Match Report


Rio AveRio Ave     União Desportiva de LeiriaUnião Desportiva de Leiria
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Rui JesusR. Jesus58
G
1
G
64Jan-Willem RijkaardJ. Rijkaard
Cesar NascimentoC. Nascimento66
D
captain2
D
60Hugo FerreiraH. Ferreira
Sebastiao SoaresS. Soares65
D
3
D
55Jose IzquierdoJ. Izquierdo
Jan KoschmiederJ. Koschmieder62
D
4captain
D
53Edgar MartinsE. Martins
Jaime LimaJ. Lima60
D
5
M
66Ruben GomesR. Gomes
Dambou BaretD. Baret63
M
6
M
65Julian PichichiJ. Pichichi
Nuno SoaresN. Soares63
M
7
M
60Jose SoaresJ. Soares
Diogo CamposD. Campos57
M
8
M
58Cesar FernandesC. Fernandes
Carlos LoureiroC. Loureiro57
M
9
A
78Ricardo AntunesR. Antunes
Andre De NooijerA. De Nooijer68
A
10
A
70Joao CostaJ. Costa
Jaime MonteiroJ. Monteiro62
A
11
A
57Rodrigo CamposR. Campos
 
Cesar VianaC. Viana60
A
12
G
60Diogo CamposD. Campos
Bruno FariaB. Faria57
D
13
M
56Antonio FerreiraA. Ferreira
Cristiano NunesC. Nunes56
G
14
M
56Rafael GomesR. Gomes

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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to União Desportiva de Leiria. A crowd of 8,602 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 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Da Costa.


