Match Report


PenafielPenafiel     Sporting CovilhaSporting Covilha
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Edgar MendesE. Mendes73
G
captain1
G
67Kevin EberleK. Eberle
David PerryD. Perry72
D
2captain
D
69Fernando CostaF. Costa
Oscar CanoO. Cano72
D
3
D
69Cesar NunesC. Nunes
Daniel NunesD. Nunes66
D
4
D
66Jerome FabrieJ. Fabrie
Jose Fortes MolinaJ. Molina72
D
5
D
65Ellery VersteegE. Versteeg
Thomas LindnerT. Lindner75
M
6
M
73Leonardo StendardoL. Stendardo
Quim MarquesQ. Marques82
M
7
M
71Quim FernandesQ. Fernandes
Stephane NappiS. Nappi63
M
8
M
69Arno EmmerlichA. Emmerlich
Gaspar BentoG. Bento71
A
9
A
76Steffen RohrschneiderS. Rohrschneider
Mirco BortoluzziM. Bortoluzzi62
A
10
A
68Eoin FerdinandE. Ferdinand
Andres CastilloA. Castillo70
A
11
A
68Hennie VonkH. Vonk
 
Alex YoungA. Young54
D
12
M
65Ricardo AndradeR. Andrade
Jose MonteiroJ. Monteiro54
M
13
G
61Eduardo BarbosaE. Barbosa
Armindo LambourdeA. Lambourde58
A
14
D
58Pedro CamposP. Campos

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Estádio 25 de Abril where Penafiel play host to Sporting Covilha. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Penafiel and Sporting Covilha are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Luis Boa Morte.


0.00
The whistle blows and Sporting Covilha kick off!
4.58
Thomas Lindner flicks a high pass forward. Gaspar Bento controls it well on his chest. Gaspar Bento lofts in a cross ball towards Mirco Bortoluzzi. Mirco Bortoluzzi beats his man to it with a header but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
10.43
Arno Emmerlich hits a low pass to Steffen Rohrschneider. Steffen Rohrschneider lofts in a cross ball towards Hennie Vonk. Hennie Vonk beats his man to it with a header. What a cracker!! Edgar Mendes had no chance!! Goal for Sporting Covilha!
15.53
Stephane Nappi makes a probing pass to Mirco Bortoluzzi. Mirco Bortoluzzi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fernando Costa.
16.56
Oscar Cano flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephane Nappi. Stephane Nappi plays the ball forward to Gaspar Bento. Gaspar Bento whips in a cross ball towards Andres Castillo. Andres Castillo directs the ball goalwards with his head but it flies just wide!
22.45
Stephane Nappi darts forward. Stephane Nappi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fernando Costa.
30.14
Arno Emmerlich flicks a high pass forward. Steffen Rohrschneider holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Steffen Rohrschneider knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Oscar Cano.
39.36
Arno Emmerlich flicks a high pass forward. Hennie Vonk collects the pass. Hennie Vonk shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.37
With imagination, Oscar Cano plays the ball forward to Quim Marques. Quim Marques surges forward with the ball. Quim Marques lofts in a cross ball towards Mirco Bortoluzzi. With a superhuman jump, Mirco Bortoluzzi connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
44.23
Leonardo Stendardo runs straight at the opposition's defence. Leonardo Stendardo plays a one-two with Hennie Vonk and advances towards the goal... Leonardo Stendardo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It curls slightly but Edgar Mendes manages to gather it.
45.00
Jerome Fabrie passes the ball forward to Quim Fernandes. Quim Fernandes flicks a high pass forward. Steffen Rohrschneider controls it well on his chest. Steffen Rohrschneider threads the ball through into the box. Eoin Ferdinand muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but Edgar Mendes is on top of it.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Penafiel appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Covilha also appear unchanged since the first half. The Penafiel players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with Penafiel kicking off!
47.51
Thomas Lindner knocks the ball forward to Andres Castillo. Andres Castillo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ellery Versteeg.
54.27
Thomas Lindner sees a break and surges forward. Thomas Lindner whips in a cross ball towards Mirco Bortoluzzi. Mirco Bortoluzzi beats his man to it with a header but it whistles just wide of the post!
55.06
Cesar Nunes flicks a high pass forward to Arno Emmerlich who brings the ball under control. Arno Emmerlich sees Eoin Ferdinand in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eoin Ferdinand knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Edgar Mendes who gathers it comfortably.
57.34
Jerome Fabrie flicks a high ball forward to Arno Emmerlich who takes it down. Arno Emmerlich makes an attacking run forward. Arno Emmerlich kicks a strong pass forward to Eoin Ferdinand but the referee indicates it's offside!
60.21
Penafiel have made 3 substitutions with Alex Young replacing Daniel Nunes, Jose Monteiro replacing Gaspar Bento and Armindo Lambourde replacing Mirco Bortoluzzi .
67.57
Oscar Cano makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Lindner. Showing composure, Thomas Lindner picks a pass forward to Armindo Lambourde. Armindo Lambourde controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
71.19
Arno Emmerlich hits a low pass to Steffen Rohrschneider. Steffen Rohrschneider shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
73.39
Thomas Lindner changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Thomas Lindner shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
79.18
Jose Monteiro barges into Jerome Fabrie. Jose Monteiro is warned by the referee! Jerome Fabrie grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
81.06
Cesar Nunes launches a long ball forward into the other half. Eoin Ferdinand puts a great ball through. Steffen Rohrschneider runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
83.56
Quim Fernandes makes a probing pass to Eoin Ferdinand. Eoin Ferdinand knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Edgar Mendes who gathers it comfortably.
85.18
Stephane Nappi flicks a high ball forward to Armindo Lambourde who takes it down. Armindo Lambourde shoots from long range. Superb reactions from Kevin Eberle. What a save!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Penafiel

Sporting Covilha
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
26.6%
42.2%
31.2%

Scorers
Mirco Bortoluzzi 40
Hennie Vonk 10

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Hennie Vonk of Sporting Covilha

Match Ratings
1.Edgar Mendes (GK)
7
2.David Perry (DEF)
6
3.Oscar Cano (DEF)
6
4.Daniel Nunes (DEF)
6
5.Jose Fortes Molina (DEF)
6
6.Thomas Lindner (MID)
8
7.Quim Marques (MID)
7
8.Stephane Nappi (MID)
7
9.Gaspar Bento (ATT)
6
10.Mirco Bortoluzzi (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Andres Castillo (ATT)
6
 
12.Alex Young (DEF)
6
13.Jose Monteiro (MID)
5
14.Armindo Lambourde (ATT)
6

1.Kevin Eberle (GK)
6
2.Fernando Costa (DEF)
6
3.Cesar Nunes (DEF)
6
4.Jerome Fabrie (DEF)
6
5.Ellery Versteeg (DEF)
6
6.Leonardo Stendardo (MID)
7
7.Quim Fernandes (MID)
6
8.Arno Emmerlich (MID)
8
9.Steffen Rohrschneider (ATT)
7
10.Eoin Ferdinand (ATT)
6
11.Hennie Vonk (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Ricardo Andrade (MID)
0
13.Eduardo Barbosa (GK)
0
14.Pedro Campos (DEF)
0