Match Report
| Sporting Braga | Sporting Braga |  |  | Farense | Farense | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Ângelo Teixeira | Ângelo Teixeira | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jakob Schell | J. Schell |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 44 |  | Alexandre Castro | A. Castro | |||||||||
| Ricardo Veloso | R. Veloso | | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | David Nunes | D. Nunes | |||||||||
| Jorge Quaresma | J. Quaresma | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 |  | Gavin Law | G. Law | |||||||||
| Miguel Soares | M. Soares | | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 | | Frederico Valente | F. Valente | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Fernandes | R. Fernandes | | 61 | D | | 5 | | D | 59 | | Alberto Lopes | A. Lopes | |||||||||
| Jan Haefliger | J. Haefliger |  | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 52 | | Gaspar Rego | G. Rego | |||||||||
| Jorge Postiga | J. Postiga | | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 56 |  | Michael Davila | M. Davila | |||||||||
| Dominic Young | D. Young | | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 |  | Nicola Viali | N. Viali | |||||||||
| Cristiano Moreira | C. Moreira | | 53 | M | | 9 | | A | 62 | | Paulo Reis | P. Reis | |||||||||
| Valentino Martinelli | V. Martinelli | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 76 | | Artur Alves | A. Alves | |||||||||
| Rafael Lopes | R. Lopes | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Gaspar Loureiro | G. Loureiro | |||||||||
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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 Farense. A crowd of 7,878 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Sporting Braga are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Farense appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Sporting Braga are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Farense appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Sporting Braga kick off and get the match underway!
2.46
0-0Frederico Valente kicks a strong pass forward to Gaspar Rego. Gaspar Rego makes a beautiful solo run. Gaspar Rego makes a probing pass to Paulo Reis but he's offside!
3.09
0-0David Nunes kicks a strong pass forward to Michael Davila. Michael Davila flicks the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Loureiro. Gaspar Loureiro shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
4.13
0-0Gavin Law hacks Dominic Young from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dominic Young runs off the knock.
9.03
Dominic Young sees a break and surges forward. Dominic Young shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
14.03
Michael Davila makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gaspar Loureiro. Gaspar Loureiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paulo Reis but the linesman indicates offside!
16.30
0-0Gaspar Rego makes a simple pass to Gaspar Loureiro. Gaspar Loureiro whips in a cross ball towards Artur Alves. Artur Alves heads the ball goalwards. Jakob Schell easily smothers it.
20.33
Miguel Soares sees space and advances. Miguel Soares makes a simple pass to Valentino Martinelli. Valentino Martinelli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
21.15
0-0Gaspar Rego barges into Dominic Young. The referee calls over Gaspar Rego and warns him to calm down! Dominic Young hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.05
0-0Cristiano Moreira makes a probing pass to Rafael Lopes. Rafael Lopes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alberto Lopes.
28.39
Dominic Young catches Gaspar Rego on the ankles. The referee calls over Dominic Young and shows him a yellow card! Gaspar Rego stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.15
0-0Gaspar Rego hacks Cristiano Moreira from behind! The referee calls over Gaspar Rego and shows him a yellow card! Cristiano Moreira carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Farense kick off and get the second half underway!
49.07
Gaspar Rego makes a probing pass to Gaspar Loureiro. Gaspar Loureiro shoots from long range but it flies wide!
54.30
0-0Farense are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
57.46
Nicola Viali threads the ball through to Artur Alves. Artur Alves knocks in a cross ball towards Gaspar Loureiro. Gaspar Loureiro is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is tipped over by Jakob Schell.
59.53
1-0Jorge Postiga makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Valentino Martinelli. Valentino Martinelli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Valentino Martinelli scores for Sporting Braga!!
63.48
Miguel Soares kicks a strong pass forward to Cristiano Moreira. Cristiano Moreira chips the ball to his team mate, Valentino Martinelli. Valentino Martinelli finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
65.18
Ricardo Veloso chips the ball to his team mate, Dominic Young. Dominic Young decides to run forward with the ball. Dominic Young finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.48
Michael Davila makes a probing pass to Gaspar Loureiro. Gaspar Loureiro lofts in a cross ball towards Artur Alves. Artur Alves connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
72.31
Miguel Soares makes a probing pass to Jan Haefliger. Jan Haefliger chips the ball to his team mate, Rafael Lopes. Rafael Lopes shoots from 25 yards but Alexandre Castro is on top of it.
73.35
Alberto Lopes makes a simple pass to Michael Davila. Michael Davila knocks the ball to his team mate, Artur Alves. Artur Alves shoots from long range. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
77.32
Jan Haefliger threads the ball through to Valentino Martinelli. Valentino Martinelli plays a perfect one-two with Rafael Lopes and rushes in on goal... Valentino Martinelli cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
79.58
Frederico Valente makes a probing pass to Nicola Viali. Nicola Viali knocks the ball forward to Paulo Reis. Paulo Reis kicks a strong pass forward to Gaspar Loureiro. Gaspar Loureiro makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
81.31
Michael Davila brings the ball forward. Michael Davila knocks the ball forward to Paulo Reis but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
83.07
Gaspar Rego deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Loureiro. Gaspar Loureiro makes a probing pass to Paulo Reis but he's offside!
89.25
Gavin Law brings the ball forward. Gavin Law controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Artur Alves. Artur Alves knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ricardo Veloso.
90.00
Gavin Law flicks the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Rego. Gaspar Rego chips the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Loureiro. Gaspar Loureiro goes all the way! Gaspar Loureiro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
0
4
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
39.7%
60.3%
Play Area
28.8%
41.1%
30.1%
Scorers