Match Report
| Beira Mar | Beira Mar |  |  | Rio Ave | Rio Ave | ||||||||||||||||
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| Rui Varela | R. Varela |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 | | Artur Antunes | A. Antunes | |||||||||
| Luis Martins | L. Martins | | 59 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 65 | | Artur Neves | A. Neves | |||||||||
| Filipe Santos | F. Santos | | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 53 | | Jorge Loureiro | J. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Loic Herve | L. Herve |  | 52 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Samuel Costa | S. Costa | |||||||||
| Jean-Philippe Gallas | J. Gallas | | 50 | D | | 5 | | D | 50 | | Fernando Mendes | F. Mendes | |||||||||
| Paulo Reis | P. Reis | | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Rodrigo Sousa | R. Sousa | |||||||||
| Mario Oliveira | M. Oliveira | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 |  | Neil Gallacher | N. Gallacher | |||||||||
| Sebastiao Valente | S. Valente | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Artur Semedo | A. Semedo | |||||||||
| Frederico Gomes | F. Gomes | | 52 | M | | 9 | | M | 55 | | Fernando Rego | F. Rego | |||||||||
| Helder Faria | H. Faria | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 52 | | Quim Teixeira | Q. Teixeira | |||||||||
| Francisco Varela | F. Varela | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Francisco Carvalho | F. Carvalho | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estádio Municipal where Beira Mar play host to Rio Ave. A crowd of 9,236 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Beira Mar and Rio Ave are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Beira Mar and Rio Ave are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Rio Ave kick off!
12.20
0-0Artur Neves knocks the ball to his team mate, Artur Semedo. Artur Semedo threads the ball through to Quim Teixeira. Quim Teixeira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Luis Martins.
14.25
0-0Paulo Reis comes in with a late challenge on Artur Semedo. The referee calls over Paulo Reis and warns him to calm down! Artur Semedo hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.14
0-0Paulo Reis barges into Artur Semedo. Paulo Reis is shown the yellow card! Artur Semedo gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
27.43
0-0Artur Semedo passes the ball forward to Francisco Carvalho. Francisco Carvalho knocks in a cross ball towards Quim Teixeira. Quim Teixeira heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
30.37
0-0Luis Martins makes a simple pass to Sebastiao Valente. Sebastiao Valente knocks the ball forward to Helder Faria. Helder Faria knocks in a cross ball towards Francisco Varela. Francisco Varela heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
34.50
Artur Semedo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Quim Teixeira. Quim Teixeira lofts in a cross ball towards Francisco Carvalho. Francisco Carvalho directs the ball goalwards with his head but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
39.52
Fernando Rego flicks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Carvalho. Francisco Carvalho knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Filipe Santos.
42.07
Mario Oliveira knocks the ball to his team mate, Francisco Varela. Francisco Varela whips in a cross ball towards Helder Faria. Helder Faria heads the ball goalwards. Artur Antunes easily picks it out of the air!
45.00
Mario Oliveira passes the ball forward to Helder Faria. Helder Faria knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Beira Mar kick off and get the second half underway!
48.32
0-0Rodrigo Sousa catches Sebastiao Valente on the ankles. The referee calls over Rodrigo Sousa and shows him a yellow card! Sebastiao Valente stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.20
Neil Gallacher sees a break and surges forward. Neil Gallacher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.30
Francisco Varela comes in with a late challenge on Fernando Mendes. Francisco Varela is given a warning by the referee! Fernando Mendes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
53.50
Jean-Philippe Gallas clumsily knocks into Francisco Carvalho. The referee calls over Jean-Philippe Gallas and warns him to calm down! Francisco Carvalho hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.47
Rodrigo Sousa makes a simple pass to Francisco Carvalho. Francisco Carvalho knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Filipe Santos.
60.02
Jean-Philippe Gallas makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sebastiao Valente. Sebastiao Valente knocks the ball forward to Francisco Varela. Francisco Varela shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
66.50
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
73.31
1-0Sebastiao Valente sees a break and surges forward. Sebastiao Valente sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
77.36
Neil Gallacher knocks the ball forward to Quim Teixeira. Quim Teixeira knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Luis Martins.
84.09
Mario Oliveira kicks a strong pass forward to Francisco Varela. Francisco Varela shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
87.58
Luis Martins chips the ball to his team mate, Paulo Reis. Paulo Reis decides to run forward with the ball. Paulo Reis plays a perfect one-two with Francisco Varela and rushes in on goal... Paulo Reis tries a spectacular strike. It's miles wide!
90.00
Artur Semedo decides to run forward with the ball. Artur Semedo tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Rui Varela easily smothers it!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
1
2
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
29.9%
48.1%
22.1%
Scorers