Match Report


Leça Futebol ClubeLeça Futebol Clube     Desportivo NacionalDesportivo Nacional
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Duarte LimaD. Lima68
G
1
G
79Filipe VarelaF. Varela
Paulo FariaP. Faria69
D
2
D
67Jean-Christophe LarrieuJ. Larrieu
Martial BossisM. Bossis68
D
3
D
62Alberto CastroA. Castro
Frederico VarelaF. Varela67
D
4
D
61Michelangelo RicchiutiM. Ricchiuti
Ruben SantosR. Santos66
D
captain5
D
58Paulo TeixeiraP. Teixeira
Dennis DefoeD. Defoe74
M
6
M
67Alex LawA. Law
Artur TeixeiraA. Teixeira71
M
7
M
66Anthony GranttA. Grantt
Fernando CastroF. Castro69
M
8
M
66Cristiano SoaresC. Soares
Christian AbrielC. Abriel65
A
9captain
A
71Jaime FonsecaJ. Fonseca
Manuel MoutinhoM. Moutinho59
A
10
A
66Jose Javier VergesJ. Verges
Helder PintoH. Pinto58
A
11
A
66Diogo CamposD. Campos
 
Hugo BarrosH. Barros68
M
12
G
66Mauro StelloneM. Stellone
Miguel FernandesM. Fernandes67
M
13
G
64Samuel CarvalhoS. Carvalho
Manuel FernandesM. Fernandes66
G
14
A
57Vasco JesusV. Jesus

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estadio do Leca F.C. where Leça Futebol Clube play host to Desportivo Nacional. A crowd of 18,924 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Leça Futebol Clube and Desportivo Nacional are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Manuel Mamede.


0.00
The whistle blows and Leça Futebol Clube kick off!
2.11
Frederico Varela flicks the ball to his team mate, Dennis Defoe. Dennis Defoe flicks a high pass forward to Manuel Moutinho who brings the ball under control. Manuel Moutinho knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Filipe Varela who gathers it comfortably.
8.08
Cristiano Soares threads the ball through to Jose Javier Verges. Jose Javier Verges shoots from long range but it's a woeful effort!
14.27
Christian Abriel comes in with a late challenge on Jean-Christophe Larrieu. The referee brings Christian Abriel to one side and gives him a warning! Jean-Christophe Larrieu hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.49
Paulo Teixeira hacks Dennis Defoe from behind! Paulo Teixeira is warned by the referee! Dennis Defoe runs off the knock.
20.58
Cristiano Soares plays the ball forward to Jaime Fonseca. Jaime Fonseca knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Duarte Lima who gathers it comfortably.
21.57
Cristiano Soares threads a neat ball through to Diogo Campos. Diogo Campos lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Javier Verges. Jose Javier Verges makes a convincing header. Jose Javier Verges scores for Desportivo Nacional!!
24.24
Jaime Fonseca catches Frederico Varela on the ankles. The referee brings Jaime Fonseca to one side and gives him a warning! Frederico Varela grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
28.05
Ruben Santos knocks the ball forward to Fernando Castro. With a delightful solo run, Fernando Castro stretches the opposition's defence. Fernando Castro whips in a cross ball towards Christian Abriel. Christian Abriel rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it is tipped over by Filipe Varela.
29.32
Corner kick to Leça Futebol Clube. Artur Teixeira chips it to the near post. Filipe Varela scrambles forward, punching the ball out to safety!
32.14
Anthony Grantt knocks the ball forward to Jose Javier Verges. Jose Javier Verges whips in a cross ball towards Jaime Fonseca. Jaime Fonseca makes a deft header but it is tipped over by Duarte Lima.
33.03
Cristiano Soares takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Ruben Santos reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
34.33
Ruben Santos catches Jose Javier Verges on the ankles. The referee brings Ruben Santos to one side and gives him a warning! Jose Javier Verges runs off the knock.
36.38
Michelangelo Ricchiuti breaks forward. Michelangelo Ricchiuti flicks a high pass forward. Jaime Fonseca collects the pass. Jaime Fonseca tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
39.56
Cristiano Soares threads a neat ball through to Jose Javier Verges. Jose Javier Verges shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Duarte Lima.
41.40
Cristiano Soares takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Ruben Santos chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
42.50
Artur Teixeira flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Moutinho holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Manuel Moutinho sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
44.27
Anthony Grantt flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Campos controls it well on his chest. Diogo Campos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Leça Futebol Clube appear unchanged since the first half. Desportivo Nacional also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Desportivo Nacional kicking off!
48.07
Anthony Grantt takes it forward alone. Anthony Grantt whips in a cross ball towards Diogo Campos. Diogo Campos finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
51.27
Artur Teixeira comes in with a late challenge on Anthony Grantt. Artur Teixeira is warned by the referee! Anthony Grantt runs off the knock.
53.23
With vision, Frederico Varela picks a pass forward to Artur Teixeira. Artur Teixeira makes a simple pass to Manuel Moutinho. Manuel Moutinho knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Filipe Varela who gathers it comfortably.
59.15
Jose Javier Verges comes in with a late challenge on Martial Bossis. The referee calls over Jose Javier Verges and shows him a yellow card! Martial Bossis stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.34
With some swift thinking, Alberto Castro plays the ball forward to Cristiano Soares. Cristiano Soares makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Javier Verges. Jose Javier Verges knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Duarte Lima who gathers it comfortably.
63.33
Alberto Castro flicks a high pass forward. Anthony Grantt controls it well on his chest. Anthony Grantt flicks a high pass forward. Jaime Fonseca controls it well on his chest. Jaime Fonseca sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
75.42
Martial Bossis flicks a high pass forward. Artur Teixeira controls it well on his chest. Artur Teixeira passes the ball forward to Helder Pinto. Helder Pinto plays a scrappy one-two with Christian Abriel and stumbles forward towards the goal... Helder Pinto shoots from just inside the box but it misses the target by a large margin!
78.02
Cristiano Soares flicks the ball to his team mate, Jaime Fonseca. Jaime Fonseca whips in a cross ball towards Diogo Campos. Diogo Campos heads the ball goalwards. Duarte Lima gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
81.12
Jose Javier Verges clumsily knocks into Frederico Varela. The referee calls over Jose Javier Verges and warns him to calm down! Frederico Varela is taking some rough treatment out there!
87.38
Alex Law flicks a high ball forward to Jaime Fonseca who takes it down. Jaime Fonseca shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Jean-Christophe Larrieu flicks a high pass forward. Alex Law controls it well on his chest. Alex Law sees Jaime Fonseca in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jaime Fonseca knocks the ball forward to Diogo Campos but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Leça Futebol Clube

Desportivo Nacional
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
39.5%
60.5%
Play Area
32.6%
41.9%
25.6%

Scorers
Jose Javier Verges 22
Diogo Campos 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Diogo Campos of Desportivo Nacional

Match Ratings