Match Report


C.F. Estrela da AmadoraC.F. Estrela da Amadora     Desportivo NacionalDesportivo Nacional
Craig ThornburrowCraig Thornburrow Ben Biancardi Ben Biancardi
Markus RothM. Roth82
G
1
G
69Ruben VarelaR. Varela
Luca ToldoL. Toldo72
D
2
D
84Vasco GomesV. Gomes
Guilherme ValenteG. Valente72
D
captain3
D
71Hugo FonsecaH. Fonseca
Gary LawG. Law73
D
4
D
70Eduardo NunesE. Nunes
Arturo CortesA. Cortes72
D
5
M
77Samuel FariaS. Faria
Giordano ColleG. Colle79
M
6
M
72Vasco PinheiroV. Pinheiro
Gavin BowyerG. Bowyer90
M
7
M
79Artur SoaresA. Soares
Anthony CastiglioniA. Castiglioni74
A
8captain
M
81Vasco MonteiroV. Monteiro
Konstantinos XenakisK. Xenakis76
A
9
A
77Sebastiao CostaS. Costa
Billy McinnesB. Mcinnes77
A
10
A
75Edgar MendesE. Mendes
Daniel RosalesD. Rosales75
A
11
A
78Arthur IzzetA. Izzet
 
Sjaak WisgerhofS. Wisgerhof71
D
12
A
71Pablo PrietoP. Prieto
Matt ClelandM. Cleland76
M
13
D
71Manuel SousaM. Sousa
Richard PaterR. Pater70
A
14
A
68Oberdan PisanuO. Pisanu

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Estadio Jose Gomes where C.F. Estrela da Amadora play host to Desportivo Nacional. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
C.F. Estrela da Amadora are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Desportivo Nacional appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Luis Moutinho.


