Pre-Season - Académica v Cyclones at Estádio Cidade de Coimbra

GK R_Peiser
DF Nivaldo
DF J_Dias
DF J_Real
DF Orlando
MF F_Ferreira
MF H_Morais
MF D_Gomes
MF Danilo
FW Edinho
FW R_Miguel

GK F_Santos
DF A_Ba
DF D_Simao
MF M_Goualy
FW W_Araujo



GK AJ_O'Neill
DF SM_Green
DF DG_Dafter
DF A_Shreyas
DF N_Hunt
DM SDR_Laing
MF CJ_Laing
MF JH_Ridd
MF K_Fung
FW S_Masters
FW BR_Hall

GK JM_Hughes
DM AJ_O'Driscoll
FW G_Furball
DF ZM_Ikram
DF IT_Lee

 

Min. 2 : (acd) F_Ferreira unselfishly heads the ball back to J_Dias
... J_Dias runs forward
... He hits the shot!
... AJ_O'Neill fists it away
... That was a good save!

Min. 3 : (acd) Nivaldo finds R_Miguel in the box
... R_Miguel tries to beat AJ_O'Neill from outside the area!
... AJ_O'Neill makes a great save
... But he can't hold onto it!
... He gathers it at the second attempt!

Min. 3 : (cyc) N_Hunt finds CJ_Laing with a ball over the defence
... CJ_Laing attempts to nutmeg R_Peiser!
... R_Peiser makes a difficult save

Min. 8 : (acd) Danilo with the deft touch
... He takes it past JH_Ridd
... He knocks it to R_Miguel!
... DG_Dafter stands his ground and wins the tackle

Min. 9 : (acd) F_Ferreira with a glorious 60-yard pass to Edinho
... SM_Green takes the player down!!
... PENALTY!!
... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way!
... Unbelievable!

Min. 9 : (cyc) DG_Dafter with a flashy move
... DG_Dafter sees R_Peiser off his line !
... Looks like it should be R_Peiser's
... Oh he's let it go through his legs
... But drifts inches wide !!
... R_Peiser looks embarrassed!
... He was relieved to see it go wide!
... CORNER!
... CJ_Laing swings it in!
... F_Ferreira reads it well
... And he knocks it away

Min. 10 : (acd) Nivaldo drives it across the face of the goal Edinho
... Edinho fires the shot in!
... The shot slips through AJ_O'Neill's hands
... GOAL !!
... What a terrible mistake
... Academica go in front now with that goal!
... Academica 1-0 Cyclones ...

 

Come on Academica!!!!

 

Min. 11 : (acd) D_Gomes flicks it over the defenders head
... He showed some great skill there!
... D_Gomes with the drive!
... He has failed to hit the target!
... He looks horrified by that miss!
... He should have buried that!

Min. 14 : (acd) H_Morais with a precise pass to R_Miguel
... R_Miguel hits the ball on the bounce !
... The fans get off there seats!
... AJ_O'Neill plucks the ball out of the air
... Good goalkeeping there!

Min. 15 : (acd) F_Ferreira beats SDR_Laing
... His quick feet took him past the defender
... F_Ferreira tries to beat AJ_O'Neill!
... It hits the outside of the post
... And spins wide

Min. 16 : (cyc) A_Shreyas looks around for some movement
... He sees a man in space!
... He hits the ball up to N_Hunt
... N_Hunt belts the ball towards goal!
... It swerves a lot in the air
... R_Peiser makes a difficult save

Min. 18 : (cyc) JH_Ridd is first to the loose ball
... He plays the ball across to A_Shreyas
... A_Shreyas tries the shot !
... The fans behind the goal jump up!
... But it’s gone just wide !!

