads the ball through to Antonio Sousa. Antonio Sousa plays a one-two with Edgar Moreira and advances towards the goal... Antonio Sousa tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
73.22
Fernando Sousa flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Mendes controls it well on his chest. Francisco Mendes flicks a high pass forward to Marcel Hamann who brings the ball under control. Marcel Hamann shoots from long range. Solid save from Nuno Bento.
75.47
Nuno Lima chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Sousa. Antonio Sousa whips in a cross ball towards Nuno Lima. Nuno Lima whips the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
79.09
Pedro Barros makes a beautiful solo run. Pedro Barros knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rafael Jardim who gathers it comfortably.
85.25
Joao Santos surges forward with the ball. Joao Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Edgar Moreira. Edgar Moreira powers a header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for C.D. Tondela!
89.28
Nicolas Götz comes in with a late challenge on Fred Mariana. The referee calls over Nicolas Götz and shows him a yellow card! Fred Mariana hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.7%
43.3%
Play Area
29.9%
44.8%
25.4%
Scorers
| Antonio Sousa 8, 38 Edgar Moreira 85 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Antonio Sousa of C.D. Tondela |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Rafael Jardim (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Roberto Pinheiro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Edgar Santos (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Fernando Sousa (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jose Barros (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Frederico Varela (MID) |  | 5 |
| 7. | Francisco Mendes (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Ferry Jongen (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Dale Southgate (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Marcel Hamann (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Nicolas Götz (ATT) | | 6 |
| 12. | Martin Santos (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Artur Valente (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Nuno Tavares (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Nuno Bento (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Fernando Lopes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Fred Mariana (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Tiago Viana (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Vitor Quaresma (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Nuno Lima (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Alje Goulooze (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Pedro Barros (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Joao Santos (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Edgar Moreira (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | Antonio Sousa (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Bruno Vieira (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Alexandre Moutinho (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Abel Sousa (GK) | 0 | |