0.00 0-0

The first half starts with Alverca kicking off!

9.37 0-1

Steffen Helmer flicks a high pass forward. Nicky Cutler holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicky Cutler knocks the ball to his team mate, Warren Thatcher. Warren Thatcher tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Alverca!

15.35 0-1

David Circello passes the ball forward to Mario Santos. Mario Santos puts a great ball through. David Circello runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!

32.40 0-1

Sebastiao Lopes catches Nicky Cutler on the ankles. Sebastiao Lopes is given a warning by the referee! Nicky Cutler runs off the knock.

34.56 0-1

Nicky Cutler flicks the ball to his team mate, Seth Tolley. Seth Tolley makes a probing pass between the defence to Edmundo Verges. Edmundo Verges side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Fantastic reaction save from Davy Turpijn!

38.01 0-1

Paulo Barros threads a neat ball through to Ruben Alves. Ruben Alves hits a low pass to Antonio Alves. Antonio Alves controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies just off target!

39.25 0-1

Nicky Cutler hacks Sebastiao Lopes from behind! The referee calls over Nicky Cutler and warns him to calm down! Sebastiao Lopes grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.

40.28 0-1

Nicky Cutler deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Paulo Varela. Paulo Varela makes a defence splitting pass to Warren Thatcher. Warren Thatcher rockets a shot on goal. Davy Turpijn gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!

42.22 0-1

Sebastiao Lopes sees Antonio Alves in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Antonio Alves shoots from 25 yards but it misses the target by a large margin!

44.13 0-1

Nicky Cutler kicks a strong pass forward to Edmundo Verges. Edmundo Verges deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Seth Tolley. Seth Tolley runs straight at the defence! Mario Santos comes in with a late challenge on Seth Tolley. Seth Tolley appeals for a penalty! No!! Unbelievable!!

45.00 0-1

The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

45.00 0-1

Rio Ave kick off the second half!

47.52 0-1

Carlos Moutinho sees Sebastiao Lopes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sebastiao Lopes makes a simple pass to Antonio Alves. Antonio Alves knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jose Carvalho.

48.02 0-1

Sergio Neves threads a neat ball through to Abel Lima. Abel Lima threads a neat ball through to Nicky Cutler. Nicky Cutler runs straight at the defence! Nicky Cutler makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!

49.50 0-1

Edmundo Verges catches Carlos Moutinho on the ankles. The referee calls over Edmundo Verges and shows him a yellow card! Carlos Moutinho stretches but gets up unharmed.

54.37 0-1

Nicky Cutler chips the ball to his team mate, Edmundo Verges. Edmundo Verges skips past Diogo Barros! Edmundo Verges tries a spectacular strike but it is tipped over by Davy Turpijn.

55.11 0-1

It's a corner kick. Edmundo Verges loops the ball over to the far post. Davy Turpijn drops low and scoops up the ball.

57.26 0-1

Diogo Barros flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Alves collects the pass. Antonio Alves knocks in a cross ball towards David Circello. Jose Carvalho clumsily knocks into David Circello. David Circello appeals for a penalty! No says the ref!!

60.25 0-1

Alverca have made 3 substitutions with Silvio Ramos replacing Nicky Cutler, David Mcgovern replacing Paulo Varela and Tiago Andrade replacing Warren Thatcher .

67.17 0-1

Silvio Ramos makes a probing pass to Tiago Andrade. Tiago Andrade makes a great pass forward. Edmundo Verges runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!

71.24 0-1

Edmundo Verges threads a neat ball through to David Mcgovern. David Mcgovern shoots from 25 yards but it's well over the bar!

72.53 0-1

Paulo Barros controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mario Santos. Mario Santos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Corentin Chelle who gathers it comfortably.

77.37 0-1

Silvio Ramos clumsily knocks into Ruben Alves. Silvio Ramos is shown the yellow card! Ruben Alves carries on, but is struggling a bit.

84.42 0-1

Seeing Sebastiao Lopes's run, David Circello quickly throws the ball into his path. Sebastiao Lopes flicks a high ball forward to Ruben Alves who takes it down. Ruben Alves sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Rio Ave are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.

85.11 0-1

David Circello plays the ball forward to Luis Loureiro. Luis Loureiro knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Corentin Chelle who gathers it comfortably.

89.52 0-1

Diogo Barros makes an attacking run forward. Diogo Barros advances inside the box! Diogo Barros shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Corentin Chelle reads it well. Fabulous stop!

90.00 0-1

Sebastiao Lopes flicks a high pass forward. Luis Loureiro collects the pass. Luis Loureiro whips in a cross ball towards Antonio Alves. Antonio Alves directs the ball goalwards with his head but Sergio Neves is between the ball and the goal. Well blocked!

90.00 0-1

The referee blows for full-time