0.00
Rio Ave get the match underway!
2.47
Edgar Martins passes the ball forward to Julian Pichichi. Julian Pichichi flicks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Campos. Rodrigo Campos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rui Jesus who gathers it comfortably.
6.04
Cesar Nascimento hits a low pass to Diogo Campos. Diogo Campos passes the ball forward to Andre De Nooijer. Andre De Nooijer shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
8.44
Edgar Martins comes in with a late challenge on Jaime Monteiro. Edgar Martins is warned by the referee! Jaime Monteiro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.18
Diogo Campos knocks the ball forward to Andre De Nooijer. Andre De Nooijer lofts in a cross ball towards Jaime Monteiro. With a superhuman jump, Jaime Monteiro connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it flies just wide!
16.30
Andre De Nooijer barges into Jose Izquierdo. The referee warns Andre De Nooijer to calm down! Jose Izquierdo runs off the knock.
22.21
Ruben Gomes knocks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Campos. Rodrigo Campos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Solid save from Rui Jesus. What a great pair of hands!
24.07
Dambou Baret makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andre De Nooijer. Andre De Nooijer whips in a cross ball towards Jaime Monteiro. Jaime Monteiro gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but he balloons it over the crossbar!
26.18
Jose Izquierdo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Soares. Jose Soares runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Jose Soares makes a probing pass to Joao Costa but he's offside!
27.30
Dambou Baret knocks the ball to his team mate, Andre De Nooijer. Andre De Nooijer shoots from 25 yards but somehow Jan-Willem Rijkaard manages to keep it out.
30.30
Julian Pichichi flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Antunes controls it well on his chest. Ricardo Antunes shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Rui Jesus comfortably smothers it!
32.10
Julian Pichichi knocks the ball forward to Joao Costa. Joao Costa shoots from outside the area. Rui Jesus gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice save!
36.01
Nuno Soares flicks a high pass forward. Jaime Monteiro controls it well on his chest. Jaime Monteiro shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!
38.51
Sebastiao Soares makes a simple pass to Dambou Baret. Seeing a gap ahead, Dambou Baret plays the ball forward to Andre De Nooijer. Andre De Nooijer knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.42
Rio Ave are in full control of this game.
42.07
Julian Pichichi barges into Diogo Campos. The referee warns Julian Pichichi to calm down! Diogo Campos carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
Jaime Monteiro catches Hugo Ferreira on the ankles. The referee calls over Jaime Monteiro and warns him to calm down! Hugo Ferreira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee whistles 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
União Desportiva de Leiria start the second half!
53.46
Jan Koschmieder clumsily knocks into Rodrigo Campos. The referee calls over Jan Koschmieder and shows him a yellow card! Rodrigo Campos stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.34
Jose Izquierdo flicks a high pass forward. Ruben Gomes controls it well on his chest. Ruben Gomes threads the ball through to Ricardo Antunes. Ricardo Antunes kicks a strong pass forward to Joao Costa but the referee indicates it's offside!
59.38
Julian Pichichi makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joao Costa. Joao Costa knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rui Jesus who gathers it comfortably.
60.50
União Desportiva de Leiria appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
65.35
Jan Koschmieder makes a strong solo run forward. Jan Koschmieder passes the ball forward to Andre De Nooijer. Andre De Nooijer knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jan-Willem Rijkaard who gathers it comfortably.
66.23
Carlos Loureiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Jaime Monteiro. Jaime Monteiro lofts in a cross ball towards Andre De Nooijer. Andre De Nooijer is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies just wide!
69.31
Sebastiao Soares runs forward with the ball. Sebastiao Soares deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Andre De Nooijer. Andre De Nooijer lofts in a cross ball towards Jaime Monteiro. Jaime Monteiro knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Jan-Willem Rijkaard!
71.16
Jose Soares flicks a high ball forward to Rodrigo Campos who takes it down. Rodrigo Campos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. He makes it look easy!
72.26
Ruben Gomes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jose Soares. Jose Soares knocks the ball forward to Joao Costa. Joao Costa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
75.37
Jan Koschmieder makes a probing pass to Diogo Campos. Diogo Campos flicks a high pass forward. Jaime Monteiro comfortably collects the pass. Jaime Monteiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Ruben Gomes.
77.08
Diogo Campos passes the ball forward to Jaime Monteiro. Jaime Monteiro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jan-Willem Rijkaard who gathers it comfortably.
78.05
Jose Soares passes the ball forward to Ricardo Antunes. Ricardo Antunes tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
79.03
Julian Pichichi advances with the ball. Julian Pichichi shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
81.15
Jose Soares makes a probing pass to Joao Costa. Joao Costa shoots from outside the area but it misses the target by a large margin!
83.26
Diogo Campos makes a probing pass to Jaime Monteiro. Jaime Monteiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.44
Cesar Fernandes clumsily knocks into Cesar Nascimento. Cesar Fernandes is shown the yellow card! Cesar Nascimento runs off the knock.
89.09
Diogo Campos knocks the ball forward to Jaime Monteiro. Jaime Monteiro shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Rio Ave

União Desportiva de Leiria
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
53.5%
46.5%
Play Area
26.7%
45.3%
27.9%
 

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Rui Jesus of Rio Ave

Match Ratings
1.Rui Jesus (GK)
9
2.Cesar Nascimento (DEF)
6
3.Sebastiao Soares (DEF)
7
4.Jan Koschmieder (DEF)yellow card
6
5.Jaime Lima (DEF)
6
6.Dambou Baret (MID)
7
7.Nuno Soares (MID)
6
8.Diogo Campos (MID)
8
9.Carlos Loureiro (MID)
6
10.Andre De Nooijer (ATT)
7
11.Jaime Monteiro (ATT)
6
 
12.Cesar Viana (ATT)
0
13.Bruno Faria (DEF)
0
14.Cristiano Nunes (GK)
0

1.Jan-Willem Rijkaard (GK)
7
2.Hugo Ferreira (DEF)
6
3.Jose Izquierdo (DEF)
7
4.Edgar Martins (DEF)
6
5.Ruben Gomes (MID)
7
6.Julian Pichichi (MID)
8
7.Jose Soares (MID)
8
8.Cesar Fernandes (MID)yellow card
4
9.Ricardo Antunes (ATT)
7
10.Joao Costa (ATT)
6
11.Rodrigo Campos (ATT)
6
 
12.Diogo Campos (GK)
0
13.Antonio Ferreira (MID)
0
14.Rafael Gomes (MID)
0