Match Report


Clube Desportivo das AvesClube Desportivo das Aves     Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Albrecht WidmannA. Widmann67
G
1
G
76Duarte PinheiroD. Pinheiro
Edgar RamosE. Ramos74
D
2
D
73Guilherme MartinsG. Martins
Regi BuffelR. Buffel73
D
3
D
73Abel BarrosA. Barros
Leonardo CabreraL. Cabrera71
D
4
D
71Joao OliveiraJ. Oliveira
Nuno MartinsN. Martins67
D
captain5
D
68Roberto LimaR. Lima
Djimi MeriemD. Meriem78
M
6
M
79Vincenzo PalumboV. Palumbo
Tiago RegoT. Rego71
M
7captain
M
67Roberto VianaR. Viana
Paolo Den TurkP. Den Turk69
M
8
M
61Garry McCoistG. McCoist
Eugenio StorariE. Storari80
A
9
A
65Ruel LawrenceR. Lawrence
Neil BoertienN. Boertien66
A
10
A
64Gavin LinekerG. Lineker
Gaspar SantosG. Santos66
A
11
A
60David AntunesD. Antunes
 
Dominique de HaanD. de Haan66
M
12
G
66Cesar BentoC. Bento
David AndradeD. Andrade65
D
13
D
63Rodrigo RamosR. Ramos
Stefan BartschS. Bartsch65
A
14
M
60Neil HopkinN. Hopkin

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Estádio do Clube Desportivo where Clube Desportivo das Aves play host to Sporting Lisbon. A crowd of 18,164 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Clube Desportivo das Aves and Sporting Lisbon are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Edgar Costa.


