Match Report
| Vitória de Guimarães | Vitória de Guimarães |  |  | Varzim | Varzim | ||||||||||||||||
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| Jorge Faria | J. Faria |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 72 | | Tomas Marques | T. Marques | |||||||||
| Miguel Santos | M. Santos | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 | | Jorge Lima | J. Lima | |||||||||
| Hugo Almeida | H. Almeida | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 |  | Mike Peckham | M. Peckham | |||||||||
| Tiago Faria | T. Faria | | 67 | D | | 4 | |  | D | 57 | | Edgar Ramos | E. Ramos | ||||||||
| Graeme Marr | G. Marr | | 65 | D | | 5 | | D | 54 |  | Duncan Mccall | D. Mccall | |||||||||
| Pascal Laslandes | P. Laslandes |  | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Helder Semedo | H. Semedo | |||||||||
| Kewullay Cesari | K. Cesari |  | 65 | M | | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Samuel Viana | S. Viana | ||||||||
| Carlos Alves | C. Alves | | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Paulo Jesus | P. Jesus | |||||||||
| Thomas Szepan | T. Szepan |  | 66 | A | | 9 | | M | 52 | | Fernando Sousa | F. Sousa | |||||||||
| Filipe Marques | F. Marques | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Antonio Mendes | A. Mendes | |||||||||
| Arnauld Iorio | A. Iorio | | 56 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Alexandre Loureiro | A. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Danny Upson | D. Upson | | 63 | M | | 12 | | A | 56 | | Artur Quaresma | A. Quaresma | |||||||||
| Hugo Soares | H. Soares | | 60 | D | | 13 | | G | 56 | | Francisco Rego | F. Rego | |||||||||
| Eduardo Reis | E. Reis | | 55 | A | | 14 | | A | 56 | | Filipe Teixeira | F. Teixeira | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques where Vitória de Guimarães play host to Varzim. A crowd of 9,823 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Vitória de Guimarães are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Varzim appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Fernando Jesus.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Vitória de Guimarães are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Varzim appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Fernando Jesus.
0.00
0-0Varzim kick off and get the match underway!
3.45
0-0Carlos Alves surges forward with the ball. Carlos Alves knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tomas Marques who gathers it comfortably.
4.17
0-0Hugo Almeida makes a strong solo run forward. Hugo Almeida controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pascal Laslandes. Pascal Laslandes shoots from 25 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
9.27
Duncan Mccall flicks a high pass forward. Jorge Lima controls it well on his chest. Jorge Lima hits a low pass to Antonio Mendes. Antonio Mendes whips in a cross ball towards Samuel Viana. Samuel Viana makes a deft header but it misses the target by a large margin!
10.52
0-0Carlos Alves darts forward. Carlos Alves shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
12.11
Carlos Alves flicks a high pass forward. Arnauld Iorio controls it well on his chest. Arnauld Iorio cuts inside the box! Some silky footwork from Arnauld Iorio provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it flies well off target!
20.06
Graeme Marr flicks the ball to his team mate, Arnauld Iorio. Arnauld Iorio deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Thomas Szepan. Thomas Szepan whips in a cross ball towards Pascal Laslandes. Pascal Laslandes powers a header at goal. The keeper is on top of it. Fabulous stop!
21.03
Alexandre Loureiro hits a low pass to Antonio Mendes. Antonio Mendes plays a one-two with Alexandre Loureiro and advances towards the goal... Antonio Mendes cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.45
Paulo Jesus makes a probing pass to Antonio Mendes. Antonio Mendes shoots from distance. Good keeping from Jorge Faria as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
27.18
It's a corner kick. Fernando Sousa loops the ball over to the far post. Jorge Faria drops low and scoops up the ball.
30.19
Fernando Sousa makes a beautiful solo run. Fernando Sousa finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
32.54
Mike Peckham sees Fernando Sousa in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Fernando Sousa surges forward with the ball. Fernando Sousa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Miguel Santos.
