Match Report


Sporting BragaSporting Braga     Paços de FerreiraPaços de Ferreira
Jack HererJack Herer Craig Thornburrow Craig Thornburrow
Mark GrellaM. Grella79
G
captain1
G
78Adrien LlacerA. Llacer
Mustapha BergerM. Berger76
D
2
D
80Daniel ValenteD. Valente
Sebastien HaeldermansS. Haeldermans75
D
3
D
81Neil BremnerN. Bremner
Morten BögelundM. Bögelund71
D
4
D
84Lucas RiquelmeL. Riquelme
Jaime VarelaJ. Varela64
D
5
D
82Denis DomiD. Domi
Vitor RamosV. Ramos68
M
6
M
89Neil McallisterN. Mcallister
Greg GascoigneG. Gascoigne70
M
7captain
M
81Dominic BradyD. Brady
Stuart SounessS. Souness78
A
8
A
82Vitor FerreiraV. Ferreira
Eddy LaspallesE. Laspalles70
A
9
A
81Rodrigo BeltranR. Beltran
Cliff van der HoekC. van der Hoek71
A
10
A
81Jo LanckohrJ. Lanckohr
Paul HendryP. Hendry74
A
11
A
84Sami BarckS. Barck
 
Harry SmithH. Smith36
D
12
D
80Thomas CarvajalT. Carvajal
Felipe SegarraF. Segarra40
M
13
M
83Ricardo GuevaraR. Guevara
Neil SounessN. Souness40
A
14
A
78Cesar LoureiroC. Loureiro

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estádio Municipal de Braga where Sporting Braga play host to Paços de Ferreira. A crowd of 18,309 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Sporting Braga and Paços de Ferreira are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Nuno Tavares.


