Match Report
| Rio Ave | Rio Ave |  |  | Alverca | Alverca | ||||||||||||||||
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| Matthias Jaschke | M. Jaschke |  | 54 | G |  | 1 | | G | 70 |  | Alberto Viana | A. Viana | |||||||||
| Gary Bremner | G. Bremner |  | 62 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | David Tavares | D. Tavares | |||||||||
| Jason Savigny | J. Savigny |  | 58 | D | | 3 | | D | 60 | | Roberto Mendes | R. Mendes | |||||||||
| Joao Jesus | J. Jesus | | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Frederico Postiga | F. Postiga | |||||||||
| Diogo Faria | D. Faria | | 60 | M | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Alberto Antunes | A. Antunes | |||||||||
| Rafael Moutinho | R. Moutinho | | 55 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Pedro Santos | P. Santos | |||||||||
| Les Clapham | L. Clapham |  | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 66 | | Duarte Tavares | D. Tavares | |||||||||
| Jose Teixeira | J. Teixeira | | 45 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Cristiano Marques | C. Marques | |||||||||
| Diogo Pinheiro | D. Pinheiro | | 43 | M | | 9 | | M | 61 | | Mario Nunes | M. Nunes | |||||||||
| Jordi Janssen | J. Janssen |  | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 70 | | Martin Krüger | M. Krüger | |||||||||
| Steffen Zick | S. Zick | | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 |  | Donato Tagliaferri | D. Tagliaferri | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to Alverca. A crowd of 9,525 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Rio Ave are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Alverca appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Rio Ave are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Alverca appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Alverca kick off the first half!
3.09
0-1Duarte Tavares controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Donato Tagliaferri. Donato Tagliaferri lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Krüger. Martin Krüger powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Matthias Jaschke had no chance!! Goal for Alverca!
14.08
0-1Duarte Tavares kicks a strong pass forward to Martin Krüger. Martin Krüger knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gary Bremner.
15.19
Diogo Pinheiro threads the ball through to Steffen Zick. Steffen Zick knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alberto Viana who gathers it comfortably.
18.08
Rafael Moutinho surges forward with the ball. Rafael Moutinho knocks in a cross ball towards Jordi Janssen. Jordi Janssen is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. What a cracker!! Alberto Viana had no chance!! Goal for Rio Ave!
21.14
Frederico Postiga flicks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Santos. Pedro Santos knocks the ball to his team mate, Donato Tagliaferri. Donato Tagliaferri knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.52
1-1Donato Tagliaferri comes in with a late challenge on Jason Savigny. Donato Tagliaferri is shown the yellow card! Jason Savigny hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
33.09
Cristiano Marques flicks the ball to his team mate, Martin Krüger. Martin Krüger knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Joao Jesus.
36.39
1-1Cristiano Marques makes a beautiful solo run. Cristiano Marques goes all the way! Cristiano Marques tries a spectacular strike. The ball comes in low, but Matthias Jaschke easily smothers it!
38.11
Mario Nunes chips the ball to his team mate, Donato Tagliaferri. Donato Tagliaferri knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Joao Jesus.
39.22
Les Clapham takes it forward alone. Les Clapham goes all the way! Les Clapham shoots from just inside the box. Alberto Viana easily smothers it.
42.42
Pedro Santos threads the ball through to Donato Tagliaferri. Donato Tagliaferri knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Matthias Jaschke who gathers it comfortably.
44.33
Pedro Santos passes the ball forward to Martin Krüger. Martin Krüger lofts in a cross ball towards Donato Tagliaferri. Donato Tagliaferri heads the ball goalwards but Matthias Jaschke is on top of it.
45.00
1-1David Tavares makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Pedro Santos. Pedro Santos advances with the ball. Pedro Santos lofts in a cross ball towards Martin Krüger. Martin Krüger powers a header at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Rio Ave kick off!
47.43
1-1Cristiano Marques barges into Rafael Moutinho. The referee calls over Cristiano Marques and shows him a yellow card! Rafael Moutinho gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
51.02
Cristiano Marques surges forward with the ball. Cristiano Marques knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
53.06
Duarte Tavares threads the ball through to Martin Krüger. Martin Krüger lofts in a cross ball towards Donato Tagliaferri. Donato Tagliaferri connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Donato Tagliaferri!
57.18
Roberto Mendes makes a simple pass to Pedro Santos. Pedro Santos flicks the ball to his team mate, Donato Tagliaferri. Donato Tagliaferri plays a perfect one-two with Martin Krüger and rushes in on goal... Donato Tagliaferri shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's miles wide!
59.24
Cristiano Marques deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Krüger. Martin Krüger knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Joao Jesus.
61.35
Frederico Postiga brings the ball forward. Frederico Postiga passes the ball forward to Martin Krüger. Martin Krüger knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jason Savigny.
65.50
Cristiano Marques makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Donato Tagliaferri. Donato Tagliaferri sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
67.54
Cristiano Marques deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Donato Tagliaferri. Donato Tagliaferri whips in a cross ball towards Martin Krüger. Martin Krüger connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
69.37
Rafael Moutinho advances with the ball. Rafael Moutinho shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
71.13
Alberto Antunes knocks the ball forward to Duarte Tavares. Duarte Tavares makes a probing pass to Martin Krüger. Martin Krüger controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
81.34
Diogo Faria makes a probing pass to Jordi Janssen. Jordi Janssen shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
84.57
Diogo Pinheiro takes it forward alone. Diogo Pinheiro lofts in a cross ball towards Steffen Zick. Steffen Zick directs the ball goalwards with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
85.16
Rafael Moutinho threads the ball through to Steffen Zick. Steffen Zick plays a perfect one-two with Jordi Janssen and rushes in on goal... Steffen Zick takes a shot at goal. Alberto Viana is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
Jason Savigny kicks a strong pass forward to Rafael Moutinho. Rafael Moutinho sees space and advances. Rafael Moutinho knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frederico Postiga.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
3
Shots on Target
3
5
Shots off Target
3
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
39.7%
60.3%
Play Area
30.1%
45.2%
24.7%
Scorers
| Jordi Janssen 18 Steffen Zick 85 | Martin Krüger 3, 71 Donato Tagliaferri 53 |