Match Report


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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Est˜dio Mun. Jos Bento Pessoa where Naval play host to Sporting Lisbon. A crowd of 9,977 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Naval and Sporting Lisbon are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Abel Rui Costa.


0.00
Sporting Lisbon start the match!
2.46
Francisco Mendes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Diogo Mendes. Diogo Mendes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Manuel Ramos.
3.54
Ricardo Moutinho flicks a high pass forward. Jonas Rösler controls it well on his chest. Jonas Rösler makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Kevin Gallacher. Kevin Gallacher takes a shot at goal. Cristiano Veloso gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
6.41
Carlos Santos hits a low pass to David Veloso. David Veloso makes a simple pass to Stephen Ball. Stephen Ball knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.48
Eddie Serrant knocks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Fonseca. Samuel Fonseca flicks a high pass forward. Stephen Ball controls it well on his chest. Stephen Ball knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
10.11
Samuel Fonseca threads a neat ball through to Stephen Ball. Stephen Ball knocks in a cross ball towards Silvio Martins. With a superhuman jump, Silvio Martins connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
12.11
David Neves sees Rodrigo Castro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rodrigo Castro sees a break and surges forward. Rodrigo Castro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
14.52
Rodrigo Castro flicks a high pass forward to Diogo Mendes who brings the ball under control. Diogo Mendes lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Gallacher. Kevin Gallacher heads the ball goalwards but it whistles just wide of the post!
16.43
Ricardo Moutinho hits a low pass to Jonas Rösler. Jonas Rösler lofts in a cross ball towards Kevin Gallacher. Kevin Gallacher beats his man to it with a header. The ball takes a deflection leaving Cristiano Veloso with no chance!! Goal for Naval!
30.32
Sebastiao Monteiro chips the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Ribeiro. Rodrigo Ribeiro edges inside the box! Rodrigo Ribeiro rockets a shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
32.37
Sporting Lisbon have made 2 substitutions with Silvio Carvalho replacing Paulo Lopes and Samir Zimmermann replacing Rodrigo Ribeiro .
34.15
David Fonseca knocks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Fonseca. Francisco Fonseca flicks a high ball forward to Diogo Mendes who takes it down. Diogo Mendes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.09
Silvio Carvalho sees Stephen Ball in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Stephen Ball runs straight at the defence! Stephen Ball shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
44.17
Without breaking stride, Rodrigo Castro plays the ball forward to Kevin Gallacher. Kevin Gallacher knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eddie Serrant.
45.00
Hauke Schulze deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francisco Fonseca. Francisco Fonseca flicks the ball to his team mate, Kevin Gallacher. Kevin Gallacher lofts in a cross ball towards Diogo Mendes. Diogo Mendes powers a header at goal. Cristiano Veloso gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Naval appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Lisbon have changed their lineup with Antonio Carvalho replacing Samuel Fonseca. The Sporting Lisbon players look more relaxed than they were earlier in the game.

45.00
Naval kick off the second half!
53.22
Antonio Carvalho threads the ball through to Samir Zimmermann. Samir Zimmermann rushes past David Neves! Samir Zimmermann shoots from just inside the box. The keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
55.24
Manuel Ramos decides to run forward with the ball. Manuel Ramos knocks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Ball. Stephen Ball whips in a cross ball towards Silvio Martins. Silvio Martins gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Silvio Martins!
60.41
Naval have made 3 substitutions with Colin Flintlock replacing Filipe Moutinho, Eduardo Campos replacing Ricardo Moutinho and Cristiano Ribeiro replacing Diogo Mendes .
63.25
Francisco Mendes surges forward with the ball. Francisco Mendes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
66.22
Antonio Carvalho flicks a high pass forward. Samir Zimmermann holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Samir Zimmermann knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen Ball. Stephen Ball is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
67.44
Antonio Carvalho knocks the ball to his team mate, Silvio Martins. Silvio Martins shoots from 25 yards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
72.03
David Fonseca makes a simple pass to Francisco Fonseca. Francisco Fonseca flicks the ball to his team mate, Jonas Rösler. Jonas Rösler knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Cristiano Veloso who gathers it comfortably.
75.11
Hauke Schulze knocks the ball forward to Francisco Mendes. Francisco Mendes flicks a high pass forward. Cristiano Ribeiro collects the pass. Cristiano Ribeiro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
84.28
Samir Zimmermann hacks David Fonseca from behind! Samir Zimmermann is given a warning by the referee! David Fonseca runs off the knock.
85.10
Francisco Fonseca threads the ball through to Jonas Rösler. Jonas Rösler knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Manuel Ramos.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
45.3%
54.7%
Play Area
25.3%
42.7%
32%


Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Kevin Gallacher of Naval

Match Ratings