Match Report
| Rio Ave | Rio Ave |  |  | Varzim | Varzim | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Gomes | P. Gomes |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 72 |  | Gianmatteo Tisci | G. Tisci | |||||||||
| Guilherme Moreira | G. Moreira | | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | David Lopes | D. Lopes | |||||||||
| Frederico Moreira | F. Moreira | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 | | Quim Vieira | Q. Vieira | |||||||||
| Roberto Moutinho | R. Moutinho | | 56 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 58 |  | Leon Scholz | L. Scholz | ||||||||
| Mario Monteiro | M. Monteiro | | 48 | D | | 5 | | D | 55 |  | Jordi Kantelberg | J. Kantelberg | |||||||||
| Tomas Santos | T. Santos | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Samuel Loureiro | S. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Daniel Castro | D. Castro | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 |  | Scott Wilcox | S. Wilcox | |||||||||
| Miguel Ribeiro | M. Ribeiro | | 49 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Florian Ouindi | F. Ouindi | |||||||||
| Carlos Reis | C. Reis | | 48 | M | | 9 | | M | 55 | | Filipe Antunes | F. Antunes | |||||||||
| Alec Mason | A. Mason |  | 53 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Rodrigo Pinto | R. Pinto | |||||||||
| Diogo Ribeiro | D. Ribeiro | | 51 | A | | 11 | | | A | 58 | | Ricardo Viana | R. Viana | ||||||||
| Ivan Soto | I. Soto |  | 65 | G | | 12 | | G | 53 | | Samuel Barros | S. Barros | |||||||||
| Quim Pinto | Q. Pinto | | 63 | G | | 13 | | M | 53 | | Alex Hutchison | A. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Bruno Valente | B. Valente | | 57 | G | | 14 | | A | 53 | | Guilherme Soares | G. Soares | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Red Cross |
Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to Varzim. A crowd of 9,190 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Rio Ave and Varzim are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ivone Nuno Gomes.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Rio Ave and Varzim are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Ivone Nuno Gomes.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Rio Ave kick off!
3.14
0-0Daniel Castro threads the ball through to Diogo Ribeiro. Diogo Ribeiro advances inside the box! Quim Vieira catches Diogo Ribeiro on the ankles. That's got to be a penalty! Yes!!
3.14
0-0The referee points to the spot..
4.04
Carlos Reis takes a slow run up. It's miles wide!
6.39
0-0Quim Vieira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Filipe Antunes. Filipe Antunes flicks a high pass forward. Rodrigo Pinto holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rodrigo Pinto shoots from long range but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
9.42
Filipe Antunes sees a break and surges forward. Filipe Antunes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
15.20
Jordi Kantelberg chips the ball to his team mate, Florian Ouindi. Florian Ouindi flicks a high pass forward to Ricardo Viana who brings the ball under control. Ricardo Viana shoots from outside the area. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
16.02
Quim Vieira plays the ball forward to Florian Ouindi. Florian Ouindi knocks the ball forward to Ricardo Viana. Ricardo Viana lofts in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Pinto. Rodrigo Pinto rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it flies well off target!
21.19
0-1Florian Ouindi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ricardo Viana. Ricardo Viana tries a spectacular long range effort which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
26.17
Filipe Antunes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rodrigo Pinto. Rodrigo Pinto knocks in a cross ball towards Ricardo Viana. Ricardo Viana knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
34.26
With vision, Scott Wilcox laces a through ball forward to Ricardo Viana. Ricardo Viana knocks in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Pinto. Rodrigo Pinto finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
42.48
Daniel Castro sees Alec Mason in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alec Mason sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
44.06
Tomas Santos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alec Mason. Alec Mason knocks in a cross ball towards Diogo Ribeiro. Diogo Ribeiro gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Rio Ave!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Rio Ave appear unchanged since the first half. Varzim also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Varzim start the second half!
51.15
1-3Mario Monteiro threads a neat ball through to Tomas Santos. Tomas Santos makes a simple pass to Diogo Ribeiro. Diogo Ribeiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Lopes.
55.47
Mario Monteiro sees a break and surges forward. Mario Monteiro kicks a strong pass forward to Diogo Ribeiro. Diogo Ribeiro shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.42
1-3Rio Ave have made 3 substitutions with Ivan Soto replacing Frederico Moreira, Quim Pinto replacing Daniel Castro and Bruno Valente replacing Diogo Ribeiro .
61.43
1-3The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
63.45
Florian Ouindi chips the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Viana. Ricardo Viana knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Gomes who gathers it comfortably.
72.38
1-3Florian Ouindi barges into Tomas Santos. The referee warns Florian Ouindi to calm down! Tomas Santos runs off the knock.
73.33
Filipe Antunes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ricardo Viana. Ricardo Viana knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Roberto Moutinho.
81.33
Filipe Antunes picks a pass forward to Rodrigo Pinto. Rodrigo Pinto knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ivan Soto.
85.08
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
87.08
1-3Florian Ouindi chips the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Viana. Ricardo Viana lofts in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Pinto. Rodrigo Pinto connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Pedro Gomes reads it well. Well saved!
89.37
Bruno Valente catches Quim Vieira on the ankles. Bruno Valente is warned by the referee! Quim Vieira stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
1
4
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
46.4%
53.6%
Play Area
33.3%
47.8%
18.8%
Scorers
| Diogo Ribeiro 44 | Ricardo Viana 21, 26 Rodrigo Pinto 34 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Ricardo Viana of Varzim |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Pedro Gomes (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Guilherme Moreira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Frederico Moreira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Roberto Moutinho (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Mario Monteiro (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) |  | 8 |
| 12. | Ivan Soto (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Quim Pinto (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Bruno Valente (GK) | 5 | |
| 1. | Gianmatteo Tisci (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | David Lopes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Quim Vieira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Leon Scholz (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jordi Kantelberg (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Samuel Loureiro (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Scott Wilcox (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Florian Ouindi (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Filipe Antunes (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Rodrigo Pinto (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Ricardo Viana (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Samuel Barros (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Alex Hutchison (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Guilherme Soares (ATT) | 0 | |