Match Report


Rio AveRio Ave     Paços de FerreiraPaços de Ferreira
Borja LegazBorja Legaz Craig Thornburrow Craig Thornburrow
Dumitru StingaD. Stinga77
G
captain1
G
79Adrien LlacerA. Llacer
Ruben PinheiroR. Pinheiro69
D
2
D
80Daniel ValenteD. Valente
Anton KohlerA. Kohler80
D
3captain
D
86Lucas RiquelmeL. Riquelme
Gabriel CruzG. Cruz78
D
4
D
83Denis DomiD. Domi
Edgar VelosoE. Veloso68
D
5
D
88Paolo DionisiP. Dionisi
Alberto VelosoA. Veloso80
M
6
M
84Ricardo GuevaraR. Guevara
Rui CarvalhoR. Carvalho82
M
7
M
84Davide SolimenoD. Solimeno
Miguel NevesM. Neves83
M
8
A
77Ruben MarquesR. Marques
Nuno MendesN. Mendes77
A
9
A
82Rodrigo BeltranR. Beltran
Jose SoaresJ. Soares70
A
10
A
81Franceco BonacinaF. Bonacina
Tiago FernandesT. Fernandes69
A
11
A
84Sami BarckS. Barck
 
Jorge AntunesJ. Antunes75
D
12
D
81Neil BremnerN. Bremner
Liam NaylorL. Naylor75
M
13
M
80Duncan MasonD. Mason
Ruben SantosR. Santos68
A
14
A
75Abel MarquesA. Marques

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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to Paços de Ferreira. Its a sell-out today with the 21,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in great condition.
Rio Ave are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Paços de Ferreira appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Silvio Barbosa.


0.00
The first half starts with Paços de Ferreira kicking off!
2.48
Miguel Neves flicks a high pass forward. Rui Carvalho holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rui Carvalho whips in a cross ball towards Jose Soares. Jose Soares is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but is denied by Adrien Llacer. Excellent save.
3.01
With imagination, Gabriel Cruz plays the ball forward to Jose Soares. Jose Soares flicks a high ball forward to Miguel Neves who takes it down. Miguel Neves knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Lucas Riquelme.
6.32
Rui Carvalho flicks a high pass forward. Jose Soares controls it well on his chest. Jose Soares makes a simple pass, allowing Alberto Veloso to run into the box. Alberto Veloso comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Great keeping!
9.54
With imagination, Paolo Dionisi plays the ball forward to Davide Solimeno. Davide Solimeno hits a low pass to Ricardo Guevara. Ricardo Guevara controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Good save!
12.13
Rui Carvalho hits a low pass to Nuno Mendes. Nuno Mendes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
18.39
Davide Solimeno chips the ball to his team mate, Sami Barck. Sami Barck knocks in a cross ball towards Rodrigo Beltran. Rodrigo Beltran flicks the ball with his head but Dumitru Stinga is on top of it.
21.49
Denis Domi sees a break and surges forward. Showing composure, Denis Domi picks a pass forward to Davide Solimeno. Davide Solimeno shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
22.29
Miguel Neves passes the ball forward to Alberto Veloso. Alberto Veloso lofts in a cross ball towards Nuno Mendes. Nuno Mendes finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nuno Mendes!
30.48
Denis Domi clumsily knocks into Alberto Veloso. The referee calls over Denis Domi and warns him to calm down! Alberto Veloso runs off the knock.
32.42
Ricardo Guevara chips the ball to his team mate, Sami Barck. Sami Barck shoots from outside the area but Dumitru Stinga is on top of his game. Fabulous save!
38.09
Alberto Veloso flicks a high pass forward. Rui Carvalho holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Rui Carvalho knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Denis Domi.
39.10
Denis Domi sees Ricardo Guevara in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ricardo Guevara sees a break and surges forward. Ricardo Guevara knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Gabriel Cruz.
40.56
Gabriel Cruz passes the ball forward to Miguel Neves. Miguel Neves knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lucas Riquelme.
42.26
Anton Kohler barges into Rodrigo Beltran. The referee calls over Anton Kohler and warns him to calm down! Rodrigo Beltran hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
Rui Carvalho makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nuno Mendes. Nuno Mendes 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 have changed their lineup with Ruben Santos replacing Tiago Fernandes. Paços de Ferreira appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
The whistle blows and Rio Ave kick off!
48.53
Alberto Veloso flicks a high pass forward. Ruben Santos collects the pass. Ruben Santos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
51.37
Ricardo Guevara flicks the ball to his team mate, Davide Solimeno. Davide Solimeno shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
53.07
Alberto Veloso sees Ruben Santos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ruben Santos whips in a cross ball towards Jose Soares. Jose Soares flicks the ball with his head but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
55.55
Davide Solimeno flicks a high pass forward. Ruben Marques holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ruben Marques whips in a cross ball towards Franceco Bonacina. Franceco Bonacina is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Solid save from Dumitru Stinga.
57.11
Seeing a gap ahead, Edgar Veloso laces a through ball forward to Alberto Veloso. Alberto Veloso lofts in a cross ball towards Jose Soares. Jose Soares makes a looping header on goal. Adrien Llacer didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
59.42
Miguel Neves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alberto Veloso. Alberto Veloso knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Adrien Llacer who gathers it comfortably.
63.20
Franceco Bonacina hits a low pass to Sami Barck. Sami Barck controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
65.01
Miguel Neves chips the ball to his team mate, Alberto Veloso. Alberto Veloso tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Adrien Llacer manages to keep it out.
66.52
Ricardo Guevara brings the ball forward. Ricardo Guevara lofts in a cross ball towards Franceco Bonacina. Franceco Bonacina heads the ball goalwards but it is tipped over by Dumitru Stinga.
68.53
It's a corner kick which Davide Solimeno takes quickly, playing the ball short to Ruben Marques. Ruben Marques makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball comes in low, but it is blocked by Edgar Veloso.
79.54
Gabriel Cruz runs forward with the ball. Gabriel Cruz flicks the ball to his team mate, Jose Soares. Jose Soares whips in a cross ball towards Alberto Veloso. Alberto Veloso beats his man to it with a header. Magnificent save by Adrien Llacer!
81.25
Gabriel Cruz knocks the ball forward to Alberto Veloso. Alberto Veloso makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nuno Mendes. Nuno Mendes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
85.29
Davide Solimeno makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Sami Barck. Sami Barck sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal his aim is horrendously poor!
87.13
Ruben Santos knocks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Mendes. Nuno Mendes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Denis Domi.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Rio Ave

Paços de Ferreira
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
6
7
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
55.4%
44.6%
Play Area
21.6%
50%
28.4%

Scorers
Nuno Mendes 22

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Dumitru Stinga of Rio Ave

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

1.Adrien Llacer (GK)
8
2.Daniel Valente (DEF)
6
3.Lucas Riquelme (DEF)
6
4.Denis Domi (DEF)
6
5.Paolo Dionisi (DEF)
6
6.Ricardo Guevara (MID)
8
7.Davide Solimeno (MID)
7
8.Ruben Marques (ATT)
6
9.Rodrigo Beltran (ATT)
6
10.Franceco Bonacina (ATT)
6
11.Sami Barck (ATT)
6
 
12.Neil Bremner (DEF)
0
13.Duncan Mason (MID)
0
14.Abel Marques (ATT)
0