Match Report
| Rio Ave | Rio Ave |  |  | C.F. Estrela da Amadora | C.F. Estrela da Amadora | ||||||||||||||||
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| Rui Nunes | R. Nunes |  | 79 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 |  | Gijs Kok | G. Kok | |||||||||
| Pedro Nascimento | P. Nascimento | | 76 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 | | Andre Soares | A. Soares | |||||||||
| Joao Moutinho | J. Moutinho | | 74 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Quim Fernandes | Q. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Quim Faria | Q. Faria | | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 | | Rui Valente | R. Valente | |||||||||
| Edgar Alves | E. Alves | | 64 | D | | 5 | | M | 79 |  | Moritz Jung | M. Jung | |||||||||
| Tijani Koevermans | T. Koevermans | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 75 | | Alberto Veloso | A. Veloso | |||||||||
| Victor Miller | V. Miller |  | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 70 |  | Jose Javier Perez | J. Perez | |||||||||
| Yurtcan Bulent | Y. Bulent |  | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 65 | | Abel Reis | A. Reis | |||||||||
| Roberto Victoria | R. Victoria | | 77 | A | | 9 | | A | 70 |  | Ashley Anderton | A. Anderton | |||||||||
| Jaime Barbosa | J. Barbosa | | 72 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Paulo Lopes | P. Lopes | |||||||||
| Rafael Ribeiro | R. Ribeiro | | 66 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Gregorio Soler | G. Soler | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to C.F. Estrela da Amadora. A crowd of 19,570 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Rio Ave are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while C.F. Estrela da Amadora appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Rio Ave are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while C.F. Estrela da Amadora appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and C.F. Estrela da Amadora kick off!
2.19
0-1Alberto Veloso decides to run forward with the ball. Alberto Veloso lofts in a cross ball towards Paulo Lopes. Paulo Lopes flicks the ball with his head. Paulo Lopes scores for C.F. Estrela da Amadora!!
12.42
0-1Quim Faria controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Victor Miller. Victor Miller controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Ribeiro. Rafael Ribeiro connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
15.03
Yurtcan Bulent kicks a strong pass forward to Roberto Victoria. Roberto Victoria deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa tries a spectacular strike but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.58
0-1Tijani Koevermans makes a probing pass to Roberto Victoria. Roberto Victoria shoots from outside the area but somehow Gijs Kok manages to keep it out.
22.09
Jose Javier Perez makes a simple pass to Ashley Anderton. Ashley Anderton goes all the way! Ashley Anderton tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
26.44
Alberto Veloso kicks a strong pass forward to Paulo Lopes. Paulo Lopes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
27.46
Jose Javier Perez sees space and advances. Jose Javier Perez finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
30.10
Jose Javier Perez chips the ball to his team mate, Gregorio Soler. Gregorio Soler lofts in a cross ball towards Paulo Lopes. Paulo Lopes powers a header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
33.22
Quim Fernandes boots it upfield. Paulo Lopes knocks in a cross ball towards Gregorio Soler. Gregorio Soler connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
39.12
0-2Victor Miller catches Jose Javier Perez on the ankles. Victor Miller is shown the yellow card! Jose Javier Perez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.02
0-2Yurtcan Bulent barges into Alberto Veloso. Yurtcan Bulent is warned by the referee! Alberto Veloso stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Rio Ave kicking off!
53.08
Victor Miller passes the ball forward to Rafael Ribeiro. Rafael Ribeiro whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Victoria. Roberto Victoria powers a header at goal. Roberto Victoria scores for Rio Ave!!
60.45
Joao Moutinho powers a long ball forward. Roberto Victoria controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rafael Ribeiro. Rafael Ribeiro tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
63.48
Victor Miller catches Alberto Veloso on the ankles. Victor Miller is warned by the referee! Alberto Veloso hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.06
1-2Rui Valente flicks the ball to his team mate, Moritz Jung. Moritz Jung flicks the ball to his team mate, Paulo Lopes. Paulo Lopes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
69.51
1-2Rio Ave are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
71.55
Jose Javier Perez makes a probing pass to Gregorio Soler. Gregorio Soler goes all the way! Gregorio Soler makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Rui Nunes easily smothers it.
73.50
Moritz Jung flicks the ball to his team mate, Gregorio Soler. Gregorio Soler shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
77.43
Jose Javier Perez barges into Tijani Koevermans. Jose Javier Perez is shown the yellow card! Tijani Koevermans stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Victor Miller passes the ball forward to Roberto Victoria. Roberto Victoria lofts in a cross ball towards Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa flicks the ball with his head but Gijs Kok is on top of it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.5%
41.5%
Play Area
27.7%
47.7%
24.6%
Scorers
| Roberto Victoria 53 | Paulo Lopes 2, 30 |