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Match Report

Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Juventus Stadium where Juventus play Belenenses in this friendly game. A crowd of 19,981 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Juventus are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while Belenenses appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.


0.00
The whistle blows and Juventus kick off!
3.45
Nicola C. Nicola deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andy Matteo. Andy Matteo hits a low pass to Bruno Pegolo. Bruno Pegolo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frederico Marques.
4.59
Artur Gomes flicks a high pass forward. Jaime Moutinho holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jaime Moutinho lofts in a cross ball towards Artur Gomes. Artur Gomes directs the ball goalwards with his head which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
8.04
Pablo Menendez flicks a high ball forward to Jaime Moutinho who takes it down. Jaime Moutinho knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Acosta.
12.56
Frederico Marques sees space and advances. Frederico Marques flicks a high pass forward. Jaime Moutinho controls it well on his chest. Jaime Moutinho knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Max Vanoli.
15.26
Andy Matteo knocks the ball to his team mate, Steffen Myhre. Steffen Myhre kicks a strong pass forward to Ali Benmiloudi. Ali Benmiloudi knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.14
Jaime Moutinho threads a neat ball through to Jaime Gomes. Jaime Gomes knocks in a cross ball towards Artur Gomes. Artur Gomes whips the ball goalwards with his head. What a cracker!! Enrico Luppi had no chance!! Goal for Belenenses!
21.35
Jaime Gomes passes the ball forward to Pablo Menendez. Pablo Menendez finds some space and shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
22.26
Daniel Jardim threads the ball through to Pablo Menendez. Pablo Menendez sees space and advances. Pablo Menendez knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Jaime Moutinho is offside!
24.33
Carlos Viana knocks the ball to his team mate, Pablo Menendez. Pablo Menendez darts forward. Pablo Menendez shoots from distance. Superb reactions from Enrico Luppi. What a save!
32.49
Andy Matteo comes in with a late challenge on Jaime Gomes. The referee warns Andy Matteo to calm down! Jaime Gomes runs off the knock.
34.52
Pablo Menendez makes a probing pass to Artur Gomes. Artur Gomes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.16
Pablo Menendez plays the ball forward to Jaime Moutinho. Jaime Moutinho knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
39.40
Pablo Menendez darts forward. Pablo Menendez knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Acosta.
45.00
Steffen Myhre threads the ball through to Andy Matteo. Andy Matteo flicks the ball to his team mate, Ali Benmiloudi. Ali Benmiloudi plays a scrappy one-two with Bruno Pegolo and advances towards the goal... Ali Benmiloudi makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but is denied by Jaime Valente. Excellent save.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half

Both teams emerge for the second half. Juventus appear unchanged since the first half. Belenenses have changed their lineup with Diego Nunez replacing Pedro Caminero and Frederico Reis replacing Frederico Marques.

45.00
Belenenses kick off the second half!
47.13
Pablo Menendez flicks a high ball forward to Jaime Moutinho who takes it down. Jaime Moutinho knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.44
Diego Nunez hits a low pass to Pablo Menendez. Pablo Menendez threads the ball through to Artur Gomes. Artur Gomes whips in a cross ball towards Jaime Gomes. Jaime Gomes makes a convincing header but somehow Enrico Luppi manages to keep it out.
54.36
Nicola C. Nicola flicks a high pass forward. Andy Matteo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Andy Matteo hits a low pass to Pasquale Scarchilli. Pasquale Scarchilli finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Jaime Valente manages to gather it easily.
55.07
Andy Matteo chips the ball to his team mate, Ali Benmiloudi. Ali Benmiloudi knocks in a cross ball towards Bruno Pegolo. Bruno Pegolo rises majestically and gets a header on goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
61.21
Carlos Viana flicks a high pass forward. Artur Gomes controls it well on his chest. Artur Gomes flicks a high pass forward to Pablo Menendez who brings the ball under control. Pablo Menendez flicks a high pass forward. Jaime Moutinho controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Some silky footwork from Jaime Moutinho provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
72.35
Nicola C. Nicola brings the ball forward. Nicola C. Nicola flicks a high pass forward. Pasquale Scarchilli collects the pass. Pasquale Scarchilli shoots from 20 yards but it is tipped over by Jaime Valente.
73.10
Corner kick to Juventus. Pasquale Scarchilli plays it to the near post. Max Vanoli looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it's a woeful effort!
77.34
Juventus have made 3 substitutions with Kaleva Schmidt replacing Nicola C. Nicola, Donato Annoni replacing Steffen Myhre and Luca Bonfanti replacing Pasquale Scarchilli .Belenenses have made a substitution with Francisco Ferreira replacing Jaime Moutinho .
78.36
Frederico Reis pushes up the pitch. Frederico Reis chips the ball to his team mate, Fernando Faria. Fernando Faria shoots from long range but it slams into the crowd!
79.28
Andy Matteo takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Donato Annoni. Donato Annoni knocks the ball forward to Luca Bonfanti. Luca Bonfanti finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
90.00
Pablo Menendez makes a probing pass to Francisco Ferreira. Francisco Ferreira shoots from outside the area. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 2
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 4 vs 5
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 3
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 0
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 41.5584415584416 vs 58.4415584415584
Play Area
Home team third: 33.77%, Midfield: 45.45%, Away team third: 20.78%

Scorers

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Artur Gomes of Belenenses

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
1. Enrico Luppi (GK)
7
6
3. Max Vanoli (DEF)
6
5. David Acosta (DEF)
6
6. Steffen Myhre (MID)
6
7. Andy Matteo (MID)
7
9. Bruno Pegolo (ATT)
7
10. Ali Benmiloudi (ATT)
7

12. Kaleva Schmidt (DEF)
6
13. Donato Annoni (MID)
6
14. Luca Bonfanti (ATT)
6

7
3. Carlos Viana (DEF)
6
4. Silvio Jesus (DEF)
6
6
6. Daniel Jardim (DEF)
6
7. Artur Gomes (MID)
9
9
6
10. Jaime Gomes (ATT)
7
11. Jaime Moutinho (ATT)
7

12. Diego Nunez (DEF)
6
13. Frederico Reis (MID)
6