0.00
C.F. Estrela da Amadora kick off and get the first half underway!
4.00
Gary Law clumsily knocks into Samuel Faria. The referee brings Gary Law to one side and gives him a warning! Samuel Faria hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
6.44
Hugo Fonseca makes a simple pass to Vasco Pinheiro. Vasco Pinheiro threads a neat ball through to Sebastiao Costa. Sebastiao Costa whips in a cross ball towards Arthur Izzet. Arthur Izzet makes a deft header. Markus Roth effortlessly punches it away to safety.
8.55
Vasco Gomes flicks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Faria. Samuel Faria takes it forward alone. Samuel Faria lofts in a cross ball towards Sebastiao Costa. Sebastiao Costa makes a looping header on goal. Markus Roth gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
10.39
Gary Law deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Valente. Guilherme Valente hits a low pass to Anthony Castiglioni. Anthony Castiglioni whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Rosales. Daniel Rosales flicks the ball with his head. Ruben Varela manages to gather it comfortably.
14.22
Gavin Bowyer flicks a high pass forward. Giordano Colle collects the pass. Giordano Colle knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Bowyer. Gavin Bowyer connects with a diving header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
18.31
Gavin Bowyer knocks the ball forward to Giordano Colle. Giordano Colle shoots from outside the area. Ruben Varela gets down and covers it.
30.18
Arturo Cortes makes a probing pass to Gavin Bowyer. Gavin Bowyer knocks the ball forward to Daniel Rosales. Daniel Rosales whips in a cross ball towards Konstantinos Xenakis. Konstantinos Xenakis beats his man to it with a header but is denied by Ruben Varela. Excellent save.
32.55
Hugo Fonseca flicks a high pass forward to Vasco Pinheiro who brings the ball under control. Vasco Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward to Arthur Izzet who brings the ball neatly under control. Arthur Izzet kicks a strong pass forward to Sebastiao Costa but the referee indicates it's offside!
33.14
Hugo Fonseca clumsily knocks into Gavin Bowyer. Hugo Fonseca is shown the yellow card! Gavin Bowyer carries on, but is struggling a bit.
34.04
Vasco Monteiro makes a probing pass to Artur Soares. Artur Soares lofts in a cross ball towards Edgar Mendes. Edgar Mendes directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
39.52
Vasco Gomes makes a simple pass to Vasco Monteiro. Vasco Monteiro knocks the ball forward to Samuel Faria. Samuel Faria knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
44.39
Gavin Bowyer threads a neat ball through to Billy Mcinnes. Billy Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball towards Anthony Castiglioni. Anthony Castiglioni makes a deft header. Anthony Castiglioni scores for C.F. Estrela da Amadora!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. C.F. Estrela da Amadora appear unchanged since the first half. Desportivo Nacional also appear unchanged since the first half. The Desportivo Nacional players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Desportivo Nacional kick off!
47.09
Arturo Cortes flicks a high ball forward to Gary Law who takes it down. Gary Law threads the ball through to Gavin Bowyer. Gavin Bowyer whips in a cross ball towards Konstantinos Xenakis. Konstantinos Xenakis connects with a diving header but it slams into the crowd!
48.32
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
49.05
Vasco Pinheiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Arthur Izzet. Arthur Izzet shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
51.13
Hugo Fonseca hits a low pass to Artur Soares. Artur Soares flicks a high pass forward. Vasco Monteiro controls it well on his chest. Vasco Monteiro lofts in a cross ball towards Arthur Izzet. Arthur Izzet flicks the ball with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Arthur Izzet!
54.31
Artur Soares chips the ball to his team mate, Edgar Mendes. Edgar Mendes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Markus Roth who gathers it comfortably.
61.14
Daniel Rosales catches Hugo Fonseca on the ankles. The referee warns Daniel Rosales to calm down! Hugo Fonseca stretches but gets up unharmed.
63.41
Artur Soares flicks a high ball forward to Vasco Pinheiro who takes it down. Vasco Pinheiro rushes past Guilherme Valente! Vasco Pinheiro comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
69.35
Billy Mcinnes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Konstantinos Xenakis. Konstantinos Xenakis knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Mcinnes. Billy Mcinnes powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
72.25
Arturo Cortes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giordano Colle. Giordano Colle runs straight at the opposition's defence. Giordano Colle knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Bowyer. Gavin Bowyer jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Ruben Varela gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
75.47
Gary Law makes a probing pass to Billy Mcinnes. Billy Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball towards Gavin Bowyer. Gavin Bowyer directs the ball goalwards with his head. Ruben Varela didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
77.48
Desportivo Nacional have made a substitution with Pablo Prieto replacing Edgar Mendes .
79.44
Eduardo Nunes flicks a high pass forward. Sebastiao Costa holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Sebastiao Costa controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Arthur Izzet through on goal. Arthur Izzet muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but is denied by Arturo Cortes. Excellent block.
81.15
Vasco Gomes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Arthur Izzet. Arthur Izzet knocks in a cross ball towards Samuel Faria. Samuel Faria knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Desportivo Nacional!
84.06
Eduardo Nunes threads a neat ball through to Artur Soares. Artur Soares chips the ball to his team mate, Vasco Monteiro. Vasco Monteiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luca Toldo.
87.18
Plenty of goal mouth action is making this a great game to watch.
89.11
Giordano Colle flicks the ball to his team mate, Anthony Castiglioni. Anthony Castiglioni controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Ruben Varela!
90.00
Samuel Faria catches Arturo Cortes on the ankles. The referee brings Samuel Faria to one side and gives him a warning! Arturo Cortes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

C.F. Estrela da Amadora

Desportivo Nacional
Goals
3
2
Shots on Target
9
5
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.7%
51.3%
Play Area
29.5%
44.9%
25.6%

Scorers
Gavin Bowyer 14
Anthony Castiglioni 44
Billy Mcinnes 69
Arthur Izzet 51
Samuel Faria 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gavin Bowyer of C.F. Estrela da Amadora

Match Ratings
1.Markus Roth (GK)
6
2.Luca Toldo (DEF)
6
3.Guilherme Valente (DEF)
6
4.Gary Law (DEF)
6
5.Arturo Cortes (DEF)
7
6.Giordano Colle (MID)
7
7.Gavin Bowyer (MID)goal scored
9
8.Anthony Castiglioni (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Konstantinos Xenakis (ATT)
6
10.Billy Mcinnes (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Daniel Rosales (ATT)
6
 
12.Sjaak Wisgerhof (DEF)
0
13.Matt Cleland (MID)
0
14.Richard Pater (ATT)
0

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