Match Report
| Rio Ave | Rio Ave |  |  | Beira Mar | Beira Mar | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Davy Turpijn | D. Turpijn |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 47 |  | Nicholas Todd | N. Todd | |||||||||
| Paulo Barros | P. Barros |  | 63 | D |  | 2 |  |  | D | 71 | | Roberto Barros | R. Barros | ||||||||
| Artur Varela | A. Varela | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 | | Quim Valente | Q. Valente | |||||||||
| Diogo Barros | D. Barros | | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 61 |  | Manfa Carmona | M. Carmona | |||||||||
| Carlos Moutinho | C. Moutinho | | 60 | D | | 5 | | D | 59 | | Tiago Reis | T. Reis | |||||||||
| Mario Santos | M. Santos | | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | Andre Lima | A. Lima | |||||||||
| David Circello | D. Circello |  | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 | | Roberto Teixeira | R. Teixeira | |||||||||
| Sebastiao Lopes | S. Lopes | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 53 |  | Vincenzo Ahrens | V. Ahrens | |||||||||
| Ruben Alves | R. Alves | | 46 | M | | 9 | | M | 52 | | Frederico Postiga | F. Postiga | |||||||||
| Luis Loureiro | L. Loureiro | | 62 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Vitor Postiga | V. Postiga | |||||||||
| Antonio Alves | A. Alves | | 57 | A | | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Filipe Martins | F. Martins | ||||||||
| Andre Barros | A. Barros | | 58 | G | | 12 | | A | 61 |  | Antonio Cruz | A. Cruz | |||||||||
| Paul Gemmill | P. Gemmill |  | 55 | A | | 13 | | A | 61 | | Daniel Varela | D. Varela | |||||||||
| Joao Teixeira | J. Teixeira | | 50 | D | | 14 | | D | 55 | | Roberto Vieira | R. Vieira | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to Beira Mar. A crowd of 11,629 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Rio Ave and Beira Mar are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jorge Antunes.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Rio Ave and Beira Mar are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jorge Antunes.
0.00
0-0Beira Mar kick off and get the first half underway!
6.28
0-0Frederico Postiga runs straight at the opposition's defence. Frederico Postiga lofts in a cross ball towards Vitor Postiga. David Circello clumsily knocks into Vitor Postiga. Penalty not given!!
9.34
0-0Artur Varela threads the ball through to Luis Loureiro. Luis Loureiro shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
27.57
0-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
28.11
0-0Vitor Postiga sees Filipe Martins in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Filipe Martins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
30.02
0-0Paulo Barros makes a probing pass to Sebastiao Lopes. With imagination, Sebastiao Lopes plays the ball forward to Luis Loureiro. Luis Loureiro plays a scrappy one-two with Antonio Alves and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Luis Loureiro provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Nicholas Todd!
34.16
Mario Santos flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Alves holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Antonio Alves knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Nicholas Todd who gathers it comfortably.
38.51
With a delightful solo run, Mario Santos stretches the opposition's defence. Mario Santos shoots from long range his aim is horrendously poor!
39.27
1-0David Circello makes a probing pass to Luis Loureiro. Luis Loureiro knocks in a cross ball towards Antonio Alves. Antonio Alves makes a convincing header. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Rio Ave appear unchanged since the first half. Beira Mar also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Rio Ave kick off!
49.52
David Circello threads a neat ball through to Sebastiao Lopes. Sebastiao Lopes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.52
Quim Valente passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Vitor Postiga. Vitor Postiga lofts in a cross ball towards Andre Lima. Andre Lima is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
57.13
Roberto Teixeira sees Frederico Postiga in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Frederico Postiga knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
59.54
Mario Santos flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Alves holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Antonio Alves knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Manfa Carmona.
61.50
1-0Diogo Barros barges into Vincenzo Ahrens. The referee calls over Diogo Barros and warns him to calm down! Vincenzo Ahrens stretches but gets up unharmed.
67.10
Quim Valente sees Filipe Martins in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Filipe Martins knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paulo Barros.
69.47
1-0Vitor Postiga makes an attacking run forward. Vitor Postiga kicks a strong pass forward to Filipe Martins but the referee indicates it's offside!
71.13
Quim Valente flicks a high ball forward to Vincenzo Ahrens who takes it down. Vincenzo Ahrens passes the ball forward to Vitor Postiga. Vitor Postiga whips in a cross ball towards Filipe Martins. Filipe Martins gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. Magnificent save by Davy Turpijn!
72.17
Vincenzo Ahrens sees space and advances. Vincenzo Ahrens whips in a cross ball towards Filipe Martins. Artur Varela comes in with a late challenge on Filipe Martins. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
75.13
Roberto Teixeira makes a simple pass to Vincenzo Ahrens. Vincenzo Ahrens passes the ball forward but Roberto Teixeira is offside!
78.23
Mario Santos punts the ball hopefully upfield. Luis Loureiro shoots from long range. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
89.41
2-0Diogo Barros threads the ball through to Sebastiao Lopes. Sebastiao Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Ruben Alves holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ruben Alves lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Alves. Antonio Alves makes a convincing header. The shot is on target but blocked by Roberto Barros. That should have been a goal!
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
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Davy Turpijn (GK)
6
2. Paulo Barros (DEF)
6
3. Artur Varela (DEF)
6
4. Diogo Barros (DEF)
6
5. Carlos Moutinho (DEF)
6
6. Mario Santos (MID)
8
7. David Circello (MID)
6
8. Sebastiao Lopes (MID)
6
9. Ruben Alves (MID)
6
10. Luis Loureiro (ATT)
9
11. Antonio Alves (ATT)
8
12. Andre Barros (GK)
0
13. Paul Gemmill (ATT)
0
14. Joao Teixeira (DEF)
0
1. Nicholas Todd (GK)
6
2. Roberto Barros (DEF)
6
3. Quim Valente (DEF)
7
4. Manfa Carmona (DEF)
6
5. Tiago Reis (DEF)
6
6. Andre Lima (MID)
6
7. Roberto Teixeira (MID)
6
8. Vincenzo Ahrens (MID)
7
9. Frederico Postiga (MID)
6
10. Vitor Postiga (ATT)
7
11. Filipe Martins (ATT)
6
12. Antonio Cruz (ATT)
0
13. Daniel Varela (ATT)
0
14. Roberto Vieira (DEF)
0