Match Report


Beira MarBeira Mar     Sporting BragaSporting Braga
Pedro SilvaPedro Silva Jack Herer Jack Herer
Mauricio KapoM. Kapo74
G
1captain
G
79Mark GrellaM. Grella
Shaun MckayS. Mckay73
D
2
D
76Mustapha BergerM. Berger
Hugo VieiraH. Vieira74
D
3
D
75Sebastien HaeldermansS. Haeldermans
Miguel LopesM. Lopes72
D
4
D
71Morten BögelundM. Bögelund
Frederico LopesF. Lopes72
D
5
D
68Leonardo GarciaL. Garcia
Rodolfo AndresR. Andres76
M
6
M
68Ruben AntunesR. Antunes
Francisco DiezF. Diez76
M
7
M
68Vitor RamosV. Ramos
Thierry StewartT. Stewart70
A
8
A
78Stuart SounessS. Souness
Jacob DaviesJ. Davies73
A
captain9
A
72Mike HoogstrateM. Hoogstrate
Dean GranttD. Grantt76
A
10
A
71Cliff van der HoekC. van der Hoek
Teddy BishopT. Bishop77
A
11
A
74Paul HendryP. Hendry
 
Frederico VianaF. Viana68
D
12
D
41Ray PaschettaR. Paschetta
Alex GargoA. Gargo77
M
13
M
40Felipe SegarraF. Segarra
Scott BeagrieS. Beagrie70
A
14
A
40Neil SounessN. Souness

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estádio Municipal where Beira Mar play host to Sporting Braga. A crowd of 20,563 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
Both Beira Mar and Sporting Braga are lined up in a 4-2-4 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Sebastiao Bento.


