Match Report


Académica de CoimbraAcadémica de Coimbra     U MadeiraU Madeira
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Ricardo QuaresmaR. Quaresma57
G
1
G
62Guilherme MonteiroG. Monteiro
Vitor NunesV. Nunes60
D
2
D
67Cesar CostaC. Costa
Jorge SantosJ. Santos57
D
3
D
62Miguel ReisM. Reis
Diogo RamosD. Ramos54
D
4
D
61Miguel NevesM. Neves
Paulo CastroP. Castro52
D
5
D
57Luis ValenteL. Valente
Artur TavaresA. Tavares79
M
captain6
M
67Quim VarelaQ. Varela
David CampbellD. Campbell52
M
7
M
61Rafael JardimR. Jardim
Joao ValenteJ. Valente50
M
8
M
60Carlos FerreiraC. Ferreira
Diogo BarrosD. Barros64
A
9
M
57Oleg DrakeO. Drake
Alexandre LopesA. Lopes60
A
10captain
A
67Miguel SemedoM. Semedo
Alejandro VidalA. Vidal58
A
11
A
62John BurleyJ. Burley
 
Nuno AlvesN. Alves53
A
12
G
60Jose E. De AscentisJ. De Ascentis
Pedro VieiraP. Vieira52
G
13
A
58Cristiano LoureiroC. Loureiro
Antonio LimaA. Lima50
D
14
G
58Quim SantosQ. Santos

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Estádio Cidade de Coimbra where Académica de Coimbra play host to U Madeira. A crowd of 8,203 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Académica de Coimbra are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while U Madeira appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Fernando Jesus.


0.00
The whistle blows and Académica de Coimbra kick off!
2.14
Oleg Drake makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Miguel Semedo. Miguel Semedo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Artur Tavares.
3.05
Cesar Costa flicks a high ball forward to Oleg Drake who takes it down. Oleg Drake flicks a high pass forward to Miguel Semedo who brings the ball under control. Miguel Semedo lofts in a cross ball towards John Burley. John Burley powers a header at goal but it flies well off target!
4.12
Carlos Ferreira chips the ball to his team mate, Miguel Semedo. Miguel Semedo whips in a cross ball towards John Burley. John Burley finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Ricardo Quaresma had no chance!! Goal for U Madeira!
8.43
Oleg Drake makes a simple pass to John Burley. John Burley plays a scrappy one-two with Miguel Semedo and advances towards the goal... John Burley muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
15.41
Seeing a gap ahead, Vitor Nunes plays the ball forward to David Campbell. David Campbell flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Vidal holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alejandro Vidal shoots from 25 yards but is denied by Guilherme Monteiro. Excellent save.
16.25
John Burley kicks a strong pass forward to Miguel Semedo. Miguel Semedo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Ricardo Quaresma comfortably gets down and covers it.
20.27
Artur Tavares flicks a high pass forward. Alejandro Vidal holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alejandro Vidal whips in a cross ball towards Alexandre Lopes. Alexandre Lopes gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it curls horrendously wide!
26.42
Artur Tavares makes a probing pass to Alexandre Lopes. Alexandre Lopes plays a scrappy one-two with Diogo Barros and advances towards the goal... Alexandre Lopes cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
28.48
Quim Varela passes the ball forward to John Burley. John Burley knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ricardo Quaresma who gathers it comfortably.
30.23
Artur Tavares hacks Oleg Drake from behind! Artur Tavares is given a warning by the referee! Oleg Drake hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.04
Miguel Reis hacks Joao Valente from behind! The referee brings Miguel Reis to one side and gives him a warning! Joao Valente hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.34
Miguel Reis makes a probing pass to Luis Valente. Luis Valente threads the ball through to Miguel Semedo. Miguel Semedo shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
36.10
Miguel Neves takes the throw-in. Luis Valente flicks a high pass forward. Oleg Drake controls it well on his chest. Oleg Drake threads the ball through to Quim Varela. Quim Varela tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
40.58
Diogo Ramos sees Artur Tavares in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Artur Tavares makes a probing pass to David Campbell. David Campbell runs straight at the defence! David Campbell muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Académica de Coimbra are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Académica de Coimbra appear unchanged since the first half. U Madeira also appear unchanged since the first half. The Académica de Coimbra players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The second half starts with U Madeira kicking off!
48.45
Rafael Jardim flicks the ball to his team mate, John Burley. John Burley shoots from 20 yards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for U Madeira! That's his third!
57.26
Artur Tavares advances with the ball. Artur Tavares knocks in a cross ball towards Alexandre Lopes. Alexandre Lopes jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Alexandre Lopes scores for Académica de Coimbra!!
60.13
Carlos Ferreira flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Semedo collects the pass. Miguel Semedo lofts in a cross ball towards John Burley. John Burley gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
63.19
John Burley flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Jardim holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rafael Jardim finds some space and shoots from distance but somehow Ricardo Quaresma manages to keep it out.
66.27
With a delightful solo run, Carlos Ferreira stretches the opposition's defence. Carlos Ferreira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Ricardo Quaresma reads it well. Excellent keeping!
67.51
David Campbell knocks the ball forward to Alexandre Lopes. Alexandre Lopes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Miguel Neves.
69.53
Diogo Ramos darts forward. Diogo Ramos advances with the ball. Diogo Ramos shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
77.14
With great vision, Alexandre Lopes plays the ball forward to Diogo Barros. Diogo Barros knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Luis Valente.
84.17
Jorge Santos hits a low pass to Artur Tavares. Artur Tavares makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Campbell. David Campbell threads the ball through to Alejandro Vidal but he's offside!
85.07
Paulo Castro surges forward with the ball. Paulo Castro knocks the ball forward to Alejandro Vidal. Alejandro Vidal knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Joao Valente is offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Académica de Coimbra

U Madeira
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
3
7
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.4%
44.6%
Play Area
29.7%
47.3%
23%

Scorers
Alexandre Lopes 57
John Burley 4, 8, 48, 60

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

Match Ratings
1.Ricardo Quaresma (GK)
6
2.Vitor Nunes (DEF)
6
3.Jorge Santos (DEF)
6
4.Diogo Ramos (DEF)
6
5.Paulo Castro (DEF)
6
6.Artur Tavares (MID)
7
7.David Campbell (MID)
6
8.Joao Valente (MID)
6
9.Diogo Barros (ATT)
6
10.Alexandre Lopes (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Alejandro Vidal (ATT)
6
 
12.Nuno Alves (ATT)
0
13.Pedro Vieira (GK)
0
14.Antonio Lima (DEF)
0

1.Guilherme Monteiro (GK)
6
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)
6
8.Carlos Ferreira (MID)
6
9.Oleg Drake (MID)
6
10.Miguel Semedo (ATT)
7
11.John Burley (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Jose E. De Ascentis (GK)
0
13.Cristiano Loureiro (ATT)
0
14.Quim Santos (GK)
0