Match Report
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estádio Municipal de Braga where Sporting Braga play host to Paços de Ferreira. A crowd of 20,679 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sporting Braga are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Paços de Ferreira appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marco Vitor.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sporting Braga are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Paços de Ferreira appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Marco Vitor.
0.00
0-0Paços de Ferreira start the match!
2.19
0-0Artur Quaresma flicks a high pass forward. Malte Thiele controls it well on his chest. Malte Thiele threads a neat ball through to Danny Edwards. Danny Edwards whips in a cross ball towards Uwe Knapp. Uwe Knapp makes a deft header. Solid save from Bert Kantelberg.
4.55
Malte Thiele chips the ball to his team mate, Danny Edwards. Danny Edwards sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Bert Kantelberg manages to gather it easily.
10.32
0-1Malte Thiele sees Rui Soares in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rui Soares controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
15.12
Marc Meyer plays the ball forward to Filipe Alfaro. Filipe Alfaro threads a neat ball through to Uwe Knapp. Uwe Knapp shoots from 25 yards. Bert Kantelberg gets down and covers it.
18.38
0-1Artur Quaresma catches Mykhaylo Polyachenko on the ankles. Artur Quaresma is shown the yellow card! Mykhaylo Polyachenko runs off the knock.
20.30
0-1James Croft controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Danny Edwards. Danny Edwards shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
21.10
Marc Meyer flicks a high pass forward. Malte Thiele holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Malte Thiele deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rui Soares. Rui Soares edges inside the box! Rui Soares side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Superb reactions from Bert Kantelberg. What a save!
24.16
Fernando Teixeira threads a neat ball through to Rui Soares. Rui Soares shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
32.09
James Croft knocks the ball forward to Danny Edwards. Danny Edwards shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
33.12
0-1Jean-Pierre Diomede knocks the ball to his team mate, Sveinn Ingólfsson. Sveinn Ingólfsson flicks a high pass forward. Tiago Fonseca controls it well on his chest. Tiago Fonseca knocks in a cross ball towards Mykhaylo Polyachenko. Mykhaylo Polyachenko outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball comes off Marc Meyer and the loose ball is cleared up field.
40.36
Filipe Alfaro takes a quick throw-in. Fernando Teixeira runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Fernando Teixeira tries a spectacular long range effort but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Braga appear unchanged since the first half. Paços de Ferreira also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Sporting Braga kick off and get the second half underway!
47.13
Fernando Teixeira flicks a high ball forward to Danny Edwards who takes it down. Danny Edwards shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Bert Kantelberg easily smothers it!
49.53
James Croft sees Danny Edwards in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Danny Edwards finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Bert Kantelberg manages to gather it.
51.34
Jean-Pierre Diomede receives the ball from a throw-in from Hugo Lima. Jean-Pierre Diomede flicks a high pass forward. Hauke Jentsch controls it well on his chest. Hauke Jentsch makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mykhaylo Polyachenko. Mykhaylo Polyachenko controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
54.52
Malte Thiele knocks the ball to his team mate, Uwe Knapp. Uwe Knapp skips past Jean-Pierre Diomede! Uwe Knapp tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
59.10
Marc Meyer makes a probing pass to James Croft. James Croft chips the ball to his team mate, Uwe Knapp. Uwe Knapp shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
60.07
0-2Paços de Ferreira have made 2 substitutions with Nicola Sulcis replacing Filipe Alfaro and Richard Mckinlay replacing Malte Thiele .
61.12
With great vision, Fernando Teixeira plays the ball forward to Rui Soares. Rui Soares finds some space and shoots from distance but Bert Kantelberg is on top of it.
65.11
Nicola Sulcis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rui Soares. Rui Soares tries a spectacular long range effort but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
67.33
0-2Marc Meyer catches Zerbini Rocchi on the ankles. The referee brings Marc Meyer to one side and gives him a warning! Zerbini Rocchi hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
69.31
0-2Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
73.28
Without breaking stride, Richard Mckinlay plays the ball forward to Uwe Knapp. Uwe Knapp controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Bert Kantelberg is on top of it.
75.18
Richard Mckinlay sees Uwe Knapp in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Uwe Knapp controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
79.26
0-2Seeing a gap ahead, Artur Quaresma plays the ball forward to Nicola Sulcis. Nicola Sulcis makes a probing pass to Danny Edwards. Danny Edwards knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nuno Veloso.
83.03
Fernando Teixeira flicks the ball to his team mate, Rui Soares. Rui Soares controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
84.44
Fernando Teixeira hacks Igor Onopko from behind! The referee brings Fernando Teixeira to one side and gives him a warning! Igor Onopko stretches but gets up unharmed.
85.38
Nicola Sulcis threads a neat ball through to Rui Soares. Rui Soares rushes past Jean-Pierre Diomede! Rui Soares takes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
87.57
Albrecht Bartsch makes a simple pass to James Croft. James Croft decides to run forward with the ball. James Croft finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
1
11
Shots off Target
1
9
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
34.1%
65.9%
Play Area
36.4%
43.2%
20.5%
Scorers
| Rui Soares 10 Uwe Knapp 55 James Croft 88 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Uwe Knapp of Paços de Ferreira |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Bert Kantelberg (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Nuno Veloso (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Hugo Lima (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jean-Pierre Diomede (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Guilherme Almeida (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Igor Onopko (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Sveinn Ingólfsson (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Hauke Jentsch (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Mykhaylo Polyachenko (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Zerbini Rocchi (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Tiago Fonseca (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Alberto Riza (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Daniel Almeida (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Dominique Aristouy (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Emanuele Passoni (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Artur Quaresma (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 3. | Albrecht Bartsch (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Marc Meyer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | James Croft (MID) |  | 8 |
| 6. | Filipe Alfaro (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Malte Thiele (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Fernando Teixeira (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Uwe Knapp (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Rui Soares (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Danny Edwards (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Nicola Sulcis (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Richard Mckinlay (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Abraham Montano (ATT) | 0 | |