Match Report
| Rio Ave | Rio Ave |  |  | Santa Clara | Santa Clara | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pedro Gomes | P. Gomes |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 | | Andre Faria | A. Faria | |||||||||
| Jose Bento | J. Bento | | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Jaime Moreira | J. Moreira | |||||||||
| Nuno Costa | N. Costa | | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Cesar Barros | C. Barros | |||||||||
| Roberto Moutinho | R. Moutinho | | 56 | D |  | | 4 | | | D | 52 |  | Ahmed Wilnis | A. Wilnis | |||||||
| Enrique Alonso | E. Alonso |  | 53 | D | | 5 | | D | 51 | | Carlos Lopes | C. Lopes | |||||||||
| Daniel Castro | D. Castro | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 71 | | Andre Vieira | A. Vieira | |||||||||
| Rafael Martins | R. Martins | | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 |  | Omer Mike | O. Mike | |||||||||
| Jaap Wijngaarden | J. Wijngaarden | | 49 | M | | 8 | | M | 55 |  | Colin Johnstone | C. Johnstone | |||||||||
| Carlos Reis | C. Reis | | 48 | M | | 9 | | M | 55 | | Pedro Almeida | P. Almeida | |||||||||
| Ricardo Pardo | R. Pardo | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 73 | | Marvin Boyd | M. Boyd | |||||||||
| Nuno Reis | N. Reis | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 64 | | Chris Makin | C. Makin | |||||||||
| Guilherme Monteiro | G. Monteiro | | 65 | G | | 12 | | G | 60 | | Quim Quaresma | Q. Quaresma | |||||||||
| Quim Pinto | Q. Pinto | | 63 | G | | 13 | | A | 60 | | Rafael Castro | R. Castro | |||||||||
| Jaime Rego | J. Rego | | 63 | G | | 14 | | G | 57 |  | Philipp Engels | P. Engels | |||||||||
 today's match is sponsored by AGI |
Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to Santa Clara. A crowd of 8,247 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Rio Ave and Santa Clara are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Manuel Correa Dionisio.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Rio Ave and Santa Clara are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Manuel Correa Dionisio.
0.00
0-0Santa Clara kick off the first half!
2.14
0-0Omer Mike knocks the ball forward to Marvin Boyd. Marvin Boyd knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.07
0-0Rafael Martins flicks a high pass forward. Nuno Reis holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nuno Reis cuts inside the box! Nuno Reis cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. Magnificent block by Ahmed Wilnis!
12.09
Colin Johnstone passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Marvin Boyd. Marvin Boyd knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Gomes who gathers it comfortably.
14.21
Omer Mike flicks a high pass forward. Chris Makin collects the pass. Chris Makin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nuno Costa.
18.10
0-0Rafael Martins comes in with a late challenge on Omer Mike. Rafael Martins is shown the yellow card! Omer Mike runs off the knock.
20.31
0-0Colin Johnstone runs straight at the opposition's defence. Colin Johnstone sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Pedro Gomes comfortably smothers it!
22.27
Omer Mike knocks the ball to his team mate, Marvin Boyd. Marvin Boyd knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jose Bento.
27.19
Ricardo Pardo barges into Cesar Barros. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Cesar Barros hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
28.46
Cesar Barros knocks the ball to his team mate, Omer Mike. Omer Mike flicks a high pass forward. Marvin Boyd holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Marvin Boyd knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Enrique Alonso.
42.10
0-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Rio Ave appear unchanged since the first half. Santa Clara also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Rio Ave kick off and get the second half underway!
53.34
0-0Cesar Barros knocks the ball forward to Andre Vieira. Andre Vieira knocks the ball forward to Marvin Boyd. Marvin Boyd deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Chris Makin but the linesman indicates offside!
60.41
0-0Rio Ave have made 3 substitutions with Guilherme Monteiro replacing Nuno Costa, Quim Pinto replacing Rafael Martins and Jaime Rego replacing Nuno Reis .Santa Clara have made 2 substitutions with Quim Quaresma replacing Andre Vieira and Philipp Engels replacing Marvin Boyd .
72.29
Cesar Barros threads a neat ball through to Colin Johnstone. Colin Johnstone hits a low pass to Chris Makin. Chris Makin knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Pedro Gomes who gathers it comfortably.
77.11
Santa Clara have made a substitution with Rafael Castro replacing Pedro Almeida .
83.50
0-0Seeing a gap ahead, Quim Quaresma laces a weighted ball forward to Chris Makin. Chris Makin whips in a cross ball towards Philipp Engels. Jose Bento comes in with a late challenge on Philipp Engels. Philipp Engels appeals for a penalty! Given!!
83.50
0-0The referee points to the spot..
85.38
Chris Makin takes a stuttering run up but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
0
1
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
3
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
36.1%
63.9%
Play Area
29.5%
54.1%
16.4%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Colin Johnstone of Santa Clara |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Pedro Gomes (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Jose Bento (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Nuno Costa (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | Roberto Moutinho (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Enrique Alonso (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Daniel Castro (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Rafael Martins (MID) |  | 6 |
| 8. | Jaap Wijngaarden (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Carlos Reis (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Ricardo Pardo (ATT) | | 5 |
| 11. | Nuno Reis (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Guilherme Monteiro (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Quim Pinto (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Jaime Rego (GK) | 6 | |
| 1. | Andre Faria (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Jaime Moreira (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Cesar Barros (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | Ahmed Wilnis (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Carlos Lopes (DEF) | 7 | |
| 6. | Andre Vieira (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Omer Mike (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Colin Johnstone (MID) | 9 | |
| 9. | Pedro Almeida (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Marvin Boyd (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Chris Makin (ATT) | 7 | |
| 12. | Quim Quaresma (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Rafael Castro (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Philipp Engels (GK) | 6 | |