Match Report


Rio AveRio Ave     Beira MarBeira Mar
Borja LegazBorja Legaz Pedro Silva Pedro Silva
Dumitru StingaD. Stinga76
G
1
G
68Vasco RegoV. Rego
Jorge AntunesJ. Antunes74
D
2
D
66Alberto RibeiroA. Ribeiro
Matthias BierhoffM. Bierhoff76
D
3
D
69Miguel LopesM. Lopes
Anton KohlerA. Kohler77
D
4
D
71Raimond GoossenR. Goossen
Chance RobinsonC. Robinson80
D
5
D
69Rodrigo PinheiroR. Pinheiro
Rui CarvalhoR. Carvalho79
M
6
M
69Carl TaylorC. Taylor
Ricardo JardimR. Jardim90
M
captain7
M
73Vasco AndradeV. Andrade
Samuel PinheiroS. Pinheiro81
M
8
A
69Julian FormonJ. Formon
Gaspar AlmeidaG. Almeida77
A
9
A
69Ernesto SuarezE. Suarez
Miguel RibeiroM. Ribeiro91
A
10captain
A
68Thierry StewartT. Stewart
Tonci VukojaT. Vukoja85
A
11
M
73Daniel TeixeiraD. Teixeira
 
Quim CarvalhoQ. Carvalho72
D
12
D
70Frederico LopesF. Lopes
Pedro MoutinhoP. Moutinho78
M
13
M
74Tiago OliveiraT. Oliveira
Frederico SoaresF. Soares78
A
14
A
76Dean GranttD. Grantt

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to Beira Mar. A crowd of 20,536 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rio Ave are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Beira Mar appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Samuel Barros.


0.00
Beira Mar start the game by kicking off the first half!
8.40
Matthias Bierhoff makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samuel Pinheiro. Samuel Pinheiro passes the ball forward to Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Good save!
9.30
Samuel Pinheiro passes the ball forward to Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball towards Rui Carvalho. Rui Carvalho gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent save!
10.37
Ricardo Jardim kicks a strong pass forward to Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro finds some space and shoots from distance. It curls slightly but Vasco Rego manages to gather it comfortably.
12.14
Samuel Pinheiro threads a neat ball through to Ricardo Jardim. Ricardo Jardim edges inside the box! Ricardo Jardim rockets a shot on goal but somehow Rodrigo Pinheiro happens to be in the right place to block it.
14.49
Chance Robinson pushes up the pitch. Chance Robinson passes the ball forward to Samuel Pinheiro. Samuel Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.31
Carl Taylor threads a neat ball through to Julian Formon. Julian Formon controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
18.46
Alberto Ribeiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carl Taylor. Seeing a gap ahead, Carl Taylor plays the ball forward to Vasco Andrade. Vasco Andrade whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Teixeira. Daniel Teixeira connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it's a lousy effort!
30.58
Anton Kohler sees Rui Carvalho in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Rui Carvalho makes a simple pass to Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida whips in a cross ball towards Samuel Pinheiro. Samuel Pinheiro jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
36.16
Vasco Andrade flicks a high pass forward to Thierry Stewart who brings the ball under control. Thierry Stewart knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Dumitru Stinga who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rio Ave appear unchanged since the first half. Beira Mar also appear unchanged since the first half. The Rio Ave players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and Rio Ave kick off!
47.19
Carl Taylor hits a low pass to Daniel Teixeira. Daniel Teixeira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jorge Antunes.
48.26
Jorge Antunes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rui Carvalho. Rui Carvalho hits a low pass to Ricardo Jardim. Ricardo Jardim knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Raimond Goossen.
57.06
Ricardo Jardim flicks a high pass forward. Tonci Vukoja controls it well on his chest. Tonci Vukoja shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Vasco Rego.
59.25
Carl Taylor flicks a high ball forward to Vasco Andrade who takes it down. Vasco Andrade sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Good keeping!
60.51
Ricardo Jardim makes a simple pass to Rui Carvalho. Rui Carvalho plays a one-two with Gaspar Almeida and rushes in on goal... Rui Carvalho comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out but Vasco Rego is on top of his game. He makes it look easy!
61.33
Rodrigo Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward. Vasco Andrade collects the pass. Vasco Andrade makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Teixeira. Daniel Teixeira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
63.11
Samuel Pinheiro chips the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida finds some space and shoots from distance. Vasco Rego gathers the ball up comfortably. He makes it look easy!
65.24
Ricardo Jardim comes in with a late challenge on Raimond Goossen. Ricardo Jardim is given a warning by the referee! Raimond Goossen carries on, but is struggling a bit.
67.18
Carl Taylor flicks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Teixeira. Daniel Teixeira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
69.48
Chance Robinson threads a neat ball through to Rui Carvalho. Rui Carvalho flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alberto Ribeiro.
71.00
Miguel Lopes chips the ball to his team mate, Vasco Andrade. Vasco Andrade flicks the ball to his team mate, Thierry Stewart. Thierry Stewart whips in a cross ball towards Carl Taylor. Carl Taylor flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
73.56
Rui Carvalho surges forward with the ball. Rui Carvalho knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Raimond Goossen.
77.52
Rio Ave have made 3 substitutions with Quim Carvalho replacing Anton Kohler, Pedro Moutinho replacing Rui Carvalho and Frederico Soares replacing Miguel Ribeiro .
78.57
Miguel Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Vasco Andrade controls it well on his chest. With imagination, Vasco Andrade plays the ball forward to Daniel Teixeira. Daniel Teixeira shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Dumitru Stinga smothers it!
79.30
Vasco Andrade knocks the ball forward to Carl Taylor. Carl Taylor shoots from 20 yards. Dumitru Stinga gets down and covers it.
84.02
Seeing a gap ahead, Ricardo Jardim laces a through ball forward to Samuel Pinheiro. Samuel Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward. Frederico Soares controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Frederico Soares muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Vasco Rego manages to gather it easily.
85.10
Ernesto Suarez makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carl Taylor. Carl Taylor lofts in a cross ball towards Julian Formon. Julian Formon jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
89.09
Pedro Moutinho threads a neat ball through to Samuel Pinheiro. Samuel Pinheiro lofts in a cross ball towards Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida powers a header at goal. Vasco Rego picks it out of the air!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Rio Ave

Beira Mar
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
10
5
Shots off Target
0
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
48.1%
51.9%
Play Area
25.9%
44.4%
29.6%

Scorers
Julian Formon 85

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Vasco Rego of Beira Mar

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)
6
6.Rui Carvalho (MID)
7
7.Ricardo Jardim (MID)
7
8.Samuel Pinheiro (MID)
7
9.Gaspar Almeida (ATT)
6
10.Miguel Ribeiro (ATT)
6
11.Tonci Vukoja (ATT)
6
 
12.Quim Carvalho (DEF)
6
13.Pedro Moutinho (MID)
6
14.Frederico Soares (ATT)
6

1.Vasco Rego (GK)
9
2.Alberto Ribeiro (DEF)
6
3.Miguel Lopes (DEF)
6
4.Raimond Goossen (DEF)
6
5.Rodrigo Pinheiro (DEF)
6
6.Carl Taylor (MID)
8
7.Vasco Andrade (MID)
7
8.Julian Formon (ATT)goal scored
8
9.Ernesto Suarez (ATT)
6
10.Thierry Stewart (ATT)
6
11.Daniel Teixeira (MID)
6
 
12.Frederico Lopes (DEF)
0
13.Tiago Oliveira (MID)
0
14.Dean Grantt (ATT)
0