Match Report
| Rio Ave | Rio Ave |  |  | Naval | Naval | ||||||||||||||||
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| Andre Barros | A. Barros |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 | | Tomas Moreira | T. Moreira | |||||||||
| Artur Varela | A. Varela | | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 71 | | Sebastiao Lopes | S. Lopes | |||||||||
| Carlos Moutinho | C. Moutinho | | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 |  | Julian Hackworth | J. Hackworth | |||||||||
| Joao Teixeira | J. Teixeira | | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 68 | | Cristiano Valente | C. Valente | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Jardim | R. Jardim | | 50 | D |  | | 5 | | M | 77 |  | Rosario Balli | R. Balli | ||||||||
| Pedro Pinheiro | P. Pinheiro | | 67 | M | | 6 | | | M | 69 | | Cesar Fonseca | C. Fonseca | ||||||||
| Ruben Reis | R. Reis | | 65 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Mark Hughes | M. Hughes | |||||||||
| Elías Ferreyra | E. Ferreyra |  | 63 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 |  | Hugo Duran | H. Duran | |||||||||
| Sebastiao Lopes | S. Lopes | | 60 | M | | 9 | | A | 75 |  | Dietmar Vogel | D. Vogel | |||||||||
| Luis Loureiro | L. Loureiro | | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 73 |  | Jan Vennegoor Schut | J. Schut | |||||||||
| Miguel Antunes | M. Antunes | | 61 | A | | 11 | | A | 67 | | Duarte Carvalho | D. Carvalho | |||||||||
| Antonio Alves | A. Alves | | 58 | A | | 12 | | A | 65 | | Matteo Baiocchi | M. Baiocchi | |||||||||
| Samuel Tavares | S. Tavares | | 57 | M | | 13 | | D | 62 | | Norman Boyd | N. Boyd | |||||||||
| Claudio Herrera | C. Herrera | | 56 | A | | 14 | | D | 61 | | Sebastiao Tavares | S. Tavares | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to Naval. Its a sell-out today with the 14,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rio Ave are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Naval appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Hugo Rego.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Rio Ave are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Naval appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Hugo Rego.
0.00
0-0Rio Ave kick off and get the match underway!
6.21
0-0Mark Hughes flicks the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Lopes. Sebastiao Lopes brings the ball forward. Sebastiao Lopes knocks in a cross ball towards Dietmar Vogel. Dietmar Vogel is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies wide!
9.05
0-0Ruben Reis chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Lopes. Sebastiao Lopes runs straight at the opposition's defence. Sebastiao Lopes whips in a cross ball towards Miguel Antunes. Miguel Antunes is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. Tomas Moreira didn't know what hit him as the ball comes off him at close range. The loose ball is scrambled clear by the defence.
14.10
Mark Hughes makes a probing pass to Jan Vennegoor Schut. Jan Vennegoor Schut finds some space and shoots from distance but it whistles just wide of the post!
15.15
0-0Ruben Reis comes in with a late challenge on Mark Hughes. Ruben Reis is given a warning by the referee! Mark Hughes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.24
Mark Hughes knocks the ball to his team mate, Rosario Balli. Rosario Balli plays the ball forward to Duarte Carvalho. Duarte Carvalho sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but is denied by Andre Barros. Excellent save.
33.44
0-0Artur Varela deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ruben Reis. Ruben Reis flicks a high pass forward. Miguel Antunes collects the pass. Miguel Antunes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Sebastiao Lopes.
39.39
Ruben Reis knocks the ball to his team mate, Luis Loureiro. Luis Loureiro knocks in a cross ball towards Miguel Antunes. Miguel Antunes is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it flies well off target!
40.41
0-1Sebastiao Lopes makes a beautiful solo run. Sebastiao Lopes makes a probing pass to Mark Hughes. Mark Hughes shoots from distance. What a cracker!! Andre Barros had no chance!! Goal for Naval!
45.00
Cristiano Valente controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cesar Fonseca. Cesar Fonseca knocks the ball forward to Jan Vennegoor Schut. Jan Vennegoor Schut knocks in a cross ball towards Duarte Carvalho. With a superhuman jump, Duarte Carvalho connects with the ball and heads it goalwards. The ball hits the post, bouncing back into play. Naval are unable to capitalise and the keeper manages to gather up the loose ball.
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. Naval also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Naval kick off!
48.40
With intelligent imagination, Carlos Moutinho laces a weighted ball forward to Miguel Antunes. Miguel Antunes rushes past Sebastiao Lopes! Miguel Antunes makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
59.13
Hugo Duran flicks a high pass forward. Dietmar Vogel controls it well on his chest. Dietmar Vogel controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
61.01
Cristiano Valente sees Sebastiao Lopes in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sebastiao Lopes flicks a high pass forward to Dietmar Vogel who brings the ball under control. Dietmar Vogel sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It's miles wide!
65.50
Cristiano Valente sees a break and surges forward. Cristiano Valente knocks in a cross ball towards Jan Vennegoor Schut. Jan Vennegoor Schut beats his man to it with a header but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
66.44
Without breaking stride, Sebastiao Lopes plays the ball forward to Duarte Carvalho. Duarte Carvalho tries a spectacular long range effort. Andre Barros effortlessly gets down and covers it.
77.58
1-1Naval have made 2 substitutions with Matteo Baiocchi replacing Cristiano Valente and Sebastiao Tavares replacing Cesar Fonseca .
79.19
Joao Teixeira pushes up the pitch. Joao Teixeira knocks the ball forward to Luis Loureiro. Luis Loureiro shoots from 25 yards but it is shockingly off target!
83.46
Carlos Moutinho chips the ball to his team mate, Elías Ferreyra. Elías Ferreyra hits a low pass to Miguel Antunes. Miguel Antunes shoots from long range. The ball takes a deflection leaving Tomas Moreira with no chance!! Goal for Rio Ave!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
2
6
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
44.1%
55.9%
Play Area
35.3%
41.2%
23.5%
Scorers
| Miguel Antunes 48, 83 | Mark Hughes 40 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Miguel Antunes of Rio Ave |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Andre Barros (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Artur Varela (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Carlos Moutinho (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Joao Teixeira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Rodrigo Jardim (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Pedro Pinheiro (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Ruben Reis (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Elías Ferreyra (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Sebastiao Lopes (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Luis Loureiro (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Miguel Antunes (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Antonio Alves (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Samuel Tavares (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Claudio Herrera (ATT) | 0 | |
| 1. | Tomas Moreira (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Sebastiao Lopes (DEF) | 8 | |
| 3. | Julian Hackworth (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Cristiano Valente (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Rosario Balli (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Cesar Fonseca (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Mark Hughes (MID) | | 8 |
| 8. | Hugo Duran (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Dietmar Vogel (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Jan Vennegoor Schut (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Duarte Carvalho (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Matteo Baiocchi (ATT) | 6 | |
| 13. | Norman Boyd (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Sebastiao Tavares (DEF) | 6 | |