Match Report
| Santa Clara | Santa Clara |  |  | Desportivo Nacional | Desportivo Nacional | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Andre Faria | A. Faria |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 56 | | Bruno Castro | B. Castro | |||||||||
| Abel Pinto | A. Pinto | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 75 | | Pedro Fonseca | P. Fonseca | |||||||||
| Mario Teixeira | M. Teixeira | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Rui Almeida | R. Almeida | |||||||||
| Hugo Vieira | H. Vieira | | 56 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 64 | | Filipe Varela | F. Varela | ||||||||
| Rui Reis | R. Reis | | 51 | D | | 5 | | D | 63 | | Diogo Fernandes | D. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Andre Vieira | A. Vieira | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Alberto Moreira | A. Moreira | |||||||||
| Omer Mike | O. Mike |  | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 | | Ruben Varela | R. Varela | |||||||||
| Colin Johnstone | C. Johnstone |  | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 |  | Albert Reyes | A. Reyes | |||||||||
| Pedro Almeida | P. Almeida | | 56 | M | | 9 | | M | 59 | | Quim Campos | Q. Campos | |||||||||
| Helder Costa | H. Costa | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Sergio Ribeiro | S. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Chris Makin | C. Makin | | 67 | A | | 11 | | | A | 62 | | Ruben Barbosa | R. Barbosa | ||||||||
| Quim Quaresma | Q. Quaresma | | 60 | G | | 12 | | M | 57 | | Jaime Nunes | J. Nunes | |||||||||
| Rafael Castro | R. Castro | | 60 | A | | 13 | | M | 52 | | Ricardo Loureiro | R. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Philipp Engels | P. Engels |  | 58 | G | | 14 | | G | 52 | | Cesar Tavares | C. Tavares | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Est˜dio de Sao Miguel where Santa Clara play host to Desportivo Nacional. A crowd of 8,905 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Santa Clara and Desportivo Nacional are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Bruno Nascimento.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Santa Clara and Desportivo Nacional are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Bruno Nascimento.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Santa Clara kicking off!
6.17
1-0Hugo Vieira knocks the ball forward to Omer Mike. Omer Mike flicks a high ball forward to Helder Costa who takes it down. Helder Costa knocks in a cross ball towards Chris Makin. Chris Makin jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
9.41
1-0Hugo Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Colin Johnstone controls it well on his chest. Colin Johnstone knocks the ball forward to Helder Costa. Helder Costa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.00
1-0Ruben Varela makes a probing pass to Sergio Ribeiro. Sergio Ribeiro cuts inside the box! Sergio Ribeiro makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Andre Faria manages to gather it.
15.30
Quim Campos changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Quim Campos knocks in a cross ball towards Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
20.12
1-1Filipe Varela catches Helder Costa on the ankles. Filipe Varela is given a warning by the referee! Helder Costa stretches but gets up unharmed.
28.46
Rui Reis makes a strong solo run forward. Rui Reis threads a neat ball through to Helder Costa. Helder Costa passes the ball forward to Chris Makin. Chris Makin looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Chris Makin scores for Santa Clara!!
32.52
2-1Rui Almeida breaks forward. With a delightful solo run, Rui Almeida stretches the opposition's defence. Rui Almeida whips in a cross ball towards Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa makes a looping header on goal. Mario Teixeira clears it off the line with his head!
33.57
Abel Pinto surges forward with the ball. Abel Pinto sees Chris Makin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Chris Makin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bruno Castro who gathers it comfortably.
34.39
2-1Albert Reyes advances with the ball. Albert Reyes finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Santa Clara appear unchanged since the first half. Desportivo Nacional also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Desportivo Nacional kick off!
47.28
Diogo Fernandes catches Chris Makin on the ankles. The referee warns Diogo Fernandes to calm down! Chris Makin stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.55
Without breaking stride, Pedro Almeida plays the ball forward to Helder Costa. Helder Costa knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bruno Castro who gathers it comfortably.
53.32
2-1Chris Makin clumsily knocks into Pedro Fonseca. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Pedro Fonseca hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.23
Ruben Varela threads a neat ball through to Sergio Ribeiro. Sergio Ribeiro tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
57.11
Seeing a gap ahead, Filipe Varela plays the ball forward to Ruben Varela. Ruben Varela knocks the ball forward to Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mario Teixeira.
59.34
Mario Teixeira makes a simple pass to Omer Mike. Omer Mike flicks a high pass forward. Helder Costa controls it well on his chest. Helder Costa knocks in a cross ball towards Chris Makin. Chris Makin knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
60.12
2-1Santa Clara have made 2 substitutions with Quim Quaresma replacing Andre Vieira and Philipp Engels replacing Helder Costa .
71.03
Omer Mike flicks a high pass forward to Philipp Engels who brings the ball under control. Philipp Engels sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Bruno Castro smothers it!
73.26
Albert Reyes sees Ruben Barbosa in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ruben Barbosa controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.02
Mario Teixeira powers a long ball forward. Chris Makin tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
77.03
Santa Clara have made a substitution with Rafael Castro replacing Pedro Almeida .
84.44
2-1Hugo Vieira clumsily knocks into Ruben Barbosa. Hugo Vieira is warned by the referee! Ruben Barbosa carries on, but is struggling a bit.
85.53
2-1Filipe Varela flicks the ball to his team mate, Albert Reyes. Albert Reyes sees a break and surges forward. Albert Reyes threads the ball through to Ruben Barbosa but he's offside!
90.00
Alberto Moreira comes in with a late challenge on Colin Johnstone. The referee calls over Alberto Moreira and warns him to calm down! Colin Johnstone stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.7%
44.3%
Play Area
31.6%
45.6%
22.8%
Scorers
| Chris Makin 6, 28 | Ruben Barbosa 15 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Chris Makin of Santa Clara |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Andre Faria (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Abel Pinto (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Mario Teixeira (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Hugo Vieira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Rui Reis (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Andre Vieira (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Omer Mike (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Colin Johnstone (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Pedro Almeida (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Helder Costa (ATT) | 8 | |
| 11. | Chris Makin (ATT) |   | 10 |
| 12. | Quim Quaresma (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Rafael Castro (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Philipp Engels (GK) | 6 | |
| 1. | Bruno Castro (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Pedro Fonseca (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Rui Almeida (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Filipe Varela (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Diogo Fernandes (DEF) | 5 | |
| 6. | Alberto Moreira (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Ruben Varela (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Albert Reyes (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Quim Campos (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Sergio Ribeiro (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Ruben Barbosa (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Jaime Nunes (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Ricardo Loureiro (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Cesar Tavares (GK) | 0 | |