Match Report
| Rio Ave | Rio Ave |  |  | União Desportiva de Leiria | União Desportiva de Leiria | ||||||||||||||||
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| Pedro Gomes | P. Gomes |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 | | Silvio Antunes | S. Antunes | |||||||||
| Jose Bento | J. Bento | | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Samuel Barbosa | S. Barbosa | |||||||||
| Nuno Costa | N. Costa | | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Hugo Ribeiro | H. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Roberto Moutinho | R. Moutinho | | 55 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Rafael Faria | R. Faria | ||||||||
| Enrique Alonso | E. Alonso |  | 53 | D | | 5 | | D | 46 | | Gaspar Campos | G. Campos | |||||||||
| Daniel Castro | D. Castro | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Rodrigo Campos | R. Campos | |||||||||
| Rafael Martins | R. Martins | | 54 | M | | 7 | | | M | 62 | | Bruno Alves | B. Alves | ||||||||
| Jaap Wijngaarden | J. Wijngaarden |  | 49 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Sebastiao Faria | S. Faria | |||||||||
| Carlos Reis | C. Reis | | 48 | M | | 9 | | M | 46 | | Vitor Neves | V. Neves | |||||||||
| Ricardo Pardo | R. Pardo | | 58 | A | | 10 | | M | 42 | | Pedro Andrade | P. Andrade | |||||||||
| Nuno Reis | N. Reis | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Nuno Semedo | N. Semedo | |||||||||
| Guilherme Monteiro | G. Monteiro | | 65 | G | | 12 | | G | 63 | | Nuno Faria | N. Faria | |||||||||
| Jaime Rego | J. Rego | | 63 | G | | 13 | | A | 61 | | Diogo Viana | D. Viana | |||||||||
| Bruno Valente | B. Valente | | 57 | G | | 14 | | G | 61 | | Vasco Reis | V. Reis | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by AGI |
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to União Desportiva de Leiria. A crowd of 9,120 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rio Ave are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while União Desportiva de Leiria appear to be shaped for 4-1-4-1.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Pauleta.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rio Ave are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while União Desportiva de Leiria appear to be shaped for 4-1-4-1.
Today's match is refereed by Jose Pauleta.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and União Desportiva de Leiria kick off!
2.23
0-0Rafael Faria flicks a high pass forward. Rodrigo Campos collects the pass. Seeing a gap ahead, Rodrigo Campos laces a weighted ball forward to Nuno Semedo. Nuno Semedo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.23
0-0Nuno Costa threads a neat ball through to Rafael Martins. Rafael Martins threads the ball through to Ricardo Pardo. Ricardo Pardo controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
14.15
Bruno Alves deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nuno Semedo. Nuno Semedo shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
21.14
0-0Bruno Alves threads a neat ball through to Nuno Semedo. Nuno Semedo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Pedro Gomes. Excellent save.
26.56
0-0Jaap Wijngaarden hacks Vitor Neves from behind! Jaap Wijngaarden is shown the yellow card! Vitor Neves stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.17
Bruno Alves knocks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Semedo. Nuno Semedo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
36.32
Rafael Martins flicks a high pass forward to Nuno Reis who brings the ball under control. Nuno Reis controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!
42.43
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Rio Ave appear unchanged since the first half. União Desportiva de Leiria also appear unchanged since the first half. The União Desportiva de Leiria players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
The whistle blows and Rio Ave kick off!
47.47
0-0Nuno Semedo clumsily knocks into Nuno Costa. The referee brings Nuno Semedo to one side and gives him a warning! Nuno Costa hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.07
União Desportiva de Leiria are dictating the run of play here today.
54.39
Vitor Neves deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nuno Semedo. Nuno Semedo shoots from long range but somehow Pedro Gomes manages to keep it out.
55.47
Sebastiao Faria makes a simple pass to Nuno Semedo. Nuno Semedo shoots from outside the area. Pedro Gomes gathers the ball up comfortably. Fabulous save!
60.47
0-0Rio Ave have made 3 substitutions with Guilherme Monteiro replacing Nuno Costa, Jaime Rego replacing Rafael Martins and Bruno Valente replacing Nuno Reis .
71.28
Hugo Ribeiro threads the ball through to Bruno Alves. Bruno Alves flicks a high pass forward. Nuno Semedo comfortably collects the pass. Nuno Semedo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Enrique Alonso.
73.23
Jose Bento flicks a high pass forward. Jaime Rego collects the pass. Jaime Rego flicks a high ball forward to Bruno Valente who takes it down. Bruno Valente edges inside the box! Bruno Valente shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies just off target!
75.18
Bruno Alves knocks the ball forward to Nuno Semedo. Nuno Semedo tries a spectacular long range effort but it slams into the crowd!
79.17
1-0Roberto Moutinho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Carlos Reis. Carlos Reis flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Pardo collects the pass. Ricardo Pardo shoots from 25 yards. What a cracker!! Silvio Antunes had no chance!! Goal for Rio Ave!
83.46
Roberto Moutinho threads a neat ball through to Jaap Wijngaarden. Jaap Wijngaarden threads a neat ball through to Bruno Valente. Bruno Valente runs straight at the defence! Bruno Valente looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It's there!! Silvio Antunes has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
87.54
Rodrigo Campos plays the ball forward to Nuno Semedo. Nuno Semedo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
2
3
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
42.7%
57.3%
Play Area
30.7%
46.7%
22.7%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Bruno Valente of Rio Ave |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Pedro Gomes (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Jose Bento (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Nuno Costa (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Roberto Moutinho (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Enrique Alonso (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Daniel Castro (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Rafael Martins (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Jaap Wijngaarden (MID) |  | 6 |
| 9. | Carlos Reis (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Ricardo Pardo (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Nuno Reis (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Guilherme Monteiro (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Jaime Rego (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Bruno Valente (GK) | | 9 |
| 1. | Silvio Antunes (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Samuel Barbosa (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Hugo Ribeiro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Rafael Faria (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Gaspar Campos (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Rodrigo Campos (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Bruno Alves (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Sebastiao Faria (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Vitor Neves (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Pedro Andrade (MID) | 7 | |
| 11. | Nuno Semedo (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Nuno Faria (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Diogo Viana (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Vasco Reis (GK) | 0 | |