Match Report


Vitória de GuimarãesVitória de Guimarães     Desportivo NacionalDesportivo Nacional
Barry WatsonBarry Watson Computer Player Computer Player
Oleh BogdanovO. Bogdanov79
G
1
G
67Muller BondelM. Bondel
Thórdur ÁsgeirssonT. Ásgeirsson78
D
2captain
D
75Pedro FonsecaP. Fonseca
Fabrice LamouchiF. Lamouchi91
D
3
D
66Rui AlmeidaR. Almeida
Farouk HamadouF. Hamadou89
D
4
D
64Filipe VarelaF. Varela
André VillanuevaA. Villanueva86
D
5
D
51Duncan SullivanD. Sullivan
Maximilian RadnerM. Radner89
M
6
M
66Alberto MoreiraA. Moreira
Nicholas FerranteN. Ferrante90
M
captain7
M
64Ruben VarelaR. Varela
Carlos NevesC. Neves91
M
8
M
60Liam StockdaleL. Stockdale
Saul ArreolaS. Arreola88
A
9
M
59Albert ReyesA. Reyes
Alexandre PinheiroA. Pinheiro93
A
10
A
74Bruno JardimB. Jardim
Aron SigthorssonA. Sigthorsson97
A
11
A
72Sergio RibeiroS. Ribeiro
 
Andrei HagiA. Hagi84
A
12
A
62Ruben BarbosaR. Barbosa
Steven MurphyS. Murphy87
M
13
M
57Jaime NunesJ. Nunes
João Lucas AlexJ. Alex80
A
14
G
56Bruno CastroB. Castro

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques where Vitória de Guimarães play host to Desportivo Nacional. A crowd of 20,018 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Vitória de Guimarães are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Desportivo Nacional appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Carlos Mamede.


0.00
Desportivo Nacional kick off the first half!
4.57
Filipe Varela deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ruben Varela. Ruben Varela flicks a high pass forward. Sergio Ribeiro controls it well on his chest. Sergio Ribeiro shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
6.52
Filipe Varela receives the ball from a throw-in from Duncan Sullivan. Filipe Varela hits a low pass to Alberto Moreira. Alberto Moreira flicks a high ball forward to Sergio Ribeiro who takes it down. Sergio Ribeiro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Oleh Bogdanov manages to gather it.
14.56
André Villanueva knocks the ball forward to Nicholas Ferrante. Nicholas Ferrante makes a beautiful solo run. Nicholas Ferrante sees Alexandre Pinheiro just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Rui Almeida barges into Alexandre Pinheiro. Penalty not given!!
15.43
Carlos Neves barges into Alberto Moreira. The referee calls over Carlos Neves and shows him a yellow card! Alberto Moreira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.16
Farouk Hamadou hacks Ruben Varela from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ruben Varela hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.58
Farouk Hamadou knocks the ball to his team mate, Maximilian Radner. Maximilian Radner makes an attacking run forward. Maximilian Radner tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
22.06
Albert Reyes passes the ball forward to Sergio Ribeiro. Sergio Ribeiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Farouk Hamadou.
27.12
Nicholas Ferrante flicks a high pass forward. Aron Sigthorsson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Aron Sigthorsson skips past Duncan Sullivan! Some good footwork from Aron Sigthorsson provides some space. He shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
32.20
Farouk Hamadou flicks a high pass forward to Maximilian Radner who brings the ball neatly under control. Maximilian Radner makes a beautiful solo run. Maximilian Radner runs straight at the defence! Maximilian Radner cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Muller Bondel manages to gather it comfortably.
38.16
Carlos Neves flicks a high pass forward. Saul Arreola holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Saul Arreola plays a quick one-two with Aron Sigthorsson and rushes in on goal... Saul Arreola shoots from just inside the box. It's there!! Muller Bondel has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Vitória de Guimarães appear unchanged since the first half. Desportivo Nacional also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Vitória de Guimarães get the second half underway!
47.05
Without breaking stride, André Villanueva plays the ball forward to Carlos Neves. Carlos Neves flicks a high pass forward. Alexandre Pinheiro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alexandre Pinheiro shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
48.18
Carlos Neves kicks a strong pass forward to Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola plays a one-two with Alexandre Pinheiro and advances towards the goal... Saul Arreola rockets a shot on goal. Solid save from Muller Bondel.
49.00
With a delightful solo run, Carlos Neves stretches the opposition's defence. Carlos Neves whips in a cross ball towards Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro beats his man to it with a header. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
60.27
Vitória de Guimarães have made 2 substitutions with Steven Murphy replacing Carlos Neves and Andrei Hagi replacing Aron Sigthorsson .
65.49
Steven Murphy surges forward with the ball. Steven Murphy runs straight at the defence! Some world-class footwork from Steven Murphy provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Solid save from Muller Bondel.
66.52
Steven Murphy makes a probing pass to Andrei Hagi. Andrei Hagi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Filipe Varela.
69.50
Fabrice Lamouchi pushes up the pitch. Fabrice Lamouchi flicks a high pass forward. Alexandre Pinheiro collects the pass. Alexandre Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
75.03
Steven Murphy chips the ball to his team mate, Andrei Hagi. Andrei Hagi shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
79.41
Fabrice Lamouchi flicks a high pass forward. Steven Murphy collects the pass. Steven Murphy threads a neat ball through to Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro plays a scrappy one-two with Andrei Hagi and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some world-class footwork from Alexandre Pinheiro provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
89.42
Nicholas Ferrante hits a low pass to Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro kicks a strong pass forward to Saul Arreola but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Vitória de Guimarães

Desportivo Nacional
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
8
1
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
72.5%
27.5%
Play Area
23.2%
46.4%
30.4%

Scorers
Aron Sigthorsson 27
Saul Arreola 38
Alexandre Pinheiro 49, 79

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

Match Ratings
1.Oleh Bogdanov (GK)
6
2.Thórdur Ásgeirsson (DEF)
6
3.Fabrice Lamouchi (DEF)
6
4.Farouk Hamadou (DEF)yellow card
5
5.André Villanueva (DEF)
6
6.Maximilian Radner (MID)
8
7.Nicholas Ferrante (MID)
7
8.Carlos Neves (MID)yellow card
7
9.Saul Arreola (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Alexandre Pinheiro (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Aron Sigthorsson (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Andrei Hagi (ATT)
6
13.Steven Murphy (MID)
7
14.João Lucas Alex (ATT)
0

1.Muller Bondel (GK)
7
2.Pedro Fonseca (DEF)
6
3.Rui Almeida (DEF)
6
4.Filipe Varela (DEF)
6
5.Duncan Sullivan (DEF)
6
6.Alberto Moreira (MID)
6
7.Ruben Varela (MID)
6
8.Liam Stockdale (MID)
6
9.Albert Reyes (MID)
6
10.Bruno Jardim (ATT)
6
11.Sergio Ribeiro (ATT)
6
 
12.Ruben Barbosa (ATT)
0
13.Jaime Nunes (MID)
0
14.Bruno Castro (GK)
0