Match Report


Académica de CoimbraAcadémica de Coimbra     C.F. Estrela da AmadoraC.F. Estrela da Amadora
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Filipe VieiraF. Vieira65
G
1
G
72Jaime LimaJ. Lima
Lorenzo Di MicheleL. Di Michele70
D
2
D
72Nabil HillN. Hill
Manuel SoaresM. Soares69
D
3
D
72Patricio CabreraP. Cabrera
Tiago SemedoT. Semedo66
D
4
D
71Andy McCoistA. McCoist
Quim MarquesQ. Marques73
M
5
D
70Daniel VarelaD. Varela
Pedro AntunesP. Antunes64
M
6
M
74Elena MarcelinoE. Marcelino
Vitor SousaV. Sousa63
M
7
M
73Craig MilburnC. Milburn
Carlos BarbosaC. Barbosa63
M
8captain
A
70Sven LindnerS. Lindner
Silvio FonsecaS. Fonseca68
A
9
A
69Bruno VianaB. Viana
Nuno PintoN. Pinto65
A
captain10
A
64Rui CamposR. Campos
Craig GemmillC. Gemmill58
A
11
A
62Roberto SoaresR. Soares
 
Romero P. SolerR. Soler66
D
12
M
70Edwin KosterE. Koster
David MarquesD. Marques64
D
13
D
70Eduardo ValenteE. Valente
Ted Ntumpa NsafuT. Ntumpa Nsafu64
G
14
G
65Nelson HulshoffN. Hulshoff

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Estádio Cidade de Coimbra where Académica de Coimbra play host to C.F. Estrela da Amadora. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Académica de Coimbra are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while C.F. Estrela da Amadora appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Samir Möller.


0.00
The first half starts with Académica de Coimbra kicking off!
3.22
Vitor Sousa catches Craig Milburn on the ankles. Vitor Sousa is shown the yellow card! Craig Milburn carries on, but is struggling a bit.
8.03
Craig Milburn flicks a high pass forward. Bruno Viana holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bruno Viana finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
10.54
Lorenzo Di Michele flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Barbosa easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carlos Barbosa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nuno Pinto. Nuno Pinto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.27
Manuel Soares flicks the ball to his team mate, Quim Marques. Quim Marques threads a neat ball through to Nuno Pinto. Nuno Pinto edges inside the box! Nuno Pinto looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
18.36
Daniel Varela flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Milburn. Craig Milburn makes a simple pass to Sven Lindner. Sven Lindner whips in a cross ball towards Bruno Viana. Bruno Viana connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Tiago Semedo clears it off the line with his head!
20.08
Vitor Sousa flicks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Pinto. Nuno Pinto whips in a cross ball towards Craig Gemmill. Craig Gemmill gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but slams it into the crowd!
27.48
Andy McCoist comes in with a late challenge on Nuno Pinto. Andy McCoist is warned by the referee! Nuno Pinto carries on, but is struggling a bit.
28.43
Carlos Barbosa darts forward. Carlos Barbosa plays a scrappy one-two with Craig Gemmill and stumbles forward towards the goal... Carlos Barbosa takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Jaime Lima!
30.33
Lorenzo Di Michele threads a neat ball through to Vitor Sousa. Vitor Sousa knocks the ball forward to Nuno Pinto. Nuno Pinto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jaime Lima who gathers it comfortably.
32.08
Tiago Semedo laces a through ball forward to Pedro Antunes. Pedro Antunes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nuno Pinto. Nuno Pinto controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
36.14
Craig Milburn controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Soares. Roberto Soares whips in a cross ball towards Sven Lindner. Sven Lindner outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Académica de Coimbra appear unchanged since the first half. C.F. Estrela da Amadora also appear unchanged since the first half. The C.F. Estrela da Amadora players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
C.F. Estrela da Amadora kick off and get the second half underway!
57.17
Craig Milburn makes a simple pass to Sven Lindner. Sven Lindner lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Soares. Roberto Soares jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
59.56
Carlos Barbosa makes a simple pass to Craig Gemmill. Craig Gemmill lofts in a cross ball towards Silvio Fonseca. Silvio Fonseca knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it's a lousy effort!
61.33
Carlos Barbosa flicks a high pass forward to Nuno Pinto who brings the ball under control. Nuno Pinto plays a scrappy one-two with Silvio Fonseca and stumbles forward towards the goal... Nuno Pinto muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
71.04
Carlos Barbosa barges into Elena Marcelino. The referee calls over Carlos Barbosa and shows him a yellow card! Elena Marcelino hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.36
Académica de Coimbra have made 2 substitutions with Romero P. Soler replacing Vitor Sousa and David Marques replacing Silvio Fonseca .
78.41
Craig Milburn kicks a strong pass forward to Rui Campos. Rui Campos flicks the ball to his team mate, Bruno Viana. Bruno Viana tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
81.30
Daniel Varela makes a simple pass to Elena Marcelino. Elena Marcelino makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bruno Viana. Bruno Viana lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Soares. Roberto Soares makes a looping header on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
84.15
Without breaking stride, Nabil Hill plays the ball forward to Elena Marcelino. Elena Marcelino passes the ball forward to Roberto Soares. Roberto Soares knocks in a cross ball towards Sven Lindner. Sven Lindner rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it flies well off target!
85.13
Elena Marcelino knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Soares. Roberto Soares lofts in a cross ball towards Rui Campos. With a superhuman jump, Rui Campos connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
89.50
Pedro Antunes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Marques. David Marques lofts in a cross ball towards Nuno Pinto. Nuno Pinto outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Académica de Coimbra

C.F. Estrela da Amadora
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.1%
52.9%
Play Area
21.4%
42.9%
35.7%

Scorers
Nuno Pinto 12, 61, 90
Roberto Soares 81
Rui Campos 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nuno Pinto of Académica de Coimbra

Match Ratings
1.Filipe Vieira (GK)
6
2.Lorenzo Di Michele (DEF)
6
3.Manuel Soares (DEF)
6
4.Tiago Semedo (DEF)
6
5.Quim Marques (MID)
6
6.Pedro Antunes (MID)
6
7.Vitor Sousa (MID)yellow card
6
8.Carlos Barbosa (MID)yellow card
6
9.Silvio Fonseca (ATT)
6
10.Nuno Pinto (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Craig Gemmill (ATT)
6
 
12.Romero P. Soler (DEF)
6
13.David Marques (DEF)
6
14.Ted Ntumpa Nsafu (GK)
0

1.Jaime Lima (GK)
6
2.Nabil Hill (DEF)
6
3.Patricio Cabrera (DEF)
6
4.Andy McCoist (DEF)
5
5.Daniel Varela (DEF)
6
6.Elena Marcelino (MID)
6
7.Craig Milburn (MID)
6
8.Sven Lindner (ATT)
6
9.Bruno Viana (ATT)
6
10.Rui Campos (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Roberto Soares (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Edwin Koster (MID)
0
13.Eduardo Valente (DEF)
0
14.Nelson Hulshoff (GK)
0