Match Report


Santa ClaraSanta Clara     Desportivo NacionalDesportivo Nacional
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Albrecht SchäferA. Schäfer72
G
1
G
73Helder NevesH. Neves
Rodrigo BarbosaR. Barbosa71
D
2
D
67Oscar De AngelisO. De Angelis
David HutchisonD. Hutchison65
D
3captain
D
67Tiago SantosT. Santos
Mario LimaM. Lima60
D
4
D
59Adel DjetouA. Djetou
Bruno SadottiB. Sadotti71
M
5
D
52Neil ElliottN. Elliott
Gregorio GimenezG. Gimenez62
M
6
M
74Cristiano MoreiraC. Moreira
Mike AdamsM. Adams58
M
7
M
73Rodrigo VianaR. Viana
Ruben PostigaR. Postiga57
M
8
M
71Daniel RibeiroD. Ribeiro
Paulo PinheiroP. Pinheiro73
A
9
A
78Arturo GentoA. Gento
Adam MaddisonA. Maddison66
A
captain10
A
72Hugo LoureiroH. Loureiro
Helder NunesH. Nunes59
A
11
A
68Artur JesusA. Jesus
 
Daniel QuaresmaD. Quaresma67
G
12
M
69Craig PriestleyC. Priestley
Terry DyerT. Dyer65
G
13
A
68Cataldo GinestraC. Ginestra
Alexandre AntunesA. Antunes57
G
14
M
62Roberto VieiraR. Vieira

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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Est˜dio de Sao Miguel where Santa Clara play host to Desportivo Nacional. A crowd of 18,869 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Santa Clara are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Desportivo Nacional appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ribeiro Sergioconceiçao.


0.00
Santa Clara start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.35
Rodrigo Viana flicks a high ball forward to Arturo Gento who takes it down. Arturo Gento shoots from long range. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
10.09
Tiago Santos flicks a high pass forward. Cristiano Moreira holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cristiano Moreira kicks a strong pass forward to Hugo Loureiro. Hugo Loureiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
15.44
Daniel Ribeiro passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Hugo Loureiro. Hugo Loureiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
20.09
Daniel Ribeiro threads a neat ball through to Artur Jesus. Artur Jesus lofts in a cross ball towards Arturo Gento. Arturo Gento connects with a diving header. The keeper is on top of it. Excellent save!
22.51
David Hutchison makes a simple pass to Ruben Postiga. Ruben Postiga flicks a high ball forward to Helder Nunes who takes it down. Helder Nunes skips past Neil Elliott! Helder Nunes strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
24.48
Ruben Postiga flicks a high pass forward to Adam Maddison who brings the ball under control. Adam Maddison knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oscar De Angelis.
27.45
Mike Adams passes the ball forward to Paulo Pinheiro. Paulo Pinheiro shoots from 20 yards. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
28.30
Showing composure, Rodrigo Viana plays the ball forward to Hugo Loureiro. Hugo Loureiro knocks in a cross ball towards Artur Jesus. Artur Jesus makes a looping header on goal. It's there!! Albrecht Schäfer has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
32.56
Bruno Sadotti passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Paulo Pinheiro. Paulo Pinheiro passes the ball forward to Helder Nunes. Helder Nunes shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
33.05
Bruno Sadotti sees space and advances. Bruno Sadotti lofts in a cross ball towards Helder Nunes. Helder Nunes makes a convincing header. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Santa Clara!
38.58
Cristiano Moreira passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Hugo Loureiro. Hugo Loureiro shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
42.40
Showing composure, David Hutchison laces a through ball forward to Gregorio Gimenez. Gregorio Gimenez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adam Maddison. Adam Maddison knocks the ball forward, putting Helder Nunes through on goal. Helder Nunes shoots from just inside the box but it's a woeful effort!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Santa Clara appear unchanged since the first half. Desportivo Nacional also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Desportivo Nacional get the second half underway!
47.28
David Hutchison threads a neat ball through to Mike Adams. Mike Adams controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Helder Nunes. Helder Nunes shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
48.24
Rodrigo Viana sees Arturo Gento in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Arturo Gento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.31
Bruno Sadotti runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Bruno Sadotti deftly passes the ball to Adam Maddison, releasing him through on goal. Adam Maddison comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
53.03
Bruno Sadotti threads a neat ball through to Paulo Pinheiro. Paulo Pinheiro shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
55.17
Rodrigo Barbosa comes in with a late challenge on Arturo Gento. The referee brings Rodrigo Barbosa to one side and gives him a warning! Arturo Gento stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.51
Tiago Santos kicks a strong pass forward to Cristiano Moreira. Cristiano Moreira laces a weighted ball forward to Arturo Gento. Arturo Gento knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo Loureiro. Hugo Loureiro makes a convincing header but it's a lousy effort!
59.06
Tiago Santos clumsily knocks into Adam Maddison. Tiago Santos is given a warning by the referee! Adam Maddison runs off the knock.
63.37
Neil Elliott hacks Adam Maddison from behind! The referee brings Neil Elliott to one side and gives him a warning! Adam Maddison stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.15
Daniel Ribeiro flicks a high pass forward to Hugo Loureiro who brings the ball under control. Hugo Loureiro knocks in a cross ball towards Artur Jesus. Artur Jesus gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
72.25
Gregorio Gimenez hacks Daniel Ribeiro from behind! The referee calls over Gregorio Gimenez and warns him to calm down! Daniel Ribeiro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.45
Gregorio Gimenez kicks a strong pass forward to Paulo Pinheiro. Paulo Pinheiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Helder Nunes but he's offside!
77.28
Desportivo Nacional have made 3 substitutions with Craig Priestley replacing Hugo Loureiro, Cataldo Ginestra replacing Cristiano Moreira and Roberto Vieira replacing Oscar De Angelis .
84.06
David Hutchison knocks the ball forward to Gregorio Gimenez. Gregorio Gimenez makes a simple pass to Paulo Pinheiro. Paulo Pinheiro lofts in a cross ball towards Helder Nunes. Helder Nunes rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Santa Clara

Desportivo Nacional
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
8
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.7%
45.3%
Play Area
25.3%
42.7%
32%

Scorers
Helder Nunes 33
Artur Jesus 28

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Bruno Sadotti of Santa Clara

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

1.Helder Neves (GK)
6
2.Oscar De Angelis (DEF)
6
3.Tiago Santos (DEF)
6
4.Adel Djetou (DEF)
6
5.Neil Elliott (DEF)
6
6.Cristiano Moreira (MID)
7
7.Rodrigo Viana (MID)
7
8.Daniel Ribeiro (MID)
6
9.Arturo Gento (ATT)
6
10.Hugo Loureiro (ATT)
7
11.Artur Jesus (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Craig Priestley (MID)
6
13.Cataldo Ginestra (ATT)
6
14.Roberto Vieira (MID)
6