Match Report
| Sporting Braga | Sporting Braga |  |  | Desportivo Nacional | Desportivo Nacional | ||||||||||||||||
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| Artur Castro | A. Castro |  | 60 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Lars Basler | L. Basler | |||||||||
| Artur Lima | A. Lima | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Eduardo Andrade | E. Andrade | |||||||||
| Alexandre Varela | A. Varela | | 67 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 |  | David Hendry | D. Hendry | |||||||||
| Antonio Costa | A. Costa | | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 | | Andre Ramos | A. Ramos | |||||||||
| Miguel Lima | M. Lima | | 56 | D | | 5 | | D | 58 |  | Denny Verberne | D. Verberne | |||||||||
| Jose Viana | J. Viana | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 73 | | Antonio Nunes | A. Nunes | |||||||||
| Tiago Fonseca | T. Fonseca | | 50 | M | | 7 | | M | 72 | | Pedro Barros | P. Barros | |||||||||
| Luis Almeida | L. Almeida | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 |  | Luis-Clemente Marchand | L. Marchand | |||||||||
| George Pfennings | G. Pfennings | | 50 | M | | 9 | | M | 54 | | Cristiano Castro | C. Castro | |||||||||
| Bruno Pinto | B. Pinto | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Joao Soares | J. Soares | |||||||||
| Jaime Martins | J. Martins | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Jose Veloso | J. Veloso | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Estádio Municipal de Braga where Sporting Braga play host to Desportivo Nacional. A crowd of 9,686 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sporting Braga and Desportivo Nacional are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Sporting Braga and Desportivo Nacional are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Sporting Braga start the game by kicking off the first half!
9.33
0-0Tiago Fonseca makes a probing pass to Jaime Martins. Jaime Martins knocks in a cross ball towards Bruno Pinto. Bruno Pinto is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Lars Basler easily picks it out of the air!
14.05
0-0Eduardo Andrade makes a simple pass to Luis-Clemente Marchand. Luis-Clemente Marchand surges forward with the ball. Luis-Clemente Marchand knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alexandre Varela.
20.17
Pedro Barros knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Veloso. Jose Veloso knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Antonio Costa.
27.28
Alexandre Varela deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luis Almeida. Luis Almeida makes a simple pass to Bruno Pinto. Bruno Pinto knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andre Ramos.
28.09
0-0Joao Soares catches Antonio Costa on the ankles. The referee calls over Joao Soares and warns him to calm down! Antonio Costa hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.01
Miguel Lima knocks the ball forward to George Pfennings. George Pfennings takes it forward alone. George Pfennings lofts in a cross ball towards Bruno Pinto. Bruno Pinto is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Lars Basler is on top of it.
36.52
0-0Luis Almeida kicks a strong pass forward to Jaime Martins. Jaime Martins shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
38.39
Andre Ramos comes in with a late challenge on Tiago Fonseca. Andre Ramos is warned by the referee! Tiago Fonseca hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.39
Luis-Clemente Marchand deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joao Soares. Joao Soares knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Veloso. Jose Veloso connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Artur Castro is on top of it.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Desportivo Nacional kick off and get the second half underway!
47.15
Tiago Fonseca controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jaime Martins. Jaime Martins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.09
Luis-Clemente Marchand knocks the ball forward to Jose Veloso. Jose Veloso knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alexandre Varela.
60.41
Luis-Clemente Marchand sees a break and surges forward. Luis-Clemente Marchand lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Veloso. Jose Veloso heads the ball goalwards. Magnificent save by Artur Castro!
61.48
Pedro Barros flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Veloso. Jose Veloso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.08
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
71.48
Luis-Clemente Marchand passes the ball forward to Jose Veloso. Jose Veloso knocks in a cross ball towards Joao Soares. Joao Soares is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
73.32
0-0Luis-Clemente Marchand kicks a strong pass forward to Joao Soares. Joao Soares threads the ball through to Jose Veloso but he's offside!
77.31
Andre Ramos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cristiano Castro. Cristiano Castro decides to run forward with the ball. Cristiano Castro knocks in a cross ball towards Jose Veloso. Jose Veloso heads the ball goalwards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
78.02
David Hendry catches Bruno Pinto on the ankles. David Hendry is warned by the referee! Bruno Pinto hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.22
Tiago Fonseca hacks Pedro Barros from behind! Tiago Fonseca is given a warning by the referee! Pedro Barros runs off the knock.
84.14
David Hendry threads the ball through to Cristiano Castro. Cristiano Castro chips the ball to his team mate, Jose Veloso. Jose Veloso knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Artur Castro who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
2
3
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
33.3%
45.2%
21.4%