Match Report


BelenensesBelenenses     Salgueiros 08Salgueiros 08
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Alberto MartinsA. Martins78
G
1captain
G
75Ernesto GarciaE. Garcia
Samuel SantosS. Santos67
D
2
D
71Hugo LopesH. Lopes
Gill AtzeniG. Atzeni66
D
3
D
68Abel VarelaA. Varela
Mario AntunesM. Antunes65
D
4
D
65Jose BarrosJ. Barros
Martin RobsonM. Robson75
M
5
D
59Silvio VarelaS. Varela
John CooperJ. Cooper71
M
captain6
M
71Hoalid RottH. Rott
Hugo LoureiroH. Loureiro64
M
7
M
63Jorge AlvesJ. Alves
Stefan KirschnerS. Kirschner62
M
8
A
73Sebastian GarciaS. Garcia
Alexandre ReisA. Reis68
A
9
A
72Bruno VieiraB. Vieira
Antonio MendesA. Mendes61
A
10
A
63Gaspar RegoG. Rego
Manuel FonsecaM. Fonseca59
A
11
A
55Max FletcherM. Fletcher
 
Alberto SemedoA. Semedo62
G
12
M
62Pasquale LuppiP. Luppi
Alex MeiklejohnA. Meiklejohn61
M
13
M
60Cristiano TavaresC. Tavares
Silvio LoureiroS. Loureiro60
D
14
D
58Oliver WesselmannO. Wesselmann

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Est˜ dio do Restelo where Belenenses play host to Salgueiros 08. A crowd of 19,503 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Belenenses are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Salgueiros 08 appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Abel Pauleta.


0.00
Belenenses kick off!
6.27
Mario Antunes darts forward. Mario Antunes makes an attacking run forward. Mario Antunes plays a scrappy one-two with Alexandre Reis and advances towards the goal... Mario Antunes shoots from just inside the box. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
8.56
Martin Robson advances with the ball. Martin Robson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.04
Abel Varela barges into Stefan Kirschner. Abel Varela is warned by the referee! Stefan Kirschner hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
14.58
Martin Robson flicks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Fonseca. Manuel Fonseca shoots from 25 yards. Superb reactions from Ernesto Garcia. What a save!
16.53
Abel Varela sees Hoalid Rott in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hoalid Rott hits a low pass to Bruno Vieira. Bruno Vieira kicks a strong pass forward to Gaspar Rego but the referee indicates it's offside!
18.01
Hoalid Rott flicks the ball to his team mate, Bruno Vieira. Bruno Vieira whips in a cross ball towards Sebastian Garcia. Sebastian Garcia makes a convincing header but it's well over the bar!
20.30
Gill Atzeni advances with the ball. Gill Atzeni knocks the ball forward to Alexandre Reis. Alexandre Reis shoots from long range. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
22.05
Hoalid Rott flicks the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Rego. Gaspar Rego shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
24.21
Stefan Kirschner threads the ball through to Alexandre Reis. Alexandre Reis shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Ernesto Garcia manages to gather it effortlessly.
26.28
Mario Antunes makes a probing pass to John Cooper. John Cooper makes a simple pass to Alexandre Reis. Alexandre Reis knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Manuel Fonseca is offside!
32.11
Jorge Alves clumsily knocks into Hugo Loureiro. Jorge Alves is warned by the referee! Hugo Loureiro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.36
Mario Antunes breaks forward. Mario Antunes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Manuel Fonseca. Manuel Fonseca knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.50
Belenenses are in full control of this game.
38.54
John Cooper flicks a high ball forward to Antonio Mendes who takes it down. Antonio Mendes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
42.04
Abel Varela breaks forward. Abel Varela flicks a high pass forward. Sebastian Garcia collects the pass. Sebastian Garcia edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Sebastian Garcia provides some space. He shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Alberto Martins had no chance!! Goal for Salgueiros 08!
45.00
Jorge Alves deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Max Fletcher. Max Fletcher kicks a strong pass forward to Gaspar Rego but the referee indicates it's offside!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Belenenses appear unchanged since the first half. Salgueiros 08 also appear unchanged since the first half. The Belenenses players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Salgueiros 08 kick off the second half!
48.51
John Cooper passes the ball forward to Antonio Mendes. Antonio Mendes knocks in a cross ball towards Manuel Fonseca. With a superhuman jump, Manuel Fonseca connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
49.20
John Cooper makes a probing pass to Antonio Mendes. Antonio Mendes rushes past Silvio Varela! Antonio Mendes comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but it is tipped over by Ernesto Garcia.
54.17
Samuel Santos clumsily knocks into Max Fletcher. Samuel Santos is shown the yellow card! Max Fletcher runs off the knock.
55.28
Hoalid Rott runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Hoalid Rott shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
59.18
Silvio Varela sees Hoalid Rott in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Hoalid Rott deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bruno Vieira. Bruno Vieira knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastian Garcia. Sebastian Garcia connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
60.17
Belenenses have made a substitution with Silvio Loureiro replacing Manuel Fonseca .
63.38
Samuel Santos deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Robson. Martin Robson flicks a high pass forward to Silvio Loureiro who brings the ball under control. Silvio Loureiro threads the ball through into the box. Some world-class footwork from Alexandre Reis provides some space. He rifles a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Belenenses!
66.24
Hugo Loureiro decides to run forward with the ball. Hugo Loureiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
71.13
Jorge Alves sees a break and surges forward. Jorge Alves controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
75.07
Jose Barros breaks forward. Jose Barros flicks a high pass forward to Max Fletcher who brings the ball under control. Max Fletcher sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
77.38
Belenenses have made a substitution with Alex Meiklejohn replacing Antonio Mendes .
84.34
Hugo Loureiro makes a probing pass to Silvio Loureiro. Silvio Loureiro whips in a cross ball towards Alexandre Reis. Alexandre Reis finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
85.30
John Cooper flicks a high pass forward to Alex Meiklejohn who brings the ball under control. Alex Meiklejohn shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
89.50
Martin Robson plays the ball forward to Alexandre Reis. Alexandre Reis cuts inside the box! Alexandre Reis takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Ernesto Garcia manages to gather it.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Belenenses

Salgueiros 08
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
6
2
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.2%
36.8%
Play Area
23%
42.5%
34.5%

Scorers
Alexandre Reis 63
Sebastian Garcia 42

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Alexandre Reis of Belenenses

Match Ratings
1.Alberto Martins (GK)
6
2.Samuel Santos (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Gill Atzeni (DEF)
6
4.Mario Antunes (DEF)
8
5.Martin Robson (MID)
7
6.John Cooper (MID)
7
7.Hugo Loureiro (MID)
7
8.Stefan Kirschner (MID)
6
9.Alexandre Reis (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Antonio Mendes (ATT)
6
11.Manuel Fonseca (ATT)
6
 
12.Alberto Semedo (GK)
0
13.Alex Meiklejohn (MID)
6
14.Silvio Loureiro (DEF)
7

1.Ernesto Garcia (GK)
8
2.Hugo Lopes (DEF)
6
3.Abel Varela (DEF)
7
4.Jose Barros (DEF)
6
5.Silvio Varela (DEF)
6
6.Hoalid Rott (MID)
7
7.Jorge Alves (MID)
6
8.Sebastian Garcia (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Bruno Vieira (ATT)
6
10.Gaspar Rego (ATT)
6
11.Max Fletcher (ATT)
6
 
12.Pasquale Luppi (MID)
0
13.Cristiano Tavares (MID)
0
14.Oliver Wesselmann (DEF)
0