Match Report
| Rio Ave | Rio Ave |  |  | Académica de Coimbra | Académica de Coimbra | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Alves | D. Alves |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 |  | Paolo Artes | P. Artes | |||||||||
| Mario Viana | M. Viana | | 61 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Samuel Martins | S. Martins | |||||||||
| Antonio Fernandes | A. Fernandes | | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Duarte Veloso | D. Veloso | |||||||||
| Cleto Melosi | C. Melosi |  | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 | | David Costa | D. Costa | |||||||||
| Marvin Rowett | M. Rowett |  | 75 | M | | 5 | | D | 65 | | Francisco Sousa | F. Sousa | |||||||||
| Joao Barros | J. Barros | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Ricardo Soares | R. Soares | |||||||||
| Antonio Oliveira | A. Oliveira | | 56 | M | | 7 | | M | 58 |  | Garry Ferguson | G. Ferguson | |||||||||
| Guilherme Faria | G. Faria | | 54 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Stephane Rivalta | S. Rivalta | |||||||||
| Guilherme Ribeiro | G. Ribeiro | | 68 | A | | 9 | | M | 52 | | Tiago Ramos | T. Ramos | |||||||||
| Rafael Marques | R. Marques | | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Gary Hutchison | G. Hutchison | |||||||||
| Rui Martins | R. Martins | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Alun Bridge | A. Bridge | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Red Cross |
Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to Académica de Coimbra. A crowd of 8,793 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Rio Ave are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Académica de Coimbra appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Rio Ave are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Académica de Coimbra appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Académica de Coimbra get the match underway!
2.08
0-0Garry Ferguson kicks a strong pass forward to Alun Bridge. Alun Bridge shoots from long range but it flies wide!
3.46
0-0Samuel Martins threads the ball through to Ricardo Soares. Ricardo Soares knocks the ball to his team mate, Alun Bridge. Alun Bridge tries a spectacular long range effort. Daniel Alves easily smothers it.
4.13
Garry Ferguson makes a probing pass to Alun Bridge. Alun Bridge controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
9.21
0-0Cleto Melosi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joao Barros. Joao Barros controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guilherme Ribeiro. Guilherme Ribeiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duarte Veloso.
12.39
Samuel Martins knocks the ball forward to Ricardo Soares. Ricardo Soares makes a simple pass to Alun Bridge. Alun Bridge sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
14.35
Ricardo Soares flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Hutchison. Gary Hutchison shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
18.36
0-0Tiago Ramos catches Marvin Rowett on the ankles. Tiago Ramos is shown the yellow card! Marvin Rowett hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.50
Tiago Ramos flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Hutchison. Gary Hutchison controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.48
David Costa kicks a strong pass forward to Tiago Ramos. Tiago Ramos advances with the ball. Tiago Ramos finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
38.30
Tiago Ramos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Hutchison. Gary Hutchison controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Daniel Alves easily smothers it!
39.06
Antonio Fernandes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marvin Rowett. Marvin Rowett deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rafael Marques. Rafael Marques chips the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Ribeiro. Guilherme Ribeiro tries a spectacular strike but it flies wide!
42.05
Duarte Veloso makes a simple pass to Stephane Rivalta. Stephane Rivalta controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Hutchison. Gary Hutchison knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Daniel Alves who gathers it comfortably.
44.41
Stephane Rivalta knocks the ball to his team mate, Alun Bridge. Alun Bridge knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Antonio Fernandes.
45.00
Stephane Rivalta makes a probing pass to Alun Bridge. Alun Bridge shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Rio Ave get the second half underway!
49.36
0-0Francisco Sousa barges into Joao Barros. Francisco Sousa is given a warning by the referee! Joao Barros gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
51.52
1-0Mario Viana knocks the ball forward to Marvin Rowett. Marvin Rowett threads the ball through to Rui Martins. Rui Martins knocks in a cross ball towards Guilherme Ribeiro. Guilherme Ribeiro directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
55.21
David Costa passes the ball forward to Stephane Rivalta. Stephane Rivalta takes it forward alone. Stephane Rivalta shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
60.16
1-0Rui Martins hacks Samuel Martins from behind! Rui Martins is warned by the referee! Samuel Martins stretches but gets up unharmed.
65.05
Cleto Melosi controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Joao Barros. Joao Barros advances with the ball. Joao Barros shoots from 25 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
71.43
Marvin Rowett makes a beautiful solo run. Marvin Rowett whips in a cross ball towards Rafael Marques. Rafael Marques powers a header at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
72.02
Cleto Melosi threads the ball through to Joao Barros. Joao Barros takes it forward alone. Joao Barros knocks in a cross ball towards Guilherme Ribeiro. Guilherme Ribeiro is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
73.37
1-0Antonio Oliveira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guilherme Ribeiro. Guilherme Ribeiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rafael Marques but he's offside!
79.50
Tiago Ramos brings the ball forward. Tiago Ramos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
81.17
Duarte Veloso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Garry Ferguson. Garry Ferguson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alun Bridge. Alun Bridge shoots from long range but somehow Daniel Alves manages to keep it out.
83.13
Marvin Rowett makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Guilherme Ribeiro. Guilherme Ribeiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Duarte Veloso.
85.24
Antonio Fernandes knocks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Oliveira. Antonio Oliveira surges forward with the ball. Antonio Oliveira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rui Martins but the linesman indicates offside!
90.00
Mario Viana comes in with a late challenge on Gary Hutchison. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gary Hutchison runs off the knock.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
4
8
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.4%
58.6%
Play Area
29.3%
44.4%
26.3%
Scorers