Match Report
| Boavista Futebol Clube | Boavista Futebol Clube |  |  | Rio Ave | Rio Ave | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eduardo Jesus | E. Jesus |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 65 | | Alberto Costa | A. Costa | |||||||||
| Alex Rae | A. Rae |  | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 | | Jorge Rego | J. Rego | |||||||||
| Duncan Telfer | D. Telfer | | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 |  | Graham Ince | G. Ince | |||||||||
| Duarte Marques | D. Marques | | 59 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 | | Nuno Vieira | N. Vieira | |||||||||
| Jose Fernandes | J. Fernandes | | 58 | D | | 5 | | D | 64 | | Abel Loureiro | A. Loureiro | |||||||||
| Pedro Marques | P. Marques | | 62 | M | | 6 | | M | 61 |  | Bart Kantelberg | B. Kantelberg | |||||||||
| Abel Mendes | A. Mendes | | 59 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Joao Bento | J. Bento | |||||||||
| Edgar Almeida | E. Almeida | | 56 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Pedro Quaresma | P. Quaresma | |||||||||
| Rodrigo Moreira | R. Moreira | | 46 | M | | 9 | | M | 54 | | Ruben Fonseca | R. Fonseca | |||||||||
| Ruben Fonseca | R. Fonseca | | 64 | A | | 10 | | A | 62 | | Alexandre Alves | A. Alves | |||||||||
| Rafael Jardim | R. Jardim | | 62 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Ruben Martins | R. Martins | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Estádio do Bessa where Boavista Futebol Clube play host to Rio Ave. A crowd of 19,869 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Boavista Futebol Clube and Rio Ave are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Boavista Futebol Clube and Rio Ave are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Rio Ave start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.41
0-0Abel Mendes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Rafael Jardim. Rafael Jardim knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.12
0-0Graham Ince makes a simple pass to Pedro Quaresma. Pedro Quaresma threads the ball through to Ruben Martins. Ruben Martins plays a perfect one-two with Alexandre Alves and rushes in on goal... Ruben Martins takes a shot at goal but somehow Eduardo Jesus manages to keep it out.
9.56
Rodrigo Moreira makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alberto Costa who gathers it comfortably.
10.13
0-0Nuno Vieira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Joao Bento. Joao Bento flicks the ball to his team mate, Alexandre Alves. Alexandre Alves shoots from long range but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
14.33
Pedro Marques makes a simple pass to Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Jorge Rego.
20.14
Edgar Almeida sees space and advances. Edgar Almeida lofts in a cross ball towards Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Magnificent save by Alberto Costa!
22.41
Pedro Quaresma knocks the ball to his team mate, Ruben Martins. Ruben Martins controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Eduardo Jesus easily smothers it.
24.19
Joao Bento deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ruben Martins. Ruben Martins shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.08
0-0The crowd are getting restless wanting to see some action.
27.57
Edgar Almeida threads the ball through to Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.43
0-0Alexandre Alves hacks Duarte Marques from behind! Alexandre Alves is given a warning by the referee! Duarte Marques carries on, but is struggling a bit.
33.43
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
42.53
Duarte Marques kicks a strong pass forward to Edgar Almeida. Edgar Almeida makes a beautiful solo run. Edgar Almeida whips in a cross ball towards Rafael Jardim. Rafael Jardim connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
The whistle blows and Boavista Futebol Clube get the second half underway!
55.57
0-0Pedro Quaresma clumsily knocks into Abel Mendes. The referee calls over Pedro Quaresma and warns him to calm down! Abel Mendes hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
60.10
Abel Mendes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
61.26
Abel Mendes sees space and advances. Abel Mendes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nuno Vieira.
65.57
Jorge Rego surges forward with the ball. Jorge Rego controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Alexandre Alves. Alexandre Alves plays a perfect one-two with Ruben Martins and rushes in on goal... Alexandre Alves takes a shot at goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
71.09
Abel Mendes makes a probing pass to Rafael Jardim. Rafael Jardim shoots from outside the area but somehow Alberto Costa manages to keep it out.
72.14
Jose Fernandes knocks the ball forward to Abel Mendes. Abel Mendes decides to run forward with the ball. Abel Mendes knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
79.06
Jose Fernandes knocks the ball to his team mate, Edgar Almeida. Edgar Almeida makes a probing pass to Ruben Fonseca. Ruben Fonseca shoots from outside the area. Magnificent save by Alberto Costa!
81.08
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
5
2
Shots off Target
1
3
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
66.2%
33.8%
Play Area
23.4%
49.4%
27.3%