0.00
Clube Desportivo das Aves start the match!
6.47
Paolo Den Turk flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Boertien. Neil Boertien plays a quick one-two with Tiago Rego and rushes in on goal... Neil Boertien shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Duarte Pinheiro.
7.58
Tiago Rego takes the corner, swinging a high ball in towards the far post. Djimi Meriem tries a spectacular strike but slams it into the crowd!
8.57
Eugenio Storari comes in with a late challenge on Abel Barros. The referee calls over Eugenio Storari and warns him to calm down! Abel Barros hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.00
Roberto Viana flicks a high pass forward. Gavin Lineker controls it well on his chest. Gavin Lineker knocks in a cross ball towards Ruel Lawrence. Ruel Lawrence makes a deft header but Albrecht Widmann reads it well. Nice save!
15.45
Paolo Den Turk makes a beautiful solo run. Paolo Den Turk puts a great ball through. Eugenio Storari runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
16.02
Abel Barros surges forward with the ball. Abel Barros runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Abel Barros knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.56
Roberto Viana flicks a high pass forward to Garry McCoist who brings the ball under control. Garry McCoist shoots from long range. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
21.16
Regi Buffel threads a neat ball through to Neil Boertien. Neil Boertien runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Neil Boertien skips past Roberto Lima! Neil Boertien shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
24.35
Nuno Martins threads a neat ball through to Tiago Rego. Tiago Rego kicks a strong pass forward to Paolo Den Turk. Paolo Den Turk sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Duarte Pinheiro!
26.11
Garry McCoist flicks a high ball forward to Ruel Lawrence who takes it down. Ruel Lawrence plays a one-two with Vincenzo Palumbo and advances towards the goal... Ruel Lawrence cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
30.34
Leonardo Cabrera chips the ball to his team mate, Edgar Ramos. Edgar Ramos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paolo Den Turk. Paolo Den Turk skips past Roberto Lima! Paolo Den Turk muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Duarte Pinheiro!
39.36
Joao Oliveira flicks a high ball forward to Garry McCoist who takes it down. Garry McCoist threads the ball through to Ruel Lawrence. Ruel Lawrence knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leonardo Cabrera.
42.30
Leonardo Cabrera controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Djimi Meriem. Djimi Meriem makes an attacking run forward. Djimi Meriem skips past Joao Oliveira! Djimi Meriem comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball takes a deflection leaving Duarte Pinheiro with no chance!! Goal for Clube Desportivo das Aves!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Clube Desportivo das Aves appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Lisbon also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Sporting Lisbon kicking off!
47.46
Garry McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Viana controls it well on his chest. Roberto Viana knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Edgar Ramos.
48.04
David Antunes sees Vincenzo Palumbo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vincenzo Palumbo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.05
Tiago Rego makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Neil Boertien. Neil Boertien makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eugenio Storari but he's offside!
51.45
Tiago Rego hits a low pass to Djimi Meriem. Djimi Meriem cuts inside the box! Djimi Meriem shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous stop!
53.51
Clube Desportivo das Aves are in full control of this game.
54.20
Garry McCoist makes a probing pass to Vincenzo Palumbo. Vincenzo Palumbo lofts in a cross ball towards David Antunes. David Antunes gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Albrecht Widmann is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
57.52
Gaspar Santos hacks Roberto Lima from behind! Gaspar Santos is shown the yellow card! Roberto Lima gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
60.45
Clube Desportivo das Aves have made a substitution with Stefan Bartsch replacing Gaspar Santos .
61.53
Tiago Rego flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Bartsch controls it well on his chest. Stefan Bartsch skips past Abel Barros! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Stefan Bartsch provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward but it's a lousy effort!
63.45
Guilherme Martins flicks a high pass forward to Vincenzo Palumbo who brings the ball under control. Vincenzo Palumbo sees space and advances. Vincenzo Palumbo makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Gavin Lineker. Gavin Lineker rockets a shot on goal but it rises well off target!
66.36
Roberto Viana threads a neat ball through to Garry McCoist. Garry McCoist skips past Leonardo Cabrera! Garry McCoist muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
73.06
Leonardo Cabrera knocks the ball to his team mate, Regi Buffel. Regi Buffel knocks the ball forward to Eugenio Storari. Eugenio Storari shoots from long range but slams it into the crowd!
78.30
Garry McCoist brings the ball forward. Garry McCoist whips in a cross ball towards Gavin Lineker. With a superhuman jump, Gavin Lineker connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's a lousy effort!
79.40
David Antunes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruel Lawrence. Ruel Lawrence controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Albrecht Widmann.
83.30
Regi Buffel darts forward. With imagination, Regi Buffel laces a through ball forward to Djimi Meriem. Djimi Meriem plays a quick one-two with Tiago Rego and rushes in on goal... Djimi Meriem rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Duarte Pinheiro.
84.27
Corner kick to Clube Desportivo das Aves. Tiago Rego plays it to the near post. Garry McCoist reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
85.47
Vincenzo Palumbo kicks a strong pass forward to Roberto Viana. Roberto Viana knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leonardo Cabrera.
89.00
Without breaking stride, Paolo Den Turk plays the ball forward to Djimi Meriem. Djimi Meriem lofts in a cross ball towards Eugenio Storari. Eugenio Storari fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Duarte Pinheiro gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous stop!
90.00
Leonardo Cabrera controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Neil Boertien. Neil Boertien whips in a cross ball towards Eugenio Storari. Eugenio Storari jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Eugenio Storari scores for Clube Desportivo das Aves!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Clube Desportivo das Aves

Sporting Lisbon
Goals
3
3
Shots on Target
9
5
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
28%
45.1%
26.8%

Scorers
Neil Boertien 21
Djimi Meriem 42
Eugenio Storari 90
Ruel Lawrence 26
David Antunes 54
Garry McCoist 66

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Garry McCoist of Sporting Lisbon

Match Ratings
1.Albrecht Widmann (GK)
6
2.Edgar Ramos (DEF)
6
3.Regi Buffel (DEF)
7
4.Leonardo Cabrera (DEF)
7
5.Nuno Martins (DEF)
6
6.Djimi Meriem (MID)goal scored
8
7.Tiago Rego (MID)
6
8.Paolo Den Turk (MID)
7
9.Eugenio Storari (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Neil Boertien (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Gaspar Santos (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Dominique de Haan (MID)
0
13.David Andrade (DEF)
0
14.Stefan Bartsch (ATT)
6

1.Duarte Pinheiro (GK)
7
2.Guilherme Martins (DEF)
6
3.Abel Barros (DEF)
6
4.Joao Oliveira (DEF)
6
5.Roberto Lima (DEF)
6
6.Vincenzo Palumbo (MID)
7
7.Roberto Viana (MID)
6
8.Garry McCoist (MID)goal scored
9
9.Ruel Lawrence (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Gavin Lineker (ATT)
6
11.David Antunes (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Cesar Bento (GK)
0
13.Rodrigo Ramos (DEF)
0
14.Neil Hopkin (MID)
0