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Sporting 2 Rovers 1 - Minute-by-minute

Posted on: Sun 27 Jul 2008

Round 7 Treacy shot saved Sporting win 5-4 on penalties.
Round 7 Anderson Polga good pen 5-4

Roung 6 Tugay scores 4-4
Round 6 Sporting score 4-3

Round 5 Peter tries to chip the 'keeper, fails 3-3
Round 5 Adrien great save by Fielding 3-3

Round 4 McCarthy low into the net 3-3
Round 4 Carricio hits the bar 3-2

Round 3 Roberts scores 3-2
Round 3 Ronny for Sporting blam 3-1

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Round 2 Gallagher scores 2-1
Round 2 Sporting score again sending Fielding the wrong way 2-0

Round 1 Samba misses - high over the bar 1-0
Round 1 Rochemback scores 1-0

I think we might be having penalties once again...

Full time: Sporting 2 Rovers 1

90+3 MINS: Last chance for Rovers, a corner, Sergio plays it in, there's a push and a free-kick to Sporting.

90+1 MINS: The goalkeeper comes a long way for a ball he was never going to reach, Gallagher lobs the ball back goalwards but it goes over the bar.

90 MINS: Tres minutos to play

86 MINS: Sergio Peter on for Dunn.

85 MINS: Tugay booked for backchat

84 MINS: Ronny with another fizzing effort, the ball flying just over the bar.

80 MINS: More defending for Rovers as Sporting have a free-kick. But it is high over the stand behind Fielding's goals.

76 MINS: Anderson Polga comes on for the goalscorer Tonel.

74 MINS: Roberts and Gallagher on for Fowler and Judge

73 MINS: A ball from the far left somehow gets into the area to Tonel arriving at the back post and he beats Fielding with a shot across goal 2-1

73 MINS: Corner to Sporting, Samba heads well clear

72 MINS: Looks like Rovers will be making a couple of further changes, Roberts and Gallagher getting their tops on.

66 MINS: The eagle-eyed amongst you will have noticed that there is now a Kane and an Abel on the pitch. I'd get my coat if it wasn't so hot here!

65 MINS: Here comes Abel for Sporting, replacing the goalscorer Pedro Silva

62 MINS: An excellent double block from Zura as Sporting threaten.

61 MINS: Delrei comes on for Helder Postiga

60 MINS: An effort from half way from the left back Ronny, it nearly catches Fielding out, the ball going just the wrong side of the upright.

58 MINS: Postiga with a strike but well off target.

55 MINS: Following on from last night's Roque Balboa theme, there is an Adrien on the bench for Sporting, is that taking things too far now?

54 MINS: Dunn squares the ball to Tugay, but he slices his long-range effort wide.

53 MINS: Dunn is brought down a couple of yards from the edge of the box, Rovers have a free-kick in a decent position to the left of the 'D'

52 MINS: An unlikely one-two between Samba and McCarthy following a free-kick into the area, Samba sees his effort blocked by the goalkeeper at the near post.

51 MINS: The referee certainly isn't winning any friends, very fussy indeed.

49 MINS: Looks like Rovers are lining up 5-3-2 in the second half, certainly when they haven't got the ball.

46 MINS: Two changes for Sporting as well, Joao Moutinho and Grimi replaced by Ronny and Rochemback.

46 MINS: Tugay and Mokoena on at the start of the second half, Vogel and Hodge are the ones to be replaced.

Half time: Sporting 1 Rovers 1

40 MINS: Fowler narrowly wide with a left-footed free-kick.

39 MINS: Carrico booked for catching Judge late.

33 MINS: Fowler with a free-kick into the area but it comes to nothing.

29 MINS: The free-kick from Vukcevic is high over the bar.

28 MINS: Sporting have a free-kick, Samba and McCarthy are furious, one of them is booked, the announcer says it is Samba.

21 MINS: An immediate response Pedro Silva with a stunning strike from a quickly taken free-kick that left Fielding with no chance . 1-1

20 MINS GOAL! Benni McCarthy makes no mistake, firing the ball home. 0-1

19 MINS: Fowler plays a one two with McCarthy, into the area where he is blocked by Carrico. Penalty!

15 MINS: Postiga with a cross/shot, Fielding claims low at his near post.

10 MINS: A yellow card for Judge, but the Sporting player Vukcevic did make a  meal of it.

4 MINS: Rovers with strength through the middle of the team, with youth at the back and the flanks, lets see how they do against Sporting.

2 MINS: Looks like Hodge is playing left wing and Treacy at left back.

0 MINS: We're underway here, an early touch for Fielding as he clears the ball upfield

ROVERS: Fielding, Kane, Khizanishvili, Samba, Treacy, Judge, Vogel, Dunn, Hodge, Fowler, McCarthy. Subs: Gallagher, Brown, Peter, Roberts, Mokoena, Tugay.

SPORTING: Rui Patricio, Carrico, Pedro Silva, Adrien, Vukcevic, Tonel, Grimi, Tiuf, Helder Postiga, Pereirinha, Joao Moutinho. Subs: Ricardo Batista, Anderson Polga, Izmailov, Ronny, Delrei, Marco Caneira, Yannick, Rochemback, Romagnoli, Abel.

 

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