Match Report


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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Est˜ dio do Restelo where Belenenses play host to C.D. Feirense. A crowd of 19,562 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Belenenses are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while C.D. Feirense appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.


0.00
The whistle blows and C.D. Feirense get the match underway!
2.02
Armin Witte makes a simple pass to Ruben Sousa. Ruben Sousa shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Moustapha Abdellaoui.
3.30
Armin Witte makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruben Sousa. Ruben Sousa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pablo Mora but he's offside!
10.08
Rafael Barbosa passes the ball forward to Sebastian Scholz. Sebastian Scholz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Maksym Zhuravlov. Maksym Zhuravlov knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pablo Sanhueza.
12.31
Rafael Barbosa chips the ball to his team mate, Frederico Veloso. Frederico Veloso makes a probing pass to Kostas Vangelis. Kostas Vangelis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Stefan Haberfelt.
15.29
Michele Pantano makes a probing pass to Frederico Veloso. Frederico Veloso threads the ball through to Michael Degn. Michael Degn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.48
Tomas Nordahl clumsily knocks into Sebastian Scholz. Tomas Nordahl is given a warning by the referee! Sebastian Scholz carries on, but is struggling a bit.
18.43
Billy Morris deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ruben Sousa. Ruben Sousa passes the ball forward but Pedro Espinoza is offside!
20.51
Sebastian Scholz brings the ball forward. Sebastian Scholz knocks the ball forward to Kostas Vangelis. Kostas Vangelis tries a spectacular strike. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Kostas Vangelis!
24.04
Andre Pinheiro passes the ball forward to Kostas Vangelis. Kostas Vangelis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pablo Sanhueza.
26.51
Andre Pinheiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kostas Vangelis. Kostas Vangelis knocks in a cross ball towards Michael Degn. Michael Degn is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
28.20
Michele Pantano makes a probing pass to Andre Pinheiro. Andre Pinheiro chips the ball to his team mate, Maksym Zhuravlov. Maksym Zhuravlov knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pablo Sanhueza.
33.09
Luc Scifo makes a probing pass to Frederico Veloso. Frederico Veloso makes a probing pass to Kostas Vangelis. Kostas Vangelis goes all the way! Kostas Vangelis shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Alvaro Navarro.
34.52
Andre Pinheiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Kostas Vangelis. Kostas Vangelis lofts in a cross ball towards Maksym Zhuravlov. Maksym Zhuravlov connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
39.31
Armin Witte knocks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Espinoza. Pedro Espinoza shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Moustapha Abdellaoui.
40.45
Stefan Haberfelt makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tomas Nordahl. Tomas Nordahl makes a probing pass to Pedro Espinoza. Pedro Espinoza controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
The whistle blows and Belenenses kick off!
47.02
Yassine Hadji flicks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Nordahl. Tomas Nordahl chips the ball to his team mate, Pedro Espinoza. Pedro Espinoza finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
49.20
Billy Morris makes a probing pass to Ruben Sousa. Ruben Sousa goes all the way! Ruben Sousa cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Moustapha Abdellaoui easily smothers it.
51.40
C.D. Feirense are easily keeping Belenenses at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
54.33
Andre Pinheiro knocks the ball forward to Maksym Zhuravlov. Maksym Zhuravlov lofts in a cross ball towards Michael Degn. Michael Degn directs the ball goalwards with his head but Alvaro Navarro is on top of it.
60.34
Belenenses are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate C.D. Feirense's defence.
61.01
Rafael Barbosa barges into Pedro Espinoza. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Pedro Espinoza stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.35
Matt Gordon knocks the ball forward to Michael Degn. Michael Degn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.48
Armin Witte clumsily knocks into Frederico Veloso. The referee calls over Armin Witte and warns him to calm down! Frederico Veloso hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.57
Sebastian Scholz catches Billy Morris on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Billy Morris stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.09
Andre Pinheiro chips the ball to his team mate, Maksym Zhuravlov. Maksym Zhuravlov lofts in a cross ball towards Michael Degn. Michael Degn heads the ball goalwards but somehow Alvaro Navarro manages to keep it out.
78.13
Tomas Nordahl kicks a strong pass forward to Ruben Sousa. Ruben Sousa knocks in a cross ball towards Pablo Mora. Pablo Mora directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
81.55
Armin Witte makes a probing pass to Ruben Sousa. Ruben Sousa shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Kostas Vangelis of Belenenses
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
59.5%
40.5%
Play Area
29.7%
47.3%
23%