Match Report


Rio AveRio Ave     C.F. Estrela da AmadoraC.F. Estrela da Amadora
Borja LegazBorja Legaz Jade Phillips Jade Phillips
Dumitru StingaD. Stinga77
G
1
G
70Fernando CostaF. Costa
Samir HollmerS. Hollmer81
D
2
D
75Yann AgbohY. Agboh
Matthias BierhoffM. Bierhoff76
D
3
D
71Ivar Van WonderenI. Van Wonderen
Anton KohlerA. Kohler79
D
4
D
69Alexandre VelosoA. Veloso
Chance RobinsonC. Robinson81
D
5captain
D
67Nikolas DittmannN. Dittmann
Rui CarvalhoR. Carvalho81
M
6
M
72Thierry MachadoT. Machado
Ricardo JardimR. Jardim92
M
captain7
M
72Carlos PostigaC. Postiga
Miguel NevesM. Neves80
M
8
M
66Fernando VianaF. Viana
Gaspar AlmeidaG. Almeida78
A
9
A
72Silvio FariaS. Faria
Miguel RibeiroM. Ribeiro91
A
10
A
69Valerien DayllyV. Daylly
Tonci VukojaT. Vukoja85
A
11
A
49Nuno MoutinhoN. Moutinho
 
Jorge AntunesJ. Antunes75
D
12
D
67John MarshallJ. Marshall
Samuel PinheiroS. Pinheiro83
M
13
M
65Pierre G. ParlatoP. Parlato
Frederico SoaresF. Soares78
A
14
M
61Jaime BentoJ. Bento

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to C.F. Estrela da Amadora. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Rio Ave and C.F. Estrela da Amadora are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Carlos Moreira.


0.00
The whistle blows and C.F. Estrela da Amadora kick off!
2.49
Yann Agboh runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Yann Agboh knocks in a cross ball towards Valerien Daylly. Valerien Daylly connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. Magnificent block by Matthias Bierhoff!
3.19
Matthias Bierhoff passes the ball forward to Miguel Neves. Miguel Neves flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro passes the ball forward but Rui Carvalho is offside!
4.04
Anton Kohler controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tonci Vukoja. Tonci Vukoja makes a probing pass to Rui Carvalho. Rui Carvalho finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
6.08
Ricardo Jardim flicks a high pass forward. Rui Carvalho holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rui Carvalho knocks in a cross ball towards Tonci Vukoja. Tonci Vukoja is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but is denied by Fernando Costa. Excellent save.
8.51
Miguel Neves hacks Ivar Van Wonderen from behind! The referee calls over Miguel Neves and shows him a yellow card! Ivar Van Wonderen stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.54
Fernando Viana darts forward. Fernando Viana 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. Fabulous stop!
20.02
Fernando Viana sees Thierry Machado in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Thierry Machado shoots from outside the area but Dumitru Stinga reads it well. Nice save!
21.11
Ricardo Jardim knocks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.08
Nikolas Dittmann catches Ricardo Jardim on the ankles. Nikolas Dittmann is shown the yellow card! Ricardo Jardim runs off the knock.
27.21
Anton Kohler knocks the ball forward to Rui Carvalho. Rui Carvalho flicks a high ball forward to Miguel Ribeiro who takes it down. Miguel Ribeiro finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Fernando Costa smothers it!
30.35
Samir Hollmer hits a low pass to Ricardo Jardim. Ricardo Jardim hits a low pass to Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but Fernando Costa reads it well. Good keeping!
36.18
With imagination, Matthias Bierhoff plays the ball forward to Rui Carvalho. Rui Carvalho runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Rui Carvalho shoots from 20 yards. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Well saved!
39.25
Fernando Viana flicks a high pass forward. Thierry Machado controls it well on his chest. Thierry Machado finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
40.25
Fernando Viana clumsily knocks into Rui Carvalho. Fernando Viana is given a warning by the referee! Rui Carvalho hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
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. C.F. Estrela da Amadora 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
Rio Ave kick off the second half!
47.32
Chance Robinson knocks the ball forward to Miguel Neves. Miguel Neves chips the ball to his team mate, Tonci Vukoja. Tonci Vukoja shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
48.30
Tonci Vukoja flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alexandre Veloso.
49.19
Ricardo Jardim hacks Ivar Van Wonderen from behind! The referee warns Ricardo Jardim to calm down! Ivar Van Wonderen hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.08
Miguel Neves flicks a high pass forward. Rui Carvalho collects the pass. Rui Carvalho sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Solid save from Fernando Costa.
54.45
Rio Ave are in full control of this game.
55.58
Miguel Neves barges into Thierry Machado. The referee warns Miguel Neves to calm down! Thierry Machado hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
57.46
Fernando Viana advances with the ball. Fernando Viana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.20
Ivar Van Wonderen clumsily knocks into Gaspar Almeida. The referee warns Ivar Van Wonderen to calm down! Gaspar Almeida stretches but gets up unharmed.
61.37
Ivar Van Wonderen chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Postiga. Carlos Postiga flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Viana easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fernando Viana shoots from outside the area. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
66.25
Chance Robinson laces a through ball forward to Anton Kohler. Anton Kohler chips the ball to his team mate, Rui Carvalho. Rui Carvalho whips in a cross ball towards Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida knocks the ball goalwards with his head but it misses the target by a large margin!
71.03
Rui Carvalho takes a quick throw-in, which Miguel Neves takes on the chest. Miguel Neves sees Tonci Vukoja in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tonci Vukoja knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
72.25
Alexandre Veloso barges into Rui Carvalho. The referee warns Alexandre Veloso to calm down! Rui Carvalho stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.22
Rio Ave have made 3 substitutions with Jorge Antunes replacing Matthias Bierhoff, Samuel Pinheiro replacing Ricardo Jardim and Frederico Soares replacing Gaspar Almeida .
79.08
Ivar Van Wonderen threads a neat ball through to Valerien Daylly. Valerien Daylly lofts in a cross ball towards Thierry Machado. Thierry Machado gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper, Dumitru Stinga, sees it late!! Goal for C.F. Estrela da Amadora!
83.56
Rui Carvalho threads a neat ball through to Samuel Pinheiro. Samuel Pinheiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.29
Fernando Viana kicks a strong pass forward to Valerien Daylly. Valerien Daylly knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Moutinho. Nuno Moutinho is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Rio Ave

C.F. Estrela da Amadora
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
5
4
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
4
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
67.8%
32.2%
Play Area
27.6%
42.5%
29.9%

Scorers
Thierry Machado 79

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Fernando Costa of C.F. Estrela da Amadora

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

1.Fernando Costa (GK)
8
2.Yann Agboh (DEF)
7
3.Ivar Van Wonderen (DEF)
6
4.Alexandre Veloso (DEF)
6
5.Nikolas Dittmann (DEF)yellow card
5
6.Thierry Machado (MID)goal scored
8
7.Carlos Postiga (MID)
6
8.Fernando Viana (MID)
7
9.Silvio Faria (ATT)
6
10.Valerien Daylly (ATT)
7
11.Nuno Moutinho (ATT)
6
 
12.John Marshall (DEF)
0
13.Pierre G. Parlato (MID)
0
14.Jaime Bento (MID)
0