Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estádio José Alvalade where Sporting Lisbon play host to Académica de Coimbra. A crowd of 7,462 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sporting Lisbon and Académica de Coimbra are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
Sporting Lisbon start the game by kicking off the first half!
15.47
Cristiano Moutinho catches Ruben Barbosa on the ankles. The referee calls over Cristiano Moutinho and warns him to calm down! Ruben Barbosa stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.37
Miguel Semedo comes in with a late challenge on Vasco Loureiro. Miguel Semedo is warned by the referee! Vasco Loureiro runs off the knock.
22.50
Sporting Lisbon are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
24.03
Andre Neves surges forward with the ball. Andre Neves whips in a cross ball towards Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Sergio Santos is on top of it.
32.33
John Greig sees a break and surges forward. John Greig lofts in a cross ball towards Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Pascal Bartsch easily smothers it.
34.45
Vasco Loureiro passes the ball forward to Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Miguel Semedo.
36.02
Duncan Cleland makes a probing pass to Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Miguel Semedo.
42.50
John Greig chips the ball to his team mate, Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pascal Bartsch who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and Académica de Coimbra kick off!
47.25
Miguel Semedo makes a beautiful solo run. Miguel Semedo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jorge Alves. Jorge Alves knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Remco Hilgerink.
49.35
Vasco Loureiro kicks a strong pass forward to Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.18
John Greig sees space and advances. John Greig shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
55.42
Cristiano Moutinho surges forward with the ball. Cristiano Moutinho threads the ball through to Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison plays a perfect one-two with Jorge Alves and rushes in on goal... Gavin Morrison tries a spectacular strike. Gavin Morrison scores for Académica de Coimbra!!
59.49
Andre Neves controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Sergio Santos manages to gather it comfortably.
60.35
Remco Hilgerink makes a probing pass to Vasco Loureiro. Vasco Loureiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Sergio Santos easily smothers it!
63.36
Daniel Pinheiro makes a simple pass to Jorge Alves. Jorge Alves shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
65.38
Duncan Cleland controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa shoots from outside the area. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Ruben Barbosa!
75.42
Vasco Loureiro knocks the ball forward to Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
78.42
John Greig makes a probing pass to Jorge Alves. Jorge Alves passes the ball forward to Gavin Morrison. Gavin Morrison cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Pascal Bartsch is on top of it.
79.37
Neil Booth makes a probing pass to Vasco Loureiro. Vasco Loureiro kicks a strong pass forward to Nuno Sousa. Nuno Sousa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cristiano Moutinho.
83.09
Vasco Loureiro chips the ball to his team mate, Ruben Barbosa. Ruben Barbosa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nuno Sousa but he's offside!
85.45
Oliver Zimmermann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, John Greig. John Greig kicks a strong pass forward to Jorge Alves. Jorge Alves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Alberto Martins knocks the ball forward to Jorge Alves. Jorge Alves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Gavin Morrison of Académica de Coimbra
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
0
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60%
40%
Play Area
28.7%
47.5%
23.8%