Match Report


Académica de CoimbraAcadémica de Coimbra     VarzimVarzim
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
David ParkerD. Parker52
G
1captain
G
62Cesar PintoC. Pinto
Joao RamosJ. Ramos71
D
captain2
D
66William LaspallesW. Laspalles
Artur MoutinhoA. Moutinho65
D
3
D
65Jaime BarrosJ. Barros
Gaspar GomesG. Gomes61
D
4
D
60Rafael PinheiroR. Pinheiro
Francis LaCroneF. LaCrone61
D
5
D
59Gill MontellaG. Montella
Bruno CastroB. Castro69
M
6
M
77Diogo CastroD. Castro
Billy SerrantB. Serrant62
M
7
M
65Paulo VelosoP. Veloso
Andre RibeiroA. Ribeiro56
M
8
M
64Sebastiao MoreiraS. Moreira
Michele LambertiniM. Lambertini60
A
9
A
69Manuel VieiraM. Vieira
Manuel AntunesM. Antunes58
A
10
A
69Joao MoutinhoJ. Moutinho
Tomas PinheiroT. Pinheiro53
A
11
A
68Joao TeixeiraJ. Teixeira
 
Humphrey BraatH. Braat57
D
12
M
61Bryan ZijmB. Zijm
Bruno SantosB. Santos53
M
13
G
61Guillermo HidalgoG. Hidalgo
Hugo PintoH. Pinto50
M
14
G
59Sergio JardimS. Jardim

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Estádio Cidade de Coimbra where Académica de Coimbra play host to Varzim. A crowd of 8,331 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Académica de Coimbra and Varzim are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Carlos Vidigal.


0.00
The first half starts with Varzim kicking off!
2.17
Jaime Barros kicks a strong pass forward to Sebastiao Moreira. Sebastiao Moreira flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Vieira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Manuel Vieira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
3.48
Diogo Castro sees Joao Teixeira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Joao Teixeira whips in a cross ball towards Joao Moutinho. Joao Moutinho finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
4.07
Bruno Castro flicks a high ball forward to Michele Lambertini who takes it down. Michele Lambertini knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Tomas Pinheiro is offside!
8.54
Sebastiao Moreira knocks the ball to his team mate, Joao Teixeira. Joao Teixeira knocks in a cross ball towards Manuel Vieira. Manuel Vieira finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
10.10
Sebastiao Moreira makes a beautiful solo run. Sebastiao Moreira shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
12.25
Sebastiao Moreira runs straight at the opposition's defence. Sebastiao Moreira whips in a cross ball towards Joao Moutinho. Joao Moutinho gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
14.45
Jaime Barros knocks the ball to his team mate, Paulo Veloso. Paulo Veloso flicks the ball to his team mate, Joao Moutinho. Joao Moutinho lofts in a cross ball towards Joao Teixeira. Joao Teixeira flicks the ball with his head. Gaspar Gomes steps in front, blocking the shot. He clears the ball quickly up field.
18.31
Paulo Veloso knocks the ball forward to Joao Moutinho. Joao Moutinho lofts in a cross ball towards Manuel Vieira. Artur Moutinho catches Manuel Vieira on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
21.58
Gill Montella threads a neat ball through to Diogo Castro. Diogo Castro hits a low pass to Joao Teixeira. Joao Teixeira whips in a cross ball towards Joao Moutinho. Joao Moutinho beats his man to it with a header. It's there!! David Parker has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
26.25
Paulo Veloso hacks Billy Serrant from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Billy Serrant runs off the knock.
38.51
William Laspalles flicks a high pass forward. Sebastiao Moreira collects the pass. Sebastiao Moreira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joao Teixeira. Joao Teixeira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gaspar Gomes.
39.49
Gaspar Gomes knocks the ball to his team mate, Bruno Castro. Bruno Castro threads a neat ball through to Tomas Pinheiro. Tomas Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.10
Paulo Veloso changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Paulo Veloso threads the ball through to Manuel Vieira but he's offside!
44.17
Sebastiao Moreira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joao Moutinho. Joao Moutinho shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Académica de Coimbra appear unchanged since the first half. Varzim also appear unchanged since the first half. The Académica de Coimbra players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Académica de Coimbra kick off!
51.44
Joao Ramos hacks Joao Teixeira from behind! Joao Ramos is shown the yellow card! Joao Teixeira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.36
With some swift thinking, Diogo Castro plays the ball forward to Manuel Vieira. Manuel Vieira lofts in a cross ball towards Joao Teixeira. Joao Teixeira is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies well off target!
59.12
Jaime Barros clumsily knocks into Michele Lambertini. Jaime Barros is given a warning by the referee! Michele Lambertini stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.13
Varzim have made a substitution with Sergio Jardim replacing Manuel Vieira .
63.21
Gaspar Gomes flicks a high pass forward. Andre Ribeiro collects the pass. Andre Ribeiro sees Tomas Pinheiro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tomas Pinheiro plays a scrappy one-two with Michele Lambertini and stumbles forward towards the goal... Tomas Pinheiro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but is denied by Cesar Pinto. Excellent save.
66.01
Gaspar Gomes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andre Ribeiro. Andre Ribeiro hits a low pass to Manuel Antunes. Manuel Antunes advances inside the box! Manuel Antunes rockets a shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
67.21
Artur Moutinho passes the ball forward to Bruno Castro. Bruno Castro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Michele Lambertini. Michele Lambertini shoots from outside the area. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
71.40
Billy Serrant flicks a high ball forward to Michele Lambertini who takes it down. Michele Lambertini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.48
Gaspar Gomes threads a neat ball through to Bruno Castro. Bruno Castro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Michele Lambertini. Michele Lambertini knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.53
Rafael Pinheiro clumsily knocks into Billy Serrant. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Billy Serrant hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Académica de Coimbra

Varzim
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.4%
46.6%
Play Area
29.5%
48.9%
21.6%

Scorers
Joao Moutinho 22

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Joao Moutinho of Varzim

Match Ratings
1.David Parker (GK)
6
2.Joao Ramos (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Artur Moutinho (DEF)
6
4.Gaspar Gomes (DEF)
8
5.Francis LaCrone (DEF)
6
6.Bruno Castro (MID)
7
7.Billy Serrant (MID)
7
8.Andre Ribeiro (MID)
6
9.Michele Lambertini (ATT)
6
10.Manuel Antunes (ATT)
7
11.Tomas Pinheiro (ATT)
6
 
12.Humphrey Braat (DEF)
0
13.Bruno Santos (MID)
0
14.Hugo Pinto (MID)
0

1.Cesar Pinto (GK)
6
2.William Laspalles (DEF)
6
3.Jaime Barros (DEF)
6
4.Rafael Pinheiro (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Gill Montella (DEF)
6
6.Diogo Castro (MID)
7
7.Paulo Veloso (MID)yellow card
6
8.Sebastiao Moreira (MID)
8
9.Manuel Vieira (ATT)
6
10.Joao Moutinho (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Joao Teixeira (ATT)
7
 
12.Bryan Zijm (MID)
0
13.Guillermo Hidalgo (GK)
0
14.Sergio Jardim (GK)
6