Match Report
| Paços de Ferreira | Paços de Ferreira |  |  | Rio Ave | Rio Ave | ||||||||||||||||
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| Don Mason | D. Mason |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 62 |  | Davy Turpijn | D. Turpijn | |||||||||
| Adrian Pagani | A. Pagani |  | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 63 |  | Paulo Barros | P. Barros | |||||||||
| Bruno Quaresma | B. Quaresma | | 63 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Artur Varela | A. Varela | |||||||||
| Sebastiao Carvalho | S. Carvalho | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 62 | | Diogo Barros | D. Barros | |||||||||
| Helder Costa | H. Costa | | 55 | D | | 5 | | D | 60 | | Carlos Moutinho | C. Moutinho | |||||||||
| Pedro Carvalho | P. Carvalho | | 66 | M | | 6 | | M | 63 | | Mario Santos | M. Santos | |||||||||
| Nuno Quaresma | N. Quaresma | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | David Circello | D. Circello | |||||||||
| Jaime Sousa | J. Sousa | | 54 | M |  | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Sebastiao Lopes | S. Lopes | ||||||||
| Winston Lobont | W. Lobont | | 54 | M | | 9 | | M | 46 | | Ruben Alves | R. Alves | |||||||||
| Tiago Mendes | T. Mendes | | 72 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 | | Luis Loureiro | L. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Paulo Oliveira | P. Oliveira | | 67 | A | | 11 | | | A | 57 | | Antonio Alves | A. Alves | ||||||||
| Paulo Fonseca | P. Fonseca | | 66 | A | | 12 | | G | 58 | | Andre Barros | A. Barros | |||||||||
| Quim Monteiro | Q. Monteiro | | 61 | A | | 13 | | A | 55 | | Paul Gemmill | P. Gemmill | |||||||||
| Henry Best | H. Best |  | 56 | G | | 14 | | A | 55 |  | Claudio Herrera | C. Herrera | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estádio da Mata Real where Paços de Ferreira play host to Rio Ave. A crowd of 11,350 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Paços de Ferreira and Rio Ave are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Artur Andrade.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Paços de Ferreira and Rio Ave are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Artur Andrade.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Paços de Ferreira kick off!
6.00
0-0With imagination, Jaime Sousa laces a through ball forward to Winston Lobont. Winston Lobont plays a scrappy one-two with Nuno Quaresma and stumbles forward towards the goal... Winston Lobont takes a shot at goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
12.46
0-0Sebastiao Carvalho knocks the ball forward to Pedro Carvalho. Pedro Carvalho sees a break and surges forward. Pedro Carvalho knocks in a cross ball towards Nuno Quaresma. Nuno Quaresma powers a header at goal. Good keeping from Davy Turpijn as he gets his fingers to the ball and pushes it wide.
13.22
0-0Pedro Carvalho takes the corner kick, swinging the ball in towards the near post. Winston Lobont comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
16.27
1-0Adrian Pagani makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jaime Sousa. Jaime Sousa makes a probing pass to Nuno Quaresma. Nuno Quaresma knocks in a cross ball towards Paulo Oliveira. Paulo Oliveira connects with a diving header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
28.06
1-0Sebastiao Carvalho threads the ball through to Pedro Carvalho. Pedro Carvalho sees Tiago Mendes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tiago Mendes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
32.18
1-0David Circello barges into Jaime Sousa. The referee brings David Circello to one side and gives him a warning! Jaime Sousa hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.40
Mario Santos threads the ball through to Luis Loureiro. Luis Loureiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
42.04
Adrian Pagani threads a neat ball through to Jaime Sousa. Jaime Sousa decides to run forward with the ball. Jaime Sousa sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Paços de Ferreira appear unchanged since the first half. Rio Ave also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Rio Ave kick off and get the second half underway!
49.26
Pedro Carvalho controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tiago Mendes. Tiago Mendes lofts in a cross ball towards Nuno Quaresma. Nuno Quaresma makes a deft header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
53.22
2-0Carlos Moutinho clumsily knocks into Nuno Quaresma. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Nuno Quaresma gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
54.28
Bruno Quaresma flicks the ball to his team mate, Pedro Carvalho. Pedro Carvalho hits a low pass to Tiago Mendes. Tiago Mendes plays a scrappy one-two with Paulo Oliveira and stumbles forward towards the goal... Tiago Mendes makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's miles wide!
55.20
Paulo Oliveira makes an attacking run forward. Paulo Oliveira shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
57.52
Mario Santos sees Antonio Alves in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Antonio Alves knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Helder Costa.
67.12
2-0Artur Varela barges into Paulo Oliveira. Artur Varela is shown the yellow card! Paulo Oliveira runs off the knock.
69.05
Ruben Alves makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Antonio Alves. Antonio Alves knocks in a cross ball towards Luis Loureiro. Luis Loureiro connects with a diving header but it misses the target by a large margin!
71.48
Nuno Quaresma passes the ball forward to Tiago Mendes. Tiago Mendes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. He makes it look easy!
73.15
Diogo Barros flicks a high pass forward to Sebastiao Lopes who brings the ball neatly under control. Sebastiao Lopes plays the ball forward to Antonio Alves. Antonio Alves knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sebastiao Carvalho.
75.27
Sebastiao Carvalho clumsily knocks into David Circello. The referee brings Sebastiao Carvalho to one side and gives him a warning! David Circello hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
Sebastiao Lopes decides to run forward with the ball. Sebastiao Lopes plays a one-two with Luis Loureiro and advances towards the goal... Sebastiao Lopes tries a spectacular strike. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. He makes it look easy!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
4
1
Shots off Target
5
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
61.9%
38.1%
Play Area
27.4%
46.4%
26.2%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Nuno Quaresma of Paços de Ferreira |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Don Mason (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Adrian Pagani (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Bruno Quaresma (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Sebastiao Carvalho (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Helder Costa (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Pedro Carvalho (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Nuno Quaresma (MID) |  | 9 |
| 8. | Jaime Sousa (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Winston Lobont (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Tiago Mendes (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Paulo Oliveira (ATT) | | 8 |
| 12. | Paulo Fonseca (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Quim Monteiro (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Henry Best (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Davy Turpijn (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Paulo Barros (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Artur Varela (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 4. | Diogo Barros (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Carlos Moutinho (DEF) | | 5 |
| 6. | Mario Santos (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | David Circello (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Sebastiao Lopes (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Ruben Alves (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Luis Loureiro (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Antonio Alves (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Andre Barros (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Paul Gemmill (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Claudio Herrera (ATT) | 0 | |