Match Report


BelenensesBelenenses     Rio AveRio Ave
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Mauricio GutierrezM. Gutierrez69
G
captain1
G
69Pedro GomesP. Gomes
Miguel ReisM. Reis67
D
2
D
72Guilherme MoreiraG. Moreira
Antonio BarbosaA. Barbosa66
D
3
D
63Vasco NascimentoV. Nascimento
Paulo AntunesP. Antunes64
D
4captain
D
60Frederico MoreiraF. Moreira
Garry HendersonG. Henderson62
D
5
D
56Roberto MoutinhoR. Moutinho
Frederico JesusF. Jesus60
M
6
M
64Tomas SantosT. Santos
Francisco NascimentoF. Nascimento59
M
7
M
60Daniel CastroD. Castro
Stephen GlassS. Glass54
M
8
M
50Miguel RibeiroM. Ribeiro
Gianpaolo LamonicaG. Lamonica50
M
9
M
49Carlos ReisC. Reis
Eduardo RamosE. Ramos61
A
10
A
53Alec MasonA. Mason
Cesar FernandesC. Fernandes57
A
11
A
49Paulo QuaresmaP. Quaresma
 
Jorge SoaresJ. Soares62
D
12
G
66Ivan SotoI. Soto
Duarte FernandesD. Fernandes62
D
13
G
63Helder RibeiroH. Ribeiro
Antonio GomesA. Gomes56
G
14
G
63Quim PintoQ. Pinto

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Match Report
The weather is mixed here at Est˜ dio do Restelo where Belenenses play host to Rio Ave. A crowd of 9,783 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Belenenses and Rio Ave are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Virgilio Carrera.


0.00
Belenenses kick off the first half!
2.09
Miguel Ribeiro flicks a high ball forward to Alec Mason who takes it down. Alec Mason knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Paulo Antunes.
3.39
Gianpaolo Lamonica laces a weighted ball forward to Cesar Fernandes. Cesar Fernandes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
4.36
Stephen Glass passes the ball forward to Eduardo Ramos. Eduardo Ramos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Vasco Nascimento.
8.54
Gianpaolo Lamonica darts forward. Gianpaolo Lamonica lofts in a cross ball towards Eduardo Ramos. Eduardo Ramos connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it's drastically wayward!
10.31
Tomas Santos sees Alec Mason in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alec Mason makes a defence splitting pass to Paulo Quaresma. Paulo Quaresma looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
14.21
Paulo Antunes sees Frederico Jesus in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Frederico Jesus knocks the ball forward to Cesar Fernandes. Cesar Fernandes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Roberto Moutinho.
15.48
Antonio Barbosa darts forward. Antonio Barbosa makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Ramos. Eduardo Ramos knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Vasco Nascimento.
24.14
Miguel Ribeiro decides to run forward with the ball. Miguel Ribeiro plays a scrappy one-two with Alec Mason and stumbles forward towards the goal... Miguel Ribeiro shoots from just inside the box. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
32.35
Paulo Antunes breaks forward. Paulo Antunes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Ramos. Eduardo Ramos knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frederico Moreira.
40.23
Daniel Castro sees Alec Mason in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Alec Mason shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
45.00
Daniel Castro makes a probing pass to Alec Mason. Alec Mason plays a scrappy one-two with Paulo Quaresma and stumbles forward towards the goal... Alec Mason side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Belenenses appear unchanged since the first half. Rio Ave also appear unchanged since the first half. The Belenenses players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Rio Ave kick off and get the second half underway!
47.13
Antonio Barbosa flicks a high pass forward. Francisco Nascimento holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Francisco Nascimento flicks a high pass forward. Eduardo Ramos controls it well on his chest. Eduardo Ramos lofts in a cross ball towards Cesar Fernandes. Cesar Fernandes connects with a diving header. What a cracker!! Pedro Gomes had no chance!! Goal for Belenenses!
54.30
Stephen Glass hacks Tomas Santos from behind! Stephen Glass is shown the yellow card! Tomas Santos stretches but gets up unharmed.
60.10
Rio Ave have made 3 substitutions with Ivan Soto replacing Vasco Nascimento, Helder Ribeiro replacing Daniel Castro and Quim Pinto replacing Paulo Quaresma .
61.18
Seeing Paulo Antunes's attacking run, Antonio Barbosa quickly throws the ball into his path. Paulo Antunes hits a low pass to Francisco Nascimento. Francisco Nascimento knocks the ball to his team mate, Cesar Fernandes. Cesar Fernandes knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Ivan Soto.
69.52
Miguel Ribeiro threads a neat ball through to Alec Mason. Alec Mason deftly passes the ball to Quim Pinto, releasing him through on goal. Quim Pinto looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but it rises well off target!
77.25
Belenenses have made a substitution with Jorge Soares replacing Gianpaolo Lamonica .
81.00
Stephen Glass flicks a high pass forward. Cesar Fernandes holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Cesar Fernandes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent keeping!
90.00
With some swift thinking, Frederico Jesus plays the ball forward to Cesar Fernandes. Cesar Fernandes threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Ramos. Eduardo Ramos makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but somehow Frederico Moreira happens to be in the right place to block it.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Belenenses

Rio Ave
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
54.9%
45.1%
Play Area
26.8%
50%
23.2%

Scorers
Cesar Fernandes 47

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Cesar Fernandes of Belenenses

Match Ratings