SC Braga Arena
Spectators: 7511 (Terracing: 5634,
Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 150) 4 minutes into the match, Oldham Athletic's goal looked a bit too open when Hélder Trindade came free, but Mattias Pihlgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Oldham Athletic's Mattias Pihlgren got control of the ball when Egídio Paixão tried to sneak it across the goal line. SC Braga's Albérico Vilaverde played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentin Jonsson in the 11th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Oldham Athletic's goal looked a bit too open when Hélder Trindade came free, but Mattias Pihlgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 19 minutes into the match, Oldham Athletic's goal looked a bit too open when Celso Belo came free, but Mattias Pihlgren reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute, Adrian Pettersson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 27th minute Hélder Trindade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mattias Pihlgren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, SC Braga's goal looked a bit too open when Adrian Pettersson came free, but Albérico Vilaverde reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 29 minutes into the game, Egídio Paixão was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SC Braga's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Oldham Athletic the free kick. Egídio Paixão kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sten Bolander in the 31st minute of play forced SC Braga's goalkeeper Albérico Vilaverde to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 32 minutes into the game, Jimmy Linquist was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Oldham Athletic's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SC Braga the free kick. Jimmy Linquist hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Oldham Athletic's Mattias Pihlgren proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Oldham Athletic from getting a goal against them. In the 35th minute Valentin Jonsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Albérico Vilaverde saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alexandrino Bessa's late challenge caught a Oldham Athletic's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alexandrino Bessa helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to SC Braga getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Alexandrino Bessa hit a great ball. Valentin Jonsson, 37 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The supporters of Oldham Athletic booed when SC Braga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexandrino Bessa didn't get a good kick on the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Oldham Athletic fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 46th minute. Penalty! The referee gave SC Braga a penalty, 49 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Alexandrino Bessa, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Oldham Athletic's Mattias Pihlgren. 1-1. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hélder Trindade was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hélder Trindade in the 55th minute of play forced Oldham Athletic's goalkeeper Mattias Pihlgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th match minute, Oldham Athletic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Björn Svanström to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hélder Trindade in the 57th minute of play forced Oldham Athletic's goalkeeper Mattias Pihlgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mattias Pihlgren made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hélder Trindade in the 70th minute of play. In the 71st match minute, Oldham Athletic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valentin Jonsson to maneuver through the defense. If Egídio Paixão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Egídio Paixão was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 75 minutes had been played. After 76 played minutes SC Braga got a freekick which was hit by Egídio Paixão. In the 85th minute of the match, Sten Bolander got a very nice opportunity to score, but Albérico Vilaverde was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 86th minute, Sten Bolander hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hélder Trindade in the 88th minute of play forced Oldham Athletic's goalkeeper Mattias Pihlgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hélder Trindade in the 92nd minute of play forced Oldham Athletic's goalkeeper Mattias Pihlgren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexandrino Bessa hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Oldham Athletic's Valentin Jonsson tried to score from far away in the 95th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Oldham Athletic players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.
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