Match Report
| Rio Ave | Rio Ave |  |  | Sporting Lisbon | Sporting Lisbon | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Alves | D. Alves |  | 68 | G |  | 1 | | G | 61 | | Artur Veloso | A. Veloso | |||||||||
| Jaime Marques | J. Marques | | 69 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Helder Oliveira | H. Oliveira | |||||||||
| Mario Viana | M. Viana | | 61 | D | | 3 | | D | 66 | | Cristiano Mendes | C. Mendes | |||||||||
| Antonio Fernandes | A. Fernandes | | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 65 |  | Alberto Minto | A. Minto | |||||||||
| Marvin Rowett | M. Rowett | | 75 | M | | 5 | | M | 66 | | Duarte Barros | D. Barros | |||||||||
| Kai Palumbo | K. Palumbo |  | 72 | M | | 6 | | M | 66 |  | Claudio Ruotolo | C. Ruotolo | |||||||||
| Jason Lisbie | J. Lisbie | | 60 | M | | 7 | | M | 64 | | Rafael Varela | R. Varela | |||||||||
| Joao Barros | J. Barros | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 64 | | Edgar Pinto | E. Pinto | |||||||||
| Paul Elliott | P. Elliott |  | 74 | A | | 9 | | A | 74 |  | Juan Flores | J. Flores | |||||||||
| Guilherme Ribeiro | G. Ribeiro | | 68 | A | | 10 | | A | 60 | | Frederico Viana | F. Viana | |||||||||
| Rafael Marques | R. Marques | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 59 | | Hugo Reis | H. Reis | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Estádio dos Arcos where Rio Ave play host to Sporting Lisbon. A crowd of 18,260 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Rio Ave and Sporting Lisbon are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Rio Ave and Sporting Lisbon are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Rio Ave start the game by kicking off the first half!
3.05
0-0Kai Palumbo kicks a strong pass forward to Guilherme Ribeiro. Guilherme Ribeiro knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
6.14
0-0Duarte Barros sees a break and surges forward. Duarte Barros shoots from long range. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
8.16
0-0Edgar Pinto knocks the ball forward to Hugo Reis. Hugo Reis shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
14.44
Rafael Varela deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Frederico Viana. Frederico Viana shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
15.27
Rafael Varela chips the ball to his team mate, Frederico Viana. Frederico Viana sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Daniel Alves manages to gather it comfortably.
16.55
Jason Lisbie knocks the ball forward to Rafael Marques. Rafael Marques shoots from 20 yards. It curls slightly but Artur Veloso manages to gather it comfortably.
18.41
0-0Mario Viana hacks Juan Flores from behind! The referee calls over Mario Viana and shows him a yellow card! Juan Flores carries on, but is struggling a bit.
21.13
Kai Palumbo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Ribeiro. Guilherme Ribeiro lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Marques. Rafael Marques is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
22.50
0-1Edgar Pinto knocks the ball forward to Frederico Viana. Frederico Viana goes all the way! Frederico Viana cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
27.43
Antonio Fernandes surges forward with the ball. Antonio Fernandes makes a probing pass to Guilherme Ribeiro. Guilherme Ribeiro lofts in a cross ball towards Rafael Marques. Rafael Marques is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
28.39
Kai Palumbo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rafael Marques. Rafael Marques controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but Artur Veloso manages to gather it comfortably.
32.13
Rafael Varela decides to run forward with the ball. Rafael Varela knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mario Viana.
33.20
Antonio Fernandes makes a probing pass to Jason Lisbie. Jason Lisbie makes a simple pass to Rafael Marques. Rafael Marques knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Helder Oliveira.
34.23
Rafael Varela makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Juan Flores. Juan Flores knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Antonio Fernandes.
38.26
Antonio Fernandes chips the ball to his team mate, Jason Lisbie. Jason Lisbie makes a beautiful solo run. Jason Lisbie knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Helder Oliveira.
39.11
0-1Guilherme Ribeiro hacks Cristiano Mendes from behind! Guilherme Ribeiro is warned by the referee! Cristiano Mendes stretches but gets up unharmed.
42.09
Rafael Varela passes the ball forward to Hugo Reis. Hugo Reis shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Sporting Lisbon kick off!
47.37
0-1Mario Viana knocks the ball to his team mate, Jason Lisbie. Jason Lisbie sees space and advances. Jason Lisbie makes a probing pass to Paul Elliott but he's offside!
49.03
Mario Viana controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Marvin Rowett. Marvin Rowett knocks the ball to his team mate, Guilherme Ribeiro. Guilherme Ribeiro plays a perfect one-two with Paul Elliott and rushes in on goal... Guilherme Ribeiro makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it flies wide!
53.03
Alberto Minto controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rafael Varela. Rafael Varela flicks the ball to his team mate, Frederico Viana. Frederico Viana knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.08
Kai Palumbo knocks the ball to his team mate, Paul Elliott. Paul Elliott sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but Artur Veloso is on top of it.
60.43
Jaime Marques makes a probing pass to Kai Palumbo. Kai Palumbo makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Paul Elliott. Paul Elliott shoots from long range but Artur Veloso is on top of it.
63.57
Claudio Ruotolo barges into Jason Lisbie. Claudio Ruotolo is given a warning by the referee! Jason Lisbie stretches but gets up unharmed.
66.34
Claudio Ruotolo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Frederico Viana. Frederico Viana shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
69.19
Antonio Fernandes flicks the ball to his team mate, Kai Palumbo. Kai Palumbo kicks a strong pass forward to Rafael Marques. Rafael Marques whips in a cross ball towards Paul Elliott. Paul Elliott flicks the ball with his head but Artur Veloso is on top of it.
72.05
Helder Oliveira clumsily knocks into Rafael Marques. Helder Oliveira is shown the yellow card! Rafael Marques gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
77.10
Marvin Rowett threads the ball through to Paul Elliott. Paul Elliott shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
78.20
Helder Oliveira controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Rafael Varela. Rafael Varela passes the ball forward to Juan Flores. Juan Flores tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Daniel Alves manages to keep it out.
81.39
Antonio Fernandes makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Joao Barros. Joao Barros sees a break and surges forward. Joao Barros whips in a cross ball towards Rafael Marques. Rafael Marques is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
84.32
Helder Oliveira kicks a strong pass forward to Rafael Varela. Rafael Varela passes the ball forward to Juan Flores. Juan Flores tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Alberto Minto knocks the ball to his team mate, Claudio Ruotolo. Claudio Ruotolo surges forward with the ball. Claudio Ruotolo shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
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