Match Report


Santa ClaraSanta Clara     G.D. Estoril PraiaG.D. Estoril Praia
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Cristiano SoaresC. Soares69
G
1
G
70Silvio QuaresmaS. Quaresma
Sebastiao VarelaS. Varela73
D
2
D
67Gianluca JörgensenG. Jörgensen
Duarte LopesD. Lopes61
D
3
D
61Patricio PeiroP. Peiro
Dominic GallacherD. Gallacher56
D
4
D
53Francisco FonsecaF. Fonseca
Filipe BarbosaF. Barbosa56
D
5
D
51Ricardo MoreiraR. Moreira
Cristiano JardimC. Jardim76
M
6
M
58Alexandre SoaresA. Soares
Nuno CastroN. Castro61
M
7captain
M
57Diogo LoureiroD. Loureiro
Ricardo VarelaR. Varela59
M
8
M
54Duarte TavaresD. Tavares
Regi de GrootR. de Groot56
M
9
M
49Manuel FernandesM. Fernandes
Craig CampbellC. Campbell74
A
captain10
A
70Frederico CostaF. Costa
Abel CamposA. Campos64
A
11
A
63Tiago AntunesT. Antunes
 
Jose LopesJ. Lopes64
G
12
G
67Alberto CarvalhoA. Carvalho
Tiago JardimT. Jardim58
G
13
G
64Alberto QuaresmaA. Quaresma
Quim MartinsQ. Martins58
A
14
A
62Gaspar BarbosaG. Barbosa

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Est˜dio de Sao Miguel where Santa Clara play host to G.D. Estoril Praia. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Santa Clara and G.D. Estoril Praia are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Abel Lopes.


0.00
G.D. Estoril Praia kick off!
4.35
Ricardo Varela knocks the ball forward to Abel Campos. Abel Campos knocks in a cross ball towards Craig Campbell. Craig Campbell is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Silvio Quaresma comfortably picks it out of the air!
8.45
Nuno Castro sees Regi de Groot in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Regi de Groot knocks in a cross ball towards Ricardo Varela. Ricardo Varela is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
14.55
Cristiano Jardim deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Regi de Groot. Regi de Groot flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Campbell. Craig Campbell shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
16.13
Dominic Gallacher decides to run forward with the ball. Dominic Gallacher flicks a high ball forward to Cristiano Jardim who takes it down. Cristiano Jardim skips past Francisco Fonseca! Cristiano Jardim strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal. Silvio Quaresma is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
38.20
Ricardo Moreira darts forward. Ricardo Moreira lofts in a cross ball towards Tiago Antunes. Tiago Antunes makes a looping header on goal. The shot is on target but blocked by Duarte Lopes. That should have been a goal!
39.45
Sebastiao Varela flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Varela collects the pass. Ricardo Varela makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Campbell. Craig Campbell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Silvio Quaresma who gathers it comfortably.
40.54
Duarte Tavares deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frederico Costa. Frederico Costa plays a one-two with Tiago Antunes and rushes in on goal... Nuno Castro barges into Frederico Costa. Penalty not given!!
42.45
Duarte Lopes sees a break and surges forward. Duarte Lopes advances with the ball. Duarte Lopes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Santa Clara appear unchanged since the first half. G.D. Estoril Praia also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with Santa Clara kicking off!
47.11
With a delightful solo run, Duarte Tavares stretches the opposition's defence. Duarte Tavares knocks in a cross ball towards Tiago Antunes. Tiago Antunes flicks the ball with his head. Cristiano Soares easily punches it away to safety.
48.04
Francisco Fonseca barges into Nuno Castro. Francisco Fonseca is warned by the referee! Nuno Castro runs off the knock.
51.18
Francisco Fonseca hacks Duarte Lopes from behind! The referee brings Francisco Fonseca to one side and gives him another warning! Duarte Lopes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.13
Duarte Tavares threads a neat ball through to Manuel Fernandes. Manuel Fernandes flicks the ball to his team mate, Tiago Antunes. Tiago Antunes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.52
Ricardo Moreira flicks the ball to his team mate, Diogo Loureiro. Diogo Loureiro threads a neat ball through to Frederico Costa. Frederico Costa knocks in a cross ball towards Tiago Antunes. Tiago Antunes flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
65.35
Ricardo Varela comes in with a late challenge on Diogo Loureiro. The referee calls over Ricardo Varela and shows him a yellow card! Diogo Loureiro grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
67.55
Ricardo Varela flicks a high pass forward. Nuno Castro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nuno Castro plays a one-two with Abel Campos and advances towards the goal... Some good footwork from Nuno Castro provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nuno Castro!
71.38
Regi de Groot flicks a high pass forward. Abel Campos collects the pass. Abel Campos runs straight at the defence! Some good footwork from Abel Campos provides some space. He shoots at goal but it's a lousy effort!
79.34
Filipe Barbosa hits a low pass to Cristiano Jardim. Cristiano Jardim flicks the ball to his team mate, Craig Campbell. Craig Campbell knocks in a cross ball towards Cristiano Jardim. Cristiano Jardim finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
89.50
Dominic Gallacher sees space and advances. Dominic Gallacher knocks the ball forward to Craig Campbell. Craig Campbell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Francisco Fonseca.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Santa Clara

G.D. Estoril Praia
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
64%
36%
Play Area
24%
46.7%
29.3%

Scorers
Cristiano Jardim 16, 79
Nuno Castro 68

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Cristiano Jardim of Santa Clara

Match Ratings