Match Report


Desportivo NacionalDesportivo Nacional     Sporting BragaSporting Braga
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Helder NevesH. Neves73
G
1
G
72Marvin KitsonM. Kitson
Oscar De AngelisO. De Angelis67
D
2
D
69Thomas HeeringT. Heering
Tiago SantosT. Santos67
D
captain3
D
68Sergio ValenteS. Valente
Adel DjetouA. Djetou59
D
4
D
66Steffen EiltsS. Eilts
Neil ElliottN. Elliott52
D
5captain
M
67Fernando PinheiroF. Pinheiro
Cristiano MoreiraC. Moreira74
M
6
M
64Bruno PostigaB. Postiga
Rodrigo VianaR. Viana73
M
7
M
61Stefan NahrstedtS. Nahrstedt
Daniel RibeiroD. Ribeiro71
M
8
M
59Diogo NunesD. Nunes
Arturo GentoA. Gento78
A
9
A
67Rafael PardoR. Pardo
Hugo LoureiroH. Loureiro72
A
10
A
58Vitor CastroV. Castro
Artur JesusA. Jesus68
A
11
A
58Frederico CostaF. Costa
 
Craig PriestleyC. Priestley69
M
12
D
65Paulo AlvesP. Alves
Cataldo GinestraC. Ginestra68
A
13
D
65Frederico VieiraF. Vieira
Roberto VieiraR. Vieira62
M
14
D
64Rui CaluwéR. Caluwé

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Match Report
The weather is mixed here at Ground Estádio da Madeira where Desportivo Nacional play host to Sporting Braga. A crowd of 16,922 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Desportivo Nacional 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 Abel Nuno Gomes.


