Match Report
| Sporting Covilha | Sporting Covilha |  |  | Alverca | Alverca | ||||||||||||||||
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| Paulo Fonseca | P. Fonseca |  | 73 | G |  | 1 | | G | 67 |  | Stephen Strachan | S. Strachan | |||||||||
| Kevin Telfer | K. Telfer | | 78 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 |  | J-David Touré | J. Touré | |||||||||
| Ricardo Barbosa | R. Barbosa | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Shabani Boumnijel | S. Boumnijel | |||||||||
| David Jentsch | D. Jentsch |  | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 66 | | Francisco Campos | F. Campos | |||||||||
| David Jesus | D. Jesus | | 60 | D | | 5 | | D | 62 | | Jaime Fernandes | J. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Craig Morrison | C. Morrison | | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | Pedro Semedo | P. Semedo | |||||||||
| Antonio Rego | A. Rego | | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 |  | Wayne Milburn | W. Milburn | |||||||||
| Jorge Loureiro | J. Loureiro | | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 63 |  | Marchanno Braat | M. Braat | |||||||||
| Tiago Jardim | T. Jardim | | 67 | M | | 9 | | A | 71 |  | Walter Nappi | W. Nappi | |||||||||
| Gavin Murray | G. Murray | | 70 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Antonio Costa | A. Costa | |||||||||
| Albrecht Buchwald | A. Buchwald | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 65 | | Callum Davidson | C. Davidson | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã where Sporting Covilha play host to Alverca. A crowd of 20,117 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Sporting Covilha are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Alverca appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Sporting Covilha are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Alverca appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Alverca kick off and get the first half underway!
2.12
0-0Ricardo Barbosa flicks the ball to his team mate, Jorge Loureiro. Jorge Loureiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Murray. Gavin Murray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
3.13
0-0Alverca are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Sporting Covilha's defence.
4.48
0-0Ricardo Barbosa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antonio Rego. Antonio Rego kicks a strong pass forward to Albrecht Buchwald. Albrecht Buchwald shoots from distance but Stephen Strachan is on top of it.
9.30
0-0Antonio Rego threads the ball through to Gavin Murray. Gavin Murray kicks a strong pass forward to Albrecht Buchwald but the referee indicates it's offside!
14.06
J-David Touré controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pedro Semedo. Pedro Semedo knocks the ball to his team mate, Callum Davidson. Callum Davidson passes the ball forward to Walter Nappi. Walter Nappi cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
16.21
Wayne Milburn kicks a strong pass forward to Callum Davidson. Callum Davidson makes a probing pass to Walter Nappi but he's offside!
21.07
1-0Antonio Rego makes a probing pass to Gavin Murray. Gavin Murray controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Albrecht Buchwald. Albrecht Buchwald shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Stephen Strachan is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
27.45
Marchanno Braat knocks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Costa. Antonio Costa knocks the ball forward to Callum Davidson but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
32.46
J-David Touré chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Semedo. Pedro Semedo sees space and advances. Pedro Semedo whips in a cross ball towards Walter Nappi. Walter Nappi is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. What a cracker!! Paulo Fonseca had no chance!! Goal for Alverca!
38.02
Tiago Jardim controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Murray. Gavin Murray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
40.22
J-David Touré knocks the ball to his team mate, Marchanno Braat. Marchanno Braat kicks a strong pass forward to Walter Nappi. Walter Nappi shoots from 20 yards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Sporting Covilha kicking off!
51.08
David Jesus chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Rego. Antonio Rego takes it forward alone. Antonio Rego plays a perfect one-two with Albrecht Buchwald and rushes in on goal... Antonio Rego makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
55.33
Pedro Semedo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Walter Nappi. Walter Nappi lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Costa. Antonio Costa heads the ball goalwards. What a cracker!! Paulo Fonseca had no chance!! Goal for Alverca!
61.25
Marchanno Braat makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Callum Davidson. Callum Davidson lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Costa. Antonio Costa directs the ball goalwards with his head. Paulo Fonseca is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
66.21
David Jesus threads the ball through to Jorge Loureiro. Jorge Loureiro kicks a strong pass forward to Albrecht Buchwald. Albrecht Buchwald shoots from 25 yards. Stephen Strachan easily smothers it.
69.33
2-4Ricardo Barbosa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jorge Loureiro. Jorge Loureiro makes a simple pass to Albrecht Buchwald. Albrecht Buchwald goes all the way! Albrecht Buchwald makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
71.44
Wayne Milburn chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Costa. Antonio Costa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Callum Davidson. Callum Davidson takes a shot at goal. Paulo Fonseca easily smothers it.
72.33
David Jesus threads the ball through to Craig Morrison. Craig Morrison takes it forward alone. Craig Morrison plays a perfect one-two with Gavin Murray and rushes in on goal... Craig Morrison makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Stephen Strachan manages to keep it out.
73.17
Marchanno Braat flicks the ball to his team mate, Callum Davidson. Callum Davidson shoots from distance. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
77.09
Marchanno Braat flicks the ball to his team mate, Walter Nappi. Walter Nappi plays a perfect one-two with Callum Davidson and rushes in on goal... Walter Nappi cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
81.19
Francisco Campos flicks the ball to his team mate, Marchanno Braat. Marchanno Braat makes a simple pass to Walter Nappi. Walter Nappi plays a perfect one-two with Callum Davidson and rushes in on goal... Walter Nappi rockets a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Paulo Fonseca!
84.30
2-5Shabani Boumnijel clumsily knocks into Gavin Murray. The referee calls over Shabani Boumnijel and warns him to calm down! Gavin Murray gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
89.42
Wayne Milburn makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antonio Costa. Antonio Costa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by David Jentsch.
90.00
Craig Morrison brings the ball forward. Craig Morrison sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Magnificent save by Stephen Strachan!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
5
Shots on Target
6
8
Shots off Target
1
1
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50%
50%
Play Area
29.7%
41.9%
28.4%
Scorers
| Albrecht Buchwald 21 Antonio Rego 51 | Walter Nappi 32, 40 Antonio Costa 55, 61 Callum Davidson 73 |