Match Report


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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Est˜ dio do Restelo where Belenenses play host to Rio Ave. A crowd of 18,387 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Belenenses and Rio Ave are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
The first half starts with Rio Ave kicking off!
4.15
Tijani Koevermans sees space and advances. Tijani Koevermans whips in a cross ball towards Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa flicks the ball with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
6.26
Roberto Victoria barges into Ugo Bishop. Roberto Victoria is shown the yellow card! Ugo Bishop runs off the knock.
8.26
Tijani Koevermans knocks the ball to his team mate, Roberto Victoria. Roberto Victoria lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Ribeiro. Rafael Ribeiro powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
9.02
Victor Miller surges forward with the ball. Victor Miller lofts in a cross ball towards Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! John Bremner had no chance!! Goal for Rio Ave!
15.36
Tomas Costa catches Yurtcan Bulent on the ankles. Tomas Costa is warned by the referee! Yurtcan Bulent hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
16.02
Tijani Koevermans deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa plays a perfect one-two with Rafael Ribeiro and rushes in on goal... Jaime Barbosa rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
18.13
Victor Miller makes a probing pass to Roberto Victoria. Roberto Victoria plays a perfect one-two with Rafael Ribeiro and rushes in on goal... Roberto Victoria rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.08
Tomas Costa passes the ball forward to Cristiano Almeida. Cristiano Almeida controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
21.33
Tomas Costa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Almeida. Cristiano Almeida shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
22.24
Yurtcan Kayis makes a simple pass to Bernd Wieser. Bernd Wieser shoots from distance. The ball comes in low, but Rui Nunes easily smothers it!
24.32
Ugo Bishop knocks the ball to his team mate, Daniel Janssen. Daniel Janssen makes a probing pass to Bernd Wieser. Bernd Wieser shoots from long range but it is miles over!
26.41
Tomas Costa comes in with a late challenge on Yurtcan Bulent. Tomas Costa is given another warning by the referee! Yurtcan Bulent runs off the knock.
27.31
Yurtcan Kayis knocks the ball forward to Cristiano Almeida. Cristiano Almeida finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
32.04
Quim Faria catches Thibault Fournel on the ankles. Quim Faria is given a warning by the referee! Thibault Fournel stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.17
Yurtcan Bulent threads the ball through to Roberto Victoria. Roberto Victoria kicks a strong pass forward to Rafael Ribeiro. Rafael Ribeiro takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but John Bremner easily smothers it!
40.20
Joao Moutinho threads the ball through to Tijani Koevermans. Tijani Koevermans flicks the ball to his team mate, Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa goes all the way! Jaime Barbosa shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
42.40
Quim Faria deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tijani Koevermans. Tijani Koevermans passes the ball forward to Roberto Victoria. Roberto Victoria goes all the way! Roberto Victoria rockets a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
44.08
Edgar Alves chips the ball to his team mate, Victor Miller. Victor Miller controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rafael Ribeiro. Rafael Ribeiro shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
Belenenses kick off the second half!
49.02
Joao Moutinho flicks the ball to his team mate, Tijani Koevermans. Tijani Koevermans makes a probing pass to Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mario Postiga.
51.03
Daniel Janssen makes a probing pass to Cristiano Almeida. Cristiano Almeida shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
57.03
Tomas Costa threads the ball through to Thibault Fournel. Thibault Fournel shoots from 25 yards. The ball comes in low, but Rui Nunes easily smothers it!
59.43
Mario Postiga controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Daniel Janssen. Daniel Janssen makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bernd Wieser. Bernd Wieser knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pedro Nascimento.
63.50
Quim Faria threads the ball through to Tijani Koevermans. Tijani Koevermans kicks a strong pass forward to Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
67.20
Quim Faria knocks the ball forward to Tijani Koevermans. Tijani Koevermans chips the ball to his team mate, Roberto Victoria. Roberto Victoria plays a perfect one-two with Rafael Ribeiro and rushes in on goal... Roberto Victoria cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
71.17
Quim Faria makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tijani Koevermans. Tijani Koevermans deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa lofts in a cross ball towards Roberto Victoria. Roberto Victoria flicks the ball with his head. John Bremner manages to gather it comfortably.
72.29
Tijani Koevermans flicks the ball to his team mate, Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa threads the ball through to Rafael Ribeiro. Rafael Ribeiro tries a spectacular strike. What a cracker!! John Bremner had no chance!! Goal for Rio Ave!
75.49
Tomas Costa deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bernd Wieser. Bernd Wieser tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
79.41
Yurtcan Kayis passes the ball forward to Thibault Fournel. Thibault Fournel knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
83.18
Yurtcan Bulent makes a simple pass to Roberto Victoria. Roberto Victoria tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!


The man of the match was awarded to Jaime Barbosa of Rio Ave
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
5
9
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.6%
63.4%
Play Area
30.5%
43.9%
25.6%