Match Report
| Santa Clara | Santa Clara |  |  | Maia | Maia | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nuno Fernandes | N. Fernandes |  | 70 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 | | Quim Ramos | Q. Ramos | |||||||||
| Francis Savigny | F. Savigny |  | 78 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Helder Teixeira | H. Teixeira | |||||||||
| Danny de Bruin | D. de Bruin |  | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Rafael Ribeiro | R. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Paul Dickov | P. Dickov |  | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 66 | | William Maoulida | W. Maoulida | |||||||||
| Rui Rego | R. Rego | | 64 | D | | 5 | | M | 75 | | Tomasz Perez | T. Perez | |||||||||
| Hugo Barros | H. Barros | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | Miguel Viana | M. Viana | |||||||||
| Tiago Veloso | T. Veloso | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Francisco Jesus | F. Jesus | |||||||||
| Mikael Arctopolitanus | M. Arctopolitanus |  | 66 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Kevin Caldwell | K. Caldwell | |||||||||
| Rui Ramos | R. Ramos | | 64 | M | | 9 | | A | 77 | | Manuel Soares | M. Soares | |||||||||
| Rui Barbosa | R. Barbosa | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 |  | Tobias Hanke | T. Hanke | |||||||||
| Cesar Reis | C. Reis | | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Jose Costa | J. Costa | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Est˜dio de Sao Miguel where Santa Clara play host to Maia. A crowd of 16,969 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Santa Clara are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Maia appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Santa Clara are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Maia appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Maia kick off and get the match underway!
4.30
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
8.02
0-0Kevin Caldwell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tobias Hanke. Tobias Hanke shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
9.17
Rafael Ribeiro makes a simple pass to Miguel Viana. Miguel Viana passes the ball forward to Jose Costa. Jose Costa knocks in a cross ball towards Tobias Hanke. Tobias Hanke powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
10.16
0-0Rafael Ribeiro barges into Rui Barbosa. The referee calls over Rafael Ribeiro and shows him a yellow card! Rui Barbosa stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.47
Francisco Jesus threads the ball through to Manuel Soares. Manuel Soares plays a perfect one-two with Jose Costa and rushes in on goal... Manuel Soares tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
14.02
0-0Danny de Bruin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rui Ramos. Rui Ramos chips the ball to his team mate, Cesar Reis. Cesar Reis knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Quim Ramos who gathers it comfortably.
21.56
0-0Hugo Barros knocks the ball to his team mate, Rui Barbosa. Rui Barbosa shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
24.55
0-0Tiago Veloso kicks a strong pass forward to Cesar Reis. Cesar Reis passes the ball forward but Rui Barbosa is offside!
30.11
1-0Paul Dickov knocks the ball to his team mate, Mikael Arctopolitanus. Mikael Arctopolitanus chips the ball to his team mate, Cesar Reis. Cesar Reis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rui Barbosa. Rui Barbosa tries a spectacular strike which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
36.35
Tomasz Perez surges forward with the ball. Tomasz Perez whips in a cross ball towards Tobias Hanke. Tobias Hanke connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Nuno Fernandes is on top of it.
38.12
Miguel Viana threads the ball through to Manuel Soares. Manuel Soares knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nuno Fernandes who gathers it comfortably.
39.05
Helder Teixeira kicks a strong pass forward to Tomasz Perez. Tomasz Perez chips the ball to his team mate, Manuel Soares. Manuel Soares knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nuno Fernandes who gathers it comfortably.
44.13
William Maoulida chips the ball to his team mate, Miguel Viana. Miguel Viana makes a simple pass to Jose Costa. Jose Costa shoots from outside the area but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Santa Clara start the second half!
47.54
Santa Clara are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Maia's defence.
48.04
1-0Rafael Ribeiro barges into Cesar Reis. The referee calls over Rafael Ribeiro and warns him to calm down! Cesar Reis runs off the knock.
55.32
Manuel Soares catches Paul Dickov on the ankles. Manuel Soares is warned by the referee! Paul Dickov runs off the knock.
59.43
Tiago Veloso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cesar Reis. Cesar Reis goes all the way! Cesar Reis makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is tipped over by Quim Ramos.
72.48
Miguel Viana kicks a strong pass forward to Tobias Hanke. Tobias Hanke shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
78.40
Tiago Veloso surges forward with the ball. Tiago Veloso shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
79.25
Mikael Arctopolitanus threads the ball through to Rui Barbosa. Rui Barbosa knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by William Maoulida.
89.40
Tiago Veloso knocks the ball forward to Rui Barbosa. Rui Barbosa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Helder Teixeira.
90.00
Tomasz Perez takes it forward alone. Tomasz Perez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rui Rego.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.9%
43.1%
Play Area
26.4%
47.2%
26.4%
Scorers
| Rui Barbosa 30 |