Match Report


Rio AveRio Ave     MoreirenseMoreirense
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Artur AntunesA. Antunes50
G
1
G
59Toifilou HeninT. Henin
Samuel CostaS. Costa52
D
2
D
63Jorge MendesJ. Mendes
Jorge LoureiroJ. Loureiro52
D
3
D
60Diogo MonteiroD. Monteiro
Fernando MendesF. Mendes50
D
4
D
54Silvio CostaS. Costa
Dietmar DöringD. Döring50
D
5
D
52Edgar MoutinhoE. Moutinho
Rodrigo SousaR. Sousa65
M
6
M
52Rodrigo MarquesR. Marques
Neil GallacherN. Gallacher64
M
7
M
52George SchulpenG. Schulpen
Artur SemedoA. Semedo58
M
8
M
51Joao FonsecaJ. Fonseca
Fernando RegoF. Rego55
M
9
M
51Samuel MoreiraS. Moreira
Quim TeixeiraQ. Teixeira52
A
10
A
65Miguel FariaM. Faria
Francisco CarvalhoF. Carvalho50
A
11
A
60Samuel AlmeidaS. Almeida

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to Moreirense. A crowd of 8,372 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Rio Ave and Moreirense are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
Moreirense kick off and get the first half underway!
4.54
Joao Fonseca makes a probing pass to Miguel Faria. Miguel Faria knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jorge Loureiro.
6.16
Samuel Moreira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Samuel Almeida. Samuel Almeida plays a perfect one-two with Miguel Faria and rushes in on goal... Samuel Almeida takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
8.23
Neil Gallacher controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Quim Teixeira. Quim Teixeira shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
9.05
Joao Fonseca chips the ball to his team mate, Samuel Almeida. Samuel Almeida knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Fernando Mendes.
10.47
Fernando Rego makes a simple pass to Francisco Carvalho. Francisco Carvalho knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
18.57
George Schulpen makes a probing pass to Miguel Faria. Miguel Faria knocks in a cross ball towards Samuel Almeida. Samuel Almeida is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
20.21
Joao Fonseca makes a probing pass to Miguel Faria. Miguel Faria goes all the way! Miguel Faria cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
30.43
Diogo Monteiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Moreira. Samuel Moreira makes a beautiful solo run. Samuel Moreira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Samuel Almeida. Samuel Almeida tries a spectacular strike. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
33.12
Jorge Mendes knocks the ball forward to George Schulpen. George Schulpen advances with the ball. George Schulpen knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Artur Antunes who gathers it comfortably.
36.13
Jorge Loureiro passes the ball forward to Rodrigo Sousa. Rodrigo Sousa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Francisco Carvalho. Francisco Carvalho shoots from 25 yards but it is miles over!
38.38
Joao Fonseca threads the ball through to Miguel Faria. Miguel Faria knocks in a cross ball towards Samuel Almeida. Samuel Almeida is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
39.00
Rio Ave are easily keeping Moreirense at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
44.30
Joao Fonseca threads the ball through to Samuel Almeida. Samuel Almeida shoots from 20 yards but somehow Artur Antunes manages to keep it out.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
Rio Ave start the second half!
51.48
Jorge Loureiro passes the ball forward to Artur Semedo. Artur Semedo kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Carvalho. Francisco Carvalho controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Toifilou Henin!
54.21
Samuel Costa chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Gallacher. Neil Gallacher knocks the ball to his team mate, Quim Teixeira. Quim Teixeira tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
59.17
Jorge Loureiro knocks the ball forward to Fernando Rego. Fernando Rego deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Quim Teixeira. Quim Teixeira shoots from distance but somehow Toifilou Henin manages to keep it out.
63.57
Rodrigo Marques passes the ball forward to Samuel Almeida. Samuel Almeida knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Fernando Mendes.
65.40
Jorge Loureiro makes a simple pass to Fernando Rego. Fernando Rego deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francisco Carvalho. Francisco Carvalho knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.51
Rodrigo Marques knocks the ball forward to Samuel Almeida. Samuel Almeida knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jorge Loureiro.
79.28
Fernando Mendes knocks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Sousa. Rodrigo Sousa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Quim Teixeira. Quim Teixeira lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Carvalho. Francisco Carvalho powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
85.04
Miguel Faria hacks Jorge Loureiro from behind! Miguel Faria is given a warning by the referee! Jorge Loureiro grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
87.20
Artur Semedo knocks the ball to his team mate, Quim Teixeira. Quim Teixeira finds some space and shoots from distance but it is miles over!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle


The man of the match was awarded to Miguel Faria of Moreirense
Match Statistics
 

Rio Ave

Moreirense
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
2
5
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.7%
44.3%
Play Area
32.9%
46.8%
20.3%

Scorers
Miguel Faria 20