Match Report
| Boavista Futebol Clube | Boavista Futebol Clube |  |  | Sporting Braga | Sporting Braga | ||||||||||||||||
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| Vincenzo Witte | V. Witte |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 |  | Artur Castro | A. Castro | |||||||||
| Stephen McNeill | S. McNeill |  | 67 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Artur Lima | A. Lima | |||||||||
| Fernando Ruiz | F. Ruiz |  | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 67 | | Alexandre Varela | A. Varela | |||||||||
| Diogo Sousa | D. Sousa | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Antonio Costa | A. Costa | |||||||||
| Domenico Di Vaio | D. Di Vaio |  | 57 | D | | 5 | | D | 56 | | Miguel Lima | M. Lima | |||||||||
| Pedro Marques | P. Marques | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Jose Viana | J. Viana | |||||||||
| Abel Mendes | A. Mendes | | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 50 | | Tiago Fonseca | T. Fonseca | |||||||||
| Edgar Almeida | E. Almeida | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Luis Almeida | L. Almeida | |||||||||
| Luis Loureiro | L. Loureiro | | 56 | M | | 9 | | M | 50 |  | George Pfennings | G. Pfennings | |||||||||
| Ruben Fonseca | R. Fonseca | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Bruno Pinto | B. Pinto | |||||||||
| Gabriel Soto | G. Soto | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Jaime Martins | J. Martins | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estádio do Bessa where Boavista Futebol Clube play host to Sporting Braga. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Boavista Futebol Clube and Sporting Braga are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Boavista Futebol Clube and Sporting Braga are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Sporting Braga kick off and get the match underway!
4.54
0-0Pedro Marques decides to run forward with the ball. Pedro Marques knocks in a cross ball towards Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca directs the ball goalwards with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
9.11
Artur Lima controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luis Almeida. Luis Almeida takes it forward alone. Luis Almeida plays a perfect one-two with Bruno Pinto and rushes in on goal... Luis Almeida makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
15.13
1-0Fernando Ruiz knocks the ball forward to Abel Mendes. Abel Mendes chips the ball to his team mate, Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
20.34
1-0Miguel Lima knocks the ball forward to Jose Viana. Jose Viana passes the ball forward to Jaime Martins. Jaime Martins shoots from distance. Vincenzo Witte easily smothers it.
24.24
1-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
26.50
Diogo Sousa makes a probing pass to Abel Mendes. Abel Mendes chips the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Soto. Gabriel Soto whips in a cross ball towards Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
30.26
Fernando Ruiz controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Abel Mendes. Abel Mendes takes it forward alone. Abel Mendes lofts in a cross ball towards Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca directs the ball goalwards with his head. Artur Castro manages to gather it comfortably.
32.50
1-0Jose Viana catches Luis Loureiro on the ankles. The referee calls over Jose Viana and warns him to calm down! Luis Loureiro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
34.35
Tiago Fonseca makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bruno Pinto. Bruno Pinto knocks in a cross ball towards Jaime Martins. Jaime Martins directs the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Vincenzo Witte manages to keep it out.
39.54
Luis Almeida comes in with a late challenge on Abel Mendes. The referee calls over Luis Almeida and warns him to calm down! Abel Mendes runs off the knock.
42.35
Stephen McNeill controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luis Loureiro. Luis Loureiro sees space and advances. Luis Loureiro lofts in a cross ball towards Gabriel Soto. Gabriel Soto is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
1-0Tiago Fonseca makes a beautiful solo run. Tiago Fonseca knocks the ball forward to Bruno Pinto but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Boavista Futebol Clube kicking off!
49.31
Edgar Almeida knocks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Soto. Gabriel Soto shoots from distance. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
55.23
2-0Diogo Sousa passes the ball forward to Pedro Marques. Pedro Marques makes a simple pass to Gabriel Soto. Gabriel Soto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.22
Luis Loureiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca shoots from 25 yards. Artur Castro easily smothers it.
65.26
Domenico Di Vaio knocks the ball forward to Luis Loureiro. Luis Loureiro knocks the ball forward to Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Artur Castro who gathers it comfortably.
69.06
Luis Almeida kicks a strong pass forward to Bruno Pinto. Bruno Pinto shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
72.32
Luis Loureiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
79.53
Abel Mendes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Artur Castro who gathers it comfortably.
84.00
Diogo Sousa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Abel Mendes. Abel Mendes passes the ball forward to Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca whips in a cross ball towards Gabriel Soto. Gabriel Soto powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
87.44
Alexandre Varela makes a probing pass to Luis Almeida. Luis Almeida brings the ball forward. Luis Almeida whips in a cross ball towards Jaime Martins. Jaime Martins connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Jaime Martins scores for Sporting Braga!!
90.00
Luis Loureiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
1
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
69.5%
30.5%
Play Area
25.6%
47.6%
26.8%
Scorers
| Ruben Fonseca 15, 72 Gabriel Soto 49 | Jaime Martins 87 |