Match Report


BelenensesBelenenses     Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon
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Alberto MartinsA. Martins78
G
1
G
58Medhi DujeuxM. Dujeux
Samuel SantosS. Santos67
D
2
D
74Fernando MarquesF. Marques
Gill AtzeniG. Atzeni66
D
3
D
74Rodrigo QuaresmaR. Quaresma
Mario AntunesM. Antunes65
D
4captain
D
73Edgar MendesE. Mendes
Martin RobsonM. Robson75
M
5
D
67Riccardo SavinoR. Savino
John CooperJ. Cooper71
M
captain6
M
73Miguel OliveiraM. Oliveira
Samuel AlvesS. Alves67
M
7
M
71Carlo CardinaleC. Cardinale
Hugo LoureiroH. Loureiro64
M
8
M
66Miguel SolerM. Soler
Alexandre ReisA. Reis68
A
9
A
63Pedro AlmeidaP. Almeida
Antonio MendesA. Mendes61
A
10
A
63Pierre G. BonazzoliP. Bonazzoli
Manuel FonsecaM. Fonseca60
A
11
A
62Jorge AntunesJ. Antunes
 
Stefan KirschnerS. Kirschner62
M
12
D
67Jose TavaresJ. Tavares
Alberto SemedoA. Semedo62
G
13
M
66Gaspar MartinsG. Martins
Silvio LoureiroS. Loureiro61
D
14
M
60Artur BarrosA. Barros

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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Est˜ dio do Restelo where Belenenses play host to Sporting Lisbon. A crowd of 17,502 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Belenenses are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Sporting Lisbon appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Pedro Vidigal.


0.00
Sporting Lisbon kick off and get the first half underway!
4.33
Fernando Marques hoofs the ball up the pitch. Pierre G. Bonazzoli passes the ball forward but Jorge Antunes is offside!
6.30
Miguel Oliveira clumsily knocks into Samuel Alves. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Samuel Alves stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.25
Riccardo Savino comes in with a late challenge on Alexandre Reis. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alexandre Reis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.21
John Cooper makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alexandre Reis. Alexandre Reis cuts inside the box! Alexandre Reis comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. What a cracker!! Medhi Dujeux had no chance!! Goal for Belenenses!
33.44
Hugo Loureiro threads a neat ball through to Alexandre Reis. Alexandre Reis makes a pass forward but Antonio Mendes makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
44.35
Fernando Marques sees space and advances. Fernando Marques flicks a high ball forward to Jorge Antunes who takes it down. Jorge Antunes shoots from long range but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
Miguel Oliveira threads a neat ball through to Pedro Almeida. Pedro Almeida finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Belenenses appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Lisbon also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Belenenses kick off!
53.15
Martin Robson kicks a strong pass forward to Antonio Mendes. Antonio Mendes rushes past Riccardo Savino! Antonio Mendes looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it is shockingly off target!
57.07
Edgar Mendes hits a low pass to Miguel Soler. Miguel Soler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pedro Almeida. Pedro Almeida knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Samuel Santos.
60.36
John Cooper makes a probing pass to Manuel Fonseca. Manuel Fonseca knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.21
John Cooper surges forward with the ball. John Cooper lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Mendes. Antonio Mendes finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
66.58
Samuel Alves passes the ball forward to Alexandre Reis. Alexandre Reis shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Medhi Dujeux smothers it!
75.54
Riccardo Savino sees Carlo Cardinale in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carlo Cardinale flicks a high pass forward. Pierre G. Bonazzoli collects the pass. Pierre G. Bonazzoli knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mario Antunes.
79.47
Hugo Loureiro threads a neat ball through to Manuel Fonseca. Manuel Fonseca makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antonio Mendes but he's offside!
83.15
Hugo Loureiro flicks a high pass forward to Antonio Mendes who brings the ball under control. Antonio Mendes shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
 

Belenenses

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

Possession
65.8%
34.2%
Play Area
19.2%
49.3%
31.5%

Scorers
Alexandre Reis 30
Antonio Mendes 63

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to John Cooper of Belenenses

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

1.Medhi Dujeux (GK)
6
2.Fernando Marques (DEF)
6
3.Rodrigo Quaresma (DEF)
6
4.Edgar Mendes (DEF)
6
5.Riccardo Savino (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Miguel Oliveira (MID)yellow card
5
7.Carlo Cardinale (MID)
6
8.Miguel Soler (MID)
6
9.Pedro Almeida (ATT)
6
10.Pierre G. Bonazzoli (ATT)
6
11.Jorge Antunes (ATT)
6
 
12.Jose Tavares (DEF)
0
13.Gaspar Martins (MID)
0
14.Artur Barros (MID)
0