Match Report
| Sporting Braga | Sporting Braga |  |  | Naval | Naval | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jakob Schell | J. Schell |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 |  | Paulo Martins | P. Martins | |||||||||
| Ricardo Veloso | R. Veloso | | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 53 | | Cristiano Lima | C. Lima | |||||||||
| Jorge Quaresma | J. Quaresma | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 |  | Thierry Mayer | T. Mayer | |||||||||
| Miguel Soares | M. Soares | | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 | | Arno Reimers | A. Reimers | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Fernandes | R. Fernandes | | 61 | D | | 5 | | M | 55 | | Carlos Carvalho | C. Carvalho | |||||||||
| Jan Haefliger | J. Haefliger |  | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 54 | | Fernando Marques | F. Marques | |||||||||
| Jorge Postiga | J. Postiga | | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 50 | | Tomas Martins | T. Martins | |||||||||
| Dominic Young | D. Young |  | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Manuel Oliveira | M. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Cristiano Moreira | C. Moreira | | 53 | M | | 9 | | M | 43 | | Billy McCoist | B. McCoist | |||||||||
| Valentino Martinelli | V. Martinelli |  | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Jaime Quaresma | J. Quaresma | |||||||||
| Rafael Lopes | R. Lopes | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 51 | | Filipe Semedo | F. Semedo | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estádio Municipal de Braga where Sporting Braga play host to Naval. A crowd of 8,459 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Sporting Braga are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Naval appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Sporting Braga are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Naval appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
0.00
0-0Sporting Braga start the match!
2.29
0-0Manuel Oliveira makes a beautiful solo run. Manuel Oliveira shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
6.47
Jorge Quaresma chips the ball to his team mate, Jorge Postiga. Jorge Postiga flicks the ball to his team mate, Valentino Martinelli. Valentino Martinelli tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
16.58
0-0Jorge Postiga knocks the ball forward to Valentino Martinelli. Valentino Martinelli knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paulo Martins who gathers it comfortably.
20.36
Jorge Postiga controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Valentino Martinelli. Valentino Martinelli controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
22.12
Jorge Quaresma threads the ball through to Dominic Young. Dominic Young brings the ball forward. Dominic Young knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cristiano Lima.
24.04
0-0Thierry Mayer hacks Rafael Lopes from behind! The referee calls over Thierry Mayer and shows him a yellow card! Rafael Lopes gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
27.16
0-0Carlos Carvalho threads the ball through to Filipe Semedo. Filipe Semedo lofts in a cross ball towards Jaime Quaresma. Jaime Quaresma directs the ball goalwards with his head. Jakob Schell manages to gather it comfortably.
30.09
0-0Jaime Quaresma clumsily knocks into Ricardo Veloso. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ricardo Veloso hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.19
0-0Cristiano Lima comes in with a late challenge on Dominic Young. The referee calls over Cristiano Lima and warns him to calm down! Dominic Young runs off the knock.
38.57
Jan Haefliger makes a simple pass to Valentino Martinelli. Valentino Martinelli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.33
Jorge Quaresma flicks the ball to his team mate, Dominic Young. Dominic Young knocks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Lopes. Rafael Lopes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
44.24
Carlos Carvalho advances with the ball. Carlos Carvalho tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Naval kick off!
49.36
Cristiano Moreira comes in with a late challenge on Fernando Marques. Cristiano Moreira is given a warning by the referee! Fernando Marques runs off the knock.
51.53
Manuel Oliveira barges into Jan Haefliger. Manuel Oliveira is given a warning by the referee! Jan Haefliger runs off the knock.
53.34
0-0Sporting Braga are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
60.50
Miguel Soares decides to run forward with the ball. Miguel Soares threads the ball through to Valentino Martinelli. Valentino Martinelli shoots from distance but it flies wide!
65.03
Cristiano Lima brings the ball forward. Cristiano Lima knocks the ball to his team mate, Jaime Quaresma. Jaime Quaresma shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
66.45
Manuel Oliveira knocks the ball to his team mate, Jaime Quaresma. Jaime Quaresma shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Jakob Schell easily smothers it!
69.22
Jorge Quaresma sees a break and surges forward. Jorge Quaresma threads the ball through to Rafael Lopes. Rafael Lopes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
73.26
Dominic Young makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rafael Lopes. Rafael Lopes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
75.40
Miguel Soares surges forward with the ball. Miguel Soares controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rafael Lopes. Rafael Lopes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Arno Reimers.
79.58
0-0Dominic Young knocks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Lopes. Rafael Lopes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Valentino Martinelli but the linesman indicates offside!
81.27
Jorge Quaresma clumsily knocks into Filipe Semedo. Jorge Quaresma is given a warning by the referee! Filipe Semedo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.39
Ricardo Veloso passes the ball forward to Jorge Postiga. Jorge Postiga makes a probing pass to Valentino Martinelli. Valentino Martinelli controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Paulo Martins easily smothers it.
87.08
Jorge Postiga flicks the ball to his team mate, Rafael Lopes. Rafael Lopes kicks a strong pass forward to Valentino Martinelli but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
6
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
66.2%
33.8%
Play Area
26.2%
45%
28.7%