0.00
Paços de Ferreira start the match!
8.53
Dominic Brady kicks a strong pass forward to Jo Lanckohr. Jo Lanckohr tries a spectacular long range effort. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
10.10
Morten Bögelund hacks Jo Lanckohr from behind! The referee calls over Morten Bögelund and shows him a yellow card! Jo Lanckohr stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.54
Neil Bremner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Beltran. Rodrigo Beltran flicks the ball to his team mate, Sami Barck. Sami Barck knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.17
Neil Mcallister flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Brady holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dominic Brady whips in a cross ball towards Jo Lanckohr. Jo Lanckohr is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
18.56
Greg Gascoigne sees space and advances. Greg Gascoigne makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Stuart Souness. Stuart Souness tries a spectacular strike but is denied by Adrien Llacer. Excellent save.
22.51
Sebastien Haeldermans flicks a high pass forward. Vitor Ramos controls it well on his chest. Vitor Ramos flicks a high ball forward to Paul Hendry who takes it down. Paul Hendry knocks in a cross ball towards Stuart Souness. Stuart Souness makes a looping header on goal. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
24.07
Denis Domi surges forward with the ball. Denis Domi makes a beautiful solo run. Denis Domi lofts in a cross ball towards Vitor Ferreira. Vitor Ferreira outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball takes a deflection leaving Mark Grella with no chance!! Goal for Paços de Ferreira!
28.25
Denis Domi knocks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Brady. Dominic Brady sees Vitor Ferreira in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vitor Ferreira lofts in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Beltran. Rodrigo Beltran jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
32.43
Sebastien Haeldermans threads a neat ball through to Greg Gascoigne. Greg Gascoigne makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Hendry but he's offside!
34.55
Greg Gascoigne catches Dominic Brady on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dominic Brady runs off the knock.
39.23
Stuart Souness knocks the ball forward to Vitor Ramos. Vitor Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Greg Gascoigne. Greg Gascoigne is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sporting Braga!
42.03
Denis Domi kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Mcallister. Neil Mcallister knocks the ball forward to Sami Barck. Sami Barck lofts in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Beltran. Rodrigo Beltran beats his man to it with a header but somehow Mark Grella manages to keep it out.
44.52
Neil Bremner flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Brady holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Dominic Brady threads the ball through to Sami Barck. Sami Barck shoots from distance but it slams into the crowd!
45.00
Sebastien Haeldermans flicks a high pass forward. Greg Gascoigne holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Greg Gascoigne plays a quick one-two with Eddy Laspalles and rushes in on goal... Lucas Riquelme clumsily knocks into Greg Gascoigne. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Braga appear unchanged since the first half. Paços de Ferreira 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!
48.40
Mustapha Berger comes in with a late challenge on Neil Mcallister. The referee calls over Mustapha Berger and shows him a yellow card! Neil Mcallister gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
49.12
Morten Bögelund knocks the ball forward to Greg Gascoigne. Greg Gascoigne chips the ball to his team mate, Vitor Ramos. Vitor Ramos tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Adrien Llacer.
50.01
Corner kick to Sporting Braga. Greg Gascoigne plays it to the far post. Neil Mcallister gets to the ball and clears it up field.
51.44
Mustapha Berger controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eddy Laspalles. Eddy Laspalles makes a probing pass to Cliff van der Hoek. Cliff van der Hoek skips past Lucas Riquelme! Lucas Riquelme hacks Cliff van der Hoek from behind! Cliff van der Hoek appeals for a penalty! Given!!
51.44
The referee points to the spot..
52.44
Cliff van der Hoek takes a long run up. Adrien Llacer is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
53.16
Dominic Brady knocks the ball to his team mate, Vitor Ferreira. Vitor Ferreira lofts in a cross ball towards Neil Mcallister. Neil Mcallister makes a convincing header. Solid save from Mark Grella.
59.27
Neil Mcallister kicks a strong pass forward to Jo Lanckohr. Jo Lanckohr knocks in a cross ball towards Neil Mcallister. Neil Mcallister flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
65.35
Daniel Valente flicks a high pass forward. Dominic Brady collects the pass. Dominic Brady flicks a high ball forward to Sami Barck who takes it down. Sami Barck knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sebastien Haeldermans.
66.51
Mustapha Berger controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Morten Bögelund. Morten Bögelund hits a low pass to Greg Gascoigne. Greg Gascoigne knocks the ball forward to Cliff van der Hoek but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
67.54
Denis Domi threads a neat ball through to Vitor Ferreira. Vitor Ferreira finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Mark Grella manages to gather it easily.
69.19
Paul Hendry darts forward. Paul Hendry cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Paul Hendry provides some space. He shoots at goal but Adrien Llacer is on top of his game. Good keeping!
72.11
Lucas Riquelme sees space and advances. Lucas Riquelme kicks a strong pass forward to Jo Lanckohr. Jo Lanckohr knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sebastien Haeldermans.
77.31
Lucas Riquelme sees space and advances. Lucas Riquelme threads a neat ball through to Dominic Brady. Dominic Brady shoots from distance but is denied by Mark Grella. Excellent save.
79.01
Jaime Varela pushes up the pitch. Jaime Varela makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eddy Laspalles. Eddy Laspalles deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Stuart Souness but the linesman indicates offside!
83.16
Dominic Brady flicks a high ball forward to Sami Barck who takes it down. Sami Barck shoots from 25 yards but it's a woeful effort!
85.42
Stuart Souness threads a neat ball through to Vitor Ramos. Vitor Ramos knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Souness. Stuart Souness shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Adrien Llacer with no chance!! Goal for Sporting Braga!
90.00
Cliff van der Hoek flicks a high pass forward. Vitor Ramos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vitor Ramos threads the ball through into the box. Greg Gascoigne takes a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Braga

Paços de Ferreira
Goals
3
3
Shots on Target
7
9
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.3%
55.7%
Play Area
29.1%
40.5%
30.4%

Scorers
Greg Gascoigne 39
Cliff van der Hoek 52 (p)
Stuart Souness 85
Vitor Ferreira 24
Rodrigo Beltran 28
Neil Mcallister 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vitor Ferreira of Paços de Ferreira

Match Ratings
1.Mark Grella (GK)
8
2.Mustapha Berger (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Sebastien Haeldermans (DEF)
6
4.Morten Bögelund (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Jaime Varela (DEF)
6
6.Vitor Ramos (MID)
8
7.Greg Gascoigne (MID)goal scoredyellow card
8
8.Stuart Souness (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Eddy Laspalles (ATT)
6
10.Cliff van der Hoek (ATT)goal scored
6
11.Paul Hendry (ATT)
7
 
12.Harry Smith (DEF)
0
13.Felipe Segarra (MID)
0
14.Neil Souness (ATT)
0

1.Adrien Llacer (GK)
7
2.Daniel Valente (DEF)
6
3.Neil Bremner (DEF)
6
4.Lucas Riquelme (DEF)
7
5.Denis Domi (DEF)
8
6.Neil Mcallister (MID)goal scored
8
7.Dominic Brady (MID)
7
8.Vitor Ferreira (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Rodrigo Beltran (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Jo Lanckohr (ATT)
7
11.Sami Barck (ATT)
6
 
12.Thomas Carvajal (DEF)
0
13.Ricardo Guevara (MID)
0
14.Cesar Loureiro (ATT)
0