Match Report
| Sporting Lisbon | Sporting Lisbon |  |  | Rio Ave | Rio Ave | ||||||||||||||||
| Andy Cranston | Andy Cranston | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Gainza | P. Gainza |  | 81 | G |  | 1 | | G | 79 |  | Rui Nunes | R. Nunes | |||||||||
| Aron Björgvinsson | A. Björgvinsson |  | 81 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 76 | | Pedro Nascimento | P. Nascimento | |||||||||
| Silvio Faria | S. Faria | | 81 | D | | 3 | | D | 74 | | Joao Moutinho | J. Moutinho | |||||||||
| Spiros Zaropoulos | S. Zaropoulos |  | 82 | D | | 4 | | D | 66 | | Quim Faria | Q. Faria | |||||||||
| Bjarki Gudmundson | B. Gudmundson | | 83 | M | | 5 | | D | 64 | | Edgar Alves | E. Alves | |||||||||
| Vernon Bell | V. Bell |  | 80 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 |  | Tijani Koevermans | T. Koevermans | |||||||||
| Johan Scifo | J. Scifo |  | 82 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 |  | Victor Miller | V. Miller | |||||||||
| Moustapha Bezzai | M. Bezzai |  | 87 | M | | 8 | | M | 62 |  | Yurtcan Bulent | Y. Bulent | |||||||||
| Yannick Barret | Y. Barret |  | 91 | A | | 9 | | A | 77 | | Roberto Victoria | R. Victoria | |||||||||
| Mauricio Rubio | M. Rubio | | 79 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Jaime Barbosa | J. Barbosa | |||||||||
| Niccol˜ Montervino | N. Montervino |  | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 66 | | Rafael Ribeiro | R. Ribeiro | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Estádio José Alvalade where Sporting Lisbon play host to Rio Ave. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Sporting Lisbon are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rio Ave appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Sporting Lisbon are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Rio Ave appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Sporting Lisbon start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.45
0-0Joao Moutinho barges into Mauricio Rubio. The referee calls over Joao Moutinho and shows him a yellow card! Mauricio Rubio carries on, but is struggling a bit.
6.06
Roberto Victoria barges into Aron Björgvinsson. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Aron Björgvinsson grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
9.44
0-0Yurtcan Bulent knocks the ball forward to Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
12.27
0-0Spiros Zaropoulos makes a probing pass to Moustapha Bezzai. Moustapha Bezzai makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Niccol˜ Montervino. Niccol˜ Montervino whips in a cross ball towards Mauricio Rubio. Mauricio Rubio connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Rui Nunes is on top of it.
15.39
Spiros Zaropoulos makes a probing pass to Moustapha Bezzai. Moustapha Bezzai makes a probing pass to Mauricio Rubio. Mauricio Rubio knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Quim Faria.
18.36
Bjarki Gudmundson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Niccol˜ Montervino. Niccol˜ Montervino knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rui Nunes who gathers it comfortably.
20.52
Aron Björgvinsson threads the ball through to Moustapha Bezzai. Moustapha Bezzai flicks the ball to his team mate, Niccol˜ Montervino. Niccol˜ Montervino knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.58
Joao Moutinho threads the ball through to Yurtcan Bulent. Yurtcan Bulent controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Spiros Zaropoulos.
24.37
Jaime Barbosa comes in with a late challenge on Aron Björgvinsson. Jaime Barbosa is shown the yellow card! Aron Björgvinsson is really getting knocked about but he carries on with a struggle.
26.24
0-0Spiros Zaropoulos catches Roberto Victoria on the ankles. The referee calls over Spiros Zaropoulos and shows him a yellow card! Roberto Victoria stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.02
Johan Scifo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Yannick Barret. Yannick Barret lofts in a cross ball towards Mauricio Rubio. Mauricio Rubio flicks the ball with his head but it is tipped over by Rui Nunes.
30.42
0-0Quim Faria catches Johan Scifo on the ankles. Quim Faria is warned by the referee! Johan Scifo runs off the knock.
32.04
0-0Johan Scifo knocks the ball forward to Mauricio Rubio. Mauricio Rubio lofts in a cross ball towards Yannick Barret. Yannick Barret flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.09
Silvio Faria advances with the ball. Silvio Faria makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mauricio Rubio. Mauricio Rubio lofts in a cross ball towards Niccol˜ Montervino. Niccol˜ Montervino heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
39.00
Victor Miller makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Roberto Victoria. Roberto Victoria shoots from distance but it flies wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The whistle blows and Rio Ave get the second half underway!
49.01
Victor Miller knocks the ball forward to Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa plays a perfect one-two with Roberto Victoria and rushes in on goal... Jaime Barbosa shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Pedro Gainza easily smothers it.
51.40
Yurtcan Bulent controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Roberto Victoria. Roberto Victoria whips in a cross ball towards Rafael Ribeiro. Rafael Ribeiro powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
54.48
Tijani Koevermans makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rafael Ribeiro. Rafael Ribeiro makes a simple pass to Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
55.26
Joao Moutinho passes the ball forward to Tijani Koevermans. Tijani Koevermans knocks the ball forward to Jaime Barbosa. Jaime Barbosa lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Ribeiro. Rafael Ribeiro is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but somehow Pedro Gainza manages to keep it out.
57.43
Johan Scifo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Yannick Barret. Yannick Barret knocks in a cross ball towards Mauricio Rubio. Mauricio Rubio directs the ball goalwards with his head. Rui Nunes easily smothers it.
69.06
1-0Bjarki Gudmundson kicks a strong pass forward to Niccol˜ Montervino. Niccol˜ Montervino lofts in a cross ball towards Yannick Barret. Yannick Barret flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
72.54
Silvio Faria knocks the ball forward to Bjarki Gudmundson. Bjarki Gudmundson passes the ball forward to Yannick Barret. Yannick Barret shoots from long range. Rui Nunes easily smothers it.
75.51
Yurtcan Bulent passes the ball forward to Rafael Ribeiro. Rafael Ribeiro plays a perfect one-two with Jaime Barbosa and rushes in on goal... Rafael Ribeiro cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Pedro Gainza easily smothers it.
85.44
Vernon Bell threads the ball through to Niccol˜ Montervino. Niccol˜ Montervino plays a perfect one-two with Mauricio Rubio and rushes in on goal... Niccol˜ Montervino rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
87.08
Spiros Zaropoulos takes it forward alone. Spiros Zaropoulos threads the ball through to Yannick Barret. Yannick Barret tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Rui Nunes.
90.00
Johan Scifo passes the ball forward to Niccol˜ Montervino. Niccol˜ Montervino knocks in a cross ball towards Mauricio Rubio. Mauricio Rubio heads the ball goalwards. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
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