Match Report
| Maia | Maia |  |  | Farense | Farense | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Miguel Ribeiro | M. Ribeiro |  | 74 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 |  | Lee Ferdinand | L. Ferdinand | |||||||||
| Artur Jesus | A. Jesus | | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Cesar Pinheiro | C. Pinheiro | |||||||||
| Alexandre Bento | A. Bento | | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 |  | Don Glass | D. Glass | |||||||||
| Luis Monteiro | L. Monteiro | | 58 | D | | 4 | | D | 59 | | Michael Shilton | M. Shilton | |||||||||
| Guilherme Neves | G. Neves | | 55 | D | | 5 | | D | 59 | | Duarte Varela | D. Varela | |||||||||
| Del Holloway | D. Holloway | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 | | Abel Faria | A. Faria | |||||||||
| Massimo Pessotto | M. Pessotto |  | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Fernando Alves | F. Alves | |||||||||
| Fabio Lanzaro | F. Lanzaro | | 53 | M |  | | 8 | | | A | 62 | | Andre Campos | A. Campos | |||||||
| Bruno Loureiro | B. Loureiro | | 48 | M | | 9 | | A | 59 | | Filipe Gomes | F. Gomes | |||||||||
| Artur Faria | A. Faria | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 50 |  | Carlos Ahamada | C. Ahamada | |||||||||
| Luis Reis | L. Reis | | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 47 | | Luciano Bosi | L. Bosi | |||||||||
| Abel Valente | A. Valente | | 55 | A | | 12 | | M | 57 | | Antonio Quaresma | A. Quaresma | |||||||||
| Samuel Alves | S. Alves | | 53 | D | | 13 | | D | 56 | | Eduardo Ferreira | E. Ferreira | |||||||||
| Leonardo Merino | L. Merino |  | 53 | D | | 14 | | M | 54 | | Adam Terry | A. Terry | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Est˜dio Prof. Dr. Vieira de Carvalho where Maia play host to Farense. A crowd of 9,099 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Maia are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Farense appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Manuel Correa Dionisio.
The pitch is in good condition.
Maia are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Farense appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Manuel Correa Dionisio.
0.00
0-0Maia kick off the first half!
4.32
0-0Artur Faria clumsily knocks into Duarte Varela. Artur Faria is shown the yellow card! Duarte Varela hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.53
0-0Fabio Lanzaro knocks the ball forward to Artur Faria. Artur Faria knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Michael Shilton.
24.43
0-0Michael Shilton passes the ball forward to Fernando Alves. Fernando Alves chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Ahamada. Carlos Ahamada controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's well over the bar!
33.11
0-0Fernando Alves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlos Ahamada. Carlos Ahamada plays a one-two with Filipe Gomes and advances towards the goal... Carlos Ahamada comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice save!
42.51
0-0Fernando Alves makes a probing pass to Luciano Bosi. Luciano Bosi puts a great ball through. Filipe Gomes runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Maia appear unchanged since the first half. Farense also appear unchanged since the first half. The Farense players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
The second half starts with Farense kicking off!
47.22
0-1Abel Faria runs straight at the opposition's defence. Abel Faria skips past Luis Monteiro! Abel Faria looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
53.42
With some swift thinking, Luis Monteiro plays the ball forward to Fabio Lanzaro. Fabio Lanzaro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Artur Faria. Artur Faria controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
54.00
Abel Faria knocks the ball forward to Carlos Ahamada. Carlos Ahamada knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.53
Abel Faria makes an attacking run forward. Abel Faria knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Ahamada. Carlos Ahamada takes a shot at goal. Miguel Ribeiro gets down and covers it.
59.38
0-1Massimo Pessotto flicks a high ball forward to Luis Reis who takes it down. Luis Reis lofts in a cross ball towards Artur Faria. Don Glass barges into Artur Faria. Artur Faria appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
60.03
0-1Farense have made a substitution with Eduardo Ferreira replacing Cesar Pinheiro .
63.41
Luis Monteiro flicks a high pass forward. Fabio Lanzaro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fabio Lanzaro threads the ball through to Artur Faria. Artur Faria knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.43
Del Holloway knocks the ball forward to Luis Reis. Luis Reis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.29
Don Glass takes it forward alone. With some swift thinking, Don Glass plays the ball forward to Andre Campos. Andre Campos plays a one-two with Filipe Gomes and advances towards the goal... Andre Campos side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Miguel Ribeiro easily smothers it!
77.05
Maia have made a substitution with Leonardo Merino replacing Fabio Lanzaro and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
78.13
With vision, Leonardo Merino laces a through ball forward to Bruno Loureiro. Bruno Loureiro shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
83.58
Without breaking stride, Don Glass plays the ball forward to Fernando Alves. Fernando Alves flicks a high pass forward. Carlos Ahamada holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Carlos Ahamada shoots from long range but is denied by Miguel Ribeiro. Excellent save.
84.28
Abel Faria makes a simple pass to Carlos Ahamada. Carlos Ahamada runs straight at the defence! Carlos Ahamada rockets a shot on goal. Solid save from Miguel Ribeiro.
87.26
Del Holloway flicks a high pass forward. Luis Reis holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Luis Reis knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Lee Ferdinand who gathers it comfortably.
89.12
Leonardo Merino flicks a high pass forward. Artur Faria holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Artur Faria finds some space and shoots from distance his aim is horrendously poor!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
6
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54.4%
45.6%
Play Area
26.5%
47.1%
26.5%
Scorers
| Abel Faria 47 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Abel Faria of Farense |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Miguel Ribeiro (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Artur Jesus (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Alexandre Bento (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Luis Monteiro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Guilherme Neves (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Del Holloway (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Massimo Pessotto (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Fabio Lanzaro (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Bruno Loureiro (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Artur Faria (ATT) |  | 5 |
| 11. | Luis Reis (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Abel Valente (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Samuel Alves (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Leonardo Merino (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Lee Ferdinand (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Cesar Pinheiro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Don Glass (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Michael Shilton (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Duarte Varela (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Abel Faria (MID) |  | 9 |
| 7. | Fernando Alves (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Andre Campos (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Filipe Gomes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Carlos Ahamada (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Luciano Bosi (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Antonio Quaresma (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Eduardo Ferreira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 14. | Adam Terry (MID) | 0 | |