Match Report


Sporting BragaSporting Braga     Desportivo NacionalDesportivo Nacional
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Mark GrellaM. Grella79
G
captain1captain
G
78Andre AndradeA. Andrade
Mustapha BergerM. Berger76
D
2
D
67Frederico MarquesF. Marques
Sebastien HaeldermansS. Haeldermans75
D
3
D
65Alfons LurlingA. Lurling
Quim BarrosQ. Barros64
D
4
D
62Neil ShawN. Shaw
Jaime VarelaJ. Varela64
D
5
D
59Cesar CamposC. Campos
Vitor RamosV. Ramos68
M
6
M
69Pedro CamposP. Campos
Ruben AntunesR. Antunes68
M
7
M
68Ricardo GuardiolaR. Guardiola
Mike HoogstrateM. Hoogstrate72
A
8
M
65Samuel ValenteS. Valente
Moreno LantignottiM. Lantignotti69
A
9
A
78Tiago SantosT. Santos
Paul HendryP. Hendry73
A
10
A
69Pedro RamosP. Ramos
Mario JardimM. Jardim71
A
11
A
60Paulo AntunesP. Antunes
 
Harry SmithH. Smith36
D
12
G
64Bruno AntunesB. Antunes
Felipe SegarraF. Segarra39
M
13
M
64Mickael PanovM. Panov
Neil SounessN. Souness40
A
14
A
59Jorge MonteiroJ. Monteiro

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Estádio Municipal de Braga where Sporting Braga play host to Desportivo Nacional. A crowd of 16,924 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sporting Braga are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Desportivo Nacional appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Mario Jardim.


