Match Report
| Rio Ave | Rio Ave |  |  | Futebol Clube do Marco | Futebol Clube do Marco | ||||||||||||||||
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| Tomas Rego | T. Rego |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 51 |  | Ben Unsworth | B. Unsworth | |||||||||
| Abel Loureiro | A. Loureiro | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 | | Mick Wallwork | M. Wallwork | |||||||||
| Pedro Gento | P. Gento |  | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Frederico Carvalho | F. Carvalho | |||||||||
| Steffen Lindner | S. Lindner |  | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 60 |  | Armando Lassiter | A. Lassiter | |||||||||
| Salvatore Pinna | S. Pinna |  | 63 | D | | 5 | | D | 59 | | Bruno Reis | B. Reis | |||||||||
| Francisco Campos | F. Campos | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Albrecht Polheim | A. Polheim | |||||||||
| Manuel Monteiro | M. Monteiro | | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Eduardo Nunes | E. Nunes | |||||||||
| Joao Bento | J. Bento | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 | | Carlos Bento | C. Bento | |||||||||
| Sean Lucarelli | S. Lucarelli | | 55 | M | | 9 | | M | 48 | | Harry Wright | H. Wright | |||||||||
| Frederico Marques | F. Marques | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Luis Faria | L. Faria | |||||||||
| Duarte Almeida | D. Almeida | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 |  | Jo Ax | J. Ax | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to Futebol Clube do Marco. A crowd of 9,947 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Rio Ave and Futebol Clube do Marco are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Rio Ave and Futebol Clube do Marco are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Futebol Clube do Marco start the match!
4.19
0-0Harry Wright sees space and advances. Harry Wright whips in a cross ball towards Luis Faria. Luis Faria flicks the ball with his head but it flies wide!
20.20
0-0Steffen Lindner knocks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Monteiro. Manuel Monteiro makes a beautiful solo run. Manuel Monteiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Bruno Reis.
21.30
Eduardo Nunes flicks the ball to his team mate, Jo Ax. Jo Ax knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.14
Frederico Carvalho decides to run forward with the ball. Frederico Carvalho knocks the ball to his team mate, Luis Faria. Luis Faria tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
28.50
0-0Bruno Reis makes a probing pass to Carlos Bento. Carlos Bento knocks the ball forward to Luis Faria. Luis Faria shoots from long range. Tomas Rego easily smothers it.
34.19
0-1Harry Wright knocks the ball to his team mate, Luis Faria. Luis Faria knocks in a cross ball towards Jo Ax. Jo Ax is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. It's there!! Tomas Rego has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
42.49
Steffen Lindner passes the ball forward to Francisco Campos. Francisco Campos flicks the ball to his team mate, Duarte Almeida. Duarte Almeida shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Rio Ave start the second half!
47.13
Carlos Bento makes a probing pass to Luis Faria. Luis Faria knocks in a cross ball towards Jo Ax. Jo Ax directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
49.18
0-1Albrecht Polheim barges into Joao Bento. The referee calls over Albrecht Polheim and shows him a yellow card! Joao Bento hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.16
Abel Loureiro surges forward with the ball. Abel Loureiro advances with the ball. Abel Loureiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.23
Manuel Monteiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Duarte Almeida. Duarte Almeida knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Mick Wallwork.
54.16
Bruno Reis controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eduardo Nunes. Eduardo Nunes makes a simple pass to Jo Ax. Jo Ax knocks in a cross ball towards Luis Faria. Luis Faria is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Tomas Rego easily picks it out of the air!
57.48
Harry Wright makes a probing pass to Luis Faria. Luis Faria goes all the way! Luis Faria tries a spectacular strike. It's there!! Tomas Rego has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
61.44
Albrecht Polheim passes the ball forward to Jo Ax. Jo Ax knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Abel Loureiro.
72.38
Manuel Monteiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
73.35
Steffen Lindner flicks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Monteiro. Manuel Monteiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques knocks in a cross ball towards Duarte Almeida. Duarte Almeida heads the ball goalwards. Ben Unsworth is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
77.54
Harry Wright flicks the ball to his team mate, Jo Ax. Jo Ax shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
78.22
Francisco Campos threads the ball through to Duarte Almeida. Duarte Almeida plays a perfect one-two with Frederico Marques and rushes in on goal... Duarte Almeida shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Ben Unsworth.
79.40
Joao Bento flicks the ball to his team mate, Duarte Almeida. Duarte Almeida plays a perfect one-two with Frederico Marques and rushes in on goal... Duarte Almeida makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
81.27
Joao Bento flicks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques lofts in a cross ball towards Duarte Almeida. Duarte Almeida is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
84.34
Manuel Monteiro passes the ball forward to Duarte Almeida. Duarte Almeida knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.15
Mick Wallwork controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Eduardo Nunes. Eduardo Nunes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jo Ax. Jo Ax knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Abel Loureiro.
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
4
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.7%
44.3%
Play Area
32.9%
46.8%
20.3%
Scorers
| Duarte Almeida 73 | Jo Ax 34 Luis Faria 57 |