Match Report


Académica de CoimbraAcadémica de Coimbra     Portimonense Sporting ClubePortimonense Sporting Clube
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Ricardo QuaresmaR. Quaresma56
G
1
G
79Francisco FernandesF. Fernandes
Vitor NunesV. Nunes59
D
2
D
73Silvio GomesS. Gomes
Jorge SantosJ. Santos57
D
3
D
70Andre NevesA. Neves
Paulo CastroP. Castro52
D
4
D
68Sergio CairoS. Cairo
Tomas FerreiraT. Ferreira51
D
5
D
64Pedro CastroP. Castro
Artur TavaresA. Tavares79
M
captain6
M
73Nuno TavaresN. Tavares
Filipe CamposF. Campos65
M
7captain
M
64Sergio FonsecaS. Fonseca
Harry BenjaminH. Benjamin63
M
8
M
62Guilherme LimaG. Lima
Duarte LoureiroD. Loureiro66
A
9
A
67Antonio TavaresA. Tavares
Jaime NascimentoJ. Nascimento65
A
10
A
62Antonio CarvalhoA. Carvalho
Alexandre LopesA. Lopes60
A
11
A
59Tomas MoreiraT. Moreira
 
Alejandro VidalA. Vidal58
A
12
G
68Jaime MendesJ. Mendes
Duarte CamposD. Campos55
A
13
G
67Paulo SemedoP. Semedo
Seth HitchcockS. Hitchcock53
A
14
D
64Rui FerreiraR. Ferreira

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estádio Cidade de Coimbra where Académica de Coimbra play host to Portimonense Sporting Clube. A crowd of 8,974 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Académica de Coimbra and Portimonense Sporting Clube are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Eduardo Loureiro.


