Match Report


Desportivo NacionalDesportivo Nacional     Académica de CoimbraAcadémica de Coimbra
Ben BiancardiBen Biancardi Alistair Kidd Alistair Kidd
Ruben VarelaR. Varela69
G
1
G
71Bruno VarelaB. Varela
Vasco GomesV. Gomes84
D
2
D
68Pedro VazquezP. Vazquez
Manuel SousaM. Sousa71
D
3
D
73Scott GreigS. Greig
Eduardo NunesE. Nunes70
D
4
D
68Sebastiao LopesS. Lopes
Samuel FariaS. Faria76
M
5
M
69Tomas PostigaT. Postiga
Vasco PinheiroV. Pinheiro72
M
6
M
71Saïd FerhaouiS. Ferhaoui
Artur SoaresA. Soares77
M
7captain
M
75Neil DavidsonN. Davidson
Vasco MonteiroV. Monteiro81
M
captain8
M
72Antonio FerreiraA. Ferreira
Sebastiao CostaS. Costa77
A
9
A
70Norberto ArreolaN. Arreola
Edgar MendesE. Mendes75
A
10
A
73Hugo CamposH. Campos
Arthur IzzetA. Izzet77
A
11
A
83Filipe AntunesF. Antunes
 
Pablo PrietoP. Prieto71
A
12
M
70Danny EustaceD. Eustace
Oberdan PisanuO. Pisanu68
A
13
A
71Artur PinheiroA. Pinheiro
Hugo FonsecaH. Fonseca71
D
14
M
79Brenny MeeuwisB. Meeuwis

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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Ground Estádio da Madeira where Desportivo Nacional play host to Académica de Coimbra. A crowd of 19,881 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Desportivo Nacional and Académica de Coimbra are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Luis Bento.


