Match Report
| Rio Ave | Rio Ave |  |  | Alverca | Alverca | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alberto Costa | A. Costa |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Stephen Strachan | S. Strachan | |||||||||
| Abel Loureiro | A. Loureiro | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 77 |  | Teemu Pedros | T. Pedros | |||||||||
| Pedro Gento | P. Gento |  | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Francisco Campos | F. Campos | |||||||||
| Richard Jonssen | R. Jonssen |  | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 |  | Stefan Paulinus | S. Paulinus | |||||||||
| Salvatore Pinna | S. Pinna |  | 63 | D | | 5 | | D | 62 |  | Erik Van Der Weerden | E. Van Der Weerden | |||||||||
| Guilherme Pinheiro | G. Pinheiro | | 79 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Carlos Postiga | C. Postiga | |||||||||
| Francisco Campos | F. Campos | | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Pedro Semedo | P. Semedo | |||||||||
| Manuel Monteiro | M. Monteiro | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 65 |  | Wayne Milburn | W. Milburn | |||||||||
| Joao Bento | J. Bento | | 61 | M | | 9 | | A | 70 | | Walter Nappi | W. Nappi | |||||||||
| Gerard Van Barneveld | G. Van Barneveld | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 |  | Hector Barajas | H. Barajas | |||||||||
| Vitor Faria | V. Faria | | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Antonio Costa | A. Costa | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by ALAC |
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to Alverca. A crowd of 19,787 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Rio Ave are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Alverca appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Rio Ave are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Alverca appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Rio Ave kick off!
6.20
0-0Stefan Paulinus knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Postiga. Carlos Postiga sees space and advances. Carlos Postiga knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Costa. Antonio Costa directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
15.19
0-0Pedro Gento chips the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Pinheiro. Guilherme Pinheiro threads the ball through to Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria knocks in a cross ball towards Gerard Van Barneveld. Gerard Van Barneveld powers a header at goal. Stephen Strachan easily picks it out of the air!
18.11
0-0Francisco Campos brings the ball forward. Francisco Campos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
21.36
Stefan Paulinus sees space and advances. Stefan Paulinus chips the ball to his team mate, Walter Nappi. Walter Nappi shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
26.38
Francisco Campos flicks the ball to his team mate, Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.29
Carlos Postiga makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Hector Barajas. Hector Barajas tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
28.27
Teemu Pedros kicks a strong pass forward to Carlos Postiga. Carlos Postiga threads the ball through to Walter Nappi. Walter Nappi shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
30.53
0-0Carlos Postiga advances with the ball. Carlos Postiga makes a probing pass to Hector Barajas but he's offside!
33.06
Manuel Monteiro sees space and advances. Manuel Monteiro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
36.43
Richard Jonssen chips the ball to his team mate, Joao Bento. Joao Bento makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gerard Van Barneveld. Gerard Van Barneveld knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.40
Francisco Campos passes the ball forward to Gerard Van Barneveld. Gerard Van Barneveld knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
44.04
Pedro Semedo makes a beautiful solo run. Pedro Semedo plays a perfect one-two with Walter Nappi and rushes in on goal... Pedro Semedo cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Alverca kick off the second half!
48.00
0-0Vitor Faria clumsily knocks into Erik Van Der Weerden. Vitor Faria is given a warning by the referee! Erik Van Der Weerden gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
49.25
Francisco Campos flicks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Semedo. Pedro Semedo sees space and advances. Pedro Semedo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Alberto Costa manages to keep it out.
54.23
Stefan Paulinus advances with the ball. Stefan Paulinus knocks the ball to his team mate, Hector Barajas. Hector Barajas shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
57.09
Francisco Campos makes a simple pass to Gerard Van Barneveld. Gerard Van Barneveld knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.58
Carlos Postiga knocks the ball forward to Hector Barajas. Hector Barajas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Walter Nappi but he's offside!
73.23
0-0Teemu Pedros barges into Gerard Van Barneveld. Teemu Pedros is given a warning by the referee! Gerard Van Barneveld hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.36
Joao Bento knocks the ball to his team mate, Gerard Van Barneveld. Gerard Van Barneveld lofts in a cross ball towards Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
77.43
Salvatore Pinna sees a break and surges forward. Salvatore Pinna makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
79.57
Pedro Semedo makes a simple pass to Hector Barajas. Hector Barajas controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Alberto Costa easily smothers it!
81.44
Francisco Campos knocks the ball to his team mate, Gerard Van Barneveld. Gerard Van Barneveld shoots from outside the area but it flies wide!
83.41
Manuel Monteiro sees a break and surges forward. Manuel Monteiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!