Match Report


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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Estádio Municipal de Chaves where Grupo Desportivo de Chaves play host to U Madeira. A crowd of 8,366 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Grupo Desportivo de Chaves are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while U Madeira appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by David Martins.


0.00
The first half starts with Grupo Desportivo de Chaves kicking off!
8.55
Bruno Viana surges forward with the ball. Bruno Viana threads a neat ball through to Ricardo Carmona. Ricardo Carmona makes a simple pass, allowing Sergio Lima to run into the box. Sergio Lima muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Guilherme Monteiro. Excellent save.
9.05
Rafael Jardim flicks a high pass forward to John Burley who brings the ball under control. John Burley lofts in a cross ball towards Miguel Semedo. Miguel Semedo jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Eric Prantl manages to gather it.
12.12
Rafael Jardim decides to run forward with the ball. Rafael Jardim lofts in a cross ball towards John Burley. Ricardo Moreira catches John Burley on the ankles. Penalty not given!!
20.49
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
21.37
Quim Varela threads the ball through to Miguel Semedo. Miguel Semedo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bruno Viana.
26.55
John Burley flicks a high pass forward to Carlos Ferreira who brings the ball under control. Carlos Ferreira knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Eric Prantl who gathers it comfortably.
27.28
Ricardo Moreira flicks the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Rubio. Ricardo Rubio threads a neat ball through to Bruno Bento. Bruno Bento knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Guilherme Monteiro who gathers it comfortably.
28.24
Ricardo Rubio knocks the ball to his team mate, Nikos De Romijn. Nikos De Romijn threads a neat ball through to Bruno Bento. Bruno Bento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.02
Ricardo Rubio surges forward with the ball. Ricardo Rubio whips in a cross ball towards Ricardo Carmona. Ricardo Carmona gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he balloons it over the crossbar!
32.59
Carlos Ferreira sees John Burley in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. John Burley rushes past Bruno Viana! John Burley makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
36.34
Seeing a gap ahead, Nikos De Romijn laces a weighted ball forward to Ricardo Rubio. Ricardo Rubio threads a neat ball through to Bruno Bento. Bruno Bento lofts in a cross ball towards Sergio Lima. Sergio Lima directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
40.57
Ricardo Carmona makes a beautiful solo run. Ricardo Carmona shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Grupo Desportivo de Chaves appear unchanged since the first half. U Madeira also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
U Madeira kick off the second half!
49.06
Nuno Moutinho barges into Miguel Reis. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Miguel Reis runs off the knock.
53.28
Grupo Desportivo de Chaves are keeping most of the possession.
61.55
Nikos De Romijn hits a low pass to Sergio Lima. Sergio Lima knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.52
Ricardo Rubio catches Rafael Jardim on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rafael Jardim stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.38
Rafael Jardim plays the ball forward to Miguel Semedo. Miguel Semedo whips in a cross ball towards Carlos Ferreira. Carlos Ferreira connects with a diving header. The ball comes off Ricardo Rubio and the loose ball is cleared up field.
77.32
Grupo Desportivo de Chaves have made 3 substitutions with Chris Shew A Tjon replacing Sergio Lima, Nuno Rego replacing Nuno Moutinho and Jorge Lopes replacing Ricardo Carmona .
78.33
Ricardo Moreira plays the ball forward to Nikos De Romijn. Nikos De Romijn brings the ball forward. Nikos De Romijn knocks in a cross ball towards Bruno Bento. Bruno Bento outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it flies just off target!
83.46
Nuno Rego breaks forward. Nuno Rego sees Bruno Bento in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Bruno Bento shoots from outside the area. Guilherme Monteiro gets down and covers it.
84.18
Miguel Reis kicks a strong pass forward to Carlos Ferreira. Carlos Ferreira hits a low pass to John Burley. John Burley lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Jardim. Rafael Jardim makes a looping header on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
87.49
Miguel Semedo flicks a high pass forward to John Burley who brings the ball under control. John Burley tries a spectacular long range effort but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
John Burley flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Jardim collects the pass. Rafael Jardim knocks the ball forward to John Burley but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

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

Possession
57.3%
42.7%
Play Area
33.3%
48%
18.7%

Scorers

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to John Burley of U Madeira

Match Ratings
1.Eric Prantl (GK)
6
2.Michele Zanchi (DEF)
6
3.Ricardo Moreira (DEF)
7
4.Bruno Viana (DEF)
6
5.Arturo Reyes (MID)
6
6.Nikos De Romijn (MID)
7
7.Ricardo Rubio (MID)yellow card
7
8.Nuno Moutinho (MID)yellow card
5
9.Ricardo Carmona (ATT)
6
10.Sergio Lima (ATT)
6
11.Bruno Bento (ATT)
6
 
12.Nuno Rego (GK)
6
13.Jorge Lopes (DEF)
6
14.Chris Shew A Tjon (DEF)
6

1.Guilherme Monteiro (GK)
7
2.Cesar Costa (DEF)
6
3.Miguel Reis (DEF)
6
4.Miguel Neves (DEF)
6
5.Luis Valente (DEF)
6
6.Quim Varela (MID)
6
7.Rafael Jardim (MID)
7
8.Carlos Ferreira (MID)
7
9.Oleg Drake (MID)
6
10.Miguel Semedo (ATT)
7
11.John Burley (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Jose E. De Ascentis (GK)
0
13.Cristiano Loureiro (ATT)
0
14.Quim Santos (GK)
0