Match Report
| Rio Ave | Rio Ave |  |  | Varzim | Varzim | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tomas Rego | T. Rego |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 |  | Niccol˜ Firmani | N. Firmani | |||||||||
| Abel Loureiro | A. Loureiro | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 | | Bruno Moreira | B. Moreira | |||||||||
| Pedro Gento | P. Gento |  | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 |  | David Morrison | D. Morrison | |||||||||
| Steffen Lindner | S. Lindner |  | 65 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Rafael Soares | R. Soares | |||||||||
| Salvatore Pinna | S. Pinna | | 63 | D | | 5 | | D | 55 | | Daniel Soares | D. Soares | |||||||||
| Francisco Campos | F. Campos | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 | | Paul Young | P. Young | |||||||||
| Manuel Monteiro | M. Monteiro | | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Carlos Lopes | C. Lopes | |||||||||
| Joao Bento | J. Bento | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 | | Jaime Rego | J. Rego | |||||||||
| Sean Lucarelli | S. Lucarelli | | 55 | M | | 9 | | M | 50 | | Edgar Pinheiro | E. Pinheiro | |||||||||
| Frederico Marques | F. Marques | | 72 | A | | 10 | | A | 68 | | Silvio Veloso | S. Veloso | |||||||||
| Duarte Almeida | D. Almeida | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 58 |  | Malcolm Lowe | M. Lowe | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to Varzim. A crowd of 9,412 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Rio Ave and Varzim are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Rio Ave and Varzim are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Varzim get the match underway!
3.21
1-0Joao Bento decides to run forward with the ball. Joao Bento knocks in a cross ball towards Duarte Almeida. Duarte Almeida directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
10.34
1-0Joao Bento knocks the ball forward to Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
18.13
1-0Francisco Campos makes a simple pass to Duarte Almeida. Duarte Almeida knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Niccol˜ Firmani who gathers it comfortably.
20.41
Jaime Rego knocks the ball to his team mate, Silvio Veloso. Silvio Veloso knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Salvatore Pinna.
21.36
Jaime Rego passes the ball forward to Silvio Veloso. Silvio Veloso knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Salvatore Pinna.
24.43
Joao Bento takes it forward alone. Joao Bento knocks in a cross ball towards Duarte Almeida. Duarte Almeida powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.13
Salvatore Pinna kicks a strong pass forward to Sean Lucarelli. Sean Lucarelli kicks a strong pass forward to Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Rafael Soares.
32.01
Steffen Lindner threads the ball through to Manuel Monteiro. Manuel Monteiro passes the ball forward to Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Soares.
44.22
Edgar Pinheiro kicks a strong pass forward to Silvio Veloso. Silvio Veloso knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Tomas Rego who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Manuel Monteiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Soares.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Rio Ave kick off!
53.34
1-0Manuel Monteiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Duarte Almeida. Duarte Almeida goes all the way! Duarte Almeida shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Niccol˜ Firmani!
55.20
1-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
63.05
Joao Bento passes the ball forward to Duarte Almeida. Duarte Almeida knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by David Morrison.
66.12
1-0Carlos Lopes makes a simple pass to Silvio Veloso. Silvio Veloso knocks the ball forward to Malcolm Lowe but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
67.38
Sean Lucarelli sees space and advances. Sean Lucarelli whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
78.06
2-0Steffen Lindner clumsily knocks into Malcolm Lowe. The referee calls over Steffen Lindner and warns him to calm down! Malcolm Lowe hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
79.58
Edgar Pinheiro makes a beautiful solo run. Edgar Pinheiro passes the ball forward but Silvio Veloso is offside!
83.58
Jaime Rego surges forward with the ball. Jaime Rego knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Abel Loureiro.
85.51
Manuel Monteiro makes a simple pass to Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Soares.
87.16
David Morrison makes a probing pass to Jaime Rego. Jaime Rego advances with the ball. Jaime Rego knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Abel Loureiro.
90.00
Carlos Lopes chips the ball to his team mate, Silvio Veloso. Silvio Veloso sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Tomas Rego easily smothers it.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
2
4
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.3%
41.7%
Play Area
25%
50%
25%
Scorers