Match Report


Grupo Desportivo de ChavesGrupo Desportivo de Chaves     Vitória de GuimarãesVitória de Guimarães
Matthew BreezeMatthew Breeze Barry Watson Barry Watson
Gerson RichardsonG. Richardson83
G
captain1
G
79Oleh BogdanovO. Bogdanov
Torsten LorenzT. Lorenz72
D
2
D
78Thórdur ÁsgeirssonT. Ásgeirsson
Nuno SoaresN. Soares63
D
3
D
91Fabrice LamouchiF. Lamouchi
Diogo AlvesD. Alves65
D
4
D
85Tommaso LiveraniT. Liverani
Daniel LópezD. López80
M
5
D
86André VillanuevaA. Villanueva
Francisco RomeroF. Romero69
M
6
M
88Maximilian RadnerM. Radner
Frederico VieiraF. Vieira68
M
7captain
M
90Nicholas FerranteN. Ferrante
Christian AppiahC. Appiah77
M
8
M
91Carlos NevesC. Neves
Marco WilnisM. Wilnis73
A
9
A
87Saul ArreolaS. Arreola
David NaysmithD. Naysmith71
A
10
A
92Alexandre PinheiroA. Pinheiro
Carl RabuelC. Rabuel75
A
11
A
97Aron SigthorssonA. Sigthorsson
 
Cesar QuaresmaC. Quaresma67
D
12
M
85Steven MurphyS. Murphy
Ian BrownI. Brown67
M
13
A
88Dominic NivenD. Niven
Abel NevesA. Neves67
A
14
A
83Andrei HagiA. Hagi

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Estádio Municipal de Chaves where Grupo Desportivo de Chaves play host to Vitória de Guimarães. A crowd of 18,834 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Grupo Desportivo de Chaves are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Vitória de Guimarães appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Paulo Pinho.


