Match Report


Sporting CovilhaSporting Covilha     AD OvarenseAD Ovarense
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Darren DrakeD. Drake62
G
1captain
G
78Quim GomesQ. Gomes
Aaron BeelenkampA. Beelenkamp78
D
2
D
75Chris BabangidaC. Babangida
Roberto BarbosaR. Barbosa70
D
3
D
68Jocelyn Dos SantosJ. Dos Santos
Ben JacobsB. Jacobs69
D
4
D
68Jaime MendesJ. Mendes
Riad GhaziR. Ghazi74
D
5
D
67Fernando TavaresF. Tavares
Luis AndradeL. Andrade74
M
6
M
84Guilherme BentoG. Bento
Andre PinheiroA. Pinheiro68
M
7
M
75Cosmin PostmaC. Postma
Eduardo MoreiraE. Moreira65
A
8
M
71Bruno AlvesB. Alves
Alfredo PirriA. Pirri68
A
captain9
M
69Artur JesusA. Jesus
Filipe MendesF. Mendes73
A
10
A
75Guilherme LopesG. Lopes
Andre MartinsA. Martins66
A
11
A
69Antonio FariaA. Faria
 
Eduardo GomesE. Gomes66
D
12
M
66Rodrigo PostigaR. Postiga
Rafael GonzalezR. Gonzalez60
G
13
D
63Mario MarquesM. Marques
Manuel RibeiroM. Ribeiro58
D
14
G
60Filipe MoutinhoF. Moutinho

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã where Sporting Covilha play host to AD Ovarense. A crowd of 20,246 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sporting Covilha are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while AD Ovarense appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Dani Nuno Gomes.


0.00
Sporting Covilha start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.03
Riad Ghazi barges into Guilherme Bento. Riad Ghazi is warned by the referee! Guilherme Bento runs off the knock.
9.24
Andre Pinheiro flicks a high ball forward to Filipe Mendes who takes it down. Filipe Mendes shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
10.30
Bruno Alves flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Faria. Antonio Faria runs straight at the defence! Antonio Faria muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Darren Drake manages to gather it.
12.37
Andre Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward. Filipe Mendes controls it well on his chest. Filipe Mendes makes a simple pass, allowing Alfredo Pirri to run into the box. Alfredo Pirri comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. It's miles wide!
20.02
Andre Pinheiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luis Andrade. Luis Andrade deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Moreira but the linesman indicates offside!
22.34
Jocelyn Dos Santos advances with the ball. Jocelyn Dos Santos finds some space and shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
Guilherme Bento takes a long throw-in. Chris Babangida makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cosmin Postma. Cosmin Postma knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Faria. Antonio Faria flicks the ball with his head but Darren Drake reads it well. Good save!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Covilha appear unchanged since the first half. AD Ovarense also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
AD Ovarense kick off!
48.38
Cosmin Postma deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Antonio Faria. Antonio Faria shoots from 20 yards. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
49.03
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
53.53
Cosmin Postma chips the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Bento. Guilherme Bento shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Darren Drake easily smothers it!
60.45
AD Ovarense have made 2 substitutions with Mario Marques replacing Artur Jesus and Filipe Moutinho replacing Guilherme Lopes .
65.28
Andre Martins deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Filipe Mendes. Filipe Mendes runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Filipe Mendes provides some space. He shoots at goal but Quim Gomes is on top of his game. Excellent save!
66.23
Luis Andrade threads the ball through to Eduardo Moreira. Eduardo Moreira threads a neat ball through to Alfredo Pirri. Alfredo Pirri muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
67.06
Cosmin Postma threads a neat ball through to Antonio Faria. Antonio Faria knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Aaron Beelenkamp.
72.37
Andre Pinheiro barges into Antonio Faria. Andre Pinheiro is shown the yellow card! Antonio Faria runs off the knock.
75.28
Antonio Faria hacks Eduardo Moreira from behind! The referee calls over Antonio Faria and shows him a yellow card! Eduardo Moreira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.28
Roberto Barbosa plays the ball forward to Andre Martins. Andre Martins controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Covilha

AD Ovarense
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
36.8%
43.4%
19.7%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Cosmin Postma of AD Ovarense

Match Ratings
1.Darren Drake (GK)
8
2.Aaron Beelenkamp (DEF)
6
3.Roberto Barbosa (DEF)
6
4.Ben Jacobs (DEF)
7
5.Riad Ghazi (DEF)
7
6.Luis Andrade (MID)
6
7.Andre Pinheiro (MID)yellow card
7
8.Eduardo Moreira (ATT)
6
9.Alfredo Pirri (ATT)
6
10.Filipe Mendes (ATT)
7
11.Andre Martins (ATT)
6
 
12.Eduardo Gomes (DEF)
0
13.Rafael Gonzalez (GK)
0
14.Manuel Ribeiro (DEF)
0

1.Quim Gomes (GK)
6
2.Chris Babangida (DEF)
6
3.Jocelyn Dos Santos (DEF)
7
4.Jaime Mendes (DEF)
6
5.Fernando Tavares (DEF)
6
6.Guilherme Bento (MID)
7
7.Cosmin Postma (MID)
9
8.Bruno Alves (MID)
8
9.Artur Jesus (MID)
6
10.Guilherme Lopes (ATT)
6
11.Antonio Faria (ATT)yellow card
7
 
12.Rodrigo Postiga (MID)
0
13.Mario Marques (DEF)
6
14.Filipe Moutinho (GK)
6