Match Report
| Santa Clara | Santa Clara |  |  | Rio Ave | Rio Ave | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Philipp Engels | P. Engels |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 |  | Pedro Gomes | P. Gomes | |||||||||
| Abel Pinto | A. Pinto | | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 72 | | Guilherme Moreira | G. Moreira | |||||||||
| Hugo Vieira | H. Vieira | | 56 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Vasco Nascimento | V. Nascimento | |||||||||
| Rui Reis | R. Reis | | 51 | D |  | | 4 | | | D | 60 | | Frederico Moreira | F. Moreira | |||||||
| Alexandre Mendes | A. Mendes | | 50 | D | | 5 | | D | 58 |  | Pegguy Neveu | P. Neveu | |||||||||
| Omer Mike | O. Mike |  | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Tomas Santos | T. Santos | |||||||||
| Mario Teixeira | M. Teixeira | | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Daniel Castro | D. Castro | |||||||||
| Pedro Almeida | P. Almeida | | 58 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Miguel Ribeiro | M. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Colin Johnstone | C. Johnstone |  | 57 | M | | 9 | | M | 49 | | Carlos Reis | C. Reis | |||||||||
| Helder Costa | H. Costa | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Alec Mason | A. Mason | |||||||||
| Chris Makin | C. Makin | | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 | | Paulo Quaresma | P. Quaresma | |||||||||
| Rafael Castro | R. Castro | | 61 | A | | 12 | | G | 66 |  | Ivan Soto | I. Soto | |||||||||
| Albert Del Sol | A. Del Sol | | 57 | G | | 13 | | G | 63 | | Helder Ribeiro | H. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Ulrich Pericard | U. Pericard | | 57 | M | | 14 | | G | 63 | | Quim Pinto | Q. Pinto | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Est˜dio de Sao Miguel where Santa Clara play host to Rio Ave. A crowd of 8,570 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Santa Clara and Rio Ave are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Manuel De Franceschi.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Santa Clara and Rio Ave are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Manuel De Franceschi.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Rio Ave kicking off!
3.42
0-0Miguel Ribeiro sees Paulo Quaresma in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Paulo Quaresma knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.53
0-0Daniel Castro barges into Colin Johnstone. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Colin Johnstone hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
15.18
0-0Rui Reis takes it forward alone. Rui Reis advances with the ball. Rui Reis makes a pass forward but Chris Makin makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
16.07
Carlos Reis runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Carlos Reis makes a probing pass to Alec Mason but he's offside!
32.30
0-0Miguel Ribeiro passes the ball forward to Paulo Quaresma. Paulo Quaresma shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
33.52
0-0Carlos Reis clumsily knocks into Omer Mike. The referee calls over Carlos Reis and warns him to calm down! Omer Mike stretches but gets up unharmed.
34.26
Hugo Vieira hits a low pass to Mario Teixeira. Mario Teixeira flicks a high pass forward. Helder Costa holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Helder Costa knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Vasco Nascimento.
39.45
Miguel Ribeiro hacks Omer Mike from behind! Miguel Ribeiro is shown the yellow card! Omer Mike runs off the knock.
44.35
Hugo Vieira threads a neat ball through to Omer Mike. Omer Mike chips the ball to his team mate, Chris Makin. Chris Makin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Frederico Moreira.
45.00
Omer Mike hits a low pass to Helder Costa. Helder Costa lofts in a cross ball towards Chris Makin. Chris Makin fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Santa Clara appear unchanged since the first half. Rio Ave also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Santa Clara kick off!
48.37
Alexandre Mendes breaks forward. Alexandre Mendes flicks a high pass forward. Chris Makin controls it well on his chest. Chris Makin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
57.34
Carlos Reis knocks the ball to his team mate, Alec Mason. Alec Mason knocks in a cross ball towards Paulo Quaresma. Paulo Quaresma makes a deft header but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
60.55
0-0Santa Clara have made 2 substitutions with Rafael Castro replacing Omer Mike and Ulrich Pericard replacing Helder Costa .Rio Ave have made 3 substitutions with Ivan Soto replacing Vasco Nascimento, Helder Ribeiro replacing Daniel Castro and Quim Pinto replacing Paulo Quaresma .
67.10
Abel Pinto deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Colin Johnstone. Colin Johnstone chips the ball to his team mate, Chris Makin. Chris Makin knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
69.27
Tomas Santos threads the ball through to Quim Pinto. Quim Pinto plays a scrappy one-two with Alec Mason and stumbles forward towards the goal... Some good footwork from Quim Pinto provides some space. He shoots at goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
77.09
Santa Clara have made a substitution with Albert Del Sol replacing Colin Johnstone .
81.50
Hugo Vieira flicks a high ball forward to Pedro Almeida who takes it down. Pedro Almeida knocks the ball forward to Ulrich Pericard. Ulrich Pericard knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Frederico Moreira.
87.43
Miguel Ribeiro receives the ball from a throw-in from Helder Ribeiro. Miguel Ribeiro makes a beautiful solo run. Miguel Ribeiro sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
0
Shots off Target
1
4
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.1%
48.9%
Play Area
34.1%
47.7%
18.2%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Carlos Reis of Rio Ave |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Philipp Engels (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Abel Pinto (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Hugo Vieira (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Rui Reis (DEF) | 9 | |
| 5. | Alexandre Mendes (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Omer Mike (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Mario Teixeira (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Pedro Almeida (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Colin Johnstone (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Helder Costa (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Chris Makin (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Rafael Castro (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Albert Del Sol (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Ulrich Pericard (MID) | 6 | |
| 1. | Pedro Gomes (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Guilherme Moreira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Vasco Nascimento (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Frederico Moreira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Pegguy Neveu (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Tomas Santos (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Daniel Castro (MID) |  | 6 |
| 8. | Miguel Ribeiro (MID) | | 6 |
| 9. | Carlos Reis (MID) | 9 | |
| 10. | Alec Mason (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Paulo Quaresma (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Ivan Soto (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Helder Ribeiro (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Quim Pinto (GK) | 7 | |