Match Report


Rio AveRio Ave     FC PortoFC Porto
Computer Player Computer Player Jim Toke Jim Toke
Rui NunesR. Nunes79
G
1
G
71Artur RipnuA. Ripnu
Pedro NascimentoP. Nascimento76
D
2
D
74Sergio CortesS. Cortes
Joao MoutinhoJ. Moutinho74
D
3
D
79Nuno BentoN. Bento
Quim FariaQ. Faria67
D
4
D
81Felipe IzazolaF. Izazola
Edgar AlvesE. Alves64
D
5
D
71Khalid El-KhalejK. El-Khalej
Tijani KoevermansT. Koevermans68
M
6
M
84Servando LassiterS. Lassiter
Claude LagetC. Laget67
M
7
M
84Thomas RommedahlT. Rommedahl
Abel JardimA. Jardim66
M
8
M
80Krunoslaw SericK. Seric
Paulo CastroP. Castro65
A
9
A
74Servando StewartS. Stewart
Abel MendesA. Mendes62
A
10
A
75John JonesJ. Jones
Armando MazzoliA. Mazzoli60
A
11
A
73Jairo YbarraJ. Ybarra

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to FC Porto. A crowd of 20,671 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Rio Ave and FC Porto are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.


0.00
FC Porto start the match!
4.58
Nuno Bento passes the ball forward to Servando Lassiter. Servando Lassiter sees space and advances. Servando Lassiter whips in a cross ball towards Servando Stewart. Servando Stewart flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
9.20
Khalid El-Khalej flicks the ball to his team mate, Krunoslaw Seric. Krunoslaw Seric knocks the ball to his team mate, Servando Stewart. Servando Stewart knocks in a cross ball towards Jairo Ybarra. Jairo Ybarra flicks the ball with his head. Rui Nunes easily smothers it.
15.09
Joao Moutinho threads the ball through to Tijani Koevermans. Tijani Koevermans flicks the ball to his team mate, Armando Mazzoli. Armando Mazzoli finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
18.51
Krunoslaw Seric controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jairo Ybarra. Jairo Ybarra knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Quim Faria.
22.44
Krunoslaw Seric makes a simple pass to John Jones. John Jones lofts in a cross ball towards Servando Stewart. Servando Stewart powers a header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
26.32
Claude Laget catches Thomas Rommedahl on the ankles. Claude Laget is warned by the referee! Thomas Rommedahl runs off the knock.
27.31
Thomas Rommedahl catches Claude Laget on the ankles. Thomas Rommedahl is given a warning by the referee! Claude Laget hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.26
Felipe Izazola makes a simple pass to Servando Lassiter. Servando Lassiter knocks the ball forward to Jairo Ybarra. Jairo Ybarra lofts in a cross ball towards John Jones. John Jones heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for John Jones!
38.24
Nuno Bento barges into Paulo Castro. The referee calls over Nuno Bento and warns him to calm down! Paulo Castro runs off the knock.
39.28
Servando Lassiter surges forward with the ball. Servando Lassiter tries a spectacular long range effort. Rui Nunes easily smothers it.
40.37
Khalid El-Khalej comes in with a late challenge on Armando Mazzoli. The referee calls over Khalid El-Khalej and shows him a yellow card! Armando Mazzoli gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
44.57
Thomas Rommedahl makes a simple pass to Jairo Ybarra. Jairo Ybarra knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Rui Nunes who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!


45.00
The whistle blows and Rio Ave kick off!
51.23
Krunoslaw Seric knocks the ball forward to Servando Stewart. Servando Stewart knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.40
Felipe Izazola sees a break and surges forward. Felipe Izazola makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jairo Ybarra. Jairo Ybarra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of John Jones but he's offside!
61.14
Krunoslaw Seric hacks Tijani Koevermans from behind! Krunoslaw Seric is shown the yellow card! Tijani Koevermans carries on, but is struggling a bit.
66.35
Thomas Rommedahl passes the ball forward to John Jones. John Jones knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pedro Nascimento.
67.39
Quim Faria chips the ball to his team mate, Tijani Koevermans. Tijani Koevermans knocks the ball forward to Armando Mazzoli. Armando Mazzoli shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Artur Ripnu!
69.09
Claude Laget deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
72.24
Felipe Izazola surges forward with the ball. Felipe Izazola chips the ball to his team mate, John Jones. John Jones whips in a cross ball towards Servando Stewart. Servando Stewart connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
75.59
Servando Lassiter brings the ball forward. Servando Lassiter whips in a cross ball towards Servando Stewart. Servando Stewart is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
79.33
Claude Laget controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Paulo Castro. Paulo Castro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.52
Servando Lassiter takes it forward alone. Servando Lassiter whips in a cross ball towards Servando Stewart. Servando Stewart heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
84.04
FC Porto are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!


The man of the match was awarded to Servando Stewart of FC Porto
Match Statistics
 

Rio Ave

FC Porto
Goals
0
4
Shots on Target
1
6
Shots off Target
1
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
1
4
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
29.6%
49.3%
21.1%

Scorers
Servando Stewart 22, 72, 76
John Jones 28