Match Report
| Sporting Braga | Sporting Braga |  |  | Naval | Naval | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| David Semedo | D. Semedo |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 | | Vasco Monteiro | V. Monteiro | |||||||||
| Anthony Wright | A. Wright |  | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 | | Rafael Nunes | R. Nunes | |||||||||
| Jorge Campos | J. Campos | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Daniel Reis | D. Reis | |||||||||
| Tiago Valente | T. Valente | | 65 | D | | 4 | |  | D | 62 |  | Alessandro Gorgone | A. Gorgone | ||||||||
| Kai Neuhaus | K. Neuhaus |  | 62 | M | | 5 | | M | 67 | | Ricardo Moutinho | R. Moutinho | |||||||||
| Manuel Veloso | M. Veloso | | 58 | M | | | 6 | | M | 60 | | Rodrigo Castro | R. Castro | ||||||||
| Graham Oakley | G. Oakley | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 52 | | Fernando Andrade | F. Andrade | |||||||||
| Kevin Schulze | K. Schulze | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | Antonio Ramos | A. Ramos | |||||||||
| Julian Cabrera | J. Cabrera |  | 69 | A | | 9 | | A | 67 | | Jonas Rösler | J. Rösler | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Almeida | R. Almeida | | 67 | A | | 10 | | A | 67 | | Diogo Mendes | D. Mendes | |||||||||
| Rafael Semedo | R. Semedo | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 |  | Sebastien Masudi | S. Masudi | |||||||||
| Quim Neves | Q. Neves | | 64 | A | | 12 | | D | 58 | | David Neves | D. Neves | |||||||||
| Cristiano Martins | C. Martins | | 61 | A | | 13 | | G | 57 | | Eduardo Campos | E. Campos | |||||||||
| Demlaba Sopalski | D. Sopalski | | 59 | D | | 14 | | G | 53 | | Nuno Teixeira | N. Teixeira | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Estádio Municipal de Braga where Sporting Braga play host to Naval. A crowd of 8,708 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Sporting Braga and Naval are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Pedro Cadete.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Sporting Braga and Naval are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Pedro Cadete.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Sporting Braga get the match underway!
3.13
0-0Antonio Ramos flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Mendes collects the pass. Diogo Mendes shoots from outside the area. David Semedo easily gets down and covers it.
6.13
0-0Fernando Andrade takes it forward alone. Fernando Andrade knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.55
Rodrigo Castro flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Mendes controls it well on his chest. Diogo Mendes lofts in a cross ball towards Sebastien Masudi. Sebastien Masudi connects with a diving header. Magnificent save by David Semedo!
16.01
0-0Manuel Veloso brings the ball forward. Manuel Veloso plays a quick one-two with Rodrigo Almeida and rushes in on goal... Manuel Veloso cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
18.12
Fernando Andrade decides to run forward with the ball. Fernando Andrade shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by David Semedo!
24.13
Without breaking stride, Fernando Andrade plays the ball forward to Jonas Rösler. Jonas Rösler knocks in a cross ball towards Sebastien Masudi. Sebastien Masudi connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it flies just off target!
26.38
1-0Anthony Wright hits a low pass to Kai Neuhaus. Kai Neuhaus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Julian Cabrera. Julian Cabrera lofts in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Rodrigo Almeida scores for Sporting Braga!!
32.43
Graham Oakley flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
33.27
Fernando Andrade knocks the ball to his team mate, Diogo Mendes. Diogo Mendes knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Semedo who gathers it comfortably.
39.25
Tiago Valente flicks a high pass forward. Graham Oakley controls it well on his chest. Graham Oakley flicks a high pass forward to Julian Cabrera who brings the ball under control. Julian Cabrera lofts in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida rises majestically and gets a header on goal. It's there!! Vasco Monteiro has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
42.30
Anthony Wright flicks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Veloso. Manuel Veloso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida runs straight at the defence! Rodrigo Almeida muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Sporting Braga! The crowd cheers as he celebrates his hattrick!
