Match Report
| Varzim | Varzim |  |  | Rio Ave | Rio Ave | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bruno Teixeira | B. Teixeira |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 | | Diogo Santos | D. Santos | |||||||||
| Cristiano Moreira | C. Moreira | | 82 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 |  | Riccardo Cassetti | R. Cassetti | |||||||||
| Helder Monteiro | H. Monteiro | | 69 | D | | 3 | | D | 65 |  | Matthieu Queudrue | M. Queudrue | |||||||||
| Edgar Jesus | E. Jesus | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 | | Joao Reis | J. Reis | |||||||||
| Scott Gemmell | S. Gemmell |  | 59 | D | | 5 | | M | 66 |  | Bakary Breitner | B. Breitner | |||||||||
| Frederico Monteiro | F. Monteiro | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Daniel Campos | D. Campos | |||||||||
| Frederico Castro | F. Castro | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Cristiano Bento | C. Bento | |||||||||
| Urvin Fortes | U. Fortes |  | 57 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 |  | Edmundo Vila | E. Vila | |||||||||
| Paul Thielemann | P. Thielemann | | 50 | M | | 9 | | A | 74 | | Gaetano Atzori | G. Atzori | |||||||||
| Antonio Jardim | A. Jardim | | 66 | A | | 10 | | A | 71 | | Johan Bomers | J. Bomers | |||||||||
| Cesar Gomes | C. Gomes | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 62 | | Frederico Moreira | F. Moreira | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Est˜dio do Varzim S.C. where Varzim play host to Rio Ave. A crowd of 9,893 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Varzim are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Rio Ave appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Varzim are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Rio Ave appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Rio Ave start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.39
0-0Helder Monteiro clumsily knocks into Johan Bomers. The referee calls over Helder Monteiro and shows him a yellow card! Johan Bomers stretches but gets up unharmed.
4.34
0-0Edmundo Vila makes a simple pass to Frederico Moreira. Frederico Moreira lofts in a cross ball towards Gaetano Atzori. Gaetano Atzori is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Bruno Teixeira easily picks it out of the air!
6.14
0-0Cristiano Bento surges forward with the ball. Cristiano Bento shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
10.30
0-0Paul Thielemann chips the ball to his team mate, Cesar Gomes. Cesar Gomes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Riccardo Cassetti.
15.27
0-0Frederico Castro comes in with a late challenge on Cristiano Bento. Frederico Castro is warned by the referee! Cristiano Bento gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
16.59
Cristiano Bento hacks Frederico Monteiro from behind! Cristiano Bento is warned by the referee! Frederico Monteiro gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
22.46
Helder Monteiro powers a long ball forward. Antonio Jardim knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.20
Urvin Fortes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Antonio Jardim. Antonio Jardim controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
30.18
0-0Paul Thielemann hacks Bakary Breitner from behind! Paul Thielemann is warned by the referee! Bakary Breitner hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.30
0-0Bakary Breitner chips the ball to his team mate, Gaetano Atzori. Gaetano Atzori deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Johan Bomers but the linesman indicates offside!
33.35
0-1Daniel Campos makes a simple pass to Frederico Moreira. Frederico Moreira goes all the way! Frederico Moreira makes some space for himself and shoots at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
36.55
Gaetano Atzori catches Helder Monteiro on the ankles. Gaetano Atzori is warned by the referee! Helder Monteiro stretches but gets up unharmed.
40.37
Edmundo Vila takes it forward alone. Edmundo Vila threads the ball through to Frederico Moreira but he's offside!
45.00
Urvin Fortes barges into Daniel Campos. Urvin Fortes is warned by the referee! Daniel Campos runs off the knock.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Varzim get the second half underway!
51.13
Urvin Fortes chips the ball to his team mate, Cesar Gomes. Cesar Gomes sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.13
Helder Monteiro comes in with a late challenge on Frederico Moreira. Helder Monteiro is given a warning by the referee! Frederico Moreira hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
63.45
Urvin Fortes passes the ball forward to Cesar Gomes. Cesar Gomes controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
65.56
Joao Reis surges forward with the ball. Joao Reis deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gaetano Atzori. Gaetano Atzori knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
66.49
Daniel Campos flicks the ball to his team mate, Johan Bomers. Johan Bomers makes a simple pass to Gaetano Atzori. Gaetano Atzori makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
67.11
0-1The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
69.11
Edgar Jesus kicks a strong pass forward to Paul Thielemann. Paul Thielemann chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Jardim. Antonio Jardim shoots from distance but Diogo Santos is on top of it.
73.34
Helder Monteiro passes the ball forward to Frederico Castro. Frederico Castro chips the ball to his team mate, Antonio Jardim. Antonio Jardim shoots from 25 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
78.58
Urvin Fortes makes a beautiful solo run. Urvin Fortes kicks a strong pass forward to Antonio Jardim. Antonio Jardim takes a shot at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
79.31
Riccardo Cassetti knocks the ball forward to Bakary Breitner. Bakary Breitner passes the ball forward to Johan Bomers. Johan Bomers knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Cristiano Moreira.
89.11
Riccardo Cassetti knocks the ball forward to Daniel Campos. Daniel Campos chips the ball to his team mate, Gaetano Atzori. Gaetano Atzori tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Bruno Teixeira!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
2
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
38.4%
61.6%
Play Area
27.9%
48.8%
23.3%
Scorers