Match Report


Sp. EspinhoSp. Espinho     Vitória de GuimarãesVitória de Guimarães
Computer Player Computer Player Barry Watson Barry Watson
Frederico VarelaF. Varela55
G
1
G
79Oleh BogdanovO. Bogdanov
Duarte GomesD. Gomes70
D
2
D
78Thórdur ÁsgeirssonT. Ásgeirsson
Andre OliveiraA. Oliveira69
D
3
D
91Fabrice LamouchiF. Lamouchi
Rodrigo MoreiraR. Moreira61
D
4
D
72Carlos PintoC. Pinto
Billy HutchisonB. Hutchison60
D
5
D
86André VillanuevaA. Villanueva
Samuel ReisS. Reis70
M
6
M
89Maximilian RadnerM. Radner
Samuel AndradeS. Andrade63
M
7captain
M
91Carlos NevesC. Neves
Cristiano MoreiraC. Moreira62
M
8
M
85Steven MurphyS. Murphy
Fernando FuentesF. Fuentes75
A
9
A
87Saul ArreolaS. Arreola
Gaspar ReisG. Reis66
A
captain10
A
92Alexandre PinheiroA. Pinheiro
Tomas CarvalhoT. Carvalho58
A
11
A
97Aron SigthorssonA. Sigthorsson
 
Daniel RibeiroD. Ribeiro59
D
12
M
80Jose ReisJ. Reis
Nuno MartinsN. Martins59
M
13
M
84Joao ValenteJ. Valente
Guilherme VieiraG. Vieira57
D
14
A
88Dominic NivenD. Niven

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Estadio Manuel de Oliveira Violas where Sp. Espinho play host to Vitória de Guimarães. A crowd of 20,451 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Sp. Espinho and Vitória de Guimarães are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Francisco Faisca.


0.00
Vitória de Guimarães kick off the first half!
3.13
Samuel Reis flicks a high pass forward. Gaspar Reis controls it well on his chest. Gaspar Reis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
4.47
Maximilian Radner kicks a strong pass forward to Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola shoots from distance which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
8.33
With some swift thinking, Maximilian Radner plays the ball forward to Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
9.48
Steven Murphy flicks a high pass forward. Alexandre Pinheiro controls it well on his chest. Alexandre Pinheiro plays a scrappy one-two with Aron Sigthorsson and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alexandre Pinheiro side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Frederico Varela had no chance!! Goal for Vitória de Guimarães!
12.08
Carlos Neves decides to run forward with the ball. Carlos Neves knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rodrigo Moreira.
14.48
Rodrigo Moreira flicks a high ball forward to Cristiano Moreira who takes it down. Cristiano Moreira sees Gaspar Reis in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gaspar Reis shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
15.23
Thórdur Ásgeirsson flicks the ball to his team mate, Steven Murphy. Steven Murphy sees Aron Sigthorsson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Aron Sigthorsson plays a quick one-two with Alexandre Pinheiro and rushes in on goal... Aron Sigthorsson comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
22.38
Showing composure, Cristiano Moreira plays the ball forward to Fernando Fuentes. Fernando Fuentes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.37
Samuel Reis darts forward. Samuel Reis whips in a cross ball towards Fernando Fuentes. Fernando Fuentes fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Oleh Bogdanov gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
38.10
Steven Murphy flicks a high pass forward to Alexandre Pinheiro who brings the ball under control. Alexandre Pinheiro shoots from outside the area. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
Rodrigo Moreira plays the ball forward to Samuel Andrade. Samuel Andrade threads a neat ball through to Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sp. Espinho appear unchanged since the first half. Vitória de Guimarães also appear unchanged since the first half. The Vitória de Guimarães players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Sp. Espinho get the second half underway!
47.58
Andre Oliveira hacks Alexandre Pinheiro from behind! Andre Oliveira is warned by the referee! Alexandre Pinheiro grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
49.05
Thórdur Ásgeirsson threads a neat ball through to Carlos Neves. Carlos Neves controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.38
Samuel Reis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fernando Fuentes. Fernando Fuentes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Thórdur Ásgeirsson.
60.27
Vitória de Guimarães have made 2 substitutions with Joao Valente replacing Carlos Neves and Jose Reis replacing Steven Murphy .
61.34
Fabrice Lamouchi threads a neat ball through to Jose Reis. Jose Reis decides to run forward with the ball. Jose Reis plays a quick one-two with Aron Sigthorsson and rushes in on goal... Jose Reis looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's there!! Frederico Varela has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
65.50
Carlos Pinto makes a probing pass to Joao Valente. Joao Valente chips the ball to his team mate, Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola skips past Billy Hutchison! Rodrigo Moreira barges into Saul Arreola. Penalty not given!!
66.34
Vitória de Guimarães are dictating the run of play here today.
81.49
Jose Reis knocks the ball forward to Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola knocks in a cross ball towards Aron Sigthorsson. Aron Sigthorsson outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but Frederico Varela reads it well. Well saved!
83.02
Samuel Andrade deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tomas Carvalho. Tomas Carvalho controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Oleh Bogdanov with no chance!! Goal for Sp. Espinho!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sp. Espinho

Vitória de Guimarães
Goals
1
5
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
38.8%
61.2%
Play Area
38.8%
40.3%
20.9%

Scorers
Tomas Carvalho 83
Saul Arreola 4
Alexandre Pinheiro 9, 38
Aron Sigthorsson 15
Jose Reis 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alexandre Pinheiro of Vitória de Guimarães

Match Ratings