Match Report
| Santa Clara | Santa Clara |  |  | Rio Ave | Rio Ave | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Filipe Oliveira | F. Oliveira |  | 66 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 | | Diogo Santos | D. Santos | |||||||||
| Roberto Pinheiro | R. Pinheiro | | 68 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 |  | Riccardo Cassetti | R. Cassetti | |||||||||
| Bruno Alves | B. Alves | | 68 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 |  | Matthieu Queudrue | M. Queudrue | |||||||||
| Silvio Pinto | S. Pinto | | 62 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 | | Joao Reis | J. Reis | |||||||||
| Frederico Alves | F. Alves | | 61 | D | | 5 | | M | 66 |  | Bakary Breitner | B. Breitner | |||||||||
| Joao Teixeira | J. Teixeira | | 68 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Daniel Campos | D. Campos | |||||||||
| Quim Tavares | Q. Tavares | | 66 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Cristiano Bento | C. Bento | |||||||||
| Alexandre Rego | A. Rego | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Gaspar Monteiro | G. Monteiro | |||||||||
| Quim Fernandes | Q. Fernandes | | 56 | M | | 9 | | A | 71 |  | Johan Bomers | J. Bomers | |||||||||
| Edgar Pinheiro | E. Pinheiro | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Frederico Moreira | F. Moreira | |||||||||
| Alberto Ramos | A. Ramos | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Rui Ferreira | R. Ferreira | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by Armellini |
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Est˜dio de Sao Miguel where Santa Clara play host to Rio Ave. A crowd of 9,795 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Santa Clara are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Rio Ave appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Santa Clara are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Rio Ave appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Rio Ave kick off and get the first half underway!
2.30
0-0Riccardo Cassetti sweeps the ball long. Frederico Moreira knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
4.37
0-0Silvio Pinto chips the ball to his team mate, Quim Fernandes. Quim Fernandes surges forward with the ball. Quim Fernandes shoots from 25 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
9.33
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
10.55
0-1Daniel Campos knocks the ball to his team mate, Rui Ferreira. Rui Ferreira whips in a cross ball towards Frederico Moreira. Frederico Moreira powers a header at goal. It's there!! Filipe Oliveira has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
16.48
0-1Cristiano Bento barges into Quim Tavares. The referee calls over Cristiano Bento and warns him to calm down! Quim Tavares carries on, but is struggling a bit.
18.39
0-1Bakary Breitner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Johan Bomers. Johan Bomers sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Filipe Oliveira is on top of it.
20.48
Joao Reis kicks a strong pass forward to Daniel Campos. Daniel Campos passes the ball forward to Frederico Moreira. Frederico Moreira shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
24.03
Cristiano Bento passes the ball forward to Frederico Moreira. Frederico Moreira plays a perfect one-two with Rui Ferreira and rushes in on goal... Frederico Moreira rockets a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
26.58
Cristiano Bento knocks the ball forward to Rui Ferreira. Rui Ferreira plays a perfect one-two with Frederico Moreira and rushes in on goal... Rui Ferreira shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies wide!
32.25
Gaspar Monteiro makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Johan Bomers. Johan Bomers makes a probing pass to Frederico Moreira. Frederico Moreira takes a shot at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
38.53
Silvio Pinto takes it forward alone. Silvio Pinto brings the ball forward. Silvio Pinto shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
40.07
0-2Daniel Campos hacks Alexandre Rego from behind! The referee calls over Daniel Campos and warns him to calm down! Alexandre Rego hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
42.40
0-2Frederico Alves comes in with a late challenge on Rui Ferreira. Frederico Alves is shown the yellow card! Rui Ferreira runs off the knock.
44.21
Bruno Alves catches Johan Bomers on the ankles. The referee calls over Bruno Alves and warns him to calm down! Johan Bomers carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Santa Clara kick off!
49.17
Gaspar Monteiro hacks Joao Teixeira from behind! The referee calls over Gaspar Monteiro and warns him to calm down! Joao Teixeira grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
53.10
Quim Tavares advances with the ball. Quim Tavares whips in a cross ball towards Edgar Pinheiro. Edgar Pinheiro connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
54.29
The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
59.59
Quim Tavares deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Edgar Pinheiro. Edgar Pinheiro shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
63.49
Daniel Campos knocks the ball forward to Frederico Moreira. Frederico Moreira plays a perfect one-two with Rui Ferreira and rushes in on goal... Frederico Moreira takes a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
66.15
Daniel Campos makes a simple pass to Frederico Moreira. Frederico Moreira controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
67.32
Joao Reis sees a break and surges forward. Joao Reis makes a probing pass to Johan Bomers. Johan Bomers plays a perfect one-two with Frederico Moreira and rushes in on goal... Johan Bomers shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Filipe Oliveira easily smothers it!
73.20
Daniel Campos threads the ball through to Johan Bomers. Johan Bomers shoots from distance but Filipe Oliveira is on top of it.
75.02
Rio Ave are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Santa Clara's defence.
78.56
Joao Reis knocks the ball to his team mate, Gaspar Monteiro. Gaspar Monteiro passes the ball forward to Johan Bomers. Johan Bomers shoots from long range. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
81.41
Alberto Ramos comes in with a late challenge on Joao Reis. Alberto Ramos is warned by the referee! Joao Reis hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
89.55
Quim Fernandes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edgar Pinheiro. Edgar Pinheiro finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
90.00
0-2Daniel Campos knocks the ball forward to Rui Ferreira. Rui Ferreira makes a probing pass to Frederico Moreira but he's offside!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
2
Shots on Target
2
6
Shots off Target
3
5
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
38.6%
61.4%
Play Area
30.1%
49.4%
20.5%
Scorers
| Frederico Moreira 11, 32 |