Match Report
| Rio Ave | Rio Ave |  |  | Farense | Farense | ||||||||||||||||
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| Davy Turpijn | D. Turpijn |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 |  | Cristiano Sousa | C. Sousa | |||||||||
| Paulo Barros | P. Barros | | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 64 |  | Malte Breitner | M. Breitner | |||||||||
| Artur Varela | A. Varela | | 62 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Cesar Barbosa | C. Barbosa | ||||||||
| Diogo Barros | D. Barros | | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Fernando Costa | F. Costa | |||||||||
| Carlos Moutinho | C. Moutinho | | 60 | D | | 5 | | D | 49 | | Luis Mendes | L. Mendes | |||||||||
| Mario Santos | M. Santos | | 63 | M | | 6 | | M | 70 | | Francisco Varela | F. Varela | |||||||||
| David Circello | D. Circello |  | 60 | M | | 7 | | | M | 66 | | Sebastiao Semedo | S. Semedo | ||||||||
| Sebastiao Lopes | S. Lopes | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Jorge Oliveira | J. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Ruben Alves | R. Alves | | 46 | M | | 9 | | M | 59 | | Quim Fonseca | Q. Fonseca | |||||||||
| Luis Loureiro | L. Loureiro | | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 78 | | Silvio Lima | S. Lima | |||||||||
| Antonio Alves | A. Alves | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 57 |  | Sol Nicholls | S. Nicholls | |||||||||
| Andre Barros | A. Barros | | 58 | G | | 12 | | M | 58 | | Manuel Viana | M. Viana | |||||||||
| Paul Gemmill | P. Gemmill |  | 55 | A | | 13 | | A | 56 | | Ruben Jardim | R. Jardim | |||||||||
| Claudio Herrera | C. Herrera |  | 55 | A | | 14 | | A | 51 | | Rui Castro | R. Castro | |||||||||
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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to Farense. A crowd of 12,637 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Rio Ave and Farense are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jorge Antunes.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Rio Ave and Farense are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Jorge Antunes.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Rio Ave kick off!
6.24
0-0Sebastiao Lopes flicks a high pass forward to Luis Loureiro who brings the ball neatly under control. Luis Loureiro shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous stop!
8.19
0-0Sebastiao Semedo flicks the ball to his team mate, Silvio Lima. Silvio Lima knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Artur Varela.
12.57
0-0David Circello flicks a high pass forward. Antonio Alves holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Antonio Alves kicks a strong pass forward to Luis Loureiro but the referee indicates it's offside!
14.44
With vision, Ruben Alves laces a weighted ball forward to Luis Loureiro. Luis Loureiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
22.20
Artur Varela makes a probing pass to David Circello. David Circello kicks a strong pass forward to Antonio Alves. Antonio Alves knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
27.45
0-0Artur Varela threads a neat ball through to Antonio Alves. Antonio Alves whips in a cross ball towards Mario Santos. Mario Santos rises majestically and gets a header on goal but it flies just off target!
28.03
Diogo Barros flicks the ball to his team mate, Antonio Alves. Antonio Alves flicks the ball to his team mate, Luis Loureiro. Luis Loureiro lofts in a cross ball towards Antonio Alves. Antonio Alves makes a looping header on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
30.21
Sebastiao Semedo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sol Nicholls. Sol Nicholls shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
33.19
Artur Varela makes a beautiful solo run. Artur Varela cuts inside the box! Artur Varela tries a spectacular strike but it's a woeful effort!
39.03
Jorge Oliveira makes a simple pass to Sol Nicholls. Sol Nicholls knocks in a cross ball towards Silvio Lima. Silvio Lima whips the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Rio Ave appear unchanged since the first half. Farense also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Farense get the second half underway!
48.08
Mario Santos hits a low pass to Antonio Alves. Antonio Alves shoots from long range but it misses the target by a large margin!
55.23
Artur Varela sees a break and surges forward. Artur Varela sees Antonio Alves in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Antonio Alves knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Cristiano Sousa who gathers it comfortably.
57.14
0-0Sebastiao Semedo changes direction and makes an attacking run forward. With great vision, Sebastiao Semedo plays the ball forward to Silvio Lima who has made a great run into the box. Diogo Barros barges into Silvio Lima. Penalty not given!!
60.13
0-0Artur Varela comes in with a late challenge on Sol Nicholls. Artur Varela is shown the yellow card! Sol Nicholls grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
65.18
1-0David Circello threads the ball through to Luis Loureiro. Luis Loureiro plays a one-two with Antonio Alves and advances towards the goal... Luis Loureiro rockets a shot on goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
75.29
Diogo Barros chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Lopes. Sebastiao Lopes sees Mario Santos in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mario Santos tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
77.43
Jorge Oliveira knocks the ball forward to Silvio Lima. Silvio Lima knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
84.27
Malte Breitner makes a strong solo run forward. Malte Breitner threads a neat ball through to Sol Nicholls. Sol Nicholls knocks in a cross ball towards Silvio Lima. Silvio Lima finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
87.30
Luis Loureiro makes a probing pass to Antonio Alves. Antonio Alves controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Great save!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
5
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
67.5%
32.5%
Play Area
24.7%
48.1%
27.3%
Scorers
| Luis Loureiro 65 | Silvio Lima 84 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Luis Loureiro of Rio Ave |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Davy Turpijn (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Paulo Barros (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Artur Varela (DEF) |  | 7 |
| 4. | Diogo Barros (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Carlos Moutinho (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Mario Santos (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | David Circello (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Sebastiao Lopes (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Ruben Alves (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Luis Loureiro (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Antonio Alves (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Andre Barros (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Paul Gemmill (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Claudio Herrera (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Cristiano Sousa (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Malte Breitner (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Cesar Barbosa (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Fernando Costa (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Luis Mendes (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Francisco Varela (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Sebastiao Semedo (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Jorge Oliveira (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Quim Fonseca (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Silvio Lima (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Sol Nicholls (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Manuel Viana (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Ruben Jardim (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Rui Castro (ATT) | 0 | |