0.00
Sporting Braga kick off the first half!
2.06
Vitor Ramos flicks the ball to his team mate, Moreno Lantignotti. Moreno Lantignotti shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
4.37
Ruben Antunes flicks a high pass forward. Paul Hendry collects the pass. Paul Hendry tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
12.33
Vitor Ramos kicks a strong pass forward to Mike Hoogstrate. Mike Hoogstrate knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Frederico Marques.
15.48
Neil Shaw threads a neat ball through to Paulo Antunes. Paulo Antunes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
21.04
Ruben Antunes flicks a high ball forward to Vitor Ramos who takes it down. Vitor Ramos shoots from long range but it is miles over!
26.44
Tiago Santos catches Sebastien Haeldermans on the ankles. The referee calls over Tiago Santos and shows him a yellow card! Sebastien Haeldermans stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.10
Cesar Campos knocks the ball forward to Pedro Ramos. Pedro Ramos hits a low pass to Paulo Antunes. Paulo Antunes tries a spectacular strike but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
30.34
Mario Jardim flicks the ball to his team mate, Paul Hendry. Paul Hendry puts a great ball through. Vitor Ramos races clear but the linesman lifts his flag. Offside by the narrowest of margins!
44.03
Vitor Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Mike Hoogstrate controls it well on his chest. Mike Hoogstrate whips in a cross ball towards Ruben Antunes. Ruben Antunes heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Andre Andrade.
45.00
It's a corner kick. Ruben Antunes loops the ball in to towards the near post. Neil Shaw reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Braga appear unchanged since the first half. Desportivo Nacional 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
Desportivo Nacional kick off the second half!
49.07
Samuel Valente threads the ball through to Pedro Ramos. Pedro Ramos whips in a cross ball towards Tiago Santos. Tiago Santos connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Desportivo Nacional!
53.25
Ricardo Guardiola catches Ruben Antunes on the ankles. The referee calls over Ricardo Guardiola and warns him to calm down! Ruben Antunes runs off the knock.
54.54
With vision, Cesar Campos laces a through ball forward to Samuel Valente. Samuel Valente hits a low pass to Tiago Santos. Tiago Santos makes a probing pass to Paulo Antunes but he's offside!
57.30
Sebastien Haeldermans knocks the ball forward to Ruben Antunes. Ruben Antunes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vitor Ramos. Vitor Ramos skips past Samuel Valente! Some good footwork from Vitor Ramos provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
60.27
Desportivo Nacional have made a substitution with Mickael Panov replacing Pedro Campos .
61.31
Ruben Antunes threads the ball through to Paul Hendry. Paul Hendry knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alfons Lurling.
63.25
Samuel Valente flicks a high ball forward to Tiago Santos who takes it down. Tiago Santos plays a scrappy one-two with Pedro Ramos and stumbles forward towards the goal... Tiago Santos makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies just wide!
66.18
Quim Barros sees Ruben Antunes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ruben Antunes deftly passes the ball to Paul Hendry, releasing him through on goal. Paul Hendry cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball cannons off Cesar Campos, going out of play.
67.06
It's a corner kick. Ruben Antunes loops the ball over to the far post. Andre Andrade drops low and scoops up the ball.
73.00
Sebastien Haeldermans flicks a high ball forward to Mario Jardim who takes it down. Mario Jardim finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Andre Andrade. Excellent save.
75.24
Sebastien Haeldermans comes in with a late challenge on Pedro Ramos. The referee calls over Sebastien Haeldermans and shows him a yellow card! Pedro Ramos runs off the knock.
81.33
Ricardo Guardiola threads a neat ball through to Paulo Antunes. Paulo Antunes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Mark Grella reads it well. Nice keeping!
84.49
Sebastien Haeldermans flicks a high pass forward. Paul Hendry collects the pass. Paul Hendry flicks a high pass forward. Mike Hoogstrate collects the pass. Mike Hoogstrate knocks in a cross ball towards Ruben Antunes. Ruben Antunes is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it's a lousy effort!
85.56
Mustapha Berger flicks a high pass forward. Sebastien Haeldermans holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sebastien Haeldermans knocks the ball forward to Vitor Ramos. Vitor Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Mike Hoogstrate. Mike Hoogstrate is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Andre Andrade picks it out of the air!
87.42
Frederico Marques flicks the ball to his team mate, Tiago Santos. Tiago Santos chips the ball to his team mate, Paulo Antunes. Paulo Antunes makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Mark Grella.
88.46
Samuel Valente takes a quick corner, playing it short to Paulo Antunes. Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Paulo Antunes provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but it rises well off target!
90.00
Sebastien Haeldermans sees Vitor Ramos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vitor Ramos darts forward. Vitor Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Mario Jardim. Mario Jardim is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Braga

Desportivo Nacional
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
46.8%
53.2%
Play Area
23.4%
48.1%
28.6%

Scorers
Mario Jardim 90
Tiago Santos 49

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vitor Ramos of Sporting Braga

Match Ratings
1.Mark Grella (GK)
7
2.Mustapha Berger (DEF)
6
3.Sebastien Haeldermans (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Quim Barros (DEF)
6
5.Jaime Varela (DEF)
6
6.Vitor Ramos (MID)
9
7.Ruben Antunes (MID)
7
8.Mike Hoogstrate (ATT)
6
9.Moreno Lantignotti (ATT)
6
10.Paul Hendry (ATT)
6
11.Mario Jardim (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Harry Smith (DEF)
0
13.Felipe Segarra (MID)
0
14.Neil Souness (ATT)
0

1.Andre Andrade (GK)
8
2.Frederico Marques (DEF)
6
3.Alfons Lurling (DEF)
6
4.Neil Shaw (DEF)
7
5.Cesar Campos (DEF)
7
6.Pedro Campos (MID)
6
7.Ricardo Guardiola (MID)
6
8.Samuel Valente (MID)
7
9.Tiago Santos (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
8
10.Pedro Ramos (ATT)
7
11.Paulo Antunes (ATT)
7
 
12.Bruno Antunes (GK)
0
13.Mickael Panov (MID)
6
14.Jorge Monteiro (ATT)
0