Match Report


F.C. AroucaF.C. Arouca     C.S MaritimoC.S Maritimo
Noel SlineyNoel Sliney Iain Richer Iain Richer
Roland FortesR. Fortes68
G
captain1
G
66Edwin de HaanE. de Haan
Eduardo QuaresmaE. Quaresma73
D
2
D
66Sven WillS. Will
Pierre-Yves De PalmasP. De Palmas79
D
3captain
D
73Sergio BarbosaS. Barbosa
Jorge RegoJ. Rego72
D
4
D
70Oswaldo JonquetO. Jonquet
Matthias DehmM. Dehm74
M
5
D
70Benedetto TacchiB. Tacchi
David LawD. Law83
M
6
M
70Ivan ThatcherI. Thatcher
Gavin MorrisonG. Morrison78
M
7
M
75Nuno VarelaN. Varela
Eugenio RedondoE. Redondo76
M
8
A
69Jaime MoutinhoJ. Moutinho
Zbigniew MalkowskiZ. Malkowski80
A
9
M
72Diogo LopesD. Lopes
Fernando AlvesF. Alves81
A
10
A
78Tomas MendesT. Mendes
Raul TostadoR. Tostado78
A
11
A
72Oscar VazquezO. Vazquez
 
Chris WilsonC. Wilson34
D
12
A
62Guilherme LimaG. Lima
Ivan MazzeiI. Mazzei77
M
13
M
75Silvio NevesS. Neves
Danny CoppingerD. Coppinger74
A
14
A
69Ricardo MoutinhoR. Moutinho

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Estádio Municipal where F.C. Arouca play host to C.S Maritimo. A crowd of 18,803 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in great condition.
F.C. Arouca are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while C.S Maritimo appear to be shaped for 4-2-3-1.
Today's match is refereed by Helder Campos.


0.00
C.S Maritimo kick off!
2.22
Ivan Thatcher flicks a high pass forward. Nuno Varela controls it well on his chest. Nuno Varela runs straight at the defence! Nuno Varela muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Solid save from Roland Fortes.
4.08
With vision, Gavin Morrison laces a weighted ball forward to Fernando Alves. Fernando Alves shoots from distance but somehow Edwin de Haan manages to keep it out.
6.13
Nuno Varela flicks a high pass forward to Ivan Thatcher who brings the ball under control. Ivan Thatcher plays a one-two with Tomas Mendes and advances towards the goal... Ivan Thatcher makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Roland Fortes smothers it!
8.24
Nuno Varela makes a simple pass to Jaime Moutinho. Jaime Moutinho plays a one-two with Diogo Lopes and advances towards the goal... Jaime Moutinho strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
20.55
Gavin Morrison deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Law. David Law shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Edwin de Haan manages to gather it effortlessly.
22.29
Ivan Thatcher threads the ball through to Oscar Vazquez. Oscar Vazquez passes the ball forward but Jaime Moutinho is offside!
28.41
David Law hacks Sven Will from behind! The referee brings David Law to one side and gives him a warning! Sven Will runs off the knock.
32.04
Pierre-Yves De Palmas flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Alves controls it well on his chest. Fernando Alves flicks a high pass forward. Zbigniew Malkowski controls it well on his chest. Zbigniew Malkowski knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.24
Oscar Vazquez flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Lopes collects the pass. Diogo Lopes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jorge Rego.
40.02
With great vision, Matthias Dehm plays the ball forward to Zbigniew Malkowski. Zbigniew Malkowski lofts in a cross ball towards Fernando Alves. Fernando Alves knocks the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
42.23
Ivan Thatcher clumsily knocks into Eduardo Quaresma. Ivan Thatcher is shown the yellow card! Eduardo Quaresma grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. F.C. Arouca appear unchanged since the first half. C.S Maritimo also appear unchanged since the first half. The C.S Maritimo players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The second half starts with F.C. Arouca kicking off!
48.02
Nuno Varela threads a neat ball through to Ivan Thatcher. Ivan Thatcher hits a low pass to Jaime Moutinho. Jaime Moutinho cuts inside the box! Jaime Moutinho side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but Roland Fortes is on top of it.
51.50
Gavin Morrison chips the ball to his team mate, Raul Tostado. Raul Tostado shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
54.35
Ivan Thatcher hacks Raul Tostado from behind! Ivan Thatcher is warned by the referee! Raul Tostado stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.37
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
60.51
F.C. Arouca have made a substitution with Ivan Mazzei replacing David Law .
65.13
Zbigniew Malkowski chips the ball to his team mate, Fernando Alves. Fernando Alves shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
66.18
Jorge Rego threads the ball through to Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison knocks the ball to his team mate, Fernando Alves. Fernando Alves shoots from 25 yards. Good keeping from Edwin de Haan as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
67.12
Eugenio Redondo takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Tomas Mendes jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
71.19
Benedetto Tacchi barges into Ivan Mazzei. The referee warns Benedetto Tacchi to calm down! Ivan Mazzei carries on, but is struggling a bit.
73.31
Eduardo Quaresma makes a probing pass to Eugenio Redondo. Eugenio Redondo flicks a high pass forward to Matthias Dehm who brings the ball under control. Matthias Dehm rushes past Benedetto Tacchi! Matthias Dehm shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Edwin de Haan gets down and covers it.
75.31
Oswaldo Jonquet flicks the ball to his team mate, Sergio Barbosa. Sergio Barbosa flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Vazquez collects the pass. Oscar Vazquez knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.42
Jorge Rego makes a simple pass to Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison makes a probing pass to Fernando Alves. Fernando Alves sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Edwin de Haan reads it well. Excellent keeping!
84.14
Tomas Mendes kicks a strong pass forward to Ivan Thatcher. Ivan Thatcher sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
89.34
Gavin Morrison flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Mazzei controls it well on his chest. Ivan Mazzei shoots from distance but it is miles over!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

F.C. Arouca

C.S Maritimo
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.2%
40.8%
Play Area
25.4%
45.1%
29.6%

Scorers
Ivan Thatcher 84

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Ivan Thatcher of C.S Maritimo

Match Ratings
1.Roland Fortes (GK)
7
2.Eduardo Quaresma (DEF)
6
3.Pierre-Yves De Palmas (DEF)
6
4.Jorge Rego (DEF)
7
5.Matthias Dehm (MID)
7
6.David Law (MID)
6
7.Gavin Morrison (MID)
7
8.Eugenio Redondo (MID)
6
9.Zbigniew Malkowski (ATT)
6
10.Fernando Alves (ATT)
7
11.Raul Tostado (ATT)
6
 
12.Chris Wilson (DEF)
0
13.Ivan Mazzei (MID)
6
14.Danny Coppinger (ATT)
0

1.Edwin de Haan (GK)
9
2.Sven Will (DEF)
7
3.Sergio Barbosa (DEF)
6
4.Oswaldo Jonquet (DEF)
6
5.Benedetto Tacchi (DEF)
5
6.Ivan Thatcher (MID)goal scoredyellow card
9
7.Nuno Varela (MID)
7
8.Jaime Moutinho (ATT)
7
9.Diogo Lopes (MID)
6
10.Tomas Mendes (ATT)
7
11.Oscar Vazquez (ATT)
6
 
12.Guilherme Lima (ATT)
0
13.Silvio Neves (MID)
0
14.Ricardo Moutinho (ATT)
0