Match Report
| Beira Mar | Beira Mar |  |  | Rio Ave | Rio Ave | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diogo Viana | D. Viana |  | 64 | G |  | 1 | | G | 79 | | Rui Nunes | R. Nunes | |||||||||
| Luis Faria | L. Faria | | 72 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 76 | | Pedro Nascimento | P. Nascimento | |||||||||
| Jorge Semedo | J. Semedo | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 74 | | Joao Moutinho | J. Moutinho | |||||||||
| Einar Kristmundsson | E. Kristmundsson |  | 61 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 | | Quim Faria | Q. Faria | |||||||||
| Jaime Valente | J. Valente | | 56 | D | | 5 | | D | 64 | | Edgar Alves | E. Alves | |||||||||
| Abel Rego | A. Rego | | 75 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 |  | Tijani Koevermans | T. Koevermans | |||||||||
| Alan Grondin | A. Grondin |  | 68 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 |  | Claude Laget | C. Laget | |||||||||
| Guilherme Castro | G. Castro | | 67 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Abel Jardim | A. Jardim | |||||||||
| Nwankwo Clarke | N. Clarke | | 80 | A | | 9 | | A | 65 | | Paulo Castro | P. Castro | |||||||||
| Rodolfo Guerrero Lopez | R. Guerrero Lopez |  | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Abel Mendes | A. Mendes | |||||||||
| Frederico Veloso | F. Veloso | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 60 |  | Armando Mazzoli | A. Mazzoli | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by ALAC |
Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Estádio Municipal where Beira Mar play host to Rio Ave. A crowd of 20,161 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Beira Mar and Rio Ave are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Beira Mar and Rio Ave are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Rio Ave kick off!
3.29
0-0Guilherme Castro chips the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Clarke. Nwankwo Clarke knocks in a cross ball towards Frederico Veloso. Frederico Veloso powers a header at goal. It's miles wide!
6.36
Abel Jardim flicks the ball to his team mate, Armando Mazzoli. Armando Mazzoli shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
8.44
Joao Moutinho makes a simple pass to Abel Jardim. Abel Jardim flicks the ball to his team mate, Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro goes all the way! Paulo Castro shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
9.54
0-0Abel Jardim makes a simple pass to Armando Mazzoli. Armando Mazzoli sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
16.40
Abel Jardim deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
22.54
Tijani Koevermans flicks the ball to his team mate, Abel Mendes. Abel Mendes threads the ball through to Armando Mazzoli. Armando Mazzoli shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
28.13
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
36.26
0-0Alan Grondin knocks the ball forward to Nwankwo Clarke. Nwankwo Clarke knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Joao Moutinho.
39.16
0-0Edgar Alves hacks Abel Rego from behind! The referee calls over Edgar Alves and shows him a yellow card! Abel Rego runs off the knock.
45.00
Claude Laget deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Armando Mazzoli. Armando Mazzoli controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Beira Mar kick off!
47.17
Jorge Semedo knocks the ball forward to Guilherme Castro. Guilherme Castro knocks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Veloso. Frederico Veloso knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
48.23
Tijani Koevermans deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Armando Mazzoli. Armando Mazzoli knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
49.50
Pedro Nascimento knocks the ball forward to Tijani Koevermans. Tijani Koevermans threads the ball through to Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro goes all the way! Paulo Castro takes a shot at goal but Diogo Viana is on top of it.
54.37
Jorge Semedo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alan Grondin. Alan Grondin decides to run forward with the ball. Alan Grondin shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Rui Nunes manages to gather it comfortably.
55.44
0-1Joao Moutinho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Claude Laget. Claude Laget chips the ball to his team mate, Armando Mazzoli. Armando Mazzoli plays a perfect one-two with Paulo Castro and rushes in on goal... Armando Mazzoli shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Armando Mazzoli scores for Rio Ave!!
61.13
0-1Alan Grondin clumsily knocks into Claude Laget. Alan Grondin is warned by the referee! Claude Laget hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.14
0-1Abel Jardim controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Armando Mazzoli. Armando Mazzoli knocks the ball forward to Abel Mendes but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
65.17
Edgar Alves controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Claude Laget. Claude Laget makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Armando Mazzoli. Armando Mazzoli shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
67.12
Claude Laget surges forward with the ball. Claude Laget shoots from outside the area but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
69.53
Luis Faria threads the ball through to Alan Grondin. Alan Grondin makes a probing pass to Nwankwo Clarke. Nwankwo Clarke whips in a cross ball towards Rodolfo Guerrero Lopez. Rodolfo Guerrero Lopez powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Rui Nunes.
71.22
Pedro Nascimento threads the ball through to Claude Laget. Claude Laget makes a simple pass to Armando Mazzoli. Armando Mazzoli shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
72.58
Abel Mendes hacks Einar Kristmundsson from behind! Abel Mendes is shown the yellow card! Einar Kristmundsson runs off the knock.
73.23
Alan Grondin knocks the ball forward to Rodolfo Guerrero Lopez. Rodolfo Guerrero Lopez whips in a cross ball towards Nwankwo Clarke. Nwankwo Clarke is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Nwankwo Clarke scores for Beira Mar!!
78.10
Abel Jardim flicks the ball to his team mate, Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro threads the ball through to Armando Mazzoli but he's offside!
81.53
Luis Faria controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Guilherme Castro. Guilherme Castro makes a probing pass to Frederico Veloso. Frederico Veloso shoots from distance but it is tipped over by Rui Nunes.
83.56
Abel Jardim surges forward with the ball. Abel Jardim controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Abel Mendes. Abel Mendes cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
Claude Laget controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Armando Mazzoli. Armando Mazzoli knocks in a cross ball towards Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro flicks the ball with his head. Diogo Viana easily smothers it.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
4
6
Shots off Target
1
7
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
41.9%
58.1%
Play Area
34.9%
43%
22.1%
Scorers