Match Report


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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Est˜dio Mun. Jos Bento Pessoa where Naval play host to Farense. A crowd of 18,376 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Naval are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Farense appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Ivone Figo.


0.00
Farense start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.09
Duncan Booth decides to run forward with the ball. Duncan Booth makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Carlton Milligan. Some good footwork from Carlton Milligan provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
4.36
Duncan Booth flicks a high pass forward. Carlton Milligan collects the pass. Carlton Milligan lofts in a cross ball towards Filipe Postiga. Filipe Postiga makes a looping header on goal but it flies wide!
6.02
Duncan Booth makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Filipe Postiga. Filipe Postiga deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlton Milligan but the linesman indicates offside!
8.45
Duncan Booth controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlton Milligan. Carlton Milligan plays a one-two with Andre Nunes and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Carlton Milligan provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is shockingly off target!
10.15
Duarte Gomes flicks a high pass forward. Carlton Milligan collects the pass. Carlton Milligan shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Filipe Moutinho manages to gather it easily.
14.17
Duncan Booth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mervin Makin. Mervin Makin plays a scrappy one-two with Carlton Milligan and stumbles forward towards the goal... Mervin Makin shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
15.49
Gaspar Barros controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ricardo Moutinho. Ricardo Moutinho hits a low pass to Jonas Rösler. Jonas Rösler plays a quick one-two with Diogo Mendes and rushes in on goal... Jonas Rösler side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Francisco Moya reads it well. Good keeping!
16.26
Duarte Gomes runs straight at the opposition's defence. Duarte Gomes lofts in a cross ball towards Mervin Makin. Mervin Makin is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is shockingly off target!
18.42
Gaspar Barros controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francisco Fonseca. Francisco Fonseca threads the ball through to Cristiano Ribeiro. Cristiano Ribeiro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
20.02
Rodrigo Castro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jonas Rösler. Jonas Rösler finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
21.28
Rodrigo Castro threads a neat ball through to Diogo Mendes. Diogo Mendes whips in a cross ball towards Cristiano Ribeiro. Cristiano Ribeiro jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
22.35
Ricardo Moutinho knocks the ball forward to Diogo Mendes. Diogo Mendes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
26.47
Francisco Mendes chips the ball to his team mate, Diogo Mendes. Diogo Mendes knocks in a cross ball towards Jonas Rösler. Jonas Rösler makes a convincing header. Francisco Moya gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
28.25
Edoardo Padalino catches Duarte Gomes on the ankles. Edoardo Padalino is given a warning by the referee! Duarte Gomes runs off the knock.
30.36
David Fonseca flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Mendes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Francisco Mendes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Ribeiro. Cristiano Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball towards Jonas Rösler. Jonas Rösler flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Francisco Moya.
31.47
It's a corner kick. Francisco Fonseca kicks a low ball out wide. Alexandre Piocelle gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
32.19
Francisco Mendes passes the ball forward to Cristiano Ribeiro. Cristiano Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Francisco Moya who gathers it comfortably.
33.12
Gaspar Barros flicks a high pass forward. Rodrigo Castro collects the pass. Rodrigo Castro sees space and advances. Rodrigo Castro knocks in a cross ball towards Jonas Rösler. Jonas Rösler is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
38.09
Duncan Booth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mervin Makin. Mervin Makin knocks in a cross ball towards Carlton Milligan. Carlton Milligan jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
39.17
Duncan Booth hits a low pass to Carlton Milligan. Carlton Milligan shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
42.58
Francisco Mendes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jonas Rösler. Jonas Rösler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Francisco Moya comfortably smothers it!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Naval appear unchanged since the first half. Farense also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Naval get the second half underway!
47.53
Gaspar Barros comes in with a late challenge on Mervin Makin. Gaspar Barros is warned by the referee! Mervin Makin stretches but gets up unharmed.
48.13
Francisco Mendes knocks the ball forward to Jonas Rösler. Jonas Rösler sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
49.50
Francisco Mendes flicks the ball to his team mate, Jonas Rösler. Jonas Rösler whips in a cross ball towards Diogo Mendes. Diogo Mendes directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
51.57
Duncan Booth flicks a high pass forward to Mervin Makin who brings the ball under control. Mervin Makin lofts in a cross ball towards Filipe Postiga. Filipe Postiga gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it's a woeful effort!
54.08
Francisco Mendes makes a beautiful solo run. Francisco Mendes knocks the ball to his team mate, Jonas Rösler. Jonas Rösler comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it misses the target by a large margin!
55.15
Alexandre Piocelle flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Booth holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Duncan Booth surges forward with the ball. Duncan Booth whips in a cross ball towards Carlton Milligan. Carlton Milligan flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
57.15
Duncan Booth flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlton Milligan. Carlton Milligan knocks in a cross ball towards Andre Nunes. Andre Nunes flicks the ball with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
59.21
Francisco Fonseca kicks a strong pass forward to Diogo Mendes. Diogo Mendes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Francisco Moya.
60.17
Corner kick to Naval. Rodrigo Castro chips it out wide. Martin Röhlig reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
60.17
Naval have made 3 substitutions with Rafael Nunes replacing Filipe Moutinho, David Neves replacing Ricardo Moutinho and Eduardo Campos replacing Jonas Rösler .
63.34
Duncan Booth threads a neat ball through to Andre Nunes. Andre Nunes hits a low pass to Mervin Makin. Mervin Makin shoots from just inside the box. The ball cannons off David Fonseca, going out of play.
64.54
Duarte Gomes takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Cristiano Ribeiro chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
65.24
Duarte Gomes brings the ball forward. Duarte Gomes knocks in a cross ball towards Andre Nunes. Andre Nunes finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Rafael Nunes has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
69.14
Francisco Fonseca sees a break and surges forward. Francisco Fonseca lofts in a cross ball towards Cristiano Ribeiro. Cristiano Ribeiro flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
71.45
Duarte Gomes barges into Francisco Fonseca. Duarte Gomes is given a warning by the referee! Francisco Fonseca hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.24
Duncan Booth surges forward with the ball. Duncan Booth lofts in a cross ball towards Mervin Makin. Mervin Makin jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but Gaspar Barros blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
77.45
Francisco Fonseca flicks the ball to his team mate, Diogo Mendes. Diogo Mendes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
81.39
Francisco Mendes flicks a high pass forward to Eduardo Campos who brings the ball under control. Eduardo Campos lofts in a cross ball towards Diogo Mendes. Warren Atherton catches Diogo Mendes on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
84.14
Duncan Booth changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Duncan Booth shoots from 25 yards. The ball takes a deflection leaving Rafael Nunes with no chance!! Goal for Farense!
87.09
With a delightful solo run, Francisco Mendes stretches the opposition's defence. Francisco Mendes shoots from long range but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
Duncan Booth flicks a high pass forward to Andre Nunes who brings the ball under control. Andre Nunes shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
8
6
Shots off Target
8
10
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.3%
47.7%
Play Area
29.5%
47.7%
22.7%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Duncan Booth of Farense

Match Ratings