Match Report
| Walsall | Walsall |  |  | G.D. Estoril Praia | G.D. Estoril Praia | ||||||||||||||||
| Matty Stringer | Matty Stringer | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Robert Mortensen | R. Mortensen |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 |  | Cesar Nascimento | C. Nascimento | |||||||||
| Craig Lockley | C. Lockley | | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 |  | Pascal Rösler | P. Rösler | |||||||||
| Marcel Hässler | M. Hässler | | 58 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Sergio Postiga | S. Postiga | ||||||||
| Omer Wise | O. Wise | | 68 | D | | 4 | | | D | 59 |  | Patricio Peiro | P. Peiro | ||||||||
| Carl Armstrong | C. Armstrong | | 59 | M | | 5 | | D | 56 | | Silvio Costa | S. Costa | |||||||||
| Alistair Mcgreal | A. Mcgreal | | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 57 | | Artur Antunes | A. Antunes | |||||||||
| Daniel Calvo | D. Calvo | | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 55 | | Pedro Carmona | P. Carmona | |||||||||
| Don Morton | D. Morton |  | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 | | David Lopes | D. Lopes | |||||||||
| Tiziano Pinardi | T. Pinardi |  | 53 | A | | 9 | | M | 52 | | Alexander Streich | A. Streich | |||||||||
| Omer Thomson | O. Thomson | | 49 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Artur Pinto | A. Pinto | |||||||||
| Gilles Dixon | G. Dixon | | 63 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Pedro Martins | P. Martins | |||||||||
| Christian Arendt | C. Arendt | | 58 | D | | 12 | | D | 56 | | Daniel Moreira | D. Moreira | |||||||||
| Marc Kerr | M. Kerr | | 53 | M | | 13 | | G | 52 | | Quim Marques | Q. Marques | |||||||||
| Liam Edwards | L. Edwards | | 47 | D | | 14 | | M | 52 | | Duarte Tavares | D. Tavares | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Vitality Stadium where Walsall play G.D. Estoril Praia in this friendly game. A crowd of 20,874 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Walsall are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while G.D. Estoril Praia appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
The pitch is in good condition.
Walsall are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while G.D. Estoril Praia appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0G.D. Estoril Praia kick off and get the first half underway!
14.29
0-0Omer Wise makes a strong solo run forward. Omer Wise flicks a high pass forward. Omer Thomson collects the pass. Omer Thomson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.48
0-0Pedro Carmona sees Artur Pinto in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Artur Pinto sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
20.20
Daniel Calvo threads a neat ball through to Carl Armstrong. Carl Armstrong finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
21.39
Alexander Streich makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pedro Martins. Pedro Martins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.58
Craig Lockley flicks a high pass forward. Gilles Dixon controls it well on his chest. Gilles Dixon knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
30.10
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
32.44
Alistair Mcgreal knocks the ball forward to Daniel Calvo. Daniel Calvo knocks in a cross ball towards Don Morton. With a superhuman jump, Don Morton connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
33.24
0-0Alistair Mcgreal makes a simple pass to Don Morton. Don Morton shoots from distance. Cesar Nascimento gets down and covers it.
36.08
1-0Marcel Hässler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Lockley. Craig Lockley makes an attacking run forward. Craig Lockley whips in a cross ball towards Tiziano Pinardi. Tiziano Pinardi beats his man to it with a header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
42.45
Artur Pinto kicks a strong pass forward to Pedro Martins. Pedro Martins shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
44.58
Omer Wise makes a simple pass to Alistair Mcgreal. Alistair Mcgreal deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Omer Thomson. Omer Thomson shoots from outside the area but it's a lousy effort!
45.00
Carl Armstrong makes a beautiful solo run. Carl Armstrong finds some space and shoots from distance. Solid save from Cesar Nascimento. What a great pair of hands!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Walsall appear unchanged since the first half. G.D. Estoril Praia also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Walsall kick off and get the second half underway!
48.43
Alexander Streich flicks a high ball forward to Artur Antunes who gracefully takes it down. Artur Antunes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Craig Lockley.
49.41
David Lopes makes a probing pass to Artur Pinto. Artur Pinto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
54.40
Don Morton kicks a strong pass forward to Tiziano Pinardi. Tiziano Pinardi tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.27
1-0Don Morton makes a probing pass to Gilles Dixon. Gilles Dixon passes the ball forward but Omer Thomson is offside!
65.45
Tiziano Pinardi knocks the ball forward to Carl Armstrong. Carl Armstrong shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Cesar Nascimento manages to gather it effortlessly.
75.53
Pascal Rösler makes a probing pass to Pedro Martins. Seeing a gap ahead, Pedro Martins plays the ball forward to Artur Pinto. Artur Pinto shoots from long range. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. G.D. Estoril Praia are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
79.38
Artur Antunes flicks a high pass forward. Alexander Streich controls it well on his chest. Alexander Streich flicks a high pass forward. Pedro Martins controls it well on his chest. Pedro Martins whips in a cross ball towards Artur Pinto. Artur Pinto whips the ball goalwards with his head. Robert Mortensen didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
83.28
David Lopes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Artur Pinto. Artur Pinto knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.22
Carl Armstrong flicks a high pass forward. Tiziano Pinardi controls it well on his chest. Tiziano Pinardi tries a spectacular long range effort but is denied by Cesar Nascimento. Excellent save.
87.29
Pedro Carmona kicks a strong pass forward to Artur Pinto. Artur Pinto plays a quick one-two with Artur Antunes and rushes in on goal... Artur Pinto comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 9 yards out but Robert Mortensen is on top of it.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
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Fouls
Yellow Cards
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Possession
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Scorers
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Robert Mortensen (GK)
7
2. Craig Lockley (DEF)
8
3. Marcel Hässler (DEF)
7
4. Omer Wise (DEF)
8
5. Carl Armstrong (MID)
7
6. Alistair Mcgreal (MID)
7
7. Daniel Calvo (MID)
6
8. Don Morton (MID)
7
9. Tiziano Pinardi (ATT)
9
10. Omer Thomson (ATT)
6
11. Gilles Dixon (ATT)
6
12. Christian Arendt (DEF)
0
13. Marc Kerr (MID)
0
14. Liam Edwards (DEF)
0
1. Cesar Nascimento (GK)
8
2. Pascal Rösler (DEF)
7
3. Sergio Postiga (DEF)
6
4. Patricio Peiro (DEF)
6
5. Silvio Costa (DEF)
6
6. Artur Antunes (MID)
6
7. Pedro Carmona (MID)
6
8. David Lopes (MID)
7
9. Alexander Streich (MID)
6
10. Artur Pinto (ATT)
7
11. Pedro Martins (ATT)
6
12. Daniel Moreira (DEF)
0
13. Quim Marques (GK)
0
14. Duarte Tavares (MID)
0