34.41
Duncan Mccall knocks the ball forward to Antonio Mendes. Antonio Mendes plays a one-two with Alexandre Loureiro and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Antonio Mendes provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
0-1Paulo Jesus makes a simple pass to Fernando Sousa. Fernando Sousa advances inside the box! Fernando Sousa takes a shot at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Vitória de Guimarães appear unchanged since the first half. Varzim also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Vitória de Guimarães kick off the second half!
48.47
Duncan Mccall hits a low pass to Samuel Viana. Samuel Viana flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Mendes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Antonio Mendes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jorge Faria who gathers it comfortably.
49.48
Filipe Marques plays the ball forward to Kewullay Cesari. Kewullay Cesari makes a defence splitting pass to Arnauld Iorio. Arnauld Iorio muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Tomas Marques. Excellent save.
54.03
Hugo Almeida deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlos Alves. Carlos Alves shoots from outside the area. Solid save from Tomas Marques. What a great pair of hands!
59.41
Carlos Alves flicks a high ball forward to Pascal Laslandes who takes it down. Pascal Laslandes lofts in a cross ball towards Carlos Alves. Carlos Alves directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.43
0-1Vitória de Guimarães have made a substitution with Eduardo Reis replacing Filipe Marques .
63.47
Graeme Marr receives the ball from a throw-in from Tiago Faria. Graeme Marr flicks a high pass forward. Kewullay Cesari holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kewullay Cesari plays the ball forward to Eduardo Reis. Eduardo Reis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
65.53
Arnauld Iorio controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Thomas Szepan. Thomas Szepan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mike Peckham.
69.34
Helder Semedo kicks a strong pass forward to Antonio Mendes. Antonio Mendes shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
73.37
Graeme Marr kicks a strong pass forward to Tiago Faria. Tiago Faria makes a probing pass to Eduardo Reis. Eduardo Reis knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Szepan. Thomas Szepan flicks the ball with his head but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
75.34
0-1Graeme Marr takes it forward alone. Graeme Marr threads the ball through to Kewullay Cesari. Kewullay Cesari makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Thomas Szepan but he's offside!
77.33
Tiago Faria flicks the ball to his team mate, Kewullay Cesari. Kewullay Cesari knocks the ball forward to Pascal Laslandes. Pascal Laslandes whips in a cross ball towards Arnauld Iorio. Arnauld Iorio shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Arnauld Iorio!
81.35
Thomas Szepan hits a low pass to Eduardo Reis. Eduardo Reis knocks in a cross ball towards Thomas Szepan. Thomas Szepan directs the ball goalwards with his head. Good keeping from Tomas Marques as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
82.10
1-1Carlos Alves takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Helder Semedo gets to the ball and clears it up field.
83.09
Helder Semedo decides to run forward with the ball. Helder Semedo shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
84.29
Fernando Sousa sees Antonio Mendes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Antonio Mendes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
Pascal Laslandes passes the ball forward to Carlos Alves. Carlos Alves knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tomas Marques who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
3
Shots off Target
4
5
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.4%
46.6%
Play Area
26.1%
45.5%
28.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Fernando Sousa of Varzim |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Jorge Faria (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Miguel Santos (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Hugo Almeida (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Tiago Faria (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Graeme Marr (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Pascal Laslandes (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Kewullay Cesari (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Carlos Alves (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Thomas Szepan (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Filipe Marques (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Arnauld Iorio (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Danny Upson (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Hugo Soares (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Eduardo Reis (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Tomas Marques (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Jorge Lima (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Mike Peckham (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Edgar Ramos (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Duncan Mccall (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Helder Semedo (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Samuel Viana (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Paulo Jesus (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Fernando Sousa (MID) | | 9 |
| 10. | Antonio Mendes (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Alexandre Loureiro (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Artur Quaresma (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Francisco Rego (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Filipe Teixeira (ATT) | 0 | |