Match Report
| Belenenses | Belenenses |  |  | Sporting Braga | Sporting Braga | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Ahrens | A. Ahrens |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 | | Tobias Roth | T. Roth | |||||||||
| Antonio Soares | A. Soares |  | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Abel Postiga | A. Postiga | |||||||||
| Sergio Quaresma | S. Quaresma | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Jorge Alves | J. Alves | |||||||||
| Bruno Viana | B. Viana | | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Jorge Fernandes | J. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Artur Fonseca | A. Fonseca | | 61 | D | | 5 | | D | 46 | | Rafael Pinto | R. Pinto | |||||||||
| Helder Varela | H. Varela | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 77 | | Abel Ferreira | A. Ferreira | |||||||||
| Ivan Roman | I. Roman |  | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Antonio Pinto | A. Pinto | |||||||||
| David Costa | D. Costa | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Guilherme Tavares | G. Tavares | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Mendes | R. Mendes | | 58 | M | | 9 | | A | 66 | | Sergio Lopes | S. Lopes | |||||||||
| Cesar Jardim | C. Jardim | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 | | Bruno Valente | B. Valente | |||||||||
| Guilherme Teixeira | G. Teixeira | | 65 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 | | Cristiano Reis | C. Reis | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Est˜ dio do Restelo where Belenenses play host to Sporting Braga. A crowd of 9,643 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Belenenses are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sporting Braga appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Belenenses are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Sporting Braga appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Sporting Braga kick off!
2.36
0-0Ivan Roman makes a probing pass to Guilherme Teixeira. Guilherme Teixeira shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
3.17
Sergio Quaresma threads the ball through to David Costa. David Costa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cesar Jardim. Cesar Jardim shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.27
0-0Guilherme Tavares knocks the ball forward to Cristiano Reis. Cristiano Reis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sergio Quaresma.
8.04
0-0Jorge Fernandes barges into Guilherme Teixeira. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Guilherme Teixeira stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.48
Abel Ferreira knocks the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Reis. Cristiano Reis shoots from distance but it flies wide!
14.29
0-0Jorge Fernandes catches Helder Varela on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's another yellow card! It's an early bath for Jorge Fernandes!! Helder Varela carries on, but is struggling a bit.
16.41
1-0David Costa makes a simple pass to Cesar Jardim. Cesar Jardim knocks in a cross ball towards Guilherme Teixeira. Guilherme Teixeira is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Guilherme Teixeira!
21.27
Bruno Valente barges into Artur Fonseca. The referee calls over Bruno Valente and shows him a yellow card! Artur Fonseca gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
22.17
Antonio Soares makes a simple pass to Helder Varela. Helder Varela controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cesar Jardim. Cesar Jardim knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jorge Alves.
27.46
Ivan Roman threads the ball through to Cesar Jardim. Cesar Jardim knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tobias Roth who gathers it comfortably.
30.51
1-0Bruno Valente barges into Sergio Quaresma. Bruno Valente is given a warning by the referee! Sergio Quaresma runs off the knock.
32.05
David Costa makes a probing pass to Cesar Jardim. Cesar Jardim knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jorge Alves.
33.11
1-0David Costa knocks the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Teixeira. Guilherme Teixeira knocks in a cross ball towards Cesar Jardim. Cesar Jardim is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Tobias Roth easily picks it out of the air!
36.28
Jorge Alves knocks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Pinto. Antonio Pinto knocks the ball forward to Bruno Valente. Bruno Valente finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
38.59
Helder Varela deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cesar Jardim. Cesar Jardim lofts in a cross ball towards Guilherme Teixeira. Guilherme Teixeira heads the ball goalwards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Belenenses kick off!
48.42
Rodrigo Mendes knocks the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Teixeira. Guilherme Teixeira knocks in a cross ball towards Cesar Jardim. Cesar Jardim powers a header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Cesar Jardim!
57.57
Abel Ferreira advances with the ball. Abel Ferreira knocks in a cross ball towards Bruno Valente. Bruno Valente connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Alexander Ahrens is on top of it.
59.59
Guilherme Tavares clumsily knocks into Ivan Roman. Guilherme Tavares is given a warning by the referee! Ivan Roman stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.05
Bruno Viana controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rodrigo Mendes. Rodrigo Mendes threads the ball through to Guilherme Teixeira. Guilherme Teixeira shoots from 20 yards. Tobias Roth easily smothers it.
66.39
Sergio Quaresma passes the ball forward to Helder Varela. Helder Varela controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cesar Jardim. Cesar Jardim controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
69.02
3-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
72.50
Cristiano Reis makes a simple pass to Guilherme Tavares. Guilherme Tavares knocks the ball forward to Sergio Lopes. Sergio Lopes lofts in a cross ball towards Bruno Valente. Bruno Valente directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
73.26
David Costa knocks the ball to his team mate, Cesar Jardim. Cesar Jardim shoots from long range. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Cesar Jardim!
78.44
Sergio Quaresma knocks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Mendes. Rodrigo Mendes knocks the ball forward to Guilherme Teixeira. Guilherme Teixeira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jorge Alves.
81.52
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
85.29
Abel Ferreira chips the ball to his team mate, Bruno Valente. Bruno Valente knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Artur Fonseca.
89.22
Abel Ferreira makes a beautiful solo run. Abel Ferreira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
Cristiano Reis makes a simple pass to Guilherme Tavares. Guilherme Tavares sees a break and surges forward. Guilherme Tavares knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alexander Ahrens who gathers it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
4
0
Shots on Target
6
1
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
5
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1
Possession
66.7%
33.3%
Play Area
26.7%
46.7%
26.7%
Scorers
| Guilherme Teixeira 16, 39 Cesar Jardim 48, 73 |