Match Report


Sp. EspinhoSp. Espinho     Santa ClaraSanta Clara
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Valentino PinziV. Pinzi76
G
1
G
72Albrecht SchäferA. Schäfer
Sebastiao FonsecaS. Fonseca75
D
2
D
71Rodrigo BarbosaR. Barbosa
Sebastiao ReisS. Reis74
D
3
D
65David HutchisonD. Hutchison
Gary LiddellG. Liddell65
D
4
D
60Mario LimaM. Lima
Rafael VianaR. Viana75
M
5
M
70Bruno SadottiB. Sadotti
Pedro MoreiraP. Moreira66
M
captain6
M
62Gregorio GimenezG. Gimenez
Mitchell CairoM. Cairo65
M
7
M
57Mike AdamsM. Adams
Patrick BeresfordP. Beresford63
M
8
M
57Ruben PostigaR. Postiga
Patricio PerronP. Perron78
A
9
A
73Paulo PinheiroP. Pinheiro
Vitor AndradeV. Andrade70
A
10captain
A
66Adam MaddisonA. Maddison
Silvio VelosoS. Veloso64
A
11
A
59Helder NunesH. Nunes
 
Albert WiekensA. Wiekens66
G
12
G
67Daniel QuaresmaD. Quaresma
Joao SousaJ. Sousa64
D
13
G
65Terry DyerT. Dyer
Daniel BarbosaD. Barbosa63
D
14
G
57Alexandre AntunesA. Antunes

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Estadio Manuel de Oliveira Violas where Sp. Espinho play host to Santa Clara. A crowd of 18,664 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Sp. Espinho and Santa Clara are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by JosŽ Alexio Nuno Gomes.


