Match Report
| Académica de Coimbra | Académica de Coimbra |  |  | Varzim | Varzim | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ricardo Quaresma | R. Quaresma |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 72 | | Tomas Marques | T. Marques | ||||||||
| Vitor Nunes | V. Nunes | | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 | | Jorge Lima | J. Lima | |||||||||
| Jorge Santos | J. Santos | | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 |  | Mike Peckham | M. Peckham | |||||||||
| Diogo Ramos | D. Ramos | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Edgar Ramos | E. Ramos | |||||||||
| Paulo Castro | P. Castro | | 52 | D | | 5 | | D | 54 |  | Duncan Mccall | D. Mccall | |||||||||
| Artur Tavares | A. Tavares | | 79 | M | | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Helder Semedo | H. Semedo | ||||||||
| David Campbell | D. Campbell | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Samuel Viana | S. Viana | |||||||||
| Eduardo Moreira | E. Moreira | | 51 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Paulo Jesus | P. Jesus | |||||||||
| Diogo Barros | D. Barros | | 64 | A | | 9 | | M | 53 | | Hugo Ribeiro | H. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Alexandre Lopes | A. Lopes | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Antonio Mendes | A. Mendes | |||||||||
| Alejandro Vidal | A. Vidal |  | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Alexandre Loureiro | A. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Nuno Alves | N. Alves | | 53 | A | | 12 | | A | 56 | | Artur Quaresma | A. Quaresma | |||||||||
| Pedro Vieira | P. Vieira | | 52 | G | | 13 | | G | 56 | | Francisco Rego | F. Rego | |||||||||
| Antonio Lima | A. Lima | | 50 | D | | 14 | | A | 56 | | Filipe Teixeira | F. Teixeira | |||||||||
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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Estádio Cidade de Coimbra where Académica de Coimbra play host to Varzim. A crowd of 9,232 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Académica de Coimbra are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Varzim appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Vitor Soares.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Académica de Coimbra are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Varzim appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Vitor Soares.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Varzim kicking off!
2.33
0-0Mike Peckham drives a long ball upfield. Antonio Mendes flicks a high pass forward. Alexandre Loureiro controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Paulo Castro clumsily knocks into Alexandre Loureiro. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
12.27
0-0Paulo Castro advances with the ball. Paulo Castro runs straight at the defence! Paulo Castro muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
14.57
0-0Paulo Jesus chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Mendes. Antonio Mendes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Vitor Nunes.
15.53
0-0Artur Tavares controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alexandre Lopes. Alexandre Lopes plays a scrappy one-two with Artur Tavares and advances towards the goal... Alexandre Lopes rockets a shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Excellent save!
27.00
Samuel Viana flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Mendes collects the pass. Antonio Mendes whips in a cross ball towards Samuel Viana. Samuel Viana beats his man to it with a header but it misses the target by a large margin!
30.04
Diogo Ramos makes a simple pass to Alejandro Vidal. Alejandro Vidal knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.10
0-1Edgar Ramos flicks a high ball forward to Paulo Jesus who takes it down. Paulo Jesus sees space and advances. Paulo Jesus passes the ball forward to Alexandre Loureiro. Alexandre Loureiro looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
Jorge Santos brings the ball forward. Jorge Santos threads the ball through to Alejandro Vidal. Alejandro Vidal knocks the ball forward, putting Alexandre Lopes through on goal. Some silky footwork from Alexandre Lopes provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Académica de Coimbra appear unchanged since the first half. Varzim 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
Académica de Coimbra kick off and get the second half underway!
53.52
Mike Peckham flicks the ball to his team mate, Paulo Jesus. Paulo Jesus knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Loureiro. Alexandre Loureiro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ricardo Quaresma who gathers it comfortably.
57.10
Jorge Santos passes the ball forward to Artur Tavares. Artur Tavares threads a neat ball through to Diogo Barros. Diogo Barros rushes past Samuel Viana! Diogo Barros shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
61.37
Artur Tavares hits a low pass to Alexandre Lopes. Alexandre Lopes plays a scrappy one-two with Alejandro Vidal and advances towards the goal... Alexandre Lopes comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
72.10
Diogo Ramos makes a probing pass to David Campbell. David Campbell changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. David Campbell whips in a cross ball towards Alejandro Vidal. Alejandro Vidal outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it slams into the crowd!
73.45
Diogo Ramos chips the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Lopes. Alexandre Lopes knocks in a cross ball towards Diogo Barros. Diogo Barros finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it flies well off target!
77.10
0-1Samuel Viana takes it forward alone. Samuel Viana makes a great pass forward. Antonio Mendes runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
78.34
Edgar Ramos flicks a high ball forward to Samuel Viana who takes it down. Samuel Viana flicks a high ball forward to Antonio Mendes who takes it down. Antonio Mendes whips in a cross ball towards Alexandre Loureiro. Alexandre Loureiro flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
83.08
Samuel Viana hits a low pass to Alexandre Loureiro. Alexandre Loureiro advances inside the box! Alexandre Loureiro shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alexandre Loureiro!
87.52
Jorge Santos threads a neat ball through to Vitor Nunes. Vitor Nunes makes a probing pass to Diogo Barros. Diogo Barros knocks in a cross ball towards Alexandre Lopes. Alexandre Lopes flicks the ball with his head. Wonderful reactions from Tomas Marques keeps it out!
90.00
Jorge Santos threads a neat ball through to Artur Tavares. Artur Tavares sees space and advances. Artur Tavares plays a scrappy one-two with Alexandre Lopes and advances towards the goal... Artur Tavares comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. 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.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
6
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.6%
39.4%
Play Area
28.2%
42.3%
29.6%
Scorers
| Alexandre Loureiro 42, 83 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Alexandre Loureiro of Varzim |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Ricardo Quaresma (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Vitor Nunes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Jorge Santos (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Diogo Ramos (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Paulo Castro (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Artur Tavares (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | David Campbell (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Eduardo Moreira (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Diogo Barros (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alexandre Lopes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Alejandro Vidal (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Nuno Alves (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Pedro Vieira (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Antonio Lima (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Tomas Marques (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Jorge Lima (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Mike Peckham (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Edgar Ramos (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Duncan Mccall (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Helder Semedo (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Samuel Viana (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Paulo Jesus (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Hugo Ribeiro (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Antonio Mendes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Alexandre Loureiro (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Artur Quaresma (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Francisco Rego (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Filipe Teixeira (ATT) | 0 | |