Match Report
| Rio Ave | Rio Ave |  |  | AD Ovarense | AD Ovarense | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marvin Le Tissier | M. Le Tissier |  | 58 | G |  | 1 | | G | 69 |  | Pedro Almeida | P. Almeida | |||||||||
| Artur Neves | A. Neves | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 62 | | Gaspar Ribeiro | G. Ribeiro | |||||||||
| Jorge Loureiro | J. Loureiro | | 57 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 | | Samuel Jardim | S. Jardim | |||||||||
| Dietmar Döring | D. Döring |  | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 58 | | Lennart Friedmann | L. Friedmann | |||||||||
| Vitor Fernandes | V. Fernandes | | 47 | D | | 5 | | D | 57 |  | Dominic Young | D. Young | |||||||||
| Tomas Reis | T. Reis | | 81 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Mario Mendes | M. Mendes | |||||||||
| Rui Ribeiro | R. Ribeiro | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 63 | | Steve Crooks | S. Crooks | |||||||||
| Manuel Reis | M. Reis | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Antonio Jardim | A. Jardim | |||||||||
| Mauro Simeoni | M. Simeoni |  | 49 | M | | 9 | | M | 43 | | Nuno Teixeira | N. Teixeira | |||||||||
| Silvio Martins | S. Martins | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 65 | | Matthias Streich | M. Streich | |||||||||
| Dean Benjamin | D. Benjamin | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Ruben Moreira | R. Moreira | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to AD Ovarense. A crowd of 8,658 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both Rio Ave and AD Ovarense are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Rio Ave and AD Ovarense are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0AD Ovarense get the match underway!
6.08
0-0Manuel Reis makes a probing pass to Dean Benjamin. Dean Benjamin tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
12.08
0-0Artur Neves passes the ball forward to Rui Ribeiro. Rui Ribeiro brings the ball forward. Rui Ribeiro kicks a strong pass forward to Silvio Martins but the referee indicates it's offside!
16.41
0-0AD Ovarense are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
20.53
0-0Steve Crooks flicks the ball to his team mate, Ruben Moreira. Ruben Moreira knocks in a cross ball towards Matthias Streich. Matthias Streich connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Marvin Le Tissier manages to keep it out.
21.47
Antonio Jardim knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruben Moreira. Ruben Moreira shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
24.26
1-0Manuel Reis makes a simple pass to Silvio Martins. Silvio Martins lofts in a cross ball towards Dean Benjamin. Dean Benjamin directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's there!! Pedro Almeida has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
34.26
1-0Tomas Reis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Silvio Martins. Silvio Martins knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
36.48
Steve Crooks controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ruben Moreira. Ruben Moreira knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Vitor Fernandes.
44.45
Antonio Jardim deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Matthias Streich. Matthias Streich knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marvin Le Tissier who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
Nuno Teixeira decides to run forward with the ball. Nuno Teixeira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruben Moreira but he's offside!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Rio Ave kick off!
47.56
1-0Dietmar Döring comes in with a late challenge on Matthias Streich. The referee calls over Dietmar Döring and shows him a yellow card! Matthias Streich hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
48.53
1-0Steve Crooks hacks Rui Ribeiro from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Rui Ribeiro grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
51.14
Rui Ribeiro passes the ball forward to Silvio Martins. Silvio Martins lofts in a cross ball towards Dean Benjamin. Dean Benjamin powers a header at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
54.34
Ruben Moreira catches Dietmar Döring on the ankles. Ruben Moreira is shown the yellow card! Dietmar Döring hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
61.36
Jorge Loureiro chips the ball to his team mate, Tomas Reis. Tomas Reis makes a probing pass to Dean Benjamin. Dean Benjamin shoots from long range but it flies wide!
63.11
Tomas Reis flicks the ball to his team mate, Silvio Martins. Silvio Martins whips in a cross ball towards Dean Benjamin. Dean Benjamin is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it is tipped over by Pedro Almeida.
65.54
1-0Samuel Jardim hacks Dean Benjamin from behind! Samuel Jardim is warned by the referee! Dean Benjamin runs off the knock.
66.02
Artur Neves kicks a strong pass forward to Rui Ribeiro. Rui Ribeiro passes the ball forward to Silvio Martins. Silvio Martins goes all the way! Silvio Martins tries a spectacular strike but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
73.23
Dietmar Döring knocks the ball to his team mate, Tomas Reis. Tomas Reis brings the ball forward. Tomas Reis makes a probing pass to Dean Benjamin but he's offside!
83.25
Dietmar Döring comes in with a late challenge on Matthias Streich. Dietmar Döring is warned by the referee! Matthias Streich runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
2
3
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
58.9%
41.1%
Play Area
34.2%
42.5%
23.3%
Scorers