Match Report


Rio AveRio Ave     BelenensesBelenenses
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Quim QuaresmaQ. Quaresma60
G
captain1
G
78Alberto MartinsA. Martins
Samuel AlvesS. Alves70
D
2
D
67Samuel SantosS. Santos
Matt FormonM. Formon63
D
3
D
66Gill AtzeniG. Atzeni
Bruno CarvalhoB. Carvalho55
D
4
D
65Mario AntunesM. Antunes
Billy BrookingB. Brooking59
M
5
M
74Martin RobsonM. Robson
Cristiano FariaC. Faria57
M
6captain
M
71John CooperJ. Cooper
Miguel MonteiroM. Monteiro57
M
7
M
66Samuel AlvesS. Alves
Cristiano BentoC. Bento55
M
8
M
64Hugo LoureiroH. Loureiro
Duarte BarrosD. Barros74
A
9
A
78Samuele PetruzziS. Petruzzi
Nuno SantosN. Santos64
A
10
A
68Alexandre ReisA. Reis
Artur NunesA. Nunes56
A
11
A
58Manuel FonsecaM. Fonseca
 
Vitor MartinsV. Martins53
A
12
M
62Stefan KirschnerS. Kirschner
Florian RiemannF. Riemann52
D
13
M
61Alex MeiklejohnA. Meiklejohn
Florian TouréF. Touré51
D
14
D
60Silvio LoureiroS. Loureiro

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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to Belenenses. A crowd of 17,414 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Rio Ave and Belenenses are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Paulo Costa.


0.00
The first half starts with Belenenses kicking off!
4.54
John Cooper makes an attacking run forward. John Cooper makes a great pass forward. Alexandre Reis runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
9.40
Samuel Alves flicks a high pass forward. Manuel Fonseca controls it well on his chest. Manuel Fonseca shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.28
Martin Robson clumsily knocks into Miguel Monteiro. The referee calls over Martin Robson and warns him to calm down! Miguel Monteiro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
20.19
Samuel Alves threads a neat ball through to Samuele Petruzzi. Samuele Petruzzi knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Samuel Alves.
21.08
Samuel Alves pushes mid-way up the pitch. Samuel Alves deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nuno Santos. Nuno Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Artur Nunes. Artur Nunes makes a deft header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
28.17
Miguel Monteiro barges into Samuel Alves. Miguel Monteiro is shown the yellow card! Samuel Alves grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
30.30
Cristiano Faria hacks Samuel Alves from behind! Cristiano Faria is shown the yellow card! Samuel Alves is taking some rough treatment out there!
36.42
Matt Formon flicks a high pass forward. Cristiano Faria controls it well on his chest. Cristiano Faria brings the ball forward. Cristiano Faria lofts in a cross ball towards Duarte Barros. Duarte Barros fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head but is denied by Alberto Martins. Excellent save.
38.18
Nuno Santos barges into Samuel Santos. The referee calls over Nuno Santos and shows him a yellow card! Samuel Santos stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.05
Samuel Alves deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Samuele Petruzzi. Samuele Petruzzi knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Bruno Carvalho.
45.00
Cristiano Bento clumsily knocks into Martin Robson. The referee calls over Cristiano Bento and warns him to calm down! Martin Robson stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rio Ave appear unchanged since the first half. Belenenses also appear unchanged since the first half. The Belenenses players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Rio Ave get the second half underway!
47.50
Gill Atzeni threads a neat ball through to Hugo Loureiro. Hugo Loureiro makes a probing pass to Manuel Fonseca. Manuel Fonseca controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Quim Quaresma is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
53.51
Gill Atzeni sees Samuel Alves in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Samuel Alves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Samuele Petruzzi. Samuele Petruzzi shoots from long range. Quim Quaresma is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
57.56
Samuel Alves flicks a high pass forward. Alexandre Reis controls it well on his chest. Alexandre Reis runs straight at the defence! Alexandre Reis tries a spectacular strike. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
60.39
Matt Formon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cristiano Faria. Cristiano Faria deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nuno Santos. Nuno Santos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alberto Martins who gathers it comfortably.
61.17
Miguel Monteiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Artur Nunes. Artur Nunes shoots from distance. Alberto Martins gathers the ball up comfortably. Good keeping!
66.15
Samuel Santos sees Martin Robson in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Martin Robson hits a low pass to Samuele Petruzzi. Samuele Petruzzi shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
69.28
Miguel Monteiro makes an attacking run forward. Miguel Monteiro lofts in a cross ball towards Nuno Santos. Nuno Santos makes a looping header on goal but it is miles over!
71.04
Samuel Santos flicks a high pass forward. Martin Robson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Martin Robson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Manuel Fonseca. Manuel Fonseca plays a one-two with Samuele Petruzzi and rushes in on goal... Manuel Fonseca looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.54
Duarte Barros catches Gill Atzeni on the ankles. Duarte Barros is warned by the referee! Gill Atzeni hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.15
Samuel Alves hits a low pass to Manuel Fonseca. Manuel Fonseca knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Samuel Alves.
79.02
Samuel Santos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Cooper. John Cooper hits a low pass to Alexandre Reis. Alexandre Reis shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
81.16
With some swift thinking, Mario Antunes plays the ball forward to John Cooper. John Cooper chips the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Reis. Alexandre Reis makes a defence splitting pass to Manuel Fonseca. Matt Formon clumsily knocks into Manuel Fonseca. Manuel Fonseca appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!
89.13
Samuel Alves deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Manuel Fonseca. Manuel Fonseca cuts inside the box! Manuel Fonseca makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but Quim Quaresma reads it well. Good save!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Rio Ave

Belenenses
Goals
1
4
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
5
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
29%
71%
Play Area
27.5%
44.9%
27.5%

Scorers
Artur Nunes 21
Manuel Fonseca 47, 71
Samuele Petruzzi 54
Alexandre Reis 58

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Manuel Fonseca of Belenenses

Match Ratings
1.Quim Quaresma (GK)
6
2.Samuel Alves (DEF)
6
3.Matt Formon (DEF)
6
4.Bruno Carvalho (DEF)
6
5.Billy Brooking (MID)
6
6.Cristiano Faria (MID)yellow card
6
7.Miguel Monteiro (MID)yellow card
6
8.Cristiano Bento (MID)
5
9.Duarte Barros (ATT)
6
10.Nuno Santos (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Artur Nunes (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Vitor Martins (ATT)
0
13.Florian Riemann (DEF)
0
14.Florian Touré (DEF)
0

1.Alberto Martins (GK)
6
2.Samuel Santos (DEF)
6
3.Gill Atzeni (DEF)
6
4.Mario Antunes (DEF)
6
5.Martin Robson (MID)
6
6.John Cooper (MID)
6
7.Samuel Alves (MID)
8
8.Hugo Loureiro (MID)
6
9.Samuele Petruzzi (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Alexandre Reis (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Manuel Fonseca (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Stefan Kirschner (MID)
0
13.Alex Meiklejohn (MID)
0
14.Silvio Loureiro (DEF)
0