Match Report
| Rio Ave | Rio Ave |  |  | Sp. Espinho | Sp. Espinho | ||||||||||||||||
| Victor Ssemakula | Victor Ssemakula | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Cristiano Martins | C. Martins |  | 53 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 | | Rui Andrade | R. Andrade | |||||||||
| Jorge Valente | J. Valente | | 58 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 76 |  | Sol Mike | S. Mike | |||||||||
| Guilherme Pinheiro | G. Pinheiro | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 |  | Giovanni M. Terrevoli | G. Terrevoli | |||||||||
| Sergio Pinheiro | S. Pinheiro | | 53 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 | | Edgar Sousa | E. Sousa | |||||||||
| Nuno Antunes | N. Antunes | | 52 | D | | 5 | | D | 60 | | Ruben Loureiro | R. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Gabriel Hierro | G. Hierro |  | 60 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Alberto Martins | A. Martins | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Valente | R. Valente | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 |  | Ramon Vonk | R. Vonk | |||||||||
| Pedro Barbosa | P. Barbosa | | 49 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Andre Andrade | A. Andrade | |||||||||
| Jaime Moreira | J. Moreira | | 72 | A | | 9 | | A | 73 | | Mauricio Piovani | M. Piovani | |||||||||
| Cesar Vieira | C. Vieira | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 69 | | Stuart Woodcock | S. Woodcock | |||||||||
| Mario Carvalho | M. Carvalho | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 66 |  | Callum Brady | C. Brady | |||||||||
Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to Sp. Espinho. A crowd of 18,459 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Rio Ave and Sp. Espinho are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Rio Ave and Sp. Espinho are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Rio Ave kick off the first half!
4.08
0-0Nuno Antunes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Valente. Rodrigo Valente passes the ball forward to Jaime Moreira. Jaime Moreira sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
6.46
0-0Edgar Sousa comes in with a late challenge on Jaime Moreira. The referee calls over Edgar Sousa and shows him a yellow card! Jaime Moreira runs off the knock.
10.47
Sergio Pinheiro makes a simple pass to Gabriel Hierro. Gabriel Hierro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mario Carvalho. Mario Carvalho plays a perfect one-two with Cesar Vieira and rushes in on goal... Mario Carvalho shoots from just inside the box but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
12.52
0-0Giovanni M. Terrevoli passes the ball forward to Alberto Martins. Alberto Martins passes the ball forward to Stuart Woodcock. Stuart Woodcock knocks in a cross ball towards Mauricio Piovani. Mauricio Piovani is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Cristiano Martins.
16.18
0-0Ramon Vonk knocks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Woodcock. Stuart Woodcock knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Nuno Antunes.
18.22
Edgar Sousa threads the ball through to Alberto Martins. Alberto Martins surges forward with the ball. Alberto Martins controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Cristiano Martins manages to keep it out.
22.05
0-0Jaime Moreira hacks Ruben Loureiro from behind! Jaime Moreira is warned by the referee! Ruben Loureiro hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.36
Rodrigo Valente makes a simple pass to Mario Carvalho. Mario Carvalho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jaime Moreira. Jaime Moreira shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
26.35
Alberto Martins knocks the ball forward to Callum Brady. Callum Brady plays a perfect one-two with Stuart Woodcock and rushes in on goal... Callum Brady cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Cristiano Martins!
28.36
0-1Ruben Loureiro makes a probing pass to Alberto Martins. Alberto Martins makes a simple pass to Callum Brady. Callum Brady flicks the ball to his team mate, Stuart Woodcock. Stuart Woodcock makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Cristiano Martins is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
34.22
Pedro Barbosa passes the ball forward to Mario Carvalho. Mario Carvalho knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
38.44
Sergio Pinheiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rodrigo Valente. Rodrigo Valente deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jaime Moreira. Jaime Moreira whips in a cross ball towards Cesar Vieira. Cesar Vieira powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
Sp. Espinho kick off the second half!
49.15
Rodrigo Valente controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mario Carvalho. Mario Carvalho knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rui Andrade who gathers it comfortably.
53.25
Sergio Pinheiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Barbosa. Pedro Barbosa surges forward with the ball. Pedro Barbosa lofts in a cross ball towards Mario Carvalho. Mario Carvalho connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's there!! Rui Andrade has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
59.15
Ramon Vonk makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mauricio Piovani. Mauricio Piovani shoots from distance but Cristiano Martins is on top of it.
66.45
Jorge Valente chips the ball to his team mate, Gabriel Hierro. Gabriel Hierro threads the ball through to Mario Carvalho. Mario Carvalho shoots from distance. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
71.12
Gabriel Hierro flicks the ball to his team mate, Cesar Vieira. Cesar Vieira lofts in a cross ball towards Jaime Moreira. Jaime Moreira powers a header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
75.33
3-1Sp. Espinho are easily keeping Rio Ave at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
83.54
Sergio Pinheiro threads the ball through to Pedro Barbosa. Pedro Barbosa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mario Carvalho. Mario Carvalho whips in a cross ball towards Cesar Vieira. Cesar Vieira flicks the ball with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
87.28
Alberto Martins kicks a strong pass forward to Stuart Woodcock. Stuart Woodcock knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sergio Pinheiro.
89.53
Alberto Martins deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mauricio Piovani. Mauricio Piovani plays a perfect one-two with Stuart Woodcock and rushes in on goal... Mauricio Piovani cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Cristiano Martins is on top of it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Cesar Vieira 38 Mario Carvalho 53, 66 | Stuart Woodcock 28 |