Match Report


União Desportiva de LeiriaUnião Desportiva de Leiria     Sporting BragaSporting Braga
Computer Player Computer Player Ben Couch Ben Couch
Frederico SemedoF. Semedo50
G
captain1
G
69Julian WelterJ. Welter
Rafael AlvesR. Alves60
D
2
D
66Eduardo MendezE. Mendez
Simon PriorS. Prior59
D
3
D
68Samuel TeixeiraS. Teixeira
Edgar RegoE. Rego58
D
4
D
73Manuel SantosM. Santos
Jaime RibeiroJ. Ribeiro55
D
5
M
66Rui BarbosaR. Barbosa
Daniel ReisD. Reis70
M
6captain
M
79Antonio MartinsA. Martins
Arno SchulzeA. Schulze60
M
7
M
72Jaime CarvalhoJ. Carvalho
David LopesD. Lopes60
M
8
M
65Darren BenaliD. Benali
Cesar AlvesC. Alves56
M
9
A
71Pedro CastroP. Castro
Tomas AlvesT. Alves67
A
10
A
72Silvio SoaresS. Soares
Alexandre PostigaA. Postiga59
A
11
A
72Rafael FernandesR. Fernandes
 
Ghislain DoukantieG. Doukantie58
A
12
D
65Manuel BaronchelliM. Baronchelli
Roberto PostigaR. Postiga54
D
13
M
55Adilson van VeenA. van Veen
Jorge FariaJ. Faria54
A
14
D
57Alberto CostaA. Costa

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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa where União Desportiva de Leiria play host to Sporting Braga. A crowd of 13,803 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
União Desportiva de Leiria are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sporting Braga appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ruben Pinheiro.


0.00
Sporting Braga kick off and get the first half underway!
2.15
David Lopes picks a pass forward to Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga shoots from outside the area. Julian Welter gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
6.10
Simon Prior flicks a high ball forward to Edgar Rego who takes it down. Edgar Rego takes it forward alone. Edgar Rego lofts in a cross ball towards Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga beats his man to it with a header. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
8.26
Eduardo Mendez knocks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Martins. Antonio Martins knocks the ball forward to Pedro Castro. Pedro Castro shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Frederico Semedo comfortably smothers it!
9.47
David Lopes brings the ball forward. David Lopes lofts in a cross ball towards Tomas Alves. Tomas Alves rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball is well placed but Samuel Teixeira is standing on the goal line and blocks what would otherwise have been a goal!
10.52
Darren Benali surges forward with the ball. Darren Benali shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
12.40
Simon Prior takes the throw-in. Edgar Rego hits a low pass to Arno Schulze. Arno Schulze flicks a high pass forward to Tomas Alves who brings the ball under control. Tomas Alves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.03
Rafael Alves hits a low pass to Edgar Rego. Edgar Rego controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cesar Alves. Cesar Alves knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eduardo Mendez.
27.19
Jaime Carvalho advances with the ball. Jaime Carvalho threads the ball through into the box. Rui Barbosa strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it is tipped over by Frederico Semedo.
28.28
Corner kick to Sporting Braga. Pedro Castro plays it to the far post. Rafael Alves gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
34.37
Rafael Alves deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Lopes. David Lopes knocks the ball forward to Tomas Alves. Tomas Alves makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
36.33
Arno Schulze flicks a high ball forward to Alexandre Postiga who takes it down. Alexandre Postiga lofts in a cross ball towards Tomas Alves. Tomas Alves is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
38.50
Arno Schulze threads a neat ball through to Tomas Alves. Tomas Alves finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
42.02
Jaime Carvalho changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jaime Carvalho knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Pedro Castro is offside!
45.00
Antonio Martins threads a neat ball through to Pedro Castro. Pedro Castro knocks the ball forward to Antonio Martins but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. União Desportiva de Leiria appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Braga also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with União Desportiva de Leiria kicking off!
49.37
União Desportiva de Leiria are in full control of this game.
51.09
With a delightful solo run, Cesar Alves stretches the opposition's defence. Cesar Alves whips in a cross ball towards Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
55.33
Edgar Rego passes the ball forward to Arno Schulze. Arno Schulze laces a through ball forward to Tomas Alves. Tomas Alves knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Julian Welter who gathers it comfortably.
60.50
Manuel Santos flicks a high ball forward to Antonio Martins who takes it down. Antonio Martins knocks the ball forward to Jaime Carvalho. Jaime Carvalho makes a great pass forward. Rafael Fernandes runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
61.00
Arno Schulze darts forward. Arno Schulze hits a low pass to Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Alexandre Postiga scores for União Desportiva de Leiria!!
67.24
Edgar Rego hacks Silvio Soares from behind! The referee calls over Edgar Rego and warns him to calm down! Silvio Soares runs off the knock.
71.48
Seeing a gap ahead, Jaime Ribeiro plays the ball forward to Daniel Reis. Daniel Reis makes a simple pass to David Lopes. David Lopes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.44
Daniel Reis kicks a strong pass forward to Tomas Alves. Tomas Alves plays a quick one-two with Alexandre Postiga and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Tomas Alves provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
81.25
Edgar Rego hits a low pass to David Lopes. David Lopes makes a probing pass to Alexandre Postiga. Alexandre Postiga controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Julian Welter manages to gather it easily.
83.23
Rui Barbosa knocks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Castro. Pedro Castro finds some space and shoots from distance. Frederico Semedo gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
84.39
Silvio Soares comes in with a late challenge on David Lopes. Silvio Soares is warned by the referee! David Lopes runs off the knock.
85.57
Rafael Fernandes knocks the ball forward to Silvio Soares. Silvio Soares threads the ball through into the box. Some silky footwork from Antonio Martins provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
89.01
Darren Benali flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Castro collects the pass. Pedro Castro skips past Simon Prior! Pedro Castro rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
Tomas Alves comes in with a late challenge on Darren Benali. Tomas Alves is shown the yellow card! Darren Benali runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

União Desportiva de Leiria

Sporting Braga
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
3
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.2%
36.8%
Play Area
28.7%
46%
25.3%

Scorers
Alexandre Postiga 51, 61

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alexandre Postiga of União Desportiva de Leiria

Match Ratings
1.Frederico Semedo (GK)
7
2.Rafael Alves (DEF)
7
3.Simon Prior (DEF)
6
4.Edgar Rego (DEF)
7
5.Jaime Ribeiro (DEF)
6
6.Daniel Reis (MID)
6
7.Arno Schulze (MID)
8
8.David Lopes (MID)
7
9.Cesar Alves (MID)
7
10.Tomas Alves (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Alexandre Postiga (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Ghislain Doukantie (ATT)
0
13.Roberto Postiga (DEF)
0
14.Jorge Faria (ATT)
0

1.Julian Welter (GK)
7
2.Eduardo Mendez (DEF)
6
3.Samuel Teixeira (DEF)
6
4.Manuel Santos (DEF)
6
5.Rui Barbosa (MID)
6
6.Antonio Martins (MID)
6
7.Jaime Carvalho (MID)
6
8.Darren Benali (MID)
6
9.Pedro Castro (ATT)
7
10.Silvio Soares (ATT)
6
11.Rafael Fernandes (ATT)
6
 
12.Manuel Baronchelli (DEF)
0
13.Adilson van Veen (MID)
0
14.Alberto Costa (DEF)
0