Match Report
| Rio Ave | Rio Ave |  |  | Naval | Naval | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Gomes | P. Gomes |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 | | Vasco Monteiro | V. Monteiro | |||||||||
| Guilherme Moreira | G. Moreira | | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 | | Rafael Nunes | R. Nunes | |||||||||
| Vasco Nascimento | V. Nascimento | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 63 | | Daniel Reis | D. Reis | |||||||||
| Frederico Moreira | F. Moreira | | 60 | D |  | | 4 | | | D | 62 |  | Alessandro Gorgone | A. Gorgone | |||||||
| Pegguy Neveu | P. Neveu |  | 58 | D | | 5 | | M | 67 | | Ricardo Moutinho | R. Moutinho | |||||||||
| Tomas Santos | T. Santos | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 60 | | Rodrigo Castro | R. Castro | |||||||||
| Daniel Castro | D. Castro | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 52 | | Fernando Andrade | F. Andrade | |||||||||
| Miguel Ribeiro | M. Ribeiro | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 | | Antonio Ramos | A. Ramos | |||||||||
| Carlos Reis | C. Reis | | 49 | M | | 9 | | A | 67 |  | Jonas Rösler | J. Rösler | |||||||||
| Alec Mason | A. Mason |  | 53 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Diogo Mendes | D. Mendes | |||||||||
| Paulo Quaresma | P. Quaresma | | 49 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Sebastien Masudi | S. Masudi | |||||||||
| Ivan Soto | I. Soto |  | 66 | G | | 12 | | D | 58 | | David Neves | D. Neves | |||||||||
| Helder Ribeiro | H. Ribeiro | | 63 | G | | 13 | | G | 57 | | Eduardo Campos | E. Campos | |||||||||
| Quim Pinto | Q. Pinto | | 63 | G | | 14 | | G | 53 | | Nuno Teixeira | N. Teixeira | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to Naval. A crowd of 8,217 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Rio Ave are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Naval appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Dickov.
The pitch is in good condition.
Rio Ave are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Naval appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Neil Dickov.
0.00
0-0Rio Ave start the match!
3.54
0-0Guilherme Moreira flicks a high ball forward to Tomas Santos who takes it down. Tomas Santos flicks a high pass forward. Paulo Quaresma holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Paulo Quaresma shoots from distance but it flies wide!
4.14
0-0Paulo Quaresma clumsily knocks into Rafael Nunes. Paulo Quaresma is warned by the referee! Rafael Nunes runs off the knock.
8.49
Carlos Reis clumsily knocks into Rodrigo Castro. Carlos Reis is warned by the referee! Rodrigo Castro stretches but gets up unharmed.
10.53
Vasco Nascimento surges forward with the ball. Vasco Nascimento knocks the ball to his team mate, Alec Mason. Alec Mason shoots from 20 yards but it flies just wide!
16.43
Frederico Moreira flicks a high pass forward. Tomas Santos holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Tomas Santos passes the ball forward to Paulo Quaresma. Paulo Quaresma plays a scrappy one-two with Alec Mason and stumbles forward towards the goal... Paulo Quaresma muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
21.22
0-0Rafael Nunes flicks a high pass forward. Fernando Andrade controls it well on his chest. Fernando Andrade flicks a high pass forward to Jonas Rösler who brings the ball under control. Jonas Rösler tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Pedro Gomes.
22.37
0-0Ricardo Moutinho takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Tomas Santos reaches the ball and hoofs it clear.
24.32
0-0Frederico Moreira flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Castro collects the pass. Daniel Castro kicks a strong pass forward to Paulo Quaresma. Paulo Quaresma knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Alessandro Gorgone.
26.18
Frederico Moreira knocks the ball to his team mate, Carlos Reis. Seeing a gap ahead, Carlos Reis plays the ball forward to Paulo Quaresma. Paulo Quaresma knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rafael Nunes.
27.00
Daniel Castro deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paulo Quaresma. Paulo Quaresma whips in a cross ball towards Alec Mason. Alec Mason knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Vasco Monteiro comfortably punches it away to safety.
36.02
Frederico Moreira makes a probing pass to Daniel Castro. Daniel Castro plays the ball forward to Paulo Quaresma. Paulo Quaresma knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
38.10
1-0Daniel Castro kicks a strong pass forward to Paulo Quaresma. Paulo Quaresma edges inside the box! Paulo Quaresma side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Vasco Monteiro with no chance!! Goal for Rio Ave!
42.01
Diogo Mendes comes in with a late challenge on Pegguy Neveu. The referee calls over Diogo Mendes and warns him to calm down! Pegguy Neveu hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Rio Ave appear unchanged since the first half. Naval also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Naval kick off and get the second half underway!
57.01
With a delightful solo run, Fernando Andrade stretches the opposition's defence. Fernando Andrade shoots from long range. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
59.49
Seeing a gap ahead, Rodrigo Castro plays the ball forward to Diogo Mendes. Diogo Mendes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
60.32
1-0Rio Ave have made 3 substitutions with Ivan Soto replacing Vasco Nascimento, Helder Ribeiro replacing Daniel Castro and Quim Pinto replacing Paulo Quaresma .Naval have made 3 substitutions with David Neves replacing Vasco Monteiro, Eduardo Campos replacing Fernando Andrade and Nuno Teixeira replacing Diogo Mendes .
63.09
Miguel Ribeiro flicks a high pass forward. Quim Pinto controls it well on his chest. Quim Pinto knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to David Neves who gathers it comfortably.
66.53
Daniel Reis flicks a high ball forward to Eduardo Campos who takes it down. Eduardo Campos sees a break and surges forward. Eduardo Campos lofts in a cross ball towards Sebastien Masudi. With a superhuman jump, Sebastien Masudi connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
72.42
1-0Miguel Ribeiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Quim Pinto. Quim Pinto makes a great pass forward. Alec Mason runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
73.47
Miguel Ribeiro flicks a high pass forward. Alec Mason collects the pass. Alec Mason passes the ball forward but Quim Pinto is offside!
83.07
Ricardo Moutinho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nuno Teixeira. Nuno Teixeira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Guilherme Moreira.
85.38
Tomas Santos takes it forward alone. Tomas Santos shoots from long range but it curls horrendously wide!
90.00
Miguel Ribeiro hacks Eduardo Campos from behind! The referee warns Miguel Ribeiro to calm down! Eduardo Campos stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
3
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
63.7%
36.2%
Play Area
25%
48.8%
26.2%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Paulo Quaresma of Rio Ave |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Pedro Gomes (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Guilherme Moreira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Vasco Nascimento (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Frederico Moreira (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Pegguy Neveu (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Tomas Santos (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Daniel Castro (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Miguel Ribeiro (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Carlos Reis (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Alec Mason (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Paulo Quaresma (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Ivan Soto (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Helder Ribeiro (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Quim Pinto (GK) | 6 | |
| 1. | Vasco Monteiro (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Rafael Nunes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Daniel Reis (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Alessandro Gorgone (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ricardo Moutinho (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Rodrigo Castro (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Fernando Andrade (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Antonio Ramos (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Jonas Rösler (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Diogo Mendes (ATT) | 5 | |
| 11. | Sebastien Masudi (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | David Neves (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Eduardo Campos (GK) | 8 | |
| 14. | Nuno Teixeira (GK) | 6 | |