Match Report
| Santa Clara | Santa Clara |  |  | AD Ovarense | AD Ovarense | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Edwards | C. Edwards |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 77 |  | Bruno Barros | B. Barros | |||||||||
| Jorge Mendes | J. Mendes | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 | | Edgar Faria | E. Faria | |||||||||
| Luis Antunes | L. Antunes | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Artur Viana | A. Viana | |||||||||
| Alexandre Soares | A. Soares | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Rui Bento | R. Bento | |||||||||
| Martin Mora | M. Mora |  | 55 | D | | 5 | |  | D | 47 | | Jose Loureiro | J. Loureiro | ||||||||
| Manuel Santos | M. Santos | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 72 | | Andre Mendes | A. Mendes | |||||||||
| Antonio Mendes | A. Mendes | | 58 | M | | | 7 | | M | 68 | | Eduardo Rego | E. Rego | ||||||||
| Alberto Ramos | A. Ramos | | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Rui Ribeiro | R. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Ruben Ramos | R. Ramos | | 57 | M | | 9 | | M | 47 | | Alexandre Monteiro | A. Monteiro | |||||||||
| Jaime Castro | J. Castro | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Roberto Sanchez | R. Sanchez | |||||||||
| Rui Reis | R. Reis | | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Fernando Andrade | F. Andrade | |||||||||
| Francisco Jesus | F. Jesus | | 61 | A | | 12 | | G | 69 |  | David Diakite | D. Diakite | |||||||||
| Ricardo Castro | R. Castro | | 59 | A | | 13 | | G | 62 | | Alberto Costa | A. Costa | |||||||||
| Abel Tavares | A. Tavares | | 53 | A | | 14 | | G | 55 | | Jaime Gomes | J. Gomes | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Graphic Ace |
Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Est˜dio de Sao Miguel where Santa Clara play host to AD Ovarense. A crowd of 9,360 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Santa Clara and AD Ovarense are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Massimo Costa.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Santa Clara and AD Ovarense are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Massimo Costa.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Santa Clara kick off!
2.01
0-0Alexandre Soares knocks the ball forward to Antonio Mendes. Showing composure, Antonio Mendes laces a through ball forward to Rui Reis. Rui Reis shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
4.26
Alberto Ramos threads the ball through to Rui Reis. Rui Reis tries a spectacular long range effort but it is shockingly off target!
12.04
Rui Bento boots it upfield. Fernando Andrade shoots from 25 yards his aim is horrendously poor!
14.35
Luis Antunes hits a low pass to Antonio Mendes. Antonio Mendes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rui Reis. Rui Reis shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
15.56
Martin Mora knocks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Santos. Manuel Santos runs straight at the opposition's defence. Manuel Santos whips in a cross ball towards Rui Reis. Rui Reis makes a convincing header but it slams into the crowd!
16.23
Artur Viana deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rui Ribeiro. Rui Ribeiro knocks the ball forward to Roberto Sanchez. Roberto Sanchez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just off target!
24.22
Alberto Ramos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rui Reis. Rui Reis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
28.35
0-0Andre Mendes catches Alberto Ramos on the ankles. Andre Mendes is given a warning by the referee! Alberto Ramos stretches but gets up unharmed.
30.03
0-0Alexandre Monteiro takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Rui Ribeiro. Rui Ribeiro sees Fernando Andrade in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fernando Andrade knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alexandre Soares.
34.37
Manuel Santos threads the ball through to Rui Reis. Rui Reis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.48
Antonio Mendes flicks a high ball forward to Jaime Castro who takes it down. Jaime Castro tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
Manuel Santos knocks the ball forward to Jaime Castro. Jaime Castro whips in a cross ball towards Rui Reis. Rui Reis connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it rises well off target!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Santa Clara have changed their lineup with Francisco Jesus replacing Alexandre Soares. AD Ovarense appear unchanged since the first half. The Santa Clara players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
AD Ovarense start the second half!
48.33
Alexandre Monteiro chips the ball to his team mate, Roberto Sanchez. Roberto Sanchez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.41
0-0Eduardo Rego catches Antonio Mendes on the ankles. The referee calls over Eduardo Rego and warns him to calm down! Antonio Mendes grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
60.22
0-0Santa Clara have made a substitution with Abel Tavares replacing Alberto Ramos .
61.26
Rui Ribeiro sees Roberto Sanchez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Roberto Sanchez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.07
Alexandre Monteiro sees Roberto Sanchez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Roberto Sanchez shoots from distance but it flies well off target!
73.23
With great vision, Ruben Ramos plays the ball forward to Rui Reis. Rui Reis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
77.08
0-0Antonio Mendes takes it forward alone. Antonio Mendes shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
78.25
Ruben Ramos hits a low pass to Jaime Castro. Jaime Castro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Great keeping!
79.49
Abel Tavares comes in with a late challenge on Andre Mendes. Abel Tavares is warned by the referee! Andre Mendes gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
83.39
Francisco Jesus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruben Ramos. Ruben Ramos takes it forward alone. Ruben Ramos shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
84.54
Abel Tavares threads the ball through to Jaime Castro. Jaime Castro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bruno Barros who gathers it comfortably.
85.30
0-0Andre Mendes catches Ruben Ramos on the ankles. The referee calls over Andre Mendes and shows him a yellow card! Ruben Ramos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
85.30
0-0Santa Clara are in full control of this game.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
0
Shots off Target
9
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
66.2%
33.8%
Play Area
28.6%
46.8%
24.7%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Antonio Mendes of Santa Clara |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Colin Edwards (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Jorge Mendes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Luis Antunes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Alexandre Soares (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Martin Mora (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Manuel Santos (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Antonio Mendes (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Alberto Ramos (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Ruben Ramos (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Jaime Castro (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Rui Reis (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Francisco Jesus (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Ricardo Castro (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Abel Tavares (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Bruno Barros (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Edgar Faria (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Artur Viana (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Rui Bento (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jose Loureiro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Andre Mendes (MID) |  | 4 |
| 7. | Eduardo Rego (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Rui Ribeiro (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Alexandre Monteiro (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Roberto Sanchez (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Fernando Andrade (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | David Diakite (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Alberto Costa (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Jaime Gomes (GK) | 0 | |