Min. 20 : (acd) Edinho jumps over the defender's challenge
... Oh, beautiful nutmeg
... He's clean through
... Edinho shoots towards goal !
... It hits off a defender!
... AJ_O'Neill is wrong footed!
... It drifts just wide!
... CORNER!
... Swung in by Edinho
... Orlando gets a shot in
... But AJ_O'Neill just gets his fingers to that one
... CORNER!
... R_Miguel floats the ball in!
... H_Morais swings a leg at it!
... AJ_O'Neill is stranded!
... He can't get there in time!
... OH! It drifts just past the post
... Great strike!
... Deserved a goal really

 

Min. 21 : (acd) J_Real pass splits open the defence and finds Danilo
... Danilo goes for goal !
... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner
... CORNER!
... H_Morais hits it towards the far post!
... The ball finds its way to R_Miguel
... He gets the shot away
... The shot takes a wicked deflection
... AJ_O'Neill dives desperately to try and save it!!
... He can't get to it!
... But it creeps just wide!!
... The deflection had AJ_O'Neill beaten!

Min. 22 : (cyc) N_Hunt sprints past J_Dias
... Edinho scythes the player down.
... Psycho!
... The ref shows him a YELLOW CARD!!
... He'll need to be careful from now on!

Min. 23 : (cyc) JH_Ridd runs at the defence
... J_Real is called for the holding foul
... He was pushing down on his man
... G_Dalglish called him over for a strong verbal warning

Min. 23 : (acd) F_Ferreira finds a hole in the defence
... SDR_Laing with an ugly foul
... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge
... YELLOW CARD!!

Min. 24 : (cyc) A_Shreyas hits a hard pass to BR_Hall
... BR_Hall with the chance !
... But he puts it wide
... That was a terrible attempt!

Min. 25 : (acd) J_Dias sidesteps his marker
... He runs forward now
... JH_Ridd plays the back pass
... AJ_O'Neill can't get to it!!
... It goes just wide!!
... What a lucky escape!!
... CORNER!
... H_Morais plays it into the danger area!
... D_Gomes gets something on it!
... GOAL !!
... AJ_O'Neill looks dejected
... Academica 2-0 Cyclones ...

Min. 26 : (cyc) BR_Hall has it now
... He takes on Edinho
... He gets past him!
... He puts in A_Shreyas!
... Well executed sliding challenge from J_Dias
... It goes out of play
... CORNER!
... BR_Hall chips the ball into the area!
... The ball comes to SDR_Laing
... He knocks it goalward
... R_Peiser saves, but he fumbles
... But he gathers at the second attempt!

Min. 27 : (acd) Danilo sidesteps CJ_Laing
... That was too easy
... Danilo shoots towards goal !
... It hits the inside of the post
... It falls right into AJ_O'Neill's arms
... Unlucky

Min. 28 : (acd) Edinho flicks it over K_Fung's head
... He showed some great skill there!
... DG_Dafter with the tackle
... He came to the rescue there!

Min. 29 : (acd) Edinho with the deft touch
... He takes it past SM_Green
... He knocks it to Orlando!
... N_Hunt reads the situation well and wins the ball
... But it goes out
... CORNER!
... Orlando chips the ball in towards the back post!
... D_Gomes makes a firm connection with his head
... It hits the post
... And goes clear

Min. 29 : (cyc) N_Hunt spits at Edinho
... He could be off here!
... G_Dalglish reaches to his pocket!
... He jots down his name!
... YELLOW CARD!!
... I think he was lucky to escape with a caution!

Min. 30 : (acd) Orlando hits in a wicked shot!
... It hits the defender
... D_Gomes latches onto it!
... CJ_Laing makes the challenge and clears the ball
... But it drifts out of play
... CORNER!
... D_Gomes plays it into the danger area!
... The ball finds its way to Orlando
... He gets the shot away
... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!!
... AJ_O'Neill palms it behind !!
... What a great save!
... CORNER!
... D_Gomes plays it into the danger area!
... H_Morais gets on the end of it
... AJ_O'Neill gets the finger tips to it
... And puts it over
... CORNER!
... Nivaldo floats the ball in!
... SDR_Laing reads it well
... And he knocks it away

 

Academica well on top here.