Match Report
| Varzim | Varzim |  |  | Alverca | Alverca | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Abdouelillah Lounici | Abdouelillah Lounici | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tomas Marques | T. Marques |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 |  | Edmundo Helguera | E. Helguera | |||||||||
| Jorge Lima | J. Lima | | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Ricardo Jesus | R. Jesus | |||||||||
| Daniel Moreira | D. Moreira | | 66 | D | | 3 | |  | D | 68 |  | Steve Mckay | S. Mckay | ||||||||
| Edgar Ramos | E. Ramos | | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 69 |  | Danijel Ripoll | D. Ripoll | |||||||||
| Duncan Mccall | D. Mccall |  | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 60 | | Duarte Moutinho | D. Moutinho | |||||||||
| Helder Semedo | H. Semedo | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 46 | | Hugo Carvalho | H. Carvalho | |||||||||
| Sergio Fernandes | S. Fernandes | | 62 | M | | | 7 | | M | 55 | | Filipe Costa | F. Costa | ||||||||
| Kevin Brady | K. Brady | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Alex Rae | A. Rae | |||||||||
| Fernando Sousa | F. Sousa | | 51 | M | | 9 | | A | 57 |  | Egbert Van Putten | E. Van Putten | |||||||||
| Artur Campos | A. Campos | | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Eduardo Faria | E. Faria | |||||||||
| Antonio Mendes | A. Mendes | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 52 | | Guilherme Fernandes | G. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Guilherme Pinheiro | G. Pinheiro | | 59 | G | | 12 | | A | 50 | | Helder Barros | H. Barros | |||||||||
| Artur Quaresma | A. Quaresma | | 56 | A | | 13 | | D | 65 | | Scott Young | S. Young | |||||||||
| Francisco Rego | F. Rego | | 55 | G | | 14 | | A | 52 | | Bruno Bento | B. Bento | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Est˜dio do Varzim S.C. where Varzim play host to Alverca. A crowd of 9,254 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Varzim are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Alverca appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Antonio Faria.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Varzim are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Alverca appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Antonio Faria.
0.00
0-0Alverca kick off!
3.20
0-0Filipe Costa knocks the ball forward to Alex Rae. Alex Rae knocks the ball forward to Filipe Costa but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
6.35
0-0Filipe Costa sees Alex Rae in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alex Rae controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Hugo Carvalho through on goal. Hugo Carvalho tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
12.32
Eduardo Faria flicks a high pass forward. Filipe Costa collects the pass. Filipe Costa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Faria but he's offside!
14.52
Sergio Fernandes flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Mendes collects the pass. Antonio Mendes kicks a strong pass forward to Artur Campos but the referee indicates it's offside!
26.15
0-0Alex Rae controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Hugo Carvalho. Hugo Carvalho whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Faria. Eduardo Faria powers a header at goal but is denied by Tomas Marques. Excellent save.
27.03
0-0Danijel Ripoll comes in with a late challenge on Artur Campos. The referee calls over Danijel Ripoll and shows him a yellow card! Artur Campos runs off the knock.
27.03
0-0Free kick to Varzim just outside the area...
28.23
Artur Campos calmly steps up and sends in a curling shot. It's is just wide of the post. Good effort.
32.20
Alex Rae makes a probing pass to Eduardo Faria. Eduardo Faria knocks the ball forward to Guilherme Fernandes but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
42.05
0-1Danijel Ripoll flicks a high pass forward. Alex Rae controls it well on his chest. Alex Rae makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guilherme Fernandes. Guilherme Fernandes makes a probing pass between the defence to Eduardo Faria. Eduardo Faria cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Varzim appear unchanged since the first half. Alverca also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Varzim kick off the second half!
49.15
0-1Duncan Mccall deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sergio Fernandes. Sergio Fernandes makes a simple pass to Kevin Brady. Kevin Brady knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.40
0-1Eduardo Faria catches Duncan Mccall on the ankles. The referee brings Eduardo Faria to one side and gives him a warning! Duncan Mccall stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.39
Edgar Ramos sees space and advances. Edgar Ramos finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
72.07
Alex Rae knocks the ball forward to Egbert Van Putten. Egbert Van Putten tries a spectacular long range effort. Wonderful reactions from Tomas Marques keeps it out!
75.42
Kevin Brady passes the ball forward to Antonio Mendes. Antonio Mendes whips in a cross ball towards Artur Campos. Artur Campos flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
81.19
Sergio Fernandes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Helder Semedo. Helder Semedo cuts inside the box! Helder Semedo tries a spectacular strike. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
84.44
Danijel Ripoll flicks a high pass forward to Hugo Carvalho who brings the ball under control. Hugo Carvalho hits a low pass to Guilherme Fernandes. Guilherme Fernandes shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
45.6%
54.4%
Play Area
29.8%
50.9%
19.3%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Eduardo Faria of Alverca |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Tomas Marques (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Jorge Lima (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Daniel Moreira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Edgar Ramos (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Duncan Mccall (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Helder Semedo (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Sergio Fernandes (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Kevin Brady (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Fernando Sousa (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Artur Campos (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Antonio Mendes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Guilherme Pinheiro (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Artur Quaresma (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Francisco Rego (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Edmundo Helguera (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Ricardo Jesus (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Steve Mckay (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Danijel Ripoll (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 5. | Duarte Moutinho (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Hugo Carvalho (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Filipe Costa (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Alex Rae (MID) | 8 | |
| 9. | Egbert Van Putten (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Eduardo Faria (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Guilherme Fernandes (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Helder Barros (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Scott Young (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Bruno Bento (ATT) | 0 | |