Match Report
| Sporting Covilha | Sporting Covilha |  |  | Boavista Futebol Clube | Boavista Futebol Clube | ||||||||||||||||
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| Paulo Fonseca | P. Fonseca |  | 74 | G |  | 1 | | G | 72 |  | Vincenzo Witte | V. Witte | |||||||||
| Kevin Telfer | K. Telfer |  | 79 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 |  | Fernando Ruiz | F. Ruiz | |||||||||
| Ricardo Barbosa | R. Barbosa | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 60 | | Diogo Sousa | D. Sousa | |||||||||
| David Jentsch | D. Jentsch | | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 |  | Domenico Di Vaio | D. Di Vaio | |||||||||
| David Jesus | D. Jesus | | 60 | D | | 5 | | D | 55 | | Rui Castro | R. Castro | |||||||||
| Craig Morrison | C. Morrison | | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Diogo Costa | D. Costa | |||||||||
| Antonio Rego | A. Rego | | 71 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Abel Mendes | A. Mendes | |||||||||
| Tiago Jardim | T. Jardim | | 68 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Edgar Almeida | E. Almeida | |||||||||
| Marc Seaman | M. Seaman |  | 65 | M | | 9 | | M | 57 | | Luis Loureiro | L. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Gavin Murray | G. Murray | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 73 | | Oscar Lorenzo | O. Lorenzo | |||||||||
| Albrecht Buchwald | A. Buchwald | | 66 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 | | Gabriel Soto | G. Soto | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Complexo Desportivo da Covilhã where Sporting Covilha play host to Boavista Futebol Clube. A crowd of 18,020 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Sporting Covilha and Boavista Futebol Clube are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Sporting Covilha and Boavista Futebol Clube are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Sporting Covilha kick off!
4.46
0-0Sporting Covilha are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
9.36
0-0Luis Loureiro hacks Antonio Rego from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Antonio Rego hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.26
0-0Gabriel Soto catches David Jesus on the ankles. The referee calls over Gabriel Soto and warns him to calm down! David Jesus hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.32
0-0Edgar Almeida flicks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Soto. Gabriel Soto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.35
0-0Antonio Rego makes a beautiful solo run. Antonio Rego tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
28.44
0-0David Jentsch passes the ball forward to Marc Seaman. Marc Seaman surges forward with the ball. Marc Seaman makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Albrecht Buchwald but he's offside!
30.46
Oscar Lorenzo barges into David Jentsch. The referee calls over Oscar Lorenzo and warns him to calm down! David Jentsch hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.57
David Jesus makes a simple pass to Tiago Jardim. Tiago Jardim flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Murray. Gavin Murray sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
33.30
Diogo Costa makes a probing pass to Gabriel Soto. Gabriel Soto knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ricardo Barbosa.
36.41
Ricardo Barbosa kicks a strong pass forward to Tiago Jardim. Tiago Jardim kicks a strong pass forward to Gavin Murray. Gavin Murray controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
40.36
Boavista Futebol Clube are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
42.38
Ricardo Barbosa kicks a strong pass forward to Marc Seaman. Marc Seaman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Buchwald. Albrecht Buchwald knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fernando Ruiz.
45.00
Marc Seaman knocks the ball forward to Gavin Murray. Gavin Murray lofts in a cross ball towards Albrecht Buchwald. Albrecht Buchwald connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Boavista Futebol Clube get the second half underway!
47.51
Boavista Futebol Clube are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Sporting Covilha's defence.
51.33
0-0Antonio Rego makes a beautiful solo run. Antonio Rego knocks in a cross ball towards Albrecht Buchwald. Albrecht Buchwald flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Vincenzo Witte!
55.42
Marc Seaman kicks a strong pass forward to Albrecht Buchwald. Albrecht Buchwald knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.07
Domenico Di Vaio brings the ball forward. Domenico Di Vaio passes the ball forward to Gabriel Soto. Gabriel Soto knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Kevin Telfer.
61.29
Luis Loureiro makes a beautiful solo run. Luis Loureiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
63.10
Boavista Futebol Clube are easily keeping Sporting Covilha at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
69.13
Luis Loureiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Soto. Gabriel Soto threads the ball through to Oscar Lorenzo but he's offside!
71.36
Diogo Sousa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Diogo Costa. Diogo Costa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Oscar Lorenzo. Oscar Lorenzo lofts in a cross ball towards Gabriel Soto. Gabriel Soto powers a header at goal. Paulo Fonseca manages to gather it comfortably.
73.14
Diogo Costa knocks the ball to his team mate, Oscar Lorenzo. Oscar Lorenzo knocks in a cross ball towards Gabriel Soto. Gabriel Soto is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
83.08
Antonio Rego threads the ball through to Albrecht Buchwald. Albrecht Buchwald tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Ricardo Barbosa kicks a strong pass forward to Antonio Rego. Antonio Rego deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Buchwald. Albrecht Buchwald shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Vincenzo Witte manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58%
42%
Play Area
28.4%
44.4%
27.2%