Match Report
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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Estádio D. Afonso Henriques where Vitória de Guimarães play host to Belenenses. A crowd of 18,863 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Vitória de Guimarães are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Belenenses appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Abel Pauleta.
The pitch is in good condition.
Vitória de Guimarães are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Belenenses appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Abel Pauleta.
0.00
Vitória de Guimarães kick off!
3.43
Daniel Costa makes a beautiful solo run. Daniel Costa shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
8.34
Martin Robson hacks Daniel Costa from behind! The referee brings Martin Robson to one side and gives him a warning! Daniel Costa runs off the knock.
15.04
Romarin Lambourde pushes up the pitch. Romarin Lambourde plays the ball forward to Kevin Brady. Kevin Brady sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
16.08
Tobias Dehm hits a low pass to Daniel Costa. Daniel Costa sees Martijn Landzaat in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Martijn Landzaat shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
24.46
Samuel Alves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Manuel Fonseca. Manuel Fonseca shoots from 20 yards. Simo Schmidt gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
26.04
Mario Valente makes a probing pass to Dennis Nielsen. Dennis Nielsen shoots from 20 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
28.51
John Cooper chips the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Reis. Alexandre Reis plays a one-two with Manuel Fonseca and advances towards the goal... Tobias Dehm clumsily knocks into Alexandre Reis. Penalty not given!!
30.23
Diego Donati threads the ball through to Mario Valente. Mario Valente makes an attacking run forward. Mario Valente controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
32.52
Samuel Alves flicks a high pass forward. Alexandre Reis collects the pass. Alexandre Reis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Fantastic reaction save from Simo Schmidt!
33.17
Mario Valente hits a low pass to Ian Van Der Vaart. Ian Van Der Vaart sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
36.10
Romarin Lambourde makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mario Valente. Mario Valente hits a low pass to Dennis Nielsen. Dennis Nielsen shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
38.21
Mario Valente flicks a high pass forward. Martijn Landzaat controls it well on his chest. Martijn Landzaat plays a quick one-two with Dennis Nielsen and rushes in on goal... Martijn Landzaat comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
39.52
Martin Robson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alexandre Reis. Alexandre Reis cuts inside the box! Alexandre Reis looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Vitória de Guimarães appear unchanged since the first half. Belenenses also appear unchanged since the first half. The Belenenses players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
The whistle blows and Belenenses kick off!
49.14
Romarin Lambourde flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Costa holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Daniel Costa flicks a high pass forward to Dennis Nielsen who brings the ball under control. Dennis Nielsen shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Alberto Martins smothers it!
53.15
Showing composure, John Cooper laces a weighted ball forward to Manuel Fonseca. Manuel Fonseca makes a defence splitting pass to Alexandre Reis. Alexandre Reis cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Tobias Dehm.
54.48
Seeing a gap ahead, Mario Valente laces a through ball forward to Martijn Landzaat. Martijn Landzaat whips in a cross ball towards Ian Van Der Vaart. Ian Van Der Vaart gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball is well placed but Gill Atzeni blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
60.38
Belenenses have made a substitution with Silvio Loureiro replacing Manuel Fonseca .
63.48
Samuel Santos hacks Kevin Brady from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Kevin Brady stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.22
Samuel Santos knocks the ball forward to John Cooper. John Cooper changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. John Cooper finds some space and shoots from distance but Simo Schmidt reads it well. Great save!
77.28
Belenenses have made a substitution with Alex Meiklejohn replacing Alexandre Reis .
79.02
Mario Valente advances with the ball. Mario Valente runs straight at the defence! Mario Valente looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
83.04
Daniel Costa flicks a high pass forward to Kevin Brady who brings the ball under control. Kevin Brady edges inside the box! Kevin Brady shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball strikes Gill Atzeni's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
84.32
Corner kick to Vitória de Guimarães. Mario Valente chips it out wide. Tobias Dehm shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Alberto Martins gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
85.48
Mario Antunes clumsily knocks into Dennis Nielsen. The referee calls over Mario Antunes and shows him a yellow card! Dennis Nielsen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
87.38
Samuel Alves sees Silvio Loureiro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Silvio Loureiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Romarin Lambourde.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
9
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.6%
47.4%
Play Area
28.2%
44.9%
26.9%
Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mario Valente of Vitória de Guimarães |
Match Ratings
1. | Simo Schmidt (GK) | 7 | |
2. | Mohammed Gargo (DEF) | 6 | |
3. | Tobias Dehm (DEF) | 7 | |
4. | Romarin Lambourde (DEF) | 7 | |
5. | Diego Donati (DEF) | 6 | |
6. | Daniel Costa (MID) | 7 | |
7. | Mario Valente (MID) | 9 | |
8. | Dennis Nielsen (ATT) | 6 | |
9. | Ian Van Der Vaart (ATT) | 6 | |
10. | Kevin Brady (ATT) | 6 | |
11. | Martijn Landzaat (ATT) | 6 | |
12. | Eddy Melosi (DEF) | 0 | |
13. | Zerbini Pirri (DEF) | 0 | |
14. | Aaron Wevers (DEF) | 0 |
1. | Alberto Martins (GK) | 7 | |
2. | Samuel Santos (DEF) | ![]() | 5 |
3. | Gill Atzeni (DEF) | 7 | |
4. | Mario Antunes (DEF) | ![]() | 6 |
5. | Martin Robson (MID) | 6 | |
6. | John Cooper (MID) | 8 | |
7. | Samuel Alves (MID) | 8 | |
8. | Hugo Loureiro (MID) | 6 | |
9. | Samuele Petruzzi (ATT) | 6 | |
10. | Alexandre Reis (ATT) | 7 | |
11. | Manuel Fonseca (ATT) | 6 | |
12. | Stefan Kirschner (MID) | 0 | |
13. | Alex Meiklejohn (MID) | 6 | |
14. | Silvio Loureiro (DEF) | 6 |