Match Report


Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon     U. LamasU. Lamas
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Cesar BentoC. Bento66
G
1
G
69Abel MoreiraA. Moreira
Guilherme MartinsG. Martins73
D
2
D
75Ivan PrietoI. Prieto
Abel BarrosA. Barros73
D
3
D
57Juan GonzalezJ. Gonzalez
Joao OliveiraJ. Oliveira70
D
4
D
54Bruno SoaresB. Soares
Rodrigo RamosR. Ramos62
D
5
M
64Sebastiao FonsecaS. Fonseca
Liam CardinaleL. Cardinale80
M
6captain
M
63Frederico ZubizarretaF. Zubizarreta
Nwankwo WalkerN. Walker70
M
captain7
M
60Ricardo CastroR. Castro
Jaime SantosJ. Santos67
M
8
M
60Arturo LeonA. Leon
Carlos LeonC. Leon71
A
9
A
67Stephen DickovS. Dickov
Ruel LawrenceR. Lawrence65
A
10
A
66Helder SantosH. Santos
Gavin LinekerG. Lineker64
A
11
A
63Paul WelterP. Welter
 
David AntunesD. Antunes60
A
12
G
66Eduardo JimenezE. Jimenez
Neil GranvilleN. Granville59
G
13
A
62Pedro LopesP. Lopes
Silvio MonteiroS. Monteiro58
D
14
A
59Andy CaldwellA. Caldwell

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Estádio José Alvalade where Sporting Lisbon play host to U. Lamas. A crowd of 19,266 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sporting Lisbon are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while U. Lamas appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Edgar Costa.


0.00
Sporting Lisbon start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.55
Frederico Zubizarreta makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Helder Santos. Helder Santos rushes past Joao Oliveira! Helder Santos side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's drastically wayward!
8.15
With imagination, Frederico Zubizarreta plays the ball forward to Stephen Dickov. Stephen Dickov knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.04
Sebastiao Fonseca changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Sebastiao Fonseca lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen Dickov. Stephen Dickov flicks the ball with his head. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
10.03
Joao Oliveira comes in with a late challenge on Ricardo Castro. Joao Oliveira is warned by the referee! Ricardo Castro runs off the knock.
12.20
Liam Cardinale makes a probing pass to Ruel Lawrence. Ruel Lawrence lofts in a cross ball towards Nwankwo Walker. Nwankwo Walker makes a looping header on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
14.38
Carlos Leon kicks a strong pass forward to Nwankwo Walker. Nwankwo Walker sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
16.00
Paul Welter makes a simple pass to Stephen Dickov. Stephen Dickov plays a scrappy one-two with Paul Welter and stumbles forward towards the goal... Joao Oliveira hacks Stephen Dickov from behind! Stephen Dickov appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
20.46
Jaime Santos flicks a high ball forward to Carlos Leon who takes it down. Carlos Leon knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Bruno Soares.
21.41
Gavin Lineker clumsily knocks into Bruno Soares. Gavin Lineker is warned by the referee! Bruno Soares grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
22.52
Abel Barros flicks a high ball forward to Joao Oliveira who takes it down. Joao Oliveira knocks the ball forward to Ruel Lawrence. Ruel Lawrence knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.35
Nwankwo Walker changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Nwankwo Walker lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Lineker. With a superhuman jump, Gavin Lineker connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
34.00
Jaime Santos kicks a strong pass forward to Nwankwo Walker. Nwankwo Walker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.01
Sebastiao Fonseca flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Zubizarreta controls it well on his chest. Frederico Zubizarreta whips in a cross ball towards Stephen Dickov. Stephen Dickov is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
39.21
Joao Oliveira kicks a strong pass forward to Jaime Santos. Jaime Santos makes a simple pass to Ruel Lawrence. Ruel Lawrence tries a spectacular long range effort but it whistles just wide of the post!
42.55
Bruno Soares flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Zubizarreta collects the pass. Frederico Zubizarreta threads a neat ball through to Paul Welter. Paul Welter controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
44.12
Nwankwo Walker threads the ball through to Liam Cardinale. Liam Cardinale knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bruno Soares.
45.00
Jaime Santos takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Liam Cardinale. Liam Cardinale knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruel Lawrence. Ruel Lawrence knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Leon. Carlos Leon flicks the ball with his head but Juan Gonzalez is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

