Match Report
| Naval | Naval |  |  | Rio Ave | Rio Ave | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Cristi Anghel | Cristi Anghel | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rui Ramos | R. Ramos |  | 85 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 78 |  | Diogo Lemus | D. Lemus | ||||||||
| Eugenio Santos | E. Santos |  | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 81 |  | Hakan Ayaz | H. Ayaz | |||||||||
| Jose Pascual | J. Pascual | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 79 | | Eduardo Ferreira | E. Ferreira | |||||||||
| Nicky Rodgers | N. Rodgers |  | 66 | D | | 4 | | D | 73 |  | Jean Pierre Rol | J. Rol | |||||||||
| Paulo Campos | P. Campos | | 78 | M | | 5 | | D | 78 | | Adolfo Hidalgo | A. Hidalgo | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Almeida | R. Almeida | | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 78 | | Carlos Barros | C. Barros | |||||||||
| Jorge Jardim | J. Jardim | | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 81 | | Andy Lightfoot | A. Lightfoot | |||||||||
| Andre Reis | A. Reis | | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 90 |  | Celestine Enyinnaya | C. Enyinnaya | |||||||||
| Alberto Nunes | A. Nunes | | 77 | A | | 9 | | A | 81 |  | Elbekay Sektioui | E. Sektioui | |||||||||
| Edgar Marques | E. Marques | | 63 | A | | | 10 | | A | 78 |  | Kouadio Ba | K. Ba | ||||||||
| Giacomo Bonnard | G. Bonnard | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 87 |  | Stefan Gentenaar | S. Gentenaar | |||||||||
| Duarte Lima | D. Lima | | 68 | G | | 12 | | M | 26 | | Cristiano Neves | C. Neves | |||||||||
| Fredrik Marr | F. Marr | | 65 | D | | 13 | | G | 31 | | Carlos Moreira | C. Moreira | |||||||||
| Yacine Pedros | Y. Pedros | | 64 | D | | 14 | | A | 32 | | Helder Mendes | H. Mendes | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Est˜dio Mun. Jos Bento Pessoa where Naval play host to Rio Ave. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Naval are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rio Ave appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Massimo Nuno Gomes.
The pitch is in good condition.
Naval are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rio Ave appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Massimo Nuno Gomes.
0.00
0-0Naval kick off!
6.35
0-0Andy Lightfoot flicks a high pass forward. Kouadio Ba holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Kouadio Ba knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rui Ramos who gathers it comfortably.
10.50
0-0Nicky Rodgers passes the ball forward to Paulo Campos. With imagination, Paulo Campos laces a through ball forward to Alberto Nunes. Alberto Nunes lofts in a cross ball towards Giacomo Bonnard. With a superhuman jump, Giacomo Bonnard connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Superb keeping!
15.39
1-0Jorge Jardim flicks a high pass forward. Alberto Nunes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alberto Nunes threads the ball through into the box. Giacomo Bonnard side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Giacomo Bonnard!
20.29
1-0Jose Pascual knocks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Almeida. Rodrigo Almeida knocks the ball forward to Giacomo Bonnard. Giacomo Bonnard makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Edgar Marques. Edgar Marques shoots from just inside the box but it is miles over!
27.14
1-0Jose Pascual hacks Kouadio Ba from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Kouadio Ba hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
39.36
Jorge Jardim threads the ball through to Giacomo Bonnard. Giacomo Bonnard knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
40.45
Jorge Jardim kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Nunes. Alberto Nunes finds some space and shoots from distance. The keeper is more than a match for it. Quality keeping!
42.01
Andy Lightfoot deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Elbekay Sektioui. Elbekay Sektioui plays a one-two with Stefan Gentenaar and advances towards the goal... Elbekay Sektioui tries a spectacular strike. Rui Ramos gathers the ball up comfortably. Nice keeping!
44.33
Jorge Jardim flicks the ball to his team mate, Giacomo Bonnard. Giacomo Bonnard shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Excellent keeping!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Naval appear unchanged since the first half. Rio Ave also appear unchanged since the first half. The Rio Ave players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Rio Ave start the second half!
