Arouca and Paços de Ferreira draw 1-1 after João Basso didn’t score a penalty. HIGHLIGHTS

AROUCA. Arouca and Paços de Ferreira draw 1-1. R. Mújica scored the first goal (55') for Arouca. N. Gaitán made it even (75').

Arouca and Paços de Ferreira draw 1-1 after João Basso didn't score a penalty. HIGHLIGHTS

AROUCA. Arouca and Paços de Ferreira draw 1-1. R. Mújica scored the first goal (55′) for Arouca. N. Gaitán settled the score (75′). Arouca was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)

João Basso didn’t convert a decisive penalty (17′). That would have allowed Arouca to win the match.​

The match was played at the Estádio Municipal de Arouca stadium in Arouca on Saturday and it started at 6:00 pm local time. The referee was Vitor Jorge Fernandes Ferreira with the collaboration of Nélson Cunha and Tiago Oliveira Leandro. The 4th official was João Pedro Silva Pinho. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 30 degrees Celsius or 86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
  • 17 Total 15
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 8 Off Target 6
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 118 Attack 84
  • 41 Dangerous attack 42
  • 98 Ball safe 85
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 16 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Arouca had a superior ball possession 57% while Paços de Ferreira was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Paços de Ferreira was more pushing with 42 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Paços de Ferreira to win the contest​.

Arouca shot 17 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Paços de Ferreira shot 14 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Arouca received 3 yellow cards (Antony, Ismaila Soro and Tiago Esgaio). On the other side, Paços de Ferreira received 3 yellow cards (Maracás, Vitorino Antunes and Matchoi Djaló).

Match Timeline

12'
17'
20'
Luíz Carlos- sub ->Paulo Bernardo
38'
43'
46'
Erick Ferigra- sub ->Maracás
Rafa Mújica(goal)
55'
66'
66'
Matchoi Djaló- sub ->Rui Pires
74'
75'
76'
82'
Antunes- Yellow
Yusuf Lawal- sub ->Rafa Mújica
84'
84'
90'
Matchoi Djaló- Yellow
Tiago Esgaio- Yellow
90'

Standings

After playing this match, Arouca will have 38 points to sit in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Paços de Ferreira will have 16 points like Marítimo to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

Arouca – Formation

Arouca
G
Thiago da Silva 16.Brazil
7.0
D
Nino Galović 44.Croatia
6.5
D
Mateus Quaresma 6.Brazil
6.2
D
João Basso 13.Brazil
7.0
D
Tiago Esgaio 28.Portugal
6.5
90'
M
David Simão 5.Portugal
6.8
M
Alan Ruiz 10.Argentina
8.1
M
Morlaye Sylla 2.Guinea
7.3
M
Ismaila Soro 23.Ivory Coast
6.8
74'
M
Antony 11.Brazil
6.2
76' 43'
F
Rafa Mújica 19.Spain
8.0
84' Goals55'
Substitutes
G
João Valido 92.Portugal
D
Weverson 25.Brazil
D
Sema Velázquez 4.Venezuela
M
Arsénio Nunes 8.Portugal
76'
M
Oriol Busquets 14.Spain
M
Pedro Moreira 20.Portugal
F
Yusuf Lawal 7.Nigeria
84'
F
Bruno Marques 9.Brazil
84'
F
Benji Michel 18.Haiti

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: Thiago da Silva (7.0), Tiago Esgaio (6.5), João Basso (7.0), Nino Galović (6.5), Mateus Quaresma (6.2), Ismaila Soro (6.8), David Simão (6.8), Morlaye Sylla (7.3), Alan Ruiz (8.1), Antony Alves (6.2) and Rafa Mújica (8.0).

The home team had on the bench: Arsénio Nunes, Weverson, Yusuf Lawal, Bruno Marques, João Valido, Oriol Busquets, Benji Michel, Sema Velázquez and Pedro Moreira.

Substitutions

Arouca made 3 changes: Antony for Arsénio (76′), Rafa Mújica for Yusuf Lawal (84′) and Rafa Mújica for Bruninho (84′).

Best player: Alan Ruiz​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Arouca was Alan Ruiz.

His rating is (8.1) with 45 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 19. He performed 2 crosses.

Paços de Ferreira – Formation

Paços de Ferreira
G
Marafona 28.Portugal
6.2
D
Antunes 5.Portugal
6.6
82'
D
Maracás 25.Brazil
6.6
46' 38'
D
Nuno Lima 3.Portugal
6.8
D
Juan Delgado 15.Chile
6.8
M
Rui Pires 26.Portugal
6.9
66'
M
Jordan Holsgrove 6.Scotland
7.1
M
Paulo Bernardo 55.Portugal
6.7
20'
F
Nicolás Gaitán 10.Argentina
8.3
Goals75'
F
Alexandre Guedes 30.Portugal
6.8
12'
F
Nigel Thomas 7.Curaçao
6.7
66'
Substitutes
G
Igor Vekic 98.Slovenia
D
Erick Ferigra 23.Ecuador
6.8
46'
D
Luís Bastos 20.Portugal
D
Jorge Silva 21.Portugal
M
Luíz Carlos 22.Brazil
6.4
20'
F
Uilton 9.Brazil
F
Matchoi Djaló 16.Portugal
6.8
66' 90'
F
Hernâni 70.Portugal
6.5
66'
F
Fábio Gomes 11.Brazil
7.3
12'

Paços de Ferreira started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Paulo César da Silva Peixoto played with: Marafona (6.2), Juan Delgado (6.8), Nuno Lima (6.8), Maracás (6.6), Vitorino Antunes (6.6), Rui Pires (6.9), Jordan Holsgrove (7.1), Paulo Bernardo (6.7), Nicolás Gaitán (8.3), Alexandre Guedes (6.8) and Nigel Thomas (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Uilton Silva, Matchoi Djaló (6.8), Hernani Infande (6.5), Erick Ferigra (6.8), Fábio Gomes (7.3), Luís Bastos, Igor Vekić, Luiz Carlos (6.4) and Jorge Silva.

Substitutions

Paços de Ferreira made 5 changes: Alexandre Guedes for Fábio (12′), Paulo Bernardo for Luiz Carlos (20′), Maracás for Erick Ferigra (46′), Nigel Thomas for Hernâni Infande Tchuda da Silva (66′) and Rui Pires for Matchoi Djaló (66′).

Best player: Nicolás Gaitán​

The most impressive player for Paços de Ferreira was Nicolás Gaitán.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 18 passes (55% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga Portugal.​