Match Report
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ground Estádio da Madeira where Desportivo Nacional play host to Grupo Desportivo de Chaves. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Desportivo Nacional and Grupo Desportivo de Chaves are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Desportivo Nacional and Grupo Desportivo de Chaves are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Desportivo Nacional kick off!
2.44
0-0Frederico Ramos flicks the ball to his team mate, Ragnar Hallfredsson. Ragnar Hallfredsson whips in a cross ball towards Romain Maoulida. Romain Maoulida is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Carl Sherwood.
3.27
0-0Jose Carvalho controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Romain Maoulida. Romain Maoulida goes all the way! Romain Maoulida rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
16.57
0-0Silvio Almeida threads the ball through to Brutil Alberda. Brutil Alberda knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.47
0-0Rui Mendes hacks Romain Maoulida from behind! The referee calls over Rui Mendes and shows him a yellow card! Romain Maoulida hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.44
Jose Carvalho makes a probing pass to Luis Varela. Luis Varela shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
32.26
Silvio Almeida comes in with a late challenge on Daniel Barros. The referee calls over Silvio Almeida and shows him a yellow card! Daniel Barros stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.47
Manuel Vieira passes the ball forward to Rui Veloso. Rui Veloso whips in a cross ball towards Brutil Alberda. Brutil Alberda powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
39.11
Paulo Ramos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Barros. Daniel Barros sees a break and surges forward. Daniel Barros shoots from 25 yards but Carl Sherwood is on top of it.
42.50
0-1Manuel Vieira sees a break and surges forward. Manuel Vieira knocks in a cross ball towards Rui Veloso. Rui Veloso powers a header at goal. Rui Veloso scores for Grupo Desportivo de Chaves!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Grupo Desportivo de Chaves kicking off!
47.32
0-1Pedro Gutierrez passes the ball forward to Brutil Alberda. Brutil Alberda knocks the ball forward to Rui Veloso but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
48.01
Jose Carvalho decides to run forward with the ball. Jose Carvalho finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
49.18
Frederico Ramos passes the ball forward to Ragnar Hallfredsson. Ragnar Hallfredsson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
53.47
Jose Carvalho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ragnar Hallfredsson. Ragnar Hallfredsson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.47
Silvio Almeida makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rui Veloso. Rui Veloso sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
57.16
Daniel Barros knocks the ball forward to Luis Varela. Luis Varela shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
59.18
Rui Mendes threads the ball through to Pedro Gutierrez. Pedro Gutierrez makes a simple pass to Rui Veloso. Rui Veloso knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Paulo Ramos.
60.11
0-1Desportivo Nacional are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Grupo Desportivo de Chaves's defence.
63.27
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
66.47
Silvio Almeida decides to run forward with the ball. Silvio Almeida controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
67.07
Frederico Ramos knocks the ball to his team mate, Romain Maoulida. Romain Maoulida shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
71.05
Pedro Gutierrez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rui Veloso. Rui Veloso shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
72.12
Jose Carvalho makes a beautiful solo run. Jose Carvalho finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
79.09
Frederico Ramos threads the ball through to Luis Varela. Luis Varela tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Carl Sherwood manages to keep it out.
81.32
0-1Rui Mendes clumsily knocks into Luis Varela. Rui Mendes is given a warning by the referee! Luis Varela hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.39
Daniel Barros passes the ball forward to Romain Maoulida. Romain Maoulida finds some space and shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
63.4%
36.6%
Play Area
22.5%
47.9%
29.6%
Scorers