Match Report
| Varzim | Varzim |  |  | Rio Ave | Rio Ave | ||||||||||||||||
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| Pedro Lopes | P. Lopes |  | 44 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 | | Filipe Costa | F. Costa | |||||||||
| Sebastiao Faria | S. Faria | | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 59 | | Sebastiao Teixeira | S. Teixeira | |||||||||
| Diogo Teixeira | D. Teixeira | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 58 | | Andre Alves | A. Alves | |||||||||
| Thierry Lua-Lua | T. Lua-Lua |  | 56 | D | | 4 | | D | 56 | | Jaime Nascimento | J. Nascimento | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Tavares | R. Tavares | | 55 | D | | 5 | |  | D | 54 |  | Antonio Parlato | A. Parlato | ||||||||
| Pedro Moutinho | P. Moutinho | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 64 | | Rui Jardim | R. Jardim | |||||||||
| Nuno Campos | N. Campos | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 |  | Vincenzo Bischoff | V. Bischoff | |||||||||
| Willy Sekli | W. Sekli |  | 55 | M | | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Rafael Ribeiro | R. Ribeiro | ||||||||
| Pedro Valente | P. Valente | | 53 | M | | 9 | | M | 51 | | Edgar Antunes | E. Antunes | |||||||||
| Duarte Nunes | D. Nunes | | 61 | A | | 10 | | A | 56 | | Cristiano Oliveira | C. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Samuel Andrade | S. Andrade | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Tomas Alves | T. Alves | |||||||||
| Vitor Ribeiro | V. Ribeiro | | 54 | D | | 12 | | D | 54 | | Gaspar Gomes | G. Gomes | |||||||||
| Manuel Bento | M. Bento | | 53 | D | | 13 | | A | 52 | | Jean Chr. Bouzin | J. Bouzin | |||||||||
| Vitor Sousa | V. Sousa | | 50 | M | | 14 | | D | 52 | | Andre Sousa | A. Sousa | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Est˜dio do Varzim S.C. where Varzim play host to Rio Ave. A crowd of 11,839 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Varzim and Rio Ave are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Luis Nascimento.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Varzim and Rio Ave are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Luis Nascimento.
0.00
0-0The first half starts with Varzim kicking off!
9.23
0-0Cristiano Oliveira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Tomas Alves. Tomas Alves shoots from long range but it flies just off target!
28.52
Diogo Teixeira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duarte Nunes. Duarte Nunes plays a one-two with Samuel Andrade and rushes in on goal... Duarte Nunes muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal but it's a lousy effort!
30.36
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
38.22
1-0Rodrigo Tavares knocks the ball forward to Nuno Campos. Nuno Campos kicks a strong pass forward to Samuel Andrade. Samuel Andrade cuts inside the box! Samuel Andrade strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Varzim appear unchanged since the first half. Rio Ave also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Rio Ave kick off the second half!
51.18
1-0Edgar Antunes flicks a high pass forward to Tomas Alves who brings the ball under control. Tomas Alves knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rodrigo Tavares.
57.13
From the throw-in, Andre Alves picks out Jaime Nascimento. Jaime Nascimento decides to run forward with the ball. Jaime Nascimento plays the ball forward to Tomas Alves. Tomas Alves knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Diogo Teixeira.
59.29
Edgar Antunes sees a break and surges forward. Edgar Antunes finds some space and shoots from distance but it is shockingly off target!
63.33
1-0Willy Sekli flicks a high ball forward to Samuel Andrade who takes it down. Samuel Andrade knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Duarte Nunes is offside!
65.54
Thierry Lua-Lua controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nuno Campos. Nuno Campos flicks a high ball forward to Duarte Nunes who takes it down. Duarte Nunes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.04
Nuno Campos flicks the ball to his team mate, Duarte Nunes. Duarte Nunes whips in a cross ball towards Samuel Andrade. Samuel Andrade is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but it's a lousy effort!
69.10
Diogo Teixeira passes the ball forward to Duarte Nunes. Duarte Nunes tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
73.11
1-0Cristiano Oliveira clumsily knocks into Thierry Lua-Lua. The referee warns Cristiano Oliveira to calm down! Thierry Lua-Lua grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
79.08
Antonio Parlato plays the ball forward to Andre Alves. Andre Alves knocks the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Oliveira. Cristiano Oliveira knocks in a cross ball towards Tomas Alves. Tomas Alves finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
81.26
Rafael Ribeiro chips the ball to his team mate, Edgar Antunes. Edgar Antunes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.11
Andre Alves flicks a high pass forward. Cristiano Oliveira collects the pass. Cristiano Oliveira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
84.40
Vincenzo Bischoff catches Willy Sekli on the ankles. The referee warns Vincenzo Bischoff to calm down! Willy Sekli gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
1
0
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
55.9%
44.1%
Play Area
26.5%
54.4%
19.1%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Samuel Andrade of Varzim |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Pedro Lopes (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Sebastiao Faria (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Diogo Teixeira (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | Thierry Lua-Lua (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Rodrigo Tavares (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Pedro Moutinho (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Nuno Campos (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Willy Sekli (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Pedro Valente (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Duarte Nunes (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Samuel Andrade (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 12. | Vitor Ribeiro (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Manuel Bento (DEF) | 0 | |
| 14. | Vitor Sousa (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Filipe Costa (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Sebastiao Teixeira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Andre Alves (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Jaime Nascimento (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Antonio Parlato (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Rui Jardim (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Vincenzo Bischoff (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Rafael Ribeiro (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Edgar Antunes (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Cristiano Oliveira (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Tomas Alves (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Gaspar Gomes (DEF) | 0 | |
| 13. | Jean Chr. Bouzin (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Andre Sousa (DEF) | 0 | |