Match Report


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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 Penafiel. A crowd of 17,643 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Santa Clara and Penafiel are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
The first half starts with Santa Clara kicking off!
6.25
Alberto Sousa advances with the ball. Alberto Sousa shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
10.46
Rui Gomes makes a beautiful solo run. Rui Gomes chips the ball to his team mate, Tiago Pinto. Tiago Pinto cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.39
Penafiel are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Santa Clara's defence.
22.15
Mikael Arctopolitanus makes a beautiful solo run. Mikael Arctopolitanus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.17
Abel Carvalho controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruben Alves. Ruben Alves knocks the ball to his team mate, Diogo Carvalho. Diogo Carvalho shoots from 25 yards but Nuno Fernandes is on top of it.
33.37
Rui Rego flicks the ball to his team mate, Tiago Veloso. Tiago Veloso sees space and advances. Tiago Veloso shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
34.16
Mikael Arctopolitanus sees a break and surges forward. Mikael Arctopolitanus goes all the way! Mikael Arctopolitanus cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but Copain Schoenmakers easily smothers it!
36.37
Ronnie Dodd kicks a strong pass forward to Tiago Pinto. Tiago Pinto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
Penafiel kick off and get the second half underway!
47.44
Tiago Veloso threads the ball through to Cesar Reis. Cesar Reis tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
48.29
Malcolm Gilchrist deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rui Gomes. Rui Gomes advances with the ball. Rui Gomes finds some space and shoots from distance but Nuno Fernandes is on top of it.
53.33
Danny de Bruin flicks the ball to his team mate, Mikael Arctopolitanus. Mikael Arctopolitanus flicks the ball to his team mate, Cesar Reis. Cesar Reis goes all the way! Cesar Reis shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
60.31
Mikael Arctopolitanus makes a simple pass to Rui Barbosa. Rui Barbosa lofts in a cross ball towards Cesar Reis. Cesar Reis is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
67.52
Alberto Sousa passes the ball forward to Diogo Carvalho. Diogo Carvalho knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.45
Malcolm Gilchrist barges into Cesar Reis. The referee calls over Malcolm Gilchrist and warns him to calm down! Cesar Reis carries on, but is struggling a bit.
81.07
Danny de Bruin knocks the ball forward to Tiago Veloso. Tiago Veloso passes the ball forward to Rui Barbosa. Rui Barbosa lofts in a cross ball towards Cesar Reis. Cesar Reis is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
83.31
Ronnie Dodd deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diogo Carvalho. Diogo Carvalho knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Mikael Arctopolitanus threads the ball through to Rui Barbosa. Rui Barbosa shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Mikael Arctopolitanus of Santa Clara
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
57.1%
42.9%
Play Area
24.7%
46.8%
28.6%

Scorers