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The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Ground Estádio da Madeira where Desportivo Nacional play host to Belenenses. A crowd of 19,725 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Desportivo Nacional are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Belenenses appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Vitor Nunes.


0.00
The first half starts with Belenenses kicking off!
2.20
Samuel Valente catches Alexandre Semedo on the ankles. Samuel Valente is shown the yellow card! Alexandre Semedo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.18
Pedro Campos surges forward with the ball. Pedro Campos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paulo Antunes but he's offside!
6.31
Frederico Marques threads a neat ball through to Ricardo Guardiola. Ricardo Guardiola makes a simple pass to Tiago Santos. Tiago Santos cuts inside the box! Tiago Santos comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it's well over the bar!
9.13
Pedro Ramos flicks a high ball forward to Ricardo Guardiola who takes it down. Ricardo Guardiola finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
12.55
Silvio Alves deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Pinto. Daniel Pinto shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Andre Andrade manages to gather it comfortably.
15.00
Daniel Ribeiro threads a neat ball through to Daniel Pinto. Daniel Pinto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.18
Paulo Antunes clumsily knocks into Silvio Alves. The referee brings Paulo Antunes to one side and gives him a warning! Silvio Alves grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
18.46
Cesar Campos flicks a high ball forward to Pedro Campos who takes it down. Pedro Campos threads a neat ball through to Samuel Valente. Samuel Valente lofts in a cross ball towards Pedro Campos. Pedro Campos makes a deft header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Melchior Lurling with no chance!! Goal for Desportivo Nacional!
22.58
Nils Metzler threads a neat ball through to Daniel Pinto. Daniel Pinto shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
30.21
With great vision, Samuel Valente plays the ball forward to Tiago Santos. Tiago Santos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.40
Daniel Ribeiro sees Daniel Pinto in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Daniel Pinto lofts in a cross ball towards Alfredo Barkero. Alfredo Barkero beats his man to it with a header but Andre Andrade is on top of it.
34.56
Silvio Alves threads the ball through to Abel Nunes. Abel Nunes threads a neat ball through to Daniel Ribeiro. Daniel Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.14
Pedro Ramos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Campos. Pedro Campos knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Ramos. Pedro Ramos outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it's well over the bar!
42.06
Daniel Pinto clumsily knocks into Neil Shaw. Daniel Pinto is warned by the referee! Neil Shaw stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Desportivo Nacional appear unchanged since the first half. Belenenses also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Desportivo Nacional kicking off!
53.20
Pedro Campos comes in with a late challenge on Nuno Pinheiro. Pedro Campos is shown the yellow card! Nuno Pinheiro runs off the knock.
54.10
Nuno Pinheiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Abel Nunes. Abel Nunes makes a probing pass to Daniel Ribeiro. Daniel Ribeiro shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
55.18
Alexandre Semedo flicks a high pass forward to Alfredo Barkero who brings the ball under control. Alfredo Barkero makes a simple pass to Daniel Pinto. Daniel Pinto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andre Andrade who gathers it comfortably.
57.54
Pedro Campos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tiago Santos. Tiago Santos shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.30
Desportivo Nacional have made a substitution with Mickael Panov replacing Pedro Campos .
63.07
Samuel Valente threads a neat ball through to Ricardo Guardiola. Ricardo Guardiola knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
67.44
Daniel Ribeiro catches Mickael Panov on the ankles. The referee calls over Daniel Ribeiro and shows him a yellow card! Mickael Panov runs off the knock.
69.30
Alfons Lurling makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mickael Panov. Mickael Panov hits a low pass to Tiago Santos. Tiago Santos plays a one-two with Pedro Ramos and advances towards the goal... Tiago Santos looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
71.35
Daniel Ribeiro runs straight at the opposition's defence. Daniel Ribeiro runs straight at the defence! Daniel Ribeiro shoots from just inside the box but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
73.19
Samuel Valente kicks a strong pass forward to Pedro Ramos. Pedro Ramos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Ribeiro.
79.30
Alexandre Semedo kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Campos. Daniel Campos passes the ball forward to Daniel Pinto. Daniel Pinto plays a quick one-two with Daniel Ribeiro and rushes in on goal... Daniel Pinto cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59%
41%
Play Area
26.5%
45.8%
27.7%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pedro Campos of Desportivo Nacional

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

1.Melchior Lurling (GK)
6
2.Luis Moutinho (DEF)
6
3.Alexandre Semedo (DEF)
7
4.Silvio Alves (DEF)
6
5.Nuno Pinheiro (DEF)
6
6.Abel Nunes (MID)
7
7.Nils Metzler (MID)
6
8.Daniel Ribeiro (MID)yellow card
7
9.Daniel Campos (MID)
6
10.Daniel Pinto (ATT)
6
11.Alfredo Barkero (ATT)
6
 
12.Alec Gallacher (DEF)
0
13.Gennaro Smaino (ATT)
0
14.Francisco Ribeiro (DEF)
0