0.00
Sporting Braga kick off and get the first half underway!
3.32
Francisco Diez kicks a strong pass forward to Teddy Bishop. Teddy Bishop chips the ball to his team mate, Francisco Diez. Francisco Diez looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball curls but is blocked by Leonardo Garcia's outstretched leg.
6.56
With imagination, Vitor Ramos laces a weighted ball forward to Paul Hendry. Paul Hendry knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mauricio Kapo who gathers it comfortably.
8.14
Miguel Lopes advances with the ball. Miguel Lopes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jacob Davies. Jacob Davies deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dean Grantt but the linesman indicates offside!
10.01
Paul Hendry makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cliff van der Hoek. Cliff van der Hoek makes a defence splitting pass to Ruben Antunes. Ruben Antunes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball strikes Frederico Lopes's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
11.10
It's a corner kick. Vitor Ramos kicks a low ball out wide. Paul Hendry side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
14.05
Hugo Vieira kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Diez. Francisco Diez takes it forward alone. Francisco Diez edges inside the box! Francisco Diez tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
20.37
Seeing a gap ahead, Vitor Ramos plays the ball forward to Ruben Antunes. Ruben Antunes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
21.47
Francisco Diez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodolfo Andres. Rodolfo Andres controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Mark Grella. What a great pair of hands!
22.19
Miguel Lopes flicks a high pass forward to Francisco Diez who brings the ball neatly under control. Francisco Diez plays the ball forward to Jacob Davies. Jacob Davies sees Thierry Stewart just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Thierry Stewart tries a spectacular strike. It's there!! Mark Grella has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
26.58
Cliff van der Hoek flicks a high pass forward. Stuart Souness holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Stuart Souness shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
28.13
Miguel Lopes hacks Vitor Ramos from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Vitor Ramos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.40
Frederico Lopes comes in with a late challenge on Vitor Ramos. The referee calls over Frederico Lopes and shows him a yellow card! Vitor Ramos runs off the knock.
36.26
Mustapha Berger sees Vitor Ramos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Vitor Ramos threads a neat ball through to Paul Hendry. Paul Hendry sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Mauricio Kapo!
40.58
Rodolfo Andres hits a low pass to Teddy Bishop. Teddy Bishop whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Diez. Francisco Diez finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Mark Grella easily picks it out of the air!
44.34
Rodolfo Andres barges into Ruben Antunes. The referee calls over Rodolfo Andres and shows him a yellow card! Ruben Antunes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Hugo Vieira knocks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Diez. Francisco Diez runs straight at the defence! Francisco Diez makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Francisco Diez scores for Beira Mar!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Beira Mar appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Braga also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sporting Braga players seem much more motivated whilst the Beira Mar players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Beira Mar kick off and get the second half underway!
47.28
Shaun Mckay flicks a high pass forward. Jacob Davies collects the pass. Jacob Davies knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Morten Bögelund.
48.20
Mike Hoogstrate makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Hendry. Paul Hendry lofts in a cross ball towards Ruben Antunes. Ruben Antunes gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
51.15
Frederico Lopes sees Rodolfo Andres in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rodolfo Andres knocks the ball forward to Jacob Davies. Jacob Davies lofts in a cross ball towards Teddy Bishop. Teddy Bishop is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
53.45
Morten Bögelund makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cliff van der Hoek. Cliff van der Hoek shoots from long range. Mauricio Kapo gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
55.06
Francisco Diez runs straight at the opposition's defence. Francisco Diez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
57.12
Sebastien Haeldermans flicks a high pass forward to Mike Hoogstrate who brings the ball under control. Mike Hoogstrate plays a one-two with Vitor Ramos and advances towards the goal... Mike Hoogstrate tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sporting Braga!
60.42
Rodolfo Andres sees a break and surges forward. Rodolfo Andres knocks in a cross ball towards Dean Grantt. Dean Grantt makes a looping header on goal but it is tipped over by Mark Grella.
61.51
Francisco Diez takes the corner, driving a low ball out to the edge of the box. Hugo Vieira looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
63.47
Rodolfo Andres flicks a high pass forward. Teddy Bishop holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Teddy Bishop knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Morten Bögelund.
65.47
Shaun Mckay flicks a high pass forward. Teddy Bishop holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Teddy Bishop knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leonardo Garcia.
67.58
Mike Hoogstrate barges into Frederico Lopes. Mike Hoogstrate is shown the yellow card! Frederico Lopes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
72.16
Rodolfo Andres flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Diez collects the pass. Francisco Diez shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
73.29
Vitor Ramos hits a low pass to Stuart Souness. Stuart Souness rushes past Frederico Lopes! Stuart Souness muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
78.38
Sebastien Haeldermans controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruben Antunes. Ruben Antunes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vitor Ramos. Vitor Ramos makes a probing pass between the defence to Mike Hoogstrate. Mike Hoogstrate muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
79.12
Frederico Lopes makes a simple pass to Rodolfo Andres. Rodolfo Andres makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Teddy Bishop. Teddy Bishop lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Diez. Francisco Diez finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
81.25
Rodolfo Andres makes a simple pass to Teddy Bishop. Teddy Bishop finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
89.49
Sebastien Haeldermans kicks a strong pass forward to Morten Bögelund. Morten Bögelund chips the ball to his team mate, Paul Hendry. Paul Hendry shoots from long range but it's well over the bar!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Beira Mar

Sporting Braga
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
8
6
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
3
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.2%
46.8%
Play Area
27.7%
41.5%
30.9%

Scorers
Thierry Stewart 22
Francisco Diez 45
Ruben Antunes 48
Mike Hoogstrate 57

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Francisco Diez of Beira Mar

Match Ratings
1.Mauricio Kapo (GK)
7
2.Shaun Mckay (DEF)
6
3.Hugo Vieira (DEF)
6
4.Miguel Lopes (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Frederico Lopes (DEF)yellow card
6
6.Rodolfo Andres (MID)yellow card
8
7.Francisco Diez (MID)goal scored
9
8.Thierry Stewart (ATT)goal scored
7
9.Jacob Davies (ATT)
6
10.Dean Grantt (ATT)
6
11.Teddy Bishop (ATT)
6
 
12.Frederico Viana (DEF)
0
13.Alex Gargo (MID)
0
14.Scott Beagrie (ATT)
0

1.Mark Grella (GK)
7
2.Mustapha Berger (DEF)
6
3.Sebastien Haeldermans (DEF)
6
4.Morten Bögelund (DEF)
6
5.Leonardo Garcia (DEF)
6
6.Ruben Antunes (MID)goal scored
8
7.Vitor Ramos (MID)
8
8.Stuart Souness (ATT)
6
9.Mike Hoogstrate (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
10.Cliff van der Hoek (ATT)
6
11.Paul Hendry (ATT)
7
 
12.Ray Paschetta (DEF)
0
13.Felipe Segarra (MID)
0
14.Neil Souness (ATT)
0