Match Report
| Rio Ave | Rio Ave |  |  | Académica de Coimbra | Académica de Coimbra | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tomas Rego | T. Rego |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 59 | | Sergio Santos | S. Santos | |||||||||
| Abel Loureiro | A. Loureiro | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 | | Duarte Jardim | D. Jardim | |||||||||
| Pedro Gento | P. Gento |  | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 57 |  | Oliver Zimmermann | O. Zimmermann | |||||||||
| Steffen Lindner | S. Lindner | | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Cristiano Moutinho | C. Moutinho | |||||||||
| Salvatore Pinna | S. Pinna |  | 63 | D | | 5 | | D | 54 | | Miguel Semedo | M. Semedo | |||||||||
| Francisco Campos | F. Campos | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 69 | | Alberto Martins | A. Martins | |||||||||
| Manuel Monteiro | M. Monteiro | | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 |  | John Greig | J. Greig | |||||||||
| Joao Bento | J. Bento | | 61 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 |  | Bertrand Girard | B. Girard | |||||||||
| Sean Lucarelli | S. Lucarelli | | 55 | M | | 9 | | M | 56 | | Rui Fernandes | R. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Frederico Marques | F. Marques | | 72 | A | | 10 | | A | 58 | | Jorge Alves | J. Alves | |||||||||
| Duarte Almeida | D. Almeida | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Sergio Castro | S. Castro | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to Académica de Coimbra. A crowd of 8,440 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Rio Ave and Académica de Coimbra are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Rio Ave and Académica de Coimbra are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Rio Ave get the match underway!
2.26
0-0Sergio Castro catches Salvatore Pinna on the ankles. Sergio Castro is given a warning by the referee! Salvatore Pinna hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
4.35
0-0Bertrand Girard chips the ball to his team mate, Jorge Alves. Jorge Alves knocks in a cross ball towards Sergio Castro. Sergio Castro flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
16.07
0-1Alberto Martins makes a beautiful solo run. Alberto Martins lofts in a cross ball towards Sergio Castro. Sergio Castro directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Tomas Rego has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
22.07
0-1Salvatore Pinna flicks the ball to his team mate, Joao Bento. Joao Bento deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Duarte Almeida. Duarte Almeida whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques powers a header at goal. Sergio Santos manages to gather it comfortably.
28.01
Oliver Zimmermann kicks a strong pass forward to Rui Fernandes. Rui Fernandes kicks a strong pass forward to Sergio Castro. Sergio Castro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
30.02
Steffen Lindner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Manuel Monteiro. Manuel Monteiro threads the ball through to Duarte Almeida. Duarte Almeida whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
34.17
1-1Bertrand Girard chips the ball to his team mate, Jorge Alves. Jorge Alves knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Salvatore Pinna.
36.43
Manuel Monteiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Duarte Almeida. Duarte Almeida whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Sergio Santos is on top of it.
42.34
Cristiano Moutinho comes in with a late challenge on Frederico Marques. Cristiano Moutinho is given a warning by the referee! Frederico Marques runs off the knock.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Académica de Coimbra get the second half underway!
48.14
John Greig sees a break and surges forward. John Greig knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.38
Pedro Gento threads the ball through to Francisco Campos. Francisco Campos makes a simple pass to Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques goes all the way! Frederico Marques makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
57.02
Manuel Monteiro makes a probing pass to Duarte Almeida. Duarte Almeida knocks in a cross ball towards Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
66.11
Sean Lucarelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Duarte Jardim.
71.35
Alberto Martins kicks a strong pass forward to Jorge Alves. Jorge Alves shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Tomas Rego easily smothers it!
73.32
Joao Bento makes a simple pass to Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Oliver Zimmermann.
81.50
Joao Bento kicks a strong pass forward to Duarte Almeida. Duarte Almeida knocks in a cross ball towards Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.47
2-1Académica de Coimbra are easily keeping Rio Ave at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
2
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
63.8%
36.2%
Play Area
32.8%
44.8%
22.4%
Scorers
| Frederico Marques 30, 51 | Sergio Castro 16 |