Match Report
| Maia | Maia |  |  | Académica de Coimbra | Académica de Coimbra | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Almeida | S. Almeida |  | 77 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 | | Ricardo Quaresma | R. Quaresma | |||||||||
| Joao Moutinho | J. Moutinho | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Vitor Nunes | V. Nunes | |||||||||
| Edgar Ribeiro | E. Ribeiro | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Jorge Santos | J. Santos | |||||||||
| Andre Semedo | A. Semedo | | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Diogo Ramos | D. Ramos | |||||||||
| Miguel Mendes | M. Mendes | | 64 | D | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Paulo Castro | P. Castro | |||||||||
| Cristiano Pinto | C. Pinto | | 73 | M | | 6 | |  | M | 79 | | Artur Tavares | A. Tavares | ||||||||
| Mario Fernandes | M. Fernandes | | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 51 |  | David Campbell | D. Campbell | |||||||||
| Rafael Santos | R. Santos | | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | Eduardo Moreira | E. Moreira | |||||||||
| Hugo Castro | H. Castro | | 59 | M | | 9 | | A | 64 | | Diogo Barros | D. Barros | |||||||||
| Hugo Neves | H. Neves | | 59 | A | | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Alexandre Lopes | A. Lopes | ||||||||
| Alberto Teixeira | A. Teixeira | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 58 |  | Alejandro Vidal | A. Vidal | |||||||||
| Luis Rego | L. Rego | | 64 | G | | 12 | | A | 53 | | Nuno Alves | N. Alves | |||||||||
| Alan Gascoigne | A. Gascoigne |  | 59 | D | | 13 | | G | 52 | | Pedro Vieira | P. Vieira | |||||||||
| Ricardo Barbosa | R. Barbosa | | 55 | G | | 14 | | D | 50 | | Antonio Lima | A. Lima | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Est˜dio Prof. Dr. Vieira de Carvalho where Maia play host to Académica de Coimbra. A crowd of 9,036 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Maia are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Académica de Coimbra appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Rafael Marques.
The pitch is in good condition.
Maia are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Académica de Coimbra appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Rafael Marques.
0.00
0-0Maia kick off and get the match underway!
2.08
0-0Miguel Mendes pushes up the pitch. Miguel Mendes plays the ball forward to Alberto Teixeira. Alberto Teixeira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eduardo Moreira.
4.35
Rafael Santos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mario Fernandes. Mario Fernandes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.42
0-0Diogo Ramos knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Lopes. Alexandre Lopes shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
8.32
0-0Rafael Santos chips the ball to his team mate, Hugo Neves. Hugo Neves advances inside the box! Diogo Ramos hacks Hugo Neves from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
9.35
0-0Alexandre Lopes threads a neat ball through to Alejandro Vidal. Alejandro Vidal finds some space and shoots from distance but Samuel Almeida is on top of it.
21.29
Eduardo Moreira flicks a high pass forward. Alexandre Lopes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alexandre Lopes makes a probing pass to Alejandro Vidal. Alejandro Vidal tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Samuel Almeida.
22.27
0-0Corner kick to Académica de Coimbra. Eduardo Moreira plays it out to the edge of the box. Diogo Barros is dispossessed by a tackle from Andre Semedo.
34.39
Rafael Santos makes a simple pass to Hugo Neves. Hugo Neves controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
38.04
Eduardo Moreira kicks a strong pass forward to Alexandre Lopes. Alexandre Lopes whips in a cross ball towards Alejandro Vidal. Alejandro Vidal powers a header at goal but Samuel Almeida is on top of his game. Great save!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Maia appear unchanged since the first half. Académica de Coimbra also appear unchanged since the first half. The Académica de Coimbra players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Académica de Coimbra start the second half!
47.44
Diogo Ramos sees Artur Tavares in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Artur Tavares flicks the ball to his team mate, Alejandro Vidal. Alejandro Vidal skips past Miguel Mendes! Alejandro Vidal tries a spectacular strike but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
53.31
0-0Eduardo Moreira clumsily knocks into Cristiano Pinto. Eduardo Moreira is shown the yellow card! Cristiano Pinto runs off the knock.
59.54
Alexandre Lopes comes in with a late challenge on Rafael Santos. The referee calls over Alexandre Lopes and shows him a yellow card! Rafael Santos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.49
Without breaking stride, Cristiano Pinto plays the ball forward to Alberto Teixeira. Alberto Teixeira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.39
Diogo Ramos barges into Alberto Teixeira. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alberto Teixeira runs off the knock.
71.07
0-0Alexandre Lopes barges into Andre Semedo. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's another yellow card! It's an early bath for Alexandre Lopes!! Andre Semedo gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
75.06
0-0Maia are in full control of this game.
79.46
Artur Tavares makes a simple pass to Diogo Barros. Diogo Barros knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Samuel Almeida who gathers it comfortably.
81.45
Mario Fernandes flicks a high ball forward to Alberto Teixeira who takes it down. Alberto Teixeira cuts inside the box! Alberto Teixeira comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It's miles wide!
83.26
Edgar Ribeiro sees Hugo Castro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hugo Castro passes the ball forward to Hugo Neves. Hugo Neves lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Teixeira. Alberto Teixeira whips the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
3
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
1
Possession
63%
37%
Play Area
24.7%
50.7%
24.7%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Samuel Almeida of Maia |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Samuel Almeida (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Joao Moutinho (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Edgar Ribeiro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Andre Semedo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Miguel Mendes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Cristiano Pinto (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Mario Fernandes (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Rafael Santos (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Hugo Castro (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Hugo Neves (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Alberto Teixeira (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Luis Rego (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Alan Gascoigne (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Ricardo Barbosa (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Ricardo Quaresma (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Vitor Nunes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Jorge Santos (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Diogo Ramos (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 5. | Paulo Castro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Artur Tavares (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | David Campbell (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Eduardo Moreira (MID) | | 5 |
| 9. | Diogo Barros (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alexandre Lopes (ATT) |  | 3 |
| 11. | Alejandro Vidal (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Nuno Alves (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Pedro Vieira (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Antonio Lima (DEF) | 0 | |