Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estádio José Alvalade where Sporting Lisbon play host to Sp. Espinho. A crowd of 8,821 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sporting Lisbon are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sp. Espinho appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Carlos Teixeira.


0.00
Sp. Espinho kick off the first half!
3.11
Nuno Martins threads a neat ball through to Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis makes a defence splitting pass to Tomas Carvalho. Tomas Carvalho comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Tomas Carvalho!
6.05
Rodrigo Moreira chips the ball to his team mate, Samuel Reis. Samuel Reis knocks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Fuentes. Fernando Fuentes lofts in a cross ball towards Tomas Carvalho. Tomas Carvalho fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but slams it into the crowd!
8.45
Marcus Benali hacks Stephen Ball from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Stephen Ball stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.39
Rodrigo Moreira threads a neat ball through to Cristiano Moreira. Cristiano Moreira flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Carvalho. Tomas Carvalho finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by David Soares!
18.26
Nuno Martins sees Fernando Fuentes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fernando Fuentes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.48
Samuel Reis kicks a strong pass forward to Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Manuel Ramos.
26.07
Rodrigo Moreira makes a simple pass to Nuno Martins. Nuno Martins makes a simple pass to Tomas Carvalho. Tomas Carvalho knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.17
Manuel Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Sebastiao Monteiro controls it well on his chest. Sebastiao Monteiro sees space and advances. Sebastiao Monteiro advances inside the box! Sebastiao Monteiro strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but David Turek is on top of it.
30.06
Samuel Reis catches David Veloso on the ankles. The referee brings Samuel Reis to one side and gives him a warning! David Veloso runs off the knock.
32.15
Sporting Lisbon have made 2 substitutions with Cristiano Veloso replacing Paulo Lopes and Silvio Carvalho replacing Rodrigo Ribeiro .
39.23
David Veloso flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Ball. Stephen Ball sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies well off target!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Lisbon have changed their lineup with Samir Zimmermann replacing Samuel Fonseca. Sp. Espinho appear unchanged since the first half. The Sporting Lisbon players look more relaxed than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Sporting Lisbon kick off!
48.08
Andre Oliveira threads a neat ball through to Samuel Reis. Samuel Reis passes the ball forward to Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
51.52
Edgar Pinto flicks a high ball forward to Sebastiao Monteiro who takes it down. Sebastiao Monteiro flicks a high pass forward. Silvio Martins collects the pass. Silvio Martins knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rodrigo Moreira.
53.08
Nuno Martins decides to run forward with the ball. Nuno Martins tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
57.22
Manuel Ramos threads the ball through to Samir Zimmermann. Samir Zimmermann sees a break and surges forward. Samir Zimmermann flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Ball. Stephen Ball looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
63.33
Cristiano Moreira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Fernando Fuentes. Fernando Fuentes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Manuel Ramos.
67.36
Showing great composure, Samuel Reis plays the ball forward to Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis plays a scrappy one-two with Tomas Carvalho and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Gaspar Reis provides some space. He shoots at goal but it is deflected wide by Manuel Ramos.
68.36
It's a corner kick. Cristiano Moreira loops the ball over to the far post. David Soares drops low and scoops up the ball.
72.27
Samuel Reis threads a neat ball through to Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis shoots from distance but it flies wide!
73.19
Rodrigo Moreira makes a simple pass to Nuno Martins. Nuno Martins hits a low pass to Gaspar Reis. Gaspar Reis knocks in a cross ball towards Tomas Carvalho. Tomas Carvalho connects with a diving header but it flies just wide!
75.52
Samuel Reis flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Fuentes controls it well on his chest. Fernando Fuentes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Manuel Ramos.
81.46
Duarte Gomes flicks a high pass forward. Cristiano Moreira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cristiano Moreira flicks a high ball forward to Tomas Carvalho who takes it down. Tomas Carvalho lofts in a cross ball towards Fernando Fuentes. Fernando Fuentes is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent keeping!
84.29
Marcus Benali sees a break and surges forward. Marcus Benali makes a simple pass to Fernando Fuentes. Fernando Fuentes finds some space and shoots from distance. Good keeping from David Soares as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
85.47
Cristiano Moreira takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Some good footwork from Rodrigo Moreira provides some space. He shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
87.13
Silvio Carvalho catches Rodrigo Moreira on the ankles. The referee warns Silvio Carvalho to calm down! Rodrigo Moreira gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
89.43
Cristiano Moreira makes a probing pass to Tomas Carvalho. Tomas Carvalho shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
5
Shots off Target
2
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
30.6%
69.4%
Play Area
31.9%
45.8%
22.2%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tomas Carvalho of Sp. Espinho

Match Ratings
1.David Soares (GK)
8
2.Manuel Ramos (DEF)
7
3.Carlos Santos (DEF)
6
4.Edgar Pinto (DEF)
6
5.Sebastiao Monteiro (MID)
7
6.Paulo Lopes (MID)
6
7.Samuel Fonseca (MID)
6
8.David Veloso (MID)
6
9.Rodrigo Ribeiro (ATT)
6
10.Silvio Martins (ATT)
6
11.Stephen Ball (ATT)
6
 
12.Cristiano Veloso (GK)
6
13.Silvio Carvalho (MID)
5
14.Samir Zimmermann (MID)
7

1.David Turek (GK)
6
2.Duarte Gomes (DEF)
6
3.Andre Oliveira (DEF)
6
4.Marcus Benali (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Rodrigo Moreira (DEF)
7
6.Samuel Reis (MID)
8
7.Cristiano Moreira (MID)
7
8.Nuno Martins (MID)
7
9.Fernando Fuentes (ATT)
6
10.Gaspar Reis (ATT)
8
11.Tomas Carvalho (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Billy Hutchison (DEF)
0
13.Abel Antunes (MID)
0
14.Guilherme Vieira (DEF)
0