Match Report


Boavista Futebol ClubeBoavista Futebol Clube     C.F. Estrela da AmadoraC.F. Estrela da Amadora
Computer Player Computer Player Craig Thornburrow Craig Thornburrow
Jonas LittbarskiJ. Littbarski62
G
1
G
82Markus RothM. Roth
Samuel PinheiroS. Pinheiro71
D
2
D
72Luca ToldoL. Toldo
Simon SammerS. Sammer66
D
3captain
D
72Guilherme ValenteG. Valente
Diogo FerreiraD. Ferreira64
D
4
D
73Gary LawG. Law
Lomano Le SauxL. Le Saux60
D
5
D
72Arturo CortesA. Cortes
Duarte AntunesD. Antunes63
M
captain6
M
79Giordano ColleG. Colle
David PostigaD. Postiga63
M
7
M
76Matt ClelandM. Cleland
Bruno QuaresmaB. Quaresma73
A
8
A
74Anthony CastiglioniA. Castiglioni
Rodrigo SantosR. Santos65
A
9
A
76Konstantinos XenakisK. Xenakis
Cesar LimaC. Lima52
A
10
A
77Billy McinnesB. Mcinnes
Liam MersonL. Merson51
A
11
A
75Daniel RosalesD. Rosales
 
Jaime ReisJ. Reis60
M
12
D
71Sjaak WisgerhofS. Wisgerhof
Quim VarelaQ. Varela57
M
13
M
42Clive WhiteC. White
Jorge FariaJ. Faria57
M
14
A
70Richard PaterR. Pater

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Estádio do Bessa where Boavista Futebol Clube play host to C.F. Estrela da Amadora. A crowd of 20,408 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Boavista Futebol Clube are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while C.F. Estrela da Amadora appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Luis Bento.