0.00
Grupo Desportivo de Chaves start the match!
2.37
Maximilian Radner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro advances inside the box! Alexandre Pinheiro tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good save!
3.32
Thórdur Ásgeirsson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Maximilian Radner. Maximilian Radner knocks the ball forward to Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro cuts inside the box! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Alexandre Pinheiro provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. Gerson Richardson effortlessly gets down and covers it.
4.34
Carlos Neves knocks the ball to his team mate, Aron Sigthorsson. Aron Sigthorsson shoots from long range. Gerson Richardson gets down and covers it.
6.47
Nicholas Ferrante makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro cuts inside the box! Alexandre Pinheiro makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
9.14
Maximilian Radner makes a probing pass to Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro lofts in a cross ball towards Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola makes a looping header on goal but slams it into the crowd!
10.45
Carlos Neves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Aron Sigthorsson. Aron Sigthorsson shoots from distance. Solid save from Gerson Richardson.
15.18
André Villanueva makes a probing pass to Maximilian Radner. Maximilian Radner flicks the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro edges inside the box! Alexandre Pinheiro looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Gerson Richardson gets down and covers it.
21.01
With a delightful solo run, Francisco Romero stretches the opposition's defence. Francisco Romero kicks a strong pass forward to Marco Wilnis but the referee indicates it's offside!
24.02
Christian Appiah plays the ball forward to Carl Rabuel. Carl Rabuel knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tommaso Liverani.
26.38
Without breaking stride, Diogo Alves plays the ball forward to Christian Appiah. Christian Appiah makes a beautiful solo run. Christian Appiah knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Thórdur Ásgeirsson.
30.23
Frederico Vieira flicks a high pass forward. Marco Wilnis holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marco Wilnis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.33
Frederico Vieira makes a probing pass to Carl Rabuel. Carl Rabuel knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Oleh Bogdanov who gathers it comfortably.
38.18
Carlos Neves flicks a high ball forward to Saul Arreola who takes it down. Saul Arreola makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Aron Sigthorsson. Aron Sigthorsson rockets a shot on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Gerson Richardson with no chance!! Goal for Vitória de Guimarães!
42.47
Francisco Romero flicks a high pass forward to David Naysmith who brings the ball under control. David Naysmith shoots from 25 yards but it flies just off target!
44.27
Maximilian Radner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's there!! Gerson Richardson has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Grupo Desportivo de Chaves appear unchanged since the first half. Vitória de Guimarães also appear unchanged since the first half. The Grupo Desportivo de Chaves players seem much more motivated whilst the Vitória de Guimarães players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Vitória de Guimarães kick off!
49.06
Daniel López flicks the ball to his team mate, Carl Rabuel. Carl Rabuel lofts in a cross ball towards David Naysmith. David Naysmith rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it slams into the crowd!
51.17
Carlos Neves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola rushes past Torsten Lorenz! Saul Arreola cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
54.19
Thórdur Ásgeirsson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicholas Ferrante. Nicholas Ferrante knocks the ball forward to Alexandre Pinheiro. Alexandre Pinheiro shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
59.07
Diogo Alves barges into Saul Arreola. The referee calls over Diogo Alves and shows him a yellow card! Saul Arreola carries on, but is struggling a bit.
60.47
Vitória de Guimarães have made a substitution with Dominic Niven replacing Alexandre Pinheiro .
61.49
With some swift thinking, Frederico Vieira plays the ball forward to Carl Rabuel. Carl Rabuel knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Thórdur Ásgeirsson.
67.56
Frederico Vieira flicks a high pass forward. David Naysmith collects the pass. David Naysmith sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it whistles just wide of the post!
69.26
Torsten Lorenz hits a low pass to Francisco Romero. Francisco Romero hits a low pass to Carl Rabuel. Carl Rabuel shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Oleh Bogdanov!
71.45
Nicholas Ferrante darts forward. Nicholas Ferrante puts a great ball through. Saul Arreola runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
72.11
Tommaso Liverani passes the ball forward to Nicholas Ferrante. Nicholas Ferrante makes a probing pass to Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola runs straight at the defence! Nuno Soares comes in with a late challenge on Saul Arreola. That's got to be a penalty! No, the ref waves play-on!!
77.29
Grupo Desportivo de Chaves have made 3 substitutions with Cesar Quaresma replacing Nuno Soares, Ian Brown replacing Daniel López and Abel Neves replacing Carl Rabuel .
79.57
Nicholas Ferrante plays the ball forward to Dominic Niven. Dominic Niven whips in a cross ball towards Saul Arreola. Saul Arreola connects with a diving header but Gerson Richardson is on top of it.
81.29
Nicholas Ferrante flicks a high pass forward. Saul Arreola collects the pass. Saul Arreola knocks in a cross ball towards Dominic Niven. Dominic Niven powers a header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Gerson Richardson with no chance!! Goal for Vitória de Guimarães!
85.27
Cesar Quaresma pushes up the pitch. Cesar Quaresma runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Cesar Quaresma shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
87.55
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Grupo Desportivo de Chaves

Vitória de Guimarães
Goals
0
5
Shots on Target
1
12
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.2%
55.8%
Play Area
31.2%
46.8%
22.1%

Scorers
Alexandre Pinheiro 6
Aron Sigthorsson 38
Saul Arreola 44, 51
Dominic Niven 81

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Saul Arreola of Vitória de Guimarães

Match Ratings
1.Gerson Richardson (GK)
7
2.Torsten Lorenz (DEF)
6
3.Nuno Soares (DEF)
6
4.Diogo Alves (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Daniel López (MID)
6
6.Francisco Romero (MID)
6
7.Frederico Vieira (MID)
6
8.Christian Appiah (MID)
6
9.Marco Wilnis (ATT)
6
10.David Naysmith (ATT)
6
11.Carl Rabuel (ATT)
6
 
12.Cesar Quaresma (DEF)
6
13.Ian Brown (MID)
6
14.Abel Neves (ATT)
6

1.Oleh Bogdanov (GK)
6
2.Thórdur Ásgeirsson (DEF)
6
3.Fabrice Lamouchi (DEF)
6
4.Tommaso Liverani (DEF)
6
5.André Villanueva (DEF)
6
6.Maximilian Radner (MID)
6
7.Nicholas Ferrante (MID)
7
8.Carlos Neves (MID)
6
9.Saul Arreola (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Alexandre Pinheiro (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Aron Sigthorsson (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Steven Murphy (MID)
0
13.Dominic Niven (ATT)goal scored
7
14.Andrei Hagi (ATT)
0