Match Report


VarzimVarzim     Gil VicenteGil Vicente
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Francisco SemedoF. Semedo66
G
captain1
G
62Rody De GoeyR. De Goey
Nuno JardimN. Jardim68
D
2
D
62Graeme MiddletonG. Middleton
Vitor RibeiroV. Ribeiro61
D
3
D
57David MartinsD. Martins
Alec McCoistA. McCoist61
D
4
D
50Vasco RibeiroV. Ribeiro
Sebastian GarciaS. Garcia67
M
5
M
63Rafael RamosR. Ramos
Sebastiao ValenteS. Valente65
M
6
M
60David VelosoD. Veloso
Oscar AlonsoO. Alonso65
M
7
M
60Paul ArndtP. Arndt
Filipe RibeiroF. Ribeiro59
M
8
M
58Stephen CampbellS. Campbell
Pedro CarvalhoP. Carvalho58
A
9captain
M
45Abel OliveiraA. Oliveira
Tiago NascimentoT. Nascimento57
A
10
A
63Alan JacobsA. Jacobs
Joao NunesJ. Nunes57
A
11
A
60Ernesto RuizE. Ruiz
 
Jaime SemedoJ. Semedo59
D
12
G
58Daniel PardoD. Pardo
Daniel ValenteD. Valente57
M
13
A
58Frederico PostigaF. Postiga
Gaspar TeixeiraG. Teixeira56
A
14
G
57Alexandre PinheiroA. Pinheiro

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Est˜dio do Varzim S.C. where Varzim play host to Gil Vicente. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Varzim are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Gil Vicente appear to be shaped for 3-5-2.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Nascimento.


0.00
Gil Vicente kick off!
2.33
Sebastian Garcia threads a neat ball through to Pedro Carvalho. Pedro Carvalho shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
12.58
Oscar Alonso knocks the ball to his team mate, Tiago Nascimento. Tiago Nascimento finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.58
Ernesto Ruiz barges into Nuno Jardim. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nuno Jardim stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.09
Oscar Alonso flicks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Carvalho. Pedro Carvalho shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
33.38
Sebastiao Valente changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Sebastiao Valente knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rody De Goey who gathers it comfortably.
36.37
Oscar Alonso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tiago Nascimento. Tiago Nascimento controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it rises well off target!
38.13
Sebastiao Valente flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Carvalho collects the pass. Pedro Carvalho tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball takes a deflection leaving Rody De Goey with no chance!! Goal for Varzim!
44.23
David Martins laces a weighted ball forward to Paul Arndt. Paul Arndt hits a low pass to Alan Jacobs. Alan Jacobs shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Varzim appear unchanged since the first half. Gil Vicente also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Varzim kick off the second half!
49.01
Vasco Ribeiro flicks the ball to his team mate, David Veloso. David Veloso plays the ball forward to Ernesto Ruiz. Ernesto Ruiz deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alan Jacobs but the linesman indicates offside!
51.08
With imagination, David Veloso plays the ball forward to Ernesto Ruiz. Ernesto Ruiz finds some space and shoots from distance but slams it into the crowd!
54.25
Filipe Ribeiro sees a break and surges forward. Filipe Ribeiro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
57.05
Vitor Ribeiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Filipe Ribeiro. Filipe Ribeiro flicks a high pass forward. Joao Nunes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Joao Nunes shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
65.43
Paul Arndt makes a simple pass to Ernesto Ruiz. Ernesto Ruiz whips in a cross ball towards Alan Jacobs. Alan Jacobs directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
67.57
Varzim are playing very deep making it very hard for their opposition to get back into the game.
71.44
Stephen Campbell sees a break and surges forward. Stephen Campbell knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nuno Jardim.
78.08
Nuno Jardim flicks a high pass forward. Oscar Alonso easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Oscar Alonso flicks a high ball forward to Pedro Carvalho who takes it down. Pedro Carvalho whips in a cross ball towards Joao Nunes. Joao Nunes makes a looping header on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Rody De Goey with no chance!! Goal for Varzim!
81.56
David Martins threads a neat ball through to Stephen Campbell. Stephen Campbell sees Alan Jacobs in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alan Jacobs shoots from 20 yards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
85.05
Oscar Alonso threads a neat ball through to Pedro Carvalho. Pedro Carvalho lofts in a cross ball towards Joao Nunes. Joao Nunes powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
87.36
Vasco Ribeiro sees Rafael Ramos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rafael Ramos threads a neat ball through to Ernesto Ruiz. Ernesto Ruiz knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alec McCoist.
89.24
Alec McCoist flicks a high pass forward. Sebastiao Valente controls it well on his chest. Sebastiao Valente makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joao Nunes. Joao Nunes makes a pass forward but Tiago Nascimento makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Varzim

Gil Vicente
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
7
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
52.2%
47.8%
Play Area
26.1%
43.5%
30.4%

Scorers
Pedro Carvalho 38
Joao Nunes 78

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Pedro Carvalho of Varzim

Match Ratings
1.Francisco Semedo (GK)
6
2.Nuno Jardim (DEF)
6
3.Vitor Ribeiro (DEF)
6
4.Alec McCoist (DEF)
6
5.Sebastian Garcia (MID)
6
6.Sebastiao Valente (MID)
8
7.Oscar Alonso (MID)
7
8.Filipe Ribeiro (MID)
6
9.Pedro Carvalho (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Tiago Nascimento (ATT)
6
11.Joao Nunes (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Jaime Semedo (DEF)
0
13.Daniel Valente (MID)
0
14.Gaspar Teixeira (ATT)
0

1.Rody De Goey (GK)
6
2.Graeme Middleton (DEF)
6
3.David Martins (DEF)
6
4.Vasco Ribeiro (DEF)
7
5.Rafael Ramos (MID)
6
6.David Veloso (MID)
6
7.Paul Arndt (MID)
6
8.Stephen Campbell (MID)
7
9.Abel Oliveira (MID)
6
10.Alan Jacobs (ATT)
6
11.Ernesto Ruiz (ATT)yellow card
5
 
12.Daniel Pardo (GK)
0
13.Frederico Postiga (ATT)
0
14.Alexandre Pinheiro (GK)
0