Match Report


Sporting BragaSporting Braga     AD OvarenseAD Ovarense
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Jose PinheiroJ. Pinheiro74
G
1
G
51Bruno AlvesB. Alves
Tiago ValenteT. Valente65
D
2captain
D
66Jorge GomesJ. Gomes
Demlaba SopalskiD. Sopalski58
D
3
D
63Miguel TavaresM. Tavares
Samuel MarquesS. Marques51
D
4
D
59Gaspar SemedoG. Semedo
Frederic MerideF. Meride64
M
5
M
61Mario SantosM. Santos
Kai NeuhausK. Neuhaus62
M
captain6
M
57Frederico BarrosF. Barros
Manuel VelosoM. Veloso57
M
7
M
57Titus BrookingT. Brooking
Kevin SchulzeK. Schulze55
M
8
M
54Mario LopesM. Lopes
Mario NunesM. Nunes68
A
9
A
55Jose NascimentoJ. Nascimento
Julian CabreraJ. Cabrera67
A
10
A
54Paul GeorgeP. George
Rodrigo AlmeidaR. Almeida65
A
11
A
53Stephen MatteoS. Matteo
 
Rafael SemedoR. Semedo62
A
12
M
52Tomas JesusT. Jesus
Quim NevesQ. Neves62
A
13
M
51Hugo QuaresmaH. Quaresma
Cristiano MartinsC. Martins61
A
14
M
51Paolo SalvatoriP. Salvatori

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Estádio Municipal de Braga where Sporting Braga play host to AD Ovarense. A crowd of 7,940 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Sporting Braga and AD Ovarense are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Dickov.


0.00
AD Ovarense kick off the first half!
2.54
Jorge Gomes catches Rodrigo Almeida on the ankles. Jorge Gomes is given a warning by the referee! Rodrigo Almeida runs off the knock.
4.28
Manuel Veloso clumsily knocks into Jorge Gomes. Manuel Veloso is shown the yellow card! Jorge Gomes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.48
Jorge Gomes hacks Julian Cabrera from behind! The referee brings Jorge Gomes to one side and gives him another warning! Julian Cabrera runs off the knock.
12.08
Kai Neuhaus barges into Titus Brooking. The referee brings Kai Neuhaus to one side and gives him a warning! Titus Brooking runs off the knock.
18.15
Miguel Tavares threads a neat ball through to Frederico Barros. Frederico Barros flicks a high pass forward to Stephen Matteo who brings the ball under control. Stephen Matteo threads the ball through to Paul George but he's offside!
20.55
Gaspar Semedo passes the ball forward to Mario Santos. Mario Santos knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Matteo. Stephen Matteo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Samuel Marques.
21.45
Gaspar Semedo flicks a high pass forward. Titus Brooking collects the pass. Titus Brooking plays the ball forward to Paul George. Paul George finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
24.36
Frederic Meride makes a probing pass to Julian Cabrera. Julian Cabrera knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Bruno Alves who gathers it comfortably.
26.00
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
32.17
Jorge Gomes knocks the ball to his team mate, Mario Santos. Mario Santos hits a low pass to Jose Nascimento. Jose Nascimento cuts inside the box! Jose Nascimento tries a spectacular strike but it's a lousy effort!
38.02
Mario Nunes slams into Jorge Gomes with his studs up. The referee motions to Mario Nunes to come over. It's a red card!! Jorge Gomes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.38
Frederico Barros flicks a high pass forward. Jose Nascimento controls it well on his chest. Jose Nascimento shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
40.02
Samuel Marques sees Kai Neuhaus in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kai Neuhaus makes a simple pass to Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Cabrera. Julian Cabrera shows true skill creating a chance out of nothing and knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Braga appear unchanged since the first half. AD Ovarense also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Sporting Braga kick off!
47.50
Gaspar Semedo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Titus Brooking. Titus Brooking flicks a high pass forward. Jose Nascimento holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Nascimento lofts in a cross ball towards Paul George. Paul George makes a convincing header but it flies well off target!
49.10
Kevin Schulze chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Cabrera. Julian Cabrera whips in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but is denied by Bruno Alves. Excellent save.
59.01
Titus Brooking threads a neat ball through to Jose Nascimento. Jose Nascimento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.15
Sporting Braga have made a substitution with Quim Neves replacing Kai Neuhaus .
72.34
Manuel Veloso threads the ball through to Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Cabrera. Julian Cabrera outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's miles wide!
73.38
Jorge Gomes flicks a high pass forward to Mario Lopes who brings the ball under control. With a delightful solo run, Mario Lopes stretches the opposition's defence. Mario Lopes whips in a cross ball towards Jose Nascimento. Tiago Valente comes in with a late challenge on Jose Nascimento. That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
73.38
The referee points to the spot..
74.36
Jose Nascimento takes a long run up. He curls the ball into the bottom right corner - goal!!
78.57
Frederico Barros makes a beautiful solo run. Frederico Barros plays a scrappy one-two with Paul George and stumbles forward towards the goal... Frederico Barros rockets a shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
85.01
Frederico Barros threads the ball through to Paul George. Paul George cuts inside the box! Some superb footwork from Paul George provides some space. He stabs the ball goalward. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Nice save!
87.03
Seeing a gap ahead, Frederico Barros plays the ball forward to Paul George. Paul George kicks a strong pass forward to Jose Nascimento but the referee indicates it's offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sporting Braga

AD Ovarense
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
4
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
34.2%
65.8%
Play Area
34.2%
39.2%
26.6%

Scorers
Julian Cabrera 40
Jose Nascimento 74 (p)

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Frederico Barros of AD Ovarense

Match Ratings
1.Jose Pinheiro (GK)
6
2.Tiago Valente (DEF)
6
3.Demlaba Sopalski (DEF)
6
4.Samuel Marques (DEF)
6
5.Frederic Meride (MID)
6
6.Kai Neuhaus (MID)
6
7.Manuel Veloso (MID)yellow card
5
8.Kevin Schulze (MID)
6
9.Mario Nunes (ATT)red card
3
10.Julian Cabrera (ATT)goal scored
7
11.Rodrigo Almeida (ATT)
7
 
12.Rafael Semedo (ATT)
0
13.Quim Neves (ATT)
6
14.Cristiano Martins (ATT)
0

1.Bruno Alves (GK)
6
2.Jorge Gomes (DEF)
6
3.Miguel Tavares (DEF)
6
4.Gaspar Semedo (DEF)
6
5.Mario Santos (MID)
6
6.Frederico Barros (MID)
7
7.Titus Brooking (MID)
6
8.Mario Lopes (MID)
6
9.Jose Nascimento (ATT)goal scored
6
10.Paul George (ATT)
7
11.Stephen Matteo (ATT)
6
 
12.Tomas Jesus (MID)
0
13.Hugo Quaresma (MID)
0
14.Paolo Salvatori (MID)
0