Match Report
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Estádio Municipal de Braga where Sporting Braga play host to Rio Ave. A crowd of 20,575 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sporting Braga are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Rio Ave appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Sebastiao Bento.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sporting Braga are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Rio Ave appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Sebastiao Bento.
0.00
0-0Rio Ave get the match underway!
3.51
0-0Ricardo Jardim knocks the ball to his team mate, Tonci Vukoja. Tonci Vukoja knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Leonardo Garcia.
9.31
Greg Gascoigne decides to run forward with the ball. Greg Gascoigne knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Anton Kohler.
12.18
0-0Greg Gascoigne threads a neat ball through to Vitor Ramos. Vitor Ramos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Wonderful reactions from Dumitru Stinga keeps it out!
14.55
0-1Miguel Neves knocks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro lofts in a cross ball towards Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida heads the ball goalwards. What a cracker!! Mark Grella had no chance!! Goal for Rio Ave!
21.00
0-1Greg Gascoigne decides to run forward with the ball. Greg Gascoigne cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Greg Gascoigne provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
22.19
Greg Gascoigne flicks a high pass forward. Paul Hendry holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paul Hendry shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
24.51
0-1With some swift thinking, Rui Carvalho plays the ball forward to Ricardo Jardim. Ricardo Jardim whips in a cross ball towards Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro beats his man to it with a header. Sebastien Haeldermans sticks out a leg. His wonderful reaction block keeps it out!
27.10
Morten Bögelund advances with the ball. Morten Bögelund flicks a high pass forward to Greg Gascoigne who brings the ball neatly under control. Greg Gascoigne edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Greg Gascoigne provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Dumitru Stinga smothers it!
34.25
Miguel Neves makes a probing pass to Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro lofts in a cross ball towards Rui Carvalho. Rui Carvalho connects with a diving header. The ball is well placed but Sebastien Haeldermans blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
36.34
Sebastien Haeldermans flicks a high pass forward. Greg Gascoigne holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Greg Gascoigne flicks a high pass forward. Mike Hoogstrate controls it well on his chest. Mike Hoogstrate shoots from outside the area. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good keeping!
38.20
0-1Mike Hoogstrate controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Moreno Lantignotti. Moreno Lantignotti knocks in a cross ball towards Greg Gascoigne. Matthias Bierhoff hacks Greg Gascoigne from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
44.13
Miguel Ribeiro makes a simple pass to Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida plays a scrappy one-two with Rui Carvalho and stumbles forward towards the goal... Gaspar Almeida tries a spectacular strike. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Braga appear unchanged since the first half. Rio Ave 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
Sporting Braga kick off!
48.58
With great vision, Morten Bögelund plays the ball forward to Greg Gascoigne. Greg Gascoigne knocks the ball to his team mate, Vitor Ramos. Vitor Ramos cuts inside the box! Vitor Ramos comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
54.35
Miguel Neves runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Miguel Neves knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mark Grella who gathers it comfortably.
57.33
1-2Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
59.17
1-2Chance Robinson barges into Vitor Ramos. The referee brings Chance Robinson to one side and gives him a warning! Vitor Ramos stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.57
Anton Kohler barges into Mike Hoogstrate. Anton Kohler is warned by the referee! Mike Hoogstrate stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.20
Morten Bögelund makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vitor Ramos. Vitor Ramos advances with the ball. Vitor Ramos shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
65.07
Samuel Suggs makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida plays a quick one-two with Miguel Ribeiro and rushes in on goal... Gaspar Almeida tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!! The crowd cheer. That makes three for him!
72.30
Gaspar Almeida deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Miguel Neves. Miguel Neves knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sebastien Haeldermans.
75.44
Anton Kohler hacks Mike Hoogstrate from behind! The referee warns Anton Kohler again to calm down! Mike Hoogstrate hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.11
Vitor Ramos threads a neat ball through to Mario Jardim. Mario Jardim controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
83.46
Ricardo Jardim knocks the ball forward to Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Leonardo Garcia.
85.03
Vitor Ramos threads a neat ball through to Moreno Lantignotti. Moreno Lantignotti knocks in a cross ball towards Mario Jardim. Mario Jardim flicks the ball with his head but it whistles just wide of the post!
89.25
Morten Bögelund chips the ball to his team mate, Vitor Ramos. Vitor Ramos makes a probing pass to Mario Jardim. Mario Jardim plays a one-two with Moreno Lantignotti and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Mario Jardim provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Dumitru Stinga. Excellent save.
90.00
Rui Carvalho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Miguel Neves. Miguel Neves finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.4%
46.6%
Play Area
26%
49.3%
24.7%
Scorers
| Vitor Ramos 49 | Gaspar Almeida 15, 44, 65 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Gaspar Almeida of Rio Ave |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Mark Grella (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Mustapha Berger (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Sebastien Haeldermans (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Morten Bögelund (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Leonardo Garcia (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Vitor Ramos (MID) |  | 8 |
| 7. | Greg Gascoigne (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Paul Hendry (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Mike Hoogstrate (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Moreno Lantignotti (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Mario Jardim (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Ray Paschetta (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Felipe Segarra (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Neil Souness (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Dumitru Stinga (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Samuel Suggs (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Matthias Bierhoff (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Anton Kohler (DEF) | 5 | |
| 5. | Chance Robinson (DEF) | 5 | |
| 6. | Rui Carvalho (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Ricardo Jardim (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Miguel Neves (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Gaspar Almeida (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Miguel Ribeiro (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Tonci Vukoja (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Quim Carvalho (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Samuel Pinheiro (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Frederico Soares (ATT) | 0 | |