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

45.00
U. Lamas kick off!
47.01
Rodrigo Ramos comes in with a late challenge on Stephen Dickov. The referee calls over Rodrigo Ramos and shows him a yellow card! Stephen Dickov grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
48.12
Joao Oliveira sees a break and surges forward. Joao Oliveira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlos Leon. Carlos Leon knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Lineker. Gavin Lineker beats his man to it with a header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
51.41
Liam Cardinale makes a simple pass to Gavin Lineker. Gavin Lineker lofts in a cross ball towards Jaime Santos. Jaime Santos connects with a diving header but is denied by Juan Gonzalez. Excellent block.
60.15
Abel Barros chips the ball to his team mate, Liam Cardinale. Liam Cardinale flicks the ball to his team mate, Jaime Santos. Jaime Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Lineker. Gavin Lineker rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Well saved!
63.27
Joao Oliveira makes a simple pass to Liam Cardinale. Liam Cardinale makes a probing pass to Ruel Lawrence. Ruel Lawrence lofts in a cross ball towards Liam Cardinale. Liam Cardinale jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is shockingly off target!
65.18
Nwankwo Walker makes a simple pass to Gavin Lineker. Gavin Lineker lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Leon. Carlos Leon heads the ball goalwards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
66.15
Frederico Zubizarreta flicks a high pass forward. Paul Welter collects the pass. Paul Welter knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Cesar Bento who gathers it comfortably.
69.34
Bruno Soares makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Helder Santos. Helder Santos kicks a strong pass forward to Stephen Dickov but the referee indicates it's offside!
71.18
Nwankwo Walker flicks a high pass forward to Gavin Lineker who brings the ball under control. Gavin Lineker kicks a strong pass forward to Ruel Lawrence but the referee indicates it's offside!
72.27
Rodrigo Ramos takes a short throw-in bringing Joao Oliveira into play. Joao Oliveira knocks the ball to his team mate, Jaime Santos. Jaime Santos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Lineker. Gavin Lineker knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Abel Moreira who gathers it comfortably.
77.09
U. Lamas have made a substitution with Andy Caldwell replacing Helder Santos and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation.
85.40
Abel Barros picks a pass forward to Liam Cardinale. With some swift thinking, Liam Cardinale plays the ball forward to Jaime Santos. Jaime Santos shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Joao Oliveira flicks a high pass forward to Liam Cardinale who brings the ball under control. With a delightful solo run, Liam Cardinale stretches the opposition's defence. Liam Cardinale knocks in a cross ball towards Ruel Lawrence. Ruel Lawrence heads the ball goalwards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Lisbon

U. Lamas
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
7
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.5%
46.5%
Play Area
23.3%
44.2%
32.6%

Scorers
Gavin Lineker 48

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gavin Lineker of Sporting Lisbon

Match Ratings
1.Cesar Bento (GK)
6
2.Guilherme Martins (DEF)
6
3.Abel Barros (DEF)
6
4.Joao Oliveira (DEF)
8
5.Rodrigo Ramos (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Liam Cardinale (MID)
8
7.Nwankwo Walker (MID)
7
8.Jaime Santos (MID)
7
9.Carlos Leon (ATT)
7
10.Ruel Lawrence (ATT)
7
11.Gavin Lineker (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.David Antunes (ATT)
0
13.Neil Granville (GK)
0
14.Silvio Monteiro (DEF)
0

1.Abel Moreira (GK)
7
2.Ivan Prieto (DEF)
6
3.Juan Gonzalez (DEF)
8
4.Bruno Soares (DEF)
7
5.Sebastiao Fonseca (MID)
7
6.Frederico Zubizarreta (MID)
7
7.Ricardo Castro (MID)
6
8.Arturo Leon (MID)
6
9.Stephen Dickov (ATT)
6
10.Helder Santos (ATT)
6
11.Paul Welter (ATT)
6
 
12.Eduardo Jimenez (GK)
0
13.Pedro Lopes (ATT)
0
14.Andy Caldwell (ATT)
6