Match Report
| Rio Ave | Rio Ave |  |  | F.C. Arouca | F.C. Arouca | ||||||||||||||||
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| Rui Nunes | R. Nunes |  | 79 | G |  | 1 | | G | 71 | | Pedro Mendes | P. Mendes | |||||||||
| Pedro Nascimento | P. Nascimento | | 75 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Silvio Postiga | S. Postiga | |||||||||
| Quim Faria | Q. Faria | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 71 | | Fernando Valente | F. Valente | |||||||||
| Marco Antonio Barajas | M. Barajas |  | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 70 | | Guilherme Marques | G. Marques | |||||||||
| Jaime Campos | J. Campos | | 63 | D | | 5 | | M | 73 | | Abel Ribeiro | A. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Garry Mccall | G. Mccall |  | 79 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Artur Jesus | A. Jesus | |||||||||
| Tijani Koevermans | T. Koevermans |  | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 |  | Arturo Kiko | A. Kiko | |||||||||
| Victor Miller | V. Miller |  | 65 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 | | Roberto Ramos | R. Ramos | |||||||||
| Roberto Victoria | R. Victoria | | 76 | A | | 9 | | A | 76 | | Filipe Campos | F. Campos | |||||||||
| Paulo Carvalho | P. Carvalho | | 72 | A | | 10 | | A | 76 |  | Alistair Prior | A. Prior | |||||||||
| Jaime Barbosa | J. Barbosa | | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 74 | | Jose Tavares | J. Tavares | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to F.C. Arouca. A crowd of 19,528 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Rio Ave are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while F.C. Arouca appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Rio Ave are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while F.C. Arouca appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and F.C. Arouca kick off!
2.37
0-0Jaime Barbosa barges into Guilherme Marques. Jaime Barbosa is shown the yellow card! Guilherme Marques stretches but gets up unharmed.
3.15
0-0Jaime Campos knocks the ball forward to Garry Mccall. Garry Mccall threads the ball through to Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
8.21
0-0Rio Ave are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
10.19
0-0Marco Antonio Barajas sees space and advances. Marco Antonio Barajas makes a probing pass to Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa whips in a cross ball towards Paulo Carvalho. Paulo Carvalho is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Magnificent save by Pedro Mendes!
12.13
0-0Abel Ribeiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alistair Prior. Alistair Prior passes the ball forward but Filipe Campos is offside!
14.08
0-0Quim Faria barges into Filipe Campos. Quim Faria is warned by the referee! Filipe Campos grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
15.23
0-0Quim Faria flicks the ball to his team mate, Tijani Koevermans. Tijani Koevermans kicks a strong pass forward to Paulo Carvalho. Paulo Carvalho goes all the way! Paulo Carvalho makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.12
1-0Jaime Campos flicks the ball to his team mate, Tijani Koevermans. Tijani Koevermans controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paulo Carvalho. Paulo Carvalho goes all the way! Paulo Carvalho rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
21.27
Roberto Ramos knocks the ball forward to Filipe Campos. Filipe Campos whips in a cross ball towards Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares powers a header at goal. Rui Nunes easily picks it out of the air!
26.32
Tijani Koevermans knocks the ball forward to Paulo Carvalho. Paulo Carvalho knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Mendes who gathers it comfortably.
30.03
Abel Ribeiro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares threads the ball through to Alistair Prior. Alistair Prior rockets a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
34.29
Jaime Campos knocks the ball to his team mate, Garry Mccall. Garry Mccall sees space and advances. Garry Mccall whips in a cross ball towards Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa flicks the ball with his head. Pedro Mendes manages to gather it comfortably.
36.10
1-0Guilherme Marques comes in with a late challenge on Garry Mccall. The referee calls over Guilherme Marques and warns him to calm down! Garry Mccall stretches but gets up unharmed.
39.48
Victor Miller kicks a strong pass forward to Roberto Victoria. Roberto Victoria knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Silvio Postiga.
42.30
Artur Jesus controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alistair Prior. Alistair Prior tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Rio Ave kick off!
49.48
Victor Miller barges into Abel Ribeiro. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Abel Ribeiro stretches but gets up unharmed.
51.34
Arturo Kiko makes a simple pass to Filipe Campos. Filipe Campos threads the ball through to Alistair Prior but he's offside!
54.19
Marco Antonio Barajas knocks the ball to his team mate, Garry Mccall. Garry Mccall knocks the ball forward to Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa whips in a cross ball towards Roberto Victoria. Roberto Victoria flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
55.23
Guilherme Marques threads the ball through to Arturo Kiko. Arturo Kiko controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Filipe Campos. Filipe Campos shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Rui Nunes easily smothers it!
59.30
Roberto Ramos knocks the ball to his team mate, Jose Tavares. Jose Tavares goes all the way! Jose Tavares takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
63.16
Arturo Kiko makes a simple pass to Alistair Prior. Alistair Prior plays a perfect one-two with Jose Tavares and rushes in on goal... Alistair Prior rockets a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Alistair Prior!
69.51
Quim Faria comes in with a late challenge on Filipe Campos. Quim Faria is given another warning by the referee! Filipe Campos stretches but gets up unharmed.
71.50
F.C. Arouca are easily keeping Rio Ave at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
77.16
Tijani Koevermans controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Victoria. Roberto Victoria goes all the way! Roberto Victoria makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
79.46
Pedro Nascimento knocks the ball forward to Victor Miller. Victor Miller makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Guilherme Marques.
81.19
Arturo Kiko threads the ball through to Filipe Campos. Filipe Campos finds some space and shoots from distance. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
85.55
Tijani Koevermans takes it forward alone. Tijani Koevermans plays a perfect one-two with Roberto Victoria and rushes in on goal... Tijani Koevermans shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
87.27
Tijani Koevermans sees a break and surges forward. Tijani Koevermans goes all the way! Tijani Koevermans cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
89.21
Pedro Nascimento knocks the ball forward to Victor Miller. Victor Miller passes the ball forward to Roberto Victoria. Roberto Victoria knocks in a cross ball towards Paulo Carvalho. Paulo Carvalho is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Paulo Carvalho 16, 89 | Jose Tavares 59 Alistair Prior 63 Filipe Campos 81 |