Match Report
| Santa Clara | Santa Clara |  |  | Rio Ave | Rio Ave | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Victor Ssemakula | Victor Ssemakula | |||||||||||||||||
| Sotiris Panagiotopoulos | S. Panagiotopoulos |  | 74 | G |  | 1 | | G | 51 |  | Filipe Neves | F. Neves | |||||||||
| João Paulo Marcos Assunçao | J. Marcos Assunçao |  | 81 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 | | Jorge Valente | J. Valente | |||||||||
| Diego Redondo | D. Redondo |  | 74 | D | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Guilherme Pinheiro | G. Pinheiro | |||||||||
| Serge Dimy | S. Dimy |  | 71 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Sergio Pinheiro | S. Pinheiro | |||||||||
| Mauricio Castaneda | M. Castaneda |  | 70 | D | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Nuno Antunes | N. Antunes | |||||||||
| Gérard Kraemer | G. Kraemer |  | 79 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 | | Rodrigo Valente | R. Valente | |||||||||
| Evangelos Saravakos | E. Saravakos | | 77 | M | | 7 | | M | 46 | | Rodrigo Andrade | R. Andrade | |||||||||
| Andy Gemmell | A. Gemmell |  | 73 | M | | 8 | | M | 43 | | Jose Ribeiro | J. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Salvatore Prosinecki | S. Prosinecki |  | 79 | A | | 9 | | A | 72 | | Jaime Moreira | J. Moreira | |||||||||
| Andre Tavares | A. Tavares | | 78 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Cesar Vieira | C. Vieira | |||||||||
| Gary Ritchie | G. Ritchie | | 77 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Mario Carvalho | M. Carvalho | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Est˜dio de Sao Miguel where Santa Clara play Rio Ave in this league cup game. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Santa Clara and Rio Ave are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Santa Clara and Rio Ave are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Rio Ave start the game by kicking off the first half!
4.58
0-0Serge Dimy comes in with a late challenge on Jaime Moreira. The referee calls over Serge Dimy and shows him a yellow card! Jaime Moreira stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.37
0-0Andy Gemmell knocks the ball to his team mate, Salvatore Prosinecki. Salvatore Prosinecki controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Filipe Neves easily smothers it.
10.50
Gérard Kraemer passes the ball forward to Gary Ritchie. Gary Ritchie tries a spectacular long range effort. Filipe Neves easily smothers it.
12.12
0-0Andy Gemmell flicks the ball to his team mate, Gary Ritchie. Gary Ritchie shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
15.34
Rodrigo Valente decides to run forward with the ball. Rodrigo Valente whips in a cross ball towards Mario Carvalho. Mario Carvalho connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
16.01
Serge Dimy knocks the ball forward to Gérard Kraemer. Gérard Kraemer knocks the ball to his team mate, Salvatore Prosinecki. Salvatore Prosinecki shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
20.32
Evangelos Saravakos chips the ball to his team mate, Salvatore Prosinecki. Salvatore Prosinecki finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
21.49
Rodrigo Andrade makes a probing pass to Cesar Vieira. Cesar Vieira shoots from long range but somehow Sotiris Panagiotopoulos manages to keep it out.
27.30
0-0Jose Ribeiro makes a simple pass to Mario Carvalho. Mario Carvalho knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by João Paulo Marcos Assunçao.
30.19
Jose Ribeiro makes a simple pass to Jaime Moreira. Jaime Moreira whips in a cross ball towards Mario Carvalho. Mario Carvalho directs the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
32.58
Andy Gemmell makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Salvatore Prosinecki. Salvatore Prosinecki sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
33.58
Mauricio Castaneda makes a beautiful solo run. Mauricio Castaneda knocks the ball forward to Gary Ritchie. Gary Ritchie shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
34.50
Andy Gemmell kicks a strong pass forward to Salvatore Prosinecki. Salvatore Prosinecki shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
38.19
Rodrigo Valente makes a probing pass to Mario Carvalho. Mario Carvalho lofts in a cross ball towards Jaime Moreira. Jaime Moreira directs the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
1-0Gérard Kraemer passes the ball forward to Andre Tavares. Andre Tavares shoots from long range. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Santa Clara kick off!
48.04
Jorge Valente threads the ball through to Rodrigo Valente. Rodrigo Valente controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mario Carvalho. Mario Carvalho whips in a cross ball towards Jaime Moreira. Jaime Moreira directs the ball goalwards with his head but it curls horrendously wide!
54.34
Rodrigo Valente chips the ball to his team mate, Cesar Vieira. Cesar Vieira whips in a cross ball towards Jaime Moreira. Jaime Moreira is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
55.27
Andy Gemmell makes a beautiful solo run. Andy Gemmell knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.02
Gérard Kraemer knocks the ball forward to Salvatore Prosinecki. Salvatore Prosinecki makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gary Ritchie. Gary Ritchie takes a shot at goal but it is miles over!
60.05
Evangelos Saravakos sees a break and surges forward. Evangelos Saravakos finds some space and shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Filipe Neves had no chance!! Goal for Santa Clara!
63.44
Nuno Antunes knocks the ball to his team mate, Rodrigo Andrade. Rodrigo Andrade threads the ball through to Cesar Vieira. Cesar Vieira finds some space and shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
65.35
Diego Redondo knocks the ball forward to Andy Gemmell. Andy Gemmell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gary Ritchie. Gary Ritchie knocks in a cross ball towards Salvatore Prosinecki. Salvatore Prosinecki powers a header at goal but somehow Filipe Neves manages to keep it out.
67.29
Andy Gemmell kicks a strong pass forward to Salvatore Prosinecki. Salvatore Prosinecki 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!
69.25
2-0Rio Ave are easily keeping Santa Clara at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
71.25
Rodrigo Valente deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Mario Carvalho. Mario Carvalho shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
72.30
Rodrigo Valente passes the ball forward to Jaime Moreira. Jaime Moreira plays a perfect one-two with Mario Carvalho and rushes in on goal... Jaime Moreira tries a spectacular strike. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jaime Moreira!
75.38
João Paulo Marcos Assunçao hits it upfield. Salvatore Prosinecki shoots from 25 yards but somehow Filipe Neves manages to keep it out.
83.55
Guilherme Pinheiro knocks the ball forward to Rodrigo Andrade. Rodrigo Andrade threads the ball through to Cesar Vieira. Cesar Vieira shoots from long range. The ball comes in low, but Sotiris Panagiotopoulos easily smothers it!
84.08
Andy Gemmell passes the ball forward to Gary Ritchie. Gary Ritchie lofts in a cross ball towards Andre Tavares. Andre Tavares directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
87.03
Sergio Pinheiro makes a simple pass to Rodrigo Andrade. Rodrigo Andrade threads the ball through to Jaime Moreira. Jaime Moreira lofts in a cross ball towards Mario Carvalho. Mario Carvalho heads the ball goalwards. Sotiris Panagiotopoulos easily smothers it.
89.03
Guilherme Pinheiro takes it forward alone. Guilherme Pinheiro takes it forward alone. Guilherme Pinheiro whips in a cross ball towards Cesar Vieira. Cesar Vieira is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
3-1Jose Ribeiro comes in with a late challenge on Gérard Kraemer. Jose Ribeiro is given a warning by the referee! Gérard Kraemer gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Andre Tavares 45, 84 Evangelos Saravakos 60 | Jaime Moreira 72 |