Match Report


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Match Report

Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to Vitoria Setúbal. A crowd of 9,107 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rio Ave are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Vitoria Setúbal appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ribeiro Figo.


0.00
Vitoria Setúbal kick off the first half!
3.13
Fernando Ramos barges into Andre De Nooijer. The referee warns Fernando Ramos to calm down! Andre De Nooijer stretches but gets up unharmed.
15.21
Cesar Nascimento barges into Rafael Santos. The referee calls over Cesar Nascimento and warns him to calm down! Rafael Santos runs off the knock.
16.41
Sebastiao Soares hoofs the ball up the pitch. Jaime Monteiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.09
Jorge Barbosa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gregorio Pastor. Gregorio Pastor shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
22.04
Tiago Pinto plays the ball forward to Fernando Fonseca. Fernando Fonseca plays a scrappy one-two with Rafael Santos and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Fernando Fonseca provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal but is denied by Rui Jesus. Excellent save.
27.16
Jaime Monteiro barges into Fernando Ramos. Jaime Monteiro is warned by the referee! Fernando Ramos hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.28
Cesar Nascimento makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dambou Baret. Dambou Baret makes a beautiful solo run. Dambou Baret sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Frederico Barros reads it well. He makes it look easy!
38.16
Tiago Jesus flicks a high pass forward. Tiago Pinto controls it well on his chest. Tiago Pinto threads a neat ball through to Gregorio Pastor. Gregorio Pastor shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
39.14
Jorge Barbosa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rafael Santos. Rafael Santos shoots from 25 yards but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
Jan Koschmieder makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nuno Soares. Nuno Soares sees Jaime Monteiro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jaime Monteiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andre De Nooijer but he's offside!
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. Vitoria Setúbal also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Rio Ave start the second half!
48.30
Diogo Campos controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Andre De Nooijer. Andre De Nooijer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Michael Jack.
53.06
Cesar Nascimento flicks a high pass forward. Diogo Campos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Diogo Campos plays the ball forward to Jaime Monteiro. Jaime Monteiro knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Tiago Jesus.
65.55
Sebastiao Soares flicks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Soares. Nuno Soares threads the ball through to Andre De Nooijer. Andre De Nooijer knocks in a cross ball towards Jaime Monteiro. Jaime Monteiro makes a convincing header but it's well over the bar!
81.40
With vision, Artur Ferreira plays the ball forward to Fernando Fonseca. Fernando Fonseca knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
89.44
Fernando Ramos sweeps the ball up the wings. Rafael Santos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
With imagination, Sebastiao Soares plays the ball forward to Nuno Soares. Nuno Soares knocks the ball to his team mate, Jaime Monteiro. Jaime Monteiro shoots from distance but it flies just wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 0 vs 0
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 1 vs 2
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 2 vs 2
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 0
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 1
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 52.1739130434783 vs 47.8260869565217
Play Area
Home team third: 31.88%, Midfield: 43.48%, Away team third: 24.64%
 

Man of the Match

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Sebastiao Soares of Rio Ave

Match Ratings

Match Ratings
1. Rui Jesus (GK)
8
9
5. Jaime Lima (DEF)
6
6. Dambou Baret (MID)
7
7. Nuno Soares (MID)
7
8. Diogo Campos (MID)
7
6
7
11. Jaime Monteiro (ATT)
5

12. Cesar Viana (ATT)
0
13. Bruno Faria (DEF)
0
14. Paulo Barros (ATT)
0

6
7
4. Tiago Jesus (DEF)
7
5. Michael Jack (DEF)
6
6
7. Tiago Pinto (MID)
8
8. Jorge Barbosa (MID)
7
9. Rafael Santos (ATT)
6
10. Gregorio Pastor (ATT)
6
7

13. Quim Nunes (GK)
0
14. Abel Rego (MID)
0