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Match Report

Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Estádio José Alvalade where Sporting Lisbon play host to Felgueiras. A crowd of 20,191 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Sporting Lisbon are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Felgueiras appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.


0.00
Sporting Lisbon kick off!
2.14
Sergio Nunes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Purrel Korsten. Purrel Korsten whips in a cross ball towards Eduardo Ramos. Eduardo Ramos directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
3.05
Artur Bento hacks Daniel Carvalho from behind! The referee calls over Artur Bento and warns him to calm down! Daniel Carvalho runs off the knock.
4.03
Cauê Amauri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alberto Alves. Alberto Alves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.10
Tijani Mentink chips the ball to his team mate, Purrel Korsten. Purrel Korsten knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.17
Sergio Nunes clumsily knocks into Olivier Nilis. Sergio Nunes is shown the yellow card! Olivier Nilis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.33
Tijani Mentink makes a simple pass to Eduardo Ramos. Eduardo Ramos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
14.33
Roberto Pinheiro clumsily knocks into Alberto Alves. Roberto Pinheiro is warned by the referee! Alberto Alves carries on, but is struggling a bit.
21.53
Daniel Carvalho advances with the ball. Daniel Carvalho threads the ball through to Fabien Desailly. Fabien Desailly lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Alves. Alberto Alves is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
26.57
Luis Soares knocks the ball forward to Andre Almeida. Andre Almeida takes it forward alone. Andre Almeida chips the ball to his team mate, Artur Bento. Artur Bento shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
27.31
Sergio Nunes surges forward with the ball. Sergio Nunes goes all the way! Sergio Nunes tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! Nuno Almeida had no chance!! Goal for Sporting Lisbon!
30.50
Sergio Almeida brings the ball forward. Sergio Almeida threads the ball through to Fabien Desailly. Fabien Desailly finds some space and shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Fabien Desailly!
33.44
Shane Viduka decides to run forward with the ball. Shane Viduka knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tomas Monteiro.
38.13
Sergio Almeida sees a break and surges forward. Sergio Almeida threads the ball through to Alberto Alves. Alberto Alves goes all the way! Alberto Alves tries a spectacular strike. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
42.08
Cauê Amauri knocks the ball to his team mate, Fabien Desailly. Fabien Desailly sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. What a cracker!! Rodrigo Andrade had no chance!! Goal for Felgueiras!
45.00
Cauê Amauri deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Fabien Desailly. Fabien Desailly threads the ball through to David Moreira but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!


45.00
Felgueiras kick off!
49.33
Cauê Amauri surges forward with the ball. Cauê Amauri finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
51.55
Tijani Mentink threads the ball through to Purrel Korsten. Purrel Korsten controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.40
Sporting Lisbon are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Felgueiras's defence.
61.15
Filipe Quaresma chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Alves. Alberto Alves finds some space and shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Rodrigo Andrade.
73.44
Tijani Mentink comes in with a late challenge on Cauê Amauri. The referee calls over Tijani Mentink and shows him a yellow card! Cauê Amauri hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.32
Cauê Amauri makes a probing pass to Alberto Alves. Alberto Alves sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Rodrigo Andrade manages to gather it comfortably.
79.28
Cauê Amauri controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alberto Alves. Alberto Alves controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
81.04
Sergio Almeida makes a simple pass to Olivier Nilis. Olivier Nilis knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Alves. Alberto Alves tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.07
Tomas Monteiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tijani Mentink. Tijani Mentink makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Purrel Korsten. Purrel Korsten goes all the way! Purrel Korsten rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Daniel Carvalho passes the ball forward to Olivier Nilis. Olivier Nilis chips the ball to his team mate, Fabien Desailly. Fabien Desailly whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Alves. Alberto Alves powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!


The man of the match was awarded to Fabien Desailly of Felgueiras

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 3
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 1 vs 6
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 5 vs 4
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 4 vs 0
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 2 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 42.6666666666667 vs 57.3333333333333
Play Area
Home team third: 29.33%, Midfield: 44.00%, Away team third: 26.67%