0.00
The whistle blows and Sporting Braga get the match underway!
2.15
Bruno Postiga threads a neat ball through to Vitor Castro. Vitor Castro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tiago Santos.
3.44
Tiago Santos clumsily knocks into Rafael Pardo. Tiago Santos is given a warning by the referee! Rafael Pardo stretches but gets up unharmed.
3.44
Free kick to Sporting Braga just outside the area...
4.34
Bruno Postiga takes a cautious run up but the ball clips the wall and is cleared by the defence.
8.20
Bruno Postiga knocks the ball to his team mate, Vitor Castro. Vitor Castro tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
10.20
Thomas Heering barges into Hugo Loureiro. The referee calls over Thomas Heering and shows him a yellow card! Hugo Loureiro stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.44
Steffen Eilts flicks a high ball forward to Stefan Nahrstedt who gracefully takes it down. Stefan Nahrstedt flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Costa holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Frederico Costa controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
15.58
Sergio Valente hacks Arturo Gento from behind! Sergio Valente is shown the yellow card! Arturo Gento carries on, but is struggling a bit.
20.02
Adel Djetou threads a neat ball through to Rodrigo Viana. Rodrigo Viana flicks a high pass forward. Arturo Gento holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Arturo Gento lofts in a cross ball towards Artur Jesus. Artur Jesus knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Marvin Kitson didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
21.44
Neil Elliott chips the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Moreira. Cristiano Moreira flicks a high ball forward to Arturo Gento who takes it down. Arturo Gento knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marvin Kitson who gathers it comfortably.
27.55
Tiago Santos hacks Stefan Nahrstedt from behind! Tiago Santos is shown the yellow card! Stefan Nahrstedt grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
30.15
Bruno Postiga knocks the ball forward to Frederico Costa. Frederico Costa shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Well saved!
32.52
Tiago Santos sweeps the ball long. Artur Jesus tries a spectacular long range effort. It curls slightly but Marvin Kitson manages to gather it comfortably.
34.09
Fernando Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Costa collects the pass. Frederico Costa shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Helder Neves.
38.41
Adel Djetou flicks a high pass forward. Cristiano Moreira controls it well on his chest. Cristiano Moreira flicks a high pass forward to Hugo Loureiro who brings the ball under control. Hugo Loureiro shoots from 20 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
39.31
Rodrigo Viana clumsily knocks into Stefan Nahrstedt. The referee calls over Rodrigo Viana and warns him to calm down! Stefan Nahrstedt runs off the knock.
40.52
Cristiano Moreira sees a break and surges forward. Cristiano Moreira whips in a cross ball towards Arturo Gento. Arturo Gento finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but somehow Marvin Kitson manages to keep it out.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Desportivo Nacional appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Braga also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Desportivo Nacional get the second half underway!
48.12
Steffen Eilts makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bruno Postiga. Bruno Postiga flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Costa collects the pass. Frederico Costa shoots from long range but somehow Helder Neves manages to keep it out.
54.39
Fernando Pinheiro makes a probing pass to Vitor Castro. Vitor Castro lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Pardo. Rafael Pardo is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Helder Neves had no chance!! Goal for Sporting Braga!
59.35
Stefan Nahrstedt kicks a strong pass forward to Rafael Pardo. Rafael Pardo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. What a cracker!! Helder Neves had no chance!! Goal for Sporting Braga!
63.41
Tiago Santos flicks a high pass forward to Daniel Ribeiro who brings the ball under control. Daniel Ribeiro hits a low pass to Arturo Gento. Arturo Gento lofts in a cross ball towards Hugo Loureiro. Hugo Loureiro rises majestically and gets a header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
66.11
Rodrigo Viana advances with the ball. Rodrigo Viana knocks in a cross ball towards Hugo Loureiro. Hugo Loureiro is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Marvin Kitson has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
72.27
Bruno Postiga threads a neat ball through to Rafael Pardo. Rafael Pardo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.05
Daniel Ribeiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Hugo Loureiro. Hugo Loureiro lofts in a cross ball towards Arturo Gento. Arturo Gento connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Superb reactions from Marvin Kitson. What a save!
77.13
Desportivo Nacional have made 3 substitutions with Craig Priestley replacing Hugo Loureiro, Cataldo Ginestra replacing Cristiano Moreira and Roberto Vieira replacing Oscar De Angelis .
79.53
With some swift thinking, Stefan Nahrstedt plays the ball forward to Rafael Pardo. Rafael Pardo advances inside the box! Rafael Pardo comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it flies just wide!
83.24
With vision, Adel Djetou plays the ball forward to Rodrigo Viana. Rodrigo Viana flicks the ball to his team mate, Artur Jesus. Artur Jesus lofts in a cross ball towards Craig Priestley. Craig Priestley gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but slams it into the crowd!
84.50
Adel Djetou makes a strong solo run forward. Adel Djetou controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Artur Jesus. Artur Jesus controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Arturo Gento through on goal. Arturo Gento shoots from just inside the box but Marvin Kitson reads it well. He makes it look easy!
85.19
Diogo Nunes kicks a strong pass forward to Vitor Castro. Vitor Castro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Helder Neves who gathers it comfortably.
87.25
Thomas Heering darts forward. Thomas Heering runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Thomas Heering sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Desportivo Nacional

Sporting Braga
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
7
7
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
32.5%
42.9%
24.7%

Scorers
Hugo Loureiro 63, 66
Rafael Pardo 54, 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rafael Pardo of Sporting Braga

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

1.Marvin Kitson (GK)
7
2.Thomas Heering (DEF)yellow card
6
3.Sergio Valente (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Steffen Eilts (DEF)
6
5.Fernando Pinheiro (MID)
6
6.Bruno Postiga (MID)
6
7.Stefan Nahrstedt (MID)
7
8.Diogo Nunes (MID)
6
9.Rafael Pardo (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Vitor Castro (ATT)
6
11.Frederico Costa (ATT)
6
 
12.Paulo Alves (DEF)
0
13.Frederico Vieira (DEF)
0
14.Rui Caluwé (DEF)
0