Match Report
| Sevilla FC | Sevilla FC |  |  | Rio Ave | Rio Ave | ||||||||||||||||
| Jakob Falk-sørensen | Jakob Falk-sørensen | manager | Nuno Sousa | Nuno Sousa | |||||||||||||||||
| Lucien Song | L. Song |  | 75 | G |  |  | 1 | | | G | 78 |  | Diogo Lemus | D. Lemus | |||||||
| Rafael Santos | R. Santos |  | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 88 |  | Schumann Vellas | S. Vellas | |||||||||
| Marcos Flores | M. Flores |  | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 79 | | Eduardo Ferreira | E. Ferreira | |||||||||
| Ricardo Campos | R. Campos | | 69 | D | | 4 | | D | 77 |  | Alfonso Adami | A. Adami | |||||||||
| Andres Redondo | A. Redondo | | 66 | D | | 5 | | D | 77 | | Adolfo Hidalgo | A. Hidalgo | |||||||||
| Oleg Ward | O. Ward |  | 31 | M | | 6 | | M | 90 |  | Celestine Enyinnaya | C. Enyinnaya | |||||||||
| Adolfo Pena | A. Pena | | 69 | M | | 7 | | M | 81 | | Andy Lightfoot | A. Lightfoot | |||||||||
| Alfredo Fernandez | A. Fernandez | | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 77 | | Carlos Barros | C. Barros | |||||||||
| Alfredo Rodriguez | A. Rodriguez | | 73 | M | | 9 | | A | 86 |  | Stefan Gentenaar | S. Gentenaar | |||||||||
| Paul C. Olteanu | P. Olteanu |  | 28 | A | | 10 | | A | 76 | | Paulo Pinheiro | P. Pinheiro | |||||||||
| Martijn Gentile | M. Gentile | | 68 | A | | 11 | | A | 76 |  | Kouadio Ba | K. Ba | |||||||||
| Mirko Pellissier | M. Pellissier | | 67 | D | | 12 | | D | 76 | | Mihai Cuza | M. Cuza | |||||||||
| Jose Montero | J. Montero | | 73 | M | | 13 | | M | 75 | | Jose Jardim | J. Jardim | |||||||||
| Eduardo Santos | E. Santos | | 68 | A | | 14 | | A | 74 |  | Marek Pol | M. Pol | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
A few clouds cover the sky here at Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán where Sevilla FC play Rio Ave in this friendly game. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sevilla FC are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Rio Ave appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sevilla FC are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Rio Ave appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Sevilla FC kick off and get the first half underway!
4.59
0-1Andy Lightfoot sees Kouadio Ba in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Kouadio Ba knocks in a cross ball towards Paulo Pinheiro. Paulo Pinheiro finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
8.42
Alfredo Fernandez changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Alfredo Fernandez lofts in a cross ball towards Martijn Gentile. Martijn Gentile jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball skims just under the bar, beyond the keeper's outstretched hand. Goal!!
21.43
1-1Marcos Flores chips the ball to his team mate, Oleg Ward. Oleg Ward threads the ball through to Paul C. Olteanu. Paul C. Olteanu tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball comes in low, but Diogo Lemus smothers it!
22.23
1-1Alfredo Fernandez flicks a high pass forward to Paul C. Olteanu who brings the ball under control. Paul C. Olteanu knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Eduardo Ferreira.
26.54
1-1Carlos Barros flicks a high pass forward to Paulo Pinheiro who brings the ball under control. Paulo Pinheiro tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
28.28
Carlos Barros surges forward with the ball. Carlos Barros lofts in a cross ball towards Stefan Gentenaar. Stefan Gentenaar finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
36.23
Adolfo Pena makes a simple pass to Paul C. Olteanu. Paul C. Olteanu knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.13
1-1Adolfo Pena hacks Andy Lightfoot from behind! The referee warns Adolfo Pena to calm down! Andy Lightfoot hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
40.40
Celestine Enyinnaya changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Celestine Enyinnaya lofts in a cross ball towards Kouadio Ba. Kouadio Ba flicks the ball with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Sevilla FC appear unchanged since the first half. Rio Ave also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sevilla FC players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
Rio Ave kick off!
