Match Report


Rio AveRio Ave     FelgueirasFelgueiras
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Quim QuaresmaQ. Quaresma60
G
captain1
G
55Francisco VelosoF. Veloso
Samuel AlvesS. Alves70
D
2captain
D
58Jorge NunesJ. Nunes
Matt FormonM. Formon65
D
3
D
54Antonio JesusA. Jesus
Bruno CarvalhoB. Carvalho56
D
4
D
53Francisco PostigaF. Postiga
Billy BrookingB. Brooking61
M
5
D
51Hannes SzepanH. Szepan
Cristiano FariaC. Faria58
M
6
M
64Duncan StrachanD. Strachan
Miguel MonteiroM. Monteiro57
M
7
M
63Ricardo NunesR. Nunes
Cristiano BentoC. Bento55
M
8
M
54Torsten LindemannT. Lindemann
Duarte BarrosD. Barros74
A
9
M
48Joao CostaJ. Costa
Nuno SantosN. Santos64
A
10
A
63Richard MorrisonR. Morrison
Artur NunesA. Nunes57
A
11
A
58Abel VieiraA. Vieira
 
Vitor MartinsV. Martins55
A
12
A
55Jose FariaJ. Faria
Florian RiemannF. Riemann53
D
13
A
55Rosario BertottoR. Bertotto
Diogo BarrosD. Barros52
M
14
A
54Vitor FernandesV. Fernandes

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Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to Felgueiras. A crowd of 9,089 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rio Ave are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Felgueiras appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Virgilio Caneira.


0.00
Felgueiras start the game by kicking off the first half!
6.24
Torsten Lindemann deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Abel Vieira. Abel Vieira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Richard Morrison but the linesman indicates offside!
8.07
Cristiano Faria chips the ball to his team mate, Duarte Barros. Duarte Barros knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Santos. Nuno Santos gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball takes a deflection leaving Francisco Veloso with no chance!! Goal for Rio Ave!
16.14
Cristiano Faria flicks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Santos. Nuno Santos whips in a cross ball towards Artur Nunes. Artur Nunes makes a deft header but it's well over the bar!
21.30
Abel Vieira hacks Samuel Alves from behind! The referee calls over Abel Vieira and warns him to calm down! Samuel Alves grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
22.38
Billy Brooking chips the ball to his team mate, Nuno Santos. Nuno Santos sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.44
Hannes Szepan plays the ball forward to Duncan Strachan. Duncan Strachan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Abel Vieira. Abel Vieira sees Richard Morrison just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Richard Morrison takes a shot at goal but it rises well off target!
32.09
Antonio Jesus sees a break and surges forward. Antonio Jesus flicks a high pass forward. Richard Morrison collects the pass. Richard Morrison whips in a cross ball towards Abel Vieira. Abel Vieira beats his man to it with a header but it is shockingly off target!
33.28
Francisco Postiga flicks a high pass forward. Duncan Strachan controls it well on his chest. Duncan Strachan flicks the ball to his team mate, Abel Vieira. Abel Vieira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Matt Formon.
39.55
Miguel Monteiro runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Miguel Monteiro threads the ball through into the box. Artur Nunes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. Francisco Veloso effortlessly gets down and covers it.
45.00
Samuel Alves chips the ball to his team mate, Miguel Monteiro. With vision, Miguel Monteiro laces a weighted ball forward to Duarte Barros. Duarte Barros whips in a cross ball towards Nuno Santos. Nuno Santos finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. Magnificent save by Francisco Veloso!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rio Ave appear unchanged since the first half. Felgueiras also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Rio Ave get the second half underway!
47.21
Miguel Monteiro hacks Torsten Lindemann from behind! Miguel Monteiro is shown the yellow card! Torsten Lindemann runs off the knock.
51.15
Torsten Lindemann decides to run forward with the ball. Torsten Lindemann threads a neat, attacking ball through to Richard Morrison. Richard Morrison makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Richard Morrison scores for Felgueiras!!
55.53
With great vision, Cristiano Faria plays the ball forward to Artur Nunes. Artur Nunes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
57.14
Matt Formon flicks a high pass forward. Cristiano Faria holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cristiano Faria kicks a strong pass forward to Duarte Barros. Duarte Barros makes a probing pass between the defence to Artur Nunes. Artur Nunes rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
61.33
Cristiano Bento chips the ball to his team mate, Duarte Barros. Duarte Barros cuts inside the box! Duarte Barros shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves in the air but Francisco Postiga blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
65.31
Miguel Monteiro decides to run forward with the ball. Miguel Monteiro sees Duarte Barros just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Duarte Barros muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
67.45
Hannes Szepan makes a simple pass to Joao Costa. With vision, Joao Costa laces a through ball forward to Richard Morrison. Richard Morrison finds some space and shoots from distance. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
69.09
With some swift thinking, Ricardo Nunes plays the ball forward to Richard Morrison. Richard Morrison shoots from 20 yards but it flies well off target!
72.43
Antonio Jesus flicks a high pass forward to Torsten Lindemann who brings the ball under control. Torsten Lindemann knocks the ball to his team mate, Abel Vieira. Abel Vieira plays a quick one-two with Richard Morrison and rushes in on goal... Abel Vieira cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Quim Quaresma with no chance!! Goal for Felgueiras!
77.35
Joao Costa comes in with a late challenge on Cristiano Faria. The referee calls over Joao Costa and warns him to calm down! Cristiano Faria stretches but gets up unharmed.
81.51
Hannes Szepan flicks a high pass forward. Ricardo Nunes collects the pass. Ricardo Nunes threads a neat ball through to Abel Vieira. Abel Vieira makes a probing pass to Richard Morrison but he's offside!
84.08
Felgueiras are dictating the run of play here today.
85.38
Samuel Alves flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Monteiro controls it well on his chest. Miguel Monteiro knocks the ball forward to Duarte Barros. Duarte Barros plays a scrappy one-two with Artur Nunes and advances towards the goal... Duarte Barros comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. The ball skims nastily along the ground and slips under the keeper's body. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Rio Ave

Felgueiras
Goals
2
2
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
3
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
44.7%
55.3%
Play Area
28.2%
45.9%
25.9%

Scorers
Nuno Santos 8
Duarte Barros 85
Richard Morrison 51
Abel Vieira 72

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Duarte Barros of Rio Ave

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)
6
7.Miguel Monteiro (MID)yellow card
7
8.Cristiano Bento (MID)
6
9.Duarte Barros (ATT)goal scored
9
10.Nuno Santos (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Artur Nunes (ATT)
7
 
12.Vitor Martins (ATT)
0
13.Florian Riemann (DEF)
0
14.Diogo Barros (MID)
0

1.Francisco Veloso (GK)
6
2.Jorge Nunes (DEF)
6
3.Antonio Jesus (DEF)
7
4.Francisco Postiga (DEF)
7
5.Hannes Szepan (DEF)
6
6.Duncan Strachan (MID)
7
7.Ricardo Nunes (MID)
6
8.Torsten Lindemann (MID)
7
9.Joao Costa (MID)
6
10.Richard Morrison (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Abel Vieira (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Jose Faria (ATT)
0
13.Rosario Bertotto (ATT)
0
14.Vitor Fernandes (ATT)
0