Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Estádio 25 de Abril where Penafiel play host to C.F. Estrela da Amadora. A crowd of 16,601 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Penafiel are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while C.F. Estrela da Amadora appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Diogo Reis.


0.00
C.F. Estrela da Amadora kick off!
2.42
Cosimo Bellotto plays the ball forward to Jody Le Saux. Jody Le Saux lofts in a cross ball towards Fatik Luijpers. Fatik Luijpers directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
3.19
Chris Black plays the ball forward to Jaime Ribeiro. Jaime Ribeiro shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
4.07
Chris Black threads a neat ball through to Fatik Luijpers. Fatik Luijpers runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Fatik Luijpers provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Andy Burley with no chance!! Goal for C.F. Estrela da Amadora!
9.12
Hannes Welke takes it forward alone. Hannes Welke knocks in a cross ball towards Nils Widmann. Nils Widmann connects with a diving header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
12.48
Nick Lawton kicks a strong pass forward to Silvio Viana. Silvio Viana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.09
Vasco Sousa flicks a high pass forward. Nick Lawton controls it well on his chest. Nick Lawton sees a break and surges forward. Nick Lawton shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Gianfranco Zanutta easily smothers it!
16.06
Tomas Monteiro barges into Cosimo Bellotto. The referee calls over Tomas Monteiro and shows him a yellow card! Cosimo Bellotto hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.06
Jaime Pinheiro sees Nick Lawton in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Nick Lawton deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tiago Jesus. Tiago Jesus knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.18
Chris Black hoofs the ball up the pitch. Jaime Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andy Burley who gathers it comfortably.
26.17
Hannes Welke makes an attacking run forward. Hannes Welke knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Emile Forbes.
27.46
Nils Widmann kicks a strong pass forward to Cosimo Bellotto. Cosimo Bellotto knocks in a cross ball towards Jody Le Saux. Jody Le Saux whips the ball goalwards with his head. Jody Le Saux scores for C.F. Estrela da Amadora!!
39.02
With vision, Ugo Delaney plays the ball forward to Jaime Ribeiro. Jaime Ribeiro hits a low pass to Nils Widmann. Nils Widmann knocks in a cross ball towards Jody Le Saux. Jody Le Saux is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Andy Burley with no chance!! Goal for C.F. Estrela da Amadora!
42.21
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
44.05
Tomas Monteiro makes a beautiful solo run. Tomas Monteiro lofts in a cross ball towards Tiago Jesus. Tiago Jesus outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Penafiel appear unchanged since the first half. C.F. Estrela da Amadora also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Penafiel kick off!
60.28
Hannes Welke flicks a high pass forward. Jody Le Saux collects the pass. Jody Le Saux knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vasco Sousa.
61.52
Emile Forbes flicks a high pass forward. Tomas Monteiro collects the pass. Tomas Monteiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tiago Jesus. Tiago Jesus edges inside the box! Tiago Jesus side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Gianfranco Zanutta with no chance!! Goal for Penafiel!
65.48
Jaime Ribeiro clumsily knocks into Roberto Almeida. Jaime Ribeiro is shown the yellow card! Roberto Almeida gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
71.42
Cosimo Bellotto flicks a high pass forward. Jaime Ribeiro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jaime Ribeiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Emile Forbes.
72.59
Filipe Santos makes a beautiful solo run. Filipe Santos decides to run forward with the ball. Filipe Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Nils Widmann. Alberto Monteiro catches Nils Widmann on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
73.49
Alberto Monteiro threads a neat ball through to Nick Lawton. With imagination, Nick Lawton plays the ball forward to Tiago Jesus. Tiago Jesus knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jorge Mendes.
77.39
C.F. Estrela da Amadora have made 3 substitutions with Adnan Madar replacing Nils Widmann, Torsten Möller replacing Cosimo Bellotto and Romain Deroff replacing Chris Black .
79.17
Nick Lawton makes a beautiful solo run. Nick Lawton shoots from outside the area but is denied by Gianfranco Zanutta. Excellent save.
81.52
Hannes Welke knocks the ball forward to Fatik Luijpers. Fatik Luijpers knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Andy Burley who gathers it comfortably.
83.52
Romain Deroff hits a low pass to Torsten Möller. Torsten Möller makes a simple pass to Hannes Welke. Hannes Welke controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
84.04
Romain Deroff flicks a high pass forward. Torsten Möller controls it well on his chest. Torsten Möller threads a neat ball through to Jody Le Saux. Jody Le Saux knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alberto Monteiro.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 4
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 3 vs 6
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 1 vs 1
Offsides
Offsides: 0 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 1 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 1 vs 1
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 51.2820512820513 vs 48.7179487179487
Play Area
Home team third: 29.49%, Midfield: 46.15%, Away team third: 24.36%


Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Jody Le Saux of C.F. Estrela da Amadora

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
1. Andy Burley (GK)
6
6
3. Vasco Sousa (DEF)
6
4. Emile Forbes (DEF)
6
7
7. Nick Lawton (MID)
7
6
9. Paul Souness (MID)
6
10. Tiago Jesus (ATT)
7
11. Silvio Viana (ATT)
6

12. Antonio Reis (GK)
0
13. Rodrigo Santos (DEF)
0
14. Tomas Fernandes (ATT)
0

2. Filipe Santos (DEF)
6
3. Chris Black (DEF)
7
4. Ugo Delaney (DEF)
6
5. Jorge Mendes (DEF)
6
6. Jaime Ribeiro (MID)
6
7. Hannes Welke (MID)
8
7
9. Nils Widmann (ATT)
9
10. Fatik Luijpers (ATT)
8
11. Jody Le Saux (ATT)
9

12. Adnan Madar (ATT)
6
13. Torsten Möller (MID)
6
14. Romain Deroff (DEF)
6