0.00
Portimonense Sporting Clube kick off the first half!
10.23
Artur Tavares flicks a high pass forward to Duarte Loureiro who brings the ball under control. Duarte Loureiro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Francisco Fernandes gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
14.12
Nuno Tavares clumsily knocks into Harry Benjamin. The referee brings Nuno Tavares to one side and gives him a warning! Harry Benjamin gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
15.41
Filipe Campos makes a probing pass to Jaime Nascimento. Jaime Nascimento shoots from outside the area but it slams into the crowd!
16.31
With some swift thinking, Nuno Tavares plays the ball forward to Sergio Fonseca. Sergio Fonseca changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Sergio Fonseca shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
18.54
Harry Benjamin kicks a strong pass forward to Filipe Campos. Filipe Campos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duarte Loureiro. Duarte Loureiro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
20.14
Harry Benjamin takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Filipe Campos. Seeing a gap ahead, Filipe Campos plays the ball forward to Jaime Nascimento. Jaime Nascimento plays a quick one-two with Alexandre Lopes and rushes in on goal... Jaime Nascimento muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
21.03
Sergio Fonseca makes a probing pass to Nuno Tavares. Nuno Tavares tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
24.07
With a delightful solo run, Nuno Tavares stretches the opposition's defence. Nuno Tavares shoots from outside the area but somehow Ricardo Quaresma manages to keep it out.
30.04
Antonio Tavares barges into Artur Tavares. The referee calls over Antonio Tavares and warns him to calm down! Artur Tavares runs off the knock.
34.22
Duarte Loureiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Lopes. Alexandre Lopes threads the ball through to Jaime Nascimento but he's offside!
38.56
Alexandre Lopes flicks a high ball forward to Jaime Nascimento who takes it down. Jaime Nascimento plays a quick one-two with Duarte Loureiro and rushes in on goal... Jaime Nascimento shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Francisco Fernandes.
40.14
Corner kick to Académica de Coimbra. Artur Tavares plays it to the far post. Andre Neves reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
42.39
Guilherme Lima hits a low pass to Tomas Moreira. Tomas Moreira knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Antonio Tavares is offside!
45.00
Paulo Castro knocks the ball to his team mate, Jaime Nascimento. Jaime Nascimento flicks a high pass forward to Alexandre Lopes who brings the ball under control. Alexandre Lopes plays a quick one-two with Jaime Nascimento and rushes in on goal... Alexandre Lopes side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Académica de Coimbra appear unchanged since the first half. Portimonense Sporting Clube have changed their lineup with Paulo Semedo replacing Pedro Castro and Jaime Mendes replacing Silvio Gomes and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. The Académica de Coimbra players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Académica de Coimbra kick off!
48.31
Jorge Santos sees Harry Benjamin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Harry Benjamin flicks a high pass forward. Artur Tavares controls it well on his chest. Artur Tavares plays a one-two with Duarte Loureiro and advances towards the goal... Artur Tavares muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
51.51
Paulo Castro sweeps the ball up the wings. Filipe Campos threads a neat ball through to Alexandre Lopes. Alexandre Lopes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but slams it into the crowd!
59.43
Sergio Fonseca hacks Filipe Campos from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Filipe Campos stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.25
Portimonense Sporting Clube have made a substitution with Rui Ferreira replacing Antonio Carvalho .
61.30
Harry Benjamin flicks a high pass forward. Artur Tavares holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Artur Tavares shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Francisco Fernandes manages to gather it.
66.33
Nuno Tavares flicks a high pass forward. Paulo Semedo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paulo Semedo sees Antonio Tavares in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Antonio Tavares threads a neat, attacking ball through to Rui Ferreira. Rui Ferreira tries a spectacular strike but it flies well off target!
71.14
Harry Benjamin kicks a strong pass forward to Alexandre Lopes. Alexandre Lopes finds some space and shoots from distance but Francisco Fernandes reads it well. Superb keeping!
72.21
Andre Neves barges into Jaime Nascimento. Andre Neves is given a warning by the referee! Jaime Nascimento carries on, but is struggling a bit.
73.57
Sergio Fonseca chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Tavares. Antonio Tavares knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jorge Santos.
75.53
Harry Benjamin flicks the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Lopes. Alexandre Lopes knocks the ball to his team mate, Harry Benjamin. Some silky footwork from Harry Benjamin provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
81.31
Nuno Tavares makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sergio Fonseca. Sergio Fonseca lofts in a cross ball towards Rui Ferreira. Tomas Ferreira barges into Rui Ferreira. Rui Ferreira appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
83.55
Paulo Castro flicks a high pass forward to Harry Benjamin who brings the ball under control. Harry Benjamin flicks a high pass forward. Duarte Loureiro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Duarte Loureiro plays a one-two with Jaime Nascimento and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Duarte Loureiro provides some space. He unleashes a blazing shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
84.46
Paulo Castro threads the ball through to Harry Benjamin. Harry Benjamin makes a simple pass to Alexandre Lopes. Alexandre Lopes shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
89.54
Filipe Campos makes a probing pass to Alexandre Lopes. Alexandre Lopes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Académica de Coimbra

Portimonense Sporting Clube
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
9
3
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64.1%
35.9%
Play Area
26.1%
42.4%
31.5%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Harry Benjamin of Académica de Coimbra

Match Ratings
1.Ricardo Quaresma (GK)
6
2.Vitor Nunes (DEF)
6
3.Jorge Santos (DEF)
7
4.Paulo Castro (DEF)
8
5.Tomas Ferreira (DEF)
6
6.Artur Tavares (MID)
8
7.Filipe Campos (MID)
8
8.Harry Benjamin (MID)
9
9.Duarte Loureiro (ATT)
7
10.Jaime Nascimento (ATT)
7
11.Alexandre Lopes (ATT)
7
 
12.Alejandro Vidal (ATT)
0
13.Duarte Campos (ATT)
0
14.Seth Hitchcock (ATT)
0

1.Francisco Fernandes (GK)
8
2.Silvio Gomes (DEF)
6
3.Andre Neves (DEF)
7
4.Sergio Cairo (DEF)
6
5.Pedro Castro (DEF)
6
6.Nuno Tavares (MID)
7
7.Sergio Fonseca (MID)yellow card
8
8.Guilherme Lima (MID)
6
9.Antonio Tavares (ATT)
6
10.Antonio Carvalho (ATT)
6
11.Tomas Moreira (ATT)
6
 
12.Jaime Mendes (GK)
6
13.Paulo Semedo (GK)
6
14.Rui Ferreira (DEF)
6