0.00
Sp. Espinho kick off and get the first half underway!
2.17
With imagination, Ruben Postiga plays the ball forward to Adam Maddison. Adam Maddison advances inside the box! Adam Maddison cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
6.44
Rodrigo Barbosa flicks a high pass forward. Mike Adams holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Mike Adams knocks the ball forward to Paulo Pinheiro. Paulo Pinheiro plays a scrappy one-two with Helder Nunes and stumbles forward towards the goal... Paulo Pinheiro rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
14.53
Mario Lima darts forward. Mario Lima passes the ball forward to Adam Maddison. Adam Maddison knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sebastiao Fonseca.
18.15
Mitchell Cairo makes a probing pass to Patricio Perron. Patricio Perron tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
21.57
Sebastiao Reis knocks the ball forward to Rafael Viana. Rafael Viana knocks the ball to his team mate, Patricio Perron. Patricio Perron plays a one-two with Silvio Veloso and rushes in on goal... Patricio Perron side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
22.34
Bruno Sadotti brings the ball forward. Bruno Sadotti shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.40
Sebastiao Fonseca deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Moreira. Pedro Moreira kicks a strong pass forward to Patricio Perron. Patricio Perron shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
28.44
Patrick Beresford plays the ball forward to Silvio Veloso. Silvio Veloso tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Superb keeping!
33.36
David Hutchison flicks a high pass forward. Bruno Sadotti holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Bruno Sadotti darts forward. Bruno Sadotti edges inside the box! Bruno Sadotti comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
34.42
Mitchell Cairo runs straight at the opposition's defence. Mitchell Cairo tries a spectacular long range effort but it rises well off target!
40.59
Mike Adams threads the ball through to Adam Maddison. Adam Maddison shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
42.55
Bruno Sadotti makes an attacking run forward. Bruno Sadotti knocks in a cross ball towards Paulo Pinheiro. Paulo Pinheiro makes a looping header on goal. Valentino Pinzi gathers the ball up comfortably. Top class keeping!
44.51
Sebastiao Fonseca knocks the ball forward to Mitchell Cairo. Seeing a gap ahead, Mitchell Cairo plays the ball forward to Patricio Perron. Patricio Perron shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. He makes it look easy!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sp. Espinho appear unchanged since the first half. Santa Clara also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Santa Clara kick off!
48.09
David Hutchison makes a probing pass to Ruben Postiga. Ruben Postiga passes the ball forward to Adam Maddison. Adam Maddison controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
49.43
Pedro Moreira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vitor Andrade. Vitor Andrade controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
51.57
Rodrigo Barbosa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bruno Sadotti. Bruno Sadotti knocks the ball forward to Adam Maddison. Adam Maddison knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Valentino Pinzi who gathers it comfortably.
53.39
Sebastiao Fonseca deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Pedro Moreira. Pedro Moreira makes a beautiful solo run. Pedro Moreira lofts in a cross ball towards Silvio Veloso. Silvio Veloso is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is deflected wide by Rodrigo Barbosa.
54.22
Patrick Beresford takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Ruben Postiga gets to the ball and kicks it upfield to safety.
59.09
Mike Adams clumsily knocks into Mitchell Cairo. The referee warns Mike Adams to calm down! Mitchell Cairo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.29
Sebastiao Reis flicks a high pass forward to Mitchell Cairo who brings the ball under control. Mitchell Cairo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Silvio Veloso. Silvio Veloso controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Fabulous save!
61.05
Rafael Viana flicks a high pass forward. Silvio Veloso holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Silvio Veloso makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Patricio Perron. Patricio Perron rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
63.16
Pedro Moreira hacks Ruben Postiga from behind! The referee warns Pedro Moreira to calm down! Ruben Postiga grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
66.30
Mitchell Cairo flicks a high ball forward to Silvio Veloso who takes it down. Silvio Veloso whips in a cross ball towards Vitor Andrade. Vitor Andrade is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
71.57
Pedro Moreira flicks a high pass forward. Patricio Perron controls it well on his chest. Patricio Perron shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
81.13
Mitchell Cairo threads the ball through to Silvio Veloso. Silvio Veloso finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
83.19
Rafael Viana threads a neat ball through to Patricio Perron. Patricio Perron shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
84.25
Seeing a gap ahead, Mitchell Cairo plays the ball forward to Patricio Perron. Patricio Perron knocks in a cross ball towards Silvio Veloso. Silvio Veloso powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
87.56
Ruben Postiga sees Adam Maddison in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Adam Maddison rushes past Sebastiao Fonseca! Some good footwork from Adam Maddison provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sp. Espinho

Santa Clara
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
7
5
Shots off Target
8
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.7%
47.3%
Play Area
24.3%
43.2%
32.4%

Scorers
Silvio Veloso 84
Adam Maddison 2, 88
Paulo Pinheiro 6

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Adam Maddison of Santa Clara

Match Ratings
1.Valentino Pinzi (GK)
6
2.Sebastiao Fonseca (DEF)
6
3.Sebastiao Reis (DEF)
6
4.Gary Liddell (DEF)
6
5.Rafael Viana (MID)
6
6.Pedro Moreira (MID)
6
7.Mitchell Cairo (MID)
7
8.Patrick Beresford (MID)
6
9.Patricio Perron (ATT)
7
10.Vitor Andrade (ATT)
6
11.Silvio Veloso (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Albert Wiekens (GK)
0
13.Joao Sousa (DEF)
0
14.Daniel Barbosa (DEF)
0

1.Albrecht Schäfer (GK)
7
2.Rodrigo Barbosa (DEF)
6
3.David Hutchison (DEF)
6
4.Mario Lima (DEF)
6
5.Bruno Sadotti (MID)
8
6.Gregorio Gimenez (MID)
6
7.Mike Adams (MID)
6
8.Ruben Postiga (MID)
7
9.Paulo Pinheiro (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Adam Maddison (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
11.Helder Nunes (ATT)
6
 
12.Daniel Quaresma (GK)
0
13.Terry Dyer (GK)
0
14.Alexandre Antunes (GK)
0