Match Report


Rio AveRio Ave     MoreirenseMoreirense
Borja LegazBorja Legaz Computer Player Computer Player
Dumitru StingaD. Stinga76
G
1
G
76Alexandre GomesA. Gomes
Jorge AntunesJ. Antunes74
D
2
D
78Celestine GarbaC. Garba
Matthias BierhoffM. Bierhoff76
D
3
D
75Eduardo JardimE. Jardim
Anton KohlerA. Kohler77
D
4
D
70Marco DelatorreM. Delatorre
Chance RobinsonC. Robinson80
D
5
D
68Jaime SantosJ. Santos
Rui CarvalhoR. Carvalho79
M
6
M
79Eduardo JesusE. Jesus
Ricardo JardimR. Jardim90
M
captain7
M
77Jose Fortes MarquitosJ. Marquitos
Samuel PinheiroS. Pinheiro81
M
8
M
76Gouki NakamuraG. Nakamura
Gaspar AlmeidaG. Almeida77
A
9
A
77Alberto IzquierdoA. Izquierdo
Frederico SoaresF. Soares78
A
10
A
75Jose GilJ. Gil
Tonci VukojaT. Vukoja85
A
11captain
A
63Simon LensingS. Lensing
 
Quim CarvalhoQ. Carvalho72
D
12
D
68Mario VieiraM. Vieira
Pedro MoutinhoP. Moutinho78
M
13
D
67Miguel SantosM. Santos
Miguel RibeiroM. Ribeiro91
A
14
D
66Craig LawC. Law

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to Moreirense. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Rio Ave and Moreirense are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Andre Marques.


0.00
The whistle blows and Rio Ave get the match underway!
2.16
Frederico Soares controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ricardo Jardim. Ricardo Jardim chips the ball to his team mate, Rui Carvalho. Rui Carvalho shoots from just inside the box. Alexandre Gomes is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
10.44
Rui Carvalho sees Gaspar Almeida in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gaspar Almeida knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alexandre Gomes who gathers it comfortably.
14.29
Samuel Pinheiro knocks the ball forward to Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida shoots from long range. Magnificent save by Alexandre Gomes!
15.25
Ricardo Jardim comes in with a late challenge on Jose Fortes Marquitos. Ricardo Jardim is warned by the referee! Jose Fortes Marquitos gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
20.47
Samuel Pinheiro clumsily knocks into Eduardo Jesus. The referee calls over Samuel Pinheiro and shows him a yellow card! Eduardo Jesus runs off the knock.
21.28
Showing composure, Eduardo Jesus plays the ball forward to Jose Gil. Jose Gil shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
32.14
Marco Delatorre pushes up the pitch. Marco Delatorre flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Izquierdo controls it well on his chest. Alberto Izquierdo edges inside the box! Alberto Izquierdo makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
36.44
Chance Robinson chips the ball to his team mate, Rui Carvalho. Rui Carvalho hits a low pass to Frederico Soares. Frederico Soares controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
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. Moreirense also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Moreirense kick off and get the second half underway!
48.16
Ricardo Jardim flicks a high pass forward to Samuel Pinheiro who brings the ball under control. Samuel Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eduardo Jardim.
49.07
Chance Robinson flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Pinheiro controls it well on his chest. Samuel Pinheiro makes a simple pass to Frederico Soares. Frederico Soares skips past Jaime Santos! Frederico Soares rockets a shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
53.25
Eduardo Jesus kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Izquierdo. Alberto Izquierdo finds some space and shoots from distance. Dumitru Stinga gets down and covers it.
54.49
Gouki Nakamura flicks a high pass forward. Jose Gil holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Gil cuts inside the box! Some good footwork from Jose Gil provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
55.38
Jorge Antunes makes a probing pass to Ricardo Jardim. Ricardo Jardim sees Frederico Soares in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Frederico Soares shoots from distance but Alexandre Gomes reads it well. Fabulous stop!
61.14
Rui Carvalho flicks a high pass forward. Tonci Vukoja holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tonci Vukoja whips in a cross ball towards Rui Carvalho. Rui Carvalho heads the ball goalwards but Alexandre Gomes reads it well. Quality keeping!
66.52
Eduardo Jesus passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Jose Gil. Jose Gil finds some space and shoots from distance but is denied by Dumitru Stinga. Excellent save.
69.43
Rui Carvalho makes a probing pass to Tonci Vukoja. Tonci Vukoja shoots from 25 yards but it flies just wide!
71.56
Chance Robinson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida sees Tonci Vukoja in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tonci Vukoja makes a probing pass to Rui Carvalho but he's offside!
72.32
Rui Carvalho runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Rui Carvalho knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
77.45
Gouki Nakamura knocks the ball to his team mate, Simon Lensing. Simon Lensing tries a spectacular long range effort but it's drastically wayward!
83.27
Samuel Pinheiro flicks a high ball forward to Tonci Vukoja who takes it down. Tonci Vukoja tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
85.28
Gouki Nakamura catches Matthias Bierhoff on the ankles. Gouki Nakamura is shown the yellow card! Matthias Bierhoff stretches but gets up unharmed.
87.02
Rui Carvalho decides to run forward with the ball. Rui Carvalho knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jaime Santos.
89.15
Frederico Soares flicks a high pass forward. Samuel Pinheiro controls it well on his chest. Samuel Pinheiro finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
90.00
Jose Fortes Marquitos catches Ricardo Jardim on the ankles. Jose Fortes Marquitos is shown the yellow card! Ricardo Jardim hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Rio Ave

Moreirense
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
6
4
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
58.2%
41.8%
Play Area
22.8%
49.4%
27.8%

Scorers
Rui Carvalho 2
Frederico Soares 49

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

Match Ratings
1.Dumitru Stinga (GK)
7
2.Jorge Antunes (DEF)
6
3.Matthias Bierhoff (DEF)
6
4.Anton Kohler (DEF)
6
5.Chance Robinson (DEF)
7
6.Rui Carvalho (MID)goal scored
9
7.Ricardo Jardim (MID)
7
8.Samuel Pinheiro (MID)yellow card
7
9.Gaspar Almeida (ATT)
6
10.Frederico Soares (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Tonci Vukoja (ATT)
6
 
12.Quim Carvalho (DEF)
0
13.Pedro Moutinho (MID)
0
14.Miguel Ribeiro (ATT)
0

1.Alexandre Gomes (GK)
7
2.Celestine Garba (DEF)
6
3.Eduardo Jardim (DEF)
6
4.Marco Delatorre (DEF)
6
5.Jaime Santos (DEF)
6
6.Eduardo Jesus (MID)
6
7.Jose Fortes Marquitos (MID)yellow card
6
8.Gouki Nakamura (MID)yellow card
6
9.Alberto Izquierdo (ATT)
6
10.Jose Gil (ATT)
7
11.Simon Lensing (ATT)
6
 
12.Mario Vieira (DEF)
0
13.Miguel Santos (DEF)
0
14.Craig Law (DEF)
0