Match Report
| Sporting Braga | Sporting Braga |  |  | Varzim | Varzim | ||||||||||||||||
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| Jorge Almeida | J. Almeida |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 | | Tomas Marques | T. Marques | |||||||||
| Moktar Sablé | M. Sablé |  | 77 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 | | Jorge Lima | J. Lima | |||||||||
| Quim Barros | Q. Barros | | 64 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Daniel Moreira | D. Moreira | ||||||||
| Ole Piket | O. Piket |  | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Edgar Ramos | E. Ramos | |||||||||
| Morgan Ferraresi | M. Ferraresi |  | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 54 |  | Duncan Mccall | D. Mccall | |||||||||
| Eduardo Teixeira | E. Teixeira | | 73 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Helder Semedo | H. Semedo | |||||||||
| Alexandre Alves | A. Alves | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Sergio Fernandes | S. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Ruben Antunes | R. Antunes | | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Kevin Brady | K. Brady | |||||||||
| Samuel Valente | S. Valente | | 63 | M | | 9 | | | M | 51 | | Fernando Sousa | F. Sousa | ||||||||
| Abel Castro | A. Castro | | 79 | A | | 10 | | A | 73 | | Artur Campos | A. Campos | |||||||||
| Miguel Bravo | M. Bravo |  | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Antonio Mendes | A. Mendes | |||||||||
| David Sousa | D. Sousa | | 63 | A | | 12 | | G | 59 | | Guilherme Pinheiro | G. Pinheiro | |||||||||
| Gaspar Veloso | G. Veloso | | 61 | M | | 13 | | A | 56 | | Artur Quaresma | A. Quaresma | |||||||||
| Edgar Soares | E. Soares | | 58 | G | | 14 | | G | 55 | | Francisco Rego | F. Rego | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Red Cross |
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estádio Municipal de Braga where Sporting Braga play host to Varzim. A crowd of 9,122 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Sporting Braga and Varzim are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Samuel Quaresma.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Sporting Braga and Varzim are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Samuel Quaresma.
0.00
0-0Varzim start the match!
2.58
0-0Edgar Ramos flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Brady. Kevin Brady plays a one-two with Artur Campos and rushes in on goal... Kevin Brady side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it is miles over!
12.42
0-0Without breaking stride, Samuel Valente plays the ball forward to Abel Castro. Abel Castro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duncan Mccall.
14.51
Moktar Sablé hits a long diagonal ball forward. Miguel Bravo plays a one-two with Abel Castro and advances towards the goal... Miguel Bravo rockets a shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
18.16
1-0Samuel Valente makes a simple pass to Miguel Bravo. Miguel Bravo knocks in a cross ball towards Eduardo Teixeira. Eduardo Teixeira gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's there!! Tomas Marques has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
24.21
1-0With great vision, Sergio Fernandes plays the ball forward to Artur Campos. Artur Campos lofts in a cross ball towards Sergio Fernandes. Sergio Fernandes gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Solid save from Jorge Almeida.
27.27
Eduardo Teixeira knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Alves. Alexandre Alves threads a neat ball through to Abel Castro. Abel Castro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.04
Quim Barros makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Abel Castro. Abel Castro tries a spectacular long range effort. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Abel Castro!
36.01
2-0Miguel Bravo barges into Edgar Ramos. The referee brings Miguel Bravo to one side and gives him a warning! Edgar Ramos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.59
Kevin Brady flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Mendes controls it well on his chest. Antonio Mendes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.19
Quim Barros flicks a high ball forward to Alexandre Alves who takes it down. Alexandre Alves decides to run forward with the ball. Alexandre Alves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Braga appear unchanged since the first half. Varzim also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sporting Braga players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Sporting Braga start the second half!
51.44
Antonio Mendes receives the ball from a throw-in from Helder Semedo. Antonio Mendes makes a probing pass to Artur Campos. Artur Campos knocks in a cross ball towards Helder Semedo. Helder Semedo powers a header at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
55.35
Seeing a gap ahead, Ole Piket picks a pass forward to Abel Castro. Abel Castro kicks a strong pass forward to Miguel Bravo. Miguel Bravo shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
57.08
Miguel Bravo knocks the ball to his team mate, Abel Castro. Abel Castro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tomas Marques who gathers it comfortably.
63.50
2-1Abel Castro comes in with a late challenge on Fernando Sousa. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Fernando Sousa runs off the knock.
65.23
2-1Ole Piket flicks a high ball forward to Abel Castro who takes it down. Abel Castro makes a great pass forward. Alexandre Alves runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
66.25
Samuel Valente makes a beautiful solo run. Samuel Valente finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Tomas Marques manages to gather it.
77.06
2-1Sporting Braga have made a substitution with Gaspar Veloso replacing Ruben Antunes .
85.38
Quim Barros kicks a strong pass forward to Miguel Bravo. Miguel Bravo flicks a high pass forward. Abel Castro controls it well on his chest. Abel Castro plays a sublime one-two with Miguel Bravo and races in on goal... Abel Castro rockets a shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
87.44
Quim Barros flicks the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Veloso. Gaspar Veloso sees Abel Castro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Abel Castro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Helder Semedo.
90.00
Sergio Fernandes catches Gaspar Veloso on the ankles. The referee brings Sergio Fernandes to one side and gives him a warning! Gaspar Veloso runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
71.8%
28.2%
Play Area
29.6%
45.1%
25.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Eduardo Teixeira of Sporting Braga |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Jorge Almeida (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Moktar Sablé (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Quim Barros (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | Ole Piket (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Morgan Ferraresi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Eduardo Teixeira (MID) |  | 9 |
| 7. | Alexandre Alves (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Ruben Antunes (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Samuel Valente (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Abel Castro (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 11. | Miguel Bravo (ATT) | 8 | |
| 12. | David Sousa (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Gaspar Veloso (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Edgar Soares (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Tomas Marques (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Jorge Lima (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Daniel Moreira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Edgar Ramos (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Duncan Mccall (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Helder Semedo (MID) | | 8 |
| 7. | Sergio Fernandes (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Kevin Brady (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Fernando Sousa (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Artur Campos (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Antonio Mendes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Guilherme Pinheiro (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Artur Quaresma (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Francisco Rego (GK) | 0 | |