Match Report
| Farense | Farense |  |  | Santa Clara | Santa Clara | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Veloso | D. Veloso |  | 61 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 | | Samuel Alves | S. Alves | |||||||||
| Gaspar Jardim | G. Jardim | | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Jorge Mendes | J. Mendes | |||||||||
| Silvio Jardim | S. Jardim | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 | | Luis Antunes | L. Antunes | |||||||||
| Cristiano Martins | C. Martins | | 61 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 60 |  | Adolfo Lopez | A. Lopez | ||||||||
| Jan Schramm | J. Schramm |  | 59 | D | | 5 | | D | 59 | | Alexandre Soares | A. Soares | |||||||||
| Diogo Faria | D. Faria | | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Manuel Santos | M. Santos | |||||||||
| Edgar Lima | E. Lima | | 66 | M | | 7 | | | M | 58 | | Cesar Postiga | C. Postiga | ||||||||
| John Strachan | J. Strachan |  | 66 | A | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Alberto Ramos | A. Ramos | |||||||||
| Daniel Sousa | D. Sousa | | 64 | A | | 9 | | M | 57 | | Ruben Ramos | R. Ramos | |||||||||
| Mehdi Mendy | M. Mendy |  | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 70 | | Jaime Castro | J. Castro | |||||||||
| Pedro Ribeiro | P. Ribeiro | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 66 | | Rui Reis | R. Reis | |||||||||
| Ruben Oliveira | R. Oliveira | | 60 | G | | 12 | | A | 61 | | Francisco Jesus | F. Jesus | |||||||||
| Alexandre Nunes | A. Nunes | | 57 | D | | 13 | | A | 59 | | Ricardo Castro | R. Castro | |||||||||
| Mario Ramos | M. Ramos | | 55 | G | | 14 | | A | 54 | | Alberto Vieira | A. Vieira | |||||||||
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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Estádio Algarve where Farense play host to Santa Clara. A crowd of 9,281 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Farense are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Santa Clara appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Vasco Futre.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Farense are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Santa Clara appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Vasco Futre.
0.00
0-0Farense kick off and get the first half underway!
3.46
0-0Alberto Ramos brings the ball forward. Alberto Ramos shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from David Veloso. What a great pair of hands!
6.58
Ruben Ramos hits a low pass to Rui Reis. Rui Reis tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
10.30
0-0Edgar Lima makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Strachan. John Strachan knocks in a cross ball towards Daniel Sousa. Daniel Sousa makes a looping header on goal. The ball is well placed but Luis Antunes is standing on the goal line and blocks what would otherwise have been a goal!
18.39
0-0Diogo Faria kicks a strong pass forward to Mehdi Mendy. Mehdi Mendy shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
20.15
0-0Rui Reis catches Cristiano Martins on the ankles. Rui Reis is given a warning by the referee! Cristiano Martins runs off the knock.
24.46
Edgar Lima comes in with a late challenge on Manuel Santos. The referee brings Edgar Lima to one side and gives him a warning! Manuel Santos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.06
0-1Cesar Postiga flicks a high pass forward. Jaime Castro collects the pass. Jaime Castro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Santa Clara!
33.21
0-1Cesar Postiga makes an attacking run forward. Cesar Postiga knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cristiano Martins.
34.20
Edgar Lima flicks a high pass forward to Mehdi Mendy who brings the ball under control. Mehdi Mendy controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Samuel Alves gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
38.23
Cristiano Martins knocks the ball to his team mate, Edgar Lima. Edgar Lima hits a low pass to Pedro Ribeiro. Pedro Ribeiro plays a scrappy one-two with John Strachan and stumbles forward towards the goal... Pedro Ribeiro makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
42.10
Edgar Lima flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Sousa. Daniel Sousa finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just off target!
45.00
Edgar Lima flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Sousa holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Daniel Sousa shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Farense appear unchanged since the first half. Santa Clara have changed their lineup with Francisco Jesus replacing Adolfo Lopez.
45.00
Santa Clara start the second half!
51.07
Jan Schramm threads a neat ball through to Edgar Lima. Edgar Lima passes the ball forward to Daniel Sousa. Daniel Sousa shoots from 25 yards but Samuel Alves is on top of it.
53.17
Edgar Lima makes a simple pass to Mehdi Mendy. Mehdi Mendy shoots from outside the area. Samuel Alves gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
55.03
Cesar Postiga threads a neat ball through to Jaime Castro. Jaime Castro shoots from distance but it is miles over!
59.56
Jorge Mendes hacks John Strachan from behind! The referee calls over Jorge Mendes and warns him to calm down! John Strachan runs off the knock.
61.22
Jorge Mendes clumsily knocks into John Strachan. Jorge Mendes is warned by the referee again! John Strachan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.24
Diogo Faria deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Sousa. Daniel Sousa lofts in a cross ball towards John Strachan. John Strachan knocks the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Samuel Alves. Excellent save.
67.16
With imagination, Silvio Jardim picks a pass forward to Edgar Lima. Edgar Lima knocks the ball to his team mate, Mehdi Mendy. Mehdi Mendy shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
69.43
Edgar Lima chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Ribeiro. Pedro Ribeiro lofts in a cross ball towards Daniel Sousa. Daniel Sousa jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it flies just wide!
71.16
Luis Antunes catches Daniel Sousa on the ankles. The referee warns Luis Antunes to calm down! Daniel Sousa stretches but gets up unharmed.
78.23
0-1Diogo Faria hacks Manuel Santos from behind! The referee calls over Diogo Faria and shows him a yellow card! Manuel Santos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.24
Alberto Ramos flicks a high pass forward to Jaime Castro who brings the ball under control. Jaime Castro skips past Gaspar Jardim! Jaime Castro rockets a shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
24.7%
48.1%
27.3%
Scorers
| Jaime Castro 27 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Jaime Castro of Santa Clara |
Match Ratings
| 1. | David Veloso (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Gaspar Jardim (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Silvio Jardim (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Cristiano Martins (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jan Schramm (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Diogo Faria (MID) |  | 6 |
| 7. | Edgar Lima (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | John Strachan (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Daniel Sousa (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Mehdi Mendy (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Pedro Ribeiro (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Ruben Oliveira (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Alexandre Nunes (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Mario Ramos (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Samuel Alves (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Jorge Mendes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Luis Antunes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Adolfo Lopez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Alexandre Soares (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Manuel Santos (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Cesar Postiga (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Alberto Ramos (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Ruben Ramos (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Jaime Castro (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Rui Reis (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Francisco Jesus (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Ricardo Castro (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Alberto Vieira (ATT) | 0 | |