Match Report
| Imortal | Imortal |  |  | Rio Ave | Rio Ave | ||||||||||||||||
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| Miguel Soares | M. Soares |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 60 | | Quim Quaresma | Q. Quaresma | ||||||||
| Silvio Monteiro | S. Monteiro | | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 | | Samuel Alves | S. Alves | |||||||||
| James Dyer | J. Dyer |  | 55 | D | | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Matt Formon | M. Formon | ||||||||
| Jaime Oliveira | J. Oliveira | | 55 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Bruno Carvalho | B. Carvalho | |||||||||
| Vasco Fernandes | V. Fernandes | | 55 | D | | 5 | | M | 61 | | Billy Brooking | B. Brooking | |||||||||
| Joao Castro | J. Castro | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 58 | | Cristiano Faria | C. Faria | |||||||||
| Manuele De Vezze | M. De Vezze |  | 67 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Miguel Monteiro | M. Monteiro | |||||||||
| Ricardo Marques | R. Marques | | 58 | A | | 8 | | M | 55 | | Cristiano Bento | C. Bento | |||||||||
| Steffen Engels | S. Engels |  | 57 | A | | 9 | | A | 74 | | Duarte Barros | D. Barros | |||||||||
| Ferdinand Bertin | F. Bertin |  | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Nuno Santos | N. Santos | |||||||||
| Alberto Sousa | A. Sousa | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Leon Ball | L. Ball | |||||||||
| Jaime Monteiro | J. Monteiro | | 66 | M | | 12 | | A | 57 | | Artur Nunes | A. Nunes | |||||||||
| Samuel Castro | S. Castro | | 58 | G | | 13 | | A | 55 | | Vitor Martins | V. Martins | |||||||||
| Sebastiao Teixeira | S. Teixeira | | 54 | G | | 14 | | D | 53 | | Florian Riemann | F. Riemann | |||||||||
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Match Report
Rain falls steadily from above here at Estadio Municipal de Albufeira where Imortal play host to Rio Ave. A crowd of 9,536 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Imortal are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Rio Ave appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Sergioconceiçao.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Imortal are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Rio Ave appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Christian Sergioconceiçao.
0.00
0-0Rio Ave kick off and get the match underway!
8.29
0-1Matt Formon flicks a high pass forward. Billy Brooking collects the pass. Billy Brooking hits a low pass to Leon Ball. Leon Ball knocks in a cross ball towards Duarte Barros. Duarte Barros outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
14.51
0-1Joao Castro makes a probing pass to Steffen Engels. Steffen Engels knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Samuel Alves.
16.46
0-1Cristiano Faria makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duarte Barros. Duarte Barros knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Santos. Nuno Santos outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The shot is on target but blocked by James Dyer. That should have been a goal!
18.12
0-1Joao Castro flicks a high pass forward to Ricardo Marques who brings the ball under control. Ricardo Marques finds some space and shoots from distance but it's well over the bar!
21.24
0-1Duarte Barros hacks James Dyer from behind! Duarte Barros is given a warning by the referee! James Dyer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.52
0-1Vasco Fernandes hacks Nuno Santos from behind! The referee calls over Vasco Fernandes and shows him a yellow card! Nuno Santos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
30.04
0-1James Dyer sees Manuele De Vezze in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Manuele De Vezze flicks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Sousa. Alberto Sousa plays a one-two with Ferdinand Bertin and advances towards the goal... Alberto Sousa shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
32.56
Jaime Oliveira flicks a high pass forward. Joao Castro holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Joao Castro hits a low pass to Alberto Sousa. Alberto Sousa shoots from distance. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
36.26
Miguel Monteiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Leon Ball. Leon Ball knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.48
Matt Formon makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Cristiano Faria. Cristiano Faria kicks a strong pass forward to Leon Ball. Leon Ball shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
39.30
1-1Vasco Fernandes flicks a high pass forward. Manuele De Vezze collects the pass. Manuele De Vezze flicks a high pass forward. Ferdinand Bertin easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ferdinand Bertin knocks in a cross ball towards Steffen Engels. Samuel Alves clumsily knocks into Steffen Engels. Steffen Engels appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
40.28
Cristiano Bento flicks a high pass forward. Duarte Barros easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Duarte Barros controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
42.18
Manuele De Vezze makes a probing pass to Ricardo Marques. Ricardo Marques whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Sousa. Alberto Sousa heads the ball goalwards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
44.52
Manuele De Vezze makes a probing pass to Steffen Engels. Steffen Engels shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Imortal have changed their lineup with Sebastiao Teixeira replacing Ricardo Marques. Rio Ave appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Imortal kick off the second half!
49.41
Vasco Fernandes sees a break and surges forward. Vasco Fernandes threads the ball through to Ferdinand Bertin. Ferdinand Bertin plays a quick one-two with Steffen Engels and rushes in on goal... Some good footwork from Ferdinand Bertin provides some space. He shoots at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
53.28
Jaime Oliveira makes a probing pass to Manuele De Vezze. Manuele De Vezze hits a low pass to Ferdinand Bertin. Ferdinand Bertin shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
60.43
1-1Imortal have made 2 substitutions with Jaime Monteiro replacing James Dyer and Samuel Castro replacing Joao Castro .
63.24
Jaime Monteiro catches Leon Ball on the ankles. The referee brings Jaime Monteiro to one side and gives him a warning! Leon Ball runs off the knock.
65.06
Samuel Castro barges into Cristiano Faria. The referee warns Samuel Castro to calm down! Cristiano Faria stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.31
Miguel Monteiro threads a neat ball through to Nuno Santos. Nuno Santos knocks in a cross ball towards Leon Ball. Leon Ball whips the ball goalwards with his head. Miguel Soares punches it away to safety.
69.36
Jaime Monteiro flicks a high pass forward. Manuele De Vezze holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Manuele De Vezze makes a simple pass to Ferdinand Bertin. Ferdinand Bertin shoots from distance but it flies wide!
71.28
Samuel Castro makes a probing pass to Steffen Engels. Steffen Engels knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.44
Leon Ball catches Jaime Oliveira on the ankles. The referee calls over Leon Ball and shows him a yellow card! Jaime Oliveira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
84.02
Jaime Monteiro advances with the ball. Jaime Monteiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ferdinand Bertin. Ferdinand Bertin whips in a cross ball towards Steffen Engels. Steffen Engels flicks the ball with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
90.00
Miguel Monteiro knocks the ball forward to Duarte Barros. Duarte Barros knocks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Santos. Some good footwork from Nuno Santos provides some space. He shoots at goal but Miguel Soares reads it well. Nice keeping!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.4%
48.6%
Play Area
31.4%
44.3%
24.3%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Alberto Sousa of Imortal |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Miguel Soares (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Silvio Monteiro (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | James Dyer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jaime Oliveira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Vasco Fernandes (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 6. | Joao Castro (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Manuele De Vezze (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Ricardo Marques (ATT) | 6 | |
| 9. | Steffen Engels (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Ferdinand Bertin (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Alberto Sousa (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Jaime Monteiro (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Samuel Castro (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Sebastiao Teixeira (GK) | 6 | |
| 1. | Quim Quaresma (GK) | 7 | |
| 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) | 7 | |
| 8. | Cristiano Bento (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Duarte Barros (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Nuno Santos (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Leon Ball (ATT) | | 6 |
| 12. | Artur Nunes (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Vitor Martins (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Florian Riemann (DEF) | 0 | |