Match Report
| Académica de Coimbra | Académica de Coimbra |  |  | Sporting Braga | Sporting Braga | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sergio Santos | S. Santos |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 | | Artur Castro | A. Castro | |||||||||
| Oliver Zimmermann | O. Zimmermann |  | 58 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Artur Lima | A. Lima | |||||||||
| Duarte Jardim | D. Jardim | | 58 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 | | Alexandre Varela | A. Varela | |||||||||
| Miguel Semedo | M. Semedo | | 54 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Duarte Rego | D. Rego | |||||||||
| Jorge Rego | J. Rego | | 53 | D | | 5 | | D | 57 | | Miguel Lima | M. Lima | |||||||||
| Alberto Martins | A. Martins | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Edgar Veloso | E. Veloso | |||||||||
| John Greig | J. Greig |  | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 53 | | Sebastiao Pinto | S. Pinto | |||||||||
| Rui Fernandes | R. Fernandes | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 52 |  | George Pfennings | G. Pfennings | |||||||||
| Bertrand Girard | B. Girard |  | 57 | M | | 9 | | M | 50 | | Luis Almeida | L. Almeida | |||||||||
| Jorge Alves | J. Alves | | 59 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Quim Moutinho | Q. Moutinho | |||||||||
| Sergio Castro | S. Castro | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Alexandre Fonseca | A. Fonseca | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Passaredo |
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Estádio Cidade de Coimbra where Académica de Coimbra play host to Sporting Braga. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Académica de Coimbra and Sporting Braga are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Académica de Coimbra and Sporting Braga are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Sporting Braga start the match!
15.51
0-0George Pfennings deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Fonseca. Alexandre Fonseca passes the ball forward but Quim Moutinho is offside!
18.18
0-0Edgar Veloso brings the ball forward. Edgar Veloso kicks a strong pass forward to Alexandre Fonseca. Alexandre Fonseca makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
20.23
Jorge Rego knocks the ball to his team mate, Rui Fernandes. Rui Fernandes makes a probing pass to Sergio Castro. Sergio Castro shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.01
0-0Duarte Jardim knocks the ball forward to Alberto Martins. Alberto Martins flicks the ball to his team mate, Sergio Castro. Sergio Castro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.35
Bertrand Girard makes a beautiful solo run. Bertrand Girard knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.03
George Pfennings knocks the ball to his team mate, Quim Moutinho. Quim Moutinho knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Sergio Santos who gathers it comfortably.
33.44
Jorge Rego passes the ball forward to John Greig. John Greig makes a probing pass to Sergio Castro. Sergio Castro shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
34.38
0-0Académica de Coimbra are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
36.02
Sebastiao Pinto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Quim Moutinho. Quim Moutinho shoots from distance but it is miles over!
40.04
0-0Sebastiao Pinto barges into Bertrand Girard. The referee calls over Sebastiao Pinto and shows him a yellow card! Bertrand Girard runs off the knock.
45.00
1-0Duarte Jardim sees a break and surges forward. Duarte Jardim controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sergio Castro. Sergio Castro goes all the way! Sergio Castro rockets a shot on goal. It's there!! Artur Castro has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Académica de Coimbra start the second half!
51.30
George Pfennings knocks the ball forward to Alexandre Fonseca. Alexandre Fonseca knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jorge Rego.
54.43
Duarte Rego kicks a strong pass forward to George Pfennings. George Pfennings flicks the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Fonseca. Alexandre Fonseca knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.29
1-0Duarte Rego barges into Sergio Castro. Duarte Rego is given a warning by the referee! Sergio Castro runs off the knock.
61.18
Miguel Semedo chips the ball to his team mate, Rui Fernandes. Rui Fernandes brings the ball forward. Rui Fernandes lofts in a cross ball towards Sergio Castro. Sergio Castro is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
66.03
1-0Bertrand Girard knocks the ball to his team mate, Sergio Castro. Sergio Castro whips in a cross ball towards Jorge Alves. Jorge Alves flicks the ball with his head. Magnificent save by Artur Castro!
67.57
Duarte Jardim takes it forward alone. Duarte Jardim makes a probing pass to Jorge Alves. Jorge Alves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.40
Miguel Semedo sees a break and surges forward. Miguel Semedo knocks the ball to his team mate, Jorge Alves. Jorge Alves knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Artur Castro who gathers it comfortably.
71.15
George Pfennings surges forward with the ball. George Pfennings shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
83.29
Sporting Braga are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
85.22
Edgar Veloso clumsily knocks into Bertrand Girard. Edgar Veloso is given a warning by the referee! Bertrand Girard hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.03
John Greig chips the ball to his team mate, Jorge Alves. Jorge Alves lofts in a cross ball towards Sergio Castro. Sergio Castro powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.51
Duarte Jardim controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, John Greig. John Greig advances with the ball. John Greig shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
0
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
71.2%
28.8%
Play Area
28.8%
52.1%
19.2%
Scorers