Match Report


Salgueiros 08Salgueiros 08     Desportivo NacionalDesportivo Nacional
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Alexandre AndradeA. Andrade69
G
captain1
G
79Filipe VarelaF. Varela
Antonio ManzoA. Manzo77
D
2
D
67Jean-Christophe LarrieuJ. Larrieu
Tomas SemedoT. Semedo65
D
3
D
62Alberto CastroA. Castro
Bruno CarvalhoB. Carvalho64
D
4
D
61Michelangelo RicchiutiM. Ricchiuti
Pedro VarelaP. Varela62
D
5
D
58Paulo TeixeiraP. Teixeira
Alassandro ZauliA. Zauli78
M
6
M
67Alex LawA. Law
Francisco LopesF. Lopes69
M
7
M
66Anthony GranttA. Grantt
Abel AntunesA. Antunes63
A
8
M
66Cristiano SoaresC. Soares
Paulo BentoP. Bento57
A
9captain
A
71Jaime FonsecaJ. Fonseca
Jaime SousaJ. Sousa57
A
10
A
66Jose Javier VergesJ. Verges
Francisco ValenteF. Valente55
A
11
A
66Diogo CamposD. Campos
 
Sergio VarelaS. Varela66
M
12
G
66Mauro StelloneM. Stellone
Gaspar FonsecaG. Fonseca65
G
13
G
64Samuel CarvalhoS. Carvalho
Gaspar MendesG. Mendes60
G
14
A
57Vasco JesusV. Jesus

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Estadio do Padroense FC where Salgueiros 08 play host to Desportivo Nacional. A crowd of 20,488 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Salgueiros 08 are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Desportivo Nacional appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Pedro Xavier.


0.00
Desportivo Nacional start the match!
2.24
Francisco Lopes knocks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Valente. Francisco Valente tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
3.17
Francisco Lopes makes a beautiful solo run. Francisco Lopes shoots from 20 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
8.28
Francisco Lopes passes the ball forward to Francisco Valente. Francisco Valente lofts in a cross ball towards Abel Antunes. Abel Antunes jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Abel Antunes scores for Salgueiros 08!!
14.22
Antonio Manzo makes a probing pass to Francisco Lopes. Francisco Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Abel Antunes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Abel Antunes shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Filipe Varela manages to gather it.
15.53
Showing composure, Francisco Lopes laces a weighted ball forward to Abel Antunes. Abel Antunes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jean-Christophe Larrieu.
20.47
Michelangelo Ricchiuti catches Paulo Bento on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Paulo Bento hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.17
Alex Law flicks a high ball forward to Diogo Campos who gracefully takes it down. Diogo Campos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
26.44
Tomas Semedo threads a neat ball through to Francisco Lopes. Francisco Lopes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jaime Sousa. Jaime Sousa plays a scrappy one-two with Abel Antunes and advances towards the goal... Jaime Sousa tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
27.04
Pedro Varela chips the ball to his team mate, Francisco Lopes. Francisco Lopes knocks the ball to his team mate, Paulo Bento. Paulo Bento puts a great ball through. Jaime Sousa runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
28.53
Alberto Castro threads a neat ball through to Cristiano Soares. Cristiano Soares sees a break and surges forward. Cristiano Soares knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.09
Alex Law catches Alassandro Zauli on the ankles. The referee calls over Alex Law and shows him a yellow card! Alassandro Zauli stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.35
Alberto Castro barges into Jaime Sousa. The referee calls over Alberto Castro and shows him a yellow card! Jaime Sousa grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
39.15
Tomas Semedo darts forward. Tomas Semedo flicks a high pass forward. Paulo Bento collects the pass. Paulo Bento sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
40.12
Alex Law flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Campos controls it well on his chest. Diogo Campos shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
44.18
Alex Law passes the ball forward to Jose Javier Verges. Jose Javier Verges whips in a cross ball towards Diogo Campos. Diogo Campos makes a convincing header. Alexandre Andrade manages to gather it effortlessly.
45.00
Bruno Carvalho flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Lopes controls it well on his chest. Francisco Lopes runs straight at the opposition's defence. Francisco Lopes shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Salgueiros 08 appear unchanged since the first half. Desportivo Nacional also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Salgueiros 08 kick off!
47.00
Michelangelo Ricchiuti makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony Grantt. Anthony Grantt flicks a high pass forward. Jaime Fonseca collects the pass. Jaime Fonseca whips in a cross ball towards Diogo Campos. Diogo Campos connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
48.57
Antonio Manzo knocks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Lopes. Francisco Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Abel Antunes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Abel Antunes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Good keeping from Filipe Varela as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
50.30
Alassandro Zauli takes the corner, chipping the ball to the near post. Jean-Christophe Larrieu reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
53.01
Alex Law makes a beautiful solo run. Alex Law threads a neat ball through to Jaime Fonseca. Jaime Fonseca strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
54.40
Tomas Semedo flicks a high ball forward to Francisco Lopes who takes it down. Without breaking stride, Francisco Lopes plays the ball forward to Francisco Valente. Francisco Valente knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Michelangelo Ricchiuti.
60.46
Salgueiros 08 have made a substitution with Gaspar Mendes replacing Abel Antunes .
61.47
Alassandro Zauli flicks a high ball forward to Francisco Valente who takes it down. Francisco Valente sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
63.29
Cristiano Soares flicks a high ball forward to Jose Javier Verges who takes it down. Jose Javier Verges whips in a cross ball towards Jaime Fonseca. Jaime Fonseca makes a convincing header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
67.25
Francisco Lopes clumsily knocks into Anthony Grantt. Francisco Lopes is shown the yellow card! Anthony Grantt runs off the knock.
71.14
Alex Law hacks Francisco Lopes from behind! The referee calls over Alex Law and shows him his second yellow card! He's sending him off!! Francisco Lopes gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
72.32
Paulo Teixeira flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Grantt. Anthony Grantt darts forward. Anthony Grantt lofts in a cross ball towards Jaime Fonseca. Jaime Fonseca fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
73.22
Michelangelo Ricchiuti flicks the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Soares. Cristiano Soares flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Javier Verges. Jose Javier Verges knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pedro Varela.
75.12
Alberto Castro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Anthony Grantt. Seeing a gap ahead, Anthony Grantt plays the ball forward to Jose Javier Verges. Jose Javier Verges shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
77.06
Salgueiros 08 have made 2 substitutions with Sergio Varela replacing Tomas Semedo and Gaspar Fonseca replacing Francisco Lopes .
78.13
Sergio Varela barges into Jose Javier Verges. The referee calls over Sergio Varela and shows him a yellow card! Jose Javier Verges hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.27
Diogo Campos hacks Alassandro Zauli from behind! Diogo Campos is shown the yellow card! Alassandro Zauli gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
85.07
With a delightful solo run, Anthony Grantt stretches the opposition's defence. Anthony Grantt lofts in a cross ball towards Jaime Fonseca. Jaime Fonseca whips the ball goalwards with his head but Alexandre Andrade is on top of it.
89.39
Antonio Manzo chips the ball to his team mate, Alassandro Zauli. Alassandro Zauli runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Alassandro Zauli shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Salgueiros 08

Desportivo Nacional
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
6
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
5
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
58.5%
41.5%
Play Area
30.9%
40.4%
28.7%

Scorers
Abel Antunes 8
Jaime Fonseca 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Francisco Lopes of Salgueiros 08

Match Ratings