47.56
Jean Pierre Rol chips the ball to his team mate, Carlos Barros. Carlos Barros threads a neat ball through to Kouadio Ba. Kouadio Ba shoots from 25 yards. Rui Ramos gathers the ball up comfortably. Quality keeping!
48.21
Andy Lightfoot makes a simple pass to Stefan Gentenaar. Stefan Gentenaar knocks in a cross ball towards Kouadio Ba. With a superhuman jump, Kouadio Ba connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
49.54
1-0Kouadio Ba comes in with a late challenge on Jose Pascual. The referee calls over Kouadio Ba and warns him to calm down! Jose Pascual runs off the knock.
51.33
Andy Lightfoot makes a simple pass to Elbekay Sektioui. Elbekay Sektioui shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
54.17
Alberto Nunes catches Jean Pierre Rol on the ankles. The referee calls over Alberto Nunes and shows him a yellow card! Jean Pierre Rol runs off the knock.
60.10
1-0Naval have made 3 substitutions with Duarte Lima replacing Rodrigo Almeida, Fredrik Marr replacing Giacomo Bonnard and Yacine Pedros replacing Alberto Nunes .
61.20
1-0Paulo Campos flicks a high pass forward. Yacine Pedros controls it well on his chest. Yacine Pedros passes the ball forward to Edgar Marques. Edgar Marques takes a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Eduardo Ferreira.
63.08
Celestine Enyinnaya flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Gentenaar. Stefan Gentenaar shoots from long range but is denied by Rui Ramos. Excellent save.
65.23
Andy Lightfoot takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Carlos Barros. Carlos Barros makes a probing pass to Kouadio Ba. Kouadio Ba knocks in a cross ball towards Elbekay Sektioui. With a superhuman jump, Elbekay Sektioui connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. It's there!! Rui Ramos has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
71.19
Carlos Barros threads a neat ball through to Elbekay Sektioui. Elbekay Sektioui controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Rui Ramos!
73.24
1-1Fredrik Marr comes in with a late challenge on Eduardo Ferreira. The referee warns Fredrik Marr to calm down! Eduardo Ferreira gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
75.20
Showing composure, Eugenio Santos plays the ball forward to Duarte Lima. Duarte Lima kicks a strong pass forward to Edgar Marques. Edgar Marques knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
77.46
Hakan Ayaz makes a simple pass to Celestine Enyinnaya. Celestine Enyinnaya makes a simple pass to Stefan Gentenaar. Stefan Gentenaar whips in a cross ball towards Kouadio Ba. Kouadio Ba flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
81.49
Edgar Marques comes in with a late challenge on Jean Pierre Rol. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jean Pierre Rol runs off the knock.
83.18
With vision, Jose Pascual laces a weighted ball forward to Jorge Jardim. Jorge Jardim makes a simple pass to Edgar Marques. Edgar Marques knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jean Pierre Rol.
84.36
Andre Reis knocks the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Marr. Fredrik Marr shoots from 20 yards but it's well over the bar!
90.00
Andy Lightfoot flicks a high pass forward to Stefan Gentenaar who brings the ball under control. Stefan Gentenaar plays a one-two with Kouadio Ba and rushes in on goal... Stefan Gentenaar tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Rui Ramos smothers it!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
7
Shots off Target
2
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53.1%
46.9%
Play Area
28.1%
42.2%
29.7%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Kouadio Ba of Rio Ave |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Rui Ramos (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Eugenio Santos (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Jose Pascual (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Nicky Rodgers (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Paulo Campos (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Rodrigo Almeida (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Jorge Jardim (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Andre Reis (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Alberto Nunes (ATT) | | 6 |
| 10. | Edgar Marques (ATT) | | 5 |
| 11. | Giacomo Bonnard (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 12. | Duarte Lima (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Fredrik Marr (DEF) | 5 | |
| 14. | Yacine Pedros (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Diogo Lemus (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Hakan Ayaz (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Eduardo Ferreira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jean Pierre Rol (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Adolfo Hidalgo (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Carlos Barros (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Andy Lightfoot (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Celestine Enyinnaya (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Elbekay Sektioui (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Kouadio Ba (ATT) | | 9 |
| 11. | Stefan Gentenaar (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Cristiano Neves (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Carlos Moreira (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Helder Mendes (ATT) | 0 | |