Match Report
| Farense | Farense |  |  | Varzim | Varzim | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lee Ferdinand | L. Ferdinand |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 66 |  | Francisco Semedo | F. Semedo | ||||||||
| Cesar Pinheiro | C. Pinheiro | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Nuno Jardim | N. Jardim | |||||||||
| Don Glass | D. Glass |  | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 | | Vitor Ribeiro | V. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Duarte Varela | D. Varela | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 | | Alec McCoist | A. McCoist | |||||||||
| Eduardo Ferreira | E. Ferreira | | 56 | D | | 5 | | M | 67 |  | Sebastian Garcia | S. Garcia | |||||||||
| Fernando Alves | F. Alves | | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Sebastiao Valente | S. Valente | |||||||||
| Abel Faria | A. Faria | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 | | Oscar Alonso | O. Alonso | |||||||||
| Alexandre Marques | A. Marques | | 60 | A | | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Filipe Ribeiro | F. Ribeiro | ||||||||
| Filipe Gomes | F. Gomes | | 59 | A | | 9 | | A | 58 | | Pedro Carvalho | P. Carvalho | |||||||||
| Carlos Ahamada | C. Ahamada |  | 50 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Tiago Nascimento | T. Nascimento | |||||||||
| Luciano Bosi | L. Bosi |  | 49 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 | | Joao Nunes | J. Nunes | |||||||||
| Antonio Quaresma | A. Quaresma | | 57 | M | | 12 | | D | 59 | | Jaime Semedo | J. Semedo | |||||||||
| Miguel Ribeiro | M. Ribeiro | | 56 | D | | 13 | | M | 57 | | Daniel Valente | D. Valente | |||||||||
| Adam Terry | A. Terry | | 54 | M | | 14 | | A | 56 | | Gaspar Teixeira | G. Teixeira | |||||||||
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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Estádio Algarve where Farense play host to Varzim. A crowd of 8,640 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Farense are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Varzim appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by JosŽ Luis Leal.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Farense are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Varzim appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by JosŽ Luis Leal.
0.00
0-0Varzim kick off and get the match underway!
6.37
0-0Oscar Alonso knocks the ball to his team mate, Joao Nunes. Joao Nunes shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
8.13
Sebastian Garcia threads a neat ball through to Tiago Nascimento. Tiago Nascimento controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's a lousy effort!
16.10
0-0Abel Faria makes a probing pass to Alexandre Marques. Alexandre Marques knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.35
Sebastiao Valente controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pedro Carvalho. Pedro Carvalho shoots from outside the area but it rises well off target!
26.51
Oscar Alonso knocks the ball forward to Joao Nunes. Joao Nunes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eduardo Ferreira.
30.21
Nuno Jardim kicks a strong pass forward to Oscar Alonso. Oscar Alonso chips the ball to his team mate, Tiago Nascimento. Tiago Nascimento sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
32.44
Sebastiao Valente takes it forward alone. Sebastiao Valente knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.10
0-0Abel Faria passes the ball forward to Filipe Gomes. Filipe Gomes shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
44.56
0-0Varzim are playing deep, stifling the play and making it hard for their opposition to score.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Farense appear unchanged since the first half. Varzim also appear unchanged since the first half. The Varzim players seem much more motivated whilst the Farense players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and Farense kick off!
48.40
Abel Faria chips the ball to his team mate, Luciano Bosi. Luciano Bosi shoots from outside the area but is denied by Francisco Semedo. Excellent save.
51.24
0-1Seeing Sebastiao Valente's run, Sebastian Garcia quickly throws the ball into his path. Sebastiao Valente threads a neat ball through to Joao Nunes. Joao Nunes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
55.28
Oscar Alonso flicks a high pass forward. Joao Nunes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Joao Nunes knocks in a cross ball towards Pedro Carvalho. Pedro Carvalho finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Pedro Carvalho!
60.28
0-2Farense have made a substitution with Antonio Quaresma replacing Alexandre Marques .
61.29
Oscar Alonso runs straight at the opposition's defence. Oscar Alonso finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Lee Ferdinand.
67.07
Sebastiao Valente flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Carvalho collects the pass. Pedro Carvalho knocks in a cross ball towards Tiago Nascimento. Tiago Nascimento knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Superb keeping!
72.16
Abel Faria chips the ball to his team mate, Luciano Bosi. Luciano Bosi knocks in a cross ball towards Carlos Ahamada. Carlos Ahamada knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
75.36
1-2Alec McCoist catches Filipe Gomes on the ankles. The referee calls over Alec McCoist and shows him a yellow card! Filipe Gomes grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
78.10
Sebastiao Valente controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Pedro Carvalho. Pedro Carvalho shoots from distance but it's drastically wayward!
89.34
Abel Faria flicks a high pass forward. Filipe Gomes collects the pass. Filipe Gomes rushes past Nuno Jardim! Filipe Gomes cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. Francisco Semedo is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
0
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
39.7%
60.3%
Play Area
33.3%
42.9%
23.8%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Joao Nunes of Varzim |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Lee Ferdinand (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Cesar Pinheiro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Don Glass (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Duarte Varela (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Eduardo Ferreira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Fernando Alves (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Abel Faria (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Alexandre Marques (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Filipe Gomes (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Carlos Ahamada (ATT) | | 7 |
| 11. | Luciano Bosi (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Antonio Quaresma (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Miguel Ribeiro (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Adam Terry (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Francisco Semedo (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Nuno Jardim (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Vitor Ribeiro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Alec McCoist (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 5. | Sebastian Garcia (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Sebastiao Valente (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Oscar Alonso (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Filipe Ribeiro (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Pedro Carvalho (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Tiago Nascimento (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Joao Nunes (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Jaime Semedo (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Daniel Valente (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Gaspar Teixeira (ATT) | 0 | |