Match Report
| Rio Ave | Rio Ave |  |  | Salgueiros 08 | Salgueiros 08 | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tomas Rego | T. Rego |  | 63 | G |  | 1 | | G | 51 | | Edgar Mendes | E. Mendes | |||||||||
| Abel Loureiro | A. Loureiro | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 |  | John McGrory | J. McGrory | |||||||||
| Pedro Gento | P. Gento |  | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Pedro Viana | P. Viana | |||||||||
| Steffen Lindner | S. Lindner |  | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 63 | | Rafael Peiro | R. Peiro | |||||||||
| Salvatore Pinna | S. Pinna |  | 63 | D | | 5 | | D | 59 | | Daniel Veloso | D. Veloso | |||||||||
| Francisco Campos | F. Campos | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Antonio Neves | A. Neves | |||||||||
| Manuel Monteiro | M. Monteiro | | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Neil Souness | N. Souness | |||||||||
| Sean Lucarelli | S. Lucarelli | | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Abel Viana | A. Viana | |||||||||
| Romero P. Dominguez | R. Dominguez | | 51 | M | | 9 | | M | 58 | | Cristiano Sousa | C. Sousa | |||||||||
| Frederico Marques | F. Marques | | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 | | David Costa | D. Costa | |||||||||
| Vitor Faria | V. Faria | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 |  | Gabriel Torres | G. Torres | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Red Cross |
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to Salgueiros 08. A crowd of 8,817 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Rio Ave and Salgueiros 08 are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Rio Ave and Salgueiros 08 are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Salgueiros 08 kick off the first half!
3.31
0-0Francisco Campos passes the ball forward to Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
15.08
0-0Manuel Monteiro makes a simple pass to Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Daniel Veloso.
16.23
Manuel Monteiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
27.10
Antonio Neves makes a simple pass to David Costa. David Costa tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies wide!
28.13
Abel Loureiro makes a probing pass to Sean Lucarelli. Sean Lucarelli kicks a strong pass forward to Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's miles wide!
30.36
0-0Gabriel Torres hacks Steffen Lindner from behind! The referee calls over Gabriel Torres and warns him to calm down! Steffen Lindner runs off the knock.
33.24
Steffen Lindner knocks the ball to his team mate, Sean Lucarelli. Sean Lucarelli brings the ball forward. Sean Lucarelli controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
34.54
Steffen Lindner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sean Lucarelli. Sean Lucarelli passes the ball forward to Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Edgar Mendes who gathers it comfortably.
36.40
Abel Loureiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Sean Lucarelli. Sean Lucarelli makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Edgar Mendes who gathers it comfortably.
40.08
Francisco Campos chips the ball to his team mate, Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria plays a perfect one-two with Frederico Marques and rushes in on goal... Vitor Faria cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Rio Ave start the second half!
47.58
John McGrory makes a probing pass to Antonio Neves. Antonio Neves knocks the ball to his team mate, David Costa. David Costa lofts in a cross ball towards Gabriel Torres. Gabriel Torres is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
51.51
Neil Souness makes a simple pass to David Costa. David Costa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
60.53
1-0Pedro Gento kicks a strong pass forward to Sean Lucarelli. Sean Lucarelli deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria knocks in a cross ball towards Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
65.03
1-0Manuel Monteiro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frederico Marques. Frederico Marques whips in a cross ball towards Vitor Faria. Vitor Faria is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Edgar Mendes manages to gather it comfortably.
67.04
1-0Steffen Lindner knocks the ball to his team mate, Manuel Monteiro. Manuel Monteiro surges forward with the ball. Manuel Monteiro kicks a strong pass forward to Frederico Marques but the referee indicates it's offside!
69.53
Abel Viana deftly passes the ball to his team mate, David Costa. David Costa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Pedro Gento.
77.56
Cristiano Sousa makes a beautiful solo run. Cristiano Sousa controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Tomas Rego manages to keep it out.
90.00
1-0Abel Viana catches Sean Lucarelli on the ankles. The referee calls over Abel Viana and shows him a yellow card! Sean Lucarelli runs off the knock.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
4
2
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
69.1%
30.9%
Play Area
23.5%
48.1%
28.4%
Scorers