Match Report


C.F. Estrela da AmadoraC.F. Estrela da Amadora     Paços de FerreiraPaços de Ferreira
Jay LivermoreJay Livermore David Jacobs David Jacobs
Stefan IsakssonS. Isaksson79
G
1
G
71Emanuele PassoniE. Passoni
Wesley BennettW. Bennett74
D
2
D
68John McallisterJ. Mcallister
Peter GravesenP. Gravesen81
D
3captain
D
72Marc MeyerM. Meyer
Elvar GudfinnssonE. Gudfinnsson81
D
4
D
74Artur QuaresmaA. Quaresma
Maximilian HappelM. Happel87
D
5
M
79James CroftJ. Croft
Edward SummerbeeE. Summerbee89
M
captain6
M
72Richard MckinlayR. Mckinlay
Kieron GodberK. Godber76
M
7
M
82Malte ThieleM. Thiele
Farid AmraniF. Amrani77
M
8
M
76Fernando TeixeiraF. Teixeira
Sieme van den HeuvelS. van den Heuvel88
A
9
A
78Abraham MontanoA. Montano
Guilherme MoutinhoG. Moutinho79
A
10
A
72Rui SoaresR. Soares
Elias NikolaidisE. Nikolaidis81
A
11
A
74Danny EdwardsD. Edwards
 
Daniel FernandesD. Fernandes75
D
12
D
70Albrecht BartschA. Bartsch
Sergio NunesS. Nunes79
M
13
M
83Filipe AlfaroF. Alfaro
Dmytro FomenkoD. Fomenko76
A
14
A
66Manuel RegoM. Rego

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Estadio Jose Gomes where C.F. Estrela da Amadora play host to Paços de Ferreira. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
C.F. Estrela da Amadora 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 Virgilio Teixeira.


