Match Report
| Sporting Braga | Sporting Braga |  |  | Beira Mar | Beira Mar | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Andre Barros | A. Barros |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 | | Hugo Fernandes | H. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Vasco Postiga | V. Postiga | | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Cristiano Valente | C. Valente | |||||||||
| Pedro Pinto | P. Pinto | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 | | Hugo Ribeiro | H. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Patricio Campos | P. Campos |  | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 | | Abel Teixeira | A. Teixeira | |||||||||
| Francisco Monteiro | F. Monteiro | | 48 | D | | 5 | | M | 58 | | Quim Pinto | Q. Pinto | |||||||||
| Ronan Mary | R. Mary |  | 67 | M | | 6 | | M | 55 | | Manuel Valente | M. Valente | |||||||||
| Francisco Veloso | F. Veloso | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 49 | | Leonardo Butragueno | L. Butragueno | |||||||||
| Alje Hersi | A. Hersi |  | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Roberto Quaresma | R. Quaresma | |||||||||
| Cedric Modeste | C. Modeste | | 59 | M | | 9 | | A | 66 |  | Matthias Birnbaum | M. Birnbaum | |||||||||
| Guido Rimondini | G. Rimondini |  | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Silvio Lima | S. Lima | |||||||||
| Alexandre Neves | A. Neves | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Jaime Tavares | J. Tavares | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estádio Municipal de Braga where Sporting Braga play host to Beira Mar. A crowd of 8,360 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Sporting Braga are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Beira Mar appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Sporting Braga are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Beira Mar appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Beira Mar kicking off!
2.21
0-0Abel Teixeira passes the ball forward to Manuel Valente. Manuel Valente deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jaime Tavares. Jaime Tavares lofts in a cross ball towards Matthias Birnbaum. Matthias Birnbaum directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
4.53
Patricio Campos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alje Hersi. Alje Hersi flicks the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Neves. Alexandre Neves tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
6.10
Patricio Campos knocks the ball to his team mate, Ronan Mary. Ronan Mary passes the ball forward to Alexandre Neves. Alexandre Neves controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
9.02
0-0Alje Hersi knocks the ball forward to Guido Rimondini. Guido Rimondini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Hugo Fernandes manages to keep it out.
10.27
Pedro Pinto makes a probing pass to Cedric Modeste. Cedric Modeste makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guido Rimondini. Guido Rimondini controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Hugo Fernandes manages to keep it out.
15.36
Abel Teixeira knocks the ball forward to Leonardo Butragueno. Leonardo Butragueno makes a simple pass to Silvio Lima. Silvio Lima plays a perfect one-two with Matthias Birnbaum and rushes in on goal... Silvio Lima shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Andre Barros is on top of it.
16.17
0-0Roberto Quaresma chips the ball to his team mate, Jaime Tavares. Jaime Tavares knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Vasco Postiga.
20.36
Pedro Pinto knocks the ball forward to Francisco Veloso. Francisco Veloso knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Neves. Alexandre Neves shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
21.19
Leonardo Butragueno makes a simple pass to Jaime Tavares. Jaime Tavares knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andre Barros who gathers it comfortably.
22.53
Vasco Postiga makes a probing pass to Ronan Mary. Ronan Mary kicks a strong pass forward to Guido Rimondini. Guido Rimondini shoots from outside the area but somehow Hugo Fernandes manages to keep it out.
26.44
Vasco Postiga deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cedric Modeste. Cedric Modeste sees space and advances. Cedric Modeste controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.54
Alje Hersi flicks the ball to his team mate, Guido Rimondini. Guido Rimondini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
32.19
Leonardo Butragueno passes the ball forward to Matthias Birnbaum. Matthias Birnbaum knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.57
Alje Hersi makes a probing pass to Alexandre Neves. Alexandre Neves shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
36.55
0-0Pedro Pinto barges into Jaime Tavares. The referee calls over Pedro Pinto and shows him a yellow card! Jaime Tavares grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
38.21
Pedro Pinto makes a probing pass to Ronan Mary. Ronan Mary passes the ball forward to Alexandre Neves. Alexandre Neves controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.20
Alje Hersi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alexandre Neves. Alexandre Neves shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
0-0Beira Mar are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Sporting Braga's defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Sporting Braga kick off the second half!
47.33
Hugo Ribeiro sees space and advances. Hugo Ribeiro threads the ball through to Jaime Tavares. Jaime Tavares shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
54.24
Manuel Valente deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthias Birnbaum. Matthias Birnbaum shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Andre Barros.
63.12
0-1Leonardo Butragueno controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Matthias Birnbaum. Matthias Birnbaum whips in a cross ball towards Jaime Tavares. Jaime Tavares is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
66.39
Francisco Monteiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Alje Hersi. Alje Hersi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alexandre Neves. Alexandre Neves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
71.47
Hugo Ribeiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Quim Pinto. Quim Pinto knocks the ball forward to Silvio Lima. Silvio Lima lofts in a cross ball towards Jaime Tavares. Jaime Tavares is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
73.07
Francisco Veloso passes the ball forward to Guido Rimondini. Guido Rimondini shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
79.46
Ronan Mary takes it forward alone. Ronan Mary lofts in a cross ball towards Alexandre Neves. Alexandre Neves flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
83.28
Ronan Mary makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guido Rimondini. Guido Rimondini sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
84.54
Francisco Monteiro powers a long ball forward. Guido Rimondini controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
10
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
62.6%
37.4%
Play Area
28.6%
41.8%
29.7%
Scorers