Match Report


Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon     Sporting BragaSporting Braga
David BaconDavid Bacon Computer Player Computer Player
Romero P. AndresR. Andres79
G
1
G
68Bert KantelbergB. Kantelberg
Matt BradyM. Brady77
D
2
D
70Nuno VelosoN. Veloso
Emile GreeningE. Greening67
D
3
D
68Hugo LimaH. Lima
Leonardo Guerrero LopezL. Guerrero Lopez70
D
4
D
67Jean-Pierre DiomedeJ. Diomede
Nwankwo EvansN. Evans72
M
5
D
67Guilherme AlmeidaG. Almeida
Goran MadarG. Madar72
M
6
M
81Igor OnopkoI. Onopko
Kemal InceK. Ince71
M
captain7captain
M
75Sveinn IngólfssonS. Ingólfsson
Craig SullivanC. Sullivan73
M
8
M
72Hauke JentschH. Jentsch
Fatik ZonneveldF. Zonneveld72
A
9
A
79Mykhaylo PolyachenkoM. Polyachenko
Manuel GuardalbenM. Guardalben70
A
10
A
74Zerbini RocchiZ. Rocchi
Jan Vennegoor PothuizenJ. Pothuizen70
A
11
A
52Tiago FonsecaT. Fonseca
 
Samuel VianaS. Viana53
G
12
D
66Alberto RizaA. Riza
Giampietro SchwochG. Schwoch69
D
13
M
65Daniel AlmeidaD. Almeida
Sergio CastroS. Castro76
A
14
G
59Dominique AristouyD. Aristouy

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estádio José Alvalade where Sporting Lisbon play host to Sporting Braga. A crowd of 19,462 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sporting Lisbon are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sporting Braga appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Vidigal.


0.00
Sporting Braga start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.40
Jan Vennegoor Pothuizen hacks Jean-Pierre Diomede from behind! The referee calls over Jan Vennegoor Pothuizen and shows him a yellow card! Jean-Pierre Diomede stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.12
Kemal Ince hits a low pass to Fatik Zonneveld. Fatik Zonneveld makes a probing pass to Manuel Guardalben but he's offside!
20.53
Craig Sullivan makes an attacking run forward. Craig Sullivan knocks the ball forward to Fatik Zonneveld but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
27.48
Leonardo Guerrero Lopez chips the ball to his team mate, Goran Madar. Goran Madar knocks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Guardalben. Manuel Guardalben plays a scrappy one-two with Fatik Zonneveld and stumbles forward towards the goal... Manuel Guardalben strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but Bert Kantelberg reads it well. He makes it look easy!
28.01
Nwankwo Evans catches Hauke Jentsch on the ankles. The referee brings Nwankwo Evans to one side and gives him a warning! Hauke Jentsch hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.39
Leonardo Guerrero Lopez makes a beautiful solo run. Leonardo Guerrero Lopez flicks a high pass forward. Fatik Zonneveld controls it well on his chest. Fatik Zonneveld controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
39.07
Goran Madar darts forward. Goran Madar advances inside the box! Goran Madar cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Goran Madar scores for Sporting Lisbon!!
44.56
With vision, Goran Madar picks a pass forward to Manuel Guardalben. Manuel Guardalben lofts in a cross ball towards Jan Vennegoor Pothuizen. Jan Vennegoor Pothuizen outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jan Vennegoor Pothuizen!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Lisbon appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Braga also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Sporting Lisbon kick off!
48.54
Fatik Zonneveld catches Hugo Lima on the ankles. Fatik Zonneveld is shown the yellow card! Hugo Lima hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.09
Igor Onopko makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tiago Fonseca. Tiago Fonseca knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.55
Goran Madar runs straight at the opposition's defence. Goran Madar whips in a cross ball towards Jan Vennegoor Pothuizen. Jan Vennegoor Pothuizen gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
59.32
Goran Madar flicks a high pass forward. Jan Vennegoor Pothuizen controls it well on his chest. Jan Vennegoor Pothuizen lofts in a cross ball towards Manuel Guardalben. With a superhuman jump, Manuel Guardalben connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's well over the bar!
60.53
Sporting Lisbon have made a substitution with Giampietro Schwoch replacing Leonardo Guerrero Lopez .
71.32
Nuno Veloso receives the ball from a throw-in from Hugo Lima. Nuno Veloso flicks a high pass forward. Hauke Jentsch controls it well on his chest. Hauke Jentsch takes it forward alone. Hauke Jentsch plays a quick one-two with Tiago Fonseca and rushes in on goal... Hauke Jentsch comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. Romero P. Andres is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
77.48
Sporting Lisbon have made a substitution with Sergio Castro replacing Manuel Guardalben .
79.37
Sveinn Ingólfsson plays the ball forward to Mykhaylo Polyachenko. Mykhaylo Polyachenko shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
87.18
Emile Greening flicks a high pass forward. Goran Madar controls it well on his chest. Goran Madar plays the ball forward to Fatik Zonneveld. Fatik Zonneveld shoots from 20 yards. Solid save from Bert Kantelberg. What a great pair of hands!
90.00
Goran Madar chips the ball to his team mate, Jan Vennegoor Pothuizen. Jan Vennegoor Pothuizen whips in a cross ball towards Sergio Castro. Sergio Castro flicks the ball with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Lisbon

Sporting Braga
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.4%
35.6%
Play Area
22%
40.7%
37.3%

Scorers
Goran Madar 39
Jan Vennegoor Pothuizen 45
Hauke Jentsch 71

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Goran Madar of Sporting Lisbon

Match Ratings