Match Report


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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Estadio Municipal de Albufeira where Imortal play host to Belenenses. A crowd of 9,987 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Imortal are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Belenenses appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Manuel Correa Dionisio.


0.00
The first half starts with Belenenses kicking off!
2.53
John Taylor laces a weighted ball forward to Vasco Martins. Vasco Martins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.42
Carlos Pinheiro darts forward. Carlos Pinheiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vasco Martins. Vasco Martins shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
9.55
Francisco Nascimento flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Ramos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Eduardo Ramos shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
15.51
Ross Wilson sweeps the ball long. Vitor Castro knocks in a cross ball towards Vasco Martins. Vasco Martins gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it whistles just wide of the post!
16.46
John Taylor flicks a high pass forward. Vasco Martins collects the pass. Vasco Martins threads a neat, attacking ball through to Paulo Moutinho. Paulo Moutinho cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
18.40
Sebastiao Barros surges forward with the ball. Sebastiao Barros lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Ramos. Eduardo Ramos flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
21.46
Sebastiao Barros makes a probing pass to Eduardo Ramos. Eduardo Ramos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Carlos Pinheiro.
22.53
Carlos Soares hits a low pass to Vitor Castro. Vitor Castro shoots from 25 yards. It curls slightly but Mauricio Gutierrez manages to gather it.
24.37
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
27.53
Eduardo Ramos comes in with a late challenge on Carlos Pinheiro. Eduardo Ramos is shown the yellow card! Carlos Pinheiro carries on, but is struggling a bit.
28.16
Sebastiao Barros comes in with a late challenge on John Taylor. The referee calls over Sebastiao Barros and warns him to calm down! John Taylor carries on, but is struggling a bit.
32.09
Francisco Nascimento advances with the ball. Francisco Nascimento knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Carlos Pinheiro.
39.27
Frederico Jesus makes an attacking run forward. Frederico Jesus knocks in a cross ball towards Guilherme Quaresma. Guilherme Quaresma rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
40.13
Frederico Jesus knocks the ball forward to Guilherme Quaresma. Guilherme Quaresma knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ross Wilson.
44.40
Stephen Glass makes a probing pass to Eduardo Ramos. Eduardo Ramos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Imortal appear unchanged since the first half. Belenenses also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Imortal kicking off!
53.22
Carlos Soares makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paulo Moutinho. Paulo Moutinho whips in a cross ball towards Vitor Castro. Vitor Castro makes a deft header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
57.02
Markus Freund flicks a high pass forward. Vitor Castro controls it well on his chest. Vitor Castro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.17
Belenenses have made a substitution with Rui Bento replacing Eduardo Ramos .
65.29
Francisco Nascimento chips the ball to his team mate, Rui Bento. Rui Bento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.28
Duarte Fernandes threads a neat ball through to Francisco Nascimento. Francisco Nascimento flicks a high pass forward. Rui Bento holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rui Bento finds some space and shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
67.41
Under pressure, Ross Wilson clears the ball far upfield. Paulo Moutinho advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Paulo Moutinho provides some space. He shoots at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
69.32
Stephen Glass flicks the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Quaresma. Guilherme Quaresma knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sergio Ramos.
71.34
Markus Freund clumsily knocks into Francisco Nascimento. The referee calls over Markus Freund and shows him a yellow card! Francisco Nascimento carries on, but is struggling a bit.
78.26
Markus Freund makes a probing pass to Vasco Martins. Vasco Martins lofts in a cross ball towards Vitor Castro. Vitor Castro finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
79.53
John Taylor knocks the ball to his team mate, Paulo Moutinho. Paulo Moutinho knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mauricio Gutierrez who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
Carlos Pinheiro catches Guilherme Quaresma in the face with his elbow. Carlos Pinheiro is shown the red card!! Guilherme Quaresma grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
47.6%
52.4%
Play Area
31.7%
46%
22.2%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vitor Castro of Imortal

Match Ratings
1.Samuel Castro (GK)
6
2.Sieb Fortes (DEF)
6
3.Ross Wilson (DEF)
6
4.Carlos Pinheiro (DEF)red card
3
5.Sergio Ramos (DEF)
6
6.Carlos Soares (MID)
6
7.John Taylor (MID)
6
8.Markus Freund (MID)yellow card
5
9.Vasco Martins (ATT)
6
10.Vitor Castro (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Paulo Moutinho (ATT)
7
 
12.Jeffrey De Haan (DEF)
0
13.Rafael Valente (GK)
0
14.Francisco Moreira (MID)
0