Match Report
| F.C. Arouca | F.C. Arouca |  |  | Santa Clara | Santa Clara | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Dickov | A. Dickov |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 66 |  | Mario Santos | M. Santos | |||||||||
| Sergio Castro | S. Castro | | 63 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 70 | | Vasco Veloso | V. Veloso | |||||||||
| Quim Monteiro | Q. Monteiro | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 | | Alexandre Pinto | A. Pinto | |||||||||
| Miguel Sanchez | M. Sanchez |  | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 | | Sergio Moreira | S. Moreira | |||||||||
| Rui Semedo | R. Semedo | | 54 | D | | 5 | | D | 67 | | Mario Fernandes | M. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Marchanno Zimmerman | M. Zimmerman |  | 61 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 | | Duarte Moutinho | D. Moutinho | |||||||||
| Alan Laver | A. Laver |  | 57 | M | | 7 | | M | 65 | | Menno Schaap | M. Schaap | |||||||||
| Filipe Martins | F. Martins | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 57 | | Francisco Viana | F. Viana | |||||||||
| Neil McStay | N. McStay | | 55 | M | | 9 | | A | 63 | | Luis Oliveira | L. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Manuel Almeida | M. Almeida | | 63 | A | | 10 | | A | 61 | | Patricio Ramos | P. Ramos | |||||||||
| Niccol˜ Di Vaio | N. Di Vaio |  | 60 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Mattia Monaco | M. Monaco | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Estádio Municipal where F.C. Arouca play host to Santa Clara. A crowd of 16,820 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
F.C. Arouca are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Santa Clara appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
F.C. Arouca are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Santa Clara appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
0.00
0-0Santa Clara kick off the first half!
2.24
0-0Quim Monteiro threads the ball through to Neil McStay. Neil McStay passes the ball forward to Niccol˜ Di Vaio. Niccol˜ Di Vaio knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Mario Santos who gathers it comfortably.
8.11
0-0Alan Laver makes a beautiful solo run. Alan Laver whips in a cross ball towards Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but Mario Santos is on top of it.
12.13
Duarte Moutinho makes a beautiful solo run. Duarte Moutinho goes all the way! Duarte Moutinho cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Alex Dickov easily smothers it.
14.51
Menno Schaap chips the ball to his team mate, Patricio Ramos. Patricio Ramos whips in a cross ball towards Mattia Monaco. Mattia Monaco is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Alex Dickov manages to gather it comfortably.
16.58
Alexandre Pinto sees space and advances. Alexandre Pinto brings the ball forward. Alexandre Pinto goes all the way! Alexandre Pinto shows great control and tries a shot on goal but Alex Dickov is on top of it.
18.25
Alan Laver advances with the ball. Alan Laver sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Mario Santos.
26.42
0-0Duarte Moutinho makes a beautiful solo run. Duarte Moutinho finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.04
Rui Semedo passes the ball forward to Marchanno Zimmerman. Marchanno Zimmerman threads the ball through to Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
33.43
Francisco Viana controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Luis Oliveira. Luis Oliveira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.15
1-0Miguel Sanchez knocks the ball to his team mate, Filipe Martins. Filipe Martins advances with the ball. Filipe Martins whips in a cross ball towards Niccol˜ Di Vaio. Niccol˜ Di Vaio heads the ball goalwards. What a cracker!! Mario Santos had no chance!! Goal for F.C. Arouca!
42.54
1-0Santa Clara are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
44.28
Alexandre Pinto kicks a strong pass forward to Menno Schaap. Menno Schaap chips the ball to his team mate, Mattia Monaco. Mattia Monaco chips the ball to his team mate, Luis Oliveira. Luis Oliveira takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
F.C. Arouca kick off the second half!
48.39
Mario Fernandes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duarte Moutinho. Duarte Moutinho passes the ball forward to Luis Oliveira. Luis Oliveira finds some space and shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
49.56
1-0Francisco Viana makes a probing pass to Luis Oliveira. Luis Oliveira kicks a strong pass forward to Mattia Monaco but the referee indicates it's offside!
51.28
Menno Schaap flicks the ball to his team mate, Mattia Monaco. Mattia Monaco shoots from distance but it flies wide!
59.36
Filipe Martins passes the ball forward to Niccol˜ Di Vaio. Niccol˜ Di Vaio whips in a cross ball towards Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida heads the ball goalwards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
60.19
1-0Patricio Ramos comes in with a late challenge on Miguel Sanchez. The referee calls over Patricio Ramos and shows him a yellow card! Miguel Sanchez hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.57
Mario Fernandes sees space and advances. Mario Fernandes passes the ball forward to Patricio Ramos. Patricio Ramos plays a perfect one-two with Luis Oliveira and rushes in on goal... Patricio Ramos takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Alex Dickov manages to gather it comfortably.
66.57
1-0Alan Laver catches Francisco Viana on the ankles. The referee calls over Alan Laver and warns him to calm down! Francisco Viana hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
67.22
Sergio Moreira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duarte Moutinho. Duarte Moutinho makes a probing pass to Mattia Monaco. Mattia Monaco makes a probing pass to Luis Oliveira but he's offside!
69.52
Menno Schaap threads the ball through to Patricio Ramos. Patricio Ramos lofts in a cross ball towards Luis Oliveira. Luis Oliveira flicks the ball with his head but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
75.09
Filipe Martins passes the ball forward to Manuel Almeida. Manuel Almeida plays a perfect one-two with Niccol˜ Di Vaio and rushes in on goal... Manuel Almeida cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
81.13
Quim Monteiro makes a simple pass to Marchanno Zimmerman. Marchanno Zimmerman decides to run forward with the ball. Marchanno Zimmerman shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
85.57
Francisco Viana makes a simple pass to Patricio Ramos. Patricio Ramos finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
87.51
Miguel Sanchez flicks the ball to his team mate, Alan Laver. Alan Laver controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Niccol˜ Di Vaio. Niccol˜ Di Vaio shoots from outside the area but somehow Mario Santos manages to keep it out.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
4
4
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
49.4%
50.6%
Play Area
34.1%
43.5%
22.4%
Scorers