Match Report


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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estádio Municipal where F.C. Arouca play host to Naval. A crowd of 9,478 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both F.C. Arouca and Naval are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
F.C. Arouca kick off and get the match underway!
6.42
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
8.35
Jorge Rego makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alexandre Andrade. Alexandre Andrade knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Manuel Moutinho who gathers it comfortably.
16.08
Diogo Veloso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Andrade. Alexandre Andrade whips in a cross ball towards Louis Bouchard. Louis Bouchard is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Manuel Moutinho easily smothers it.
22.48
Diogo Veloso knocks the ball forward to Alexandre Andrade. Alexandre Andrade knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Cristiano Neves.
26.56
Silvio Jesus threads the ball through to Jorge Rego. Jorge Rego makes a probing pass to Alexandre Andrade. Alexandre Andrade knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Manuel Moutinho who gathers it comfortably.
28.52
Samuel Almeida knocks the ball to his team mate, Louis Bouchard. Louis Bouchard shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
42.37
Alan Laver controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alexandre Fernandes. Alexandre Fernandes plays a perfect one-two with Jaime Martins and rushes in on goal... Alexandre Fernandes makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
Alan Laver knocks the ball to his team mate, Jaime Martins. Jaime Martins knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paulo Marques who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
The whistle blows and Naval get the second half underway!
47.13
Jorge Rego clumsily knocks into Filipe Martins. Jorge Rego is given a warning by the referee! Filipe Martins hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.25
Paulo Nunes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jaime Martins. Jaime Martins shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
57.16
Alan Laver makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jaime Martins. Jaime Martins shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
69.45
Guilherme Pinheiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Fernandes. Alexandre Fernandes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
79.21
Jorge Rego hacks Guilherme Pinheiro from behind! The referee calls over Jorge Rego again and warns him to calm down! Guilherme Pinheiro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Samuel Tavares sees a break and surges forward. Samuel Tavares tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time


The man of the match was awarded to Alexandre Fernandes of F.C. Arouca
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
50.8%
49.2%
Play Area
27.7%
55.4%
16.9%