Match Report
| Varzim | Varzim |  |  | Maia | Maia | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vitor Rego | V. Rego |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 | | Artur Gomes | A. Gomes | |||||||||
| Jaime Faria | J. Faria | | 70 | D |  |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Vasco Viana | V. Viana | ||||||||
| Nuno Gomes | N. Gomes | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Sergio Pinheiro | S. Pinheiro | |||||||||
| Eduardo Castro | E. Castro | | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 | | Jorge Andrade | J. Andrade | |||||||||
| Diogo Rego | D. Rego | | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 55 | | Hugo Barros | H. Barros | |||||||||
| Paulo Pinheiro | P. Pinheiro | | 77 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | Cesar Valente | C. Valente | |||||||||
| Francisco Valente | F. Valente | | 63 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 |  | Ronald Evers | R. Evers | |||||||||
| Eduardo Pinto | E. Pinto | | 75 | A | | 8 | | A | 68 | | Wilfred Pothuizen | W. Pothuizen | |||||||||
| Edgar Sousa | E. Sousa | | 62 | A | | 9 | | A | 68 |  | Hannes Sparwasser | H. Sparwasser | |||||||||
| Carlos Moreira | C. Moreira | | 62 | A | | 10 | | | A | 65 | | Moritz Breitner | M. Breitner | ||||||||
| Vitor Neves | V. Neves | | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Gaspar Santos | G. Santos | |||||||||
| Samuel Pinheiro | S. Pinheiro | | 61 | G | | 12 | | G | 65 | | Helder Carvalho | H. Carvalho | |||||||||
| Alexandre Pinto | A. Pinto | | 58 | A | | 13 | | G | 64 | | Luis Santos | L. Santos | |||||||||
| Paulo Veloso | P. Veloso | | 57 | M | | 14 | | G | 64 | | David Lima | D. Lima | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Est˜dio do Varzim S.C. where Varzim play host to Maia. A crowd of 16,583 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Varzim and Maia are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by David Aguas.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Varzim and Maia are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by David Aguas.
0.00
0-0Varzim kick off!
2.28
0-0Francisco Valente threads a neat ball through to Edgar Sousa. Edgar Sousa makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Carlos Moreira. Carlos Moreira cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
6.42
0-0Vasco Viana makes a probing pass to Ronald Evers. Ronald Evers sees a break and surges forward. Ronald Evers kicks a strong pass forward to Gaspar Santos but the referee indicates it's offside!
8.37
0-0Francisco Valente sees Edgar Sousa in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Edgar Sousa plays a one-two with Carlos Moreira and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Edgar Sousa provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
9.17
Paulo Pinheiro receives the ball from a throw-in from Francisco Valente. Paulo Pinheiro darts forward. Paulo Pinheiro tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.13
Francisco Valente kicks a strong pass forward to Edgar Sousa. Edgar Sousa plays a one-two with Vitor Neves and advances towards the goal... Edgar Sousa looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
14.33
Nuno Gomes takes it forward alone. Nuno Gomes threads a neat ball through to Vitor Neves. Vitor Neves shoots from 20 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
16.35
Francisco Valente sees Eduardo Pinto in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Eduardo Pinto makes a probing pass between the defence to Vitor Neves. Vitor Neves rockets a shot on goal but Artur Gomes is on top of his game. Excellent save!
21.19
0-0Edgar Sousa barges into Jorge Andrade. The referee warns Edgar Sousa to calm down! Jorge Andrade stretches but gets up unharmed.
22.35
Without breaking stride, Paulo Pinheiro plays the ball forward to Eduardo Pinto. Eduardo Pinto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edgar Sousa but the linesman indicates offside!
26.53
Diogo Rego pushes mid-way up the pitch. Diogo Rego flicks a high pass forward. Edgar Sousa collects the pass. Edgar Sousa lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Moreira. Carlos Moreira heads the ball goalwards but it flies just off target!
30.19
1-0Nuno Gomes makes a strong solo run forward. Nuno Gomes flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Moreira collects the pass. Carlos Moreira edges inside the box! Carlos Moreira tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! Artur Gomes had no chance!! Goal for Varzim!
36.11
Eduardo Castro makes a strong solo run forward. Eduardo Castro threads a neat ball through to Vitor Neves. Vitor Neves controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
38.27
Sergio Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward to Ronald Evers who brings the ball under control. With a delightful solo run, Ronald Evers stretches the opposition's defence. Ronald Evers knocks in a cross ball towards Gaspar Santos. Gaspar Santos jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
39.33
With imagination, Diogo Rego plays the ball forward to Francisco Valente. Francisco Valente sees Edgar Sousa in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Edgar Sousa plays a perfect one-two with Eduardo Pinto and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Edgar Sousa provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
42.20
Ronald Evers runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Ronald Evers whips in a cross ball towards Moritz Breitner. Moritz Breitner directs the ball goalwards with his head but it is miles over!
45.00
Ronald Evers passes the ball forward to Gaspar Santos. Gaspar Santos knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Hannes Sparwasser is offside!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Varzim appear unchanged since the first half. Maia have changed their lineup with Helder Carvalho replacing Ronald Evers. The Maia players seem much more motivated whilst the Varzim players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
Maia kick off and get the second half underway!
49.06
Francisco Valente makes a simple pass to Vitor Neves. Vitor Neves sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
53.54
2-0Paulo Pinheiro plays the ball forward to Vitor Neves. Vitor Neves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.57
Jorge Andrade flicks the ball to his team mate, Cesar Valente. Cesar Valente makes a probing pass to Moritz Breitner. Moritz Breitner shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
59.50
Cesar Valente threads a neat ball through to Moritz Breitner. Moritz Breitner shoots from 20 yards but somehow Vitor Rego manages to keep it out.
60.58
2-0Maia have made a substitution with Luis Santos replacing Gaspar Santos .
77.13
2-0Luis Santos comes in with a late challenge on Nuno Gomes. Luis Santos is given a warning by the referee! Nuno Gomes grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
79.07
Francisco Valente knocks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Pinto. Eduardo Pinto knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Moreira. Carlos Moreira makes a looping header on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
81.27
Helder Carvalho threads the ball through to Wilfred Pothuizen. Wilfred Pothuizen sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
83.12
Cesar Valente deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Hannes Sparwasser. Hannes Sparwasser controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
85.51
Francisco Valente makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vitor Neves. Vitor Neves knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sergio Pinheiro.
90.00
With imagination, Paulo Pinheiro picks a pass forward to Carlos Moreira. Carlos Moreira tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball takes a deflection leaving Artur Gomes with no chance!! Goal for Varzim!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
7
3
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61.9%
38.1%
Play Area
23.8%
42.9%
33.3%
Scorers
| Carlos Moreira 30, 90 Edgar Sousa 39 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Carlos Moreira of Varzim |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Vitor Rego (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Jaime Faria (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Nuno Gomes (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Eduardo Castro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Diogo Rego (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Paulo Pinheiro (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Francisco Valente (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Eduardo Pinto (ATT) | 7 | |
| 9. | Edgar Sousa (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Carlos Moreira (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Vitor Neves (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Samuel Pinheiro (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Alexandre Pinto (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Paulo Veloso (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Artur Gomes (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Vasco Viana (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Sergio Pinheiro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jorge Andrade (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Hugo Barros (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Cesar Valente (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Ronald Evers (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Wilfred Pothuizen (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Hannes Sparwasser (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Moritz Breitner (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gaspar Santos (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Helder Carvalho (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Luis Santos (GK) | 5 | |
| 14. | David Lima (GK) | 0 | |