Match Report


Rio AveRio Ave     FC PortoFC Porto
Borja LegazBorja Legaz John E Hyldgaard John E Hyldgaard
Dumitru StingaD. Stinga77
G
1
G
74Kristinn Ingi HallfredssonK. Hallfredsson
Samir HollmerS. Hollmer81
D
2
D
67Alexandre CastroA. Castro
Matthias BierhoffM. Bierhoff76
D
3
D
65Cristiano JardimC. Jardim
Anton KohlerA. Kohler79
D
4
D
65Jorge AntunesJ. Antunes
Chance RobinsonC. Robinson81
D
5
M
68Jorge MartinsJ. Martins
Rui CarvalhoR. Carvalho81
M
6
M
70Dominic YoungD. Young
Ricardo JardimR. Jardim92
M
captain7
M
73Edgar MoutinhoE. Moutinho
Miguel NevesM. Neves80
M
8
M
76Rodrigo JesusR. Jesus
Gaspar AlmeidaG. Almeida78
A
9captain
A
66Antonio ValenteA. Valente
Miguel RibeiroM. Ribeiro91
A
10
A
65Djezon LaigleD. Laigle
Tonci VukojaT. Vukoja85
A
11
A
66Roberto QuaresmaR. Quaresma
 
Jorge AntunesJ. Antunes75
D
12
D
65Joao JardimJ. Jardim
Samuel PinheiroS. Pinheiro82
M
13
M
71Diogo MoreiraD. Moreira
Frederico SoaresF. Soares78
A
14
A
65Fernando MendesF. Mendes

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to FC Porto. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rio Ave are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while FC Porto appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Sebastiao Bento.


0.00
Rio Ave kick off the first half!
3.33
Edgar Moutinho flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Valente controls it well on his chest. Antonio Valente deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roberto Quaresma but the linesman indicates offside!
4.47
Miguel Neves flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Ribeiro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Miguel Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball towards Rui Carvalho. Rui Carvalho connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Kristinn Ingi Hallfredsson!
8.22
Miguel Neves controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro whips in a cross ball towards Miguel Neves. Miguel Neves powers a header at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
14.52
Samir Hollmer passes the ball forward to Matthias Bierhoff. Matthias Bierhoff flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alexandre Castro.
18.12
Rui Carvalho knocks the ball forward to Miguel Neves. Miguel Neves finds some space and shoots from distance. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Miguel Neves!
21.01
Matthias Bierhoff sees Samir Hollmer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Seeing a gap ahead, Samir Hollmer laces a through ball forward to Tonci Vukoja. Tonci Vukoja whips in a cross ball towards Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Rio Ave!
24.34
Edgar Moutinho flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Quaresma holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Roberto Quaresma knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.24
Cristiano Jardim decides to run forward with the ball. Cristiano Jardim flicks a high ball forward to Djezon Laigle who takes it down. Djezon Laigle lofts in a cross ball towards Dominic Young. Dominic Young gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
30.02
Alexandre Castro threads the ball through to Edgar Moutinho. Edgar Moutinho flicks a high pass forward to Dominic Young who brings the ball under control. Dominic Young knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Valente. Antonio Valente jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
32.31
Miguel Neves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Kristinn Ingi Hallfredsson smothers it!
33.36
Ricardo Jardim flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Neves holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Miguel Neves shoots from long range. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great keeping!
36.07
Anton Kohler chips the ball to his team mate, Ricardo Jardim. Ricardo Jardim threads a neat ball through to Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball towards Tonci Vukoja. Tonci Vukoja rises majestically and gets a header on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
39.12
Dominic Young sees space and advances. Dominic Young plays a scrappy one-two with Roberto Quaresma and advances towards the goal... Some superb footwork from Dominic Young provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Quality keeping!
40.47
Djezon Laigle clumsily knocks into Matthias Bierhoff. The referee brings Djezon Laigle to one side and gives him a warning! Matthias Bierhoff gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
44.43
Rui Carvalho sees Gaspar Almeida in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Gaspar Almeida shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
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. FC Porto also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
FC Porto kick off the second half!
48.39
Anton Kohler chips the ball to his team mate, Miguel Neves. Miguel Neves chips the ball to his team mate, Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro whips in a cross ball towards Tonci Vukoja. With a superhuman jump, Tonci Vukoja connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The keeper, Kristinn Ingi Hallfredsson, sees it late!! Goal for Rio Ave!
54.42
Samir Hollmer knocks the ball to his team mate, Tonci Vukoja. Tonci Vukoja knocks in a cross ball towards Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida connects with a diving header but it flies well off target!
65.36
Alexandre Castro makes a strong solo run forward. Alexandre Castro knocks the ball forward to Antonio Valente. Antonio Valente whips in a cross ball towards Dominic Young. Dominic Young is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Dumitru Stinga has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
69.05
Jorge Antunes decides to run forward with the ball. Jorge Antunes threads the ball through to Dominic Young. Dominic Young knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Chance Robinson.
71.16
Rodrigo Jesus deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Roberto Quaresma. Roberto Quaresma controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Fabulous stop!
72.22
Ricardo Jardim deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rui Carvalho. Rui Carvalho knocks the ball forward, putting Ricardo Jardim through on goal. Cristiano Jardim hacks Ricardo Jardim from behind! Ricardo Jardim appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
75.34
Chance Robinson knocks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball towards Rui Carvalho. Rui Carvalho makes a deft header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
78.39
Rui Carvalho controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida threads the ball through to Tonci Vukoja but he's offside!
79.28
Cristiano Jardim flicks a high pass forward. Edgar Moutinho holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Edgar Moutinho makes a simple pass to Dominic Young. Dominic Young finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
81.40
Gaspar Almeida flicks a high pass forward. Tonci Vukoja controls it well on his chest. Tonci Vukoja rushes past Alexandre Castro! Some good footwork from Tonci Vukoja provides some space. He shoots at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Rio Ave

FC Porto
Goals
7
1
Shots on Target
10
3
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
60%
40%
Play Area
22.7%
40%
37.3%

Scorers
Miguel Neves 8, 18
Gaspar Almeida 21
Tonci Vukoja 36, 48, 81
Rui Carvalho 75
Dominic Young 65

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Tonci Vukoja of Rio Ave

Match Ratings