Match Report
| Alverca | Alverca |  |  | Sporting Braga | Sporting Braga | ||||||||||||||||
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| Paulo Moreira | P. Moreira |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 | | Tomas Neves | T. Neves | |||||||||
| Antonio Sousa | A. Sousa | | 78 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 |  | Thomas Heering | T. Heering | |||||||||
| Rui Gomes | R. Gomes | | 71 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 | | Sergio Valente | S. Valente | |||||||||
| Fernando Vieira | F. Vieira | | 69 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 | | Rui Moreira | R. Moreira | |||||||||
| Andy Ferguson | A. Ferguson |  | 68 | D | | 5 | |  | M | 75 | | Miguel Pinheiro | M. Pinheiro | ||||||||
| Fernando Ramos | F. Ramos | | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Fernando Pinheiro | F. Pinheiro | |||||||||
| Rafael Vieira | R. Vieira | | 68 | M | | | 7 | | M | 58 | | Diogo Nunes | D. Nunes | ||||||||
| Pedro Barbosa | P. Barbosa | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 | | Diogo Barbosa | D. Barbosa | |||||||||
| Tiago Andrade | T. Andrade | | 60 | A | | 9 | | A | 73 | | David Ramos | D. Ramos | |||||||||
| Guilherme Gomes | G. Gomes | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Hugo Almeida | H. Almeida | |||||||||
| Gaspar Soares | G. Soares | | 48 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Frederico Costa | F. Costa | |||||||||
| Bill Proctor | B. Proctor |  | 64 | G | | 12 | | D | 65 |  | Steffen Eilts | S. Eilts | |||||||||
| Daniel Lima | D. Lima | | 62 | G | | 13 | | D | 65 | | Frederico Vieira | F. Vieira | |||||||||
| Artur Veloso | A. Veloso | | 61 | D | | 14 | | D | 64 | | Rui Caluwé | R. Caluwé | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Complexo Desportivo F.C. Alverca where Alverca play host to Sporting Braga. A crowd of 18,255 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Alverca are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sporting Braga appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paulino N. Helder.
The pitch is in good condition.
Alverca are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Sporting Braga appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paulino N. Helder.
0.00
0-0Sporting Braga get the match underway!
3.48
1-0Pedro Barbosa chips the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Gomes. Guilherme Gomes cuts inside the box! Some awkward footwork from Guilherme Gomes provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
15.45
1-0Diogo Nunes hacks Rafael Vieira from behind! Diogo Nunes is shown the yellow card! Rafael Vieira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.03
1-0Fernando Pinheiro makes a beautiful solo run. Fernando Pinheiro plays a one-two with David Ramos and rushes in on goal... Fernando Pinheiro side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Paulo Moreira effortlessly gets down and covers it.
27.23
1-0With great imagination, Rui Moreira plays the ball forward to Diogo Nunes. Diogo Nunes runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Diogo Nunes whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Costa. Frederico Costa beats his man to it with a header but it flies wide!
33.54
Rafael Vieira changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Rafael Vieira shoots from 20 yards but it's a lousy effort!
34.16
Fernando Vieira pushes mid-way up the pitch. With imagination, Fernando Vieira plays the ball forward to Tiago Andrade. Tiago Andrade shoots from 20 yards but it flies just off target!
36.44
With imagination, Fernando Ramos picks a pass forward to Guilherme Gomes. Guilherme Gomes whips in a cross ball towards Tiago Andrade. Tiago Andrade powers a header at goal but Tomas Neves reads it well. He makes it look easy!
39.09
Fernando Ramos knocks the ball to his team mate, Tiago Andrade. Tiago Andrade plays a scrappy one-two with Guilherme Gomes and advances towards the goal... Tiago Andrade shoots from just inside the box. Tiago Andrade scores for Alverca!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Alverca appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Braga also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Alverca kick off!
48.35
Rui Moreira makes a probing pass to Diogo Barbosa. Diogo Barbosa plays the ball forward to Frederico Costa. Frederico Costa rushes past Fernando Vieira! Frederico Costa looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
51.28
Antonio Sousa passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Fernando Ramos. Fernando Ramos sees space and advances. Fernando Ramos chips the ball to his team mate, Tiago Andrade. Tiago Andrade makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
54.15
Diogo Barbosa passes the ball forward to Frederico Costa. Frederico Costa rushes past Fernando Vieira! Frederico Costa shoots from just inside the box but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
59.37
2-0Rui Gomes threads a neat ball through to Rafael Vieira. Rafael Vieira makes a probing pass to Tiago Andrade. Tiago Andrade knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sergio Valente.
60.19
2-0Alverca have made a substitution with Daniel Lima replacing Paulo Moreira .
65.17
Diogo Nunes sees a break and surges forward. Diogo Nunes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Daniel Lima.
66.39
2-0Diogo Barbosa takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the far post. Rui Gomes reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
69.39
Fernando Ramos receives the ball from a throw-in from Pedro Barbosa. Fernando Ramos passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Guilherme Gomes. Guilherme Gomes shoots from 20 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good keeping!
71.59
Diogo Barbosa threads the ball through to Frederico Costa. Frederico Costa shoots from outside the area. It's there!! Daniel Lima has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
77.30
Alverca have made a substitution with Bill Proctor replacing Rafael Vieira .
78.34
Diogo Barbosa passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Frederico Costa. Frederico Costa tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.48
Miguel Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward. Hugo Almeida collects the pass. Hugo Almeida knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andy Ferguson.
87.31
Miguel Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward. David Ramos controls it well on his chest. David Ramos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
3
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
60.8%
39.2%
Play Area
27%
45.9%
27%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Guilherme Gomes of Alverca |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Paulo Moreira (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Antonio Sousa (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Rui Gomes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Fernando Vieira (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Andy Ferguson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Fernando Ramos (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Rafael Vieira (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Pedro Barbosa (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Tiago Andrade (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Guilherme Gomes (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Gaspar Soares (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Bill Proctor (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Daniel Lima (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Artur Veloso (DEF) | 0 | |
| 1. | Tomas Neves (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Thomas Heering (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Sergio Valente (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Rui Moreira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Miguel Pinheiro (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Fernando Pinheiro (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Diogo Nunes (MID) |  | 6 |
| 8. | Diogo Barbosa (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | David Ramos (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Hugo Almeida (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Frederico Costa (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Steffen Eilts (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Frederico Vieira (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Rui Caluwé (DEF) | 0 | |