Match Report
| Rio Ave | Rio Ave |  |  | União Desportiva de Leiria | União Desportiva de Leiria | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Gomes | P. Gomes |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 | | Rafael Postiga | R. Postiga | |||||||||
| Guilherme Moreira | G. Moreira | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 69 | | Samuel Barbosa | S. Barbosa | |||||||||
| Frederico Moreira | F. Moreira | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Francisco Ferreira | F. Ferreira | |||||||||
| Roberto Moutinho | R. Moutinho | | 56 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Jaime Sousa | J. Sousa | ||||||||
| Adrian Dodd | A. Dodd |  | 46 | D | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Rafael Faria | R. Faria | |||||||||
| Tomas Santos | T. Santos | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Francisco Mendes | F. Mendes | |||||||||
| Daniel Castro | D. Castro | | 60 | M | | 7 | | | M | 54 | | Brian Mcgreal | B. Mcgreal | ||||||||
| Miguel Ribeiro | M. Ribeiro | | 49 | M | | 8 | | M | 47 |  | Alec Glass | A. Glass | |||||||||
| Carlos Reis | C. Reis | | 48 | M | | 9 | | M | 46 | | Vitor Neves | V. Neves | |||||||||
| Alec Mason | A. Mason | | 53 | A | | 10 | | M | 43 | | Abel Gomes | A. Gomes | |||||||||
| Diogo Ribeiro | D. Ribeiro | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Nuno Semedo | N. Semedo | |||||||||
| Ivan Soto | I. Soto |  | 65 | G | | 12 | | G | 61 | | Vasco Reis | V. Reis | |||||||||
| Quim Pinto | Q. Pinto | | 63 | G | | 13 | | A | 60 |  | Jšrg Van Meeuwis | J. Meeuwis | |||||||||
| Bruno Valente | B. Valente | | 57 | G | | 14 | | A | 55 | | Frederico Fonseca | F. Fonseca | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is cold and hail stones bounce off the ground here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to União Desportiva de Leiria. A crowd of 9,173 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good 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 Paulino N. Costa.
The pitch is in good 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 Paulino N. Costa.
0.00
0-0Rio Ave kick off!
2.12
0-0Frederico Moreira sees Carlos Reis in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Carlos Reis passes the ball forward to Diogo Ribeiro. Diogo Ribeiro kicks a strong pass forward to Alec Mason but the referee indicates it's offside!
3.26
0-0Abel Gomes hacks Tomas Santos from behind! Abel Gomes is shown the yellow card! Tomas Santos runs off the knock.
6.43
0-0Frederico Moreira passes the ball forward to Tomas Santos. With great vision, Tomas Santos plays the ball forward to Diogo Ribeiro. Diogo Ribeiro finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
14.04
0-0Daniel Castro changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Daniel Castro shoots from long range but it is tipped over by Rafael Postiga.
15.19
0-0Adrian Dodd takes the corner kick, swinging the ball out wide. Miguel Ribeiro rockets a shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
16.10
0-0Abel Gomes threads a neat ball through to Nuno Semedo. Nuno Semedo knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Adrian Dodd.
21.31
Tomas Santos makes a simple pass to Alec Mason. Alec Mason shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
27.28
0-0Miguel Ribeiro sees a break and surges forward. Miguel Ribeiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Diogo Ribeiro. Francisco Ferreira clumsily knocks into Diogo Ribeiro. Diogo Ribeiro appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
30.17
0-1Jaime Sousa hits a low pass to Brian Mcgreal. Brian Mcgreal makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nuno Semedo. Nuno Semedo tries a spectacular long range effort. Nuno Semedo scores for União Desportiva de Leiria!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
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.
45.00
The second half starts with União Desportiva de Leiria kicking off!
57.16
Daniel Castro chips the ball to his team mate, Diogo Ribeiro. Diogo Ribeiro finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
59.18
Brian Mcgreal flicks a high pass forward. Nuno Semedo collects the pass. Nuno Semedo shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
61.18
0-2Rio Ave have made 3 substitutions with Ivan Soto replacing Frederico Moreira, Quim Pinto replacing Daniel Castro and Bruno Valente replacing Diogo Ribeiro .
63.22
Abel Gomes kicks a strong pass forward to Nuno Semedo. Nuno Semedo shoots from outside the area but it flies just off target!
67.22
Carlos Reis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bruno Valente. Bruno Valente shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
69.11
Francisco Mendes hits a low pass to Nuno Semedo. Nuno Semedo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.03
0-2Quim Pinto hacks Vitor Neves from behind! The referee warns Quim Pinto to calm down! Vitor Neves stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.53
Brian Mcgreal chips the ball to his team mate, Nuno Semedo. Nuno Semedo shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for União Desportiva de Leiria!
84.27
Alec Glass flicks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Semedo. Nuno Semedo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.41
Brian Mcgreal surges forward with the ball. Brian Mcgreal shoots from long range but is denied by Pedro Gomes. Excellent save.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54%
46%
Play Area
23.8%
54%
22.2%
Scorers
| Nuno Semedo 30, 59, 82 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Nuno Semedo of União Desportiva de Leiria |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Pedro Gomes (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Guilherme Moreira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Frederico Moreira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Roberto Moutinho (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Adrian Dodd (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Tomas Santos (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Daniel Castro (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Miguel Ribeiro (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Carlos Reis (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alec Mason (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Diogo Ribeiro (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Ivan Soto (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Quim Pinto (GK) | 5 | |
| 14. | Bruno Valente (GK) | 6 | |
| 1. | Rafael Postiga (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Samuel Barbosa (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Francisco Ferreira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jaime Sousa (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Rafael Faria (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Francisco Mendes (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Brian Mcgreal (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Alec Glass (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Vitor Neves (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Abel Gomes (MID) |  | 5 |
| 11. | Nuno Semedo (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Vasco Reis (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Jšrg Van Meeuwis (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Frederico Fonseca (ATT) | 0 | |