0.00
The whistle blows and C.F. Estrela da Amadora kick off!
2.26
David Postiga makes a probing pass to Rodrigo Santos. Rodrigo Santos shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
9.32
Anthony Castiglioni flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Rosales holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Daniel Rosales knocks in a cross ball towards Billy Mcinnes. Diogo Ferreira hacks Billy Mcinnes from behind! That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
15.15
Gary Law passes the ball forward to Giordano Colle. Giordano Colle makes a probing pass to Matt Cleland. Matt Cleland knocks in a cross ball towards Konstantinos Xenakis. Konstantinos Xenakis outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
16.45
Gary Law sees space and advances. Gary Law kicks a strong pass forward to Konstantinos Xenakis. Konstantinos Xenakis shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
24.24
Matt Cleland flicks a high ball forward to Anthony Castiglioni who takes it down. Anthony Castiglioni finds some space and shoots from distance. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
28.34
Matt Cleland decides to run forward with the ball. Matt Cleland shoots from long range but Jonas Littbarski reads it well. Nice save!
30.31
Gary Law makes a beautiful solo run. Gary Law deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Giordano Colle. Giordano Colle knocks in a cross ball towards Konstantinos Xenakis. Konstantinos Xenakis fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Jonas Littbarski. What a great pair of hands!
32.02
Duarte Antunes runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Duarte Antunes whips in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Santos. Rodrigo Santos connects with a diving header. Rodrigo Santos scores for Boavista Futebol Clube!!
36.01
Guilherme Valente barges into Bruno Quaresma. The referee brings Guilherme Valente to one side and gives him a warning! Bruno Quaresma runs off the knock.
39.04
Guilherme Valente sees space and advances. Guilherme Valente controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Konstantinos Xenakis. Konstantinos Xenakis whips in a cross ball towards Billy Mcinnes. Billy Mcinnes beats his man to it with a header but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.28
Duarte Antunes threads a neat ball through to Bruno Quaresma. Bruno Quaresma sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
42.00
Samuel Pinheiro knocks the ball to his team mate, David Postiga. David Postiga rushes past Gary Law! David Postiga cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
44.44
Diogo Ferreira plays the ball forward to Cesar Lima. Cesar Lima plays a scrappy one-two with Liam Merson and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Cesar Lima provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Boavista Futebol Clube appear unchanged since the first half. C.F. Estrela da Amadora also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Boavista Futebol Clube kick off!
47.20
Matt Cleland deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Anthony Castiglioni. Anthony Castiglioni knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Diogo Ferreira.
49.14
Diogo Ferreira clumsily knocks into Matt Cleland. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Matt Cleland runs off the knock.
51.53
Giordano Colle runs up as Matt Cleland takes the throw-in, skillfully chesting the ball down to his feet. Giordano Colle threads a neat ball through to Konstantinos Xenakis. Konstantinos Xenakis whips in a cross ball towards Anthony Castiglioni. Anthony Castiglioni connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it rises well off target!
54.50
Guilherme Valente chips the ball to his team mate, Matt Cleland. Matt Cleland sees Giordano Colle in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Giordano Colle shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
55.25
Matt Cleland flicks a high pass forward. Giordano Colle controls it well on his chest. Giordano Colle deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Billy Mcinnes but the linesman indicates offside!
57.06
Gary Law flicks a high pass forward to Arturo Cortes who brings the ball under control. Arturo Cortes flicks a high pass forward. Billy Mcinnes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Billy Mcinnes advances inside the box! Billy Mcinnes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
59.42
Giordano Colle knocks the ball to his team mate, Konstantinos Xenakis. Konstantinos Xenakis knocks in a cross ball towards Anthony Castiglioni. Anthony Castiglioni beats his man to it with a header but it rises well off target!
60.01
David Postiga catches Guilherme Valente on the ankles. David Postiga is shown the yellow card! Guilherme Valente runs off the knock.
65.11
Arturo Cortes flicks a high pass forward to Billy Mcinnes who brings the ball under control. Billy Mcinnes whips in a cross ball towards Matt Cleland. Matt Cleland rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Matt Cleland!
72.20
Matt Cleland flicks a high pass forward to Daniel Rosales who brings the ball under control. Daniel Rosales knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Samuel Pinheiro.
73.08
Duarte Antunes threads a neat ball through to Liam Merson. Liam Merson shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
75.21
Matt Cleland passes the ball forward to Anthony Castiglioni. Anthony Castiglioni sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Jonas Littbarski manages to keep it out.
78.36
Gary Law passes the ball forward to Giordano Colle. Giordano Colle chips the ball to his team mate, Anthony Castiglioni. Anthony Castiglioni lofts in a cross ball towards Giordano Colle. Giordano Colle knocks the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
81.39
David Postiga flicks a high pass forward to Liam Merson who brings the ball under control. Liam Merson plays a quick one-two with Bruno Quaresma and rushes in on goal... Liam Merson takes a shot at goal but it's well over the bar!
84.21
Diogo Ferreira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cesar Lima. Cesar Lima knocks the ball to his team mate, Duarte Antunes. Duarte Antunes runs straight at the defence! Duarte Antunes rockets a shot on goal but Markus Roth reads it well. Good save!
87.55
Duarte Antunes receives the ball from a throw-in from David Postiga. Duarte Antunes flicks a high pass forward to Liam Merson who brings the ball under control. Liam Merson finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Boavista Futebol Clube

C.F. Estrela da Amadora
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
2
8
Shots off Target
7
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
41.5%
58.5%
Play Area
29.3%
45.1%
25.6%

Scorers
Rodrigo Santos 32
Anthony Castiglioni 24
Matt Cleland 65
Giordano Colle 78

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

Match Ratings
1.Jonas Littbarski (GK)
7
2.Samuel Pinheiro (DEF)
6
3.Simon Sammer (DEF)
6
4.Diogo Ferreira (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Lomano Le Saux (DEF)
6
6.Duarte Antunes (MID)
8
7.David Postiga (MID)yellow card
6
8.Bruno Quaresma (ATT)
6
9.Rodrigo Santos (ATT)goal scored
7
10.Cesar Lima (ATT)
6
11.Liam Merson (ATT)
6
 
12.Jaime Reis (MID)
0
13.Quim Varela (MID)
0
14.Jorge Faria (MID)
0

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