Match Report


Sporting BragaSporting Braga     U. LamasU. Lamas
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Julian WelterJ. Welter69
G
1
G
63Riccardo ZanoncelliR. Zanoncelli
Eduardo MendezE. Mendez66
D
2
D
68Guilherme RibeiroG. Ribeiro
Samuel TeixeiraS. Teixeira68
D
3
D
58Jon LawtonJ. Lawton
Manuel SantosM. Santos73
D
4
D
57Quim AlmeidaQ. Almeida
Rui BarbosaR. Barbosa66
M
5
D
55Ashley JoachimA. Joachim
Antonio MartinsA. Martins79
M
6
M
73David AlvesD. Alves
Jaime CarvalhoJ. Carvalho73
M
captain7
M
71Luis LimaL. Lima
Darren BenaliD. Benali65
M
8
M
65Tomas MoutinhoT. Moutinho
Pedro CastroP. Castro71
A
9
M
63Abel RamosA. Ramos
Silvio SoaresS. Soares72
A
10captain
A
66Andre SantosA. Santos
Rafael FernandesR. Fernandes72
A
11
A
54Ruben NunesR. Nunes
 
Manuel BaronchelliM. Baronchelli65
D
12
M
54Sebastiao MartinsS. Martins
Adilson van VeenA. van Veen55
M
13
M
54Helder JesusH. Jesus
Alberto CostaA. Costa57
D
14
D
54Pedro NascimentoP. Nascimento

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Match Report
The weather is mixed here at Estádio Municipal de Braga where Sporting Braga play host to U. Lamas. A crowd of 13,255 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sporting Braga are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while U. Lamas appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Edgar Rego.


0.00
Sporting Braga start the match!
4.20
Antonio Martins threads a neat ball through to Rui Barbosa. Rui Barbosa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.34
Quim Almeida flicks a high ball forward to Ruben Nunes who takes it down. Ruben Nunes knocks the ball to his team mate, Andre Santos. Andre Santos finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
8.50
Seeing a gap ahead, Tomas Moutinho plays the ball forward to Luis Lima. Luis Lima hits a low pass to Ruben Nunes. Ruben Nunes rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
12.56
Abel Ramos advances with the ball. Abel Ramos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.26
Tomas Moutinho knocks the ball to his team mate, Andre Santos. Andre Santos edges inside the box! Andre Santos takes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
16.18
Samuel Teixeira flicks a high ball forward to Antonio Martins who takes it down. Antonio Martins surges forward with the ball. Antonio Martins lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Fernandes. Rafael Fernandes directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sporting Braga!
20.02
Abel Ramos comes in with a late challenge on Rui Barbosa. Abel Ramos is given a warning by the referee! Rui Barbosa runs off the knock.
24.01
Jaime Carvalho kicks a strong pass forward to Silvio Soares. Silvio Soares knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.16
Jon Lawton kicks a strong pass forward to Luis Lima. Luis Lima surges forward with the ball. Luis Lima shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
33.38
Luis Lima knocks the ball forward to Tomas Moutinho. Tomas Moutinho sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Julian Welter. Excellent save.
44.07
Jaime Carvalho hacks Guilherme Ribeiro from behind! Jaime Carvalho is warned by the referee! Guilherme Ribeiro stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Braga appear unchanged since the first half. U. Lamas also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The second half starts with U. Lamas kicking off!
49.31
Rui Barbosa sees space and advances. Rui Barbosa knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Riccardo Zanoncelli who gathers it comfortably.
59.15
Manuel Santos pushes up the pitch. Manuel Santos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Fernandes. Rafael Fernandes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
60.45
Antonio Martins comes in with a late challenge on Quim Almeida. The referee calls over Antonio Martins and shows him a yellow card! Quim Almeida hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.43
Antonio Martins sees Pedro Castro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Pedro Castro whips in a cross ball towards Jaime Carvalho. Jaime Carvalho makes a deft header but slams it into the crowd!
69.54
Samuel Teixeira flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Martins collects the pass. Antonio Martins shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
72.25
Abel Ramos takes it forward alone. Abel Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Tomas Moutinho. Tomas Moutinho flicks the ball with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
77.05
Eduardo Mendez hits it upfield. Pedro Castro runs straight at the defence! Some world-class footwork from Pedro Castro provides some space. He curls a shot at goal but it is tipped over by Riccardo Zanoncelli.
78.00
Darren Benali takes a short corner kick, passing the ball to Samuel Teixeira. Samuel Teixeira flicks the ball on with his first touch. Ruben Nunes chests the ball down and quickly clears it out of the danger area!
79.31
Eduardo Mendez sees Manuel Santos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Manuel Santos flicks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Castro. Pedro Castro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.07
Manuel Santos kicks a strong pass forward to Antonio Martins. Antonio Martins flicks the ball to his team mate, Jaime Carvalho. Jaime Carvalho knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Riccardo Zanoncelli who gathers it comfortably.
83.09
Samuel Teixeira kicks a strong pass forward to Jaime Carvalho. Jaime Carvalho plays the ball forward to Rafael Fernandes. Rafael Fernandes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
84.54
Quim Almeida controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruben Nunes. Ruben Nunes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Manuel Santos.
87.04
Jaime Carvalho flicks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Castro. Pedro Castro lofts in a cross ball towards Silvio Soares. Silvio Soares gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
90.00
Guilherme Ribeiro catches Rafael Fernandes on the ankles. Guilherme Ribeiro is warned by the referee! Rafael Fernandes stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Braga

U. Lamas
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
2
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.2%
47.8%
Play Area
25.4%
49.3%
25.4%

Scorers
Rafael Fernandes 16
Antonio Martins 70
Silvio Soares 87
Tomas Moutinho 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Antonio Martins of Sporting Braga

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

1.Riccardo Zanoncelli (GK)
6
2.Guilherme Ribeiro (DEF)
6
3.Jon Lawton (DEF)
6
4.Quim Almeida (DEF)
6
5.Ashley Joachim (DEF)
6
6.David Alves (MID)
6
7.Luis Lima (MID)
6
8.Tomas Moutinho (MID)goal scored
8
9.Abel Ramos (MID)
7
10.Andre Santos (ATT)
6
11.Ruben Nunes (ATT)
6
 
12.Sebastiao Martins (MID)
0
13.Helder Jesus (MID)
0
14.Pedro Nascimento (DEF)
0