0.00
Desportivo Nacional kick off!
4.50
Vasco Monteiro kicks a strong pass forward to Vasco Pinheiro. Vasco Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball towards Vasco Monteiro. Vasco Monteiro directs the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Bruno Varela had no chance!! Goal for Desportivo Nacional!
8.36
Scott Greig flicks the ball to his team mate, Filipe Antunes. Filipe Antunes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Ruben Varela!
9.30
Pedro Vazquez flicks a high pass forward. Neil Davidson controls it well on his chest. Neil Davidson flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Campos. Hugo Campos kicks a strong pass forward to Filipe Antunes but the referee indicates it's offside!
10.41
Arthur Izzet hacks Scott Greig from behind! The referee calls over Arthur Izzet and warns him to calm down! Scott Greig runs off the knock.
12.44
Vasco Gomes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Artur Soares. Artur Soares flicks a high pass forward. Edgar Mendes controls it well on his chest. Edgar Mendes whips in a cross ball towards Vasco Pinheiro. Vasco Pinheiro whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
20.06
Saïd Ferhaoui makes a beautiful solo run. Saïd Ferhaoui knocks in a cross ball towards Norberto Arreola. Norberto Arreola finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head his aim is horrendously poor!
26.07
Saïd Ferhaoui flicks a high pass forward. Filipe Antunes collects the pass. Filipe Antunes tries a spectacular long range effort but Ruben Varela is on top of his game. Excellent save!
28.55
Norberto Arreola knocks the ball to his team mate, Filipe Antunes. Filipe Antunes shoots from outside the area. Fantastic reaction save from Ruben Varela!
34.16
Saïd Ferhaoui threads the ball through to Hugo Campos. Hugo Campos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Ruben Varela gathers the ball up comfortably. Good save!
36.28
Samuel Faria flicks a high pass forward. Vasco Pinheiro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vasco Pinheiro whips in a cross ball towards Samuel Faria. Samuel Faria gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Magnificent block by Tomas Postiga!
38.56
Académica de Coimbra are keeping the ball well. They need to convert this possession into goals.
42.56
Antonio Ferreira makes a simple pass to Filipe Antunes. Filipe Antunes lofts in a cross ball towards Norberto Arreola. Norberto Arreola connects with a diving header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Desportivo Nacional appear unchanged since the first half. Académica de Coimbra also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Académica de Coimbra kick off!
51.55
Norberto Arreola makes a simple pass to Neil Davidson. Neil Davidson shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Ruben Varela!
53.13
Pedro Vazquez hits a low pass to Saïd Ferhaoui. Saïd Ferhaoui passes the ball forward to Tomas Postiga. Tomas Postiga runs straight at the defence! Tomas Postiga makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
55.34
Vasco Monteiro flicks a high pass forward. Sebastiao Costa collects the pass. Sebastiao Costa shoots from outside the area. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
57.02
Saïd Ferhaoui hits a low pass to Hugo Campos. Hugo Campos knocks in a cross ball towards Filipe Antunes. Filipe Antunes gets a glancing touch on the cross ball which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
60.32
Académica de Coimbra have made 2 substitutions with Artur Pinheiro replacing Hugo Campos and Brenny Meeuwis replacing Antonio Ferreira .
63.17
Vasco Monteiro chips the ball to his team mate, Arthur Izzet. Arthur Izzet makes a great pass forward. Edgar Mendes runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
66.57
Vasco Gomes takes it forward alone. Vasco Gomes flicks a high ball forward to Edgar Mendes who takes it down. Edgar Mendes plays a one-two with Sebastiao Costa and advances towards the goal... Edgar Mendes cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
69.36
Manuel Sousa threads the ball through to Vasco Pinheiro. Vasco Pinheiro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Bruno Varela gets down and covers it.
72.39
Vasco Pinheiro kicks a strong pass forward to Samuel Faria. Samuel Faria threads a neat ball through to Edgar Mendes. Edgar Mendes shoots from just inside the box. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.34
Desportivo Nacional have made a substitution with Hugo Fonseca replacing Manuel Sousa .Académica de Coimbra have made a substitution with Danny Eustace replacing Tomas Postiga .
78.41
Sebastiao Lopes plays the ball forward to Pedro Vazquez. Pedro Vazquez chips the ball to his team mate, Saïd Ferhaoui. Saïd Ferhaoui knocks in a cross ball towards Filipe Antunes. With a superhuman jump, Filipe Antunes connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Ruben Varela picks it out of the air!
79.51
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
81.30
Vasco Pinheiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Arthur Izzet. Arthur Izzet lofts in a cross ball towards Edgar Mendes. Edgar Mendes gets a glancing touch on the cross ball which easily beats the keeper. Goal!! The crowd cheer. That makes three for him!
84.51
Saïd Ferhaoui controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Artur Pinheiro. Artur Pinheiro lofts in a cross ball towards Filipe Antunes. Filipe Antunes fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Ruben Varela picks it out of the air!
87.37
Brenny Meeuwis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Norberto Arreola. Norberto Arreola deftly passes the ball to Filipe Antunes, releasing him through on goal. Some good footwork from Filipe Antunes provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
89.04
Without breaking stride, Neil Davidson plays the ball forward to Danny Eustace. Danny Eustace makes a probing pass to Filipe Antunes but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Desportivo Nacional

Académica de Coimbra
Goals
5
2
Shots on Target
7
10
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.7%
54.3%
Play Area
30%
45.7%
24.3%

Scorers
Vasco Monteiro 5
Vasco Pinheiro 12
Edgar Mendes 67, 72, 81
Norberto Arreola 43
Filipe Antunes 57

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Edgar Mendes of Desportivo Nacional

Match Ratings
1.Ruben Varela (GK)
8
2.Vasco Gomes (DEF)
6
3.Manuel Sousa (DEF)
6
4.Eduardo Nunes (DEF)
6
5.Samuel Faria (MID)
6
6.Vasco Pinheiro (MID)goal scored
8
7.Artur Soares (MID)
6
8.Vasco Monteiro (MID)goal scored
7
9.Sebastiao Costa (ATT)
6
10.Edgar Mendes (ATT)goal scoredgoal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Arthur Izzet (ATT)
6
 
12.Pablo Prieto (ATT)
0
13.Oberdan Pisanu (ATT)
0
14.Hugo Fonseca (DEF)
6

1.Bruno Varela (GK)
6
2.Pedro Vazquez (DEF)
6
3.Scott Greig (DEF)
6
4.Sebastiao Lopes (DEF)
6
5.Tomas Postiga (MID)
6
6.Saïd Ferhaoui (MID)
7
7.Neil Davidson (MID)
6
8.Antonio Ferreira (MID)
6
9.Norberto Arreola (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Hugo Campos (ATT)
6
11.Filipe Antunes (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Danny Eustace (MID)
6
13.Artur Pinheiro (ATT)
6
14.Brenny Meeuwis (MID)
6