47.31
Alfonso Adami runs forward with the ball. Alfonso Adami hits a low pass to Paulo Pinheiro. Paulo Pinheiro whips in a cross ball towards Stefan Gentenaar. Stefan Gentenaar finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but Lucien Song is on top of it.
48.10
Ricardo Campos chips the ball to his team mate, Adolfo Pena. With vision, Adolfo Pena plays the ball forward to Paul C. Olteanu. Paul C. Olteanu lofts in a cross ball towards Martijn Gentile. With a superhuman jump, Martijn Gentile connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. Diogo Lemus is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
51.21
Alfredo Rodriguez threads the ball through to Paul C. Olteanu. Paul C. Olteanu edges inside the box! Paul C. Olteanu looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it slams into the crowd!
57.09
2-2Andres Redondo makes a probing pass to Oleg Ward. Oleg Ward chips the ball to his team mate, Martijn Gentile. Martijn Gentile lofts in a cross ball towards Paul C. Olteanu. Schumann Vellas catches Paul C. Olteanu on the ankles. Paul C. Olteanu appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
60.47
2-2Sevilla FC have made 2 substitutions with Jose Montero replacing Adolfo Pena and Eduardo Santos replacing Martijn Gentile .
61.50
2-2Carlos Barros chips the ball to his team mate, Kouadio Ba. Kouadio Ba makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paulo Pinheiro but he's offside!
65.13
Alfredo Fernandez kicks a strong pass forward to Eduardo Santos. Eduardo Santos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.44
Oleg Ward threads the ball through to Eduardo Santos. Eduardo Santos knocks in a cross ball towards Paul C. Olteanu. Paul C. Olteanu whips the ball goalwards with his head. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
79.45
Alfonso Adami makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Carlos Barros. Carlos Barros makes a simple pass to Kouadio Ba. Kouadio Ba threads a neat ball through to Stefan Gentenaar. Stefan Gentenaar cuts inside onto his preferred right foot and rushes a shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
85.07
2-3Rafael Santos comes in with a late challenge on Paulo Pinheiro. The referee calls over Rafael Santos and shows him a yellow card! Paulo Pinheiro stretches but gets up unharmed.
89.27
Ricardo Campos clumsily knocks into Celestine Enyinnaya. The referee warns Ricardo Campos to calm down! Celestine Enyinnaya hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Carlos Barros threads a neat ball through to Kouadio Ba. Kouadio Ba lofts in a cross ball towards Stefan Gentenaar. With a superhuman jump, Stefan Gentenaar connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it is tipped over by Lucien Song.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Martijn Gentile 8, 48 | Paulo Pinheiro 5 Kouadio Ba 40 Stefan Gentenaar 79 |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Lucien Song (GK)
6
2. Rafael Santos (DEF)
5
3. Marcos Flores (DEF)
6
4. Ricardo Campos (DEF)
6
5. Andres Redondo (DEF)
6
6. Oleg Ward (MID)
6
7. Adolfo Pena (MID)
6
8. Alfredo Fernandez (MID)
7
9. Alfredo Rodriguez (MID)
6
10. Paul C. Olteanu (ATT)
7
11. Martijn Gentile (ATT)
9
12. Mirko Pellissier (DEF)
0
13. Jose Montero (MID)
6
14. Eduardo Santos (ATT)
6
1. Diogo Lemus (GK)
6
2. Schumann Vellas (DEF)
6
3. Eduardo Ferreira (DEF)
6
4. Alfonso Adami (DEF)
6
5. Adolfo Hidalgo (DEF)
6
6. Celestine Enyinnaya (MID)
7
7. Andy Lightfoot (MID)
6
8. Carlos Barros (MID)
7
9. Stefan Gentenaar (ATT)
8
10. Paulo Pinheiro (ATT)
7
11. Kouadio Ba (ATT)
9
12. Mihai Cuza (DEF)
0
13. Jose Jardim (MID)
0
14. Marek Pol (ATT)
0