Match Report
| Rio Ave | Rio Ave |  |  | FC Porto | FC Porto | ||||||||||||||||
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| Diogo Santos | D. Santos |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 | | Samuel Sousa | S. Sousa | |||||||||
| Riccardo Cassetti | R. Cassetti |  | 66 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 | | Vasco Oliveira | V. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Matthieu Queudrue | M. Queudrue |  | 65 | D | | 3 | | D | 64 | | Cesar Oliveira | C. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Joao Reis | J. Reis | | 64 | D | | 4 | | D | 57 | | Jaime Mendes | J. Mendes | |||||||||
| Bakary Breitner | B. Breitner |  | 66 | M | | 5 | | D | 57 |  | Purrel Heubach | P. Heubach | |||||||||
| Daniel Campos | D. Campos | | 65 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 |  | Billy Mccall | B. Mccall | |||||||||
| Cristiano Bento | C. Bento | | 62 | M | | 7 | | M | 61 | | Ruggiero Smaino | R. Smaino | |||||||||
| Gaspar Monteiro | G. Monteiro | | 60 | M | | 8 | | M | 59 | | Roberto Almeida | R. Almeida | |||||||||
| Gaetano Atzori | G. Atzori | | 74 | A | | 9 | | M | 57 | | Silvio Lopes | S. Lopes | |||||||||
| Johan Bomers | J. Bomers | | 71 | A | | 10 | | A | 72 | | Sebastiao Tavares | S. Tavares | |||||||||
| Frederico Moreira | F. Moreira | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 63 | | Eduardo Nascimento | E. Nascimento | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to FC Porto. A crowd of 8,450 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Rio Ave are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Porto appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Rio Ave are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while FC Porto appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Rio Ave kick off the first half!
4.48
0-0Joao Reis comes in with a late challenge on Sebastiao Tavares. Joao Reis is shown the yellow card! Sebastiao Tavares carries on, but is struggling a bit.
9.25
0-0Vasco Oliveira makes a probing pass to Ruggiero Smaino. Ruggiero Smaino surges forward with the ball. Ruggiero Smaino makes a simple pass to Eduardo Nascimento. Eduardo Nascimento takes a shot at goal. It curls slightly but Diogo Santos manages to gather it comfortably.
16.34
1-0Riccardo Cassetti flicks the ball to his team mate, Bakary Breitner. Bakary Breitner controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Johan Bomers. Johan Bomers lofts in a cross ball towards Frederico Moreira. Frederico Moreira connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
20.47
Cesar Oliveira catches Gaetano Atzori on the ankles. The referee calls over Cesar Oliveira and shows him a yellow card! Gaetano Atzori carries on, but is struggling a bit.
22.22
1-0Riccardo Cassetti knocks the ball to his team mate, Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento makes a probing pass to Johan Bomers. Johan Bomers passes the ball forward but Frederico Moreira is offside!
28.17
Gaspar Monteiro kicks a strong pass forward to Gaetano Atzori. Gaetano Atzori knocks in a cross ball towards Johan Bomers. Johan Bomers flicks the ball with his head. Samuel Sousa easily picks it out of the air!
30.31
Cristiano Bento chips the ball to his team mate, Gaetano Atzori. Gaetano Atzori sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Samuel Sousa easily smothers it!
32.37
1-0Gaspar Monteiro kicks a strong pass forward to Johan Bomers. Johan Bomers knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jaime Mendes.
34.29
1-0Gaspar Monteiro chips the ball to his team mate, Frederico Moreira. Frederico Moreira shoots from long range but it flies wide!
38.01
Matthieu Queudrue passes the ball forward to Cristiano Bento. Cristiano Bento deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Johan Bomers. Johan Bomers shoots from distance but Samuel Sousa is on top of it.
44.40
Cristiano Bento passes the ball forward to Frederico Moreira. Frederico Moreira goes all the way! Frederico Moreira makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and FC Porto kick off!
51.21
Roberto Almeida threads the ball through to Eduardo Nascimento. Eduardo Nascimento knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
53.17
Matthieu Queudrue passes the ball forward to Daniel Campos. Daniel Campos knocks the ball forward to Gaetano Atzori. Gaetano Atzori plays a perfect one-two with Johan Bomers and rushes in on goal... Gaetano Atzori cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. What a cracker!! Samuel Sousa had no chance!! Goal for Rio Ave!
61.03
Matthieu Queudrue makes a simple pass to Bakary Breitner. Bakary Breitner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Gaetano Atzori. Gaetano Atzori finds some space and shoots from distance but it flies wide!
66.50
Jaime Mendes knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruggiero Smaino. Ruggiero Smaino kicks a strong pass forward to Eduardo Nascimento. Eduardo Nascimento knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Diogo Santos who gathers it comfortably.
67.32
Matthieu Queudrue brings the ball forward. Matthieu Queudrue flicks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Moreira. Frederico Moreira tries a spectacular long range effort. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
71.33
Cristiano Bento threads the ball through to Johan Bomers. Johan Bomers plays a perfect one-two with Frederico Moreira and rushes in on goal... Johan Bomers shoots from just inside the box. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
75.17
Ruggiero Smaino chips the ball to his team mate, Sebastiao Tavares. Sebastiao Tavares goes all the way! Sebastiao Tavares rockets a shot on goal. Sebastiao Tavares scores for FC Porto!!
83.03
Purrel Heubach knocks the ball forward to Billy Mccall. Billy Mccall makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Eduardo Nascimento. Eduardo Nascimento shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
85.31
4-1Bakary Breitner hacks Roberto Almeida from behind! The referee calls over Bakary Breitner and warns him to calm down! Roberto Almeida runs off the knock.
87.35
Daniel Campos makes a simple pass to Gaetano Atzori. Gaetano Atzori goes all the way! Gaetano Atzori shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
89.26
Silvio Lopes knocks the ball forward to Sebastiao Tavares. Sebastiao Tavares shoots from distance but it is miles over!
90.00
Roberto Almeida knocks the ball forward to Sebastiao Tavares. Sebastiao Tavares goes all the way! Sebastiao Tavares takes a shot at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
8
2
Shots off Target
3
3
Offsides
2
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
59.3%
40.7%
Play Area
25.6%
45.3%
29.1%
Scorers
| Frederico Moreira 16, 67 Gaetano Atzori 53 Johan Bomers 71 | Sebastiao Tavares 75 |