Match Report


Paços de FerreiraPaços de Ferreira     Beira MarBeira Mar
David JacobsDavid Jacobs Noel Henry Noel Henry
Emanuele PassoniE. Passoni71
G
1captain
G
81Dmitri BeschastnykhD. Beschastnykh
Artur QuaresmaA. Quaresma74
D
2
D
72Gavin JohnstoneG. Johnstone
Albrecht BartschA. Bartsch70
D
captain3
D
78Andri SigurjónssonA. Sigurjónsson
Marc MeyerM. Meyer72
D
4
D
76Ricardo MoreiraR. Moreira
James CroftJ. Croft79
M
5
D
71Nicola C. GottardiN. Gottardi
Filipe AlfaroF. Alfaro83
M
6
M
74Marc RöhligM. Röhlig
Malte ThieleM. Thiele82
M
7
M
76Samir FriedmannS. Friedmann
Fernando TeixeiraF. Teixeira76
M
8
A
91Frank MarreroF. Marrero
Uwe KnappU. Knapp67
A
9
A
87Simion StingaS. Stinga
Rui SoaresR. Soares72
A
10
A
79Matthew DugbateyM. Dugbatey
Danny EdwardsD. Edwards74
A
11
A
84Youri SalenkoY. Salenko
 
Nicola SulcisN. Sulcis68
M
12
D
74Copain RigaC. Riga
Richard MckinlayR. Mckinlay72
M
13
M
82Harris FabrieH. Fabrie
Abraham MontanoA. Montano78
A
14
D
73Cristiano RegoC. Rego

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Match Report
Snow flakes fill the overcast sky here at Estádio da Mata Real where Paços de Ferreira play host to Beira Mar. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Paços de Ferreira are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Beira Mar appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Luis Pinho.


