Match Report
| Académica de Coimbra | Académica de Coimbra |  |  | Sporting Lisbon | Sporting Lisbon | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hugo Diez | H. Diez |  | 48 | G |  | 1 | | G | 51 |  | Pascal Bartsch | P. Bartsch | |||||||||
| Rui Quaresma | R. Quaresma |  | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Vasco Viana | V. Viana | |||||||||
| Luis Loureiro | L. Loureiro | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Alexandre Mendes | A. Mendes | |||||||||
| Frederico Ferrer | F. Ferrer | | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 | | Frederico Ribeiro | F. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Vinicio E. Brambilla | V. Brambilla |  | 56 | D | | 5 | | D | 57 | | Rui Nunes | R. Nunes | |||||||||
| John Greig | J. Greig |  | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 56 | | Edgar Barbosa | E. Barbosa | |||||||||
| Maurizio Inzaghi | M. Inzaghi | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Vasco Loureiro | V. Loureiro | |||||||||
| David Lima | D. Lima | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Duncan Cleland | D. Cleland | |||||||||
| Sergio Bento | S. Bento | | 54 | M | | 9 | | M | 40 | | Helder Neves | H. Neves | |||||||||
| Gavin Morrison | G. Morrison | | 56 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Ruben Barbosa | R. Barbosa | |||||||||
| Jorge Alves | J. Alves | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Carlos Moutinho | C. Moutinho | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Estádio Cidade de Coimbra where Académica de Coimbra play host to Sporting Lisbon. A crowd of 8,572 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Académica de Coimbra and Sporting Lisbon are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Académica de Coimbra and Sporting Lisbon are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Sporting Lisbon kick off and get the first half underway!
3.03
0-0Frederico Ribeiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Vasco Loureiro. Vasco Loureiro chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Moutinho. Carlos Moutinho finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
6.29
0-0Vasco Loureiro chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Moutinho. Carlos Moutinho shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
12.19
Helder Neves threads the ball through to Carlos Moutinho. Carlos Moutinho plays a perfect one-two with Ruben Barbosa and rushes in on goal... Carlos Moutinho tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
15.20
Helder Neves threads the ball through to Carlos Moutinho. Carlos Moutinho shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
16.10
0-0John Greig deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jorge Alves. Jorge Alves kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Morrison but the referee indicates it's offside!
22.30
0-0Vasco Loureiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.33
David Lima makes a beautiful solo run. David Lima knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
34.50
0-0Sporting Lisbon are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Académica de Coimbra's defence.
36.45
Vinicio E. Brambilla decides to run forward with the ball. Vinicio E. Brambilla passes the ball forward to Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pascal Bartsch who gathers it comfortably.
38.41
Maurizio Inzaghi makes a simple pass to Jorge Alves. Jorge Alves knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rui Nunes.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Académica de Coimbra kick off!
48.32
0-1Duncan Cleland advances with the ball. Duncan Cleland makes a probing pass to Carlos Moutinho. Carlos Moutinho shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
51.41
Frederico Ribeiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vasco Loureiro. Vasco Loureiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Moutinho. Carlos Moutinho threads the ball through to Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is miles over!
53.13
Vinicio E. Brambilla takes it forward alone. Vinicio E. Brambilla makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jorge Alves. Jorge Alves takes a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Pascal Bartsch!
54.40
Duncan Cleland controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlos Moutinho. Carlos Moutinho knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.58
John Greig makes a probing pass to Jorge Alves. Jorge Alves knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pascal Bartsch who gathers it comfortably.
60.30
Luis Loureiro kicks a strong pass forward to Sergio Bento. Sergio Bento decides to run forward with the ball. Sergio Bento knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alexandre Mendes.
72.18
Rui Quaresma sees space and advances. Rui Quaresma makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jorge Alves. Jorge Alves knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frederico Ribeiro.
81.02
John Greig makes a simple pass to Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alexandre Mendes.
90.00
Vinicio E. Brambilla makes a simple pass to Maurizio Inzaghi. Maurizio Inzaghi takes it forward alone. Maurizio Inzaghi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
2
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.8%
41.2%
Play Area
31.2%
47.5%
21.2%
Scorers