Match Report
| C.F. Estrela da Amadora | C.F. Estrela da Amadora |  |  | Manchester City | Manchester City | ||||||||||||||||
| Sanches Merencio | Sanches Merencio | manager | Andy Stevens | Andy Stevens | |||||||||||||||||
| Abel Varela | A. Varela |  | 81 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 |  | Peter Hulme | P. Hulme | |||||||||
| Mario Fernandes | M. Fernandes | | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 75 | | Brian Barry | B. Barry | |||||||||
| Efrain Barajas | E. Barajas |  | 72 | D | | 3 | | D | 75 |  | Leslie Tuttle | L. Tuttle | |||||||||
| Kodjo Piton | K. Piton |  | 75 | D | | 4 | | D | 76 |  | Guillermo Fabrie | G. Fabrie | |||||||||
| Bruno Faria | B. Faria | | 63 | M | | 5 | | M | 75 |  | Andrei Olteanu | A. Olteanu | |||||||||
| Peter Kurstot | P. Kurstot |  | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 80 | | Stan Dodd | S. Dodd | |||||||||
| Cesar Soares | C. Soares | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 79 |  | Pascal Schops | P. Schops | |||||||||
| Saul Aguilar | S. Aguilar |  | 75 | M | | 8 | | M | 84 |  | David Winkler | D. Winkler | |||||||||
| Gavin Dalglish | G. Dalglish |  | 74 | A | | 9 | | A | 82 |  | Dmitri Nikiforov | D. Nikiforov | |||||||||
| Alberto Valente | A. Valente | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 88 | | Daniel Hyypia | D. Hyypia | |||||||||
| Vasco Veloso | V. Veloso | | 79 | A | | 11 | | A | 81 |  | Christian Gyan | C. Gyan | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Estadio Jose Gomes where C.F. Estrela da Amadora play Manchester City in this Champions League game. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both C.F. Estrela da Amadora and Manchester City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both C.F. Estrela da Amadora and Manchester City are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0C.F. Estrela da Amadora kick off and get the first half underway!
2.27
0-0Kodjo Piton threads the ball through to Peter Kurstot. Peter Kurstot passes the ball forward to Alberto Valente. Alberto Valente threads the ball through to Gavin Dalglish but he's offside!
3.32
0-0Saul Aguilar threads the ball through to Gavin Dalglish. Gavin Dalglish kicks a strong pass forward to Vasco Veloso. Vasco Veloso shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Peter Hulme manages to gather it comfortably.
4.07
0-0Pascal Schops knocks the ball to his team mate, Dmitri Nikiforov. Dmitri Nikiforov shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
6.29
0-0Brian Barry hacks Cesar Soares from behind! Brian Barry is warned by the referee! Cesar Soares carries on, but is struggling a bit.
16.17
Pascal Schops threads the ball through to Daniel Hyypia. Daniel Hyypia knocks in a cross ball towards Christian Gyan. Christian Gyan is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it is miles over!
18.23
0-0Pascal Schops knocks the ball forward to Daniel Hyypia. Daniel Hyypia knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
21.39
Bruno Faria flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Dalglish. Gavin Dalglish chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Valente. Alberto Valente cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but somehow Peter Hulme manages to keep it out.
24.11
Saul Aguilar knocks the ball forward to Alberto Valente. Alberto Valente makes a probing pass to Gavin Dalglish but he's offside!
28.22
Brian Barry makes a simple pass to Stan Dodd. Stan Dodd chips the ball to his team mate, Daniel Hyypia. Daniel Hyypia shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
32.50
0-0Manchester City are easily keeping C.F. Estrela da Amadora at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
44.53
C.F. Estrela da Amadora are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Manchester City's defence.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Manchester City kick off!
47.54
Efrain Barajas clumsily knocks into Christian Gyan. The referee calls over Efrain Barajas and warns him to calm down! Christian Gyan gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
49.36
Kodjo Piton chips the ball to his team mate, Bruno Faria. Bruno Faria controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alberto Valente. Alberto Valente knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Guillermo Fabrie.
51.05
Andrei Olteanu makes a simple pass to Dmitri Nikiforov. Dmitri Nikiforov plays a perfect one-two with Daniel Hyypia and rushes in on goal... Dmitri Nikiforov takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Abel Varela manages to gather it comfortably.
53.28
0-1Guillermo Fabrie passes the ball forward to Andrei Olteanu. Andrei Olteanu makes a simple pass to Daniel Hyypia. Daniel Hyypia whips in a cross ball towards Christian Gyan. Christian Gyan directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
57.48
Bruno Faria makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vasco Veloso. Vasco Veloso flicks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Dalglish. Gavin Dalglish shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It curls slightly but Peter Hulme manages to gather it comfortably.
59.08
Peter Kurstot knocks the ball forward to Gavin Dalglish. Gavin Dalglish sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.20
Bruno Faria passes the ball forward to Gavin Dalglish. Gavin Dalglish finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
61.03
Brian Barry chips the ball to his team mate, Stan Dodd. Stan Dodd makes a simple pass to Dmitri Nikiforov. Dmitri Nikiforov shoots from long range. Dmitri Nikiforov scores for Manchester City!!
71.32
Saul Aguilar surges forward with the ball. Saul Aguilar plays a perfect one-two with Alberto Valente and rushes in on goal... Saul Aguilar shoots from just inside the box. It's there!! Peter Hulme has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
75.00
Efrain Barajas kicks a strong pass forward to Cesar Soares. Cesar Soares passes the ball forward to Gavin Dalglish. Gavin Dalglish plays a perfect one-two with Vasco Veloso and rushes in on goal... Gavin Dalglish makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
78.59
Andrei Olteanu knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Hyypia. Daniel Hyypia whips in a cross ball towards Christian Gyan. Christian Gyan is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
79.33
Pascal Schops controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Hyypia. Daniel Hyypia shoots from outside the area. Daniel Hyypia scores for Manchester City!!
84.46
Manchester City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate C.F. Estrela da Amadora's defence.
85.00
Stan Dodd kicks a strong pass forward to Dmitri Nikiforov. Dmitri Nikiforov goes all the way! Dmitri Nikiforov cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
87.58
Kodjo Piton flicks the ball to his team mate, Bruno Faria. Bruno Faria chips the ball to his team mate, Vasco Veloso. Vasco Veloso lofts in a cross ball towards Alberto Valente. Alberto Valente directs the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.55
Pascal Schops flicks the ball to his team mate, Christian Gyan. Christian Gyan knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mario Fernandes.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
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