Match Report


Rio AveRio Ave     Sporting LisbonSporting Lisbon
Borja LegazBorja Legaz Computer Player Computer Player
Dumitru StingaD. Stinga77
G
captain1
G
81Fernando JardimF. Jardim
Ruben PinheiroR. Pinheiro69
D
2
D
74Guilherme MartinsG. Martins
Anton KohlerA. Kohler80
D
3
D
72Gian Paolo SalaG. Sala
Gabriel CruzG. Cruz77
D
4
D
69Roberto LimaR. Lima
Chance RobinsonC. Robinson81
D
5
D
65Gaspar JesusG. Jesus
Rui CarvalhoR. Carvalho82
M
6
M
81Vincenzo PalumboV. Palumbo
Alberto VelosoA. Veloso80
M
7captain
M
68Roberto VianaR. Viana
Miguel NevesM. Neves82
M
8
M
65Jose Javier CalvoJ. Calvo
Gaspar AlmeidaG. Almeida78
A
9
A
65Ruel LawrenceR. Lawrence
Nuno MendesN. Mendes77
A
10
A
60David AntunesD. Antunes
Tiago FernandesT. Fernandes69
A
11
A
58Duarte MarquesD. Marques
 
Mark QuagliaM. Quaglia73
D
12
G
76Duarte PinheiroD. Pinheiro
Liam NaylorL. Naylor74
M
13
D
63Rodrigo RamosR. Ramos
Jose SoaresJ. Soares70
A
14
M
62Garry McCoistG. McCoist

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Match Report
It's a warm sunny day here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to Sporting Lisbon. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Rio Ave and Sporting Lisbon are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Cesar Tavares.


0.00
The whistle blows and Sporting Lisbon get the match underway!
8.13
Gabriel Cruz flicks a high pass forward. Nuno Mendes collects the pass. Nuno Mendes rushes past Gaspar Jesus! Nuno Mendes makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball swerves in the air but Guilherme Martins blocks the shot and clears the ball up field!
10.52
Anton Kohler comes in with a late challenge on Roberto Viana. Anton Kohler is given a warning by the referee! Roberto Viana runs off the knock.
12.34
Alberto Veloso threads a neat ball through to Tiago Fernandes. Tiago Fernandes shoots from outside the area but it whistles just wide of the post!
14.09
Gabriel Cruz flicks a high pass forward. Rui Carvalho controls it well on his chest. Rui Carvalho hits a low pass to Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida shoots from long range but Fernando Jardim reads it well. Nice keeping!
18.56
Ruben Pinheiro flicks the ball to his team mate, Miguel Neves. Miguel Neves advances with the ball. Miguel Neves knocks in a cross ball towards Tiago Fernandes. Tiago Fernandes makes a deft header but it slams into the crowd!
20.59
Vincenzo Palumbo hacks Gabriel Cruz from behind! The referee brings Vincenzo Palumbo to one side and gives him a warning! Gabriel Cruz runs off the knock.
24.41
Vincenzo Palumbo flicks a high pass forward. Roberto Viana controls it well on his chest. Roberto Viana lofts in a cross ball towards Vincenzo Palumbo. Vincenzo Palumbo knocks the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Dumitru Stinga. What a great pair of hands!
27.34
Tiago Fernandes knocks the ball to his team mate, Alberto Veloso. Alberto Veloso makes a defence splitting pass to Nuno Mendes. Nuno Mendes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
33.31
Gian Paolo Sala chips the ball to his team mate, David Antunes. David Antunes flicks a high pass forward. Vincenzo Palumbo holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Vincenzo Palumbo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Chance Robinson.
39.16
Anton Kohler makes a probing pass to Rui Carvalho. Rui Carvalho knocks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Mendes. Nuno Mendes plays a scrappy one-two with Miguel Neves and advances towards the goal... Nuno Mendes rockets a shot on goal but it is tipped over by Fernando Jardim.
40.31
Corner kick to Rio Ave. Rui Carvalho chips it out wide. Chance Robinson muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
42.40
Jose Javier Calvo changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. Jose Javier Calvo knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rio Ave appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Lisbon also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Rio Ave start the second half!
47.54
Ruben Pinheiro makes a simple pass to Alberto Veloso. Alberto Veloso threads a neat ball through to Nuno Mendes. Nuno Mendes tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
53.44
Vincenzo Palumbo makes an attacking run forward. Vincenzo Palumbo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gabriel Cruz.
54.18
Miguel Neves hits a low pass to Alberto Veloso. Alberto Veloso passes the ball forward but Tiago Fernandes is offside!
63.58
Gabriel Cruz chips the ball to his team mate, Miguel Neves. Miguel Neves kicks a strong pass forward to Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
67.09
Anton Kohler flicks a high pass forward. Rui Carvalho controls it well on his chest. Rui Carvalho flicks a high ball forward to Alberto Veloso who takes it down. Alberto Veloso knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gian Paolo Sala.
71.33
Anton Kohler makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gaspar Almeida. Gaspar Almeida lofts in a cross ball towards Tiago Fernandes. Tiago Fernandes is unmarked! He powers a header at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
75.38
Alberto Veloso passes the ball forward to Miguel Neves. Miguel Neves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
78.56
Jose Javier Calvo makes a probing pass to Duarte Marques. Duarte Marques knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
85.32
Gabriel Cruz makes a simple pass to Alberto Veloso. Alberto Veloso makes a probing pass to Miguel Neves. Miguel Neves knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Roberto Lima.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Rio Ave

Sporting Lisbon
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
5
0
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
66.2%
33.8%
Play Area
26.5%
45.6%
27.9%

Scorers
Nuno Mendes 27

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nuno Mendes of Rio Ave

Match Ratings
1.Dumitru Stinga (GK)
6
2.Ruben Pinheiro (DEF)
6
3.Anton Kohler (DEF)
6
4.Gabriel Cruz (DEF)
8
5.Chance Robinson (DEF)
6
6.Rui Carvalho (MID)
6
7.Alberto Veloso (MID)
8
8.Miguel Neves (MID)
7
9.Gaspar Almeida (ATT)
6
10.Nuno Mendes (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Tiago Fernandes (ATT)
6
 
12.Mark Quaglia (DEF)
0
13.Liam Naylor (MID)
0
14.Jose Soares (ATT)
0

1.Fernando Jardim (GK)
7
2.Guilherme Martins (DEF)
6
3.Gian Paolo Sala (DEF)
6
4.Roberto Lima (DEF)
6
5.Gaspar Jesus (DEF)
6
6.Vincenzo Palumbo (MID)
6
7.Roberto Viana (MID)
6
8.Jose Javier Calvo (MID)
6
9.Ruel Lawrence (ATT)
6
10.David Antunes (ATT)
6
11.Duarte Marques (ATT)
6
 
12.Duarte Pinheiro (GK)
0
13.Rodrigo Ramos (DEF)
0
14.Garry McCoist (MID)
0