Match Report
| Rio Ave | Rio Ave |  |  | Sporting Covilha | Sporting Covilha | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alberto Costa | A. Costa |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 | | Gaspar Valente | G. Valente | |||||||||
| Jorge Rego | J. Rego | | 74 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 |  | Jean-Marc Combin | J. Combin | |||||||||
| Graham Ince | G. Ince |  | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Rafael Martins | R. Martins | |||||||||
| Nuno Vieira | N. Vieira | | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 | | Mario Vieira | M. Vieira | |||||||||
| Abel Loureiro | A. Loureiro | | 64 | D | | 5 | | D | 59 | | David Jesus | D. Jesus | |||||||||
| Bart Kantelberg | B. Kantelberg |  | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Samuel Quaresma | S. Quaresma | |||||||||
| Joao Bento | J. Bento | | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 | | Francis Minto | F. Minto | |||||||||
| Pedro Quaresma | P. Quaresma | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 65 | | Tiago Jardim | T. Jardim | |||||||||
| Ruben Fonseca | R. Fonseca | | 54 | M | | 9 | | M | 56 |  | Mark Parlour | M. Parlour | |||||||||
| Alexandre Alves | A. Alves | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Cristiano Valente | C. Valente | |||||||||
| Ruben Martins | R. Martins | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 |  | Albrecht Buchwald | A. Buchwald | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to Sporting Covilha. A crowd of 19,837 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Rio Ave and Sporting Covilha are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Rio Ave and Sporting Covilha are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Rio Ave kick off and get the match underway!
12.54
0-0Tiago Jardim flicks the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Buchwald. Albrecht Buchwald knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.32
0-0Joao Bento flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruben Martins. Ruben Martins whips in a cross ball towards Alexandre Alves. Alexandre Alves powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
22.19
0-0Joao Bento passes the ball forward to Alexandre Alves. Alexandre Alves shoots from outside the area. Gaspar Valente easily smothers it.
27.14
Pedro Quaresma passes the ball forward to Alexandre Alves. Alexandre Alves controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.10
Francis Minto knocks the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Buchwald. Albrecht Buchwald knocks in a cross ball towards Cristiano Valente. Cristiano Valente directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
33.20
0-0Pedro Quaresma comes in with a late challenge on Francis Minto. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Francis Minto stretches but gets up unharmed.
38.39
Abel Loureiro clumsily knocks into Albrecht Buchwald. Abel Loureiro is shown the yellow card! Albrecht Buchwald stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.58
0-0Francis Minto hacks Pedro Quaresma from behind! Francis Minto is given a warning by the referee! Pedro Quaresma hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
0-0Sporting Covilha are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Sporting Covilha kick off!
47.34
Pedro Quaresma knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruben Martins. Ruben Martins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
49.14
Joao Bento catches Tiago Jardim on the ankles. The referee calls over Joao Bento and warns him to calm down! Tiago Jardim runs off the knock.
53.30
Rafael Martins deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tiago Jardim. Tiago Jardim knocks the ball forward to Cristiano Valente. Cristiano Valente knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
55.57
Joao Bento kicks a strong pass forward to Ruben Martins. Ruben Martins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
57.13
Tiago Jardim chips the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Buchwald. Albrecht Buchwald shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.54
Joao Bento sees a break and surges forward. Joao Bento shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Gaspar Valente easily smothers it!
63.13
Abel Loureiro passes the ball forward to Joao Bento. Joao Bento knocks the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Alves. Alexandre Alves shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Gaspar Valente!
69.52
Nuno Vieira knocks the ball to his team mate, Bart Kantelberg. Bart Kantelberg takes it forward alone. Bart Kantelberg lofts in a cross ball towards Ruben Martins. Ruben Martins powers a header at goal but somehow Gaspar Valente manages to keep it out.
73.39
David Jesus deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tiago Jardim. Tiago Jardim knocks the ball forward to Cristiano Valente. Cristiano Valente knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.58
Samuel Quaresma knocks the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Buchwald. Albrecht Buchwald goes all the way! Albrecht Buchwald takes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.19
Cristiano Valente clumsily knocks into Graham Ince. Cristiano Valente is given a warning by the referee! Graham Ince stretches but gets up unharmed.
83.38
Pedro Quaresma advances with the ball. Pedro Quaresma deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Alves. Alexandre Alves shoots from just inside the box. It curls slightly but Gaspar Valente manages to gather it comfortably.
84.35
Joao Bento passes the ball forward to Alexandre Alves. Alexandre Alves whips in a cross ball towards Ruben Martins. Ruben Martins is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
89.48
Rafael Martins sees space and advances. Rafael Martins deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Buchwald. Albrecht Buchwald goes all the way! Albrecht Buchwald shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
90.00
Tiago Jardim deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Albrecht Buchwald. Albrecht Buchwald sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Alberto Costa manages to keep it out.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
5
1
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
26.5%
48.2%
25.3%