Match Report
| Rio Ave | Rio Ave |  |  | Futebol Clube do Marco | Futebol Clube do Marco | ||||||||||||||||
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| Pedro Gomes | P. Gomes |  | 69 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 |  | Komian Chabaud | K. Chabaud | |||||||||
| Jose Bento | J. Bento | | 71 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 |  | Stefano Ooijer | S. Ooijer | |||||||||
| Nuno Costa | N. Costa | | 60 | D | | 3 | | D | 60 | | Mario Varela | M. Varela | |||||||||
| Roberto Moutinho | R. Moutinho | | 56 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 57 |  | Luigi Lamacchi | L. Lamacchi | ||||||||
| Enrique Alonso | E. Alonso |  | 53 | D | | 5 | | D | 52 | | Artur Martins | A. Martins | |||||||||
| Daniel Castro | D. Castro | | 59 | M | | 6 | | M | 68 | | Cesar Nascimento | C. Nascimento | |||||||||
| Rafael Martins | R. Martins | | 54 | M | | 7 | | M | 67 | | Nuno Barbosa | N. Barbosa | |||||||||
| Jaap Wijngaarden | J. Wijngaarden | | 49 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Miguel Reis | M. Reis | |||||||||
| Carlos Reis | C. Reis | | 48 | M | | 9 | | | M | 60 | | Bruno Rego | B. Rego | ||||||||
| Ricardo Pardo | R. Pardo | | 58 | A | | 10 | | A | 66 | | Edgar Faria | E. Faria | |||||||||
| Nuno Reis | N. Reis | | 57 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Moreno Cassano | M. Cassano | |||||||||
| Guilherme Monteiro | G. Monteiro | | 65 | G | | 12 | | A | 59 |  | Richard Hunt | R. Hunt | |||||||||
| Quim Pinto | Q. Pinto | | 63 | G | | 13 | | A | 57 | | Roberto Varela | R. Varela | |||||||||
| Jaime Rego | J. Rego | | 63 | G | | 14 | | A | 57 | | Fernando Neves | F. Neves | |||||||||
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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to Futebol Clube do Marco. A crowd of 7,927 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Rio Ave and Futebol Clube do Marco are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Manuel De Franceschi.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Rio Ave and Futebol Clube do Marco are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Manuel De Franceschi.
0.00
0-0Rio Ave kick off and get the match underway!
9.52
0-0Nuno Barbosa hits a low pass to Edgar Faria. Edgar Faria knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.49
0-0Miguel Reis sees a break and surges forward. Miguel Reis plays a one-two with Moreno Cassano and advances towards the goal... Miguel Reis cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it slams into the crowd!
16.04
0-0Nuno Barbosa clumsily knocks into Jaap Wijngaarden. The referee calls over Nuno Barbosa and shows him a yellow card! Jaap Wijngaarden stretches but gets up unharmed.
18.43
Miguel Reis kicks a strong pass forward to Edgar Faria. Edgar Faria shoots from distance but it's a woeful effort!
20.10
Cesar Nascimento makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Edgar Faria. Edgar Faria shoots from 25 yards but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
21.54
Jaap Wijngaarden sees Ricardo Pardo in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ricardo Pardo edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Ricardo Pardo provides some space. He shoots at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
22.41
1-0Carlos Reis knocks the ball forward to Ricardo Pardo. Ricardo Pardo plays a one-two with Nuno Reis and rushes in on goal... Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Ricardo Pardo provides some space. He curls a shot at goal. Komian Chabaud is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
27.29
Miguel Reis flicks a high pass forward. Moreno Cassano controls it well on his chest. Moreno Cassano lofts in a cross ball towards Edgar Faria. Edgar Faria knocks the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Futebol Clube do Marco!
30.04
Jose Bento flicks a high ball forward to Daniel Castro who takes it down. Daniel Castro sees a break and surges forward. Daniel Castro lofts in a cross ball towards Nuno Reis. Nuno Reis makes a looping header on goal. The ball takes a deflection leaving Komian Chabaud with no chance!! Goal for Rio Ave!
34.15
Artur Martins decides to run forward with the ball. Artur Martins hits a low pass to Edgar Faria. Edgar Faria controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. The ball flies a good few feet wide of the post.
40.53
Daniel Castro controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nuno Reis. Nuno Reis plays a quick one-two with Ricardo Pardo and rushes in on goal... Nuno Reis rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Rio Ave appear unchanged since the first half. Futebol Clube do Marco also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Futebol Clube do Marco get the second half underway!
47.41
Luigi Lamacchi knocks the ball to his team mate, Nuno Barbosa. Nuno Barbosa knocks the ball to his team mate, Edgar Faria. Edgar Faria shoots from 20 yards but it's a woeful effort!
53.33
Daniel Castro hacks Bruno Rego from behind! Daniel Castro is shown the yellow card! Bruno Rego stretches but gets up unharmed.
57.19
2-1Jose Bento clumsily knocks into Moreno Cassano. Jose Bento is warned by the referee! Moreno Cassano runs off the knock.
57.19
2-1Free kick to Futebol Clube do Marco just outside the area...
58.07
Edgar Faria takes a stuttering run up but it's too wide. Goal kick.
60.31
2-1Rio Ave have made 3 substitutions with Guilherme Monteiro replacing Nuno Costa, Quim Pinto replacing Rafael Martins and Jaime Rego replacing Nuno Reis .
63.19
Jaap Wijngaarden knocks the ball to his team mate, Jaime Rego. Jaime Rego shoots from distance but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
73.24
Roberto Moutinho deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Quim Pinto. Quim Pinto flicks a high pass forward. Jaime Rego collects the pass. Jaime Rego knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Luigi Lamacchi.
78.37
Cesar Nascimento flicks a high pass forward to Moreno Cassano who brings the ball under control. Moreno Cassano shoots from distance. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
79.49
2-1The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
87.23
2-1Stefano Ooijer takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Mario Varela. Mario Varela sees space and advances. Mario Varela runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Mario Varela threads the ball through to Moreno Cassano but he's offside!
90.00
2-1Jaap Wijngaarden chips the ball to his team mate, Jaime Rego. Jaime Rego edges inside the box! Some good footwork from Jaime Rego provides some space. He shoots at goal. The ball curls but the keeper is able to reach it. Quality keeping!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
1
Shots off Target
3
7
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.2%
48.8%
Play Area
30.5%
46.3%
23.2%
Scorers
| Ricardo Pardo 22 Nuno Reis 30 | Edgar Faria 27 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Nuno Reis of Rio Ave |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Pedro Gomes (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Jose Bento (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Nuno Costa (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Roberto Moutinho (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Enrique Alonso (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Daniel Castro (MID) |  | 7 |
| 7. | Rafael Martins (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Jaap Wijngaarden (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Carlos Reis (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Ricardo Pardo (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Nuno Reis (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Guilherme Monteiro (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Quim Pinto (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Jaime Rego (GK) | 6 | |
| 1. | Komian Chabaud (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Stefano Ooijer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Mario Varela (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Luigi Lamacchi (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Artur Martins (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Cesar Nascimento (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Nuno Barbosa (MID) | | 5 |
| 8. | Miguel Reis (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Bruno Rego (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Edgar Faria (ATT) | | 8 |
| 11. | Moreno Cassano (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Richard Hunt (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Roberto Varela (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Fernando Neves (ATT) | 0 | |