0.00
The whistle blows and Beira Mar kick off!
6.22
Seeing a gap ahead, Gavin Johnstone plays the ball forward to Samir Friedmann. Samir Friedmann makes a simple pass to Youri Salenko. Youri Salenko shoots from outside the area but it's well over the bar!
8.54
Gavin Johnstone knocks the ball to his team mate, Marc Röhlig. Marc Röhlig changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Marc Röhlig knocks in a cross ball towards Simion Stinga. Simion Stinga flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Simion Stinga!
12.31
Ricardo Moreira barges into Uwe Knapp. Ricardo Moreira is warned by the referee! Uwe Knapp carries on, but is struggling a bit.
14.27
Samir Friedmann runs straight at the opposition's defence. Samir Friedmann advances inside the box! Some good footwork from Samir Friedmann provides some space. He shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Emanuele Passoni manages to gather it effortlessly.
16.52
Artur Quaresma chips the ball to his team mate, Filipe Alfaro. Filipe Alfaro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Uwe Knapp. Uwe Knapp chips the ball to his team mate, Rui Soares. Rui Soares looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it flies just off target!
18.11
Samir Friedmann kicks a strong pass forward to Matthew Dugbatey. Matthew Dugbatey lofts in a cross ball towards Youri Salenko. Youri Salenko makes a deft header but Emanuele Passoni reads it well. Quality keeping!
21.21
Samir Friedmann knocks the ball forward to Matthew Dugbatey. Matthew Dugbatey finds some space and shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
22.49
Filipe Alfaro decides to run forward with the ball. Filipe Alfaro shoots from 25 yards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Paços de Ferreira are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
24.40
Filipe Alfaro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rui Soares. Rui Soares shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
27.30
Albrecht Bartsch hits a low pass to Filipe Alfaro. Filipe Alfaro flicks a high ball forward to Uwe Knapp who takes it down. Uwe Knapp shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
34.30
Malte Thiele flicks a high ball forward to Danny Edwards who takes it down. Danny Edwards shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
38.46
Samir Friedmann kicks a strong pass forward to Simion Stinga. Simion Stinga lofts in a cross ball towards Frank Marrero. Frank Marrero beats his man to it with a header. Solid save from Emanuele Passoni. What a great pair of hands!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Paços de Ferreira appear unchanged since the first half. Beira Mar also appear unchanged since the first half. The Paços de Ferreira players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Paços de Ferreira kick off the second half!
47.29
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
51.42
Fernando Teixeira flicks a high pass forward. Danny Edwards controls it well on his chest. Danny Edwards knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.55
Filipe Alfaro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Uwe Knapp. Uwe Knapp shoots from distance. The ball edges inside the post - goal!! That brings them back into the game!
57.21
Filipe Alfaro advances with the ball. Filipe Alfaro shoots from outside the area. Dmitri Beschastnykh comfortably gets down and covers it.
59.09
Malte Thiele makes a probing pass to Uwe Knapp. Uwe Knapp knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dmitri Beschastnykh who gathers it comfortably.
60.36
Paços de Ferreira have made a substitution with Nicola Sulcis replacing Filipe Alfaro .Beira Mar have made 2 substitutions with Copain Riga replacing Ricardo Moreira and Cristiano Rego replacing Matthew Dugbatey .
63.18
Nicola Sulcis knocks the ball forward to Danny Edwards. Danny Edwards shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Dmitri Beschastnykh manages to gather it.
66.07
James Croft deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rui Soares. Rui Soares threads the ball through to Uwe Knapp but he's offside!
69.49
With a delightful solo run, Nicola Sulcis stretches the opposition's defence. Nicola Sulcis shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
71.53
Nicola Sulcis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Uwe Knapp. Uwe Knapp knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andri Sigurjónsson.
72.07
Samir Friedmann flicks a high ball forward to Youri Salenko who takes it down. Youri Salenko knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.15
Danny Edwards comes in with a late challenge on Andri Sigurjónsson. The referee calls over Danny Edwards and warns him to calm down! Andri Sigurjónsson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
77.24
Paços de Ferreira have made a substitution with Abraham Montano replacing Danny Edwards .Beira Mar have made a substitution with Harris Fabrie replacing Frank Marrero .
78.32
Malte Thiele makes a probing pass to Uwe Knapp. Uwe Knapp sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Dmitri Beschastnykh gets down and covers it.
79.51
Artur Quaresma knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicola Sulcis. Nicola Sulcis flicks a high pass forward to Rui Soares who brings the ball under control. Rui Soares knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andri Sigurjónsson.
81.25
Marc Meyer controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Malte Thiele. Malte Thiele chips the ball to his team mate, Uwe Knapp. Uwe Knapp shoots from long range but somehow Dmitri Beschastnykh manages to keep it out.
84.37
James Croft takes the throw-in. Nicola Sulcis kicks a strong pass forward to Rui Soares. Rui Soares knocks in a cross ball towards Abraham Montano. Abraham Montano makes a deft header but it's a lousy effort!
85.35
Nicola Sulcis threads a neat ball through to Uwe Knapp. Uwe Knapp lofts in a cross ball towards Rui Soares. Rui Soares whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
87.49
Copain Riga knocks the ball forward to Samir Friedmann. Samir Friedmann flicks the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Rego. Cristiano Rego tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Nicola Sulcis flicks a high pass forward. Uwe Knapp collects the pass. Uwe Knapp knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gavin Johnstone.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Paços de Ferreira

Beira Mar
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
7
4
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
71.4%
28.6%
Play Area
18.2%
48.1%
33.8%

Scorers
Uwe Knapp 55
Simion Stinga 9

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Uwe Knapp of Paços de Ferreira

Match Ratings
1.Emanuele Passoni (GK)
7
2.Artur Quaresma (DEF)
6
3.Albrecht Bartsch (DEF)
6
4.Marc Meyer (DEF)
6
5.James Croft (MID)
6
6.Filipe Alfaro (MID)
8
7.Malte Thiele (MID)
7
8.Fernando Teixeira (MID)
6
9.Uwe Knapp (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Rui Soares (ATT)
6
11.Danny Edwards (ATT)
6
 
12.Nicola Sulcis (MID)
7
13.Richard Mckinlay (MID)
0
14.Abraham Montano (ATT)
6

1.Dmitri Beschastnykh (GK)
8
2.Gavin Johnstone (DEF)
6
3.Andri Sigurjónsson (DEF)
6
4.Ricardo Moreira (DEF)
5
5.Nicola C. Gottardi (DEF)
6
6.Marc Röhlig (MID)
7
7.Samir Friedmann (MID)
8
8.Frank Marrero (ATT)
6
9.Simion Stinga (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Matthew Dugbatey (ATT)
6
11.Youri Salenko (ATT)
6
 
12.Copain Riga (DEF)
6
13.Harris Fabrie (MID)
6
14.Cristiano Rego (DEF)
6