Match Report
| F.C. Arouca | F.C. Arouca |  |  | Beira Mar | Beira Mar | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manuel Moutinho | M. Moutinho |  | 71 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 | | Rui Varela | R. Varela | |||||||||
| Quim Fonseca | Q. Fonseca | | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Luis Martins | L. Martins | |||||||||
| Roberto Soares | R. Soares | | 58 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 | | Filipe Santos | F. Santos | |||||||||
| Tomas Reis | T. Reis | | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 |  | Loic Herve | L. Herve | |||||||||
| Cristiano Neves | C. Neves | | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 50 | | Jean-Philippe Gallas | J. Gallas | |||||||||
| Paulo Nunes | P. Nunes | | 57 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 | | Paulo Reis | P. Reis | |||||||||
| Alan Laver | A. Laver |  | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Mario Oliveira | M. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Filipe Martins | F. Martins | | 53 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 | | Sebastiao Valente | S. Valente | |||||||||
| Guilherme Pinheiro | G. Pinheiro | | 52 | M | | 9 | | M | 52 | | Frederico Gomes | F. Gomes | |||||||||
| Alexandre Fernandes | A. Fernandes | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Helder Faria | H. Faria | |||||||||
| Jaime Martins | J. Martins | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 | | Francisco Varela | F. Varela | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estádio Municipal where F.C. Arouca play host to Beira Mar. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both F.C. Arouca and Beira Mar are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both F.C. Arouca and Beira Mar are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Beira Mar get the match underway!
6.10
0-0Filipe Martins knocks the ball forward to Jaime Martins. Jaime Martins knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rui Varela who gathers it comfortably.
10.05
0-0Guilherme Pinheiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Jaime Martins. Jaime Martins shoots from long range. It curls slightly but Rui Varela manages to gather it comfortably.
14.53
0-0Loic Herve comes in with a late challenge on Alexandre Fernandes. Loic Herve is given a warning by the referee! Alexandre Fernandes runs off the knock.
16.07
0-0Paulo Nunes makes a simple pass to Alexandre Fernandes. Alexandre Fernandes shoots from long range but it flies wide!
18.29
Jean-Philippe Gallas knocks the ball forward to Mario Oliveira. Mario Oliveira sees space and advances. Mario Oliveira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
21.27
Filipe Martins comes in with a late challenge on Mario Oliveira. Filipe Martins is given a warning by the referee! Mario Oliveira stretches but gets up unharmed.
24.09
0-0Roberto Soares threads the ball through to Alan Laver. Alan Laver knocks the ball forward to Alexandre Fernandes. Alexandre Fernandes kicks a strong pass forward to Jaime Martins but the referee indicates it's offside!
26.48
Paulo Reis knocks the ball forward to Helder Faria. Helder Faria knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.48
Paulo Reis flicks the ball to his team mate, Helder Faria. Helder Faria shoots from long range. Manuel Moutinho easily smothers it.
34.24
Tomas Reis flicks the ball to his team mate, Alan Laver. Alan Laver knocks the ball forward to Jaime Martins. Jaime Martins finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
38.51
Loic Herve makes a beautiful solo run. Loic Herve controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Francisco Varela. Francisco Varela plays a perfect one-two with Helder Faria and rushes in on goal... Francisco Varela cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
40.50
Sebastiao Valente makes a simple pass to Francisco Varela. Francisco Varela knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Manuel Moutinho who gathers it comfortably.
42.08
Filipe Santos knocks the ball forward to Sebastiao Valente. Sebastiao Valente makes a simple pass to Francisco Varela. Francisco Varela 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
The whistle blows and F.C. Arouca kick off!
47.39
Loic Herve deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frederico Gomes. Frederico Gomes knocks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Varela. Francisco Varela shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
51.08
1-0Tomas Reis brings the ball forward. Tomas Reis kicks a strong pass forward to Alexandre Fernandes. Alexandre Fernandes shoots from 20 yards. Alexandre Fernandes scores for F.C. Arouca!!
54.01
Filipe Martins surges forward with the ball. Filipe Martins shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.37
Sebastiao Valente chips the ball to his team mate, Helder Faria. Helder Faria lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Varela. Francisco Varela connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent save by Manuel Moutinho!
60.01
Alan Laver makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jaime Martins. Jaime Martins knocks in a cross ball towards Alexandre Fernandes. Alexandre Fernandes connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
66.39
Alan Laver sees a break and surges forward. Alan Laver tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.47
Quim Fonseca makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guilherme Pinheiro. Guilherme Pinheiro advances with the ball. Guilherme Pinheiro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is tipped over by Rui Varela.
78.58
Filipe Martins makes a probing pass to Alexandre Fernandes. Alexandre Fernandes tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
79.14
1-0Beira Mar are easily keeping F.C. Arouca at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
81.10
Filipe Santos threads the ball through to Mario Oliveira. Mario Oliveira makes a probing pass to Francisco Varela. Francisco Varela lofts in a cross ball towards Helder Faria. Helder Faria is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but Manuel Moutinho is on top of it.
85.42
Mario Oliveira brings the ball forward. Mario Oliveira whips in a cross ball towards Francisco Varela. Francisco Varela heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.04
Loic Herve flicks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Gomes. Frederico Gomes threads the ball through to Helder Faria. Helder Faria shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by Manuel Moutinho!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
4
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.3%
42.7%
Play Area
30.5%
45.1%
24.4%
Scorers