45.00
Anthony Wright threads a neat ball through to Manuel Veloso. Manuel Veloso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Semedo. Rafael Semedo knocks in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida beats his man to it with a header. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Sporting Braga have changed their lineup with Quim Neves replacing Jorge Campos. Naval appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Naval kick off!
47.21
Manuel Veloso chips the ball to his team mate, Julian Cabrera. Julian Cabrera shoots from outside the area but Vasco Monteiro is on top of it.
53.06
4-0Graham Oakley catches Ricardo Moutinho on the ankles. Graham Oakley is shown the yellow card! Ricardo Moutinho hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.14
Rodrigo Castro decides to run forward with the ball. Rodrigo Castro whips in a cross ball towards Sebastien Masudi. Sebastien Masudi beats his man to it with a header but it flies just off target!
55.37
Daniel Reis makes a probing pass to Fernando Andrade. Fernando Andrade flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Mendes controls it well on his chest. Diogo Mendes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.47
Anthony Wright pushes up the pitch. Anthony Wright sees Rodrigo Almeida in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rodrigo Almeida whips in a cross ball towards Julian Cabrera. Julian Cabrera makes a looping header on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.51
4-0Sporting Braga have made 2 substitutions with Demlaba Sopalski replacing Rafael Semedo and Cristiano Martins replacing Manuel Veloso .Naval have made 3 substitutions with David Neves replacing Vasco Monteiro, Eduardo Campos replacing Fernando Andrade and Nuno Teixeira replacing Diogo Mendes .
61.51
4-0Anthony Wright flicks a high pass forward to Graham Oakley who brings the ball under control. Graham Oakley sees space and advances. Graham Oakley knocks in a cross ball towards Julian Cabrera. Julian Cabrera heads the ball goalwards but somehow Alessandro Gorgone happens to be in the right place to block it.
71.20
Anthony Wright flicks a high ball forward to Graham Oakley who takes it down. Graham Oakley flicks a high ball forward to Rodrigo Almeida who takes it down. Rodrigo Almeida whips in a cross ball towards Julian Cabrera. Julian Cabrera beats his man to it with a header but it's a woeful effort!
72.29
4-0Rafael Nunes flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Castro. Rodrigo Castro threads the ball through to Jonas Rösler. Jonas Rösler lofts in a cross ball towards Sebastien Masudi. Anthony Wright comes in with a late challenge on Sebastien Masudi. Sebastien Masudi appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
77.51
Eduardo Campos threads a neat ball through to Sebastien Masudi. Sebastien Masudi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Tiago Valente.
78.35
Daniel Reis chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Campos. Eduardo Campos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jonas Rösler. Jonas Rösler knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.12
4-0Kai Neuhaus clumsily knocks into Antonio Ramos. The referee warns Kai Neuhaus to calm down! Antonio Ramos grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Rodrigo Almeida 26, 39, 42, 45 |
Man of the Match
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Rodrigo Almeida of Sporting Braga |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. David Semedo (GK)
6
2. Anthony Wright (DEF)
7
3. Jorge Campos (DEF)
6
4. Tiago Valente (DEF)
6
5. Kai Neuhaus (MID)
6
6. Manuel Veloso (MID)
7
7. Graham Oakley (MID)
6
8. Kevin Schulze (MID)
6
9. Julian Cabrera (ATT)
7
10. Rodrigo Almeida (ATT)
10
11. Rafael Semedo (ATT)
6
12. Quim Neves (ATT)
6
13. Cristiano Martins (ATT)
6
14. Demlaba Sopalski (DEF)
6
1. Vasco Monteiro (GK)
6
2. Rafael Nunes (DEF)
6
3. Daniel Reis (DEF)
6
4. Alessandro Gorgone (DEF)
6
5. Ricardo Moutinho (MID)
6
6. Rodrigo Castro (MID)
6
7. Fernando Andrade (MID)
7
8. Antonio Ramos (MID)
6
9. Jonas Rösler (ATT)
6
10. Diogo Mendes (ATT)
6
11. Sebastien Masudi (ATT)
6
12. David Neves (DEF)
6
13. Eduardo Campos (GK)
6
14. Nuno Teixeira (GK)
6