Match Report


Rio AveRio Ave     Sporting CovilhaSporting Covilha
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Andre BarrosA. Barros58
G
1
G
51Eddie HigginbothamE. Higginbotham
Artur VarelaA. Varela65
D
2
D
66Cesar SantosC. Santos
Carlos MoutinhoC. Moutinho60
D
captain3
D
65Antonio CarvalhoA. Carvalho
Joao TeixeiraJ. Teixeira51
D
4
D
56Andre VieiraA. Vieira
Rodrigo JardimR. Jardim50
D
5
D
51Dietmar BusseD. Busse
Pedro PinheiroP. Pinheiro67
M
6
M
75Sebastiao FonsecaS. Fonseca
Ruben ReisR. Reis65
M
7
M
64Pedro VieiraP. Vieira
Elías FerreyraE. Ferreyra63
M
8captain
M
57Chris BarrettC. Barrett
Samuel TavaresS. Tavares57
M
9
M
54Steffen SchachtS. Schacht
Luis LoureiroL. Loureiro64
A
10
A
57Vitor CamposV. Campos
Miguel AntunesM. Antunes61
A
11
A
56Vasco CamposV. Campos
 
Antonio AlvesA. Alves58
A
12
A
53Gregorio AriasG. Arias
Claudio HerreraC. Herrera56
A
13
M
50Stuart GemmillS. Gemmill
Ruben FernandesR. Fernandes53
G
14
D
50Ernesto PardoE. Pardo

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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 Sporting Covilha. A crowd of 12,751 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Rio Ave and Sporting Covilha are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Hugo Moreira.


0.00
Sporting Covilha get the match underway!
6.15
Elías Ferreyra makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruben Reis. Ruben Reis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Pedro Vieira.
8.55
Pedro Pinheiro flicks a high pass forward to Elías Ferreyra who brings the ball under control. Elías Ferreyra shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
12.51
Rodrigo Jardim knocks the ball forward to Ruben Reis. Ruben Reis sees Miguel Antunes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Miguel Antunes lofts in a cross ball towards Samuel Tavares. Samuel Tavares jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. Samuel Tavares scores for Rio Ave!!
20.41
Vitor Campos flicks the ball to his team mate, Chris Barrett. Chris Barrett knocks in a cross ball towards Vitor Campos. Vitor Campos powers a header at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
21.30
Vitor Campos catches Joao Teixeira on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Joao Teixeira runs off the knock.
28.27
Carlos Moutinho sees Luis Loureiro in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Luis Loureiro whips in a cross ball towards Elías Ferreyra. Elías Ferreyra is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Eddie Higginbotham manages to gather it comfortably.
32.39
Carlos Moutinho makes a simple pass to Luis Loureiro. Luis Loureiro shoots from distance. The ball dips but the keeper is on top of it. Quality keeping!
38.18
Artur Varela chips the ball to his team mate, Elías Ferreyra. Elías Ferreyra sees a break and surges forward. Elías Ferreyra edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Elías Ferreyra provides some space. He shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Rio Ave appear unchanged since the first half. Sporting Covilha also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Rio Ave kick off and get the second half underway!
54.34
Antonio Carvalho threads the ball through to Pedro Vieira. Pedro Vieira knocks the ball to his team mate, Vitor Campos. Vitor Campos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
57.56
Samuel Tavares takes it forward alone. Samuel Tavares plays a one-two with Luis Loureiro and rushes in on goal... Samuel Tavares comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
59.39
Pedro Vieira chips the ball to his team mate, Steffen Schacht. Steffen Schacht knocks in a cross ball towards Chris Barrett. Chris Barrett gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The keeper is more than a match for it. Superb keeping!
63.26
Rodrigo Jardim brings the ball forward. Rodrigo Jardim flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruben Reis. Ruben Reis passes the ball forward but Miguel Antunes is offside!
71.56
Carlos Moutinho chips the ball to his team mate, Elías Ferreyra. With vision, Elías Ferreyra plays the ball forward to Luis Loureiro. Luis Loureiro knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Antunes. Miguel Antunes directs the ball goalwards with his head. Eddie Higginbotham gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
73.20
Sebastiao Fonseca chips the ball to his team mate, Vitor Campos. Vitor Campos controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Fabulous save!
75.23
Carlos Moutinho plays the ball forward to Pedro Pinheiro. Pedro Pinheiro knocks the ball to his team mate, Luis Loureiro. Luis Loureiro knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Dietmar Busse.
78.45
Samuel Tavares hits a low pass to Luis Loureiro. Luis Loureiro plays a one-two with Miguel Antunes and advances towards the goal... Luis Loureiro tries a spectacular strike. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice save!
83.39
Ruben Reis decides to run forward with the ball. Ruben Reis whips in a cross ball towards Miguel Antunes. Miguel Antunes beats his man to it with a header but it goes wide for a goal kick.
84.38
Dietmar Busse knocks the ball forward to Steffen Schacht. Steffen Schacht flicks a high pass forward. Vasco Campos controls it well on his chest. Vasco Campos controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Sebastiao Fonseca through on goal. Elías Ferreyra clumsily knocks into Sebastiao Fonseca. Sebastiao Fonseca appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
85.47
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
87.13
With a delightful solo run, Elías Ferreyra stretches the opposition's defence. Elías Ferreyra knocks in a cross ball towards Luis Loureiro. Luis Loureiro heads the ball goalwards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Rio Ave

Sporting Covilha
Goals
3
0
Shots on Target
7
2
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
0
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
63.9%
36.1%
Play Area
24.1%
50.6%
25.3%

Scorers
Samuel Tavares 13
Elías Ferreyra 38
Luis Loureiro 87

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Elías Ferreyra of Rio Ave

Match Ratings
1.Andre Barros (GK)
6
2.Artur Varela (DEF)
7
3.Carlos Moutinho (DEF)
6
4.Joao Teixeira (DEF)
6
5.Rodrigo Jardim (DEF)
7
6.Pedro Pinheiro (MID)
6
7.Ruben Reis (MID)
6
8.Elías Ferreyra (MID)goal scored
9
9.Samuel Tavares (MID)goal scored
8
10.Luis Loureiro (ATT)goal scored
8
11.Miguel Antunes (ATT)
7
 
12.Antonio Alves (ATT)
0
13.Claudio Herrera (ATT)
0
14.Ruben Fernandes (GK)
0

1.Eddie Higginbotham (GK)
7
2.Cesar Santos (DEF)
6
3.Antonio Carvalho (DEF)
6
4.Andre Vieira (DEF)
6
5.Dietmar Busse (DEF)
6
6.Sebastiao Fonseca (MID)
6
7.Pedro Vieira (MID)
6
8.Chris Barrett (MID)
6
9.Steffen Schacht (MID)
6
10.Vitor Campos (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Vasco Campos (ATT)
6
 
12.Gregorio Arias (ATT)
0
13.Stuart Gemmill (MID)
0
14.Ernesto Pardo (DEF)
0