AROUCA. Arouca prevails over Casa Pia 2-0 after R. Mújica scores 2 goals.
The match was played at the Estádio Municipal de Arouca stadium in Arouca on Saturday and it started at 3:30 pm local time. The referee was Gustavo Fernandes Correia who had the assistance of Tiago José Pereira Costa and Inácio Pereira. The 4th official was João Pedro Silva Pinho. The weather was rainy. The temperature was hot at 29.1 degrees Celsius or 84.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Arouca was in firm control of the ball 60% while Casa Pia was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Casa Pia was putting more pressure with 38 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Arouca was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Arouca shot 9 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Casa Pia shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Arouca received 2 yellow cards (Quaresma and Rafa Mújica). On the opposite side, Casa Pia received 3 yellow cards (Neto, Beni and Leonardo Lelo).
Also, Casa Pia didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Beni (Casa Pia) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (75′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Arouca will have 33 points to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Casa Pia will stay with 32 points to hold in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga Portugal, Arouca will play away with Boavista on the 3rd of March with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Boavista (2 draws).
Casa Pia will host Paços de Ferreira on the 6th of March with a 1-1 head to head record.
Arouca – Formation
Arouca started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Armando Evangelista Macedo Freitas decided to play with the following team: Ignacio de Arruabarrena , Bogdan Milovanov , João Basso , Jerome Opoku , Mateus Quaresma , Ismaila Soro , David Simão , Morlaye Sylla , Alan Ruiz , Antony Alves and Oday Dabbagh .
The home team had on the bench: João Valido, Weverson, Nino Galović, Arsénio Nunes , Oriol Busquets, Pedro Moreira, Yusuf Lawal, Bruno Marques and Rafa Mújica .
Arouca could not rely on the presence of Y. Lawal (injured) and Weverson (injured).
Substitutions
Arouca made 4 changes: Ismaila Soro for Arsénio (64′), Oday Dabbagh for Rafa Mujica (65′), Antony for Yusuf Lawal (90′) and Quaresma for Weverson (90′).
Best player: Rafa Mújica
The player that probably impressed the most for Arouca was Rafa Mújica.
His rating is with 2 goals, 5 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 65′.
Casa Pia – Formation
Casa Pia started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Filipe Gonçalo Pinto Martins played with: Ricardo Batista , Fernando Varela , Vasco Fernandes , Nermin Zolotić , Lucas Soares , Neto , Beni , Derick Poloni , Romário Baró , Yuki Soma and Clayton .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Lucas Paes, João Nunes , Léo Bolgado, Leonardo Lelo , Diogo Pinto, Cuca , Afonso Taira , Saviour Godwin and Felippe Cardoso.
Substitutions
Casa Pia made 5 changes: Neto for Afonso Taira (46′), Romário Baró for Saviour Godwin (64′), Derick Poloni for Leonardo Lelo (64′), Clayton for Cuca (80′) and Fernando Varela for João Nunes (80′).
Best player: Lucas Soares
The player that probably impressed the most for Casa Pia was Lucas Soares.
His rating is with 29 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 8 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.