0.00
The first half starts with C.F. Estrela da Amadora kicking off!
3.56
Peter Gravesen threads the ball through to Kieron Godber. Kieron Godber hits a low pass to Elias Nikolaidis. Elias Nikolaidis shoots from 25 yards. Fantastic reaction save from Emanuele Passoni!
8.22
Kieron Godber takes a quick throw-in. Edward Summerbee makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guilherme Moutinho. Guilherme Moutinho lofts in a cross ball towards Elias Nikolaidis. Elias Nikolaidis fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
9.49
Farid Amrani flicks the ball to his team mate, Elias Nikolaidis. Elias Nikolaidis skips past Artur Quaresma! Elias Nikolaidis rockets a shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
10.38
Wesley Bennett flicks a high pass forward. Kieron Godber controls it well on his chest. Kieron Godber threads the ball through to Elias Nikolaidis. Elias Nikolaidis whips in a cross ball towards Guilherme Moutinho. Guilherme Moutinho is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
22.55
Edward Summerbee kicks a strong pass forward to Sieme van den Heuvel. Sieme van den Heuvel lofts in a cross ball towards Guilherme Moutinho. Guilherme Moutinho is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
27.19
Maximilian Happel makes a simple pass to Edward Summerbee. Edward Summerbee makes a simple pass to Guilherme Moutinho. Guilherme Moutinho knocks in a cross ball towards Elias Nikolaidis. Elias Nikolaidis is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Emanuele Passoni is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
34.45
John Mcallister plays the ball forward to Fernando Teixeira. Fernando Teixeira brings the ball forward. Fernando Teixeira finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
36.54
With some swift thinking, Wesley Bennett plays the ball forward to Edward Summerbee. Edward Summerbee makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guilherme Moutinho. Guilherme Moutinho lofts in a cross ball towards Sieme van den Heuvel. Sieme van den Heuvel gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
38.48
Kieron Godber flicks the ball to his team mate, Elias Nikolaidis. Elias Nikolaidis knocks the ball forward to Guilherme Moutinho but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
40.47
Farid Amrani catches James Croft on the ankles. Farid Amrani is shown the yellow card! James Croft carries on, but is struggling a bit.
42.07
Kieron Godber flicks a high ball forward to Elias Nikolaidis who takes it down. Elias Nikolaidis whips in a cross ball towards Guilherme Moutinho. Guilherme Moutinho knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Emanuele Passoni gathers the ball up comfortably. Great save!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. C.F. Estrela da Amadora appear unchanged since the first half. Paços de Ferreira also appear unchanged since the first half. The Paços de Ferreira players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Paços de Ferreira get the second half underway!
47.11
Marc Meyer takes it forward alone. Marc Meyer threads the ball through to Rui Soares. Rui Soares shoots from outside the area. Stefan Isaksson gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
48.36
Peter Gravesen passes the ball forward to Kieron Godber. Kieron Godber makes a probing pass to Sieme van den Heuvel. Sieme van den Heuvel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.45
Malte Thiele hacks Kieron Godber from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Kieron Godber runs off the knock.
51.56
With fabulous vision, Edward Summerbee plays the ball forward to Elias Nikolaidis. Elias Nikolaidis knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Emanuele Passoni who gathers it comfortably.
54.17
Edward Summerbee barges into Fernando Teixeira. Edward Summerbee is warned by the referee! Fernando Teixeira grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
60.35
C.F. Estrela da Amadora have made a substitution with Daniel Fernandes replacing Maximilian Happel .Paços de Ferreira have made 2 substitutions with Albrecht Bartsch replacing John Mcallister and Filipe Alfaro replacing Malte Thiele .
61.40
With great vision, Artur Quaresma plays the ball forward to Richard Mckinlay. Richard Mckinlay chips the ball to his team mate, Abraham Montano. Abraham Montano shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
63.05
Artur Quaresma flicks a high pass forward to Filipe Alfaro who brings the ball under control. Filipe Alfaro knocks the ball forward to Abraham Montano. Abraham Montano sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
65.02
Artur Quaresma barges into Guilherme Moutinho. Artur Quaresma is shown the yellow card! Guilherme Moutinho stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.49
Edward Summerbee makes a simple pass to Sieme van den Heuvel. Sieme van den Heuvel knocks in a cross ball towards Elias Nikolaidis. Elias Nikolaidis connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
71.10
Farid Amrani knocks the ball to his team mate, Elias Nikolaidis. Elias Nikolaidis whips in a cross ball towards Guilherme Moutinho. Guilherme Moutinho outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but Emanuele Passoni reads it well. Well saved!
72.15
Kieron Godber sees Elias Nikolaidis in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Elias Nikolaidis whips in a cross ball towards Sieme van den Heuvel. Sieme van den Heuvel jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Sieme van den Heuvel scores for C.F. Estrela da Amadora!!
75.12
Daniel Fernandes knocks the ball to his team mate, Kieron Godber. Kieron Godber makes a probing pass to Elias Nikolaidis. Elias Nikolaidis shoots from distance. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
77.55
Paços de Ferreira have made a substitution with Manuel Rego replacing Danny Edwards .
79.42
Richard Mckinlay deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Manuel Rego. Manuel Rego shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
81.14
Richard Mckinlay knocks the ball forward to Manuel Rego. Manuel Rego finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.09
James Croft makes a simple pass to Abraham Montano. Abraham Montano knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.47
Fernando Teixeira flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Rego collects the pass. Manuel Rego knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
87.54
Farid Amrani makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guilherme Moutinho. Guilherme Moutinho kicks a strong pass forward to Sieme van den Heuvel but the referee indicates it's offside!
89.11
Farid Amrani hacks James Croft from behind! Farid Amrani is given a warning by the referee! James Croft runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

C.F. Estrela da Amadora

Paços de Ferreira
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
9
1
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.1%
44.9%
Play Area
21.3%
47.2%
31.5%

Scorers
Elias Nikolaidis 27, 66
Sieme van den Heuvel 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Elias Nikolaidis of C.F. Estrela da Amadora

Match Ratings