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 | |||||||||
| Abel Loureiro | A. Loureiro | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 78 |  | Kevin Telfer | K. Telfer | |||||||||
| Pedro Gento | P. Gento |  | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 69 | | Filipe Andrade | F. Andrade | |||||||||
| Richard Jonssen | R. Jonssen |  | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 | | Ricardo Barbosa | R. Barbosa | |||||||||
| Salvatore Pinna | S. Pinna |  | 63 | D | | 5 | | D | 64 |  | David Jentsch | D. Jentsch | |||||||||
| Guilherme Pinheiro | G. Pinheiro | | 79 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 |  | Francis Minto | F. Minto | |||||||||
| Francisco Campos | F. Campos | | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Tiago Jardim | T. Jardim | |||||||||
| Manuel Monteiro | M. Monteiro | | 64 | M | | 8 | | M | 67 | | David Gomes | D. Gomes | |||||||||
| Joao Bento | J. Bento | | 61 | M | | 9 | | M | 63 | | Marc Seaman | M. Seaman | |||||||||
| Gerard Van Barneveld | G. Van Barneveld |  | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Cristiano Valente | C. Valente | |||||||||
| Vitor Faria | V. Faria | | 58 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 | | Gavin Murray | G. Murray | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to Sporting Covilha. A crowd of 19,131 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
0-0Sporting Covilha start the match!
8.28
0-0Joao Bento clumsily knocks into Tiago Jardim. The referee calls over Joao Bento and warns him to calm down! Tiago Jardim runs off the knock.
9.55
0-0Francis Minto knocks the ball to his team mate, Gavin Murray. Gavin Murray shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
12.40
Manuel Monteiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Gerard Van Barneveld. Gerard Van Barneveld shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.50
0-0Manuel Monteiro threads the ball through to Gerard Van Barneveld. Gerard Van Barneveld knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gaspar Valente who gathers it comfortably.
16.11
David Gomes sees a break and surges forward. David Gomes tries a spectacular long range effort. It's miles wide!
20.38
Tiago Jardim controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Murray. Gavin Murray lofts in a cross ball towards Cristiano Valente. Cristiano Valente connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
21.16
David Gomes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gavin Murray. Gavin Murray chips the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Valente. Cristiano Valente makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.34
Manuel Monteiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
28.11
0-0Pedro Gento threads the ball through to Manuel Monteiro. Manuel Monteiro advances with the ball. Manuel Monteiro whips in a cross ball towards Gerard Van Barneveld. Gerard Van Barneveld is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Gaspar Valente manages to gather it comfortably.
33.14
Francisco Campos brings the ball forward. Francisco Campos shoots from distance but it is miles over!
38.04
David Gomes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Valente. Cristiano Valente shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Rio Ave kicking off!
55.12
Filipe Andrade chips the ball to his team mate, David Gomes. David Gomes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cristiano Valente. Cristiano Valente knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.24
Gavin Murray catches Salvatore Pinna on the ankles. Gavin Murray is warned by the referee! Salvatore Pinna stretches but gets up unharmed.
59.23
Guilherme Pinheiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gerard Van Barneveld. Gerard Van Barneveld shoots from outside the area. It curls slightly but Gaspar Valente manages to gather it comfortably.
61.34
0-1Ricardo Barbosa chips the ball to his team mate, Francis Minto. Francis Minto knocks the ball forward to Gavin Murray. Gavin Murray lofts in a cross ball towards Cristiano Valente. Cristiano Valente is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Alberto Costa is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
67.45
Francisco Campos chips the ball to his team mate, Gerard Van Barneveld. Gerard Van Barneveld goes all the way! Gerard Van Barneveld shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
71.01
David Gomes takes it forward alone. David Gomes makes a simple pass to Cristiano Valente. Cristiano Valente rockets a shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
73.21
Manuel Monteiro advances with the ball. Manuel Monteiro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Gaspar Valente who gathers it comfortably.
77.30
Kevin Telfer makes a beautiful pass to the feet of David Gomes. David Gomes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gavin Murray. Gavin Murray knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.27
Marc Seaman chips the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Valente. Cristiano Valente finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
43.8%
56.2%
Play Area
26%
50.7%
23.3%
Scorers